Douluo: Glory of the Unrivaled Angel

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The night passed peacefully without incident.

Early the next morning, Ling Bai and Wu Feng emerged from their tent. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, who had taken the second watch, were facing the pale dawn light rising in the east as they cultivated their Purple Demon Eye.

The neighboring camp stirred with activity as the Heavenly Soul group also exited their tents. Mo Feiyun approached with a warm smile, holding several strips of dried meat. He said cheerfully:

"Thank you for accommodating us last night. This is some specially prepared spirit beast jerky that can help Spirit Masters quickly replenish their strength."

"Thank you."

Ling Bai accepted the jerky. It emanated rich spirit power fluctuations and the aroma of herbs. The spirit beast used to make it must have reached at least 5,000 years of cultivation.

After expressing his gratitude, Mo Feiyun didn't leave. He casually chatted with Ling Bai while chewing on the jerky. "You're all quite young, but your spirit power is not weak. You must be geniuses cultivated by some advanced academy or major sect. Star Dou Forest is very dangerous. Why don't we travel together and look out for each other?"

"That won't be necessary. We are from the Snowdemon Sect, and we entered Star Dou Forest precisely to train ourselves," Ling Bai replied coolly.

Mu Xue, who was eavesdropping, widened her eyes to the size of saucers at these words. You're from the Snowdemon Sect? Then who am I?!

Wei Na's expression twitched, barely suppressing a laugh. Mo Feiyun's face turned as green as if he had been constipated for many days.

"So you're heroes from the Sn... Snowdemon Sect. No wonder you dare to enter Star Dou Forest to hunt spirit beasts."

Mo Feiyun's tone became noticeably more cautious. The Snowdemon Sect was renowned throughout the Douluo Continent, ranking firmly in the top five among the countless sects in the Heavenly Soul Empire. It maintained good relations with both the Heavenly Soul imperial family and the Body Sect. Moreover, Mu Xue was not only Wei Na's close friend but also the young sect master of the Snowdemon Sect. He suspected Ling Bai had seen through Mu Xue's identity and was now directly pointing it out, making it clear he didn't want to team up with them.

"In that case, we shall part ways here."

The feeling of having his background exposed face-to-face was too frightening. Mo Feiyun didn't dare entertain any further notions. He quickly called for the others to pack their tents, and they hurried off into the distance.

Along the way, Mu Xue was still puzzling over how her identity had been revealed. Wei Na quietly tugged her hand and consoled:

"Don't think about it anymore, Sister Mu Xue. We've already parted ways. That guy may not be old, but his personality is so cold. What a waste of a handsome face."

"Mm."

Mu Xue simply gave up thinking about it, unable to figure it out no matter how hard she wracked her brain. She focused on finding suitable spirit beasts for the two of them.

Huo Yuhao and the others hadn't finished eating outside the Shrek camp when Ling Bai got up to pack the tent. Wu Feng quickly followed and lowered her voice:

"They didn't seem to have any ill intentions. Why did you reject them?"

"The human heart is far more terrifying than that of beasts. Allowing them to stay nearby for one night was already generous. If we really traveled together, who knows what might happen?"

"Oh..."

Wu Feng nodded in a half-understanding manner, not suspecting at all that Ling Bai was actually bluffing her.

If it had been anyone else, Ling Bai definitely wouldn't have allowed outsiders to enter his chosen resting area. Allowing them to stay last night was to give himself time to consider. The Body Sect was a destined enemy, and Wei Na's Twin Martial Spirits included a spiritual-type Body Martial Spirit called Spirit Brain. He needed to decide whether to eliminate this threat in advance.

After much deliberation, he ultimately decided to let it go for now. With Greenshadow Douluo Elder Song, a Rank 97 Titled Douluo, lurking nearby, taking action was too risky. Moreover, Wei Na was the most valued descendant of the Heavenly Soul imperial family. In recent years, the Heavenly Soul Empire's attitude toward the Body Sect and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had been rather ambiguous, adopting a stance akin to watching tigers fight from a distance, seemingly ready to side with the victor as their guardian sect.

Unless absolutely necessary, Ling Bai didn't want to completely sever ties with the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family, so he refrained from making a move against Wei Na.

The group ate their fill and set off again. Relying on the Spider Emperor Sense and Spiritual Detection Sharing, they avoided most dangers, prevented unnecessary battles, and quickly advanced toward the depths of the Star Dou Forest's Hybrid Region. Fire-attribute True Dragon spirit beasts were scarce. Only there did they have a chance of encountering 1,000-year-level existences.

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Boom, boom, boom—

A series of heavy footsteps resounded as figures appeared ahead. This group of spirit beasts had crimson bodies covered in thick scale armor, dragon-shaped heads, and massive, sturdy frames.

"Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons!"

Wu Feng became excited the moment she identified the spirit beast species. Her fiery red eyes seemed to blaze. Although Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons were earth dragons, they possessed the bloodline of the true dragon spirit beast, the Scarlet Armored Dragon. Perhaps among them was a Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon with an awakened bloodline!

