Chapter 148: Successful Evacuation from the Sunset Forest
He had already made up his mind to use the information about this Medusa to win over Dugu Bo, but for now, they still had to escape the Medusa's pursuit.
Clearly, that poisonous mist was the Medusa's territory. They had entered her domain, which was why she had attacked.
The best way to deal with such a Soul Beast was to leave her territory as quickly as possible.
Thus, Yu Yuanzhen performed Martial Soul Possession, and nine Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet.
"Xiaogang, you guys retreat first. I'll hold this fellow off for a while."
"Don't run too far. If you encounter danger, send me a signal."
As Yu Yuanzhen's voice fell, he turned his head to glance at Yu Xiaogang.
Only then did he realize that Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong had already run quite a distance away.
Speechless, Yu Yuanzhen froze for a few seconds before shaking his head with a laugh, then he clashed with the Medusa.
On the other side, having quickly left the Medusa's territory, Yu Xiaogang looked back at Yu Yuanzhen fighting the Medusa, inwardly breaking into a cold sweat for his father.
For a Soul Beast like the Medusa, her physical melee capabilities were not considered powerful among Soul Beasts.
Some truly physically powerful Soul Beasts could even use that Medusa as a jump rope.
At the same time, as a snake-type Soul Beast, the Medusa's poison was only considered relatively strong among various snake-type Soul Beasts.
However, despite her mediocre physical fitness and poison, the Medusa remained the most desired Soul Ring for Soul Masters with poison-attribute snake Martial Souls. The reason for this was the Medusa's Heaven-Defying abilities.
One of them was the Medusa's Racial Talent.
It was a special ability that could petrify opponents.
Besides that, the Medusa also had a Move that could briefly freeze time and space.
These two Moves were the real reasons why the Medusa was sought after by poison-attribute snake Soul Masters.
Soul Beasts that possessed such functional abilities while also being poison-attribute were few and far between.
After leaving the Medusa's territory, Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong didn't dare proceed toward the place where the Crimson Flame Tiger had previously rested. Instead, they found a relatively safe spot and quietly waited for Yu Yuanzhen's arrival.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's somewhat nervous expression, Bibi Dong spoke up to comfort him.
"Don't worry, His Excellency Thunder is a long-renowned powerhouse. It's just a mere Medusa; she won't be able to cause much trouble."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yu Xiaogang nodded and took a few deep breaths, finally calming his emotions.
"Thanks. The Medusa's own combat power is average, but the key is that her abilities are very troublesome. In books, I've seen many powerful Soul Masters fall victim to the Medusa's Dao due to a single moment of carelessness, which is why I'm a bit worried,"
Yu Xiaogang said.
So, for the following time, the two of them sat there quietly, waiting for Yu Yuanzhen to arrive.
Before long, a somewhat disheveled Yu Yuanzhen ran over from a distance. Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately went to meet him.
"Father, are you alright?"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's concerned words, Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand.
"Don't worry, I won't have problems just because of a Medusa. However, this Medusa's strength is very high."
"Her poison is quite unusual."
Yu Yuanzhen's expression was grave.
"Unusual poison? Does that mean you've been poisoned?"
Yu Xiaogang's brow furrowed.
"It's nothing serious. Fortunately, the Medusa's own poison isn't the extremely potent kind. Even if it has become stronger, it only catches up to the level of Soul Beasts of the same rank that specialize in toxins."
Yu Yuanzhen circulated his Soul Power to resist the Medusa's toxins within his body.
"Comparable to Soul Beasts of the same rank that specialize in toxins?"
"That's not normal. I didn't see any mutations in that Medusa either?"
Yu Xiaogang thought back to the Medusa's appearance, but couldn't recall any signs of mutation.
"Who knows."
Yu Yuanzhen shrugged.
"...Forget it, let's not think about that for now. The most urgent thing is to return to Heaven Dou City."
"Even though you can use Soul Power to resist the Medusa's poison, you can't keep resisting like this forever."
Yu Xiaogang fell silent for a moment, finally casting these doubts to the back of his mind.
The most important thing right now was to detoxify his father.
Yu Xiaogang wasn't worried about detoxification; after all, there were many talents in Heaven Dou City.
Soul Masters with abilities like healing and purification were everywhere.
With the connections of their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, it would be easy to invite these people.
But the problem was, they had to get back to Heaven Dou City first.
Of the two paths back, one was blocked by the Medusa, and the other by the Crimson Flame Tiger. No matter which one they took, they would have to fight first.
Thus, Yu Xiaogang became troubled.
Just then, Bibi Dong tugged on Yu Xiaogang's sleeve.
"Xiao Long can fly."
"Xiao Long..."
Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, then he immediately reacted.
Right, Xiao Long can fly. How could he have forgotten such an important thing?
So Yu Xiaogang hurriedly summoned Xiao Long.
With a flash of light, the kitten-sized Xiao Long made its grand entrance.
"Awoo! n(≧▽≦)n"
With a milky roar, Xiao Long appeared before the three of them.
"...So you can't blame me for forgetting Xiao Long."
"Looking at it like this, I subconsciously thought of Xiao Long as it was before I obtained my third spirit ring."
Yu Xiaogang said as he looked at Xiao Long's cute appearance.
Before obtaining his third spirit ring, Yu Xiaogang had tried flying via Xiao Long.
Unfortunately, the results were unsatisfactory. Xiao Long was completely unable to carry him in flight.
So Yu Xiaogang had put the matter of Xiao Long carrying people in flight to the back of his mind.
"Xiao Long, I'll have to trouble you to fly us back now."
Yu Xiaogang said, stroking Xiao Long's head.
"└(≧O≦)┘ Awoo!"
Seeing Xiao Long immediately raise its arms and strike a "I'm very strong, leave it to me" pose after hearing his words, Yu Xiaogang was amused by its performance.
Then Xiao Long rapidly grew in size, becoming large enough to blot out the sky.
"Roar!"
After stabilizing its form, Xiao Long looked at the three people beside it—Yu Yuanzhen and the others—and tilted its head to signal them to get on its back.
From beginning to end, Xiao Long had a smug expression, just like a child showing off its abilities.
"I didn't expect that I would one day be able to sit on Xiao Long's back and be flown around by it."
"Not bad, not bad."
Yu Yuanzhen laughed and praised Xiao Long. Hearing this, Xiao Long became even more smug and held its head high.
"Father, don't praise it anymore. Look at how it can't handle a compliment."
Yu Xiaogang said.
But even though he said that, a smile remained on Yu Xiaogang's face.
Let it be smug if it wants to. As long as he was there, Xiao Long wouldn't go astray.
As such, there was nothing wrong with making Xiao Long a little happy and joyful.
In this way, Yu Xiaogang's group of three successfully evacuated from the Sunset Forest.
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