The moment that overwhelming dragon might exploded, the three mighty ant kings instantly sensed a deadly threat.
Their originally arrogant eyes suddenly turned into fear, and they hurriedly turned their massive bodies, brandishing their hard pincers, trying to defend themselves in a hasty manner.
But it was all too late!
Taking advantage of his invisibility, Lin Chen had already closed in on them, giving them no chance to react.
The nine-colored dragon scales around his body shone brightly, and the first soul ring of his Dragon God Martial Soul suddenly lit up.
The dazzling golden light instantly enveloped him with incomparably violent power, converging on his tightly clenched dragon claw fist.
Dragon God Martial Soul's First Soul Skill: Golden Dragon Power!
Without any hesitation, Lin Chen unleashed a powerful punch, accompanied by a whistling sound, aimed at the fastest of the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings! From the very beginning, he had set his sights on crippling this most mobile Ant King, giving it no chance to escape.
These three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings each possess unique talents: one excels in attack, one in defense, and one in speed.
These three complement each other, forming the foundation for Tang San to develop his three top-tier 100,000-year soul skills in the future.
Although they are not yet 100,000 years old, each of them is already formidable.
The Speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King, struck by the punch, let out a piercing howl.
Its thick ant shell instantly caved in, cracks spreading outwards from the force of the blow.
Relying on its instinctive defense, it withstood most of the impact, but it was still shaken so badly that its internal organs ached terribly, and it staggered backwards.
The other two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, one offensive and one defensive, finally reacted.
Their eyes gleamed with ferocity as they roared and brandished their sharp pincers, charging straight at Lin Chen with ferocious soul power.
They had already awakened their intelligence, and were both shocked and enraged.
They never expected that a mere human would dare to engage them in close combat; it was utterly reckless!
Having landed a successful blow, Lin Chen nimbly retreated several steps, easily dodging the combined attack of the two ant queens.
At the same time, he once again activated his soul power, instantly unleashing the first soul skill of his Dragon God Martial Soul, "Golden Dragon Body"!
The nine-colored dragon scales grew thicker and brighter, an invisible golden light shield enveloping his entire body, multiplying his physical defense.
Lin Chen neither dodged nor evaded, charging directly at the two ant kings, abandoning fancy soul skills and relying solely on his physical strength and dragon claws to engage in a brutal close-quarters combat!
Each punch carried the ferocious power of the Golden Dragon, and each parry relied on the Golden Dragon body to steadily withstand the Ant King's sharp attacks.
On the other side, the Speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King, severely injured, was completely enraged.
Its eyes flashed with bloodthirsty ferocity.
Ignoring its injuries, it swung its body like a madman, charging fiercely towards Lin Chen's back, wanting to tear this human who had ambushed it to pieces.
Lin Chen remained calm, holding his own against three opponents.
He didn't even need to use the other soul skills of his Dragon God Martial Soul; relying solely on the power of the Golden Dragon and his Golden Dragon Body, he steadily suppressed the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, each with over 80,000 years of cultivation, handling both offense and defense with ease.
After exchanging only a few blows, Lin Chen realized that this prolonged fight was pointless.
He needed to hurry up and find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, so there was no need to waste his energy here.
Lin Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he no longer held back.
With a thought, the blood-red Asura Demon Sword instantly appeared in his hand, and its chilling sword energy swept across the entire area, carrying a world-destroying killing aura.
He flipped his wrist, and the sword moved with him.
A blood-red sword mark, sharp to the extreme, slashed through the air and went straight towards the speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King that was still frantically rushing forward!
The speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King had no time to dodge.
With a piercing tearing sound, its wings, which it relied on to escape, were directly cut off by the Asura Demon Sword.
Blood gushed out instantly, and another heart-wrenching wail echoed through the forest!
Immediately, Lin Chen's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly exerted force with his wrist.
The Asura Demon Sword, wrapped in the nine-colored dragon's might and a chilling sword aura, once again slashed wildly towards the remaining two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings! This sword strike was unstoppable, directly cleaving the ant king that was blocking the front and had the strongest defense.
The sharp blade fiercely broke through the ant's shell, and the residual force swept across, forcibly taking the attacking Thousand-Pound Ant King behind it with it.
The defensive Thousand-Pound Ant King, known for its defense, stood at the forefront, bearing the brunt of the sword force.
Several deep, bone-revealing cracks appeared on its thick carapace, and dark green blood gushed out.
Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, its aura instantly weakening considerably, yet it still managed to survive thanks to its tenacious vitality.
The offensive Thousand-Pound Ant King beside it was severely injured by the aftershocks of the sword energy, its body also splitting open with a bloody gash, its soul power in disarray.
It was equally wretched, yet it was not directly killed.
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, not expecting the two ant queens to be so tenacious.
He immediately gripped the Asura Demon Sword, his soul power surging once more, ready to unleash a third strike to completely eliminate these two hidden dangers.
At this critical moment, an extremely cold and sinister dark aura, carrying an overwhelming evil, suddenly attacked him from behind, its killing intent extremely fierce! Alarm bells rang in Lin Chen's heart.
