Little did the lion know that Yue Guan had no intention of dodging his ferocious attack.
Yue Guan even deliberately exposed a weakness to lure him into close combat.
“Kid, it’s over!” At this moment, the lion was only five meters away from Yue Guan.
Unless Yue Guan had the speed to teleport, there was no way to avoid it.
boom– That punch landed hard on Yue Guan’s body.
But the horrific scene of bones cracking and flesh tearing that I had imagined did not occur.
The lion felt as if his fist had struck an indestructible piece of steel, and a tremendous shock traveled up his arm, making his hand go numb.
The blazing fist was completely blocked by a layer of brilliant golden light the moment it touched Yue Guan’s body.
The golden light covered Yue Guan’s entire body, enveloping him completely from head to toe.
Neither the high temperature of the flames nor the impact of the fist became meaningless the moment they came into contact with that layer of golden light.
“This…how is this possible?!” The lion’s eyes widened suddenly.
A six-ring Soul Emperor withstood his full-force attack in his Martial Soul True Form state?
And, completely unharmed?!
Just as the lion was stunned, an extremely cold aura suddenly erupted from Yue Guan’s body.
The icy aura spread rapidly.
The temperature of the flames on the lion’s body suddenly dropped.
Yue Guan activated the ice-attribute soul power within his body.
Although this ice-attribute power was not enough to truly harm the lion, it was sufficient.
The lion was once again awestruck.
What kind of monster is this kid?
His martial soul is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, how can it have such powerful defense?
And it also possesses cold attribute soul power?
As the lion was thinking, his vision suddenly went dark.
It was as if night had fallen out of nowhere, completely enveloping the area within a radius of tens of meters.
In that darkness, countless ghostly figures surged forth from all directions.
The ghostly figures twisted and howled, exuding a chilling aura, and converged on the lion one after another.
This is the sixth soul skill of the ghost, Chimei Wangliang!
The lion was greatly alarmed.
He subconsciously activated the flames all over his body, trying to dispel the ghostly figures.
However, the flames on his body were weakened considerably after being struck by Yue Guan’s ice-attribute soul power.
Moreover, Yue Guan continued to release ice-attribute soul power, causing the temperature of the entire space to drop sharply.
Taking advantage of this opening, the ghostly figures broke through the flames’ defenses and pounced on the lion.
Immediately afterwards— Boom boom boom boom!
A series of rapid explosions rang out in the darkness.
Although the ghostly figures did not touch the lion’s body, they were all detonated at close range.
Although the power of a single ghostly explosion is not very great, the sheer number and frequency of these explosions are overwhelming.
The lion was forced to retreat repeatedly by the blast, and the protective flames on its body were also blasted into pieces.
What terrified the lion even more was that an unidentified liquid was mixed in with those explosions.
When the liquid splashed onto his exposed skin, a piercing pain instantly shot through him.
The areas on his arm where the liquid had come into contact with his skin began to ulcerate, becoming a bloody mess.
The liquid corroded the clothes on his body, leaving holes and emitting wisps of smoke.
The lion gasped and quickly activated its soul power to protect itself.
But the excruciating pain from the corroded wound was unbearable for him.
He didn’t know what kind of liquid it was.
But one could sense that the substance contained extremely potent toxicity.
Where it gets contaminated, flesh and blood are corroded, and toxins are spreading deeper into the bloodstream.
Suddenly, the surroundings lit up again.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei had retreated to a distance of thirty meters from the lion, maintaining a safe distance from him.
Just as the ghost was detonating those ghostly figures, Yue Guan took the opportunity to throw out a jade bottle.
The jade bottle contained the water from the Yin-Yang Spring.
The jade bottle was also detonated, and the spring water splashed onto the lion.
The spring water contains extremely hot and extremely cold toxins; even a little bit of it can cause cuts and lacerations to an ordinary person, let alone if it splashes directly onto the skin.
Although the Lion’s Flame attribute can resist poison, that is spring water containing the residual power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King.
How could he withstand it when he was caught off guard?
Moonlight and the ghost stood side by side, smiling as they looked at the lion.
“How is it?
Not a pleasant experience, is it?” “You two bastards!
How dare you use poison to ambush me!” The lion roared, its voice filled with pain and rage.
“Old Ghost, merge!” Yue Guan suddenly shouted loudly.
Then, the two figures moved simultaneously.
Upon hearing the word “integration,” the lion’s expression changed.
He knew how troublesome Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s martial soul fusion technique was.
Although he was confident in his abilities, the situation was different now.
He was poisoned.
Moreover, the toxin began to spread throughout his body.
Although the exact potency of the toxin is still unclear, if the victim is restrained by the fusion of the two people’s martial souls, the toxin could take advantage of the weakened state and invade the internal organs, with unimaginable consequences.
At that point, let alone completing the mission, they might even lose their lives.
The lion gritted its teeth and glared fiercely at Yue Guan and Gui Mei with its crimson-gold eyes.
“You two bastards escaped unscathed today, but next time you’ll pay the price for plotting against me!” Before he finished speaking, the lion’s figure suddenly transformed into a streak of crimson light, speeding away towards the outer edge of Sunset Forest.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood there, watching the flame quickly disappear into the distance, before they both breathed a sigh of relief.
“That was close!
Luckily you have the Invincible Golden Body and ice-attribute soul power, otherwise my attack would have been ineffective.
And that Yin-Yang Spring water is really useful!” Ghost was still shaken by the battle that had just taken place.
He felt fortunate.
If they hadn’t gone to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and hadn’t taken the immortal herbs, and had encountered a powerful figure like the Lion King with strength approaching that of a Title Douluo, they probably would have perished here.
“Old Ghost, we can’t stay here any longer.
Let’s hurry and find Du Bo to get the seventh soul ring as soon as possible.” “Walk!” The two sped towards Tiandou City.
Although we defeated the lion in today’s battle, the crisis has not been resolved, and our situation may even become more dangerous in the future.
The Spirit Hall will not let this go.
They must become stronger as soon as possible.
~~~~~ Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived at the Dugu Manor and told Dugu Bo about their encounter in the Sunset Forest.
Dugu Bo was greatly surprised.
“I never expected the Spirit Hall to make a move against you so quickly.
Luckily, you managed to escape unscathed.” “We won by sheer luck this time.
That old man underestimated us too much and didn’t know our strength enough.” “We should act quickly and retrieve the soul ring.” Yue Guan nodded: “This trip to the sea is a long journey, so we’ll set off first thing tomorrow morning.” Upon hearing this, an unnatural expression appeared on Dugu Bo’s face.
Yueguan asked: “Brother Dugu, you seem to have something on your mind?
Please feel free to speak your mind.” End Of Chapter….