Chapter 3025: Hunting_1
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Aquipeia Forest!
After slaying the centennial soul beast that leapt at him with a single palm strike, Meng Shu wiped his forehead and said, "Damn, the soul beasts attracted are even more numerous than I imagined!"
Continuing to use Soul Power like this, even with his Soul Douluo level strength, he felt exhausted!
Chao Tianxiang, panting heavily next to him, agreed, "Hmm... But fortunately, the corpses strewn all around have instilled fear in them. However, this also means that the soul beasts that will be attracted next will be even more terrifying!"
"Yiran still hasn't finished absorbing? We can't drag this out any longer!!"
Hearing this, Meng Shu glanced at Meng Yiran, sensing her gradually stabilizing breath and joyfully said, "No, she's already finished absorbing it!"
As expected, with those words, Meng Yiran, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened her eyes...
Excitedly, she exclaimed, "Grandpa, Grandma, I've successfully absorbed this Soul Ring!"
Once she had finished speaking, she stood up, revealing the Soul Ring she had just absorbed...
Reassured by her affirmation, Meng Shu let out a sigh of relief, "Yiran, it's good that you were successful, but next time, please don't choose a soul beast with such a high age limit!"
Chao Tianxiang nodded and said, "That's right, it's far too dangerous. Should the absorption fail, the consequences could be unpredictable!"
Meng Yiran giggled, "I have to thank Grandpa and Grandma for infusing me with Soul Power and protecting my meridians; otherwise, I might have indeed failed!"
Upon her words, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang's expressions turned somewhat embarrassed...
They both directed their gazes towards Xu Sheng, who was standing behind them...
Simply put, aside from holding off the soul beasts, they hadn't been of any real help to Meng Yiran!
Meng Yiran was momentarily stunned, somewhat puzzled...
Meng Shu coughed into his hand and said, "Yiran, actually, it wasn't us who infused you with Soul Power and protected your meridians!"
After saying this, he signalled with his eyes...
Meng Yiran, upon hearing this, slowly turned around...
And just like that, she found herself face to face with Xu Sheng, her delicate lips nearly touching his face...
Instantly, her cheeks flushed red and her ears became even hotter...
Moving backward instinctively, she stumbled and nearly fell...
Xu Sheng, seeing this, timely reached out to hold her...
"Are you okay?"
Having recovered, Meng Yiran, in an attempt to hide her embarrassment, mumbled with her head down, "I'm... I'm fine, you... who are you??"
Who was this boy in front of her? Why was he so delicate and handsome, to the point that even she felt ashamed of herself!
Could it be that he was also a member of the sect??
But I have never seen him before
Xu Sheng released her, smiling as he said, "I am Xu Sheng."
Meng Yiran timidly raised her head, cautiously asking, "Xu Sheng?? Have we met before?"
Seeing the interaction, Chao Tianxiang said to Meng Shu, "Old man, have you noticed? Yiran seems to be mesmerized by this young man!"
The latter smacked his lips, "Hmm... That young man's appearance is indeed flawless!"
Returning to her senses, Meng Yiran quickly said, "Thank... thank you, Xu Sheng."
Xu Sheng huh?
What a strange name!
Xu Sheng replied casually, "No need to thank me. The success of the absorption was mainly due to your own willpower!"
Then, turning to Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, he gave a fist salute and said, "However, esteemed elders, may I now take my leave?"
Meng Shu couldn't well refuse, so he spoke with a diplomatic tone, "Well... Of course you can, but Xu Sheng, if you don't mind, why not travel with us?"
"It would be safer that way!"
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Chao Tianxiang also chimed in, "That's right, that's right, you saved Yiran, so you are a benefactor to us, the Peerless Dragon-Snake Couple!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Yiran's eyes also lit up with excitement...
"Exactly, Xu Sheng, why don't you join us!"
Xu Sheng hesitated, "But..."
He had come to Aquipeia Forest for a different purpose!
If he traveled with Meng Yiran and the others, he might end up harming them!
Meng Shu immediately walked up to Xu Sheng, patted him on the shoulder, and declared, "There's nothing to 'but' about, it's happily decided!"
After speaking, he even winked at Meng Yiran...
He knew his granddaughter very well!
She must have taken a liking to Xu Sheng!
As her grandfather, he naturally had to do everything in his power to help her!
The woman in question seemed to understand what was implied, and her expression became even more bashful...
Xu Sheng sighed, "Alright, then please take care of me, seniors!"
If danger arose, he would just let them escape first!
Chao Tianxiang warmed up to the idea, "Since that's settled, let's leave this place quickly. If we stay too long, we may encounter even stronger soul beasts!"
Whether this child could join the sect would depend on Yiran's ability!
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Meanwhile!
In the hybrid zone of Aquipeia Forest!
A humanoid creature could be seen, its fangs bared, greedily gnawing on a soul beast corpse on the ground...
After swallowing it, it licked the crimson blood on its lips and sneered, "Hmph, those fools, they really did follow that guy's orders!"
"Swallowing humans is so risky when I could just enter Aquipeia Forest and devour these soul beasts to gain strong power just the same!"
The 'guy' it mentioned was naturally the leader of the abyssal creatures, the Abyssal Emperor!
When it was about to devour all the soul beast corpses on the ground, it suddenly sniffed something...
Its gaze instantly turned vicious...
"Hmm?? These scents... are they human Soul Masters? And the strongest is only at the Soul Douluo level, completely within my hunting range!"
Ever since learning that two of its companions had died at the hands of a Title Douluo in Martial Soul City, it had made a bold decision!
That was to limit its hunting targets to Soul Masters below the Title Douluo level to avoid a fatal end!
In encountering them in such a place, how could it possibly let them go!
Thinking this, it lay on the ground, beginning to use its innate powerful perception to constantly probe around...
Finally, after several minutes, it successfully locked onto the Soul Masters it intended to hunt!
After wiping away the bloodstains at the corner of its mouth, it said in an ominously gleeful tone, "Hehehe, I've finally found you, so let the hunt begin!"
Finishing these words, it glanced at its own body and quickly disguised the parts that would reveal its identity, transforming into a real "human."
After doing so, it couldn't wait to quickly close in on its target...
In its mind, it even fantasized about tearing its prey's body to shreds...
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