Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

In the early morning, a light mist filled the central part of the core area of ​​the Starry Sky Forest.

"Rustle, rustle—"

A soft rustling sound came from the grass. A snow-white, jade-like, thousand-year-old soft-boned rabbit was happily eating blue silver grass, its pair of ruby-like eyes looking left and right, ready to dodge attacks from its natural enemies at any moment.

The surroundings were unusually quiet, and a faint fishy smell had appeared in the air, not strong, but with a subtle hint of sweetness and tea aroma.

Above the tree canopy, a five-meter-long bright yellow snake concealed its aura and quietly approached the soft-boned rabbit below. On the snake's forehead was a small, flower-shaped protrusion.

The Mandala Serpent has 50,000 years of cultivation.

The datura snake flicked its tongue, its upper body bent, and its lower jaw dislocated, opening its mouth at almost a 180-degree angle—a gaping maw that only snakes could create!

"hiss!"

The datura snake's eyes gleamed with ferocity as it pounced on the innocent and naive soft-boned rabbit like an arrow released from a bow. Suddenly, a clump of purple spider web sprayed out from behind it. The spider silk was translucent and bright in the sunlight, and the moment it unfolded, it gave people a sense of fear that the sky was covered, showing how huge its coverage area was.

In the moment of crisis, the Mandragora Serpent revealed the fierce side of a 50,000-year-old soul beast. Its slender body suddenly straightened in the air, and its tail transformed into a long whip, lashing fiercely at the purple spider web.

"boom--"

The spider web was far more resilient than the Mandragora Snake had imagined. Its tail, which had gathered 50,000 years of soul power, was unable to budge it even slightly when it struck with all its might. The snake was then firmly pressed back to the ground by the spider web.

The spider web was covered with an extremely viscous liquid, which solidified upon contact with the wind, forming sharp purple spikes that gleamed with a cold light. These spikes pierced through the hard snake scales and penetrated into the flesh of the Datura snake. What made the Datura snake even more desperate was that the spikes concealed a mixture of deadly poisons it had never seen before!

The Mandragora Serpent is a highly venomous spirit beast. It possesses the Mandragora Poison, which paralyzes the nerves of animals, and its body is also highly resistant to poisons. However, at this moment, it is suffering from extreme pain caused by the neurotoxin and the corrosive poison eroding its scales, bones, and flesh!

The enormous snake struggled wildly, sending sand and stones flying from the ground beneath it. The bushes and saplings seemed to have been ravaged by a tornado, their branches and leaves torn and scattered. Even so, it could not break free from the purple spider web.

Two and a half minutes later, the hysterical madness gradually subsided, a dark soul ring floated into the sky, but the corpse of the Mandragora Serpent was still twitching slightly, and the soil beneath it rolled into mud dragons, showing how much pain it had suffered in its life.

Upon discovering that the Datura snake had fallen to the ground, the Soft-Boned Rabbit immediately took off running. Just as it thought it had escaped, a purple light flashed on the ground, and countless spider silks surged out from underground, as if a prison had been woven from spider webs, trapping the Soft-Boned Rabbit inside.

"Roasted whole rabbit, breakfast is ready for today."

A figure emerged from behind the towering ancient tree, his four soul rings—gray, red, and crimson—pulsating rhythmically. The blood-red soul ring at the end shone brightly. Ling Bai's golden eyes shone with light, and a smile appeared on his lips. One of the eight Death Prison Spider Spears behind him stood upright and instantly pierced through the head of the Soft Bone Rabbit.

Holding the soft-boned rabbit by its long ears, Ling Bai found a stream and quickly skinned and gutted it.

A wooden stick pierced through the entire body of the soft-boned rabbit. Amidst the crackling of sparks, the rabbit slowly cooked, and the rich aroma of rabbit meat wafted into the distance.

Meanwhile, the Mandragora Serpent was transported back by a group of small demonic spiders, and Ling Bai calmly stored it in his storage soul tool.

"The third one..."

He turned the fat, juicy rabbit on the grill, muttering to himself.

Three months of the year and a half of survival in the Star Dou Great Forest have passed, and the mission to kill ten 50,000-year-old soul beasts has been 30% completed.

The core area of ​​Star Dou is a paradise for ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. During these three months, Ling Bai had to maintain the highest level of vigilance every day. This kind of mental fatigue is often more torturous than physical fatigue.

However, the higher the pressure, the more it can stimulate the limits of the human body. Every day, he fights against soul beasts and battles to the death. Ling Bai's combat experience has skyrocketed. The various soul rings and soul bone skills of his twin martial souls have been integrated and have begun to form a system.

