Chapter Thirteen: The Bloodthirsty Wasp — A Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!
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Xu Sheng nodded, and the three of them gradually made their way from the outer entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest toward its depths...
Along the way, Xu Sheng encountered many strange soul beasts. There were Mandrake Serpents coiled around thick branches, their bodies grayish-black and nearly two meters long. Their dark-purple eyes, streaked with murky vertical pupils, glared viciously as they flicked their tongues from time to time, declaring their territory...
There were also mutated mantises out hunting. They had evolved to a length of nearly one meter, and their razor-sharp twin blades could slice through a boulder with ease...
At that moment, Xu Sheng was surveying his surroundings, searching for a soul beast suitable for him. However, all the soul beasts they had encountered so far were far too weak for him...
Yue Guan suddenly stopped and turned toward Xu Sheng with a curious look. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, “Boy, before we go any farther, can you tell me in which direction you intend to develop your martial soul?”
Gui Mei, standing nearby, also looked toward Xu Sheng, watching with interest. In his opinion, Xu Sheng possessed a mutated form of the Nine-Heart Begonia—and one that was likely even more terrifying.
Ordinarily, the Nine-Heart Begonia’s pure healing ability surpassed even that of the continent’s foremost support-type martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Yet this boy’s martial soul was extraordinarily sinister. Perhaps he would be better suited to the control system.
Xu Sheng froze for a moment before recovering and pondering the question. “I haven’t really thought about it yet. But... probably the support system?”
He had only awakened his martial soul a few days ago, so he truly had not considered which path it should take. Nevertheless, deep down, Xu Sheng still felt that the support system suited him best. After all, he genuinely only wanted to be an inconspicuous slacker.
Upon hearing this, Yue Guan burst out laughing. In a strange, mocking tone, he said, “The support system? Boy, are you sure you’re not joking? Your purely sinister martial soul is completely different from the Nine-Heart Begonia. Don’t end up healing your teammates to death!”
The corners of Xu Sheng’s lips lifted as he retorted with a smile, “Elder Chrysanthemum, your martial soul is a chrysanthemum, isn’t it? Even such an unbelievably weak martial soul possesses offensive power. Why can’t mine become a support-type martial soul?”
Trying to win an argument with words, are you? The more delighted you are now, the more pathetic you’ll look when you have to hunt a soul beast for me later!
Yue Guan’s face flushed with rage. He cursed, “Nonsense, boy! That’s sheer ignorance! My martial soul is the Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum, one of the finest plant-type martial souls in existence!”
His martial soul was no ordinary plant-type martial soul. Otherwise, he could never have successfully cultivated to the ninety-fifth rank and become a Titled Douluo.
There were only a handful of beings at that level across the entire continent, which was more than enough to prove the strength of his martial soul.
A trace of displeasure flashed across Gui Mei’s face. He frowned and said coldly, “The two of you, shut up!”
Yue Guan, still seething with anger, glared fiercely at Xu Sheng before muttering inwardly, “Damn brat. Just wait until we encounter a ten-thousand-year soul beast. Let’s see if you can still keep making such a racket!”
This boy was merely some country bumpkin from a remote place. He might not even have seen a soul beast before. Perhaps he could release one to frighten him a little. Heh heh heh...
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Xu Sheng had taken in every expression on Yue Guan’s face. His heart suddenly chilled.
“Judging by that look, Yue Guan is planning something, isn’t he?”
...
Suddenly, the entire forest began to tremble with a violent buzzing sound. Of the three, Yue Guan was the first to sense it. His eyes snapped open, and he stepped forward, blocking the other two. Drawing a wary breath, he looked toward Gui Mei.
“Old Ghost! Protect that boy! There’s a big fellow coming from ahead!”
If he was not mistaken, the creature that was about to appear possessed nearly thirty thousand years of cultivation!
Seeing that Yue Guan was not joking, Gui Mei cautiously moved around Xu Sheng, guarding him from every direction. Still, he grumbled unhappily, “I know! If that fellow dies, our lives will become very difficult!”
