As a purple hue appeared on the horizon, hazy sunlight pierced through the thick clouds of the Cataclysmic Mountains, scattering across this calamity-ridden mountain range.
Huo Yuhao followed Xu Jiujiu and Manyi through the dense forests of the Cataclysmic Mountains, their group gradually venturing deeper into the Cataclysmic Mountain Range.
Because of the precedent set by the Shattered Mountain Douluo, Manyi dared not venture into the core area of the Cataclysmic
Mountain Range. She only led Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu to explore this area, searching for ten-thousand-year-old astral spirit beasts.
However, it was obvious that they had eaten everything clean; not a single ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast could be seen.
Huo Yuhao was very curious about the size of that golden-haired lion-mastiff's stomach. It hadn't even burst. The scenery of the
Cataclysmic
Mountain Range was all the same, and the spirit beasts were only a few types, which was quite interesting at first.
The journey then became tedious and boring. Xu Jiujiu, following Huo Yuhao, asked,
"What are you looking for in the Calamity Mountain Range, Mr. Gotō Sō?"
"Looking for a spirit ring?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at her and casually replied,
"Something golden and sparkling."
"Something sparkling?"
"A gem-type spirit beast?"
Xu Jiujiu pondered for a moment. In her mind, the only things that could be associated with sparkling in the Calamity Mountain Range were gem-type spirit beasts.
"Something like that."
Huo Yuhao didn't care what she thought; he didn't want to explain further.
The terrain began to descend again for a while. Seeing this, Xu Jiujiu explained,
"It seems we're approaching the Calamity Mountain Range." "
The Calamity Mountain Range is divided into the Cataclysmic Mountain Range and the Calamity Mountain Range. The Cataclysmic Mountain Range is the outer circle, and the Calamity Mountain Range is the inner circle."
Manyi stopped walking, and Xu Jiujiu and Huo Yuhao followed suit.
"Grandma?"
Manyi looked solemnly at the vegetation of the Calamity Mountain Range ahead. She knew they couldn't continue.
"Jiu'er, it's time to turn back."
"There really isn't a single ten-thousand-year-old soul beast left in the Cataclysmic Mountains."
"The Calamity Mountains are too dangerous; we can't go any further."
"Your ten-thousand-year soul ring will have to be hunted in the Star Dou Great Forest."
Then, Manyi looked at Huo Yuhao, her slightly cloudy eyes filled with seriousness.
"Young friend, although I don't know what your purpose is here?"
"But seeing that you are quite a promising young man, I'll remind you that there's an abyss ahead."
"If you want to turn back now, I can take you with me. If you want to go further, we'll have to part ways here."
After hearing Manyi's words, Xu Jiujiu also looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"There are quite a few gem-type soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest; there's no need to go any further into the Calamity Mountains."
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, "Those things only exist here."
Manyi shook her head regretfully, grabbed Xu Jiujiu's shoulder, and said,
"Then take care, young friend. Jiu'er and I will be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest now."
Xu Jiujiu pursed her lips, wanting to continue persuading Huo Yuhao, but Manyi stopped her.
In her view, she had said all she needed to say, and if the other party didn't listen, that was their own business.
Manyi pulled Xu Jiujiu back and started walking, but before they had taken more than a few steps, a terrifying aura began to intimidate Manyi.
The titled Douluo's hair stood on end, his spiritual energy constantly sending danger signals to Manyi.
Even his own martial soul, the Nebula Fan, involuntarily appeared in his hand, two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings surrounding him.
Even so, the sense of danger did not diminish in the slightest; on the contrary, it grew even stronger!
"May I ask who you are?!"
A voice mixed with powerful spirit energy almost echoed throughout the entire Cataclysmic Mountain Range. Manyi seemed to be trying to intimidate the potential enemy in this way.
However, the forest remained silent, like a dark, death row, trapping every criminal imprisoned within.
Soon, a pressure that seemed to crush everything struck Manyi, causing her spiritual energy to tremble. Her wrinkled face was now devoid of color.
It seemed that her spiritual energy had been severely shaken.
"Let's go!"
Manyi grabbed Xu Jiujiu's shoulder, and also took Huo Yuhao with her, flying straight into the depths of the Cataclysmic Mountain Range.
