Chapter 118: Cockscomb Serpent

The small town was not far from the Star Dou Great Forest; after leaving the town, the group accelerated their pace and finally arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest before noon.

Although the two parties were traveling together, it was clearly visible that they remained as distinct as ever, with most of them unwilling to interact with the other side.

Ye Lingling had specifically changed into a slightly longer skirt today, covering her legs, just to avoid Ma Hongjun's gaze.

Dugu Yan remained as headstrong as ever; she simply liked short skirts and did not care about others' opinions.

If Ma Hongjun dared to stare lecherously at her legs, she would close the door and unleash Yu Tianheng, and if that didn't work, she would send her younger brother Nan Feihuang out to bite him; she wouldn't even give Qin Ming face then.

Fortunately, after the intimidation from Yu Tianheng and Nan Feihuang yesterday, the fat man had restrained himself quite a bit.

He still had a good sense of self-awareness; he could not afford to offend the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

Nan Feihuang looked at the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest; after many years, he had finally returned here, and he wondered how Red Hare had been all these years, and how much of its cultivation power it had been able to self-seal.

Although it should not yet be at the level where it could perform a Sacrifice for him, at least, it should be no problem to suppress part of its power to fight a small battle, right?

"Understood, Zhao Lao Shi!" The Shrek Seven Devils were still quite obedient to Zhao Wuji.

However, Dugu Bo was an old stubborn man; he viewed promises as more important than his own life, and what he hated most in his life were people who went back on their word.

In fact, if Dugu Bo were to make a move against Xiao Wu at this time, Tang Hao would be powerless to stop him.

Of the original three Title Douluo, only Dugu Bo remained; in the battle a few days ago, both Tang Hao and Lan Xue were severely injured, and in the short term, they were likely unable to fight again and could only heal their respective injuries.

The group stepped into the forest; as the largest gathering place for Spirit Beasts on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest was naturally the place Spirit Masters most hoped to visit, because arriving here meant one could advance to a stronger stage.

"Everyone stop!" Upon arriving before the forest, Zhao Wuji suddenly turned around and looked at the group sternly, saying, "You listen to me clearly: the Star Dou Great Forest is not the kind of place where the state keeps Spirit Beasts; the Spirit Beasts here are more aggressive and extremely dangerous. You may face attacks from thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year level Spirit Beasts at any time. Therefore, after entering the forest, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, you two must stay close to me. And that Ye Lingling, you also do not stray too far from Xiao Qin. Without my order, no one is allowed to attack a Spirit Beast easily, understand?"

As for the Imperial Dou team, they were naturally willing to listen to reasonable suggestions.

The two parties each leaned toward their own teachers.

There was no need to be like before, where they didn't dare to use their full strength against two low-level Title Douluo and still let them escape from their hands.

How many years this forest had existed, no one knew; only the dense canopy that blotted out the sky spoke to people of its antiquity.

Behind them, a Title Douluo followed quietly.

Since he had promised Tang Hao, even if Xiao Wu's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were placed in front of him, he would not have the slightest covetousness.

Coming here this time was only to protect the safety of Nan Feihuang and Dugu Yan, and to help the two of them obtain their Fourth Soul Ring.

Walking inside the forest, the group would encounter ten-year or hundred-year level Spirit Beasts from time to time; Dai Mubai wanted to strike and kill them, but was stopped by Tang San and Nan Feihuang.

Although on the Douluo Continent, it was considered natural for Spirit Masters to kill Spirit Beasts, it was better not to cause excessive slaughter beyond what was necessary for cultivation.

The two were not acting out of kindness, but because they knew that regardless of whether humans or Spirit Beasts were completely wiped out, it would not be a good thing for this continent.

If future generations had no Spirit Rings to absorb, the profession of Spirit Master would gradually disappear.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the jungle; the higher-cultivation Qin Ming and Zhao Wuji heard the sound of a living creature approaching at the same time, and Nan Feihuang was no slower than them. With the help of the insight from his External Spirit Bone-enhanced vision, he quickly discovered the anomaly ahead, and the three of them cast their gazes in the same direction.

Zhao Wuji shouted, "Get ready, something is approaching quickly!"

Hearing this, the group immediately prepared for battle; Nan Feihuang protected Xun Yu and Ye Lingling behind him, as they had no combat power themselves and could not face a Spirit Beast alone.

Although he guessed that what was coming out now should be that snake from the original story, he still could not be careless.

"Zhu Zhuqing, go see what is coming," Zhao Wuji ordered in a deep voice.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded silently, leaped up, and jumped onto a large tree nearby; the view was good here, and her cat-like vertical pupils looked toward the source of the sound.

Soon, Zhu Zhuqing discovered something: "It is a flying snake; it doesn't fly high off the ground, but its speed is extremely fast."

"A flying snake? Zhu Qing, can you describe the snake's appearance, and how long is it?" Tang San already had some guesses, but he needed further confirmation.

Zhu Zhuqing fixed her gaze and looked into the distance again: "There is a fleshy crest on the snake's head, its wings are blood-red, its tail is fan-shaped, and as for the length, it is about six to eight meters."

"So that's it, it's a Cockscomb Serpent!" Dugu Yan said. As an owner of a snake-type martial soul, the best Spirit Rings for her were naturally also from snakes; this was her specialized area of study.

It was just that the Cockscomb Serpent was not on her list of Spirit Rings, because this kind of snake was non-venomous and not suitable for the Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul.

Moreover, their Imperial Dou side all needed a fourth ring, and the required age was at least close to four thousand years; they simply looked down on this thousand-year-old Spirit Beast.

"According to the length Zhu Zhuqing described, the age is probably between thirteen hundred and eighteen hundred years. Hey, Shrek people, you came here, it seems, to help your classmate hunt for a third Spirit Ring; this age is quite suitable."

"Miss Dugu Yan is right, the Cockscomb Serpent has weak aggression, which is quite suitable for Little Ao's Food System martial soul." Tang San nodded; a Food System martial soul had no attack power, which was just right for this kind of relatively gentle Spirit Ring.

Seeing that Tang San seemed to have some understanding of this Spirit Beast, Zhao Wuji left everything to him and let him deploy the tactics.

With so many people present, a mere Cockscomb Serpent that had just passed a thousand years and was not skilled in combat was, before long, tied up tightly under the resistance of the White Tiger, the fierce attacks of the Phoenix, and the control of the Blue Silver Grass.

Nan Feihuang did not intend to interfere in this matter; Oscar had neither done him a favor nor caused him harm, and given his personality, it was likely he would not join his subordinates anyway. Since that was the case, he would not help, but he would not harm him for no reason either; he would let everything take its natural course.

However, Feihuang overlooked one point: he did not view Oscar as an enemy, but Oscar secretly found him somewhat unpleasant. There was no helping it; who told him to pursue Ning Rongrong? Since Ning Rongrong was so hostile toward Nan Feihuang, he could only follow the wishes of the goddess in his heart.

It was just that he knew he had no combat power and no background, so he did not show it.

(End of chapter)