Annihilating the Fierce Five Tigers

At that moment, Lan Hong suddenly stopped. The sword in his hand had also been switched to the Changhong Sword. Turning around, he thrust at his enemy with Flying Dragon in the Sky.

The second brother, a Soul Saint, had never expected Lan Hong to dare strike back. In his haste, he quickly unleashed his Seventh Spirit Skill, Martial Soul Avatar! Only then did he manage to block Lan Hong's sword!

After using his Martial Soul Avatar, he transformed into a massive Black Feather Crow. Black Feather Crows fed on corpses and could even extract the souls of the living as food.

He had only advanced to Soul Saint after devouring the flesh, blood, and souls of everyone in an entire town.

"Brat! Go die! Fifth Spirit Skill, Soul Suppressing Roar!"

Lan Hong did not meet him head-on and immediately retreated. However, this spirit skill clearly attacked the mind. Even though Lan Hong cultivated the Amber Divine Eye, he could not help feeling dizzy.

The Soul Saint pressed his advantage. The pair of sharp claws on his Black Feather Crow Martial Soul Avatar reached for Lan Hong.

Lan Hong narrowly dodged again. Meanwhile, the third and fourth brothers of the Fierce Five Tigers, both Soul Emperors, were watching from the side.

They had never imagined that their second brother would be unable to defeat a mere brat.

Yet, in an instant, suddenly arriving blades sliced through their throats.

The one who acted was naturally Hong Mao. With Hong Mao catching them off guard, instantly killing two Soul Emperors was effortless.

Hong Mao revealed himself, and Lan Mao was naturally there as well. Lan Mao summoned the Flame Chariot, its cannon already aimed at the Soul Saint chasing Lan Hong.

Hong Mao, meanwhile, turned back to find the eldest of the Fierce Five Tigers, the Soul Saint with the Red-striped Toad martial soul.

Because she was worried about Lan Hong, Dugu Yan had inadvertently exposed her aura and been discovered by that eldest Soul Saint.

"So there's someone hiding here after all. And a little girl, too. You released that poison earlier, didn't you?"

"Your poison is quite potent. If I eat you, my poison arts will improve even further."

"Don't come any closer! My grandfather is Poison Douluo! If you dare lay a hand on me, he won't let you off!"

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, the Soul Saint was visibly stunned. Seizing the chance, Dugu Yan spat out another mouthful of Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, then turned and ran toward Lan Hong!

The poison Dugu Yan released was once again swallowed by the Soul Saint's Red-striped Toad martial soul. With a blackened face, he chased after Dugu Yan.

Just as he was about to catch up to Dugu Yan, a streak of red sword light flashed past.

The Soul Saint was alert as well and immediately activated his Seventh Spirit Skill, Martial Soul Avatar.

A huge Red-striped Toad appeared and opened its mouth to swallow the approaching Hong Mao.

Hong Mao shifted his sword stance, and the Changhong Sword swept across the Red-striped Toad's head, making it croak wildly.

"Sixth Spirit Skill, Dark Poison Ring!"

A pitch-black poisonous ring rapidly closed in around Hong Mao. This powerful single-target Control System spirit skill could make even a Soul Saint unable to escape once caught.

Facing this spirit skill, the Changhong Sword in Hong Mao's hand shone brilliantly.

With Qi Piercing the Rainbow, he forcibly shattered the Dark Poison Ring!

"How is this possible?!"

Before he could recover from his shock, Hong Mao unleashed Changhong Pierces the Sun. Man and sword became one, boring a huge hole straight through his Martial Soul Avatar.

With that, the eldest of the Fierce Five Tigers was dead beyond doubt.

Hong Mao sheathed his sword, came to Dugu Yan's side, and helped her up.

"Are you all right?"

"You're Lan Hong's martial soul?"

"Mm! My name is Hong Mao!"

"How is Lan Hong?"

"He's fine. I'll take you to him!"

