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A loud roar echoed across the forest, making the whole ground shake violently. Ancient trees snapped and crashed down as a terrifying force smashed them apart. Wood chips flew everywhere, and wide cracks opened up on the forest floor.
Moments later, a massive figure that looked like a small mountain stepped out from the deep woods. It was a giant bear over ten meters tall, covered in dark golden fur. Every single strand of hair was as hard as a steel needle and shined with a metallic glare. Its thick arms bulged with muscles, looking strong enough to tear apart a mountain.
The scariest part was its pair of huge claws. Each sharp claw was as long as a scimitar. When they moved through the air, they made a harsh tearing sound.
This was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Xiong Jun. He was one of the true top-tier Vicious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The moment he appeared, a wild and scary aura swept across the area like a giant wave. The fleeing Spirit Beasts stopped running when they heard his roar. They felt safe again and gathered behind his back.
Xiong Jun stared closely at Tang San. His eyes were full of pure rage. On his way here, he had seen too many dead bodies. Ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts lay dead everywhere in the forest. Their beast Spirits had been pulled out, and their life energy was stolen. Countless old trees were withered, the ground had turned black, and the air was filled with the corrupt Rakshasa Death Qi left behind by the Rakshasa Divine Power.
This was a total insult to the Star Dou Great Forest, and a terrible massacre of the Spirit Beast clan.
"Human," Xiong Jun said, his deep voice sounding like rolling thunder. "How dare you act so wild in our Star Dou Great Forest? I don't care who you are. Today, I'm going to tear you into pieces!"
Tang San stood on top of a withered giant tree, looking down at Xiong Jun without any fear. Instead of being scared, a cold smile appeared on his face.
"Xiong Jun, one of the famous Vicious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and the King of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan," Tang San said softly. "You finally decided to show up."
Xiong Jun's eyes narrowed. "You know who I am?"
Tang San slowly lifted the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe in his hand. "Of course I do. You're the exact target I've been waiting for."
Hearing those words made Xiong Jun even more furious. He finally understood everything. Tang San wasn't just killing ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts for their power. He was doing it on purpose to force the strong Vicious Beasts from the core area to come out.
"Good! Very good!" Xiong Jun laughed out of pure anger. "Since you came here looking for me, let's see if you're actually strong enough to take my life!"
Xiong Jun took a heavy step forward, making the ground collapse beneath his feet. His giant body burst forward with scary speed that didn't match his huge size. In a split second, he appeared right in front of Tang San.
He raised his Dark Gold Terrorclaw high in the air. Five dark golden claw beams tore through the sky with sharpness that could slice right through mountains, aiming straight for Tang San's head.
If this attack hit an ordinary Titled Douluo, it would easily rip their body and Spirit apart. But Tang San just gave a cold smile and didn't even try to back away.
Suddenly, a bulky figure rushed out from the dark black mist. The Undead Dai Mubai appeared with a gray-white White Tiger phantom forming behind him. His claws burst with death energy as he met Xiong Jun's attack head-on.
The two forces crashed together, making the entire valley tremble. The Undead Dai Mubai's arms were twisted out of shape on the spot. Deep cracks opened on his chest from the claw beams, and he was sent flying backward into the trees.
Yet, he didn't make a single sound of pain. He felt no pain at all, and he didn't even slow down. As the gray-white Death Qi surged around him, he stood right back up. The Rakshasa Divine Power forcibly pulled his broken body back together.
A look of surprise crossed Xiong Jun's eyes. "An Undead Puppet?"
"The dead are much more useful than the living," Tang San replied calmly. "They don't feel fear, they won't betray me, and they never scream in pain."
"Despicable coward!" Xiong Jun roared angrily and charged forward again.
This time, the Undead Zhao Wuji and the Undead Tai Long attacked him from both sides. Behind the Undead Zhao Wuji, a phantom of the Diamond Bear roared as its fists smashed toward Xiong Jun's waist. On the other side, the Undead Tai Long surged with yellow Death Qi. His Power Ape Spirit turned into a gray-white giant ape and slammed directly into Xiong Jun.
Two power-type Undead attacked together with great force. But Xiong Jun wasn't scared at all. He swung his massive arms sideways, shooting out dark golden claw beams in a wide fan shape.
The Undead Zhao Wuji and the Undead Tai Long were blown away instantly, their bodies cracking in mid-air. But before Xiong Jun could hit them again, gray-green flames fell down from the sky.
The Undead Ma Hongjun spread his wings above. His Nether Phoenix flames turned into a hot sea of fire, pressing down on Xiong Jun's head.
"Get out of my way!" Xiong Jun roared toward the sky.
