In Douluo, there is a way to die.

Chapter 146 Oh no, we've become stand-ins!
Soul, soul, soul... The soul beast is speaking human language?!

A scene beyond human common sense appeared before the group. Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Bai Chenxiang, and Zhu Zhuqing were so shocked that they temporarily stopped thinking and were even unable to understand the meaning of each other's words.

They were naturally familiar with the ape race, especially the Titan Giant Ape, known as the "King of the Forest," whose reputation was renowned in the Soul Master world. However, they had never heard of this Titan Giant Ape being able to speak human language!
However, this is not impossible... Legend has it that 100,000-year-old soul beasts possess intelligence no less than that of humans, so it is only natural that they can learn human languages. In other words, this Titan Giant Ape is not as rumored in the soul master world, with at least 60,000 years of cultivation, but is a true 100,000-year-old soul beast!

...A 100,000-year-old soul beast?!
As their thoughts gradually returned to their bodies and their consciousness returned to clarity, five spirit rings—two yellow, one purple, and two black—rose one after another from behind Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. Dense, emerald-green scales appeared at the corners of Dugu Yan's eyes, and a pair of enormous dragon wings unfurled from his back. He grabbed Bai Chenxiang and Zhu Zhuqing, who were still in a daze, and followed the latter to retreat behind Yinluo.

They were able to recover quickly not only because of their own strong foundation, but also because they realized that Yinluo, as a Soul Master with a 100,000-year Soul Ring, should have the ability to fight against 100,000-year Soul Beasts and protect everyone.

...But isn't it said that this Titan Giant Ape only stays in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest?! For the past six years, Lanlan has brought them to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain spirit rings without any problems, and they've always been able to summon suitable spirit beasts. Why did this time it attract this guy, causing him to run to the outer area, a place where only hundred-year-old and thousand-year-old spirit beasts mingle?!

...And what about the "Princess of the Star Dou Great Forest"?!

Because the Titan Ape was so tall, and Xiao Wu was positioned on its neck, intentionally concealing her figure, no one present noticed her presence except for Yin Lan and Yin Luo, who possessed strong mental power.

However, Yinlan and Yinluo, and even Tianmeng, who had awakened within Yinlan's spiritual sea upon sensing the crisis, were also somewhat dumbfounded, standing frozen in place as if they had been frightened.

"...Sister, did you hear that right?" Tianmeng asked, looking completely bewildered. "What did that big monkey just say?"

"...'How dare the princess of the Star Dou Great Forest make a move?'" Yinluo looked at her daughter with a similar blank expression, repeating the sentence again, looking somewhat bewildered.

"Oh no, the rabbit has become the princess of the Star Dou Great Forest, so what are I and the auspicious beast?" Yin Lan said with some difficulty, "We've become substitutes!"

Erming didn't care what those tiny humans below were thinking. It only remembered that Sister Xiaowu had just mentioned that the seemingly youngest girl below was a Title Douluo who had harmed many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, and even one hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast. Although it didn't know which of its kin had been killed, as one of the two strongest soul beast kings in the Star Dou Great Forest, the largest gathering place of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, it had an unshirkable responsibility to avenge its many kin!

Before the humans below could react, it decisively attacked. Its fist, as huge as a mountain, seemed to transform into a falling meteor and smashed down fiercely towards everyone. It didn't need any fancy abilities; the sheer size of its fist was enough to cover everyone present, leaving them nowhere to hide!

"Damn it, these guys really underestimated us," Yin Lan finally recovered from the shock of hearing Er Ming's nonsense, sneered, and ice butterfly wings suddenly sprouted from her back, kicking up a cloud of dust. "I'm going to feed your monkey brains to the cat (auspicious beast)!"

Amidst the stunned gazes of Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Bai Chenxiang, and Zhu Zhuqing, as well as the astonished looks of Erming and Xiaowu, Yinlan flapped her wings and, compared to the Titan Giant Ape, her incredibly petite figure soared into the air. The two raced forward, one descending and the other ascending.

The delicate little fist collided with the meteorite-like giant fist. Time seemed to freeze at that moment. The size difference between Yinlan and Erming created an incredibly strong and exaggerated contrast, like the difference between an infant and an adult.

The sound seemed to vanish completely at that moment, and all was silent. The next second, a pure white ring was formed at the point where the two fists collided. A strong airflow rapidly expanded from the two of them, blowing the nearby trees swaying wildly.

