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Qian Yu's eyes betrayed a hint of surprise, "Oh? The mightiest being of the Aquipeia Forest still remembers me, how ironic!"

Bi Ji, standing beside him, also recognized Qian Yu. A flicker of fear passed through her beautiful eyes, "This is... the man who almost killed me!"

Now, his strength was probably even more terrifying than before. The shadow that Qian Yu had cast over her began to surge forth...

The Thousand Demon King, who had been repelled by Qian Yu's Martial Soul, carefully watched him from above and silently marveled, "This human Soul Master is so strong, he blocked the attacks from me and the Chi King so effortlessly!"

As for the Chi King, his expression turned even uglier!

Despite being the two formidable ferocious beasts of the mighty Aquipeia Forest and striking together, they were so easily fended off by a mere boy...

And that boy's strength, it was clear he hadn't even unleashed his true power yet!

Di Tian, hearing the fearlessness in Qian Yu's voice, was taken aback by his immense confidence in his own abilities.

His eyes flickered with a sinister light, his tone icy as he said, "Brat, I spared your life once before, and yet you dare to return here. Are you not afraid of dying?"

As the words fell, a terrifying force exploded from Di Tian's body, one that rivaled even an Ultimate Douluo, perhaps even stronger!

Surrounding trees began bending under the fierce wind, swaying so violently that they might snap at any moment...

The unleashed oppressive might struck immediately in front of Qian Yu...

Qian Yu, having borne the brunt of this pressure, merely felt a weight on his shoulders, his body showing no signs of being suppressed...

A small smile played on Qian Yu's lips as he spoke casually to Di Tian, "Di Tian, do you truly believe you can take me on now, with absolute certainty of victory?"

Di Tian narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, but said nothing...

The Thousand Demon King beside him involuntarily stepped back twice, his voice filled with terror, "How… how powerful is this Soul Master, to withstand the boss's oppressive might without so much as flinching!"

If they were surprised before, now they were terrified!

Their boss, the supreme being of the Aquipeia Forest with eighty-thousand years of cultivation, was being withstood and matched by this fellow!

The Chi King's crimson pupils contracted sharply as he ground his teeth, thinking to himself, "Is this guy really so young, or is he some old freak in disguise?"

Bi Ji let out a sigh, thinking to herself, "Indeed, we should never have let this man leave years ago. Now he has grown strong enough to contend with the rulers of the Aquipeia Forest!"

The other ferocious beasts also retreated a few steps, watching the scene unfold with cold eyes...

Anger flickered through Di Tian's eyes as he stared at Qian Yu and spoke coldly, "I admit your strength is not far from mine, but don't forget there are other ferocious beasts here!"

"Besides, this has nothing to do with you. It's this kid who has deceived us," he added.

Qian Yu appraised Di Tian's serious demeanor, then turned his gaze towards Huo Yuhao, whose face was pale, asking calmly, "Deception? Huo Yuhao, what exactly is going on?"

He too had seen the creature resembling a young soul beast appear in Huo Yuhao's palm...

Huo Yuhao, with a troubled expression, knew that the existence of the Spirit Soul was his secret, which, if revealed...

The Skydream Ice Silkworm in his mind spoke gravely, "Yuhao, tell him. You can no longer hide the secret of the Spirit Soul, and only he can save you!"

Hearing the Skydream Ice Silkworm's words, Huo Yuhao lowered his head and clenched his teeth, "But..."

If he did that, he would lose his last resort, and surpassing Qian Yu would absolutely become impossible!

The Ice Emperor seemed to have seen through Huo Yuhao's dissatisfaction, and said reassuringly, "Yuhao, this man is not so easily fooled! If you're worried that he also has a Spirit Soul, you can rest assured. He has already reached the Title Douluo level and simply does not have a spare Soul Ring position to condense a Spirit Soul!"

Moreover, only she and the Skydream Ice Silkworm knew how to carry out this method!

As soon as these words came out, they struck Huo Yuhao's mind like a hammer, making him instantly realize...

Right! How did I not think of this!

The method of condensing a Spirit Soul was known only to the Skydream Ice Silkworm, the Ice Emperor, and himself. Even if he had told Qian Yu, not to mention whether he could condense one, the Soul Ring position was a lethal problem!

After understanding this, Huo Yuhao released Bear Lord's Spirit Soul once again and explained to Qian Yu, "Qian Yu, it's because of this!"

Qian Yu's beautiful eyes focused and released a vast golden Divine Power, which instantly eroded Bear Lord's Spirit Soul, and completely analyzed it away...

After a long while, she withdrew her Divine Power, thinking to herself, "This creature has no signs of life, yet it possesses a soul!"

Huo Yuhao explained, "This is an alternative creature condensed from the soul and Soul Power after the sacrifice of one of the top ten ferocious beasts, the Bear Lord, which I call a Spirit Soul."

Qian Yu nodded thoughtfully and once again turned her gaze to Di Tian in front of her, "Di Tian, why do you say he has deceived you?"

However, the fact that Di Tian and others were willing to risk the life of a ferocious beast for experiments made Huo Yuhao—or rather, the two things inside him—wonder what exactly they had said...

Di Tian's oppressive aura intensified once again, causing the space to shiver, and he said coldly, "This kid once said that after condensing a Spirit Soul, it would retain the memories of the soul beast's life, which is why I let the Bear Lord, who was about to face the heavenly tribulation, carry out the experiment."

"But as you can see, the Bear Lord that has become this kid's Spirit Soul is nothing more than a servant!!"

The Thousand Demon King said angrily, "Exactly! We must kill this kid to avenge the Bear Lord!"

Chi King chimed in, "With Bear Lord's proud nature, he certainly wouldn't want to become a servant to a weak human!"

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's mood was fraught with unease. If Qian Yu were to save him, he feared that it would mean irreconcilable differences with Di Tian of the Aquipeia Forest!

But if she did not save him, then death awaited him!

Qian Yu gave Huo Yuhao, who wore his emotions on his cheek, a cold look and said, "No matter what happened between you, someone asked me to take him back."

Considering the six soul bones Mu En had given her, she reluctantly decided to help his disciple this one time...

But that would be the only time!

The true reason, however, was that deep down she indeed had no fondness for Di Tian...

Upon hearing these words, Di Tian's expression grew even colder...

Immediately after, his human-shaped body began to swell, expanding to nearly a hundred meters in size...

Upon close inspection, one could see that the true form of the king of the Aquipeia Forest, Di Tian, was a gigantic dragon with dark brown scales all over its body!

The Golden-eyed Black Dragon King! Also the black dragon with the purest bloodline on the Continent!

Its entire body was covered with dense scales, and from these shiny dark scales, one could feel an extremely strong defensive force...

Especially those dragon claws, whose emitted offensive might seemed as though they could tear apart heaven and earth...

Di Tian uttered another threatening phrase from his mouth, "Human, do you intend to get in my way?"

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