Conflict

When the Hui Snake appeared, both of Tang Ya's eyes lit up with longing.

An ordinary Mandala Snake would already have met her requirements, so a Hui Snake, a step above it, was naturally even better!

The Mandala Snake had a poisonous attribute and could paralyze its enemies. Its body was supple yet also somewhat tough. A Hui Snake was a Mandala Snake whose dragon bloodline had awakened, and its venom was even more potent.

Besides paralyzing its opponent, a Hui Snake's venom could weaken one of the enemy's attributes at random and rapidly drain the opponent's stamina, allowing the snake to deliver a fatal blow.

Once Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass absorbed the Soul Ring of such a Soul Beast, it would gain the Hui Snake's potent venom. Its flexibility and toughness would also improve greatly, so it would no longer be easily snapped.

Having resolved to kill the Hui Snake before them, Bei Bei told Tang Ya to protect Huo Yuhao, then released his Martial Soul and attacked the snake.

After Bei Bei released his Martial Soul, the muscles in his arms bulged and grew more robust. Blue dragon scales appeared on his right arm, with blue lightning coiling around it, giving him a presence that seemed to look down on the world.

This was Bei Bei's Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, which ten thousand years ago had been acclaimed as the Beast Martial Soul with the strongest attack!

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was one of the few Martial Souls in this world with a true dragon bloodline. Coupled with lightning, the most explosive element, existing Martial Souls could surpass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Bei Bei swung his dragon claw at the Hui Snake's head, but his opponent was no pushover. It used its nimble body to dodge his attack.

Bei Bei wasn't annoyed and continued attacking. As the Hui Snake kept dodging, it was also struck countless times by his blue lightning. Its movements began to slow, and it could even vaguely feel a numbing sensation.

The thousand-year-old Hui Snake sensed the danger as well and planned to flee first, then settle the score with these people another day.

But as it fled, some Blue Silver Grass suddenly wound around its body, leaving it unable to move for an instant.

That was Entanglement, the first Soul Skill of Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. While the Hui Snake's movements were hindered, Bei Bei began unleashing his thousand-year Soul Skill, intending to kill it!

But Bei Bei had underestimated the Hui Snake's defenses. Even after taking an attack empowered by his Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it still wasn't killed.

Instead, it used the force of his attack to tear apart all the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around it.

It hadn't escaped unscathed, though. Bei Bei's attack had sheared a large section off the dragon horn on its head.

The Hui Snake was furious and spat a mouthful of poisonous fire at Huo Yuhao, whom it considered the weakest.

Seeing this, Tang Ya hurriedly used her Blue Silver Grass to move Huo Yuhao out of the way. The Hui Snake seized the opportunity to release a dense cloud of poisonous fog, concealing its body.

Faced with the potent poisonous fog, Bei Bei could only retreat for the moment and wait for his opponent's attack.

Huo Yuhao, standing nearby, could help in a battle of this level and felt powerless.

The feeling was just like when he had been unable to do anything to help his mother.

So Huo Yuhao released the first Soul Skill of his Spirit Eyes. Although he had never used it before, he hoped it would break the deadlock.

Under the glow of the yellow Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao's first Soul Skill activated.

Everything within a thirty-meter diameter became clear, and a view like that of a god appeared before Huo Yuhao.

From this perspective, Huo Yuhao could easily see through the Hui Snake's movements and predict its actions with precision.

The thing was, Huo Yuhao wasn't the only one who could see this view. Tang Ya and Bei Bei could see it all too.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was a million-year Soul Beast and could grant Huo Yuhao four Soul Skills.

What they were seeing was the result of Huo Yuhao activating two Soul Skills from his Million-Year Soul Ring at once: Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Detection Sharing. The former granted Huo Yuhao this godlike perspective, while the latter shared the view with his teammates. Together, they could be called a nightmare for Soul Beasts and Soul Masters who prided themselves on their speed.

Unfortunately for the Hui Snake, speed was what it excelled at most. With the help of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, Bei Bei quickly found its position and launched a fierce attack.

Before long, the Hui Snake began to tire and was driven back step by step. Bei Bei seized the opportunity to launch a fatal attack at it.

Just then, Huo Yuhao shouted, "Eldest senior brother, dodge!"

Through Spiritual Detection, Bei Bei discovered an attack speeding toward his position.

Bei Bei had no choice but to abandon his attack and dodge. A huge ice spike appeared where he had just been standing.

Sensing the powerful presence of the ice spike, Bei Bei felt grateful that Huo Yuhao had noticed the attack. Otherwise, even if it hadn't killed him, he would surely have been gravely injured!

Bei Bei grew somewhat angry. He was an outstanding disciple of Shrek Academy. Who was blind enough to dare attack him? Weren't they afraid of Shrek Academy's retaliation?

"May I ask which friend attacked? We found this Hui Snake first. Please leave it to us from Shrek Academy."

"Hmph, why should I hand my pet's life over to you people from Shrek?"

As soon as the words fell, two figures appeared before the Hui Snake. A white-haired girl and a purple-haired youth stood before Huo Yuhao and the other two.

The white-haired girl wore a light blue apron and carried the graceful air of a heavenly fairy.

The purple-haired boy, meanwhile, had the bearing of a tyrant who awed the world, making it hard for others to hold their heads up.

"A pet? Friend, are you joking? How could a Soul Beast of the Hui Snake's caliber possibly be..."

Before Bei Bei could finish, the Hui Snake caught sight of the purple-haired youth and immediately rushed over, like a wronged child pouring out its grievances.

How could the Hui Snake not feel wronged? It had been sunning itself peacefully in its own territory when these bastards suddenly barged in.

It hadn't intended to attack these humans, but when they saw it, they hadn't fled at once. Instead, they had attacked it outright! Clearly, they had come for its Soul Ring!

Fortunately, its young master had stepped in. Its safety was sure to be guaranteed now!

Watching the Hui Snake act so affectionately, Bei Bei could only accept that the thousand-year-old Hui Snake was their pet, no matter how hard he found it to believe.

But Bei Bei still refused to give up. He said in a low voice, "We are from Shrek Academy. Must you make enemies of us over a dispensable pet?"

His words, however, brought a hint of impatience to the purple-haired youth's face, and he began to release his Martial Soul.

"So what if you're from Shrek? I'm telling you, even if the Heavenly King himself came, I wouldn't back down! If Shrek wants war with the Spirit Contract Pagoda, then war it is! We'll see whose hands the deer falls into!"

A violet-gold star flashed into view, illuminating everything around it. To the disbelief of Huo Yuhao and the other two, three purple-black Soul Rings were coiled around the star!

The youth before them was not only a Soul Elder, but a Soul Elder with three Thousand-Year Soul Rings! Was that possible?!

Moreover, the three Thousand-Year Soul Rings even had some black mixed into them, which meant all three were extremely close to becoming Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings!

But how had the youth before them done it?! Even if someone cultivated from the womb, they couldn't possibly absorb a nearly ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as their first!

Yet what they were seeing left them no choice but to believe that someone in this world really could achieve such a feat!

Thinking of the Spirit Contract Pagoda, Bei Bei immediately understood why the two before him weren't afraid of Shrek Academy's fearsome reputation.

Although the Spirit Contract Pagoda was a faction that had risen only in the past few years, with the Soul Beast Clan's backing and its own strength, it was already faintly being called the number one power under heaven.

Faced with such an existence, Bei Bei could only give up on the Hui Snake, no matter how much resentment he felt.