Their backs were blocked by some unknown entity.
Man Yi hadn't clearly sensed what had been intimidating them, but Huo Yuhao had.
Within his mental detection range, a soul beast with golden fur and a black dog-like face was intimidating them from a dense forest.
He had just tried to use his mental power to detect the golden-haired lion-mastiff and add it to his catalog, but Man Yi interrupted him.
This old man was surprisingly kind; he didn't even forget Huo Yuhao while escaping.
However, the moment Man Yi carried them into the air, Huo Yuhao's mental detection caught a mocking smile on the golden-haired lion-mastiff's black dog-like face.
Then it followed closely behind the three of them.
Huo Yuhao immediately understood that the so-called golden-haired lion-mastiff wasn't always irrational; in its normal state, it still possessed the intelligence of a normal ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.
"Good heavens, it sees us as prey?!"
"Just a mere beast!"
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, a nameless anger burning within him.
No one liked being treated like prey, and Huo Yuhao was no exception.
Originally, he only wanted to gather information about the other party, but now he was craving dog meat hotpot.
Man Yi, leading Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu, sped towards the core area!
Every time Man Yi slightly deviated, that terrifying aura immediately locked onto the three of them.
Huo Yuhao was alright; his spiritual power was strong enough that he didn't need to worry about this intimidation. Xu
Jiujiu, however, was in a terrible state; she simply couldn't withstand that aura!
Even with Man Yi's help, she was still pale and almost incapacitated!
"Damn it, that thing is forcing us to fly towards the core area!"
Man Yi wasn't stupid; she realized halfway there that the other party was doing it on purpose.
She gritted her teeth, ignoring the terrifying aura that resembled an ancient, primordial beast, and forcibly changed her flight direction,
heading towards the outer edge of the Heavenly Calamity Mountain System.
In Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection, the golden-haired lion-mastiff realized that its aura alone couldn't intimidate Man Yi, a titled Douluo.
It began to gather soul power in its mouth, and almost instantly, a golden shockwave struck the three of them.
The golden shockwave shattered all obstacles in its path; trees and rocks alike were reduced to fragments that scattered into the air.
Manyi immediately activated her fifth spirit ring, the Nebula Fan, and a stream of starlight-studded energy began to intercept the golden shockwave as she swung it.
The collision of the two attacks, one golden and one blue, nearly shattered space itself; the powerful impact could be heard throughout the entire Cataclysmic Mountain Range.
Countless trees bent over as if struck by the Tunguska event, and hundred-year and thousand-year spirit beasts trembled in their respective territories.
However, Man Yi's nebula energy flow clearly had the upper hand, gradually dissolving and then pushing back the golden shockwave.
Man Yi was secretly delighted.
"No need to run, the opponent is just bluffing, we can win!"
Man Yi placed Xu Jiujiu and Huo Yuhao in an open space, used her sixth soul skill, Nebula Barrier, to draw a circle on the ground, telling the two to stay there, and then said:
"Stay here and don't move!"
"I'll be right back!"
Xu Jiujiu put her hands in front of her chest, looking worried, and said:
"Will we win?"
Man Yi smiled confidently and said: "We definitely can win!"
She had just tested that the opponent's strength should be at the level of level ninety, just stepping into the Title Douluo level.
She herself was a veteran Title Douluo, winning was definitely not a problem.
Huo Yuhao's face immediately showed shock.
He wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, someone wanted to have a close-quarters duel with the golden-haired lion mastiff?!
Before Huo Yuhao could speak, Man Yi had already rushed over.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Xu Jiujiu comforted him, saying,
"Grandma is a veteran Title Douluo, very powerful."
"She'll be back soon after dealing with the enemy."
Huo Yuhao had no doubt about this, because his mental detection confirmed that Manyi had indeed returned quickly.
However, she was slapped back by the golden-haired lion-dog.
This Title Douluo's round trip took only a minute.
Thanks to the protection of three Level 7 absolute defense soul tools, Manyi didn't suffer the same fate as the Shattered Mountain Douluo.
However, all three soul tools were shattered, and her internal organs were damaged!
She landed on the ground, sliding to Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu's side due to the impact.
Her red dress was tattered, blood was spurting from her mouth, and she was seriously injured.
