Slap!
Dugu Yan widened eyes turned to Li Yu face.
She looked at her big sister in disbelief. Why did she slap her after showing it to you?
Li Yu, however, didn't bother explaining to Dugu Yan.
He raised his hand, pinched it, and as he opened it, Bi Fang flew out!
At this moment, Dugu Yan finally understood why Li Yu had slapped her.
Just as her head was turned by the slap, a deep blue vine suddenly shot out from beside her ear!
If not for Li Yu slap, her head would have been pierced by it!
Dugu Yan gaze toward Li Yu now held more complicated emotions, and her eyes shimmered with unshed tears.
However, Li Yu, at this moment, naturally had no mood to focus on Dugu Yan emotions.
His full attention was on the vine that had suddenly attacked!
From this vine, he felt an intense sense of danger.
He had to be fully alert, or today might be dangerous for him.
"Yip!"
Bi Fang screeched and collided with the vine.
Boom!
In just a few breaths, Bi Fang dissipated, and the deep blue vine was set ablaze by the fire from Bi Fang, turning into ash and disappearing.
"Big sister is amazing!"
Dugu Yan looked at Li Yu with admiration, immediately turning into a little fan.
Li Yu, however, ignored her.
The feeling of danger hadn't gone away!
No matter what soul beast that vine was from, it definitely wouldn't just die so easily.
Of course, the simplest way to tell if a soul beast was dead was always to check for the appearance of a soul ring!
And there was none at the moment!
Rustle!
Suddenly, the rustling sound of grass swaying came from all directions.
Li Yu didn't hesitate. With a flick of his hand, he threw out two Elemental Cubes.
One was bright red, the other was sky blue.
In the next instant, the two cubes turned into Bi Fang and Ying Yu.
Bi Fang soared into the sky, alert to all directions.
Ying Yu, on the other hand, spat out a large water bubble that enveloped both Li Yu and Dugu Yan, silently protecting them.
"Mm~"
Inside the water bubble, the cooling sensation was indescribable.
The corners of their clothes floated up.
But Dugu Yan was surprised to find that although she was surrounded by water, she could still breathe easily.
It felt as though, at that moment, she had become an aquatic creature.
Li Yu, however, seemed to have already anticipated this. His attention wasn't on this.
At this moment, his hand once again pinched out a transparent Elemental Cube.
He then subtly injected poison element soul power into it!
The poison element soul power, which had never been revealed before, appeared as a deep purple color.
As the soul power was injected, the vortex inside the transparent cube began to be dyed purple.
Just like before, the Elemental Cube turned deep purple, and an inexplicable aura spread from it.
Soon after, brilliant light burst forth, and the cube shattered and reformed.
With a burst of dark purple mist, a long snake slowly emerged from within!
Its entire body was also deep purple, with sharp spikes on both sides!
Its tail was also tipped with a sharp spike, resembling a fang!
Li Yu, seeing this, immediately began to search in his mind for a creature that matched its characteristics from the Mountain and Sea Monsters.
After a brief moment, he was sure.
Among the Mountain and Sea Monsters, there were only four snake-like creatures.
Among them, the Ming Snake and Hua Snake had wings, while the Ba Snake and Hook Snake also had purple bodies.
But the snake in front of him resembled the Ba Snake only in body color, and they seemed to have no other similarities.
The characteristics were unmistakable!
Without a doubt, this snake, which was transformed from the poison element soul power injected into the Elemental Cube, was the Hook Snake from the Mountain and Sea Monsters!
After the Hook Snake emerged, the system prompt arrived as expected:
[Elemental Cube Schedule: 3/10]
Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
With three Mountain and Sea Monsters on guard, his tense nerves were finally able to relax a little.
However, as he was still focused on the Hook Snake, the soul beast that released the attacking vine had already launched another attack!
From all directions, deep blue vines, like blooming flames, began to retreat and strike at Li Yu and Dugu Yan at the center!
