Chapter 311: Qiu´er Calls for a Challenge
The commanders of Xing Luo felt as if time had never dragged on so unbearably. Even when they faced the Tiandou army on the Xing Luo border, it was not as dangerous as the current situation.
The haze raised by the soul beast army had already reached the foot of the royal city, and the trembling ground and the clearly audible roars of the beasts indicated that the beast tide was almost upon them. In fact, hundreds of flying soul beasts had already circled above them, and a quick glance revealed at least ten with cultivation levels above 10,000 years.
"My God, that's the Cangshui Spirit Eagle. A 5,000-year-old one can rival a 10,000-year soul beast, and this one has clearly surpassed 10,000 years."
"That's a Storm Griffin; its wingspan indicates it's close to 40,000 years in cultivation."
"And that one is..."
On the city walls, the knowledgeable generals' exclamations were unending, and once again, the fear in everyone's hearts was pushed to new heights.
These were soul beasts at the level of Soul Douluos, ones that even Soul Douluos couldn't handle. Now, they were circling above their heads, screeching, as if the scythe of death could descend at any moment. How could they not panic?
Dai Tianyu and the Grand Offering ignored the flying soul beasts overhead, their gazes fixed firmly on the approaching beast tide.
The soul beast species that had usually taken a long time to find in the soul beast catalog were now vividly presented before them. The steadily growing footsteps of the beasts rang like thunder in everyone's ears, accompanied by the occasional fierce roar.
The tension humans felt in the presence of ferocious beasts reached its peak in that moment.
"Hey, people from Xing Luo, hurry up and come down to fight to the death with General Qiu´er!"
A crisp female voice reached everyone's ears. They thought they had misheard, as they never imagined anyone would be bold enough to speak amidst such a terrifying beast tide.
"Hey, did you hear me? Are you stupid?"
The voice came again, clearer this time, and Dai Tianyu and the others were certain they hadn't misheard.
"Your Majesty, look at the Red Gold Tiger King in the front; there's a woman on its head!"
Dai Tianyu quickly looked in the direction pointed out by his official and, sure enough, saw a beautiful figure.
"Damn it, is this the crazy woman who caused the beast tide?"
Dai Tianyu couldn't help but wonder, especially seeing that Qiu´er was riding on a Red Gold Tiger King that was nearly 80,000 years old.
The thundering footsteps of the tens of thousands of beasts slowly stopped at the foot of Xing Luo City. The dense smoke in the sky obscured the sight of the woman, but the soldiers could tell from her voice that she was still young.
The soul beasts, having lost their target, became restless, angrily glaring at the defenders on the city walls, as if they wanted to tear them to pieces. After all, the scent of the pills had disappeared here, and the beasts instinctively believed the treasure they had been chasing was inside Xing Luo City.
Dai Tianyu suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and called out loudly towards the front of the beast tide:
"Who are you? Why have you led the beast tide to invade my Xing Luo?"
"Huh? Who are you? Before asking others, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"
"How dare you? This is His Majesty, the Emperor of Xing Luo! How dare a country bumpkin like you be so rude?"
Before Dai Tianyu could speak, some officials around him couldn't hold back. The principle of "the lord being humiliated means the death of the servant" still held true in their minds, and they stepped forward to criticize Qiu´er's impudence.
However, Qiu´er was not angry. Instead, a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.
"You're the emperor of Xing Luo? Hey, come down and fight to the death with General Qiu´er. If you're too scared, you can send someone else down!"
Dai Tianyu furrowed his brows. From these few words, he couldn't discern the other party's purpose, so he decided to test her.
"If I send someone to fight you in battle, and if they win, will you order the beast tide to retreat?"
"Hmm?"
Qiu´er was slightly taken aback, then glanced at the soul beasts behind her. They were all angrily roaring with red eyes. It seemed that they were eager for a fight, and anyway, she wouldn't lose. Once she defeated whoever came down to challenge her, she'd let the soul beasts vent their frustrations.
"Alright, send someone down. If you win, I'll take my little brothers and retreat."
Qiu´er's face broke into a confident smile, but she never said what would happen if she won.
Hearing this, Dai Tianyu and the Grand Offering Dai Tianhua exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected the woman to so easily agree to the duel.
"No matter what, let's send someone to test it out. Lao Liu, you go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Dai Tianyu sent Dai Xuan, the Sixth Offering, a Soul Douluo at level 82. This was more than enough to ensure victory. In his mind, how strong could a young girl be? As for how she was able to control the beast tide, he attributed it to some special methods.
"By the way, don't kill her. We don't even know if the beast tide can be controlled if she dies."
"I understand, Your Majesty."
Dai Xuan, a no-nonsense middle-aged man, obeyed the emperor's command without hesitation. After receiving his orders, he immediately jumped down from the city wall, a height of over 100 meters, and made his way to the front of the beast tide.
It had to be said that the pressure of being stared at by tens of thousands of soul beasts was immense. He even doubted that the beasts would rush at him and tear him apart the moment he made a wrong move.
But this was not the time to hesitate. Dai Xuan pinched his thigh to force himself to calm down and then looked at Qiu´er, standing on top of the Red Gold Tiger King.
"I'll be your opponent, little girl. What kind of duel do you want?"
Qiu´er checked the opponent's soul power and then showed a look of disdain.
"Don't you have a Title Douluo? Why send a weakling like this? If I sneeze, he'll be gone."
With those words, Qiu´er jumped off the tiger's head, her delicate feet landing lightly on the dust-covered ground without a speck of dirt sticking to them.
Her arrogant words made Dai Tianyu on the city walls twitch. He muttered to himself, "What an arrogant little girl. Once I catch you, I'm sure I can control this beast tide." He then turned to Dai Xuan, giving him a silent signal, and Dai Xuan immediately understood the emperor's intent. He nodded and unleashed his martial soul.
"Dai Xuan, Martial Soul: Evil Eyes White Tiger, level 82."
"Enough, hurry up. What's with the big introduction for a Soul Douluo? I'm not interested, just die quickly so the next person can come."
Dai Xuan almost choked on his own anger, glaring at Qiu´er. Without further ado, he unleashed his martial soul and attacked her with all his might.
"Little girl, you can blame your arrogance for this. If you were hiding in the beast tide, I might have had trouble with you, but not now."
"Tch, you talk as if you're going to do something just because I'm standing in front of you."
The contempt in Qiu´er's eyes grew stronger. How could a small fry talk so much?
Dai Xuan had never been so humiliated before. He didn't care about holding back anymore and activated his martial soul to teach Qiu´er a lesson.
Seeing the numerous soul rings light up on Dai Xuan's body, Qiu´er finally curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
"Let's see how you handle my Fire Charm Technique."
(END CHAPTER)
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