Chapter 57: Alas! Still a step too late.
"Stop! Spare the beast!"
A hoarse voice echoed, and Xuan Mo immediately turned to Oscar. "Little Ao, quick! Just strike, ignore that voice."
Oscar quickly raised his dagger and, just as he was about to stab, a snake's tongue suddenly shot out from the direction of the sound, striking at Oscar's dagger.
Zhao Wuji naturally wouldn't let it succeed. With a cold snort, seven spirit rings rose from his feet, bringing down the overwhelming pressure of a Soul Saint. He blocked the snake's tongue with a slap.
However, Oscar's body paused at the impact, and the dagger finally stopped in mid-air.
Seeing this, Xuan Mo knew it was impossible to kill the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Snake before them.
As for the others' reaction, it was like "the victim has come knocking on the door." Zhao Wuji understood, and gave Oscar a look, signaling him to wait.
Immediately afterwards, two figures emerged from the direction the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake had flown from, appearing before everyone.
They were one old, one young, both women. The older woman looked to be in her sixties or seventies, her white hair neatly combed. Despite her age, she appeared incredibly energetic. Her face, though wrinkled, was as rosy as a baby's. A gleam flickered in her eyes. In her right hand, she grasped a three-meter-long snake-headed cane, her six spirit rings pulsing rhythmically.
Next to her was a beautiful girl, perhaps sixteen or seventeen, dressed in a purple outfit that framed her impressive figure. She wielded a two-meter-long snake-headed cane, her two hundred-year-old spirit rings pulsing rhythmically.
At the sight of the old woman's only six spirit rings, the Shrek Academy crowd breathed a sigh of relief. As for the old woman, her expression shifted slightly as she looked at Zhao Wuji.
Xuan Mo, however, frowned when he saw everyone, including Zhao Wuji, showing some disdain, even to the point of Zhao Wuji's immediate threat of killing him. He was the only one who knew that Dragon Lord Meng Shu was nearby. If they couldn't capture him and attracted him, they would be the ones to suffer.
So he approached Zhao Wuji and whispered, "Teacher Zhao, the snake-headed cane, a level 60 Weapon Soul Emperor, must be the Serpent Lady, Chao Tianxiang, among the peerless dragon and snakes."
"What!?"
Zhao Wuji didn't doubt Xuan Mo's words, but he frowned. He knew that if it were the peerless dragon and snake couple, this soul beast competition might be difficult.
Dragon Lord Meng Shu and Serpent Lady Chao Tianxiang were a renowned couple in the soul master world. The Dragon Lord's dragon-headed cane and Serpent Lady's snake-headed cane were capable of unleashing powerful soul fusion techniques, difficult to resist unless one reached the Titled Douluo level.
Thinking of this, Zhao Wuji, who had always been unscrupulous, showed a kind smile, bowed and said: "It turns out that you are the senior Snake Lady Chao Tianxiang from the world-famous Peerless Dragon Snake! Acala Zhao Wuji is here to pay his respects!"
Oscar was a little surprised when he heard what Zhao Wuji said, and asked in a low voice: "Fatty, you are considered to be experienced and have seen the world. Do you know who this Peerless Dragon Snake is? Why is Teacher Zhao so afraid of him?"
Ma Hongjun frowned slightly, not as playful as before, "Xiao Ao, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get the soul ring this time. The Peerless Dragon Snake is a couple. Although Snake Lady Chao Tianxiang is only a Soul Emperor, Dragon Lord is a dignified Soul Douluo, and Dragon Lord and Snake Lady have always been inseparable. Wherever Snake Lady appears, Dragon Lord must be nearby, so..."
"Soul Douluo!?"
Oscar's face instantly turned bitter when he heard it.
Xuan Mo observed the crowd's reactions. Noticing the interference from the Soul Saint's might, he quickly whispered, "Don't mention the dragon scales now. If they didn't know before, now that they know, it'll be even harder to get the Phoenix-Tailed Cocksnake."
Upon hearing this, the Shrek crowd naturally understood. Without hesitation, though worried, they nodded slightly.
Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji and Chao Tianxiang also engaged in their own arguments.
"Since Sister Chao doesn't believe it, then fine." Zhao Wuji turned to look at the crowd. "Little monsters, activate your spirits and show this Snake Lady your spirit rings."
Everyone heard this without hesitation. At Zhao Wuji's command, everyone unleashed their spirits.
Chao Tianxiang, observing the spirit rings released by the crowd, couldn't help but feel a sense of astonishment. It looked like the oldest among them was probably around fifteen years old—truly a genius.
When Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran's gaze shifted to Xuan Mo, noticing that among his three spirit rings, two were millennium-old, Chao Tianxiang remained calm and didn't lose her composure.
But Meng Yiran was different. She couldn't help but exclaim, "How is this possible!?"
"Ahem, Senior. What do you think? If we can take the spirit rings produced by this spirit beast, we'll gladly accept them," Zhao Wuji said with a hint of pride, then coughed dryly.
"No!"
Chao Tianxiang naturally wouldn't give up easily, so a smile quickly crossed her face. "Brother Zhao, in this situation, I think it's best to do this. Let's follow the rules of the spirit master world. Let these two children decide for themselves which spirit rings belong to them. We'll have a sparring match, and whoever wins will receive the ring. What do you think?"
"I'm afraid that won't work, because my student is a food-type spirit master. So..." Zhao Wuji pointed at Oscar and said awkwardly.
"What? It's this guy? And he's a food-type?" Chao Tianxiang was shocked and immediately looked at Oscar differently, even thinking about poaching him.
Just as Chao Tianxiang was making her wishful thinking, Xuan Mo, who had read the original novel and was naturally aware of Chao Tianxiang's plan, suddenly said, "Senior, how about we select a Level 29 Spirit Master to compete with your granddaughter to decide the ownership of this Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake?"
Chao Tianxiang heard this and naturally had no objection. After all, they already had the upper hand in this duel.
Just as Ma Hongjun was about to give it a try, Xuan Mo turned his gaze to Tang San. "Xiao San, if I'm not mistaken, you should be breaking through."
Tang San was slightly startled, then understood Xuan Mo's intention and immediately stepped forward.
"Senior Shepo, what do you think?" Zhao Wuji said with a smile. "My student is a control-type spirit master. His spirit is Blue Silver Grass, and his spirit power is only level 29. He meets the above requirements."
"Of course." Shepo nodded slightly.
With that, Tang San and Meng Yiran stood facing each other, while the others slowly retreated, leaving them room for battle.
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