The moment the Tier-7 pill appeared in the Great Star Dou Forest.
Don't talk about 50,000-year soul beasts!
Even 5,000-year soul beasts cautiously gathered around, wanting to get a share of the pie—even just smelling it would be good.
Yang Fan's soul power erupted...
Invisible spiritual impact instantly covered the surrounding kilometer area. Wherever it passed, soul beasts trembled violently.
Having broken through to Titled Douluo, Yang Fan could now use his soul power for large-scale attacks on enemies, just like Yao Lao.
But Yang Fan didn't choose to kill them!
His goal in coming to the Great Star Dou Forest was singular: the top-tier soul beasts on the ferocious beasts list.
He didn't want the scene here to be littered with corpses before the battle even began.
"Don't worry!"
"This Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill will definitely hook us a big fish."
Yao Lao had absolute confidence in this pill of his.
It was Tier-7 after all!
Even on the Dou Qi Continent, it would make Dou Masters fight over it until their heads broke, let alone on the Douluo Continent.
Based on his alchemy experience...
Whether the soil of the Douluo Continent could even refine pills of such high rank was unknown.
"Master... I believe you!"
"I'm worried whether this pill will attract all the ferocious beasts."
This was what Yang Fan was worried about!
If they were forced into a situation where they were attacked by a group, they wouldn't just fail to obtain a soul ring—they'd have to roll and crawl to leave this troubled land.
"Leave it to fate!"
"If it really comes to that, we'll see if we run fast enough."
Yao Lao wasn't joking when he said this.
If that Di Tian Yang Fan mentioned was a Demigod-level powerhouse.
Then he could only deal with that one.
The remaining ferocious beasts were definitely beyond what Yang Wudi and his grandson could handle, not to mention the pursuit and interception of those soul beasts over 50,000 years.
As they spoke...
The atmosphere of the Great Star Dou Forest suddenly changed.
It wasn't the gathering of wind and clouds, or powerful pressure, or the spread of a fishy odor.
The world went quiet!
The soul beasts that had been probing at the outer edges seemed to disappear in an instant, and the breeze in the forest also stopped at this moment.
"What's happening?"
Yang Wudi nervously summoned his martial soul.
"The big fish is here!"
Based on Yang Fan's rich experience in soul beast forests, there was only one possibility in this situation.
That was the appearance of a powerful existence that made other soul beasts shrink back.
But...
Yang Fan had never encountered a situation where even the wind stopped.
At this moment...
A crimson soul beast appeared before their eyes.
The soul beast was over five meters long, somewhat resembling a Tibetan Mastiff in appearance, but it had three identical large heads.
This bizarre phenomenon was something even Yang Fan, who had lived in soul beast forests for two years, was seeing for the first time.
Not only that!
Each of its large heads was over a meter in diameter, with sharp teeth exposed, releasing crimson-gold sharpness.
If it bit down, no matter how hard the skull, brains would definitely spill out.
"Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff?!"
Even in the Great Star Dou Forest with its rich variety of soul beasts, this special three-headed soul beast wasn't common.
Yang Wudi had previously only seen this soul beast in written records.
The Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff was a mutated soul beast!
It was said...
The Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff possessed partial pure-blood true dragon lineage. It was precisely because of this that they became one of the top-tier soul beast species in soul beast forests.
As for why a dog would have pure-blood true dragon lineage was a question worth pondering, but with the Douluo Continent's capabilities, they probably couldn't find the answer.
But it was an indisputable fact that a ten-thousand-year Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff could easily defeat an ordinary fifty-thousand-year soul beast.
"No!"
"This is a Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff."
Though only one character differed, the gap between them was heaven and earth.
"Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff?"
Yang Wudi's face was filled with confusion.
"Grandpa."
"Can't you tell?"
"This is a super soul beast with years exceeding 300,000."
It was normal for Grandpa Yang Wudi not to recognize it. If he hadn't previously encountered ferocious beasts in the Extreme North, he probably would have mistaken the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff for an ordinary dog at first glance too.
But it wasn't!
The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was ranked eighth on the ferocious beasts list.
Though there was no clear introduction of its years, the Ice Empress ranked seventh already had 380,000 years of cultivation.
Presumably, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff definitely wouldn't be below 350,000 years.
