"Buzz..."An evil soul power surged into Tang San's body, making him extremely uncomfortable.The soul of the Man-Faced Demon Spider was vicious and ferocious.
Tang San's soul was locked in a brutal struggle with it.
"Whoosh whoosh..."At that moment, three figures approached rapidly.
Among the three, two were familiar to Zhang Fan — the old Snake Lady, Chao Tianxiang, and the stunningly beautiful young girl, Meng Yiran.
Next to them stood a tall, lean elderly man who appeared to be in his seventies.Like Chao Tianxiang, his hair was snow-white. In his hand was a silver cane topped with a dragon head so lifelike it seemed ready to roar.
Eight soul rings pulsed rhythmically around him.
Two yellow, three purple, and three black.
In terms of quality, he had one more thousand-year ring than Zhao Wuji — and more importantly, he had eight rings total.
This marked him as a Soul Douluo.
This man was none other than Meng Yiran's grandfather, the Snake Lady's husband — Dragon Duke Meng Shu.
The moment Dragon Duke revealed his eight rings, he stunned most people present, making their hearts tremble.
"How could this happen? The spider we were hunting was killed by you guys?"Meng Yiran shrieked, unable to believe it.
She had changed into a dark green dress, giving her a valiant air.
"Whoosh whoosh..."Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai quickly moved forward, standing protectively in front of Tang San.
"It was my student who killed it. So what?"Zhao Wuji said seriously, facing off against a Soul Douluo.
He was nervous as hell inside, but in front of his students, he had to stand tall.After all, that was a freaking Soul Douluo.
"You people..."Meng Yiran gritted her teeth, her eyes reddening.
"What a coincidence. I didn't expect the soul beast you picked would be the same one we targeted."
Zhao Wuji was just as surprised. They had crossed paths again — truly enemies were bound to meet.
"You're Zhang Fan?"Dragon Duke looked at the handsome youth in white standing calmly to the side, eyes flashing sharply.
"That's me," Zhang Fan replied calmly.
"Excellent. Reaching level forty at such a young age — truly a monstrous talent!"After the praise, a cold glint flashed across Dragon Duke's aged face:
"We've been hunting that spider all day. If not for its annoying webbing, it would've been ours long ago!That spider is worth far more than the Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent!Tell the one absorbing its soul ring to stop immediately!"
With her grandfather backing her up, Meng Yiran acted all fierce and proud.Her chin was raised high, and her arrogance was through the roof.After being interrupted by the same team twice, she was practically fuming — and she needed to vent.
"That's impossible. Tang San is already in the middle of absorbing it. The process can't be interrupted,"Zhao Wuji shook his head helplessly.This coincidence was really bad luck. He looked at his students and transmitted a message:
"Little monsters, get ready to fight. These folks aren't friendly."
As Zhao Wuji's voice rang out, everyone except Zhang Fan had soul rings flashing under their feet as their martial spirits were summoned.
Some entered martial spirit possession mode, others held their spirits in hand.
Zhang Fan's hand glowed with purple light."Zzzt..."Purple lightning burst forth, and a flashy sword appeared in his grip — stylish and intimidating.
"You're pretty confident, huh? Think numbers alone will help you win?Of course, if you join our family, Zhang Fan, then... we might just gift you the soul ring."Dragon Duke stood with hands behind his back.
"Join your family?" Zhang Fan frowned.
"Ding! Dialogue Modification Mission Triggered."
[Dragon Duke Meng Shu arrogantly said: That's right, you acknowledge me as your grandfather, and everything will be fine!]
Zhang Fan's eyes turned cold. This old guy sure was arrogant.He waved his hand and modified the line "you acknowledge me" to "I acknowledge you."
"Ding! Dialogue modified successfully. The plot is getting wild. Reward: 100 Modification Points."
Dragon Duke Meng Shu arrogantly said: "That's right, I acknowledge you as my grandfather! Then everything can be negotiated!"
The moment he said that, Meng Yiran thought she had misheard.
What the hell?Grandpa acknowledging Zhang Fan as his grandpa?Had he completely lost it?
She stared at her grandfather in utter disbelief.
He had clearly said the wrong thing."Grandpa, you said it backwards!"
But Meng Shu didn't even react to her.
He stepped forward.
Chao Tianxiang stared at her old partner in disbelief too. Had he completely gone insane?
Suddenly, she swung her snake cane toward Meng Shu:"You senile old man! Snap out of it!"
But Meng Shu ignored her completely and continued moving forward.
"Crack..."He knelt down.
"Whoa... this is..."Xiao Wu's jaw dropped so wide you could stuff a carrot in it.
"Uh... I've seen crazy, but not this crazy!"
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A mighty Soul Douluo!The famous Dragon Duke of the Douluo Continent!A veteran powerhouse!
Now kneeling to a twelve-year-old boy and calling him grandpa?!
Am I the one who's crazy? Or has the Dragon Duke gone completely mental?!
Zhao Wuji felt like he was in a dream.
Fatty Ma Hongjun stood there dumbfounded.A Soul Douluo kneeling to Zhang Fan?
Absurd!
"Smack!"He slapped Ma Hongjun hard.
"Aaah!"Ma Hongjun yelped in pain, holding his face.
"What was that for, Dai Boss? You baldy!"
"Shut it, punk... I was checking if this was a dream,"Dai Mubai glared at him."Call me baldy again and I'll rip your mouth off!"
Meanwhile, Meng Shu brushed off Chao Tianxiang and went all-in on the kneeling.
"Bang!"He slammed his head on the ground before Zhang Fan.
"Holy crap..."Dai Mubai gasped, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Grandpa..."Meng Yiran was frozen for a few seconds before rushing over to help him up — but she couldn't.
She simply couldn't understand.
Her grandpa was insanely powerful.Why would he kneel to a kid?
It made no sense.No matter how she thought about it — it just didn't compute.
"Old fool!"Chao Tianxiang was furious.Was this man possessed?!
"Bang!"She smashed her snake staff toward him again.
But Meng Shu didn't react at all, didn't even flinch.
This bizarre scene gave Xiao Wu a sense of déjà vu — though she couldn't recall when or where.She just felt like... something magical always happened around Zhang Fan.
Zhao Wuji, who had judged countless people in his life, was completely lost for the first time.This was madness, absolute madness.
Zhu Zhuqing was frozen on the spot, speechless.
Ning Rongrong was just as stunned.
No one had seen this coming.
Chao Tianxiang felt thoroughly humiliated.
Meng Yiran bawled her eyes out.She never imagined her trip to the Star Dou Great Forest would end like this.Their soul beast targets had been stolen twice.
She thought she'd get revenge this time — but instead got hit with the weirdest thing ever.
"Waaah... Grandpa, forget the soul beast — I just want you to be okay!"She cried her heart out.
(End of Chapter)