Chapter 174: Di Tian's Dragon Scale

"Mom!"

Just as Su Yu was wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, that sweet, soft, and cloying voice rang out once again.

The laughter that had only just been suppressed erupted once more; Su Yu stumbled, his vision went black, and he fell face-first onto the ground.

"Hahahaha..."

Listening to the heartless laughter all around, Su Yu only felt that this Star Dou Great Forest was full of malice toward him.

Just destroy it all; it's not me who is wrong, but you bunch of old fogies who don't act your age...

After going through dozens of nickname lessons, those sweet, soft, and cloying calls of "Mom" had caused Su to lose himself.

Listening to that "Mom" which just wouldn't change, Su-Mom had completely fallen into a state of social withdrawal.

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When everything finally returned to calm, Su Yu now only wanted to leave this place that caused him such pain.

"If I remember correctly, you have also reached Level 50 soul power now. We Soul Beasts are not ungrateful beings, and since you are a human Soul Master, you will inevitably need a Soul Ring. Therefore, I permit you to choose a suitable Soul Beast to serve as your Fifth Soul Ring."

The last Soul Ring was also proposed by Di Tian, but this time it was Bi Ji who spoke. In truth, in Su Yu's eyes, there was no difference between Bi Ji speaking and Di Tian speaking.

Su Yu also spoke up: "I had originally intended to go to the Sunset Great Forest, but since you have spoken, I won't make any excessive demands. Just find a Soul Beast in your tribe that is nearing the end of its lifespan; it would be best if the age is around fifty or sixty thousand years."

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"Di Tian, I also need a Soul Ring!" Wang Qiu Er also stood out and spoke.

Looking at the two who both needed Soul Rings, Di Tian helplessly waved his hand. "Go as you please, just don't cause any unnecessary damage. Chi Wang, you take them."

"Senior Di Tian, wait a moment. I think it would be more appropriate for Xiong Jun to come with us." Su Yu called out to stop Di Tian.

Xiong Jun also looked at Su Yu in confusion. "Stinky brat, what are you trying to do now? Are you trying to plot against my Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan?"

"No, no, I just want to learn a bit about the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan."

Looking at Xiong Jun's massive Dark Gold Terrorclaw, Su Yu instinctively took a few steps back.

"Xiong Jun, then they are in your hands. Everyone, disperse." Di Tian slowly vanished into the mist.

The two of them and one Soul Beast walked through the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest; this scene, inside and out, revealed an indescribable sense of eeriness.

"Kid, I know you must know something. Can you say it now?" Xiong Jun looked at Su Yu and spoke.

Su Yu shook his head and said: "Actually, it's nothing. I just feel that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan is already rare, so you have to protect your scarce kin."

Wang Qiu Er, who was on the side, was also completely confused; she had no idea what Su Yu was thinking. "Su Yu, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"A few days ago, when I came to the Star Dou Great Forest, I received information from my family that a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had appeared in the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest, and it was a pair of mates. But the problem follows: since my family could find them, others will inevitably be able to find them too."

Su Yu hadn't received any news from his family; he just felt that Xiong Jun was all alone, and since the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan was already rare, one had been accidentally killed by Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er, and later a pair of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear mates had been killed by the evil Soul Master trio and the group from Shrek Academy.

Su Yu himself couldn't understand it—such a rare species, and with Xiong Jun as the King of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan, shouldn't he be protecting his own kin?

Calculating the time carefully, who knows how many of those two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear mates are still alive now?

It's possible both are alive, and it's possible only one survived...

"You mean, my kin..." After hearing Su Yu's words, Xiong Jun reacted instantly.

Looking at Xiong Jun's appearance, which was on the verge of losing control, Su Yu said: "Xiong Jun, calm down first. As the King of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan, using your Spirit Power to find your own kin shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"Xiong Jun, hurry and try to find them?" Wang Qiu Er, on the side, also urged.

A terrifying Spirit Power, like a storm, swept through the Star Dou Great Forest. Before long, Xiong Jun's eyes turned blood-red, and he let out a deafening roar.

"Those detestable humans, they actually dare to besiege my Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear kin! I will tear them all into pieces!"

