Chapter 209: The Fearful Overlord Dragon and Snake, Indirect Probing

"Title... Title Douluo!!!"

In the inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest, when Meng Shu saw the nine soul rings rising one after another from the Golden Crocodile Douluo, he couldn't help but open his mouth in shock.

Beside him, Chao Tianxiang's face was also filled with horror.

A Title Douluo, and moreover, a Title Douluo whose ninth soul ring was a hundred-thousand-year soul ring,

This level of Title Douluo was simply not something the two of them could resist together, even if they possessed the martial soul fusion skill Dragon and Snake Combination Attack!

After all, they were only a Soul Douluo and a Soul Emperor respectively, and using the Dragon and Snake Combination Attack could only deal with some ordinary newly promoted Title Douluos.

But the one before them was a Title Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as the ninth soul ring!

The reason why the hundred-thousand-year soul ring is revered as the strongest treasure by soul masters is not only because of the powerful might of the hundred-thousand-year soul skill, but also because the hundred-thousand-year soul ring possesses two soul skills!

Title Douluos of the same level, but those with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring have one more ninth soul skill than their peers.

The difference in combat power can be imagined!

But among the known Title Douluos on the Douluo Continent, the couple clearly knew them all, yet they had never heard of a Title Douluo with a golden giant crocodile martial soul, let alone one with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as the ninth soul ring!

"I am Meng Shu, I pay my respects to the Title Douluo!"

After the shock, Dragon Duke Meng Shu quickly retracted the eight soul rings he had already released, as a sign of respect to the Title Douluo, then cupped his hands and bowed to the Golden Crocodile Douluo, speaking with great trepidation.

Beside him, Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang also quickly stepped forward, bowing her head and cupping her hands in salute to the Golden Crocodile Douluo.

As for Meng Yiran, who had been very angry earlier, she was now like a little rabbit, hiding fearfully behind her grandfather Meng Shu and grandmother Chao Tianxiang.

"Hehe, does Senior Meng Shu still want our soul beast?"

After having the Golden Crocodile Douluo display his strength, Lin Ye smiled faintly, slowly walked to the side of the Golden Crocodile Douluo, and spoke to Meng Shu.

"Dare not! Dare not!"

Meng Shu's face was now full of bitter smiles as he quickly replied.

Before, he had thought himself a rather virtuous senior in the soul master world, who could have directly snatched the Phantom Mantis but chose to reason with Lin Ye first, and only planned to use force if that failed.

But now, thinking back, it was fortunate that he had spoken first.

Otherwise, if he had intended to snatch directly, he might have had his and his wife's heads smashed by this Title Douluo!

"Actually, I also know that this Phantom Mantis was discovered first by the two seniors, and I intercepted it, so the two seniors must be very angry."

"But I see that the two seniors' martial souls are both staff-type martial souls, so your granddaughter should also have a staff-type martial soul, right? Since it's a staff-type martial soul, then I think this Phantom Mantis might not be the most suitable soul beast for your granddaughter."

"On the contrary, my friend's martial soul is the Nether Spirit Cat, a speed-attack type beast martial soul, which needs to absorb the soul ring of this Phantom Mantis to enhance its attack power."

"How about we let the two seniors have this Phantom Mantis, and later we can accompany you to help find a suitable soul beast for your granddaughter?"

After reprimanding Meng Shu, Lin Ye then smiled and offered him a sweet date.

As the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, Lin Ye had specifically studied the art of managing people.

This combination of the stick and the sweet date is almost always effective, as long as he is strong enough, anyone would owe him a favor!

Originally thinking that Lin Ye would directly take away the Phantom Mantis, but unexpectedly, Lin Ye was willing to step back and help them find a soul beast, which made Meng Shu, who was full of worries, feel a surge of gratitude.

As an old hand, Meng Shu naturally knew that this was a typical tactic of the stick and the sweet date.

But knowing is one thing, yet Lin Ye could have directly taken the Phantom Mantis, and out of fear for the Golden Crocodile Douluo's strength, they wouldn't dare to say a word, but Lin Ye still gave them face, which made Meng Shu have to acknowledge this favor!