But Bi Fang wasn't weak either.
As the vines approached, it had already circled around Li Yu and Dugu Yan, spitting flames and setting everything around them alight.
A completely fire-formed protective circle was formed.
But this only slightly delayed the vines!
The vine soul beast was clearly an experienced opponent. When it encountered the fire protective circle, it decisively abandoned a few of its "tentacles."
These "tentacles" directly shattered the protective circle!
Then, it launched the flaming flower retreating attack!
"Yip!"
With a screech, Bi Fang dashed upward, its body suddenly glowing with dazzling light!
Then, it exploded with a loud bang!
The protective water bubble around Li Yu and Dugu Yan violently wobbled from the explosion!
Even the water temperature inside sharply rose at that moment!
In this instant, Dugu Yan felt as though she were being steamed alive.
But Ying Yu reacted quickly.
It immediately opened its mouth wide, continuously releasing energy, rapidly cooling the water inside the bubble.
Through all of this, Li Yu expression remained unchanged.
Even after Bi Fang exploded, his demeanor was still calm.
Because.
He slowly raised his hand, and before Dugu Yan shocked gaze, another Bi Fang flew out!
"This..."
Dugu Yan was already stunned.
Previously.
She thought the firebird was Li Yu Martial Soul, and because it had some kind of mutation, it transformed into an entity after being released rather than causing Li Yu to undergo a beast-like transformation.
But after the recent battle, her understanding had clearly been reshaped!
First, the firebird had already dissipated after its first clash with the attacking vine.
At that time, her head was a little muddled. Seeing both the firebird and the vine disappear, she thought the danger had passed.
However, when she saw Li Yu still looking serious, and upon looking around, noticing there was no soul ring present, she quickly realized that the danger wasn't over.
In that moment, the first thought that crossed her mind was: it's over!
Li Yu Martial Soul had dissipated after just one round; how could they possibly fight?
But then, she saw Li Yu casually pinch his fingers.
A brand-new firebird appeared, and alongside it, a flying fish with wings materialized!
At that moment, she realized Li Yu Martial Soul wasn't just the firebird, but was likely some summoning-type Martial Soul.
But soon after, Li Yu pinched out another unknown cube!
Then, once again, a bizarre snake was "hatched" from it!
That snake...
It even made her feel a sense of inexplicable fear!
She knew that her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul was not ordinary!
Otherwise, her grandfather, Dugu Bo, wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the level of a titled Douluo!
But even so, fear still firmly descended upon her!
At that time, she thought:
What kind of Martial Soul could summon so many powerful soul beasts?
And even more incredibly, it could summon them again and again!
Moreover, it seemed that Li Yu consumption wasn't even very high!
At that moment, her curiosity about Li Yu rose to another level.
Even the way she looked at him was full of eager curiosity.
While Dugu Yan was lost in thought, the dazzling light from Bi Fang explosion gradually faded.
The scene outside the water bubble was once again revealed.
The vines, which were like flaming flowers retreating, were now completely scorched under Bi Fang explosion.
The newly condensed Bi Fang only flapped its wings slightly, sending a gentle breeze, and the scorched vines turned to dust and scattered.
Dugu Yan watched this scene and felt a slight sigh of relief.
But this time, she didn't say "Big sister is amazing" again.
Instead, she observed her surroundings carefully, and seeing that there was no movement and no soul ring emerging, her expression became a bit more serious.
"Big sister, that soul beast must have escaped, right?"
After a pause, she added somewhat fearfully, "Why don't we go back and find my grandfather with our strength..."
She seemed to feel that it wasn't quite right to speak this way, so she quickly changed her words, "With your strength, big sister, it should be no problem to deal with this plant-type soul beast. But we could also choose a simpler way!"
The more she said, the more logical it seemed.
If her grandfather, Dugu Bo, were here, this vine soul beast wouldn't have dared to cause any trouble!
If it angered her, she could just have her grandfather deal with it with a single finger!
