Douro Continent

Chapter 292 "King of the Earth" and "Pink Lady" (Part 1)

Under the stunned gazes of everyone, Liu Erlong, now transformed into a crimson dragon, spewed terrifying flames of anger from her eyes. Facing the Earth King struggling desperately beneath her, she raised her forepaws.

"Watch out!" the master shouted from a distance, because from his angle he could see the Earth King's long scorpion tail whipping around.

Although the flames spewed from its tail could not harm a red dragon of the same attribute, its own attack power was extremely strong. After all, it was a soul beast with nearly five thousand years of cultivation.

Liu Erlong quickly showed everyone her violent side. With one hind paw still on the back of the Earth King, she quickly raised and then lowered the other hind paw, slamming the Earth King's entire tail into the ground. The crimson scorpion hook trembled, but could no longer be flicked up.

In terms of strength, this thousand-year-old soul beast was no match for Liu Erlong at all.

With a raised front paw, she slapped the Earth King on the head, and Liu Erlong roared fiercely, "I'll teach you to ruin my good time!"

The roar of the Earth King abruptly ceased, and now only its two front claws remained above the ground.

"If I don't make you suffer today, I'm not Liu Erlong."

Boom, boom—

Without using any skills, Liu Erlong only used the brute force after transforming into the true form of the Crimson Dragon. Her two front claws slammed directly onto the Earth King's front claws without any hesitation. Then, she slid her front claws downwards, pressing them precisely at the joint where the Earth King's front claws connected to its body.

A terrifying cracking sound rang out, and the head and tail of the Earth King trembled violently at the same time. However, Liu Erlong's strength was too great, and no matter how desperately it struggled, it had no chance of breaking free.

With two soft "plop" sounds, Liu Erlong tore off the two enormous scorpion claws, spraying out dark red blood.

However, for Liu Erlong, this was just the beginning.

Under the stunned gazes of everyone, Liu Erlong's massive body spun around, and one of its front paws grabbed the Earth King's tail hook. It should be known that this tail hook was the Earth King's most powerful weapon, which was not only extremely hard but also extremely hot.

Only a terrifying fire-attribute soul master like Liu Erlong would dare to capture him so directly.

The next moment, Liu Erlong jumped off the Earth King, but of course, this was not to let it go.

With a flick of its front paws, it lifted the Earth King, which was embedded in the ground, and slammed it heavily back onto the ground.

In Liu Erlong's hands, the King of the Earth was like a tattered sack, constantly being swung up and slammed down.

The violent scene made everyone's stomachs churn. Even someone as composed as Tang San wanted to ask his teacher, "Is she really human?"

At this moment, none of the Shrek Seven Devils dared to step forward and persuade Liu Erlong, telling her that the soul beast was still useful.

After slamming the Earth King several times, perhaps finding it utterly powerless to resist and growing bored, Liu Erlong stopped. Just when everyone thought the violence was over, Liu Erlong muttered to herself, "Serves you right for ruining my good time, for coming at this hour..."

With each word she uttered, a part of the Earth King's body would be removed by her dragon claws. First, the tiny, mutated scorpion legs, then the joints of the scorpion's tail. In no time, this once incredibly powerful soul beast was reduced to just its head and torso, surrounded by a ground littered with its remains and spurting blood.

However, the life force of this king of the earth was indeed formidable; even at this moment, it still clung to life.

With a flick of her dragon claw, Liu Erlong sent the Earth King's body arcing through the air before crashing heavily in front of the Shrek Seven Devils. "Hey, little fatty, it's yours now. You're also fire-attribute, so it'll suit you perfectly."

The moment the Earth King crashed to the ground, the Shrek Seven Devils almost simultaneously took a step back. The three girls were so horrific that their faces turned pale. If they hadn't received special training from the Grandmaster before, they probably would have vomited by now.

"Give it to me..." Ma Hongjun asked tentatively, looking at the terrifying red dragon.

"Hurry up! I told you to take it, so take it. Stop talking nonsense." Liu Erlong glared at Ma Hongjun, who nearly fell over in fright. He then quickly took action, ending the pitiful life of the Earth King with a heart full of compassion.

