Douluo Dalu: This Soul Master is to Weird

Fifteen minutes later.

A figure with four wings on her back, radiating divine energy and resembling an angel, sped across the forest canopy.

Several hundred meters behind her, two gray avian soul beasts, each with wingspans of six to seven meters, surrounded by dark mist and exuding an aura of evil, were in hot pursuit.

"Damn it!"

Glancing at the two Dark Evil Gray Vultures chasing her relentlessly, Qian Renxue cursed inwardly, frustration evident in her heart.

At this moment, Qian Renxue finally understood what it truly meant to have a string of bad luck.

Yesterday, after advancing to the six-ring Soul Emperor level, she hadn't even had time to let the smile on her face settle before the parents of the Radiant Flame Winged Tiger she had just hunted returned.

With dual attributes of light and fire, the Radiant Flame Winged Tiger was a soul beast with extraordinary bloodline strength. Its cultivation of over 80,000 years placed its power well above the average eight-ring Soul Douluo.

Although She Long and Ci Xue were both nine-ring Titled Douluo, their soul power levels weren't particularly high, and their soul rings weren't at optimal configurations. As a result, their strength wasn't significantly superior to the two Radiant Flame Winged Tigers.

Adding the burden of protecting her as a liability, the two Titled Douluo were firmly suppressed by the two Radiant Flame Winged Tigers.

Facing this situation, Qian Renxue understood that the best course of action was for her, the liability, to retreat first.

Without the concern of protecting her, the two Douluo, who were slightly stronger, might not be able to kill the two Radiant Flame Winged Tigers, but they could at least drive them away.

However, the hunting ground was located in the core region of the Star Dou Forest. As someone who had just reached the six-ring Soul Emperor level, even with the powerful Seraphim martial soul and her mastery of the Angelic Domain, which allowed her strength to rival that of an average seven-ring Soul Sage, she didn't have absolute confidence in being able to leave the Star Dou Forest safely on her own.

After all, encountering a single flying soul beast with a cultivation of over 50,000 years could easily spell disaster for her.

And such flying soul beasts weren't uncommon in the core region of the Star Dou Forest, making the odds of "winning the lottery" quite high.

Rather than taking the risk of retreating blindly, it was better to stay put. At least with the protection of the two Titled Douluo, the two Radiant Flame Winged Tigers wouldn't be able to do much to her.

Besides, the only reason for not retreating earlier was that the time wasn't right.

Once they left the core region and the forest became less dangerous, she could then let the two Douluo cover her retreat, significantly improving her safety.

With her strength comparable to a seven-ring Soul Sage, she could dominate most of the soul beasts living in the inner regions of the Star Dou Forest.

As long as there wasn't any deep hatred and their strengths were evenly matched, which inner-region overlord-level soul beast would bother fighting her to the death for no reason?

Unfortunately, plans often fail to keep up with reality, and unforeseen incidents can arise.

Earlier, while dealing with the vengeful Radiant Flame Winged Tigers, the three of them had fought and retreated for most of the day. Although she didn't actively assist in combat, flying consumed soul power too. After a whole day, her soul power was almost depleted.

After having the two Douluo cover her retreat, Qian Renxue planned to find a spot to recover her depleted soul power. But to her misfortune, she landed near the lair of two Dark Evil Gray Vultures.

The Dark Evil Gray Vulture was a dark-attribute evil soul beast known for its bloodthirsty and cruel nature. It enjoyed devouring corpses and detested light.

Having a human soul master, who was arguably even more "evil," trespass near their lair, the two Dark Evil Gray Vultures, with cultivation levels exceeding 40,000 years, immediately felt their status as "sovereigns" being severely provoked.

Additionally, the divine aura emanating from Qian Renxue's body particularly irritated the two Dark Evil Gray Vultures. Without hesitation (not that they could hesitate), they launched an attack on her.

The bloodline of the Dark Evil Gray Vulture wasn't particularly strong. At 40,000 years of cultivation, their combined strength wasn't much greater than that of Qian Renxue, who had just reached the six-ring Soul Emperor level with her Seraphim martial soul and Angelic Domain.

However, this comparable level of strength assumed Qian Renxue was in peak condition and in a one-on-one fight.

With her soul power running low, facing a two-on-one scenario, and lacking much combat experience, Qian Renxue knew she was no match for them. After repelling the first wave of the Dark Evil Gray Vultures' assault, she turned and fled without hesitation.

Qian Renxue initially believed she could rely on the extraordinary speed granted by her Seraphim martial soul to shake off the two vultures or that they would give up after losing patience.

To her dismay, not only were the vultures incredibly persistent and relentless in their pursuit, but their speed was nearly on par with hers, even slightly surpassing it at times.

If not for the restraining effect of the divine energy from her Angelic Domain on these dark-attribute soul beasts, which made them wary, Qian Renxue estimated she would have already been caught by now.

In truth, Qian Renxue didn't realize that the vultures' relentless pursuit stemmed entirely from her Seraphim martial soul.

