Chapter 66: Bear Lord Brutally Crushes Ghost Douluo! This Soul Beast, Bibi Dong Would Definitely Love It!

Bear Lord's eyes widened. With a single slap, he shattered all the black shadows around him at once.

All those shadows exploded under Gui Mei's control, causing a slight stinging pain in Bear Lord's palm.

"You made me feel pain."

Now he was really pissed.

With a stomp of his legs, that massive body shot toward Gui Mei like a meteor.

"Fifth soul skill—Hundred Ghosts Night Parade!"

Seeing that mountain-like body flying straight at him, a faint black mist erupted from Gui Mei's body, quickly spreading outward.

Within moments, a spinning black-and-red energy field with a 60-meter diameter had formed around him.

Inside this field, Gui Mei's speed increased drastically.

Hundreds of shadow clones that looked and felt exactly like him swirled around Bear Lord, confusing his vision.

Meanwhile, Gui Mei had already silently slipped behind Bear Lord, preparing to strike with his Hell Ghost Hand—his eighth soul skill, and his strongest single-target attack.

However, just as his eighth soul ring lit up...

He saw Bear Lord's lips curl into a slow, chilling smile.

A massive sense of unease flooded Gui Mei's heart.

Before he could even react, a bear paw carrying a faint afterimage came crashing toward him, simple and unadorned.

BAM!!!

Gui Mei was smacked flying, vomiting a mouthful of blood!

Bones shattered. Aura collapsed.

His chest caved in entirely. If it had been Yue Guan instead of Gui Mei, they'd already be arranging a funeral.

"Fuck!!!"

So fucking strong!

In that moment, Gui Mei finally realized the sheer terror of Bear Lord's power.

This was a being that could casually annihilate him without even trying.

The crushing pressure of that aura stirred primal fear deep in his soul—a true brush with death.

Tension, adrenaline, dread—all surged in Gui Mei's chest.

He bitterly regretted provoking this monster of a bear.

He would've been better off accepting the mission to assassinate Xue Tianyu. At least he could've claimed it was too difficult to complete.

Now he was about to lose his damn life!

"Fuck! It's gotta be 100,000 years! Maybe even 200,000... 300,000!"

Even while suffering heavy injuries, beneath the fear in Gui Mei's heart was a flicker of excitement.

Because that meant—mission complete, right?

Once Bibi Dong was brought here, she could take the 100,000-year soul ring.

As for whether she could beat Bear Lord—that wasn't Gui Mei's problem.

Just then, Bear Lord's second slap came swinging down. The force behind it tore through the air like a storm!

WHOOSH!!!

Just from the sound alone...

If he took another slap like that, he'd probably die on the spot.

Gui Mei forced his heavily wounded body into action. His soul rings flared, soul power bursting out recklessly. His figure split into countless clones scattering in all directions.

He switched places with his real body among the clones, barely escaping with his life.

'So strong! If I hadn't dodged fast enough... and if my form wasn't unique... I'd be dead right now.'

'Fucking terrifying. When did the Sunset Forest get this kind of monstrous beast? This pressure... it's way worse than those two Forest Kings!'

Gui Mei fled all the way to the forest's edge, gasping heavily. Just one slap, and he had almost died.

The sense of death still clung to him, lingering.

What was worse—the bear hadn't even been going all out.

Gui Mei collapsed weakly onto the ground. The pain from his cracked bones made it nearly impossible to stand. He quickly took out some herbs and barely stabilized himself.

After all, he had died once. That unique body let him ignore most physical attacks, which was the only reason he survived Bear Lord's paw.

But even then, just that one slap had left him half-dead.

He immediately sent a flying message bird to Bibi Dong, urging her to come to Sunset Forest.

This soul beast—she would definitely love it.

Wasn't it way stronger than those Forest Kings?

"If the Pope comes, she'll have to deal with that bear. That'll definitely be exciting. As for me... I'll just lie low. Not worth throwing my life away again."

Gui Mei sighed faintly, tending to his injuries.

'Almost fucking died...'

...

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Xue Tianyu gave a shallow bow toward the remains of the Ice Dragon King, then slowly floated to the surface.

Just as his head broke through the water—

"Thief! How dare you!"

"Hahaha! Finally caught you!"

Xue Tianyu calmly turned in the direction of the voice.

It was Dugu Bo, Poison Douluo, glaring at him with fury.

"You don't know these immortal herbs are mine? Now that I've caught you, hand everything over!"

Xue Tianyu looked at him with a half-smile.

At this point, Dugu Bo couldn't even beat Xue Tianyu before he had absorbed the Ice Dragon King's remains, let alone now—after his soul power had jumped again.

"What are you looking at! Hand over the herbs, or none of you are leaving today!"

Dugu Bo had also seen Xue Di and Bing Di nearby.

But since he couldn't sense any pressure or soul power from them, he assumed they were just some low-level herb thieves.

After all, while the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was deep in the Sunset Forest, if someone was careful enough and had the right method, it was possible for weaker cultivators to sneak in.

Dugu Bo figured he could easily handle all three.

Xue Tianyu simply shook his head and let out a faint burst of soul power.

In an instant, a terrifying pressure rippled out from him.

Dugu Bo's face went stiff.

'Shit!'

Level 97 Titled Douluo!

"Uhh…"

Cold sweat poured down Dugu Bo's face.

He was only Level 92!

And this guy was Level 97?!

Even worse, he looked so young.

After reaching Titled Douluo, each level became harder than the last.

Level 97… could instantly kill him.

"Uh... well…" Dugu Bo awkwardly took a step back, squeezing out a sycophantic grin. "Hehe... Heaven's treasures… may the fated have them…"

He said that, but his heart was already going numb.

'When did even the herb thieves get this strong?!'

What could he do? Survival came first.

'You could've just robbed me outright.'

Wait, no… this was basically robbery.

Seeing how sensible Dugu Bo was, Xue Tianyu remembered that during a past sign-in, he'd received two rare immortal herbs.

"Here. Take these."

He tossed two stalks of herbs over to Dugu Bo.

They were both system rewards anyway. He had tons more, and he'd already gifted plenty to Bing Di and Xue Di.

He didn't feel the slightest pinch.

These two herbs weren't even found in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Bo definitely wouldn't recognize them.

"What are these?"

Sure enough, Dugu Bo looked confused as he held them, glancing at Xue Tianyu.

Xue Tianyu smiled faintly. "These are good stuff. They can cure the poison in both you and your granddaughter."

"Impossible!!!"

Dugu Bo's eyes bulged with disbelief.

His poison was unmatched under heaven—even he couldn't fully remove it.

How could this young man possibly pull it off?