Chapter 6 The Trump Cards of Both Sides
"Elder Xiong, don't chase!"
Watching Elder Xiong swiftly retreat, Wang Sheng panicked. What if this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
Unfortunately, Elder Xiong seemed oblivious and quickly vanished into the forest.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Huge collisions echoed from the distance, growing increasingly distant. It was clear that Elder Xiong was losing ground in the ongoing battle.
Wang Sheng gave a bitter smile!
"Huh?"
A chill washed over him from behind, startling him.
"Shaolin martial arts!"
Wang Sheng, without even turning back, leaped ten meters away.
"Huh, such an alert little fellow! Too bad you're destined to die here!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the newcomer caught up with Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng turned around and saw the newcomer dressed identically to the previous one. Then, a fist enlarged before his eyes! "
It's over!"
This was Wang Sheng's final thought. No matter how powerful he had been in his previous life, no matter how incredibly talented he was in this life, before he matured, it was all just a pipe dream in the face of absolute strength!
"Bear King's protection!"
A roar erupted, startling both Wang Sheng and the newcomer.
A figure emerged from the shadows beneath Wang Sheng's feet. Before the newcomer could react, they grabbed his arm, which had been flung at Wang Sheng. Then, with a powerful kick, they launched themselves at the newcomer. "
Bang!"
The immense force tore the newcomer's arm apart.
"Boom!"
The flying foe crashed through several trees before coming to a stop.
"Good Bear King, Wang Lixiong! I'll take note of today's score."
With his arm broken, he dared not linger and flew away.
His defeat was, in fact, unfair.
Initially, he had faced Wang Sheng, and had witnessed Elder Bear being lured away, so he hadn't been wary at all.
After all, he was an 8th-ringed Soul Douluo, just like Elder Bear!
It would have been strange for him to be wary of a mere mortal without a single soul ring. Even in his surprise attack, he had used less than one percent of his strength, which was why Wang Sheng had dodged the blow.
However, the move that Elder Bear used to protect Wang Sheng was so unexpected! He didn't react for a moment and was immediately hit.
Once caught, although he was also an 8-ring Soul Douluo, he was a sensitive attack type. The Explosive Bear Clan was famous for its strength, how could he resist? What's more, this move, Bear King Guardian, was Elder Bear's 8-ring skill and his most powerful move.
"Gulp."
Wang Sheng couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Now he knew why Elder Bear was so confident in chasing the enemy. It turned out that he had a trick up his sleeve.
Looking at the "Bear King Guardian" standing in front of him, who looked exactly like Elder Bear, Wang Sheng estimated that this move was similar to Oscar's mirror image. But the strange thing was that this move, Bear King Guardian, could actually be secretly placed in someone else's shadow. It was really strange.
Wang Sheng didn't know that this was a soul skill that Elder Bear obtained by hunting a Shadow Bear King!
The Shadow Bear King, with the ability to transform its own shadow into clones and even disappear into the shadows of others, is a truly unique spirit beast.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Wang Sheng's eyes flashed with light.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered a ring on the severed hand torn off by the "Bear King Guardian," gleaming in the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the trees overhead.
"Soul guide?"
Wang Sheng was overjoyed. It wasn't that Wang Sheng recognized the ring as a spirit guide, but rather, in his opinion, such a powerful spirit master wouldn't be wearing a useless ornament!
So, Wang Sheng immediately removed the ring from the severed hand and, upon testing it, it was indeed a spirit guide. And it was a storage-type spirit guide, just like the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night that Grandmaster had gifted Tang San.
However, compared to the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night, it was vastly inferior.
The Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night contained twenty-four pearls, each containing one cubic meter of space, totaling twenty-four cubic meters. This ring, on the other hand, held only three cubic meters.
However, Wang Sheng was still overjoyed. You know, this was equivalent to picking it up for free!
Moreover, there were a large number of gold soul coins in the ring, which were enough for him to use for a long time. This also made him think about leaving. After all, if he returned to the family, it would be equivalent to giving Ji Changying countless opportunities to kill him.
Thinking of this, Wang Sheng glanced at Uncle Hai who was still attracting the soul ring! At the same time, he found that Elder Bear's "Bear King Guardian" was gradually disappearing. It was obvious that the time for this soul skill was up.
It seemed that he had to wait for the next opportunity. After all, Uncle Hai had saved him once before, although he didn't need to save him at all. However, no matter what, the favor was still owed.
Wang Sheng slowly walked towards Uncle Hai, intending to protect him. After all, this was in the Star Dou Forest, and a soul beast might suddenly appear at any time.
But the moment Wang Sheng stopped three meters away from Uncle Hai, Uncle Hai, who was sitting there, immediately activated his soul skill.
"Netherworld Flash!"
He appeared a moment later, and in an instant, he was directly above Wang Sheng's head, as if teleporting, so fast that it was difficult to react. This was the third soul skill he had absorbed from the Nether Cat! While not an offensive soul skill, it was a powerful movement skill!
"Dark Tiger Hundred Claws!"
This was Uncle Hai's second soul skill, and his only offensive soul skill, so he was determined to obtain it.
After the two attackers appeared, Wang Sheng had completely let down his guard against Uncle Hai. Therefore, Uncle Hai's attack caught him off guard.
"Bang!"
Wang Sheng was directly sent flying.
"Cough cough."
Wang Sheng couldn't help but spit out two mouthfuls of blood, and stood up staggeringly in the distance. If Wang Sheng hadn't released his Earth Exploding Bear martial spirit at the critical moment, greatly enhancing his defense, he would have been killed by this blow.
Uncle Hai was shocked. He had never imagined that Wang Sheng, who lacked a soul ring, could survive the full force of his own three-ringed soul master.
"It seems you've already absorbed all the spirit rings and are just biding your time. You're really taking advantage of me because it's my first time seeing someone absorb a spirit ring! Ahem."
"Hehe, you're right. If others had already discovered I'd absorbed all the spirit rings, don't blame me! I was just following orders!" Uncle Hai slowly walked towards Wang Sheng.
"I don't understand what benefits they gave you to make you risk being discovered by Elder Xiong and kill me."
"Me? Haha. If it were for me, I wouldn't do it! After all, my talent is just so-so. But my son is incredibly talented, and I have to fight for him."
"Ahem. Bang." Coughing continuously, Wang Sheng suddenly sat down on the ground.
Looking at Wang Sheng, who no longer had the strength to resist, Uncle Hai's face showed a ferocious look. "Don't worry, I'll be quick and you won't feel any pain."
Before he finished speaking, Uncle Hai punched Wang Sheng in the head.
"Burning Wood Sword Technique!"
Unfortunately, what greeted him was a flaming sword.
(End of this chapter)