(A beautiful picture of Meng Yiran)
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhao Wuji threw another three punches in succession.
"These three punches are for... for... #＆％!"
Dai Mubai was beaten dizzy, stars dancing before his eyes. He couldn't even speak.
Xiao Jue watched from the side with relish, picking up some sunflower seeds from the table and cracking them open.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This sight is too beautiful to look at."
Ning Rongrong covered her eyes, but peeked through her fingers. "How awful... but it's so funny..."
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue. "Dai Mubai had it coming. Who told him to go looking for trouble?"
Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, "He brought it on himself."
Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun huddled in a corner, trembling.
Zhao Wuji beat him for a full ten minutes before finally stopping.
Dai Mubai lay on the ground, covered in injuries and motionless as a dead dog.
His face was swollen into a pig's head, his eyes narrowed to slits, his nose was crooked, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Even a tuft of his handsome blond hair had been torn out.
"Will you dare do it again?"
Zhao Wuji looked down at him.
Dai Mubai said weakly, "N-no, I won't..."
"Hmph!"
Zhao Wuji snorted coldly and turned toward the stairs.
"We leave first thing tomorrow morning. If anyone dares to be late, I'll break his legs!"
With that, Zhao Wuji stomped upstairs.
He left Dai Mubai lying alone on the floor, wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear...
The next day.
After leaving the town, the group continued onward.
At last, they arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
The towering trees were at least twenty meters tall, and these were only at the very edge.
There were no paths through the dense forest. Layers of tree shadows obscured what lay within.
As they approached the forest, the air grew more comfortable, as though the temperature had dropped a few degrees.
A refreshing sensation and the fragrance of damp earth continuously teased their noses.
Before long, they encountered a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent!
Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. "Oscar, fortune's smiling on you!"
Zhao Wuji's fourth and fifth Soul Rings lit up at the same time, and he suddenly leaped into the air.
When he landed again, his fourth Soul Ring skill, Position Tracking, brought him right in front of the thousand-year-old Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. At the same time, he unleashed Gravity Crush.
No matter how slippery the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was, Zhao Wuji's overwhelming Soul Power left it no room to maneuver.
Zhao Wuji seized the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent at its vital spot and knocked it unconscious with a slap.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out-
"Poké Ball! Capture!"
A red-and-white Poké Ball came whizzing toward them.
But the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was already in Zhao Wuji's hands. Naturally, the Poké Ball failed to capture it, falling to the ground with a splat and bouncing twice.
Xiao Jue thought, Holy crap? Now even Poké Balls are showing up?!
Everyone turned toward the voice.
They saw three figures approaching.
An old man, an old woman, and a girl.
Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes. Why are the Peerless Dragon Snake couple showing up together already?
Wait, what are they wearing?
The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were both dressed in silver bodysuits. The tight garments clung to them, outlining their ugly figures in full.
The Dragon Duke had dyed his hair blue and styled it in a shamate hairdo, every strand standing on end like the spines of a blue hedgehog.
Snake Granny had dyed her long hair red. It spilled over her shoulders like a ball of burning flames.
Meng Yiran, meanwhile, wore a Meowth costume, a pink cat outfit with a long cat tail behind her and a cat-ear headband on her head.
The sight could only be described as... a little bizarre.
Xiao Jue pressed a hand to his forehead. Th-this is Team Rocket, right?!
When Meng Yiran noticed someone looking at her, she immediately flushed with shame, wishing she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
At that moment, Zhao Wuji asked in bewilderment, "Who are you?"
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang suddenly stepped forward, planted her right hand on her hip, and made a V sign with her left, striking an exaggerated pose.
"Since you've asked so sincerely-"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu stepped forward after her, folded his arms across his chest, and tilted his head, wearing an expression he thought was handsome but was actually incredibly sleazy.
"Then I'll be merciful and tell you-"
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang spun around, flung her cape, and pointed at the sky.
"To prevent the world from being destroyed-"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu turned around after her, dropped to one knee, and slammed his right fist against the ground.
"To protect the peace of the world-"
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang made a heart with her hands and blinked.
"To denounce the evils of love and truth-"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu rose to his feet and spread his arms as though embracing the world.
"The lovable and charming villains-"
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang put both hands on her hips and raised her head, her face full of haughty pride.
"Jessie!"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu folded his arms, the corners of his mouth lifting in a wicked, seductive smile.
"James!"
The Dragon Duke took Snake Granny's hand, spun her around, and drew her into his arms.
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang leaned against the Dragon Duke and lightly touched a finger to her lips.
"We're Team Rocket, blasting through the galaxy-"
Dragon Duke Meng Shu held Snake Granny in one arm and raised his other hand high.
"A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us-"
Meng Yiran jumped between the two, her face red. She held her hands by her cheeks like cat paws and put on a cute expression.
"That's right, meow~"
Zhao Wuji and the Shrek Seven Devils all stared in a daze.
Every one of them had their mouth hanging open and their eyes wide and round, as if they had seen something unbelievable.
Xiao Jue covered his face, unable to bear looking.
The sight was too beautiful to look at.
System panels appeared before the Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran-
[Ding, completed one grand entrance!] [Received one Poké Ball!]
All three rejoiced inwardly at once. Another free Poké Ball!
The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny both blushed.
If it weren't so their granddaughter could capture Soul Beasts for Soul Rings, they would never have been willing to make those shameful moves...
Snake Granny coughed to hide her embarrassment and pointed at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent in Zhao Wuji's hand. "We were the first to find that Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent."
Oscar could hardly hold back. He stepped forward and retorted, "How can you prove you were the first to start hunting it? When we found it, there was no sign of you."
Snake Granny smiled faintly. "Young man, there's no need to hurry. Look at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's belly. There are two wounds there, inflicted by my cane."
Everyone looked down. Sure enough, there were two distinct wounds on the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's belly, still oozing blood.
Zhao Wuji thought, Where did these three freaks come from? They dare compete with me for my prey?
Zhao Wuji snorted coldly and stepped forward, Soul Power surging around him.
"Jessie and James? Have you heard of the Immovable Wisdom King?"
Seven Soul Rings appeared around him in an instant: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black. A terrifying oppressive force bore down on the other side!