After saying this, Dugu Yan looked at Li Yu with a sincere expression.
It seemed like she was trying to convey that she didn't mean to look down on Li Yu strength; she just wanted to choose a simpler, more direct method!
At the same time, it was also the safest method.
Li Yu, hearing this, fell silent for a moment.
Then, he simply said indifferently, "No such opportunity!"
Dugu Yan meaning was clear to him!
But.
This girl seemed to have been protected too well.
And normally, when hunting soul beasts, Dugu Bo would probably be secretly watching over her, so she thought that fleeing from a soul beast after a failed fight was an easy matter!
But she hadn't considered.
If there was no Dugu Bo secretly watching over her, would she really be able to escape?
If she couldn't defeat it, it meant that the soul beast was stronger than her.
Trying to escape from a soul beast that was stronger than her, especially on its home ground, was incredibly difficult!
And now.
He had already injured.
Or rather, he had already angered this vine soul beast, and it definitely wouldn't let things go easily!
As for escaping and seeking Dugu Bo help, that was even harder!
Because, until now, he still didn't know where this vine soul beast was hiding!
Its attacking vines came from all directions, as if they were everywhere.
"Ah?"
When Dugu Yan heard Li Yu response, she didn't understand what he meant.
But the next moment...
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
A more intense, dense rustling sound came from all directions.
This time.
It wasn't just the ground—countless thick vines began climbing and twisting on the surrounding trees as well!
And the tips of those countless vines were unmistakably aimed at them!
They moved like poisonous snakes, flicking their tongues at them, making Dugu Yan spine shiver.
She had never felt such fear before!
This was her first time encountering such a crisis.
In the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, she had naturally known that her grandfather, Dugu Bo, was in closed-door cultivation and likely didn't know the danger they were facing right now.
Rescue seemed impossible.
In this kind of crisis, the only one she could rely on seemed to be this big sister who had silently protected her so far!
But was this big sister really capable of dealing with this vine soul beast?
This soul beast was most likely a ten-thousand-year-level soul beast!
Such a being would require at least a six-ring Soul Emperor to have any chance of dealing with it!
And Li Yu, clearly, had not reached that level.
Dugu Yan herself was a third-ring Soul Master. When Li Yu released his power earlier, she had already felt Li Yu soul power level.
It was higher than hers, but not by much, probably just around the fourth-ring level.
How could he deal with a soul beast that was possibly at the ten-thousand-year level?
She didn't know.
And she felt there was no hope.
Her face was filled with despair.
Was she going to die right outside her own door?
And yet, this was something that could be solved with a single glance from her grandfather, who was at home.
She was desperate.
Unlike Dugu Yan, Li Yu eyes were filled with combat intent.
After taking the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, his mental power had increased considerably.
His eyesight was now exceptional.
Therefore, since the first attack from the vine, he had already been searching for the location of the vine.
Similarly, he also noticed much earlier than Dugu Yan that this vine soul beast was likely at the ten-thousand-year level.
And having had a brief "encounter" with Dugu Bo before, he was confident about his own strength.
He didn't believe he was powerless!
It should be noted that at that time, all he did was summon Bi Fang and Ying Yu.
Now, he had Hook Snake.
If he said there was no chance, he wouldn't believe it.
Even if he couldn't defeat it, he believed he could at least "survive."
Because he had the Elemental Dissolution ability!
But the problem he now faced was that he didn't know if Elemental Dissolution would work on "outsiders."
Simply put.
He could run, but Dugu Yan would likely suffer.
At this moment.
Li Yu mental focus sharpened, and his faintly golden eyes fixed on a direction.
"Be careful!"
He warned, then immediately Bi Fang let out a cry and soared into the sky.
Its body suddenly expanded, and flames erupted from its body at an unprecedented intensity!
Whoosh, whoosh!
The next moment, Bi Fang flapped its wings and shook its body in mid-air, like it had been infested by lice for a long time, and all at once, it went to work!