Douro Continent

Chapter 130 The Peerless Dragon and Serpent of the Star Dou Forest (Part 1)

Oscar couldn't hold back any longer. "How can you prove that you were the ones who started the hunt? We didn't see you when we found it."

The old woman smiled slightly and said, "Young man, don't worry. Look at the belly of this Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent; there are two wounds from when it was struck by my cane. There are also some under its wings. It's just that this slippery little guy accidentally escaped. This granddaughter of mine has just reached level 30 and really needs this spirit ring. As you can see, she inherited my weapon spirit, the Serpent Staff. A high-level snake spirit is the most suitable for her."

Zhao Wuji looked down at the belly of the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent in his hand, and indeed, as the old woman had said, there were such scars. But to think that Zhao Wuji would let go just because of that was simply a pipe dream.

Zhao Wuji gave a cold laugh. "Senior, may I ask your esteemed name?"

The old woman said, "I wouldn't dare. I am a humble servant, and my friends in the Soul Master world have been kind enough to give me the title of Snake Granny. My husband's name is Meng Shu, also known as Dragon Lord. We came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time to find a suitable third Soul Ring for our granddaughter. I see that the children around you don't seem old enough to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring. Even though the Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring is gentler, it's still not something they can absorb."

In Chao Tianxiang's view, the oldest of these children, Dai Mubai, was still a bit younger than her granddaughter. She had great confidence in her granddaughter's strength and did not believe that any of these children could reach level 30 before her granddaughter.

Upon hearing the old woman's self-introduction, Zhao Wuji was secretly taken aback. He grabbed Oscar, who was about to argue, and said in a deep voice, "Are you the Snake Granny from the Peerless Dragon and Snake Sect?"

Chao Tianxiang smiled calmly, "I wouldn't dare, that's right. May I ask for your esteemed name, Soul Saint?"

Zhao Wuji's expression changed slightly. He had heard of the name of the peerless dragon and snake long ago. This couple had debuted very early and were extremely powerful, especially the Dragon Lord Meng Shu. When he first heard about him, the Dragon Lord was already at the level of a Soul Saint. Even if he had now reached the level of a Soul Douluo, he would not be surprised at all.

Dragon Lord's martial soul is a dragon-headed cane, which complements Snake Lady's snake-headed cane. The couple possesses an extremely domineering martial soul fusion skill that is difficult to resist unless one has the strength of a Title Douluo.

Zhao Wuji was merely a Soul Saint. Although the Snake Woman before him appeared weaker than him, once the Dragon Lord appeared, he would be no match for her.

The dragon and snake couple have an excellent relationship and never separate. With the snake woman here, the dragon man must not be far away.

Zhao Wuji had considered killing the grandmother and grandson to silence them. But killing the younger one was easy; killing Snake Granny Chaotianxiang would be much more difficult.

Although he had one more ring of strength than her, if Chao Tianxiang insisted on escaping, he would have no chance to stop her. After all, Zhao Wuji was a strength-type Soul Master and was not good at speed.

If the Snake Woman escapes, then what awaits him is the endless pursuit of the peerless dragon and snake.

"My name is Zhao Wuji." At that moment, Zhao Wuji's expression softened a bit as he introduced himself.

Chao Tianxiang's expression shifted slightly. "No wonder. I was wondering how I could just randomly encounter such a young Soul Saint. It turns out to be the Immovable King, renowned throughout the Soul Master world."

Zhao Wuji smiled somewhat awkwardly, thinking to himself that his reputation in the Soul Master world was probably more of a bad one.

Zhao Wuji laughed and said, "I dare not accept such praise. I was quite infamous back then. But these past few years I've lived a secluded life, teaching some students in an academy. This time I brought these children to the Star Dou Great Forest, one to obtain a spirit ring for one of them, and the other to broaden their horizons. I never expected to meet a senior like you."

Chao Tianxiang didn't want to get entangled with Zhao Wuji any longer, so she went straight to the point, "I'm a bit older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Zhao. Brother Zhao, this thousand-year-old Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent is extremely important to my granddaughter. She has just reached level 30 and needs a suitable martial soul. We were the first to discover this Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent and even wounded it, but due to a carelessness, it escaped. Could you please do us a favor and return this soul beast to us? I will certainly remember this kindness and repay you in the future."

Zhao Wuji sneered inwardly. "You think you can take away my thousand-year-old soul beast with just a few words? Even if you, the Peerless Dragon Serpent, are powerful, it won't be that easy. Besides, the Dragon Lord isn't even here yet."

