Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

Although under normal circumstances, Soul Masters can fight against thousand-year-old Soul Beasts.

However, that is based on normal circumstances. For example, the soul beasts they face are generally not particularly strong and cannot be considered top-tier soul beasts.

The middle-aged man in front of them looked on with fear in his eyes.

They didn't even have the slightest bit of confidence.

There is no other reason.

The spirit beast before them was none other than the Purple Shadow Lion.

It's important to know that the Purple Shadow Lion is one of the most terrifying speed-type spirit beasts. Not only is it incredibly fast, but it also has a particular fondness for feeding on the hearts of fresh corpses. Furthermore, it contains potent poison and possesses several extremely powerful innate spirit skills.

Under normal circumstances, even a middle-aged strong man would find it somewhat difficult to protect a three-thousand-year-old soul beast in an ordinary year, especially when protecting the little girl behind him.

Not to mention the Purple Shadow Lion.

Even among top-tier soul beasts, it is an extremely terrifying existence.

It could even be said that among speed-type spirit beasts, it is difficult to find one that can rival it.

It is no exaggeration to say that this three-thousand-year-old Purple Shadow Lion is the strongest in terms of strength.

Even when encountering a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, it still has the ability to contend with it.

That is to say, its strength is at least equivalent to that of a Soul King.

Under such circumstances, they encountered this soul beast.

At this moment, the middle-aged man felt an unbearable headache, or perhaps he felt that he was extremely unlucky.

The original plan was to help someone else acquire a spirit ring, and then help Xiao Xiao with her second spirit, while also hunting for her first spirit ring. However, luck seemed to be against her; she couldn't find a suitable spirit beast for Xiao Xiao's second spirit.

We hadn't even officially entered the mixed zone yet; we just encountered the Thousand-Year Soul Beast Grass near the mixed zone, which caused us to get separated from the main group.

Most importantly, just as they were about to leave Star Dou, the Great Forest encountered this creature with top-tier bloodlines in the outer area.

Then, the middle-aged man took a deep breath and couldn't help but look at the little girl behind him, transmitting his voice in a deep voice.

"Xiao Xiao, I'll hold him off for a bit, you can run as far as you can!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao shook her head frantically, her fair and delicate face now completely red and swollen.

Large teardrops were sliding down her cheeks.

"No, Uncle."

For Xiao Xiao, although the uncle in front of him was not closely related to him by blood, he had been a guard assigned to him by his family during his childhood.

She was the person who had been with me the longest, besides my father.

She wasn't stupid; after hearing what the other person said, she could tell that they were determined.

Some were even more unwilling to leave. Seeing this, the middle-aged man frowned, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but pretend to scold them sternly.

"Then what are you going to do here?"

Although Xiao Xiao knew that the other party was being hypocritical, she also realized her own weakness at this moment.

In that instant, it seemed as if he saw his uncle, from whom he was about to be separated.

At this moment, her determination to become stronger, strong enough to protect everyone, was growing wildly.

At the same time, the Purple Shadow Lion also moved.

As a soul beast with top-tier bloodlines, even at only three thousand years old, it could roughly understand some human speech. Looking at this...

It was obvious that the human in front of him wanted to come down and fight him to the death.

Then let the little girl leave.

This was not allowed by him, after all, in the eyes of this thousand-year-old Purple Shadow Lion.

Everything that exists before it is simply a lucky lunch it stumbled upon.

Especially Xiao Xiao's innocent appearance perfectly matched his recipe.

Fresh and tender.

Therefore, upon seeing its prey, which seemed to be at risk of escaping, it naturally wouldn't allow it.

At the same time, after the Purple Shadow Lion's figure disappeared.

It even left a brief afterimage in place, which made the middle-aged man's heart jump in his throat.

As the spirit rings beneath his feet flickered, the Martial Spirit Cauldron behind him instantly split into three smaller cauldrons.

By surrounding Xiao Xiao, they were also indirectly protecting her.

Then, the moment that figure reappeared, the middle-aged man didn't even have time to use his soul skill; he only felt the claw pierce through his skin.

A domineering and terrifying poison eroded his body, instantly turning his face pale, and even his soul power became disordered at this moment.

The purple shadow lion reappeared, glanced at the middle-aged man with a human-like sarcasm, and then pounced on Xiao Xiao.

Chapter 40 Reunion with Xiao Xiao, Tianmeng's First Battle

In the eyes of the Purple Shadow Lion, the middle-aged man who had been poisoned by it was already a corpse, but he might put up some resistance in the coming days.