"Ferocious beast!"
"This is a ferocious beast!"
Yang Wudi had already tightly gripped the Breaking Soul Spear in his hand.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous!
After all, this was the first time in his life he was encountering a top-tier soul beast at the ferocious beast level.
But on the other hand...
Hadn't they come to the Great Star Dou Forest precisely to hunt for ferocious beast soul rings?
Thinking of this...
Yang Wudi suddenly erupted with incomparably powerful battle will.
"Take the pill... let's retreat!"
Yao Lao's command caught the grandfather-grandson pair who were preparing to fight completely off guard.
"Master."
"Could it be... all the ferocious beasts have come?"
This was the result Yang Fan least wanted to see.
If all the ferocious beasts appeared, then their situation of being attacked by a group would turn this soul ring hunt into nothing.
"It's precisely because none have come that we should leave quickly."
At these words...
Yang Wudi and his grandson both understood Yao Lao's true intention.
They were too impatient!
The urgency to obtain a ferocious beast soul ring had blinded their eyes, causing their thinking to become less clear.
The grandfather-grandson pair who reacted exchanged a glance, then immediately took the Tier-7 pill and ran.
That was a Tier-7 pill!
Seeing this, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff let out a howl toward the sky, then began pursuing closely behind.
The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was motionless until it moved, but when it moved, it was as swift as thunder and lightning. Behind its crimson body appeared a chain of afterimages over twenty meters long.
"Ferocious beast!"
"It really is a ferocious beast!"
Yang Wudi had still been somewhat skeptical just now—could a dog over five meters long really be a ferocious beast?
Now he believed it!
Ordinary soul beasts absolutely wouldn't display such terrifying speed.
He had already run over a thousand meters away, but in the blink of an eye, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff had closed the distance to just a hundred meters.
"Grandpa, you take the pill and run first."
"I'll stay behind to stall it."
As soon as the words fell!
Yang Fan's Dou Qi transformed into wings as he rose to mid-air, then dove down toward the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff with a Flame Splitting Tsunami.
Crimson flames descended from the sky, landing directly on the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's inevitable path.
Though the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was powerful, facing an Earth Rank Dou technique, it didn't dare to use its powerful body to take it head-on.
A ball of fire suddenly rose from the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's body, then its body quickly shifted sideways to dodge Yang Fan's flame wave attack.
Though the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was a dog with pure-blood true dragon lineage, it was also a fire-attribute soul beast.
It was this brief delay.
Yang Wudi and the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff pulled apart to over a thousand meters again, while Yang Fan also soared straight up to a thousand meters in the sky after one strike.
After brief hesitation, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff chose to continue pursuing Yang Wudi.
The reason was simple!
Yang Wudi possessed that Tier-7 pill that made it drool with desire.
If it consumed such a pill, there was a chance it could smoothly pass its 400,000-year tribulation.
The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was already getting worked up. Its eyes now only had that Tier-7 pill.
The situation of you running, I chasing continued...
Whenever Yang Wudi was about to be caught by the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, Yang Fan would dive down to block the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's pursuit speed.
Unknowingly...
The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff had already chased out tens of thousands of meters. At this point, it seemed to realize it had been tricked.
It was already far from the core region of the Great Star Dou Forest, now completely in an isolated and helpless environment.
"Humans!"
"You think this can kill me?"
At this moment, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff displayed the pride belonging to a ferocious beast.
Even in a dangerous situation, this ferocious beast that had exceeded 300,000 years still fixed its eyes on the Tier-7 pill.
The character 'greed' was carved on its dog head!
"Hehehe—"
At this moment, Yang Fan already displayed a maniacal smile. Under his influence, the faces of Yang Wudi and Yao Lao began to turn sinister.
Since they dared to stop at this time, they had already made complete preparations.
"Master."
"Let's do it."
The three of them exerted force together, launching fierce attacks on the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's dog head from various angles.
To avoid complications, all three of them used one hundred percent of their strength.
This was a soul beast forest after all, and they were facing the eighth-ranked ferocious beast.
If the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff held out until other ferocious beasts arrived, the situation would reverse in an instant.
Soul power, Dou Qi, Heavenly Flame...
All erupted in the soul beast forest at this moment. In just a few breaths, the previously unstoppable Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff was left with only its last breath.