The red light faded, and Liu Erlong returned to human form. Her fiery gaze had turned completely cold. She glanced at the master with some resentment before heading back to her tent to sleep.

Apart from Ma Hongjun quickly sitting down on the ground and releasing his martial soul to begin absorbing the soul ring, everyone else stood there motionless, as if afraid of making any noise that might further anger Liu Erlong.

After a moment, Zhao Wuji glanced at the tent behind him and whispered, "It's hard to believe I was in a tent with a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex. Flander, I didn't quite believe you when you said your second sister had a bad temper, she's so alluring. Now I know you weren't exaggerating at all, you didn't even exaggerate enough. I've decided, I'll be on night watch from now on. Nobody can take it from me."

Flander nodded repeatedly and said, "Since the little fat boy is absorbing the spirit ring, I, as his teacher, must protect him. Xiao Gang, go to sleep. Wuji and I are fine here."

"Sleep my ass." The master glared at Flander with extreme frustration. At this moment, the flames burning in his heart had been completely extinguished. He looked at the tent, walked directly to a big tree next to him, sat down, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

Dai Mubai coughed. "Teacher Erlong is truly my idol. Now I understand what real violence is. No wonder she's known as the killing horn of the Golden Iron Triangle."

Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing didn't want to linger there for even a second longer and quickly ran back to their tents. As for whether Liu Erlong's outburst would affect their sleep, only they knew.

Oscar tugged at Tang San, "Looks like you don't need to keep watch tonight, Tang San. Boss Dai, let's go back to sleep too."

Back in the tent, Tang San, realizing Ma Hongjun was missing, made Dai Mubai and Oscar move aside, clearing a space between himself and Xiao Wu before lying down again. However, at this moment, the image of the Crimson Dragon's rampage kept replaying in the minds of all six people in the tent.

This is the true power of a high-level Soul Master: destroying a five-thousand-year-old Soul Beast in an instant, and in a 'special' way at that.

Nothing happened that night. When everyone woke up and crawled out of their tents the next morning, Ma Hongjun was still sitting in the same spot as the night before. However, he had changed quite a bit.

The first thing that catches the eye is the four spirit rings, two yellow and two purple.

However, his body, which had thinned somewhat due to consuming the celestial herbs, seemed to have gained weight again. His entire aura was filled with the explosive power of fire.

Flander stood beside the fat man with a satisfied expression. He was quite pleased that his disciple had obtained his fourth spirit ring earlier than Tang San.

Everyone has vanity, and he was no exception.

"Dean Flander, has Fatty finished absorbing it yet?" Tang San asked in surprise. Generally speaking, half an hour is enough to absorb a spirit ring, but a whole night has passed.

Flander said, "He absorbed it all long ago. I had him continue cultivating to fully integrate the energy from the spirit ring with his body. This Earth King is just right for him. It seems his fourth spirit ring skill is quite good. You all need to work hard and find suitable spirit beasts for yourselves as soon as possible."

To the relief of the three girls, the remains of the Earth King from the previous night had vanished, clearly cleaned up by Flander and Zhao Wuji. However, the dents in the ground served as a stark reminder of the brutal battle that had taken place there the previous day.

After everyone had washed up and eaten breakfast, Ma Hongjun had also woken up from his cultivation.

A loud phoenix cry rang out from his mouth, and his chubby body leaped into the air. Flames surged all over his body, releasing a golden-red light that then abruptly subsided as four spirit rings quietly merged into his body. The moment his small eyes opened, they gleamed with a sharp light. He looked incredibly energetic and spirited.

Just as the Shrek Seven Devils were about to ask Fatty how he felt about absorbing his fourth spirit ring, a slightly angry shout rang out from another tent, "Who's making such a racket so early in the morning?"

The fat man, who had been feeling a little smug, shuddered as soon as he heard the voice and instinctively hid behind Flander.

Flander frowned. "Alright, stop hiding. Do you think your teacher, Erlong, would really attack you? You have to understand her; she's not young anymore, and her hormones are a bit off. It's normal for her to be a little temperamental."

"Flander, do you want to die?" Although Flander's voice was very low, Liu Erlong's hearing was even better.

The disheveled humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex rushed out of the tent.

(End of this chapter)