Xu Sheng gazed curiously ahead and muttered, “A creature that can make Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm this wary... Looks like this soul beast isn’t ordinary.”
Sure enough, amid a deafening buzz that echoed through the heavens, a massive yellow wasp suddenly burst from the grass ahead and swooped toward the three of them!
The wasp was at least four or five meters in size, and its abdomen was covered in venomous stingers brimming with deadly poison!
Yue Guan’s expression changed drastically. He cried out, “It’s a Bloodthirsty Wasp! It possesses lethal poison and has nearly thirty thousand years of cultivation! Boy, what kind of monster have you attracted?”
Xu Sheng rolled his eyes and silently complained, “How should I know? You’re a Titled Douluo, yet you’re acting as though a thirty-thousand-year soul beast is something terrifying... Why do I suddenly feel that you’re not very reliable?”
If even Chrysanthemum Pass was this timid, then the fellow standing beside him probably wasn’t much more dependable.
The Bloodthirsty Wasp’s combat strength was actually not especially formidable, but it possessed extraordinarily tough defenses. Its poisonous needles, in particular, were the most troublesome aspect. It also had a unique trait: once it caught the scent of blood, it would pursue its target until one of them died!
That was why even Titled Douluo generally avoided provoking such creatures unless absolutely necessary.
If it began firing thousands of venomous needles at once, the sensation would be absolutely delightful...
Faced with such an opponent, Yue Guan had no choice but to go all out. Nine terrifying spirit rings emerged beneath his feet:
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
In an instant, the overwhelming aura of a ninety-fifth-rank Titled Douluo surged outward.
The Bloodthirsty Wasp hovering in midair seemed to sense Yue Guan’s terrifying might. Its body suddenly recoiled, while the countless tiny eyes lining its jaws stared at him warily. It did not continue its dive.
Seeing this, Yue Guan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He turned toward Gui Mei and Xu Sheng, raising his eyebrows smugly.
“Fortunately, this fellow fears my formidable strength. It doesn’t dare—”
Gui Mei caught sight of the Bloodthirsty Wasp charging from behind Yue Guan while his back was turned. His expression sharpened.
“Look out!”
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Yue Guan instinctively turned around, only to see a huge figure hurtling straight toward him!
He quickly leaped aside, barely avoiding the Bloodthirsty Wasp’s charge. His temper ignited at once, and he roared furiously, “Damn it! You wretched insect! I swear I’ll kill you today!”
He was a dignified Titled Douluo, yet he had nearly fallen victim to a sneak attack by this tiny pest. Such humiliation was absolutely unforgivable!
The absurd scene made Xu Sheng’s eyelids twitch. He moved closer to Gui Mei and asked in a low voice, “Elder Ghost, is Elder Chrysanthemum only able to survive this long because you’re around?”
With Chrysanthemum Pass’s careless personality, it was truly strange that he had managed to cultivate to the Titled Douluo realm without being beaten to death.
Xu Sheng seriously suspected that Gui Mei’s existence made up for the man’s astonishing lack of common sense.
The question struck Gui Mei speechless. After coughing lightly, he answered with an indifferent expression, “Obviously. Otherwise, even though that fellow is a Titled Douluo, he would have died countless times by now!”
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An unusually enormous Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum appeared in Yue Guan’s hand. He shouted, “Third Spirit Skill: Aura Barrier!”
The Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum instantly split into countless petals as hard as steel, surrounding the Bloodthirsty Wasp. A powerful ripple erupted, and a pale-white barrier gradually enveloped the creature. The tremendous pressure that followed slammed directly into the Bloodthirsty Wasp!
“Bzzzz!”
A shriek rang from its mouth. The Bloodthirsty Wasp, still flying through the air, seemed to have been struck by a massive hammer. It plunged straight to the ground, smashing out a deep crater.
Yue Guan hovered in midair with one foot planted atop the Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum. Looking down at the Bloodthirsty Wasp lying in the crater, he felt an indescribable rush of satisfaction.
Then a murderous intent flooded his eyes.
He charged toward the Bloodthirsty Wasp.
“Prepare to die!”