Chapter 140 The Mad Tyrant! Xuanzi, I'll Fight You to the Death!
The scorched earth in the empty valley still retained warmth, but the roar that burst forth instantly reduced the temperature in the air to freezing point.
Xuanzi, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao all froze at the same time, staring intently into the depths of the forest.
In the dark and deep shadows of the ancient trees, a massive and suffocating figure slowly pushed through the layers of dense forest. With each step it took, the ground groaned, as if the entire Starry Sky Forest trembled beneath its feet.
Soon, as the monster was fully revealed, everyone's pupils suddenly contracted.
What appeared before them was a dark gold dinosaur bear with an extremely exaggerated size.
Its entire body was covered with a thick layer of dark gold fur, like heavy armor, and every hair shimmered with a cold and powerful metallic luster.
What sends chills down your spine most are its enormous forelimbs, with five dark golden claws several meters long, slicing through the dim forest in terrifying arcs.
"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear…" Wang Dong'er's voice was hoarse from extreme shock, and she subconsciously clenched her fists.
"This size... just how powerful is it?" Xiao Xiao's face turned pale. The pressure from this level of soul beast was beyond her understanding of soul beasts that were 20,000 or 50,000 years old.
Huo Yuhao held his breath, the scene reflected back by his spiritual eye causing a sharp pain in his brain.
It wasn't just physical enormity, but also an extreme suppression on a life level, as if the other party could completely annihilate them with a single breath.
However, Xuanzi, who was standing at the very front, looked even more unwell than the three children.
His cloudy eyes were fixed on the other person, his voice trembling with barely suppressed fear, directly revealing the other person's identity—an identity that would strike fear into the hearts of all soul masters across the continent:
"One of the Ten Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest... Bear Lord!"
As soon as Xuanzi finished speaking, Xiong Jun's crimson eyes, filled with violence and killing intent, locked onto Xuanzi, who was standing in place.
"roar!"
Without uttering a single word, Xiong Jun unleashed an incredibly terrifying speed with his massive body in an instant.
It swung its right claw violently, leaving five deep, dark purple cracks in the void with its dark golden claw, carrying the ultimate power to destroy everything, and slammed down directly on Xuanzi's crown.
Faced with this devastating blow, Xuanzi had no way to avoid it.
He let out a roar, and in an instant, all nine of his spirit rings lit up: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red. A huge phantom of the Taotie Divine Bull rose up behind him, its massive horns thrusting upwards in an attempt to withstand the terrifying claw attack head-on.
"boom--!"
The dull thud sounded like a high-level, fixed-position soul-guided cannonball exploding at close range.
Huo Yuhao felt a buzzing in his brain, and he almost fell over under the aftershocks of the spreading soul power.
Xuanzi groaned, his legs plunging into the ground up to his knees under the terrifying force, instantly shattering the soil within a radius of more than ten meters into dust.
Although he barely managed to block Xiong Jun's heavy blow with his profound soul power as a level 98 Super Douluo, Xuanzi's heart sank to the bottom.
He had absolutely no desire to fight this notorious fighting maniac, especially when he had to protect his three children.
"Bear Lord! Stop!"
Sensing a slight reduction in pressure, Xuanzi hurriedly sent out a telepathic message using his soul power, attempting to communicate:
"I am Xuanzi of Shrek Academy. I am here today only to find a suitable third spirit ring for one of the academy's children. We have always kept to ourselves, so why are you suddenly attacking me?"
Xuanzi was indeed extremely puzzled.
According to the unspoken rules within the Star Dou Great Forest, ferocious beasts of Xiong Jun's caliber rarely show themselves to attack unless a powerful human slaughters a large number of high-level soul beasts or invades their core territory.
Even among soul beasts, due to the vast differences between species, apart from those special groups with extremely protective personalities, very few ferocious beasts would risk their lives against a level 98 human powerhouse for the life or death of someone of their own kind.
Just like in human society, apart from those with specific relationships, most people would never fight to the death for a stranger who is being killed.