This group of fifteen or sixteen Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons surrounded the five and let out deep dragon roars. The temperature in this part of the forest soared, and sparks ignited on the lush vegetation.

A 15,000-year Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon leader couldn't restrain its hunting desire. Specks of fire erupted from the gaps between its scarlet red dragon scales. It opened its bloody maw, and a massive fireball over a meter in diameter blasted toward them.

This fireball served as a battle horn. The rest of the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons roared and charged at the group, fireballs raining down like concentrated meteors.

The lowest cultivation among these Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons was a thousand years. The volley of fireballs blotted out the sky, yet it didn't cause the team to panic. Huo Yuhao abandoned his Spirit Eyes, switching instead to his second Martial Spirit, the Ice Jade Scorpion. His first spirit skill, Domain of Ultimate Ice, spread out. As the Ultimate Ice attribute domain descended, the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons' scales were covered in a thin layer of frost. Their flames extinguished, and their movement speed drastically decreased.

Wu Feng and Wang Dong attacked, one on the ground and one in the air. Three ancient, grand cauldrons charged into the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon formation alongside them.

The Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon leader locked onto Huo Yuhao. The aura of Ultimate Ice made it quite wary. With the intelligence of a 10,000-year spirit beast, it knew it had to eliminate Huo Yuhao quickly. Otherwise, the entire group would be suppressed by the Ultimate Ice and their strength would drop to at most seventy percent.

"Roar—"

The physique of a dragon bloodline descendant was unimaginably powerful. This 15,000-year Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon was like an armored tank. It forcibly pushed aside a Soul Sealing Cauldron, and then...

An Angel Sword pierced through the thick dragon scale armor, pinning that massive body to the ground.

At that moment, a golden-red figure burst out from the earth and pounced toward Huo Yuhao. Having lost the overall control provided by Spiritual Detection Sharing, Huo Yuhao never expected this group of Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons to be hiding an ace up their sleeve. In a fluster, his right arm glowed with an intense jade green light. A dazzling jade green beam, imbued with the aura of Ultimate Ice, blasted toward the golden-red Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon.

Ultimate Ice naturally countered the fire attribute. However, to Huo Yuhao's shock, the golden-red scales of the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon erupted with raging flames. Though its cultivation was only 2,000 years, its majestic aura far surpassed its kin. It bit down and shattered his spirit bone skill, Ice Jade Fury.

Amid the shattered ice light, a cruel, bloodthirsty glint flashed in the depths of the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon's eyes. Fierce winds rose, and its dragon roar shook the land.

A dark gold light suddenly flared in front of Huo Yuhao. A large cauldron materialized between him and the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon. The cauldron expanded and enlarged. The dragon's claws struck the Three Lives Soul Sealing Cauldron with a piercing metallic clang but failed to shake its majesty.

Third Spirit Skill, Cauldron's Might!

First weakened by the Ice Jade Fury, then blocked by the Cauldron's Might empowered by the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear spirit ring, the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon's remaining attack power was exhausted. It crashed heavily to the ground, glaring unwillingly at the impregnable Soul Sealing Cauldron.

"Thanks, Xiao Xiao."

Huo Yuhao felt a lingering fear. Who would have thought a Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon would launch a sneak attack from underground?

Ling Bai gazed at the golden-red Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon and murmured, "A golden phoenix can indeed fly out of a thatched nest..."

He had previously detected something hiding underground, but since its cultivation was only ,000 years and Huo Yuhao had, after all, been tempered by the Continental Elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament, he thought there shouldn't be any issue. In the worst case, Elder Song was there as a safety net.

The Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon must have awakened the latent bloodline within its body to break through Ice Jade Fury when their spirit powers were nearly equal. It was no longer a Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon but a nearly extinct true dragon spirit beast, the Scarlet Armored Dragon!

Seeing its kin being slaughtered, this Scarlet Armored Dragon was enraged to the extreme. Its vengeful nature left no room for retreat. It slowly opened its dragon mouth and inhaled, seeming to want to roar out the might of a true dragon.

"Roar... Aooo!!!"

The dragon's roar lasted half a second before the Scarlet Armored Dragon let out an earth-shattering scream of agony. The sound of bones snapping reached everyone's ears.

Ling Bai stepped on the Scarlet Armored Dragon's ferocious dragon head. Its body, with bones as hard as iron, was completely crushed. It had already gone limp and fainted.

The light of his first spirit ring blazed. Seven-pointed star arrays lit up one after another beneath the feet of the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons. Holy power surged, and the Scarlet Armored Earth Dragon group obediently surrendered.

"Heh... hehehe..."

Wu Feng stared at the Scarlet Armored Dragon and giggled foolishly for a good while before finally ending its life and absorbing this third spirit ring most suitable for her.

Two hours later, she successfully fused with the Scarlet Armored Dragon spirit ring. As usual, everyone searched the spirit beast corpses, but the outcome was disappointing. This group of Scarlet Armored Earth Dragons didn't drop a single spirit bone.