Su Yu didn't know if it was the evil Soul Master brothers besieging the male Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, or if the evil Soul Master trio and the Shrek group were together besieging the female Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear; that was unknown.

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"Not good, this is the aura of a Beast. Big Brother, should we stop? Let's come back in a few days."

"No! Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears are rare and hard to find. If we don't take advantage of them being weak while they are giving birth, we won't be able to deal with two ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears at the same time!"

"Boss, what do we do? This aura seems to be the King of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, Xiong Jun..."

"Don't think about it. Consider us unlucky. Quickly hide our auras, use Beast Souls to cover our tracks, run!"

The three of them were constantly communicating. As Xiong Jun's aura erupted, the three of them made a prompt decision, unleashed their soul power, and burst forth with the fastest speed they had ever achieved, fleeing the area.

A large number of Beast Souls were continuously released by them, and for a time, Xiong Jun, who was too far away, could no longer identify their tracks.

"Damn it, I can't find the tracks of these despicable humans. If I were a little closer, I could..."

Xiong Jun increased his speed, his massive body charging through the Star Dou Great Forest, forcibly carving out a wide path.

That terrifying power made Su Yu's face turn somewhat pale. Sure enough, no wonder Xiong Jun dared to go head-to-head with the 800,000-year-old Di Tian when he was only over 400,000 years old.

The most ridiculous part was that he even managed to injure Di Tian. It was fortunate that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan was extremely rare, which allowed Xiong Jun to save his bear life; otherwise, who knows how many meters high the grass on his grave would be by now.

When Xiong Jun arrived, he only saw the dying male Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Looking at the blood all over the ground, this scene made Xiong Jun almost go crazy.

Right now, whether it would live or die was still an unknown.

"Xiong Jun, it can still be saved. Quickly send it to Bi Ji." Su Yu jumped down from Xiong Jun's body and stepped forward to check the condition of this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Su Yu's words made the enraged Xiong Jun instantly sober up. He grabbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and vanished from the sight of Su Yu and Wang Qiu Er; the speed was so fast that neither of them could react.

They only felt a blur before their eyes, and Xiong Jun and that Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had disappeared.

"Su Yu, I'm very curious how you knew so much?" Wang Qiu Er felt that Su Yu was simply a walking prophet.

Su Yu naturally wouldn't tell her that he knew the plot, but since Su Yu had said before that he knew from his family's information, he replied: "In the human world, there is something called an intelligence network, and their existence is to collect information for you. Once you have the information, you can combine it and make a deduction, and then you'll know."

"That seems right. Wait, I'll go into your memory and look..."

The silver lining in the misfortune was that Wang Qiu Er only shared Su Yu's memories from after he transmigrated; as for all of Su Yu's spoiler memories, they were completely blurred.

Otherwise, Su Yu felt that once these things existed, he might have already been swallowed by the Silver Dragon King.

Looking at the chaotic mess all around, Su Yu realized one very serious matter.

Xiong Jun was gone, and the two of them would have to go hunt for the Soul Rings they needed themselves.

Because the free laborer had already run away...

Wang Qiu Er also realized this matter, and subsequently asked: "You say, should we go back, and wait for Xiong Jun to finish handling things before helping us obtain Soul Rings?"

"Forget it, forget it. Keep watch, and wait here for Xiong Jun to return." Su Yu shook his head helplessly, and went about finding a place to set up various Soul Guidance Devices.

"Don't you still have Soul Guidance Devices? At least give me some for self-defense. Hey, Su Yu, are you even listening to me..."

Watching Su Yu, who had completely ignored her, Wang Qiu Er gritted her teeth in anger.

If it weren't for the fact that you brat are so good to Soul Beasts, I would definitely beat you up!

Because you guy really make me very annoyed!

"I know your strength is very strong, so you don't need these things. Besides, although you and Dong'er do look exactly the same, I think it's better if we keep our distance, because I'm afraid that unnecessary misunderstandings will arise between you and Dong'er. Oh, right, remember to keep watch. I might need to spend some time improving my Soul Guidance Device, you..."

