"What's going on?" Jiang Mian said in surprise, "Such a big commotion, it doesn't seem like humans are hunting Spirit Beasts, does it?"
"I can sense the aura of a Titled Douluo, and it's not weak," Xiong Qing said, rubbing his hands together, his face filled with excitement.
Currently, human hunting of Spirit Beasts is not overly rampant, so these fierce beasts do not have such great hostility towards humans. After all, the strong prey on the weak, and the survival of the fittest is the same in the Spirit Beast world.
Jiang Mian frowned slightly. A Titled Douluo hunting Spirit Beasts on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?
Unless he's bringing his junior to acquire a spirit ring...
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"Grandpa Bone, Rongrong just wants that Spirit Beast. Can Grandpa Bone help Rongrong find it again, please?"
Ning Rongrong, dressed in a long blue dress with her hair like a waterfall, pulled Bone Douluo Gu Rong's hand and said with Charm, "Grandpa Bone loves Rongrong the most, right?"
"Be good, Rongrong," Gu Rong stood amidst the ruins, looking at the Spirit Beasts lying scattered around, and said worriedly, "Grandpa Bone is afraid of disturbing the terrifying Spirit Beasts deep within the Star Dou Great Forest. Grandpa Bone can run away then, but what about Rongrong?"
"Grandpa Bone is a Level 95 Titled Douluo. What can those Spirit Beasts do? I believe in Grandpa Bone." Ning Rongrong pouted, feigning a wronged expression, and said, "Grandpa Bone, please."
"Alright, Grandpa Bone will look around one more time for Rongrong."
Just as Gu Rong was about to unleash a large-scale Spirit Ability again to destroy the surrounding environment, a sharp blade arrived, though belatedly!
That sharp blade seemed to contain endless power, even tearing apart the space around Gu Rong!
"Rongrong." Gu Rong saw that something was wrong. Without the slightest hesitation, he embraced Ning Rongrong and retreated.
"Where are you going!"
Xiong Qing suddenly appeared in front of Gu Rong. He seemingly casually threw out a palm, but it directly sent Gu Rong flying back several hundred meters, continuously knocking down several towering trees before stopping.
Fortunately, Gu Rong tightly protected Ning Rongrong, otherwise, with just that one palm, Ning Rongrong would have been utterly destroyed.
"I have no grievances or grudges with you, who are you?" Gu Rong suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He placed Ning Rongrong aside and instantly activated his Spirit.
A giant dragon with only a skeletal framework appeared behind Gu Rong; it was precisely his Spirit, the Bone Dragon!
"This dragon skeleton is perfect for making soup," Xiong Qing laughed heartily, not putting Gu Rong in his eyes at all. What if he was a Level 95 defensive Beast Spirit?
However strong, could he be stronger than Di Tian?
"By so cruelly slaughtering Spirit Beasts, have you never considered that one day you might be cruelly slaughtered by others?"
Jiang Mian slowly appeared from behind Xiong Qing. The moment he appeared, both Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong's expressions changed drastically!
"You, you, you, how could you still be alive!"
Gu Rong couldn't help but take two steps back, exclaiming in horror, "Are you human or ghost?"
"Hmph, hmph, you also didn't expect that Xiong Qing, who assassinated me back then, would fail, did you?" Jiang Mian mocked, "You also didn't expect that the poor boy you all bullied back then has now grown to this extent, did you?"
As he spoke, Jiang Mian stomped on the ground, and three spirit rings, one red and two orange, slowly appeared beneath his feet!
The heavens and earth dimmed, and the spirit power released by the three spirit rings completely overshadowed Gu Rong, the Titled Douluo.
Gu Rong stared at Jiang Mian's spirit rings, his hands trembling slightly. The red hundred-thousand-year spirit ring had already refreshed his understanding, but what were those other two orange spirit rings!
"Is this the Sect disciple you often talked about who humiliated you for six years?" Xiong Qing pointed at Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong and said, "Tell me, how do you want them to die!"
"No rush, let's hear their last words," Jiang Mian said with a playful expression. In his eyes, Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong were like two ants being played with, merely struggling in their death throes.
"We all thought Xiong Qing had an accident back then and couldn't return to the Sect." Gu Rong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said self-deprecatingly, "You disappeared for five years, and we also thought you were dragged to your grave by Xiong Qing, but we didn't expect you to..."
"You didn't expect me to survive and even gain such a fortuitous encounter, did you!" Jiang Mian laughed heartily and said, "I have to thank your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for that!"
"Grandpa Bone." Ning Rongrong's pupils trembled. She shrank behind Gu Rong, not daring to look at Jiang Mian.
