Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

After an unknown amount of time, Tuoba Wukong opened his tightly closed eyes.

The heavy bronze bell in front of him had been completely "swallowed" by him and disappeared without a trace.

Tuoba Wukong subconsciously let out a burp, feeling as if he had eaten too much. His purple soul ring rose up, and for the first time, a heavy feeling arose within its deep purple light.

After absorbing the bronze bell, his first soul skill also underwent a transformation. Although the color of the soul ring did not change, the power of his first soul skill, Golden Bell Protection, was greatly enhanced.

With a thought, Tuoba Wukong's first spirit ring shone brightly, and a golden bell appeared in the small tent, enveloping Tuoba Wukong. The dark red bell rotated gently, and a heavy and profound feeling came over him.

Unlike most soul skills that only produce phantoms, the bronze bell summoned by Tuoba Wukong was almost tangible.

Standing beneath the bell, a sense of security arises spontaneously.

Unfortunately, the space here was too cramped, preventing Tuoba Wukong from fully testing the defensive and offensive capabilities of the Golden Bell.

Regardless, with this Golden Bell Protective Soul Skill that combines offense and defense, Tuoba Wukong was able to gain a foothold in this world, even though he relied on his own martial soul.

At least with this golden bell, he is no longer inferior to Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, and others.

Just as Tuoba Wukong was sensing his soul ring, a sharp cry suddenly resounded through the sky.

"Something's wrong." A furious voice came from outside the tent.

Tuoba Wukong immediately crawled out of the tent.

In the distance, huge blue raptors circled incessantly in the sky, emitting sharp cries, their blood-red eyes fixed intently on what lay below.

A flying, wind-attribute soul beast, Azure Sky Eagle.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, the most dangerous creatures are not tigers or bears, but the fierce birds that rule the sky. Once they have their eyes on you, there is absolutely no way to escape in the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, the previous shrieking sound did not come from those birds of prey. Instead, Zhang Xiaoxiang spread her golden wings high, and golden feathers shot out like arrows, blocking the frenzied blue sky eagles.

Below him, powerful auras rapidly approached them, likely within a few breaths. Tuoba Wukong could vaguely make out their distinctive red robes, clearly identifying them as inner disciples of Shrek Academy.

I don't know how they offended this group of Azure Sky Eagles.

However, the lowest level of the Azure Sky Eagles in the sky are all thousand-year-old soul beasts, and there are quite a few ten-thousand-year-old eagle kings.

"Retreat! Fang, you lead the way, Chen Qi and Chen Xiu follow, Xiong Cheng, protect Zhou Kong, I'll cover the rear!" Tianlang's expression changed slightly as he shouted.

The members of the Sirius Mercenary Group summoned their martial spirits almost without hesitation. Fang, the leader, charged directly to the southeast, his canine claws flashing, instantly creating a path through the dense jungle.

"You go first!" Xiong Cheng glanced at Tuoba Wukong, shouted angrily.

At this moment, Tuoba Wukong didn't care about being polite. He combined his two bodies and his speed soared. His left leg, the Void Demon Leopard Soul Bone, also exerted its power. Instantly, he turned into a blur and rushed out. Although his speed was not as fast as that of the Soul King level Cannon Fang, Cannon Fang needed to clear the way, so he was not too far behind Cannon Fang.

The speed that Tuoba Wukong suddenly unleashed in the critical moment surprised Xiong Cheng for a moment. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, gripped the heavy shield with one hand, and followed closely behind Tuoba Wukong. The faster Tuoba Wukong was, the less attention he needed to pay to Tuoba Wukong.

Behind Xiong Cheng were the brothers Chen Qi and Chen Xiu. Their martial spirits transformed into a rope, constantly wrapping around the surrounding trees to propel them forward at a considerable speed.

Last but not least is Tianlang. As a beast spirit, he has the highest spirit power cultivation. Although his speed after the spirit is attached to him is not as fast as the agility-type Canine Fang, it is still above Chen Qi, Chen Xiu and the other two.

But at this moment, he suppressed his speed, retreating while summoning the Sky-Hunting Bow, occasionally firing a blue arrow to hinder the attack of the Azure Sky Eagle in the sky.

At the same time, Sirius also saw the inner disciples of Shrek Academy following behind them.

There were four disciples from the inner court of Shrek Academy, two men and two women, all dressed in red. They were all beautiful and extraordinary. Although they were fleeing for their lives, there was not a trace of panic on their faces. They would occasionally unleash powerful attacks, forcing back the Azure Sky Eagles that were chasing them from the sky.

Although only one of these inner court disciples was a six-ring Soul Emperor, and the others only had five soul rings, the aura emanating from each of them made Tianlang extremely wary. In a one-on-one fight, he was not confident that he could defeat any of them.

Especially the inner court disciple at the rear, who was at the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor, possessed an incomparably domineering martial soul. After his martial soul was attached to his body, he was nine feet tall, and his entire body was covered by black and white fur. The black fur gathered on his forehead to form the character "王" (king), and between the crisscrossing fur, there was a faint, domineering tiger's roar. Every time his sharp claws were swung out, a blue sky eagle would be forced back.