Ling Bai gathered everyone and said, "This is the depths of the Hybrid Region, where 10,000-year spirit beasts often appear. With your current strength, it's probably not suitable to continue deeper. Wu Feng and Xiao Xiao have each absorbed their third spirit rings. I suggest you stop here and return to Shrek Academy."

"What about your sixth spirit ring?"

Wu Feng blurted out, her eyes subtly glancing behind her.

She meant relying on Elder Song's Rank 97 Titled Douluo strength to reduce the danger for Ling Bai when hunting his spirit beast.

"I need to survive in the Core Region for a year and a half. I'll handle obtaining my sixth spirit ring myself. Elder Song, please take them back," Ling Bai explained and proactively called for Elder Song.

"Very well."

Elder Song revealed herself. She also felt it was unnecessary to put the other four in danger. If they were unlucky enough to encounter a wandering Great Beast, they would probably all die.

"But I..."

Huo Yuhao furrowed his brows. He could feel a fateful bond tugging at him and was reluctant to leave Star Dou Forest now.

"ROAR—"

A tsunami-like furious roar suddenly came from the distance. Elder Song's expression darkened, and she gestured for everyone to remain silent.

Following that earth-shattering roar was a sharp screech. It wasn't as domineering as the roar but had extreme penetrating power. Judging by the fluctuations in spirit power, the sources of the two sounds were about three kilometers away from them.

Electrolux spoke up, "Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire actually appeared at the same time! Kid, this is your chance. You can't miss it!"

"Rest assured, Elder Yi!"

Ling Bai had been playing babysitter for two days just for this moment!

"Elder Song, I've discovered a suitable spirit beast for me. Please take Wu Feng and the others back; I'll go after it!"

Angelic wings burst forth from Ling Bai's back. He transformed into a beam of light and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant. They were all stunned. Chasing could lead to a fatal disaster, but not chasing could put Ling Bai's life in danger.

"Elder Song, we can't just abandon Senior Brother Ling!"

Huo Yuhao unexpectedly spoke up for Ling Bai. Elder Song hesitated for a moment before finally gritting her teeth and chasing after him with the four others in tow.

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A golden figure flickered indistinctly through the forest, constantly changing and flashing. The speed of the Seraphim soared wildly.

An immensely imposing figure leaped from the sky, causing the ground to quake upon landing. It was a giant, its massive body exceeding ten meters in height, covered entirely in black and white fur. Two massive heads sat on its shoulders, each with a single eye emitting intimidating light.

Light and darkness coexisting, the Twin Cyclops!

Ling Bai saw the Twin Cyclops fleeing desperately in his direction. Its two single eyes spat out a powerful shockwave of intertwined black and white energy, but this shockwave was merely to clear a path.

Chasing the Twin Cyclops was a streak of golden light, like a small sun racing through the jungle. This spirit beast's entire body seemed to be made of semi-transparent crystal. Its overall form greatly resembled a lion, but its four claws were like those of a dragon, each treading upon a ball of golden flame.

Besides its normal pair of eyes, it possessed a third vertical eye, which emitted an eerie red light.

Emperor Destiny Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation was around 15,000 years. Its Emperor Destiny Beast bloodline made it comparable to a 100,000-year spirit beast, perfectly meeting Electrolux's requirement for 100,000-year Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire!

Snow Empress saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion within the Spiritual Sea and couldn't help but smash open the ice house door while exclaiming in shock:

"Don't tell me you've set your sights on the Emperor Destiny Beast!"

"I have no choice. Perhaps it's the only source of Ultimate Light on the Douluo Continent!"

Snow Empress said solemnly, "Have you thought this through? If you make a move against it, all the spirit beasts in Star Dou Forest, from top to bottom, will view you as their mortal enemy. Di Tian, Bi Ji, the Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, the Scarlet King, Zi Ji, Yao Ling... seven of the Ten Great Beasts belong to Star Dou Forest!"

"I know. That's why I won't kill it. I only need its Ultimate Light bloodline!"

Ling Bai's tone was urgent. In the distance, Elder Song was approaching. He had only thirty seconds!

He pushed the disguise effect of Thousand Illusion Charming Appearance to the limit. The pitch-black Spectral Gate opened!

A black gate swung open in front of the fleeing Twin Cyclops. A pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up as the ferocious Death Abyss Bone Dragon charged out of the Spectral Gate!

One claw!

The Death Abyss Bone Dragon tore apart the Twin Cyclops with a single swipe. Under the bewildered gaze of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, it gathered strength, spun around, and executed a Divine Dragon Swings Its Tail!

BOOM—

A huge explosion sounded as dust rose everywhere.

The Death Abyss Bone Dragon dove back into the Spectral Demiplane, having hidden its light under a bushel. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was sent flying, landing on its back with all four claws in the air, its eyes spinning.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, knocked out cold!