She truly felt the threat of death. The unassuming strong man just now could injure the defensive Grandpa Bone with a single slap; how could she possibly retaliate?
"Ning Rongrong, why are you hiding?" Jiang Mian looked at the trembling Ning Rongrong and sneered, "Didn't you not want to spend even a second with me back then?"
"Brother Jiang Mian, Rongrong was wrong." Ning Rongrong's teeth chattered slightly. She bit her lip and said tremblingly, "Brother Jiang Mian, please forgive Rongrong."
"You don't know you're wrong," Jiang Mian shook his head, showing no intention of letting Ning Rongrong go. "You just feel like you're about to die!"
"Grandpa Bone, what should we do?" Ning Rongrong's face turned pale. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
Gu Rong clenched his fists and comforted her, "Don't worry, Rongrong. Even if I have to sacrifice this old bone of mine, I'll protect you and get you out!"
"Boasting shamelessly!" Xiong Qing burst into laughter and instantly appeared in front of Gu Rong. His speed was so fast that Gu Rong only observed a few afterimages!
Boom!
Gu Rong was slapped away again. This time, Xiong Qing showed no mercy. Four deep, bone-visible wounds appeared on Gu Rong's chest.
He fell heavily to the ground, already on the verge of death.
Xiong Qing's strength had greatly increased over the years with Jiang Mian's Helping Hand. At his current strength, he was strong enough to contend with a Level 99 Ultimate Douluo.
Gu Rong? A mere Level 95, like an ant!
"I won't kill you, but I will make your life worse than death. I will slowly torture you."
Jiang Mian walked to Ning Rongrong's side and pinched her cheek. Ning Rongrong was weeping, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Xiong Qing, dislocate that Titled Douluo's arms and throw him out of the Star Dou Great Forest," Jiang Mian said coldly. "Remember to leave him a breath so he can go back and report."
"No!" Ning Rongrong cried out, but Jiang Mian didn't indulge this pampered young lady.
Slap!
A crisp slap resounded, and a bright red palm print suddenly appeared on Ning Rongrong's cheek.
This slap completely woke Ning Rongrong up and made her understand the current situation: if she wanted to live, she had to obey!
"Killing you, I'd consider it dirty." Jiang Mian threw Ning Rongrong aside. He looked at the Spirit Beast corpses all over the ground, seemingly searching for something.
"Ah!"
On the other side, Gu Rong's screams were incessant. Xiong Qing understood Jiang Mian's thoughts. He lifted a boulder and crushed Gu Rong's arms into a bloody mess, inch by inch.
Xiong Qing had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and when it came to methods of torture, he had an endless supply.
"Grandpa Bone!" Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, trying her best to control her voice. Jiang Mian finally found what he was looking for.
A few-month-old gray rat Spirit Beast.
"Ning Rongrong, didn't you want to acquire a spirit ring?" Jiang Mian casually threw the gray rat in front of Ning Rongrong and said with a smile, "Absorb it!"
"What!" Ning Rongrong was full of shock. This Spirit Beast was not even ten years old. Absorbing it would not only not help a Spirit Master but would be a huge burden.
"Destroying a genius is much more fun than creating one," Jiang Mian laughed heartily and said, "If you don't absorb it, then leave your life behind."
At this moment, Xiong Qing dragged the armless Gu Rong past. He grinned and said, "This Little girl has delicate skin and tender flesh. She looks very delicious."
"Grandpa Bone!"
Ning Rongrong saw Gu Rong, covered in blood and barely alive, and immediately rolled her eyes, almost fainting.
"Crying counts as time!"
Ning Rongrong suppressed her grief. Her face even felt a burning sensation. Ning Rongrong no longer dared to delay and quickly absorbed the gray rat's spirit ring.
The process was very smooth, taking less than two minutes.
Jiang Mian was very satisfied and said, "Remember, every time you absorb a spirit ring from now on, you must come to the Star Dou Great Forest to find me. Otherwise, I will destroy your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes were lifeless, and she nodded woodenly.
Jiang Mian motioned for Xiong Qing to throw Gu Rong to her. Xiong Qing cackled strangely and threw the unconscious Gu Rong into Ning Rongrong's arms.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, nothing more than this," Jiang Mian left a sentence and turned to leave with Xiong Qing. "If you, Ning Rongrong, dare not come to find me, I will surely destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Hahaha, actually, I was just playing with you. If you come to find me, I'll still destroy your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Jiang Mian calculated the time. It seemed that in another year, Tang San would be going to Shrek Academy. If he didn't emerge from seclusion soon, how could he torture him?
Moreover, Jiang Mian's pursuit was not just physical torture; mental torture was also inevitable!