Top-tier beast martial spirit: Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

Despite being top-tier martial souls, the Hunting Wolf and the White Tiger are qualitatively different. Even if they were of the same level, the Hunting Wolf would not be confident that it could withstand the White Tiger's attack. Moreover, the man looked to be less than twenty years old, yet his soul power was a level higher than the Hunting Wolf's, reaching a terrifying level of sixty.

Although the aura of the other three was not as strong as that of the man with the White Tiger Martial Soul, they were not to be underestimated.

Sirius's gaze fell on two chirping blue chicks in the arms of a woman in red, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

A fledgling Azure Sky Eagle!

No wonder these Azure Sky Eagles were chasing after them so relentlessly; it turns out that these audacious Shrek Academy inner court disciples stole their cubs.

The rarity of a soul beast cub is second only to soul bones and some rare medicinal herbs, and even surpasses that of a typical ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Although a soul beast cub cannot directly enhance a soul master's strength, for some powerful forces, its value is no less than that of a soul bone.

Soul beasts have long lifespans, and with enough rare and precious materials, their growth rate is not much inferior to that of human soul masters. If one can snatch a soul beast cub and raise it from a young age, it is equivalent to having an extra powerful helper and a long-lived guardian beast.

However, all spirit beasts protect their cubs very strictly and resolutely. Once they discover that their cubs may be stolen by human spirit masters, they would rather destroy themselves than let them fall into the hands of human spirit masters.

Each soul beast cub is extremely rare, and once it appears in the world, it will be sought after by various major forces.

Especially the Azure Sky Eagle, a sky overlord with the ability to fly, is priceless.

Legend has it that long ago, the Star Luo Empire tamed a special army composed of Azure Wind Eagles, which roamed the world and once dominated the Heavenly Soul and Fighting Spirit Empires, almost unifying the continent.

It is the offspring of a pair of blue-sky eagles and an ordinary bird.

Until the Sun Moon Empire invaded, this mysterious army suffered heavy casualties under the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided devices, and finally gradually disappeared from the continent.

However, the inner disciples of Shrek Academy who stole the Azure Sky Eagle cub ended up being the ones who suffered. Indeed, they should have stayed far away from these plague gods.

Despite their best efforts to avoid them, they still encountered these "plague gods".

Tianlang cried out in despair. This was the Star Dou Great Forest, and the rampage of the Azure Sky Eagle would only attract more soul beasts. Once these soul beasts surrounded them, they would have no chance of escape.

The only saving grace was that they didn't venture too deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. This area was the boundary between the inner and outer regions, and most of the inhabitants were thousand-year-old soul beasts, with very few high-level soul beasts over ten thousand years old.

Even so, it would be quite dangerous if so many Sky Eagles could not be shaken off.

"Brother, hold on! The Azure Sky Eagles are incredibly fast and have the ability to fly. If we don't deal with them, we won't be able to escape. Teacher Zhang has already blocked most of the ten-thousand-year-old Azure Sky Eagles. Why don't we join forces and take out the rest of the Azure Sky Eagles?" Dai Yueheng also noticed Tianlang and the others fleeing ahead and couldn't help but shout loudly.

At this moment, there were about a dozen Azure Sky Eagles chasing them in the sky. Apart from the two leading ones who vaguely had a cultivation level of ten thousand years, the others all had a cultivation level of one thousand years.

Together with the inner disciples of Shrek Academy, they have a total of eight Soul Kings and one Soul Emperor, so they are not without the ability to fight.

But these guys get all the benefits, so why should they risk their lives for the Shrek Academy students?

Sirius ignored the warnings, and after forcing back a group of Azure Sky Eagles that were about to break through the defenses of Shrek Academy's inner disciples with the Hunting Sky Bow, he turned and left.

A cunning glint flashed in Dai Yueheng's eyes. With a flash, a Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Sky Eagle broke through his blockade and charged directly towards Tianlang and the others.

In the eyes of the Azure Sky Mad Eagle, the people of Sirius and Shrek Academy are in cahoots. The Azure Sky Mad Eagle is as its name suggests; once it goes berserk, it will not recognize its own family. In the eyes of the Azure Sky Mad Eagle, none of the humans below will be able to leave alive.

Seeing a giant evergreen eagle break through Shrek Academy's defenses and head straight for him, Tianlang knew perfectly well that this was intentional on the part of the Shrek Academy students.

Even though he was cursing under his breath, Tianlang understood that they now had no choice but to join forces with the inner disciples of Shrek Academy.

Although the inner disciples of Shrek Academy are cunning, their individual strength is undeniable. The fact that they were able to escape unscathed from the attack of so many Azure Sky Eagles is enough to prove this point.

Once they open their defenses, the Sirius Mercenary Group will suffer heavy losses, especially since their employer, Zhou Kong, is only a Soul Master.

If anything happens to Zhou Kong, their trip will have been in vain.