He used his Dark Gold Terrorclaw to slice through the gray-green fire, but some of the Nether flames still landed on him. The fire began to burn his fur and skin. These flames didn't just burn his body; they also carried Undead Death Qi that tried to destroy his life energy.
Xiong Jun's eyes turned cold. He released his strong Vicious Beast spirit power from inside his body and shook the flames off.
In that short moment, the Undead Xiao Wu appeared right behind him. She activated her Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit, twisting her body like a flexible snake. Her legs wrapped around Xiong Jun's big arm like heavy chains.
Xiong Jun reacted fast. He shook his body hard, using his powerful spirit power to push the Undead Xiao Wu off. Xiao Wu used that force to flip through the air, landing safely on the ground nearby.
Xiong Jun realized that these Undead couldn't beat him one-on-one. But when they worked together, they were very annoying to deal with. They didn't care about dying, they didn't care about injuries, and they would never lose their desire to fight.
More importantly, Tang San hadn't even made his real move yet. He was just waiting for Xiong Jun to make a mistake.
While Xiong Jun was busy fighting the Undead, a soft, green light lit up in another part of the forest. That light was like fresh rain on dry dirt. Wherever it touched, the plants damaged by the Rakshasa Death Qi slowly started to regain their life. The injured Spirit Beasts touched by the green light began to heal, and their breathing became steady again.
A large, green swan with long wings walked out from the trees. She didn't have any wild aura like Xiong Jun. Instead, she felt gentle and full of life.
This was the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji.
Looking at all the dead and hurt Spirit Beasts on the ground, her eyes showed deep sadness and anger. "Human, you've already killed far too many. You need to stop this right now."
Tang San turned his eyes away from Xiong Jun and looked at Bi Ji. He couldn't hide the greed in his eyes at all. "What a rich life energy. Bi Ji, the strongest healing Vicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, you finally showed up too."
Bi Ji's face changed. Xiong Jun turned around quickly as well, finally understanding Tang San's plan. Tang San wasn't just trying to lure him out. Bi Ji was a target from the very beginning. As long as many Spirit Beasts were hurt, Bi Ji would always come out to save them. Tang San had planned this whole thing.
"You hurt all those Spirit Beasts on purpose just to trap her?" Bi Ji asked, her voice turning cold.
"That's right," Tang San smiled smoothly. "If I didn't hurt them, how else would you come out? Xiong Jun's violent power is useful for making my Rakshasa Divine Suit. And your life energy will be perfect to nourish Xiao Wu's undead body."
He turned to look at the Undead Xiao Wu standing next to him, his eyes showing a strange kind of love. "Xiao Wu really needs your power."
Anger filled Bi Ji's heart. "You've completely lost your mind!"
Tang San's smile disappeared, replaced by a freezing tone. "Lost my mind? Once I bring Xiao Wu back to life and become the Rakshasa God, no one will dare to say that to me ever again!"
He raised his hand and commanded, "Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, go grab Bi Ji right now."
Three shadows rushed out from the black mist. The Undead Bibi Dong moved first. The phantoms of the Death Spider Emperor and Soul Eating Spider Emperor showed up behind her back. Eight sharp spider legs opened up like knives, and purple-black silk flew across the air to trap Bi Ji.
The Undead Yue Guan held the withered Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand. Black-golden petals spun around like a storm of sharp blades, cutting toward Bi Ji's green barrier. Meanwhile, the Undead Gui Mei turned into a dark shadow, moving silently along the ground.
Bi Ji spread her wings, creating a bright green light shield around herself. The spider silk hit the shield, making sizzling sounds as the life force tried to clean it away. The flower blades hit the barrier too, sending sparks flying everywhere.
However, Bi Ji wasn't built for fighting. She was great at healing, but not at battling strong enemies. Facing three Titled Douluo-level Undead at the same time made it hard for her to fight back, even if she could block their attacks for a while. To make matters worse, she had to keep using her power to heal the hurt Spirit Beasts around her.
Tang San noticed this right away and smirked. "Ma Hongjun, attack!"
Up in the air, the Undead Ma Hongjun flapped his wings. He shot a stream of gray-green Nether Phoenix flames down toward the ground. But he didn't aim at Bi Ji. He aimed right at the hurt Spirit Beasts she was trying to save.
Bi Ji was shocked. "Stop it!"
She had to send a big part of her life energy away to form a green light shield over those weak beasts. The Nether Phoenix flames crashed into her healing light, making a harsh burning noise.
Because she split her power, Bi Ji's shield became very weak. The Undead Gui Mei saw the chance and came out from the shadow behind her, throwing a dark ghost palm toward her back. Bi Ji turned fast and hit him with her wing to knock him back, but the Undead Bibi Dong's spider silk caught onto her other wing. Then, the Undead Yue Guan's sharp petals cut a crack into her green shield.
