Against the enhanced Shrek Seven Devils, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was no match at all.
Tang San controlled his Blue Silver Grass, holding it firmly captive.
Just as everyone was about to continue their attack, an aged voice rang out. "Little ones, hand that Soul Beast over to us."
Chu Feng raised his head and looked toward the dense forest in the distance.
Two people, one old and one young, walked out. The elder held a serpent-headed cane.
"Snake Granny of the Peerless Dragon Snake." Chu Feng identified the newcomer outright.
"Little one, you recognize me."
"Then please hand that serpent over to me. It was prey I had chosen for my granddaughter," Snake Granny said with a smile.
Beside her, Meng Yiran held her chin high, looking arrogantly at Chu Feng and the others.
They had not seen how the seven from Shrek had subdued the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, nor did they know how strong the seven were.
Chu Feng did not answer Snake Granny directly. Instead, he silently walked up to the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
Snake Granny's expression immediately darkened. These people had no intention of yielding this Soul Beast.
"That hardly seems fair. The wound on this serpent's belly proves it was my prey."
"Do you truly intend to fight me for it?" Snake Granny lightly tapped her cane against the ground, and six Soul Rings rose around her.
Seeing Snake Granny trying to throw her weight around as an elder, Zhao Wuji knocked his fists together and stepped forward.
"You must be joking, Snake Granny. My students brought down this Soul Beast. How could it count as your prey?"
What a joke. Even if the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was useless to Tang San and the others, they would not hand it over just because Snake Granny said so.
She even wanted to threaten them with force.
"I am the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji." Zhao Wuji announced his name and title.
He would see whether Snake Granny truly thought nothing of a Soul Saint like him.
When Snake Granny saw Zhao Wuji reveal his identity, her expression grew uglier still.
Dragon Duke was not here today, so she could not deal with Zhao Wuji.
"We set our sights on it first. It just got away!" Meng Yiran shouted, clenching her fists.
Hearing Meng Yiran's words, the Shrek group could not help laughing.
"Then you can only blame yourselves for not being strong enough!" Ma Hongjun said with a grin.
"How about this? Fight us. If we lose, this Soul Beast is yours." With that, Ma Hongjun directly released his Martial Soul, and one yellow and two purple rings rose.
Tang San and the others also revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
Only Chu Feng stood quietly without displaying his.
Looking at the Shrek group's Soul Rings, Snake Granny's pupils contracted slightly.
Where had this bunch of little monsters come from? How could they be so strong at such a young age?
She had always believed her granddaughter's talent was astonishing.
Yet compared with Tang San and the others before her, it seemed somewhat lacking.
But even if she lost in strength, she could not lose in bearing. Snake Granny cared about her dignity, too, and said coldly, "Since we're going to fight, and there are so many of you, we should get to choose."
Meng Yiran nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Snake Granny.
The imposing presence of Ma Hongjun and the others forced her a step back.
"Fine. You're the elder. Take your pick!" Zhao Wuji said, folding his arms.
"But don't choose these two. They're Auxiliary System Soul Masters." Zhao Wuji pointed at Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
Hearing that Oscar was an Auxiliary System Soul Master, Snake Granny was even more astonished.
For an Auxiliary System Soul Master of his age to possess such Soul Power cultivation, his talent was truly terrifying.
Seeing Zhao Wuji point at him, Oscar rolled his neck and said calmly, "Teacher Zhao, she can choose me, too."
He had practiced Martial Dao with Chu Feng for almost four years, after all. He could still handle a Soul Grandmaster.
Ning Rongrong also nodded eagerly.
A little demoness herself, she also wanted to test the results of this past month's Martial Dao training.
"I can do it, too!" Ning Rongrong raised her hand.
Zhao Wuji glared at the two of them, then looked at Chu Feng and gestured with his fist.
It's all your fault, raising such a bunch of battle maniacs.
Chu Feng shrugged, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that even two Auxiliary System Soul Masters dared to fight her, Meng Yiran's anger surged.
"How infuriating."
Just how much do they look down on me?
Snake Granny's face had long since gone expressionless, and her gaze settled on Chu Feng.
He had been the only boy who had not revealed his Martial Soul or Soul Rings.
He did not look very old, either. Presumably, he was among the weaker ones, which was why he had not displayed his Soul Master cultivation.
For the sake of her dignity, she would choose him.
"In that case, I choose you." Snake Granny pointed her cane at Chu Feng.
The moment she finished speaking, she noticed that the Shrek group's expressions were all wrong, turning quite peculiar.
"Are you sure?" Zhao Wuji scratched his head.
Is Snake Granny trying to serve up a free kill?
"I'm sure. What is it? You were the ones who let me choose. He isn't an Auxiliary System Soul Master, is he?" Seeing the Shrek group's reaction, Snake Granny felt she had made the right choice.
This boy had to be the weakest in the team.
"No, but I hope your granddaughter won't get beaten to tears." Zhao Wuji chuckled and pushed Chu Feng forward.
Chu Feng shook his head helplessly and looked calmly at Meng Yiran.
"Hmph!" Hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Meng Yiran snorted coldly and took a few steps forward to face Chu Feng head-on.
How could she possibly lose to a child who did not even dare reveal his Martial Soul and Soul Rings?
Behind her, however, Snake Granny suddenly felt that something was wrong.
But it was already too late to go back on her word.
Two yellow Soul Rings rose around Meng Yiran. She gripped her Serpent Cane Martial Soul, which glowed with a deep green light.
Anger filled her pretty face as her level-thirty Soul Power erupted with a roar, pressing toward Chu Feng.
"First Soul Skill: Snake Blade!"
She unleashed her Soul Skill instantly, intending to defeat Chu Feng in one blow.
She would let these people know how powerful she, Meng Yiran, was.
A gracefully curving, dark-green blade of light burst from the tip of her Serpent Cane and cleaved straight toward Chu Feng's face.
"Serpentine Wandering Steps!" Chu Feng had no intention of using his Martial Soul. Instead, he used the Serpentine Wandering Steps of Martial Dao to circle around the attack and close in beside Meng Yiran.
Seeing Chu Feng approach so effortlessly, Meng Yiran was slightly startled and hurriedly activated her second Soul Ring. "Second Soul Skill: Snake Body!"
A layer of pale-green Soul Power enveloped her entire body, as though she had gained a layer of snake scales.
At the same time, she rapidly swung the Serpent Cane in her hand, trying to seal off Chu Feng's movements.
Chu Feng had no intention of dragging the fight with Meng Yiran out any longer. His forearm suddenly snapped, and his fingertips thrust forward like a snake's tongue, striking at Meng Yiran's elbow.
"White Snake Flicks Its Tongue!"
"Ah!" A piercing pain immediately shot through Meng Yiran's elbow, and the Serpent Cane fell from her hand.
Chu Feng lowered his body, darted behind Meng Yiran, and drove his knuckles into her ribs from behind.
"Aah!"
Meng Yiran sank painfully to the ground, the Soul Power around her dissipating.
"Yiran!" Snake Granny cried out, hurrying to Meng Yiran's side to examine her.
"Oscar," Chu Feng called softly.
Oscar understood what Chu Feng meant and summoned a healing sausage.
Chu Feng took the sausage and handed it to Meng Yiran. "Eat it. It's for healing."
Meng Yiran took the sausage but did not eat it. Instead, she raised her head, stared straight at Chu Feng, and asked seriously, "What were those moves you just used?"