In the human world, because the Death Prison Spider King is an evil martial soul, Ling Bai rarely uses it. Most of the time, he summons the Death Prison Bone Dragon to fight. However, the Death Prison Bone Dragon is just an undead creature with attribute amplification, and it ultimately has a fixed ceiling. The Death Prison Spider King is the true martial soul. As the number of Death Prison Spider King soul rings gradually increases, Ling Bai takes advantage of the opportunity to survive in Star Dou to hone his skills.

The effect was quite remarkable. In the dense forest environment of Star Dou Great Forest, the Death Prison Spider King was more outstanding than the Six-Winged Angel, especially in terms of the two signature skills of the Demon Spider Soul Beast: stealth and ambush. The Death Prison Spider King displayed these skills to the fullest.

The spider web that attacked the Mandragora Snake and the Soft Bone Rabbit was one of the fourth soul skills provided by the Sora Ink Poison, the Poisonous Spider Web.

The Poisonous Spider Web can be used to set traps or cast instantly. Ling Bai can decide the size and shape of the web at will. Once it hits, the Poisonous Spider Web will condense countless tiny, highly poisonous spider stings, injecting a huge amount of poisonous venom and the poison of the Death Prison Spider King into the prey. The toxicity is infinitely close to the ultimate poison. Even the 50,000-year-old high-level poison-attribute soul beast, the Mandragora Serpent, cannot withstand it for more than three minutes.

Upon arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, Ling Bai felt as free as a fish leaping in the vast sea and a bird soaring in the boundless sky, untouchable by anyone. Aside from not being able to swagger around, the Star Dou Great Forest was practically flawless.

The roasted rabbit was cooked through, and its aroma made Ling Bai's mouth water. He took a big bite of the rabbit's thigh, and the fragrant, juicy rabbit meat filled his mouth. One bite brought him a feeling of pure bliss.

"It smells so good!"

Ling Bai gave himself a thumbs up for his grilling skills. Although he couldn't compare to a natural chef like Huo Yuhao, he was still a fire-attribute soul master. Fresh ingredients often only needed the simplest cooking methods. With the right heat, the grilled rabbit smelled amazing!

"Not bad, not bad. Let's catch two more soft-boned rabbits at noon. One will be roasted, and the other will be used to make soup with blue silver grass!"

The Soft-Boned Rabbit Killer revealed a chilling smile. Tremble, rabbit!

"Summoning the Spider".

After eating and drinking his fill, Ling Bai summoned thousands of small demonic spiders and said, "Find a 100,000-year-old soul beast with both light and fire attributes."

For the past three months, he has been searching for the sixth soul ring of the six-winged angel. Perhaps his standards were set too high, as he has not yet found a 100,000-year soul beast that meets the requirements. However, he did find a 100,000-year Flame Lion King. If he finds nothing after a year and a half, Ling Bai will have no choice but to kill the Flame Lion King.

The spiders obeyed and scattered, disappearing into the dense forest. Ling Bai casually chose a direction and headed forward to begin another day of survival training.

In the distance, a deathly gray-black domain enveloped the sky and earth. Dark red and black figures clashed again and again, and large swathes of forest fell like wheat being harvested. Centered on the battleground between the two figures, a forest within a five-kilometer radius had been leveled. Trees and soil were reduced to dust in the terrifying shockwave, forming a huge crater.

"boom--"

The dark red figure flew backward and crashed heavily into the pit. Its powerful body had several deep wounds that exposed bone. Grayish-black energy seeped into the wounds and corroded its body. Its three large heads drooped, and its aura was extremely weak.

"Uncle Red King!"

The Crimson King staggered several times but couldn't get up. A golden, wondrous soul beast rushed in front of him and anxiously circled around him.

"I'm fine, auspicious beast."

The Crimson King struggled to his feet and looked at the master of the gray-black domain, the giant tiger that strolled over leisurely. A hint of fear unconsciously flashed in his eyes.

"The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, the eighth most ferocious beast in Douluo Continent... Tsk tsk tsk, long time no see. You've become so much weaker. Oh no, how could I forget? I should be the one who's gotten stronger."

The giant tiger was pure black, without a single blemish. Its blood-red eyes were filled with a sinister aura, and the "king" character on its forehead was as dark and gloomy as mist. Its tail, which stood tall, was composed of countless joints, with a huge barb at the very top that gleamed with a chilling light.

"It's you again, Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! You dare attack me and Uncle Red King? Aren't you afraid of attracting Uncle Emperor Tian's attention?!"

The three-eyed golden lion stood beside the Crimson King, baring its teeth at the Dark Demon God Tiger, seemingly trying to make it back down.

"So cute."

The evil god hook at its tail swayed as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger laughed loudly, "I have been lying in wait for five thousand years. Since I dare to attack you two, I naturally have something to rely on. Within the Dark Demon Domain, the innate domain of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clan, I am the sole ruler!"

Di Tian couldn't sense your presence until I devoured you, Imperial Beast...