Xu Jiujiu looked worried, no longer caring about concealing her identity.
"Grandma Manyi, are you alright?"
Manyi staggered to her feet, removed the Nebula Barrier, and said weakly,
"It's that soul beast that severely injured Shattered Mountain before!"
"I have a long-distance spatial teleportation soul skill, Jiujiu, I'll take you away!"
Huo Yuhao was already in tears, thinking to himself,
"Sorry, I shouldn't have secretly called you Old Deng. Even in this situation, you're still thinking about taking this stranger away."
"Grandma's amazing! She's really there for you!"
However, in Huo Yuhao's mental perception, the golden-haired lion-mastiff was rapidly heading this way.
And Manyi was currently activating her fifth soul skill, Star Teleportation.
However, this soul skill didn't seem to be an instant teleportation; it actually required charging!
Huo Yuhao shook his head at the two of them and said, "It's too late, they're coming!"
Upon hearing this, Man Yi, without hesitation, said directly,
"Star Teleportation can be used for precise teleportation after charging, but it can also be instantaneous!"
"However, the location is unknown."
"Heh, young friend, we've known each other for a while now, why don't you come in too? Where you teleport to is up to fate."
Huo Yuhao didn't like gambling, and under the shocked gazes of Man Yi and Xu Jiujiu, he directly stepped out of the Star Teleportation's range, saying,
"There's no need for that."
"You guys continue charging."
"It's just a beast, leave it to me."
Xu Jiujiu hurriedly said, "Even Grandma Man Yi isn't a match for it, hurry up and come over!"
Huo Yuhao gave a thumbs-up to those behind him, reassuring them not to worry.
Soon, the golden-haired lion-mastiff arrived in front of them. Seeing the familiar spatial aura, it immediately understood that these guys wanted to run away.
"Roar!! (Hmph, trying to run?!)"
Then, its hind legs suddenly gathered power, shattering the ground, and its claws, imbued with golden-red soul power, slammed down on the area where the three were located.
"Amaterasu!"
The black, inextinguishable flames burned around the three, the intense heat forcing the golden-haired lion-dog to stop attacking.
Man Yi said in shock, "Ultimate Fire!"
Huo Yuhao's azure eyes revealed a confident smile as he said,
"I told you to keep gathering power."
"I'm the strongest."
Before he finished, Huo Yuhao used the first soul skill of his Spirit Eye—Spiritual Imbuement. He
imbued the surrounding Amaterasu flames with spirit, turning them into pseudo-living things.
The black flames from hell immediately began to come alive and take shape, a long black dragon circling around Huo Yuhao.
The ferocious dragon head formed by the black flames roared at the golden-haired lion-dog, who, not to be outdone, began its pre-battle trash talk.
Then, to the astonishment of Man Yi and Xu Jiujiu, the dragon and the dog clashed.
The Amaterasu Dragon coiled tightly around the golden-haired lion-dog's body, its black flames constantly scorching it.
Sensing the heat and the dragon's clinging properties, the golden-haired lion-dog immediately coated its body with golden soul power to prevent the flames from burning its flesh!
Its claws tore at the Amaterasu Dragon's body, but since the dragon had no physical form, it was powerless.
The dragon's black flames constantly ignited its soul power; it was certain to be the loser in this war of attrition!
At this moment, Manyi's Star Teleportation was finally ready.
"Jiujiu, it's time to go!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"Mr. Gojou Satoru, let's leave together!"
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said,
"This kind of soul beast is my target."
Manyi's pupils suddenly contracted, shocked by the sheer power of a six-ring Soul Emperor.
"Ultimate Fire..."
"Young friend, Jiu Jiu and I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, come find me in Star Luo City."
"I will do my utmost!"
Xu Jiu Jiu hurriedly said just before the teleportation:
"Mr. Wu, you must win!"
As soon as she finished speaking, they disappeared from this space, presumably back in Star Luo City.
Huo Yuhao looked back at the golden-haired lion-mastiff who was locked in battle with the Amaterasu Dragon and said confidently:
"Guaranteed win, Brother Lao."
Thank you all for your support. The third ring of the Spirit Eye has been decided: Thunderous Hell Vine.
(End of Chapter)
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