Bi Ji groaned in pain and stepped back a few paces.
Seeing her get hurt made Xiong Jun's eyes turn blood red. "Bi Ji!" he roared madly, his golden power bursting out completely.
A scary Vicious Beast pressure spread out, pushing the Undead Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji, and Tai Long back all at once. Xiong Jun crossed his arms, gathering all his energy into his claws.
"Dark Gold Terrorclaw!"
Ten golden claw beams cut through the air, breaking through the Undead's defense. Half of the Undead Dai Mubai's body was ripped open. The Undead Zhao Wuji's chest was smashed in. The Undead Tai Long lost an arm. Even the Undead Xiao Wu was sent flying away by the power.
Xiong Jun tried to run over to help Bi Ji, but Tang San was already waiting for him.
Glowing purple-black patterns suddenly lit up on the ground beneath Xiong Jun's feet. Tang San had hidden these array patterns earlier while he was killing the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts. The blood of the beasts, their angry spirits, and the Rakshasa Death Qi had formed a giant trap called the Rakshasa God-Trapping Formation.
As soon as the trap activated, green ghost chains shot up from the ground. They wrapped around Xiong Jun's legs, body, and claws like green snakes. Xiong Jun roared and tried to break the chains using his Dark Gold Terrorclaw, but every time he broke one, the Death Qi just made a new chain. On top of that, the chains were stealing the life energy out of his body.
Xiong Jun's heavy movements slowed down.
Tang San stepped down through the air, looking at him calmly. "Xiong Jun, you're way too impatient. The angrier you get, the more mistakes you make."
Xiong Jun glared at him with hate. "You tricky bastard!"
"You Spirit Beasts believe that the strong eat the weak," Tang San said coldly. "Now I'm stronger than you, and I'm a better hunter than you. What right do you have to complain?"
He raised the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe high into the air. Green ghost light gathered on the blade.
"Rakshasa, Soul-Devouring Slash!"
A massive green scythe energy fell from the sky, aiming straight at Xiong Jun's head. Xiong Jun roared and raised his claws to block it.
The two powers crashed together with a huge explosion. The ground under Xiong Jun's feet split open. The Rakshasa chains took the chance to pull tighter around him. Even though Xiong Jun blocked the main hit, the dark golden fur on his body was burned black by the Rakshasa Death Qi.
Tang San looked excited. "Very good. A few more hits like that, and your power will be mine."
Just then, several strong energies came rushing over from the deep forest. A loud dragon roar echoed across the sky, followed by a bright red fire that lit up the night.
"Tang San! How dare you mess with the core area of our forest!"
A giant three-headed dog covered in bright red flames ran out from the trees. It was Chi Wang. The moment he arrived, all three of his heads breathed out hot fire toward Tang San.
At the same time, thick green vines grew out from under the ground, making a giant green cage that tried to trap Tang San's Rakshasa Formation. The Ten Thousand Demon King had arrived as well.
Farther away, a cold, powerful dragon energy rose up. A purple-black dragon shadow walked out from the woods. It was Zi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King.
With three powerful Vicious Beasts showing up at the same time, the whole forest felt stronger. The Spirit Beasts that were scared by the Rakshasa Death Qi finally saw a chance to fight back.
Xiong Jun grinned, showing his sharp teeth. "Tang San, did you really think only Bi Ji and I were here?"
Chi Wang roared loudly, "Kill him!"
The Ten Thousand Demon King spoke in a deep voice, "We can't let this Rakshasa power ruin our home any longer."
Zi Ji stared at the Undead Xiao Wu behind Tang San, her face full of disgust. "Turning a former hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast into a lifeless puppet... you're even worse than an Evil Spirit Master."
Facing three Vicious Beasts at once, Tang San didn't panic at all. Instead, his eyes shined with even more excitement.
"Good! Very good! The more of you that come, the better it is for me! One Xiong Jun and one Bi Ji wouldn't have been enough anyway. Adding Chi Wang, Ten Thousand Demon King, and Zi Ji makes this perfect for my Rakshasa Ninth Trial!"
He opened his arms wide. The Rakshasa Demonic Scythe floated right in front of his chest. The black mist behind him rolled like a storm, and the eleven Undead Titled Douluo let out a low roar together.
The Rakshasa God Mark on Tang San's forehead shined brightly. A purple-black beam of light shot straight into the sky, tearing a gap in the dark night above the forest.
"Rakshasa Divine Court, attack!" Tang San shouted. "Today, not a single Vicious Beast in this forest is leaving here alive!"
Following his command, the eleven Undead charged forward at the same time.