That Is Not My Sister But Bibi Dong?!

The only one hesitant was Xiao Ying.

To be honest, she was really afraid of death.

Following Ye Tian into the core area was undoubtedly dangerous.

But she knew that only by following Ye Tian could she gain his favor.

Which could, in turn, help her family and parents.

With this thought, Xiao Ying took a firm step forward:

"Xinglan is my classmate, after all. I have to see her safe with my own eyes."

"Thank you."

Ye Tian expressed his gratitude to Xiao Ying alone.

It was only right.

Given Xiao Ying's status, she had no obligation to follow them deep into the Star Dou Forest.

After all, this had nothing to do with her.

...

Finally, Ye Tian and his group collectively stepped onto the land of the core area.

They hadn't walked far.

A fresh skeleton appeared before them.

Beside the skeleton, tattered clothing lay scattered like dust.

With lingering fear, Xiao Ying said, "This is Zhao Zhou's body."

The Sea Witch took a deep breath and said, "Just now, Sun Tiao mentioned that Xinglan and the others separated from here and headed northeast."

"Then we'll head northeast! I must find my sister!" Ye Tian clenched his fists.

"Find your sister? Why not come find her inside my stomach?"

At that moment—

A hoarse voice echoed from all directions.

"Who?" The Sea Witch tensed up, spreading her spiritual power around.

"Hehe, more fresh food delivered to my doorstep. I've really been lucky these past few days!"

The hoarse voice rang out again from all around.

"Tsk, tsk, such tender flesh… I'm already drooling!"

The voice grew louder.

At the same time, to their front-left—

A patch of trees toppled over, kicking up clouds of dust.

A massive beast, over ten meters tall, emerged before them.

Its fur was thick, its body covered in dark gold, exuding a metallic sheen.

As it arrived, waves of oppressive energy rolled out like searing heat.

Forcing everyone to step back.

"It's a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear!"

Having studied soul beasts, Xiao Ying immediately recognized the massive creature before them.

Her eyes were filled with terror.

Beside her, Xuan Miaoyin quickly counted the markings on the bear's lower leg.

Every ten thousand years of cultivation, a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear gains a new marking on its lower leg, and its body grows larger.

The bear before them had—nine markings!

Seeing this, Xuan Miaoyin's pupils shrank as she warned the group: "It's a ninety-thousand-year-old soul beast!"

As one of the top-tier soul beasts, a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear with ninety thousand years of cultivation was comparable to a human Super Douluo.

However, since its intelligence had not fully developed—

Its overall combat strength was only equivalent to an ordinary Titled Douluo.

But its terrifying destructive power and absurdly strong defense made even a Titled Douluo unwilling to face it.

As a Titled Douluo skilled in spiritual power, the Sea Witch had never encountered a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear before—

Yet in an instant, she had analyzed its combat abilities.

She shook her head and looked at Ye Tian:

"This is tough. Even if Xiao Bai and I join forces, we can only manage a draw at best."

"And if we fight at full power, you'll likely die from the battle's shockwaves."

After saying that—

She took a deep breath, unleashing her soul power without reservation, and shouted: "Illusion Domain!"

"Hehe, illusions? Break for me!"

The hoarse-voiced Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear showed no sign of panic—

Instead, it seemed to revel in the thrill of battle.

The Sea Witch swiftly moved to Ye Tian's side:

"This bear is too large. My domain won't hold for long."

"Xuan Miaoyin, take Ye Tian and Xiao Ying and leave this place now!"

"Use the Spirit Hall's mark to leave a signal and wait for us to regroup!"

Although the Sea Witch didn't fully trust Xuan Miaoyin, this mysterious woman—

At this moment, it was the best plan.

"Understood!"

Xuan Miaoyin nodded solemnly.

Faced with the Sea Witch's trust, Xuan Miaoyin became fully alert:

"I will protect Ye Tian!"

With those words, before Ye Tian and Xiao Ying could react, she immediately grabbed them like little chicks—

Transformed into a bat—

And flew away at high speed.

Ye Tian struggled, shouting, "Xuan Miaoyin, put me down! I never said I wanted to leave!"

He had some poison pills on him—though they couldn't kill the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear—

He had at least a hundred ways to knock it unconscious for a dozen minutes.

That would be enough time for everyone to escape safely.

"At a time like this, Young Master, you shouldn't be thinking about fighting!"

Xuan Miaoyin ignored him completely and flew even faster.

The farther they got, the safer they'd be.

Just as Xuan Miaoyin was accelerating—

Bang!

It was as if she had slammed into something—falling straight down.

Luckily, as a Spirit Douluo, Xuan Miaoyin had a strong body—

So she didn't pass out from the impact.

After crashing, she spoke with difficulty: "There's a barrier ahead."

As soon as she finished speaking—

A middle-aged man with gray hair and a white cloth wrapped around his forehead descended before them with his hands behind his back.

The white-clothed man bared his teeth, grinning sinisterly:

"Kekeke, where are you three trying to run?"

"Though I didn't get the Mystic Ice Grass, I seem to have found an even better treasure."

The middle-aged man's gaze locked onto Ye Tian, filled with greed.

Clicking his tongue in amazement, he muttered: "A divine physique… If I refine you into a pill, I might just break through my limits!"

With that—

The middle-aged man shot a look of disgust at Xuan Miaoyin:

"You wretched woman! How dare you defy my orders!"

"You really thought I wasn't prepared?"

"Your every move has been under my control from the start!"

Hearing this familiar voice—

Xuan Miaoyin trembled all over, as if all strength had left her.

Her eyes went hollow, and she muttered blankly: "K-King of Slaughter…"

"You're the King of Slaughter?"

Ye Tian, feeling sore and aching, climbed up from the ground and dusted himself off.

He looked indifferently at the gray-haired man with a white cloth wrapped around his forehead.

Secretly, he was comparing this man to Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.

The three of them were all Limit Douluos of the same era.

But Bo Saixi still looked like a young woman in her twenties.

Qian Daoliu, at most, appeared to be in his thirties.

Yet Tang Chen—

Looked like a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties, on the verge of old age.

Ye Tian wasn't surprised to see Tang Chen here.

In fact, he had expected it.

Tang Chen had likely placed some kind of restriction on Xuan Miaoyin—allowing him to track her here.

Facing the young man's calm question—

Tang Chen sneered in disdain:

"That's right. I am the King of Slaughter!"

"And, in fact, we have a little grudge."

"In East Sea City, two of my Titled Douluo subordinates died at your hands."

Spreading his hands, Tang Chen continued confidently:

"But none of that matters anymore—because today, you will die."

(End of Chapter)

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