This will only hasten the time it takes for yourself to get food, which is equivalent to hastening the death of the other party.

Before that, he would first enjoy dessert.

At the same time, the middle-aged man, who was poisoned, gradually showed a hint of despair on his face.

That's right, that's the difference. Even with the so-called best spirit ring configuration, he still couldn't compete with a top-tier spirit beast like the Purple Shadow Lion.

As a defensive-type Soul Master, he didn't even have the right to resist.

At the same time, he watched the purple shadow lion getting closer and closer to him.

Xiao Xiao, however, did not panic; it was as if she had already foreseen her impending death.

After taking another deep breath, the first spirit ring beneath his feet flickered.

The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron behind him sent shockwaves toward the Purple Shadow Lion.

"First Soul Skill: The Tremor of the Cauldron!"

So at this moment, Xiao Xiao had only one thought.

Even if it means death, we must inflict some injury on this Purple Shadow Lion.

However, this damage did not affect the Purple Shadow Lion itself at all. After all, although it was not good at defense, the first soul skill of a one-ring soul master had a negligible impact on it.

The middle-aged strong man propped himself up, preparing to unleash his soul skill again. The initial chaos and backlash of his soul power caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

They were still prepared to continue, but at this moment, all that remained in their eyes was despair.

The ferocious expression on his face and the murderous intent in his eyes were filled with hatred for the purple shadow lion, and even more so with resentment at his own powerlessness.

The Purple Shadow Lion also sensed the humans behind it and wanted to use their soul skills, but it didn't care at all.

With its speed, it could easily bite Xiao Xiao and kill her, then dodge away.

It can even do this movement twice without any fear.

After all, even if one were to use a soul skill while poisoned, it would be difficult to survive.

It takes several seconds to get used to them.

Not to mention controlling the soul skill to cause damage or influence it.

Xiao Xiao seemed to have already foreseen her fate. Looking at the purple shadow lion in front of her, she took a deep breath, and her expression gradually became somewhat ferocious. Looking at the purple shadow lion in front of her, she spoke angrily.

"Even as a ghost, I will not let you go. I will definitely kill you in my next life."

After saying that, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but give a bitter smile and then closed her eyes.

It seemed that he had prepared to face death, but the scenes before his eyes unfolded one by one.

My beloved parents, and everything in my family.

She is the most talented member of the family now, and she also shoulders the mission of revitalizing the family.

It's a pity that he could only fall here...

However, as these feelings of resentment gradually surfaced in her heart, Xiao Xiao unexpectedly discovered that after a long while, she did not seem to feel any pain or the approach of the Purple Shadow Lion.

The moment she opened her eyes, a figure not much taller than herself appeared in front of her.

Along with the boy appeared a slightly ethereal, luminous spirit deer, while the guiding beast was now standing elsewhere, its eyes filled with confusion.

Because he had just seen something, an inexplicable attack was about to hit him. He subconsciously chose to dodge. When he saw that the attacker seemed to be a soul beast, and a spirit deer of light and shadow, he became somewhat wary.

There's no way around it; this ancient soul beast possesses an extremely powerful innate skill that's simply there.

But generally speaking, aren't these kinds of spirit beasts rarely the ones that actively eat people? Why would they choose to stop me?

The moment that figure appeared, the Purple Shadow Lion felt completely bewildered after another moment of confusion.

The luminous deer before my eyes wasn't in its spirit beast form, so why could it condense an attack? After all, a spirit beast like this couldn't possibly transform into a so-called ferocious spirit form.

The moment the boy turned around and chuckled, Xiao Xiao felt as if her world had been illuminated in that instant.

Despite the gloomy atmosphere surrounding the other party, the warm light in their eyes was definitely not that of an evil spirit; it was something that could be possessed.

Why is there only one spirit ring under his feet when it is clearly the soul power fluctuation of a Great Soul Master?

Despite still feeling confused and bewildered—how could these two powers exist in the same person?—she instinctively looked at the other person and tried to dissuade them.

"Run! This is a very dangerous creature!"

At the same time, Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao, who was still concerned about him even at this moment.

For a moment, I was overwhelmed with emotion.

Furthermore, they genuinely believed in that so-called premonition.

Although in his previous life, his fate was mostly controlled by Tang Shenwang's chess game, the years he spent together and the friends who accompanied him were still precious.

Xiao Xiao and the others are all real people.

Therefore, upon seeing his old friend in danger, he naturally chose to step forward without hesitation.

On the other side, the middle-aged man who had already been poisoned seemed to have some difficulty understanding what was happening before him.