"What a formidable young man, I wonder which family's prodigy he is!"

Meng Shu sighed in his heart.

Although not a hundred percent sure, judging by the Golden Crocodile Douluo's martial soul, which was not a very famous one on the continent, yet the Golden Crocodile Douluo possessed the strength of a powerful Title Douluo and also had a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Meng Shu already had a certain guess about Lin Ye's origins...

"Then I thank the young master!"

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While Zhu Zhuqing was absorbing the Phantom Mantis's soul ring, Lin Ye chatted with Meng Shu.

Actually, it couldn't really be called chatting, because basically, Lin Ye was indirectly probing the situation of the Dragon and Snake family behind Meng Shu.

As the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, Lin Ye would undoubtedly become the Pope in the future,

And to become the Pope, it would be best for Lin Ye to have his own trusted followers.

But Lin Ye did not have a prominent background, with no soul master family behind him, so Lin Ye could only cultivate his own trusted followers.

Upon discovering that Meng Shu actually had the strength of a Soul Douluo, Lin Ye immediately had an idea.

This was also why Lin Ye had just given Meng Shu face, accompanying him to help find a soul beast for Meng Yiran.

As long as he could travel with Meng Shu.

On the way, Lin Ye could on one hand inquire about the situation of Meng Shu's family, and on the other hand, display his own talent and value.

As for his various abilities, not to mention others, just the Fallen Heart Flame alone, Lin Ye didn't believe that Meng Shu wouldn't be tempted!

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While waiting for Zhu Zhuqing to absorb the Phantom Mantis's soul ring.

Through chatting with Meng Shu, Lin Ye learned about the origin of Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang's title of Overlord Dragon and Snake, which actually came from their martial soul fusion skill, allowing them to unleash the combat power of a Title Douluo when performing the martial soul fusion skill.

This made Lin Ye even more determined to recruit the two.

And by indirectly probing Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang's family, Lin Ye also learned about the current situation of their Dragon and Snake family.

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, like Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, were from soul master families that had been intermarrying for generations, with the Meng and Chao families being inseparable, collectively known as the Dragon and Snake family.

According to the agreement between the two families, in each generation, the family with the strongest member would lead the Dragon and Snake family.

In this generation, because Meng Shu was the strongest, he was the head of the Dragon and Snake family.

But unlike Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's families, the Dai and Zhu families of the Star Luo Empire both possessed top-tier martial souls, and as long as they could awaken the Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul and the Nether Spirit Cat martial soul, their innate soul power was basically at level seven or above.

Although the inherited martial souls of Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang's families, the Dragon Staff and the Snake Staff, also possessed martial soul fusion skills, these two martial souls could only be considered upper-middle-tier martial souls, and generally, the soul power at martial soul awakening was only around level five.

Among them, the Snake Staff was usually at level four to five, while the Dragon Staff was slightly better, usually at level five to six.

Such innate soul power, although quite good for commoners, was obviously incomparable to soul masters with the Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul and the Nether Spirit Cat martial soul.

If soul masters with the Evil Eye White Tiger and Nether Spirit Cat martial souls could basically cultivate to Soul Sage and above with hard work.

Then Dragon Staff and Snake Staff soul masters, no matter how hard they tried, would only reach Soul Sage at most.

Like Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang, who had cultivated to now, was only a level 69 Soul Emperor, and could only barely reach Soul Sage level by age, but that was basically the end.

And Meng Shu, because he was a bit luckier, with a higher quality Dragon Staff martial soul, actually had an innate soul power of level seven, which allowed him to cultivate to his current level of Soul Douluo.

But the later generations could no longer reach Meng Shu's height, basically capped at level five soul power!

But Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang had worked hard to develop the Dragon and Snake family from a middle-tier family to one that was somewhat famous in the entire soul master world, and naturally, they did not want the family to return to its former state, but it was no use!

Although they finally had a granddaughter, Meng Yiran, whose innate soul power reached level six and had a high chance of becoming a Soul Sage in the future,

they were already old. By the time Meng Yiran grew up, they might have already passed away.

This had always been a concern weighing on Meng Shu's heart.

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