He didn't have time to turn around and check carefully.
His figure suddenly turned around, and the Asura Demon Sword in his hand slashed horizontally with a backhand, slashing towards the sneak attacking figure at the fastest speed!
The one that launched a surprise attack from the shadows was none other than the Dark Demon God Tiger, which had been lying in wait for a long time!
It had been drawn by the commotion of the fight and had been hiding quietly in the dense forest, intending to reap the benefits.
But when it saw Lin Chen about to kill the two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, it immediately launched an attack.
A tiger claw, wrapped in dense dark evil power, slammed down on Lin Chen's back with overwhelming ferocity, trying to strike him in one blow.
Lin Chen's reaction speed far exceeded its expectations.
The sharpness of the Asura Demon Sword collided violently with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's claws, and a deafening clang of metal on metal exploded instantly.
Violent energy ripples swept around, instantly turning vegetation into dust.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's pupils shrank sharply, sensing the terrifying power of the sword energy.
It hurriedly retreated to dodge, but even so, the sword energy still slashed its claws, leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash.
Had it been even a fraction slower, the claw would have been severed!
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger retreated several steps, its body surging with evil energy, staring at Lin Chen with wariness and apprehension.
The human before it had changed appearance due to the Dragon God Martial Soul, but it still clearly recognized him—this was the same human who had protected the auspicious beast and ruined its plans! In such a short time, this human's strength had increased to such an extent, easily deflecting its sneak attack, instantly causing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to feel a desire to retreat.
Lin Chen turned to look at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that had delivered itself to his doorstep, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes, and a bloodthirsty smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "I was just worried about not being able to find you, but you delivered yourself to my door. Now that you're here, you're not leaving. Let's die together!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he held the Asura Demon Sword, his body surrounded by the intertwining of nine-colored dragon might and Asura sword energy.
His figure transformed into a stream of light and charged straight towards the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Seeing this, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger dared not fight Lin Chen head-on.
Cunning and valuing its life, it had no intention of losing it here.
It immediately dodged away. Its gaze swept across the battlefield, instantly locking onto the Speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King lying on the ground, heavily injured and powerless to resist.
This was a powerful tonic that could quickly repair itself and enhance its strength! Without hesitation, it leaped, its tiger's jaws wide open, and it snatched the heavily injured ant king in its jaws.
Then, without looking back, it galloped towards the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Lin Chen stopped, his brows furrowed, and looked around, hesitating for a moment: on one side was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger carrying the heavily injured Ant King and fleeing, and on the other side were two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings lying on the ground, injured and unable to escape.
All three were top-level soul beasts, and their corresponding soul rings were all top-level.
After a brief moment of thought, he quickly made up his mind: the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was cunning and ruthless, and its strength was already formidable.
If he let it devour the heavily injured Ant King, its strength would definitely increase further, and it would become an even greater scourge in the future.
On the other hand, the remaining two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings were already heavily injured and could not run far.
It would not be too late to deal with them after he had dealt with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
With this in mind, Lin Chen didn't delay any longer.
He circulated all his soul power, and his figure transformed into a nine-colored stream of light, heading straight for the depths of the forest where the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had fled.
But no one expected that as soon as Lin Chen's figure disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, the wounded offensive Thousand-Pound Ant King slowly turned its head to look at the equally severely injured defensive Thousand-Pound Ant King lying on the ground beside it.
In its compound eyes, there was not a trace of companionship, only naked greed and ferocity, the instinctive desire of a soul beast to devour its own kind and strengthen itself.
Dragging its injured body, it slowly approached the defensive ant queen, then used its hard, sharp pincers to clamp down on the queen's body, ignoring her struggles, and forcibly dragged her into the more hidden bushes of the forest.
The defensive Thousand-Pound Ant King initially thought its companion was trying to save it, and its struggling movements gradually slowed down.
But when it met the undisguised devouring desire in its companion's eyes, it instantly understood everything, and its heart was instantly enveloped by endless despair!
It desperately twisted its massive body, its sharp claws flailing wildly, trying to break free from its companion's grip.
However, it was already severely injured, its soul power depleted, and it didn't even have the strength to get up.
Meanwhile, its companion, with only its desire for its cultivation and life force in its eyes, tightened its grip on it, clearly intending to devour it to heal its own injuries and even break through its own cultivation bottleneck!
On the other side, Lin Chen's soul power surged beneath his feet, his figure transforming into a streak of nine-colored light, catching up with the fleeing Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in no time.
His eyes were cold and sharp, and he raised his hand to unleash the Asura Demon Sword with all his might, the chilling sword energy slicing through the forest, heading straight for the evil god's back!
However, this extremely cunning soul beast never had the slightest intention to fight.
It pushed off the ground with its limbs and narrowly avoided the sword energy. It did not dare to stop for a moment and continued to run wildly into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
It was unwilling to give up the heavily injured Thousand-Pound Ant King it was carrying in its mouth. It only wanted to escape forward.
Seeing this, Lin Chen withdrew his hand, which was about to strike again, and sneered coldly: "Do you think you can escape by just running away?"
He didn't launch a full-scale attack rashly.