Darkness devours light, and evil consumes the divine. To the Dark Evil Gray Vultures, Qian Renxue's Seraphim martial soul was a precious delicacy, far more nourishing than devouring an eight-ring Soul Douluo.

"If I'd known this would happen, I should have just fought those vultures head-on from the start. Maybe I'd have stood a chance."

While flying at full speed, Qian Renxue glanced at the two vultures still chasing her, her eyes flashing with a trace of despair and regret.

Just as despair began to grip her heart, a powerful figure flew out from the forest several miles ahead.

Inside the forest, Mu Yang was currently absorbing the soul ring of a mutated Scaled Armored Beast.

Suddenly, Shui Yanyu, who had been on guard nearby and monitoring the surroundings, frowned and turned to look toward the sky behind them.

In her perception, three auras—one holy and two evil—were rapidly approaching from that direction.

"Bing'er, stay here and watch over Xiao Yang."

Without hesitation, she instructed Shui Bing'er before summoning her Ice Sparrow Martial soul and rising into the sky toward the incoming auras.

Mu Yang was in the process of absorbing his soul ring, and it wasn't suitable for any soul master or soul beast to disturb him. Shui Yanyu had to intercept whatever was coming.

Moreover, Mu Yang's 10,000-year third soul ring and 27,000-year fourth soul ring were not things that could be exposed to other soul masters.

As soon as she reached the sky, Shui Yanyu saw a young golden-haired woman with four radiant angelic wings flying in the distance. The woman's six soul rings shone brilliantly, and behind her, two 40,000-year Dark Evil Gray Vultures pursued relentlessly.

"It's her?"

The moment she saw the angelic wings behind the young woman, Shui Yanyu recognized her immediately.

If nothing unexpected had occurred, this golden-haired woman should be the same individual she had encountered a few days earlier at the hotel in the Hunting Soul Town—the young mistress of the Spirit Hall, from the Angel Clan.

As the headmaster of Sky Water Academy, Shui Yanyu had read academy texts detailing the Angel Clan's six-winged Seraphim martial soul.

Despite its name, the six-winged Seraphim martial soul did not mean the user could grow six angelic wings upon activation. To manifest six wings, the soul master's soul power level had to reach nine-ring Titled Douluo. Before advancing to the six-ring Soul Emperor level, a six-winged Seraphim martial soul user could only manifest two wings.

Although the golden-haired woman in front of her had only four wings, it was undoubtedly a six-winged Seraphim martial soul.

Someone possessing the six-winged Seraphim martial soul and addressed as "Young Mistress" by Titled Douluo could only be the Spirit Hall's young mistress.

The question now was, where were the young mistress's two bodyguards?

If the two Titled Douluo had been present, dealing with two 40,000-year Dark Evil Gray Vultures would have been child's play for them.

At this moment, Shui Yanyu had three choices.

The first was to pretend not to see anything and let Qian Renxue be hunted down by the two vultures. If nothing unexpected happened, the Spirit Hall's young mistress would likely meet her end in the Star Dou Forest today.

The second was to attack and kill Qian Renxue herself, ensuring the loss of a future powerhouse of the Spirit Hall in the Star Dou Forest.

The third was to save Qian Renxue. If this young mistress of the Spirit Hall had any conscience, she would owe Shui Yanyu a favor in the future.

After a moment of contemplation, Shui Yanyu weighed the pros and cons and decided to act.

She soared forward, her eighth soul ring gleaming brightly. Her near-80,000-year soul skill, Extreme Cold Storm, activated.

In the next moment, overwhelming soul power surged as an intense chill spread across the sky, carrying countless palm-sized snowflakes toward the two Dark Evil Gray Vultures chasing Qian Renxue.

As the Extreme Cold Storm enveloped them, the vultures were instantly frozen mid-air.

Before the frozen vultures could fall, the countless snowflakes within the storm, sharp as blades, shredded their frozen bodies.

In an instant, fragments of flesh, feathers, and ice filled the air.

When the snowflakes finally dissipated, all that remained were two shattered, bloodstained carcasses, riddled with ice shards, plummeting into the forest below.

Flying soul beasts, aside from dragon-type or dragon-blooded ones, generally lacked defense and were typically agile. Even without using her martial soul avatar or enhancement skills, Shui Yanyu's eighth soul skill, wielded by a high-level eight-ring Soul Douluo, left no room for survival.

Seeing the two vultures, which had earlier pursued her relentlessly, reduced to nothing, Qian Renxue felt an overwhelming sense of relief. She immediately bowed gratefully to Shui Yanyu. "Junior Qian Renxue thanks Headmaster Shui for saving my life!"

Shui Yanyu was the headmaster of Sky Water Academy. Among the five elemental academies, aside from Elephant Armored Academy, which had clearly sided with the Spirit Hall, the others were targets of heavy recruitment by the Heaven Dou Empire.

With her identity as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue naturally recognized Shui Yanyu.

In fact, during the last Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Qian Renxue, as Xue Qinghe, had personally visited Sky Water Academy's team to represent Emperor Xue Ye in offering his encouragement.

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