Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu-Chapter 24: Meng Yiran: Tang San, you are so ugly, I won’t fight with you.
"Chu Qin, wait for us!" At that moment, from behind them, a rough yet wearied voice called out!
Chu Qin and his companions turned toward the voice and saw Zhao Wuji leading Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, all drenched in sweat, racing towards them!
"Finally... we’ve made it!" Oscar, gasping for air, plopped down onto the ground and said.
"Zhao Wuji, you’re a Soul Sage, and yet you have such poor stamina!"
Chu Qin looked at the five men and smiled calmly.
"Old Chu, it’s easy for you to say that, sitting pretty. Shrek Academy is more than a hundred li from here!" Zhao Wuji responded with a forced smile.
"Someone’s rich, can’t afford a carriage ride?" Ning Rongrong looked at Dai Mubai and teased with a faint smile.
"Tch!" Dai Mubai turned his head away coldly. A month ago, he had given all his savings to Flander!
Now, he was broke!
With a light smile, Chu Qin, followed by the three women, entered the Aquipeia Forest!
"Instructor Chu Qin... wait for us!"
The freshly seated Ma Hongjun immediately shouted out loud...
Because the trees were so dense, the outside of the Aquipeia Forest was bathed in scorching sunshine and blazing heat,
while inside it was cool and refreshing.
The only downside was that the Aquipeia Forest was thick with brambles and had no discernible paths!
"Dai Mubai!" Seeing this, Chu Qin called out to Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai’s mind jolted, feeling a sense of foreboding.
"Clear a path!" As expected, Chu Qin calmly ordered Dai Mubai.
"Why should I clear the path?" Dai Mubai frowned and challenged. Normally, he would have taken the lead in clearing the way, but he wasn’t particularly inclined to listen to Chu Qin’s words just now!
"Dai Mubai, how have I taught you all this time?" Before Chu Qin could speak, Zhao Wuji coldly interjected, "How should one be punished for talking back to a teacher?"
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai clenched his teeth and transformed his hand into a tiger’s paw, slashing through the thorns ahead like a sickle!
Seeing Dai Mubai’s reluctant expression, Zhu Zhuqing first slightly furrowed her brows, then her face returned to its usual coldness, and she thought to herself, "Serves you right!"
With Dai Mubai clearing the way, the path became much easier to traverse.
"Oscar, have you decided on your third soul ring?"
Chu Qin continued to ask.
Among the men of the Shrek Seven Monsters, he only had a decent impression of Oscar!
"Instructor Chu Qin, my first two soul skills are for detoxifying and assisting! For my third soul ring, I want an effect that’s different!" Oscar replied.
"Then go for flying!" Chu Qin suggested with a smile.
The Aquipeia Forest was vast, and the easiest way to encounter Meng Yiran was to follow the original story.
"That’s wise, Chu Qin!" Zhao Wuji expressed his agreement, "Sometimes, a flight-type Soul Master can have an absolute advantage in combat! If you can get an assist-type soul skill that allows your teammates to fly, that would be fantastic!"
"Mm-hmm!" Oscar nodded in agreement, "Then, Instructor Chu Qin, how can I acquire a flight-type assist soul skill?"
"A flight-type soul beast should provide a chance of getting one!" Chu Qin answered.
"Instructors Chu Qin, Zhao Wuji. Look, isn’t there a flying beast over there?" Ma Hongjun pointed ahead excitedly and exclaimed.
Everyone turned to look and, sure enough, a snake capable of flight appeared before them!
The snake was about six or seven meters long, covered in light red scales, with a fan-shaped tail, and on its midline, it bore light red wings!
Moreover, atop its head, there was a bright red crown of flesh!
"Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake!"
Almost simultaneously, Chu Qin and Zhao Wuji cried out in surprise.
"This should be a thousand-year Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake, and as a flight-type soul beast, it’s perfect for Oscar!"
Zhao Wuji smiled slightly, leapt up, and caught hold of the snake’s tail with his bare hands, then slammed it forcefully onto the ground, causing the Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake to immediately faint!
Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who were about to take action, both wrinkled their brows.
"It’s okay, this Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake is too strong, not suitable for you to handle!" Chu Qin reassured the two women with a smile, "Later, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to have fun!"
The two women then nodded with a smile.
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji scratched his head and awkwardly smiled, "Chu Qin, did I act too hastily? Ning Rongrong and the others didn’t get a chance to take action?"
"Never mind!" Chu Qin frowned slightly, "Don’t let it happen again!"
"Alright, alright! I just thought that this thousand-year Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake was too rare!" Zhao Wuji responded.
Then, clearing his throat, he looked toward Oscar and handed him a short knife, "Oscar, deliver the final blow. That way, the soul ring of this Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake will be yours!"
Oscar nodded at this.
"Stop!"
Just as Oscar was about to secure the soul ring, a raspy old woman’s voice sounded.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old woman and a young girl walking shoulder to shoulder.
The old woman appeared to be in her sixties or seventies, somewhat short in stature, leaning on a snake-shaped cane taller than herself. Her face was full of wrinkles, but her complexion was rosy.
The girl, about sixteen years old, was extremely beautiful. Her large brown eyes, paired with long lashes, and her delicate features - a slender nose and small mouth - created a beauty that fell between enchanting and dignified. What’s more, her figure was explosively attractive. Clad in light silver tight-fitting clothes, they outlined her snake-like twisting waist and long legs to perfection!
Under their feet, each had six and two yellow Soul Rings flickering respectively.
Without a doubt, these were Snake Granny Chao Tian Xiang and Meng Yiran.