"Holy crap, are you crazy? You know that scaring people can scare them to death, right!"

Before Su Yu could finish speaking, a fist had already slammed heavily into the Soul Guidance Device beside him. The sturdy level-six Soul Guidance Device was instantly ruined, and that terrifying power made Su Yu feel as if a gale had scraped across his skin.

"None of your business, I felt like it, hmph..."

With her arms crossed, Wang Qiu Er looked at Su Yu's shocked expression and turned to leave, looking triumphant.

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Shrek Academy.

"Senior Sister, doesn't Su Yu also need a Soul Ring? Why didn't he come along?" Li Yongyue, who was in the team, asked.

Zhang Lexuan subconsciously looked at the veiled Wang Dong'er beside her, and then said: "For some reasons, Su Yu applied to Xuan Lao to go hunt Soul Beasts by himself."

"If Su Yu were here, I think it would be much easier for us to obtain Soul Rings." An Inner Court student nearby also said.

Zhang Lexuan also smiled and said: "That's true. Rather than hoping others can help you, you'd be better off studying well and working hard to improve your own strength. Su Yu has such strength while dual-cultivating martial soul and Soul Guidance, you all should learn well from him."

"Senior Sister, who dares to compare with that monster? Let alone us, I'm afraid you wouldn't find many in the entire Shrek who could surpass Su Yu." Mo Xuan, who was nearby, couldn't help but grin.

Cai Mei'er also smiled: "Alright, alright, it's nothing shameful to not be able to compare to him. There's a situation nearby, get ready for battle."

As Cai Lao's voice fell, three figures slowly appeared in the line of sight of the Shrek Academy group.

At the first glance of these three people, the hearts of Cai Lao and Zhang Lexuan both jumped slightly, and a strong sense of danger immediately lingered in their hearts.

This feeling was not only felt by Cai Lao and the Senior Sister; Han Ruoruo, who was nearby, also realized that the situation was not quite right.

Those were three old men, who looked to be at least seventy years old. What was surprising was that these three old men actually looked exactly the same. Moreover, their attire and appearance were also the same.

Their builds were very thin, their faces had many wrinkles, their gray-white hair was simply draped behind their heads, and their eyes were dim yellow. They gave off a feeling of being morose and lifeless. What was more distinctive was that they all had hooked noses and thin lips.

If Su Yu were here, he would definitely know who they were; they were the three Evil Soul Master brothers.

These three old men were all wearing gray robes, and each held a cane in their hands. The canes were pitch black, a full zhang long, and each had a gray gemstone the size of a human head at the top.

The three of them's Evil Soul Master ability was to collect Beast Souls and then control the Beast Souls. In the original work, it was stated that all three of them possessed power rivaling ordinary Title Douluo.

As soon as the three old men appeared, their gazes fell upon the Shrek group. The three of them moved in perfect unison; they tapped their long staves on the ground, and their bodies drifted forward, starting and landing at the same time.

With just two such movements, they had already arrived in front of the Shrek Academy group.

These three guys still hadn't given up; they had waited in the dark for several days, and still didn't see the other Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear return. So, after weighing their options, they decided to try one more time. To be safe, they set their sights on the Shrek Inner Court team that was obtaining Soul Rings.

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"Finally reached Soul King."

Su Yu slowly exhaled, looking at his fifth black Soul Ring that had lit up, and revealed a satisfied smile.

This Soul Ring came from a clansman of Zi Ji who was nearing the end of their lifespan, a Hell Dragon.

Regarding Su Yu, Zi Ji naturally had absolute trust. Su Yu did not hypocritically refuse either. Under the gaze of many Beasts, he used the Soul Spirit contract method and successfully preserved the Hell Dragon's soul and consciousness intact.

This action made the many Beasts completely believe that Su Yu had the ability to research and create the feat of replacing Soul Rings.

"It seems that the new era for humans and Soul Beasts in the future will be created by you." Di Tian didn't say anything more, casually tossed a pitch-black Dragon Scale to Su Yu, and turned to disappear before everyone's eyes.

"Xiong Jun, send me back."

Su Yu stood up and gave a slight bow in the direction Di Tian had left.