I will hold the fate of the Star Dou Great Forest in my hands! Whether it's the ferocious beasts, Di Tian, ​​or that slumbering creature in the Lake of Life, they all must protect me!

The Dark Demon God Tiger laughed wildly. It was born in another Soul Beast Forest and entered the Star Dou Great Forest five thousand years ago, intending to devour the soul beasts here to accelerate its cultivation.

During this process, it discovered the Emperor Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and a strong greed arose in its heart. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger can be called a god-level evil soul beast, with a status similar to the six-winged angel in human martial souls. However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger cultivates by devouring soul beasts, which makes all soul beasts hate it spontaneously and try every means to get rid of it.

Therefore, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has its eye on the Imperial Auspicious Beast that embodies the destiny of the Star Dou Forest. As long as it uses its innate soul skill to devour the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, it can dominate the fortune of the Star Dou Forest. At that time, it can eat whoever it wants and as many as it wants, and it will surely break through the shackles of the soul beast race and achieve the position of Evil God!

Driven by greed, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attacked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but unexpectedly, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was accompanied by the ferocious beast bodyguard, the Crimson King. At that time, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, with only 50,000 years of cultivation, was unable to break through the Crimson King's protection. After the Crimson King broke through the Dark Demon Domain, he summoned other ferocious beasts, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger narrowly escaped from the Star Dou Great Forest.

After much painful reflection, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger decided to accumulate strength and roam the forests of many soul beasts, relentlessly reaping the lives of soul beasts. Now, having broken through 100,000 years of cultivation, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, determined to take revenge on the Crimson King for devouring the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Relying on the Dark Demon Domain's ability to lurk, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger waited for a full month. Its efforts paid off, and it caught the Three-Eyed Golden Lion out hunting for light-type soul beasts. Its bodyguard was none other than its old rival, the Crimson King!

Killing two birds with one stone!

Feeling that they were far enough away from the Lake of Life, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger instantly activated its Dark Demon Domain, and the two Soul Beast Overlords quickly went into battle.

Although the Crimson King's cultivation was more than 200,000 years higher than that of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the bloodlines of the two beasts were not on the same level at all. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was the darling of the gods, possessing extreme evil and near-extreme wind and thunder dual attributes. Its innate domain was an ability that many top-level soul beasts would drool over. The Crimson King was easily defeated and was beaten so badly by the 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that he could not even lift his head.

"Dark Demon Evil Tiger, I, this auspicious beast, curse you with endless bad luck and a terrible death!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion let out a deep roar, and its third vertical eye shot out a dazzling rose-gold beam, striking the smug Dark Demon God Tiger opposite it.

"A curse? Enemies of the world, hated by both humans and beasts! Haven't we, the Dark Demon God Tiger clan, been cursed enough?!"

The Dark Demon God Tiger dodged the rose gold beam with a swift movement. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately felt a foul gust of wind rush towards it, and the surrounding air fluctuated violently. A fierce wind howled, and the next second, the twisted evil god hook was almost within reach, the tail hook at the tip seemingly about to gouge out the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's third eye!

Seeing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attack the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Crimson King unleashed the last bit of soul power within his body. The roar of the three large heads was mixed with rage and determination. The three large heads swelled up to a size, giving people a sense of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Black lines emerged on the dark red fur, the majestic mane spread out, and three thick torrents of flame poured out!

The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's innate soul skill: Hellfire!

As soon as the Hellfire was unleashed, the soaring temperature instantly scorched everything around, including the plants and trees. The Dark Demon God Tiger's expression turned slightly serious; the desperate attack of a 300,000-year-old ferocious beast was not to be underestimated!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's muscles bulged, and the Evil God Hook emitted a deep gray-black light, cleaving through the Crimson King's hellfire like an evil god's hook and scythe. However, the hellfire did not dissipate; instead, it reassembled and fiercely pounced on the Dark Demon's domain!

"boom--"

A huge hole was burned into the Dark Demon Domain. The Crimson King's six eyes lit up at the same time, and he grabbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and rushed out.

Outside, Ling Bai seemed to sense something and looked up. A dark red figure trembled slightly in the sky before plummeting straight to the ground.

After judging the landing point, Ling Bai immediately moved ten meters to the left, and the dark red figure landed right where he had just been standing, face-first in the dirt.

"Red King?"

Ling Bai saw the Crimson King, who was seriously injured and bleeding profusely from head to toe, and rubbed his eyes in shock. What was going on?

Immediately afterward, a three-eyed golden lion emerged from beneath the Crimson King. The man and the beast stared at each other, both feeling awkward. Looking into the Crimson King's dazed beastly eyes, Ling Bai hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"We meet again, Brother Crimson King. A king's word is as good as his bond. May I run three hundred meters ahead of you?" (End of Chapter)