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Star Dou Great Forest
In a dense forest, two golden lights rapidly ran, followed by a green poisonous snake.
When the green poisonous snake passed through a tree, it transformed into a person behind the tree—it was Poison Douluo.
Poison Douluo frowned slightly. The two golden lights ahead were the two Golden Light Beasts. He had followed these two Golden Light Beasts all the way and had not found any Spirit Hall disciples. Moreover, these Golden Light Beasts were heading deeper and deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
They were already too far from the outer perimeter of the Great Forest.
He had even seen several Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts along the way; if he went any further, he might encounter a 100,000-Year Soul Beast.
But having tracked them this far, it would be unreasonable not to continue, so he reluctantly followed.
He continued following for several hours.
Looking from afar, there seemed to be a huge lake. He had not expected to come this far.
Suddenly, there was an explosive sound.
"Idiot, you actually led humans here."
A colossal creature emerged directly from the lake. Poison Douluo hadn't even clearly seen the creature's appearance when a green light shot directly towards him.
A strong sense of crisis instantly struck him. As the green light approached, the threat of death grew heavier.
"Soul Bone Skill: Snake's Shedding."
His body, after being touched by the green light, instantly turned into dust.
Subsequently, a green poisonous snake, several kilometers away, transformed into a human form—it was Poison Douluo.
Poison Douluo then knelt on the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood. His aura, astonishingly, had plummeted from Titled Douluo to Soul Douluo, a full realm lower.
He was shocked that the monster's single blow was so terrifying. If he hadn't used a substitute, he would have died this time. However, this Soul Bone Skill also had a huge impact on his soul power.
His overall strength had qualitatively regressed. This was also a side effect of using the heaven-defying substitute Soul Ability, but his soul power level would return after a month.
At this moment, he naturally dared not continue exploring. He had to find Zhuge Lan, as he still needed Zhuge Lan's protection now.
He sensed that Zhuge Lan was not far from this location, so he rushed over.
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Dark devil spider Forest.
Zhuge Lan led more than a dozen Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples in a search nearby.
Aside from Zhuge Lan, the soul power levels of the others were very low, probably only around fifty or sixty. When something truly happened, he still had to handle it himself.
He was also helpless, but having some assistants was not bad. Crucially, these people could also provide some Emotions Points, though not many, they were still somewhat useful.
"Lord Zhuge Lan, I've found something."
Suddenly, a Soul Master ran over, holding a strip of cloth in his hand. There was faintly a character 'seven' (seven) on the cloth strip, which looked like it belonged to a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple's attire.
Zhuge Lan inquired, "Where did you find it?"
"There's a cave over there. I found it at the cave entrance," the Soul Master said.
Zhuge Lan nodded and asked the Soul Master to lead the way. Under the Soul Master's guidance, he went to investigate and indeed found a large cave. There was a Fishy smell smell coming from the cave, indicating that something was likely hidden inside.
He took out a map and checked it, then discovered that this area was where the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples had gone missing.
It seems they are inside here.
Suddenly, a green poisonous entity flew over from a distance, then revealed its figure in front of everyone—it was Poison Douluo.
Upon seeing Poison Douluo, Zhuge Lan's face showed joy. He had asked him to investigate the Golden Light Beast before, and it seemed there was a result. When Poison Douluo approached, his face showed surprise.
"Senior Poison Douluo, why has your soul power level dropped to Soul Douluo?"
"This... it's a long story. I'll tell you later! The Star Dou Great Forest is very dangerous now. Should we retreat first?" Poison Douluo said seriously.
Zhuge Lan frowned. Clearly, Poison Douluo had encountered something, otherwise he wouldn't behave this way. But now that there was a clue about the missing Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, leaving at this time would be too much of a loss.
At this moment, a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple beside him said, "Lord Zhuge Lan, we cannot leave like this. We now have a trace of the missing disciples. If we leave now, it would be quite bad."
Zhuge Lan nodded. What he said was indeed correct. He looked at Poison Douluo.
"Poison Douluo, tell me briefly what happened. I'll decide whether to leave, as I also have an important matter to attend to here."
Poison Douluo pondered for a moment, then explained, "It's like this: I tracked the Golden Light Beast to a very deep part of the Star Dou Great Forest. On a lake, I encountered a terrifying monster. It merely shot out a blue light, and my body was almost destroyed. Fortunately, I used a special protective Soul Ability to avoid death."
Zhuge Lan's expression changed dramatically. In just one blow, Poison Douluo almost died. Poison Douluo was his powerful assistant; if he died, Zhuge would be very heartbroken.
So, he quickly said, "Can your soul power level be recovered now?"
"It will automatically recover after a month, but during this month, I probably won't be able to help you much!"
Zhuge Lan breathed a sigh of relief. It was only a month, so it wasn't too serious. As for the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, he knew there were Spirit Beasts of 400,000 to 500,000 years, and even some approaching a million years.
He just didn't expect Poison Douluo to be so unlucky as to encounter one.
However, since this Golden Light Beast was related to the terrifying Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, things became complicated and tricky.
Thinking back to when they were ambushed before, they didn't encounter any Spirit Hall members. Now, it seems that this incident was not done by Spirit Hall members, and not encountering Spirit Hall members was a normal phenomenon.
He thought for a moment, then said, "How about this! Senior Poison Douluo, you and they return to the stronghold first. Sword Douluo is there, so you shouldn't encounter much danger. As for me, I have strong self-preservation abilities, so even if something happens, I'll be fine."
Poison Douluo pondered for a while, then nodded.
"Zhuge Lan, I trust your abilities. I still need to thank you this time. I indeed need to rest and replenish my soul power."
Afterward, Zhuge Lan had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples take Poison Douluo away.
Most of them had no objections, but four or five Soul Masters stayed behind.
"Lord Zhuge Lan, let them go back. You still need a few messengers by your side. We few will just serve as assistants."
"Alright, then the rest of you should leave quickly."
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