Chapter 22: Unparalleled Dragon Serpent

All the way running, perhaps because of the battle of the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the surrounding weak soul beasts were all frightened away, so the group encountered no soul beasts.

However, as they ran, they encountered other people.

That group consisted of one man and two women, two elders and one youth.

The elderly woman looked about sixty or seventy, her head full of white hair neatly combed, her face wrinkled yet ruddy like an infant's, and her eyes shone with sharp light.

Beside the old woman followed a pretty young lady.

The girl had ear-length short hair, appeared about sixteen or seventeen, wore a neat and tidy combat outfit that tightly covered her well-developed figure.

A pair of deep brown large eyes curiously scanned their group, the gaze occasionally pausing before Bai Yuan and his two disciples behind him.

The remaining third person was a tall and thin old man, at least seventy years old, with a full head of silver hair like the old woman.

Upon seeing this trio, Bai Yuan instinctively exclaimed, 'Unparalleled Dragon Serpent!'

"Do you know us?" Long Gong asked, looking at this strange group before him.

Indeed, they are strange.

Bai Yuan and his companions are now strange to the utmost degree.

He carries a buxom woman on his back without comment, and beside him vines entwine a girl, making one wonder what he is really up to.

As for Bai Yu, it's even more astonishing: a six- or seven-year-old girl is shouldering a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl.

Bai Yuan set down Xiao Wu and his second disciple, clasped his hands, and said, 'The great name of Unparalleled Dragon Serpent is like thunder in my ears; I, a junior, greatly admire it, so I naturally know of it.'

Long Gong stroked his beard and smiled, saying, 'You kid have good eyesight, but since you came from that direction, you should know what's happening over there and why it occurred.'

Bai Yuan's expression shifted as he said, 'I know; the commotion there is caused by two Title Douluo fighting three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.'

Long Gong's face changed, and his hand stroking his beard paused.

She Po also startled, her whole body involuntarily trembling.

Meng Yiran opened her small mouth wide, her delicate pretty face showing an expression of disbelief.

Two Title Douluo and three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts actually started fighting in the forest outskirts, simply unbelievable.

You must know, Title Douluo are normally impossible to see, and hundred-thousand-year soul beasts need no further explanation—they are even rarer than Title Douluo, distributed worldwide, basically impossible to find.

However, the constant huge commotion from over there proves the truth of Bai Yuan's words.

"Do you know what those two Title Douluo have come for?" Long Gong stared fixedly into Bai Yuan's eyes.

She Po and Meng Yiran were the same, seemingly trying to discern the truth of Bai Yuan's words from his expression.

Bai Yuan, however, gave a wry smile and said, 'Senior Long Gong, you're making things difficult for us juniors; how could I possibly know what the Title Douluo think? But judging from their battle with the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, they likely came to hunt those soul beasts.'

Long Gong and She Po's bodies shuddered.

Meng Yiran's delicate frame trembled slightly upon hearing this.

A hundred-thousand-year soul beast, if successfully hunted, yields a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone—something every Soul Master dreams of.

Bai Yuan continued, 'Senior Long Gong, I previously saw them fighting evenly matched; with your two seniors' martial soul fusion skill, you could rival a Title Douluo in a short time. I believe that if you join, you will surely turn the tide and gain the favor of those two Title Douluo and their forces.'

Long Gong and She Po exchanged a glance, then simultaneously nodded, as if making some decision.

Joining this battle, hunting the three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, gaining the favor of the two Title Douluo and their forces, would give Meng Yiran a better future.

But just then, Xiao Wu, bound by the vines, suddenly spoke: 'Seniors, he is deceiving you; the purpose of those two Title Douluo's arrival is not to hunt the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, but to capture him!'

Long Gong, She Po, and Meng Yiran simultaneously turned their gazes to Bai Yuan, their eyes filled not only with scrutiny but also with wariness.

Could someone who is being hunted by two Title Douluo and yet still alive be a weak existence?

It is obvious that Bai Yuan is currently weak, yet Long Gong and She Po remain extremely wary, unwilling to trust what they sense.

"Pa!"

A palm print appeared on Xiao Wu's tender face.

"If you want to die, I can grant it now." Bai Yuan stared at Xiao Wu, his eyes icy to the extreme.

Xiao Yu remained unafraid, sneering, 'The one outside is a Title Douluo of the Seven Treasure…… Glazed Glass Sect; he has kidnapped the Seven Treasure…… Glazed Glass Sect master's daughter…… his strength is not strong.'

Bai Yuan's punches landed flesh to flesh, yet Xiao Yu still managed to finish her words, truly making him want to kill her.

However, Bai Yuan knew he could not kill her now.

If one day they are truly blocked by the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Heaven Ox Python, this rabbit can be used to save a life.

Long Gong watched as he slowly raised his hand; a staff over four meters long appeared in his hand, its top a vividly lifelike dragon head, the whole thing a bright silver dragon-headed cane, materializing out of thin air.

Immediately after, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—the eight soul rings rose, undulating up and down around his body.

She Po simultaneously extended her hand; a three-meter-long snake-headed cane appeared, and yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black—six soul rings also surfaced.

"Are you sure you want to attack?" Bai Yuan said coldly.

He wanted to delay time, to finish setting up the formation.

Xiao Wu said, 'Seniors, attack quickly; he really isn't that strong, at most matching a five-ring Soul King.'

"If you talk more, I'll make you wish you were dead!" Bai Yuan shouted angrily, simultaneously forming hand seals.

"Wood Spirit Formation!"

In an instant, the vines that had bound Xiao Wu came alive, rapidly growing; in the blink of an eye they pried open her mouth and slipped inside, tightly plugging it so she could only utter 'wu wu wu'.

Long Gong and She Po were both startled; they had not noticed how Bai Yuan acted, nor did they realize the principle behind his control of those vines.

"Are you really sure you want to attack? If you do, I guarantee Meng Yiran will die." Bai Yuan looked toward the beautiful girl who had remained silent from beginning to end.

Threatening with a person is rather underhanded.

But faced with those who want to kill him, Bai Yuan will use every means; even if it means death, he will take a bite of flesh from their side.

Meng Yiran's face turned pale in an instant.

She Po stepped in front of Meng Yiran and said coldly, 'With just you, you also want to drag my granddaughter down as a shield?'

Bai Yuan gave a 'hehe' cold chuckle and said, 'Don't believe me? You can try, but if you fail, you will naturally have to pay the price.'

Bai Yu came to Bai Yuan's side, followed shortly by the second disciple, the tree demon; the newly born third disciple, Wang Qiu'er, likewise imitated them, adopting a pose ready to attack at any moment.

(This chapter ends)