If we have absolutely no connection, why risk our lives?
But Xiong Jun's answer stunned Xuanzi instantly.
Xiong Jun's massive head lowered slightly, its crimson eyes filled with intense hatred, and it let out a low, cold snort:
"You killed the Space Beast! It was my friend!"
Because the Space Beast possesses the ability to manipulate space, it has provided assistance in stabilizing the space for Xiong Jun on many occasions when he was undergoing tribulations or cultivating. Within this core circle of the forest, they do indeed have a very deep friendship.
Upon hearing this, Xuanzi, already deeply troubled by his previous grievances and the current crisis, was nearly driven mad with anxiety. He hurriedly explained loudly:
"We didn't kill it! It was already dead when I brought the child here! Can't you see that the residual soul power is completely different from mine?"
However, Xiong Jun, a spirit beast known for its strength, is inherently stubborn and single-minded.
It stomped its massive bear paw on the ground and roared angrily:
"Don't try to deny it! My eyes are sharp! Within a hundred miles, there are only a few hairy humans like you. If you didn't kill them, who else could it be? Your soul power is so strong, you can't fool me!"
Xuanzi was now completely broken down and couldn't help but jump up and down, cursing loudly:
"Are you blind? I didn't do it! You stupid bear, you've got the wrong person!"
"You dare call me stupid? You dare call me blind?" Bear King's already violent temper was completely ignited, and its huge eyes flashed with red light. "Fine! Fine! Today, I, Old Bear, will see just how tough your bones are, you Shrek! Today, we're locked in a fight to the death!"
Xiong Jun went completely berserk, his dark golden fur standing on end, his claws waving wildly, and one after another, dark golden light blades over ten meters long swept towards Xuan Zi.
Xuanzi had a splitting headache.
He never expected that Xiong Jun would be so stubborn and wouldn't listen to any explanation.
He frantically waved his arms to defend himself, while feeling the increasingly heavy sense of oppression around him.
He knew he couldn't dawdle any longer. With such a commotion in the valley, if it attracted a few more ferocious beasts to surround them, the three children would definitely not survive.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Taotie Descends!"
Xuanzi's eyes widened, and he dared not hold back his skills in the slightest.
The deep red soul ring beneath his feet shone brightly, making him appear as if he had transformed into a true ancient Taotie.
He charged forward despite the bear's powerful claws, which could split mountains and shatter rocks.
"Get out of my way!"
Xuanzi let out a shrill roar as his massive body slammed into Xiong Jun's chest, his claws unleashing a devastating force.
"Bang!"
After a deafening roar, even the mighty Xiong Jun was forced back several steps by the full force of this ninth soul skill, his massive body crashing into a row of ancient trees.
Although Xuanzi was hit on the shoulder by the residual force of Xiong Jun's claws due to his reckless fighting style, and his chest churned violently, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood on the spot, he didn't bother to wipe away the bloodstains.
"Walk!"
Xuanzi swept Huo Yuhao and the other two into his arms, while the phantom of the Taotie Divine Ox behind him let out a mournful cry.
Ignoring his injuries, he unleashed his full soul power, transforming into a shooting star as he fled madly towards the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest without looking back.
Shortly after Xuanzi and the others left, the once chaotic empty valley gradually returned to its deathly silence.
The bear steadied itself, looked at the empty valley, and let out another angry roar. But it did not continue the pursuit; instead, it looked respectfully in another direction of the forest.
A golden figure slowly emerged from the dense thicket of trees.
It was a small beast about three meters long, covered with long, gleaming golden fur.
It has three eyes, the one in the center of its forehead gleaming with an extremely mysterious purple-gold light. With its appearance, the chaotic space and soul power fluctuations around it seemed to be smoothed out by an invisible hand.
It was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the imperial auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest.
It slowly walked to the somewhat shriveled corpse of the space beast, its intelligent eyes revealing a deep contemplation. Then, it lowered its head and smelled the unique scent remaining on the ground.
(End of chapter)