Seeing Meng Yiran’s hot figure, Ma Hongjun swallowed and felt a wave of wicked heat rising within.
Chu Qin had better self-control than Ma Hongjun, but even he felt somewhat shaken, as Zhu Zhuqing and her two companions were just as beautiful and well-formed as Meng Yiran, though they seemed a bit unripe in comparison.
And Meng Yiran, at her age, clearly had an added sense of mature beauty.
Meng Yiran, upon seeing Chu Qin, also had a glint of light in her eyes. Chu Qin’s looks were exactly what she dreamed of in a man!
Zhao Wuji, however, did not entertain such fanciful thoughts as the younger ones, and with a straight-to-the-point tone, asked coldly, "What are you here for?"
"You can’t kill this Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake!" Chao Tian Xiang said coldly.
"Why not!" Zhao Wuji crossed his arms and demanded.
"Because we saw it first. I have seriously injured it, preparing to make it the third soul ring for my granddaughter Yiran. Unexpectedly, this snake is very cunning and slipped away while we were unprepared!" Chao Tian Xiang explained calmly.
"How can you prove it?" Zhao Wuji frowned and said.
"There is a wound under its wings left by my grandmother!"
Meng Yiran said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji and the others turned the Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake over, and sure enough, there was a wound.
"So? Can we take the Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake away now?" Chao Tian Xiang asked.
"That still won’t do!" Zhao Wuji answered coldly, "We were fighting with this Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake and did not see any trace of you! Besides..."
As Zhao Wuji spoke, the seven Soul Rings under his feet, yellow, purple, and black, lit up, he said with a smug smile, "Everything in the Aquipeia Forest belongs to no one. To take away a Soul Ring from my hands, I’m afraid your Soul Emperor strength is not enough!"
Seeing Zhao Wuji to be a Soul Sage, both Chao Tian Xiang and Meng Yiran were startled. However, Chao Tian Xiang quickly composed herself, "So it is the renowned Immovable Ming Wang! Allow me to introduce myself, I am Snake Granny Chao Tian Xiang, and my husband is nearby. He is called Dragon Lord Mengshu!"
"Peerless Dragon and Serpent!" Zhao Wuji’s smile stiffened, and his aura dropped instantly, "So it is the famous Peerless Dragon and Serpent, Snake Granny Chao Tian Xiang!"
"Immovable Ming Wang, now, can you give us the Soul Ring?" Chao Tian Xiang asked, "Immovable Ming Wang, this thousand-year Phoenix-tailed Crown Snake is perfect for my granddaughter and of no use to you. It would be better to let us have it."
The fame of Peerless Dragon and Serpent indeed intimidated Zhao Wuji, but then he thought about Chu Qin’s presence on his side.
A seventeen-year-old Soul Emperor—Wu Ji believed that there must be a strong backing behind him, or else his own name could be written upside down!
With this thought, Zhao Wuji subconsciously looked towards Chu Qin.
Chu Qin stood beside the three girls, indifferent.
The System tasked him with preventing Meng Yiran from obtaining a Soul Ring, but could he easily make a move against Meng Yiran, his intended wife?
Thus, Chu Qin merely showed Zhao Wuji a slight smile.
Unexpectedly, receiving Chu Qin’s smile made Zhao Wuji feel even more confident.
"Still no!" Zhao Wuji shook his head and said, "Because among my disciples, there is also someone who needs this Soul Ring!"
"What?" Snake Granny exclaimed, "Your disciples are all around eleven or twelve years old, how could they possibly need a third Soul Ring!"
"Not to brag!" Zhao Wuji replied with a proud smile, "My disciples are all Grand Soul Masters!"
"Impossible!" Snake Granny exclaimed in shock.
"If you don’t believe it, let’s all reveal our Soul Rings!" Zhao Wuji waved his hand towards his back.
In an instant, Shrek Seven Monsters activated their Martial Soul Soul Rings. Aside from Dai Mubai’s two yellow and one purple, the rest all had two hundred-year Soul Rings.
Snake Granny was utterly shocked. Were these people monsters?
So young, and yet each of them was a Grand Soul Master?
But how could Snake Granny be willing to let the Soul Ring fall into someone else’s hands, especially since she defeated the soul beast first?
With a slight smile, Snake Granny turned to Zhao Wuji and proposed, "Immovable Ming Wang, how about this? Since it’s a contest for the Soul Ring, according to the rules of the Soul Masters, the capable one should have it! Let my Yiran fight with your disciple who needs this Soul Ring, and whoever wins shall take it!"
"Still no!" Zhao Wuji shook his head, "Snake Granny, you are unaware that my disciple who needs the Soul Ring is a food-class Soul Master and cannot fight!"
"Impossible! How can a food-class Soul Master be so young and advance to Grand Soul Master?" Meng Yiran questioned with disbelief.
"Young friend Yiran, you may not believe it, but it is indeed the case!" replied Zhao Wuji, "Oscar, show your Martial Soul!"
Oscar stepped forward upon hearing this, revealing his Martial Soul, a sausage!
"This..." Snake Granny and Meng Yiran exchanged glances, showing signs of difficulty.
"How about this, Teacher Zhao, Senior Snake Granny," Tang San stepped forward and said, "let me fight instead of Oscar! I am a level twenty-nine Grand Soul Master; Senior Snake Granny, you should not be at a disadvantage!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qin furrowed his brows, thinking to himself, "Tang San, if you dare to strike my wife, you’re seeking death!"
Therefore, Chu Qin immediately stood up, ready to speak!
But just then, Meng Yiran shook her head and rejected Tang San, "You’re too ugly, I won’t fight you!"
