They were compiling a diary in Douluo Continent, and they were completely fooled.

Thinking of this, the Dragon Lord forced a slightly stiff smile onto his aged face and spoke.

"Young friend, would you be willing to discuss giving us this soul beast? If you're willing, I can offer you some compensation."

Luo Ye smiled and waved his hand.

"No need for compensation. We didn't need this soul beast anyway, so we'll just give it to you."

Seeing that Luo Ye agreed so readily, Long Gong was filled with surprise and felt even more strongly that this young man was probably the heir of some family.

He had the audacity to bring three young girls to the Star Dou Great Forest and give away a thousand-year-old soul beast without batting an eye. His magnanimity is truly extraordinary.

Upon considering this possibility, the smiles on the faces of the Dragon King and the Snake Queen became even more genuine.

Meng Yiran, on the other hand, puffed out her chest, a hint of pride on her face.

'Grandpa and Grandma would never guess that the reason Luo Ye gave them this crested snake was actually because of me.'

'After all, Luo Ye himself said that in my past life, I was a good friend of his.'

The Snake Granny, unaware of what Meng Yiran was thinking, nudged her arm and said...

"Yiran, why don't you quickly thank this young friend?"

Meng Yiran smiled at Luo Ye.

"Thanks, I'll absorb the spirit ring now."

As he spoke, he raised the snake-headed cane in his hand, intending to kill the crested serpent.

However, at that moment, an arrow came flying, its target being the cane in her hand.

Swish!

Upon hearing the sound of something cutting through the air, the Dragon King and the Snake Woman's eyes narrowed, and they ruthlessly blasted the arrow into pieces.

Although the arrow failed to hit its target, Meng Yiran stopped and looked angrily in the direction from which the arrow had come.

Luo Ye twitched the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with amusement. He had already sensed that the arrow was the sleeve arrow shot by Tang San.

The next second, Zhao Wuji arrived in this area with Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.

Seeing that the crested serpent was still alive, Zhao Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. He then narrowed his eyes and glanced at Luo Ye, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others before speaking in a deep voice to the Dragon Lord and the Snake Lady.

"This spirit beast belongs to us."

Because she was almost shot by the hidden arrow, Meng Yiran was furious. When she heard that he wanted to take her soul ring, she was even more enraged.

"What do you mean 'your'? Who do you think you are?"

Upon seeing the pretty girl, Ma Hongjun unleashed his lewd nature, his small eyes narrowing into slits as he chuckled at Meng Yiran.

“We’ve been chasing this beast for a long time, so of course it’s ours.”

Long Gong only wanted Meng Yiran to finish absorbing the soul ring first, and then he would settle accounts with Zhao Wuji and the others. So he suppressed his anger and snorted coldly.

"This spirit beast was stunned by this young friend, and he promised to give it to us. It has nothing to do with you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji glanced at Luo Ye, his gloomy mood vanished, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, if that's the case, then we definitely can't give you this soul beast."

"Because Luo Ye is a student of Shrek Academy!"

Zhao Wuji was very pleased with himself, and his eyes were full of mockery when he looked at the Dragon Duke and Snake Lady. Even Tang San and Oscar breathed a sigh of relief.

However, to their surprise, what Luo Ye said next completely slapped them in the face.

“Teacher Zhao, it’s true that I am a student of Shrek Academy, but I will not give this soul beast to Oscar.”

As Luo Ye finished speaking, Zhao Wuji's laughter abruptly stopped, and the scene instantly fell into an extremely eerie silence.

Dragon Lord and Snake Granny were pleasantly surprised. They had originally thought there would be unexpected twists and turns, but it turned out that Luo Ye seemed to be at odds with those Shrek people.

Doesn't this mean that the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent's spirit ring still belongs to Meng Yiran?

Is there such a good thing?

Zhao Wuji's smile froze, and his expression instantly turned ugly. He looked at Luo Ye with fury and said in a deep voice.

"Luo Ye, what did you say? Think about what I told you yesterday, and think it through before answering me about the ownership of this soul beast!"

Zhao Wuji's words carried a very clear threat, implying that if Luo Ye were to give the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent to Meng Yiran, he would be punished.

Unfortunately, Luo Ye came to the Star Dou Great Forest to sabotage Oscar's Soul Hunting Operation, and now that things have developed to this point, he is even less likely to back down.

Faced with Zhao Wuji's threat, Luo Ye did not back down.

"No need to think about it. Even if I kill this soul beast myself and destroy the soul rings it produces, I still won't give them to Oscar!"

Chapter 56 Moral Blackmail? Might Makes Right

Before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Dai Mubai and Oscar's actions gave Luo Ye an excellent excuse.