Instead, he slowed down, following the evil god at a leisurely pace, always maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far. He knew all too well that once he was drawn into the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's [Arena of Life and Death], even he would suffer a great loss if caught off guard.
Facing such a cunning opponent with unpredictable trump cards, a hasty close-quarters battle would be far from wise.
Lin Chen was filled with doubts and couldn't figure out the evil tiger's intentions.
Could it be that it simply wanted to create distance and gamble that he would give up the pursuit because he would be concerned about the two heavily injured Thousand-Pound Ant Kings behind him?
Thinking of this, Lin Chen's killing intent intensified, and he made up his mind: even if it's just two nearly 90,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, even if he has to give up all his top-tier soul rings today, he must completely kill this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! This beast is ruthless and has heaven-defying talent.
If he lets it go today, it will definitely become a scourge once it breaks through 100,000 years of cultivation. At that time, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven to eliminate it!
He was completely unaware that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, fleeing for its life ahead, had a cunning glint in its vertical pupils, occasionally glancing back at Lin Chen who was following behind, its beastly eyes full of calculation.
Just as Lin Chen was wholeheartedly following and pressing closer, his expression suddenly changed!
A sense of extreme danger surged into his heart.
Without hesitation, he spread his mental power to the fullest extent.
The next second, ten majestic and terrifying titled soul power auras, enough to make the entire forest tremble, suddenly swept in from the core area of the forest ahead.
The pressure was overwhelming, and it was also mixed with the shockwaves of a fierce battle and a heavy smell of blood!
Lin Chen froze on the spot, staring in shock at the source of the aura.
Upon closer inspection with his spiritual power, he was so shocked that his pupils shrank!
Among the ten auras, he was all too familiar with the two most powerful ones, which resembled ancient behemoths—the two supreme overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest, Titan Giant Ape Da Ming and Azure Bull Python Er Ming! But the two auras that used to look down on the stars and suppress all beasts were now extremely weak and chaotic, and they also carried an undisguised severe injury and decline.
They were obviously in a desperate situation and were being besieged!
Behind Da Ming and Er Ming, eight powerful and icy soul energies, carrying an aura of oppression, were relentlessly pursuing and launching a joint attack! Each aura represented a Title Douluo standing at the pinnacle of the Soul Master world.
The combined attack of eight Title Douluos was terrifying!
In a short moment, all the doubts in Lin Chen's mind were resolved, and he was instantly filled with shock and anger!
It turns out that this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger wasn't running away from the start, but deliberately luring its enemy! It calculated that Lin Chen would chase it, so it led Lin Chen to this core battlefield step by step.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could either use Lin Chen to kill him, or take advantage of the chaos to escape completely, or even sit back and reap the benefits!
This evil tiger was far more cunning than he had imagined!
Lin Chen turned around abruptly, his piercing gaze locking onto the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in front of him.
This cunning beast, far from its usual ferocity, suddenly halted its escape. Its limbs remained firmly planted on the ground, still clutching the dying, defenseless Speed-type Thousand-Pound Ant King in its mouth.
It slightly raised its head, its previously fierce vertical pupils now devoid of fear, instead brimming with naked mockery and calculation.
It simply stared at Lin Chen, as if admiring the fruits of its carefully laid plans, completely devoid of the panicked frantic escape it had displayed moments before.
Upon seeing this, Lin Chen let out a cold snort.
Although his heart was filled with anger because of the evil god tiger's scheme, when his gaze swept over the distant battlefield filled with smoke and surging soul power, all his emotions instantly turned into extreme solemnity.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately changed direction, ignoring the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger watching coldly behind him.
His soul power surged, and he sped straight towards the battlefield.
In the instant he turned around, he had already made up his mind: let this cunning beast go for now, save Da Ming and Er Ming first, and then settle this score once and for all!
The fact that a force could muster eight Title Douluos on the Douluo Continent, going all out to hunt down the two Supreme Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, speaks for itself.
The answer is obvious: only the Spirit Hall, with its boundless ambition and control over the entire Soul Master world, possesses such power.
The scene before him was almost identical to the one in the original story where Bibi Dong led the hunt for Da Ming and Er Ming.
Lin Chen was absolutely certain that the leader of this team was none other than Bibi Dong, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall and a level 99 Limit Douluo!
He had no room for hesitation, nor dared to delay in the slightest.
The image of Xiao Wu before her departure, her eyes filled with worry and her soft words of advice, flashed through his mind.
Da Ming and Er Ming were Xiao Wu's only remaining relatives outside the human world, her last attachment and support on this continent.
If he hesitated even slightly and missed the opportunity to rescue them, Da Ming and Er Ming would surely perish under the combined attack of Bibi Dong and the seven Title Douluos.
He had to keep the promise he made to Xiao Wu; he would do everything in his power to protect Xiao Wu's family!
Lin Chen's nine-colored dragon scales shone brightly, his dragon wings flapped slightly, and his speed instantly increased to the extreme.
He transformed into a nine-colored streak of light that cut through the forest, rushing towards the battlefield where the two soul beasts were trapped, with every step carrying a do-or-die determination.
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