On Lan Hong's side, he had lured the Black Feather Crow Martial Soul Avatar into Lan Mao's attack range.

"All right! Target locked! Howling Sky, fire!"

The Flame Chariot fired a scorching shell. Its power was comparable to Howling Sky's ultimate move, Heavenly Fire Spreads Like a Prairie Fire.

With a boom, the Black Feather Crow Martial Soul Avatar was blown to pieces. As for the Soul Saint, he was naturally shattered along with his Martial Soul Avatar.

"Done!"

Lan Mao emerged from the Flame Chariot and came to Lan Hong's side.

"Brother Cat, well done!"

"You didn't need to take that risk. Howling Sky and I would have been enough to deal with that bird!"

"That wasn't a risk. Only by fighting the strong can I further improve my strength! Brother Cat, stand guard for me. I need to circulate my power and recover for a while. I've used up quite a lot of Soul Power!"

"Mm! Don't worry! With me here, no one will disturb you!"

Lan Hong sat cross-legged and began circulating his power to recover. Not long after, Dugu Yan and Hong Mao arrived as well.

"Hong Mao, did you settle things on your side?"

"Mm! It's settled!"

"That's good!"

"You're Lan Hong's martial soul too? You can actually speak!"

"Hello! I'm Lan Mao!"

"My name is Dugu Yan! How is Lan Hong?"

"He's fine. He just consumed too much Soul Power. A little recovery will do!"

Not long after, Lan Hong finished recovering and opened his eyes. Lan Hong, Hong Mao, and Lan Mao exchanged glances before they returned.

"You're all right now?"

"Mm!"

"That's good! You're really amazing. Two Fallen Ones at the Soul Saint level, and the other three were probably at least Spirit Kings, yet you killed them all just like that!"

"I caught them off guard. Based on my own combat strength alone, at most I could fight a Soul Saint who hadn't used Martial Soul Avatar to a draw. Martial Soul Avatars aren't easy to break!"

"What more do you want? You're only a Spirit King! Other Spirit Kings wouldn't even dare dream of that!"

"All right, enough of this! We still have things to do!"

Lan Hong returned with Dugu Yan and found the eldest Fierce Five Tiger's corpse. They found a Spatial Soul Tool on his body, though there was only one.

There was not much inside the Spatial Soul Tool, and even less of it was useful. Only the Gold Soul Coins had any value.

"Where are we going next?"

"Since we're already in the Star Dou Great Forest, I plan to spend a few days gathering medicinal herbs! You..."

"I'll go with you!"

"All right! It's already very late. Let's find somewhere to rest!"

The next day, Lan Hong gathered herbs on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest while teaching Dugu Yan how to identify medicinal plants.

As a poison-using Soul Master, Dugu Yan was severely lacking in such knowledge. This was because Dugu Bo had spoiled her too much.

Now that Dugu Yan was following Lan Hong, she studied very seriously.

Suddenly, Lan Hong stopped and looked into the distance.

"What is it?"

"There are sounds of fighting ahead. Someone is heading this way!"

It was normal for soul-hunting parties to clash within the Star Dou Great Forest. As long as they did not provoke them, there was no need to interfere.

Lan Hong did not commit either way. If two teams were fighting over something, he naturally would not interfere.

But if someone was using their strength to bully the weak, Lan Hong would probably have to meddle.

Not long after, a girl in leather clothing rushed toward them. Several black-robed figures with their faces covered followed behind her. This was clearly a pursuit, not an ordinary conflict.

When the leather-clad girl saw Lan Hong and Dugu Yan, she did not ask for help. Instead, she changed direction, as though she did not want to drag them into it.

"Leather clothing! A girl! A feline martial soul! The Star Dou Great Forest! It must be her! What a coincidence!"

Chapter Two is here! There should be more updates today after it goes premium, so stay tuned! Please send some favorites and recommendation votes my way! Please, please!