After Di Tian returned, Yuhao slowly stood up and said calmly:
"Di Tian, follow me to the outskirts of the forest. I want to find a real opponent to properly test my current strength."
This place was the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest. Even if Di Tian was not physically present, the residual aura of a ferocious beast of his level still lingered here.
Not to mention a thousand-year soul beast— even a ten-thousand-year soul beast would be terrified to the point of fleeing if it sensed even a trace of a vicious beast's presence.
Under such circumstances, any so-called battle would be meaningless.
"Yes, my lord."
Di Tian answered respectfully, his posture still humble and restrained.
"Also, remember to completely restrain your aura later."
After all, if even a sliver of Di Tian's true pressure leaked out, the soul beasts on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest would either go mad or run amok in fear.
...
Outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Beibei, it's already been several days. Why haven't we found a suitable soul beast yet? I'm really getting pissed off."
"Don't be anxious. I have a feeling that today, we'll definitely encounter a suitable one."
"You said the exact same thing yesterday."
The two speaking were a young man and woman, both handsome and beautiful, dressed in clean and elegant clothing. They looked very young, no more than fifteen years old. The boy was tall, refined, and handsome, while the girl was lively, fresh, and pleasant to look at.
They were none other than Mu Beibei and Tang Ya of Shrek Academy.
Because of Yuhao's arrival, the original trajectory of history had already changed.
As a result, Mu Beibei and Tang Ya had been wandering around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for several days, yet they had still failed to encounter the thousand-year Datura Snake that should have appeared according to fate.
Just as the two were carefully searching for soul beasts, a young man suddenly descended from the sky.
On his back was a pair of extremely eye-catching dragon wings—black bone as the base, interwoven with dazzling golden patterns. They exuded an ancient, noble aura that was impossible to ignore.
Coupled with the young man's handsome features and a pair of deep azure eyes that seemed to contain boundless profundity, he appeared incomparably noble and elegant.
This young man was none other than Yuhao, who had just arrived from the Inner Circle.
Mu Beibei and Tang Ya were both startled by Yuhao's sudden appearance, but almost instantly, their gazes were firmly locked onto the dragon wings behind him.
As top students of Shrek Academy, they naturally recognized what they were seeing—this was an external soul bone, and one of extremely high quality.
Among the two, Beibei felt something even more alarming.
From those dragon wings, he sensed a terrifying suppression, a pressure originating from bloodline dominance itself.
"Xiaoya, step back."
Beibei instinctively pulled Tang Ya behind him. At the same time, a ball of intense blue light lit up between his eyebrows before rapidly spreading throughout his entire body.
Crackling sounds rang out as arcs of lightning exploded around him. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was enveloped in blue lightning.
Immediately afterward, the sleeve on Beibei's right arm was torn apart by the sudden expansion of his muscles. A dragon arm covered in blue-purple scales emerged, his palm transforming into a ferocious dragon claw.
Though similar in appearance to Yuhao's golden dragon arm, it was clearly smaller in size and inferior in dominance.
This was the number one beast martial soul on the Douluo Continent—
the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Rex.
At the same time, behind Beibei, Tang Ya also activated her martial soul. A long, slender blue vine extended from her palm, swaying gently in the air.
Blue Silver Grass.
Based on their martial souls, age, and appearance, Yuhao instantly recognized their identities. A trace of surprise flashed across his face.
Originally, Yuhao had merely intended to find a few soul masters to spar with and refine his combat experience. After all, there were many soul masters active around the outskirts of the forest.
He did not expect to encounter two key figures so early—Mu Beibei and Tang Ya.
Soon, surprise turned into joy.
Because the two people standing before him possessed something he wanted.
"Who are you, Your Excellency?"
Beibei stared intently at Yuhao and said solemnly.
"My name is Mu Beibei, from Shrek Academy. If we have offended you in any way, we will leave immediately."
As he spoke, three soul rings appeared on his right arm—two yellow and one purple—clearly indicating that he was a Soul Elder.
"Beibei, what are you afraid of?"
Tang Ya, having recovered from her initial shock, spoke up behind him.
"This guy is so young. His soul power probably hasn't even reached level twenty."
However, Beibei subtly shook his hand behind his back, signaling Tang Ya to stop talking.
Because the moment he activated his martial soul, the oppressive feeling from Yuhao's bloodline only intensified. It was so strong that it made Beibei instinctively feel fear toward the young man before him.
A fear that came from the depths of his blood.
Suddenly, both Beibei and Tang Ya felt their vision blur.
When they focused again, a tall and slender figure had silently appeared behind Yuhao.
It was Di Tian.
Although Di Tian had deliberately restrained his aura, the sheer pressure of his existence as a soul beast was enough to suffocate them.
Facing him felt like standing before an unstoppable natural calamity.
Their throats felt as if they were being gripped by an invisible hand. With a single glance, this being could annihilate both of them without effort.
Just as they were about to collapse, Yuhao gently raised his hand.
Di Tian immediately withdrew his pressure.
In an instant, Beibei and Tang Ya felt as if they had been pulled back from the brink of death.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two gasped heavily, taking a long time to recover.
"You two are members of the Tang Sect, aren't you?"
Yuhao had no interest in wasting time and went straight to the point.
"How do you know—"
Tang Ya was about to speak, but Beibei immediately stopped her.
"Yes," Beibei said with difficulty, forcing himself to remain calm.
"We are indeed from the Tang Sect. What advice do you have?"
"You and I will fight," Yuhao said indifferently.
"If you win, you may leave safely.
If you lose, you will leave behind the Tang Sect's unique skills."
The Tang Sect had already declined and been eliminated by soul tools long ago.
But its six unique techniques were still extremely valuable.
Especially the Purple Demon Eyes—
they were perfectly compatible with Yuhao's Spirit Eye martial soul.
Originally, Yuhao thought it would take some time before he could obtain them.
Unexpectedly, fate delivered Beibei and Tang Ya directly to him.
"Impossible!"
Tang Ya immediately rejected the proposal.
"The Tang Sect's techniques are secret skills. They cannot be passed on to outsiders!"
Yuhao's expression did not change in the slightest.
"Since you refuse," he said calmly,
"then go to hell."
The Tang Sect techniques were stored inside Tang Ya's soul tool. Even if they died here, Yuhao could still retrieve them.
Yuhao had never liked Tang Ya—
reckless, weak, blindly confident, and constantly talking about reviving the Tang Sect while lacking the ability to do so.
Beibei, on the other hand, was different.
It was precisely because of Beibei's character and his past care that Yuhao offered this condition.
As soon as Yuhao finished speaking, Di Tian took a single step forward.
A dark, oppressive aura spread silently.
In an instant, all soul beasts within a radius of one kilometer fled in panic.
Beibei and Tang Ya felt their legs give way and collapsed directly to their knees.
"Title Douluo… or even stronger… a Super Douluo!"
Tang Ya's face turned deathly pale.
Beibei was even more terrified, because the pressure from Di Tian was far more terrifying than that of his own ancestor.
"Xiaoya…"
Under the shadow of death, Tang Ya trembled violently.
Finally, for Beibei's sake, she raised her head and said in a trembling voice:
"Alright… I agree…
I agree to give you the Tang Sect's unique skills."