Chao Tianxiang wanted to get the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent back from Zhao Wuji as soon as possible, and Zhao Wuji also wanted to resolve the issue quickly. He didn't want to wait for the Dragon Duke to arrive, because then the situation would be beyond his control.

"Sister Chao, this matter is probably not easy to handle!" Zhao Wuji looked troubled.

The girl standing next to Chaotianxiang couldn't help but speak up, "What's so difficult about it? We were the ones who found this thousand-year-old phoenix-tailed crested snake first. If we hadn't already injured it, would you have been able to get it so easily? Give it back to us now, or we'll be very rude to you." As she spoke, she raised the snake-headed cane in her hand.

Chao Tianxiang frowned as well, staring at Zhao Wuji and saying, "Brother Zhao, so you're saying you don't want to return this Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent to us, grandfather and grandson?"

Zhao Wuji smiled slightly and said, "Sister Chao, you're mistaken. In this Star Dou Great Forest, all the spirit beasts are ownerless. Perhaps you were the first to discover this thousand-year-old Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent and injure it, but we were the ones who ultimately captured it. It's unfair to insist that it belongs to you. While it's more suitable for your grandson, it's also very suitable for one of my students. This relatively gentle spirit beast would be of great help to my student's martial soul."

Chao Tianxiang was taken aback. "You mean, among your students, there are also Soul Masters who have already reached level 30?"

Zhao Wuji nodded.

Chao Tianxiang was startled. The oldest of these young men and women in front of her was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and most of them were twelve or thirteen. If some of them had already reached level 30, wouldn't that mean they were even more talented than her granddaughter?

Thinking of this, Chao Tianxiang's face showed disbelief, and her gaze fell directly on Dai Mubai, the seemingly oldest and most handsome evil-eyed white tiger.

Zhao Wuji smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, senior, how about this? I'll have these children activate their martial souls and show them to you. Shrek Academy members, activate your martial souls and show your spirit rings to this Snake Granny senior."

At Zhao Wuji's command, everyone released their martial spirits.

Among them, after Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Tang San released their martial souls, only their spirit rings appeared; their martial souls remained undetected to the other party.

Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda naturally had a way of concealing itself. Tang San, not wanting his Blue Silver Grass to appear, simply had it lie prostrate on the ground. As for Oscar's sausage, it wouldn't appear casually without a soul incantation.

The other four, all possessing beast-type martial souls, immediately demonstrated their strength and simultaneously completed their martial soul possession.

Suddenly, the seven young men and women who appeared in front of Snake Granny Chaotianxiang all had shining spirit rings. Each of them had two yellow spirit rings symbolizing a hundred years, and Dai Mubai even had an extra purple thousand-year spirit ring.

This sight truly shocked Snake Granny Chaotianxiang.

How could this be? This was Chaotianxiang's first thought.

These children, aged twelve to fifteen, had already reached the level of Great Soul Master or above. The one who looked the oldest had already obtained his third Soul Ring. Moreover, the quality of each of their Soul Rings was so good that not a single ten-year Soul Ring had appeared.

What does this mean? If one child's talent surpassed her granddaughter's, perhaps Chao Tianxiang could accept it. But the abilities these children displayed, judging from their ages, were all stronger than her granddaughter's. These seven teenagers could be described as geniuses. But how could so many geniuses appear all at once?

Seeing the shock in Chao Tianxiang's eyes, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but feel a surge of secret pleasure. A sly smile spread across his face. "Senior, do you find these students of mine acceptable?"

Chao Tianxiang took a deep breath, barely calming her turbulent emotions, and said with a forced smile, "Of course, as expected of the disciple of Fudo Myoo, truly heroes emerge from among the young! I wonder which of these children has reached level thirty?"

Zhao Wuji patted Oscar beside him, "This is the kid. He just reached level 30. I can't help it, I'm just a busybody, so I had to bring them here."

Chao Tianxiang looked at Oscar, her expression growing increasingly grim. She knew very well how important a good spirit ring was to a spirit master about to advance. Now that the Thousand-Year Phoenix Tail Crested Serpent was in his hands, getting Zhao Wuji to give it up wouldn't be an easy task.

I had heard of this guy's infamous reputation long ago. If it weren't for the intimidating name of the peerless dragon and snake, this kid might have directly killed my grandfather and grandson.

(End of this chapter)