The Might of the Scarlet Flame Lion!

"Well, well, the younger generation is that arrogant now? You dare provoke my granddaughter right in front of this old man?"

Everyone was visibly taken aback by those words, but Ma Hongjun's lips were still curled upward, his face flushed and his smile thoroughly lecherous. As for being afraid?

What a joke.

Behind him stood Teacher Zhao, a level 76 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master known as the Immovable Wisdom King-

Zhao Wuji!

What was there to fear? Besides, his teacher Flender had told him that a Soul Master who didn't dare cause trouble wasn't a good Soul Master. As the saying went, those who didn't dare cause trouble were mediocrities!

Ma Hongjun had always kept that famous saying close to heart.

Across from him, Zhao Wuji's face had turned livid. The corners of his mouth twitched as he clenched his sandbag-sized fist, his knuckles cracking.

Smack-

A resounding hammer-blow of a fist landed squarely on Ma Hongjun's head. He bared his teeth in pain, tears streaming down his face as he clutched his head in agony.

"You little brat, hurry up and apologize to the young lady."

"If I'm not mistaken, you two must be the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny. He's my student, and a junior to you both."

"I hope you two seniors will give me some face and let him off this once," Zhao Wuji said, his tone open and his expression sincere.

After all, they had encountered so many dangers in succession over the past few days, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

All he wanted now was to return to Shrek Academy and get a good, satisfying sleep. Who the hell wanted to stir up trouble?!

Besides, after two brushes with death, Zhao Wuji had come to see things clearly. What was that about those who didn't dare cause trouble being mediocrities?

If you plainly lacked the ability and still went around causing trouble, you were an idiot!

"So it's the Immovable Wisdom King. In that case, let's forget it. Yiran, we're leaving."

Snake Granny sneered and glanced at Ma Hongjun, who was clutching his head and gnashing his teeth. She was prepared to give Zhao Wuji that face.

Although the combined Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny was as powerful as a strike from a Titled Douluo,

Zhao Wuji, facing them, was no one they could handle at will. But the next second, Meng Yiran objected. She had never been teased like that before.

This was an utter humiliation. At any other time, she would have already picked up her Serpent Cane Martial Soul and cracked the other person's head open.

"With a mouth that foul, you think you can just provoke me and leave?"

"What else do you want?" Dai Mubai sneered, thrusting out his chest and raising his head in a show of manliness. After glancing at Zhu Zhuqing, he strode boldly forward.

Little Kitty couldn't even be bothered with him, but when she thought about how the more Dai Mubai behaved like this, the happier her master became, she secretly rejoiced.

"Master, look at Dai Mubai. Doesn't he look like a dog?"

"He's always trying to win my favor," Zhu Zhuqing said, communicating with Tianyu through their Soul Contract.

"He really does, but that's a good thing!"

Tianyu stroked his chin, keeping a straight face, because Dai Mubai, the wronged party, had just contributed another six Fortune Points.

"Hehe, you look about my age. Do you dare fight me one-on-one?"

The next moment, Meng Yiran held her Serpent Cane Martial Soul in her hand. A lifelike venomous snake was carved into the cane, which gave off a faint, bloody, poisonous scent. At the same time, two Yellow Soul Rings circled beneath her feet.

Meng Yiran actually had a figure much like Xiao Wu's, but she wasn't as cute as Xiao Wu. Instead, she had a wild, heroic air, and her expression was full of confidence.

Rather than rely on the elders behind her, she preferred to step forward and settle disputes herself!

"That won't be necessary, will it~" When it came to comparing talent, Zhao Wuji really couldn't hold back his laughter. He scratched his head and spoke with interest.

"Haha, Immovable Wisdom King, my granddaughter has only just turned sixteen, yet she's already reached level 30 as a Quasi-Soul Elder. That's why we came to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring."

"With so many juniors behind you, surely you aren't afraid?" A sudden chuckle broke across the Dragon Duke's gloomy face. Although Snake Granny said nothing, she was somewhat confident as well.

"That's hard to say!"

"Little Monsters, show them your Martial Souls and Soul Rings."

"Let these two seniors see what you're made of~"

At his words, everyone except Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun brought out their Martial Souls and Soul Rings. Every one of them had two yellow rings and one purple.

Among them, Tianyu's Soul Ring Configuration of one yellow and two purple rings shocked the onlookers. It was terrifying indeed. The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny immediately took a closer look, their attention drawn to him.

"How is this possible? A thousand-year second ring, and these juniors are so young."

"Yet so many of them have already reached the Soul Elder rank!" Snake Granny, the more composed of the two, drew a sharp breath for the first time and spoke in amazement.

Even Meng Yiran covered her mouth. She slowly clenched her fists, her eyes full of a refusal to admit defeat, but the two yellow rings beneath her feet seemed to have lost their color.

As for why Tianyu didn't hide his Soul Rings?

That was naturally because it was time to show his hand. Before, he had no backing, but now he did-and that backing was himself.

After the battle in the Star Dou Great Forest, Tianyu knew full well that his Crimson Flame Lion Martial Soul was no longer what it had once been.

A single blast of his ultimate move, Cross Shockwave, could easily lull even the Titan Giant Ape to sleep. Never mind the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny; even if Dugu Bo came, he'd be knocked out too!

Dugu Bo: "?"

Why do I have an ominous feeling?

"Two seniors, there's no need for a contest, is there?" Zhao Wuji picked at his ear and spoke rather helplessly.

"Hehe, that young friend's Soul Rings are rather interesting. He actually has a thousand-year second ring. How about..."

Greed arose in the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny. They both summoned their Martial Souls, the Dragon Staff and Serpent Cane, and the fourteen Soul Rings beneath their feet began to glow with mixed colors.

But before the words were out, an invisible presence unlike anything they had ever encountered suddenly enveloped their bodies without a sound. Even the Tool Martial Souls gripped in their hands began to tremble slightly, as though suppressed by a natural predator!

Awooo~

The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny fought to contain their nerves. That terrifying lion's roar had pierced straight through their Soul Power barriers and entered their ears.

"Yiran, let's go," the Dragon Duke said hurriedly, supporting the old woman beside him, whose steps were somewhat unsteady.

Then they hurriedly took a detour and left, passing Zhao Wuji, who looked as though he were facing a formidable enemy.

This left Zhao Wuji completely bewildered. He had no idea what had happened. The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny had been so imposing a moment ago, so why had they suddenly wilted?

But then his pupils suddenly contracted, and he thought Tang San's father, the Clear Sky Douluo, was warning them from the shadows.

Little did he know...

The true source of that great power was actually the Scarlet Flame Lion standing on Tianyu's shoulder, looking weak, innocent, and pitiful, capable only of going "awoo" and panting!

But then again, Zhao Wuji was a little confused. If Tang Hao had been following Tang Shan all along to protect him, why hadn't he appeared when the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts came?

Zhao Wuji: "No, something's not right here~"

At that thought, he looked around, then glanced again at Tianyu and the others. He couldn't shake the feeling that the true source of support was among them!

Only after the Shrek group had gone far away did the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, they gently patted their granddaughter Meng Yiran on the cheek and encouraged her:

"Don't worry, Yiran. Don't lose heart."

"Your talent is no worse than theirs!"

Meng Yiran: "?"

Really?!