No matter how fast the ouroboros fled, it was powerless to fly or burrow underground, and was quickly intercepted by two Soul Saints and one Soul Douluo.
With his thick, defensive-type battle spirit, Saint Qu Yuanyi controlled the force of his palm and struck the ouroboros's head. Unable to dodge, the ouroboros was hit hard, its more than ten-meter-long body rolling several times on the ground, covered in dirt, weakly flicking its tongue and passing out on the ground. Its body twitched occasionally, barely clinging to life.
The group landed steadily, and Qu Yuanyi waved to Xu Yu, who was being protected in the middle by Qian Yuelong and the others: "Xu Yu, come on, hurry up and finish it off, absorb its soul ring."
"Yes, Teacher Qu!" Xu Yu, whose name was called, straightened his back, drew a sharp dagger from the leather scabbard hanging at his waist, and walked closer with bright eyes.
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
The subtle sounds rustling through the leaves reached Xie Yue's ears. Two dark yellow beams, as thick as rocks, swirled out from the forest, their targets Xu Yu, who was close to the ouroboros, and the dying ouroboros.
"Xu Yu, watch out!"
Xie Yue's eyes sharpened, and he sternly reminded Xu Yu, who was in a relaxed state.
Qu Yuanyi, who was standing right next to Xu Yu, glared at him, unleashing the terrifying pressure and powerful aura of a Soul Saint without restraint. With just his outward aura, he repelled the two sneak attacks that came his way back into the forest.
"Who goes there!"
Two muffled groans of pain rang out almost simultaneously with Wei Ming's stern shout.
Three purple and one black soul rings rippled out, and Qian Yuelong raised her palm. The surrounding air distorted slightly, and cyan-gold flames surged out like a tidal wave, spreading out like paint splashed on the ground. In an instant, they formed a huge semi-circular flame barrier, which changed from protection to restraint, trapping the two attackers inside.
"Sizzle!"
The surging blue flames burned away the tall trees that blocked the view within the barrier with overwhelming force.
Two tall, hunched-over figures, their bodies mostly encased in massive, dark yellow tortoise shells, their muscles bulging and as hard as granite, resembling tortoise spirits, came into view. Their faces were slightly pale, probably from the backlash of the tortoise shells that had just rebounded.
Yan and the others stared at the two black-haired boys wearing tortoise shells with unfriendly expressions.
Xu Yu, who had narrowly escaped being injured, glared angrily at the two who had ambushed him: "A level 28 Great Soul Master and a level 29 Great Soul Master, and you still dare to launch a sneak attack?!"
Wei Ming glanced at the pale yellow patterns on the surface of the tortoise shell, which shimmered with an earthy yellow light, and at the huge symbol on the plastron that shimmered with a faint blue light. He narrowed his eyes. "A top-tier defensive martial soul, the Xuanwu Turtle? Who are you? Why did you ambush us?"
In the Douluo Continent, most Soul Masters with top-tier Martial Souls have powerful backgrounds and are not to be trifled with.
The only family that possesses the top-tier defensive martial soul, the Xuanwu Turtle, is the Xuanwu Turtle family, one of the four lower sects among the seven major sects on the Douluo Continent.
But what puzzled him was that half of the lower four sects had close ties with their Spirit Hall. Even if they had grudges, it was only private feuds between some of them, and they shouldn't be openly hostile to each other.
What's the deal with these two teenagers who possess the Xuanwu Turtle Martial Soul?
Two black-haired boys with similar facial features, who were probably brothers, exchanged a glance. One stared at them silently, like a puppy baring its teeth at an approaching two-legged beast after being cornered. The other looked at the aggressive crowd, his eyes flashing, and said in a deep voice, "Because you stole our soul beast."
Everyone: "???"
Hao Xuan frowned as he looked at the two brothers who were staring at them stubbornly, seemingly not lying. "When we found this serpent, it was lively and unharmed. Do you have any other evidence?"
Seeing that Hao Xuan didn't seem to be forcefully driving them away, the two brothers exchanged a glance and mustered their courage to confront the seven-ring Soul Saint in front of them.
"We chased this serpent for several days. It was quite cunning and hid very well, but we were the ones who spotted it first."
Hao Xuan: "......"
Others: "......"
"Hey, hey, I'm not trying to be mean. These days, there's a saying that whoever finds a soul beast first gets to own it. But you let it get away! Don't you understand that once it's gone, it's gone?" Xu Yu couldn't take it anymore.
What kind of childish robber theory is this?
Just because you discovered this soul beast a few days ago, but lost it halfway through the chase, and when you finally found it again, you discovered that the soul beast had already entered someone else's pursuit range, so you launched a sneak attack on them?
"It's your own fault for not catching this spirit beast that day! How can you blame other spirit masters for also discovering it?"
If the Ouroboros has already been injured and is just one more strike away from finishing them off, then they can simply find another soul beast.
But it had no injuries at all, and when we encountered it, it was still lively and ready to hunt us.
"Did it get your label attached, or was it injured by you? We didn't see a single scratch when we surrounded this Title Tailed Serpent, okay? You're weak, but you won't allow other Soul Masters to help? What kind of bandits are you!"
Xu Yu bombarded him with three questions, and the two brothers glared at him and started arguing with him.
But no matter how they talked about it, they only came up with one point—they discovered the ouroboros first, they chased it for several days, so it was theirs.
Hao Xuan, unable to get a word in edgewise, remained silent.
Qian Yuelong, who was listening to Xu Yu and the two brothers exchanging words, also fell into deep thought.
Why did she feel like this plot was a little familiar?
With her eyes glazed over, Qian Yuelong quickly recalled the original plot in her mind, and then suddenly realized.
oh!
When the main characters first entered the Soul Beast Forest and were about to kill a Soul Beast, a Cheng Yaojin suddenly intercepted them, saying that the Soul Beast had escaped from their hands.
Now, if we switch the characters, isn't it a perfect match?
Could it be that she also has some kind of protagonist aura?
As he was distracted, the flame barrier flickered and became unstable.
Qian Yuelong's sharp gaze fell upon the edge of the flame barrier to the south. The barrier, cut by some kind of sharp weapon, cowered as if it had encountered a natural enemy and did not reform.
Several unfamiliar faces stood there, watching them.
The leader was a middle-aged man dressed in a white Soul Master robe and wearing a magnificent blue gemstone.
Behind him stood a tall, slender young man with long black hair. He had delicate features, a cold expression, and wore a blue-black outfit. His dark eyes stared at them without any emotion.
Beside him, a pretty girl with short, dark purple hair was affectionately holding his arm. Her green eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, were fixed on him, like a serpent lurking in the shadows, sending chills down his spine.
The boy, dressed entirely in black, stood silently at the back of the line like a shadow.
In front of him, a boy of medium build with short blond hair waved to the two Xuanwu Turtle Martial Soul brothers who were clashing with Xu Yu:
"Stone Mill, Graphite, what happened to you two? Come over here quickly."
As they were speaking, another powerful aura descended upon them.
Qu Yuanyi narrowed his eyes upon sensing that the aura of the person approaching him was almost identical to his own.
One is a Soul Emperor, and the other is a Soul Saint.
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