"Little Fan, you do it!"
Yang Wudi gave his grandson the opportunity to obtain this ferocious beast soul ring.
However...
Yang Fan smiled and shook his head.
"Grandpa."
"This soul ring was prepared for you from the start, so don't be polite."
"I have even better choices in the future!"
This was the truth!
If this were before, he would definitely have unhesitatingly chosen to hunt this dying soul beast, then absorb its soul ring and obtain its soul bone.
But with Yao Lao's current strength, he could individually name any one on the ferocious beasts list.
In this situation, his choices naturally became much more numerous.
"This Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff is a fire-attribute soul beast very suitable for you."
"It's hard to come by!"
Yang Wudi wasn't wrong at all.
The fire attribute of this Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff over 300,000 years was very compatible with Yang Fan.
But Yang Fan still refused!
If a soul beast's year span exceeded 100,000 years, attributes actually became less important.
Which meant as long as he obtained one with years exceeding 450,000 years in the future, the benefits would be higher than the current Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff.
After some back and forth...
Ultimately, this super ferocious beast that had survived 350,000 years still fell to Yang Wudi.
Yang Wudi raised his spear and struck!
The sharp Breaking Soul Spear pierced directly into the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's throat, then penetrated through the back of its neck.
After a miserable howl, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's life came to an end.
Not long after...
A red soul ring slowly floated out from the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's corpse.
Though the soul ring was red, it wasn't like the red of the Titan Giant Ape or Sky Azure Bull Python. Instead, it had a special, eerie pattern on the soul ring, displaying the difference of a 300,000-year soul ring.
Yang Wudi looked at this red soul ring before him, his lips already trembling with excitement.
100,000-year soul rings were already rare and hard to find on the Douluo Continent. There were probably less than five people in the soul master world who possessed 100,000-year soul rings, let alone the over 300,000-year ferocious beast soul ring now before him.
Yang Wudi didn't hesitate!
He sat cross-legged on the ground, formed hand seals, and began drawing the soul ring toward himself.
Yang Fan watched his grandpa finally about to become a Titled Douluo, his heart beating faster with excitement.
This was his first time experiencing the absorption of a ferocious beast soul ring, though this soul ring wasn't being placed on him.
...
Time passed bit by bit...
The absorption of the ferocious beast soul ring was smoother than he had imagined.
In just two days.
That red soul ring with the eerie pattern was already firmly placed on Yang Wudi's body.
"Haha—"
"I, Yang Wudi, have finally become a Titled Douluo."
"Little Fan!"
"You were absolutely right."
"The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff's soul ring is around 350,000 years."
In a certain sense...
Yang Wudi was the first Titled Douluo in the history of the Breaking Clan.
As Yang Wudi laughed, his old eyes suddenly became moist.
Titled Douluo!
This was the height every soul master wanted to reach the moment they awakened their martial soul, the ultimate dream of all soul masters on the Douluo Continent.
"Grandpa."
"What level are you now?"
Yang Wudi sensed his own condition, and even he was completely unexpected by the surprise.
"L…Level 96?!"
What kind of pillow could create such a dream?
Know this!
After being promoted to Titled Douluo, even rising one level was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Many Titled Douluo-level powerhouses couldn't advance an inch even after ten years.
Yet he had gone from a Soul Douluo to a Super Douluo in just a few short days.
"Level 96... not bad, Grandpa."
Five soul bones plus a 350,000-year super ferocious beast soul ring sending his grandpa to Super Douluo level was completely within his expectations.
This was still under the premise that the soul bones Tang Hao left behind weren't very high in years.
If they were five soul bones exceeding 50,000 years, then this level could definitely rise another notch.
At this moment...
Yang Wudi smilingly took out the soul bone removed from the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff.
He now had all six soul bone positions filled, already in a sage mode of having no desires. And this super soul bone left by the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff would naturally be left for his good grandson.
"This is a left leg soul bone, just right for you, boy."
Yang Fan had previously instructed his grandpa to only absorb four soul bones, then match the last position with the ninth soul ring to absorb together.
Yang Wudi didn't do this!
This old man had his own ideas from the very beginning.
"Grandpa wants the soul ring, you get the soul bone."
"Us grandfather and grandson progress together!"
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