Even if he refused to give the crested snake to Oscar, Zhao Wuji and the others would only assume that he was retaliating against Oscar, and would not suspect that he had other motives.

Just as Luo Ye said, he would rather discard the spirit ring produced by the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent than let it become Oscar's third spirit ring.

Upon hearing Luo Ye's resounding words, Oscar's face immediately turned extremely ugly, and his eyes were filled with hatred and hostility as he looked at Luo Ye.

"What are you trying to do? Don't forget we're classmates in the same academy! You'd rather give this soul beast that's perfect for me to someone else than give it to me?"

Luo Ye's face was full of mockery, and he sneered.

"Classmate? Did you treat me like a classmate before? You're all ganging up on me, and you still want me to give you my soul beast?"

"I suggest you lie down and take a nap right now, because such good things only happen in dreams."

Oscar was speechless, and he suddenly regretted why he had been so impulsive.

Even if you want to target Luo Ye, you should at least wait until you've obtained your third spirit ring.

Now look what's happened; the soul ring that was so easily within reach is about to slip away.

Seeing Oscar rendered speechless by the backlash, Tang San stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice.

“Even if Oscar was wrong just now, you shouldn’t retaliate against him like this. Knowing that this soul beast is very suitable for Oscar, you still gave it to someone else. Your behavior is a bit too much.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye scoffed and began to bombard Tang San with criticism.

"Excessive?"

"When Oscar and the others were ostracizing me just now, why didn't you say anything excessive?"

"I'm just returning the favor to them, and you're already criticizing my behavior as excessive?"

"Someone like you, whose stance is already crooked, shouldn't stand up and pretend to be a rational and objective person, saying so-called fair things. It's disgusting to hear."

Luo Ye, unleashing his full power, held his own against multiple opponents, leaving them speechless with their questions.

After all, even they themselves knew in their hearts that they were not in the right in this matter.

If it weren't for that incident of ostracizing Luo Ye outside the Star Dou Great Forest, things probably wouldn't have developed to this point.

However, for Zhao Wuji, whether he was in the right or not was not important; what mattered was getting Oscar the soul ring that suited him.

Zhao Wuji then waved his hand and glared fiercely at Luo Ye.

"We'll discuss your matter back at the academy. With me here, you're not qualified to decide which soul beast belongs to you."

After saying that, without waiting for Luo Ye's response, he looked at the Dragon God, Snake Goddess, and Meng Yiran and said coldly.

"Have you had enough of the show? If so, get lost. Shrek Academy wants this soul beast."

"If you insist on arguing with us, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying surge of soul power erupted from Zhao Wuji's body, and a powerful gust of wind swept across the entire area.

Seven spirit rings rose slowly from beneath Zhao Wuji's feet, circling around his body and demonstrating his status as a powerful seven-ring spirit saint.

He thought that once he revealed his spirit rings, the other party would back down.

However, to Zhao Wuji's utter surprise, the three people opposite him looked at him with eyes full of mockery and ridicule.

Zhao Wuji, who was already very annoyed by Luo Ye's lack of respect, became even more furious upon seeing this situation.

Just as he was about to explode, he heard Long Gong on the other side say with great interest.

"I haven't said anything just now to give that young friend face. If he wants to hand over this soul beast to you, I wouldn't mind doing so."

"But now I understand the situation better, and that young friend still hasn't changed his mind."

"In that case, I shall have a good talk with you."

Reasonable?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Standing behind him, Ma Hongjun continued to sneer and curse.

"Old man, are you out of your mind? You want to reason with me? Don't you know that might makes right?"

Dai Mubai glanced at Luo Ye and echoed her.

"Fatty is right. Seeing how old you are, let me give you a piece of advice: don't be like some people who can't see their place and insist on doing brainless things."

Hearing these words that were almost explicitly named, Luo Ye didn't hold back and was about to take action.

However, before he could make a move, he was stopped by the Dragon Lord, who nodded to him.

"Leave it to me, young friend."

Then, seeing Zhao Wuji and the others so angry, he laughed instead.

"Might makes right, huh? Then let me see just how big your fists really are."

As soon as they finished speaking, the Dragon Lord and the Snake Lady released their soul rings almost simultaneously.

Snake Granny Chaotianxiang is a bit better; she's just a six-ring Soul Emperor.

However, upon seeing Long Gong Meng Shu's eight spirit rings, Zhao Wuji's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face was filled with a horrified expression.

"Contra?!"

Zhao Wuji was dumbfounded.

Originally, he wanted to intimidate others by virtue of his status as a Soul Saint, hoping to make them back down.