Yinluo raised her hand, and nine spirit rings rose behind her. The first and second spirit rings flashed, and her first spirit skill "Rooting" and second spirit skill "Growth" were activated at the same time. A huge blue silver grass leaf was instantly generated, blocking the overwhelming momentum generated by Yinlan and Erming's battle, and also protecting the four girls behind her.

Only then did a deafening roar occur between Yinlan and Erming. Yinlan flew backward a distance, but quickly regained her balance using her Ice Butterfly Wings.

Erming was thrown backward by her punch, staggering back several steps before finally regaining his balance. The impact crushed a large section of trees and frightened away birds and animals in the nearby forest. Feeling the pain from a knuckle in his fist, an incredulous expression appeared on his monkey face.

During that collision, it even clearly felt its feet lift off the ground for a moment!
...Sister Xiaowu's information is flawed! Not only is that little girl over there a Title Douluo! The girl I'm fighting now, even if she doesn't have the cultivation of a Title Douluo, should still be a Soul Master whose strength is comparable to a Title Douluo!

...If that's really the case, then I will no longer have the advantage in the strength I'm most proud of, and this is not an enemy I can handle!
In a flash, Erming realized that keeping Xiaowu on the battlefield would only make her a burden and hold him back. If things continued like this, he feared he would be unable to protect her life, and they would all be at risk of losing their lives!
Xiao Wu was already dizzy from the collision between Yin Lan and Er Ming. Before she could recover, Er Ming's body trembled slightly, and a gentle soul force emanated from it, enveloping Xiao Wu and sending her far behind. At the same time, it positioned itself in front of Yin Lan and the others to prevent them from suddenly attacking and kidnapping Xiao Wu.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to notice its little movement, and Erming breathed a sigh of relief. Then, it opened its mouth again and let out a long, drawn-out ape cry. Immediately afterward, a bull's roar echoed from the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, seemingly responding to its call. Erming felt even more at ease now. It had just been calling for help from its elder brother, the Azure Bull Python Daming. If it considered itself the "King of the Forest" of the Star Dou Great Forest, then Daming, who was even more powerful than it, was the true "Emperor" of the Star Dou Great Forest!
"Come on, come on, all of you come here," Yinlan said with a familiar, wicked smile. "You're all here to die, aren't you? I'll grant your wish!"

She raised her left hand, and a platinum-gold giant hammer materialized in her hand. She reached out and grasped the hammer handle, hoisting it onto her shoulder. One platinum, four black, and two red spirit rings rose one after another from behind her.

Erming let out another ferocious roar, his huge eyes flashing with ferocity. He slammed his arms into the ground as he rapidly closed the distance between himself and Yinlan. Then he leaped high into the air, raising his huge arms high, his fists clasped above his head, gathering a ball of dark and heavy soul power, and pounced on Yinlan with the force of Mount Tai crashing down.

Behind Yinlan, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth spirit rings lit up one after another!
First Soul Skill - Power of Heaven and Earth: Attack, Strength, Defense, and Speed ​​each increase by 800%!

First Soul Skill - Mind Storm: When Yinlan's Clear Sky Hammer attacks, it can deal a mental attack to the enemy with the same intensity as Yinlan's mental power!

Second Soul Skill - Earth-Shaking Might: Attack, Strength, and Defense each increase by 300%!

Third Soul Skill - Frenzied Frenzy: Attack, Strength, and Defense each increase by 600%!

Fourth Soul Skill - Golden Battle Intent: Strength +1000%, ignores the negative effects of negative status during the duration, and as the duration of this Soul Skill increases, it will also bring an additional effect of gradually increasing all attributes, up to an additional 50% increase in all attributes of the independent multiplier!
Fifth Soul Skill - Shattering Heaven and Earth: Attack and Strength each increase by 1200%, and during the duration, adds the "Shatter" effect to the attacks dealt by Yinlan's Haotian Hammer!

As Yinlan unleashed her soul skill, Erming keenly sensed a familiar aura emanating from the opponent's second soul ring. Its eyes turned bloodshot, and two thick streams of white breath escaped from its nostrils. Its heart burned with rage—it could sense that Yinlan's second soul ring came from its own kind, the Titan Giant Ape, which had at least ten thousand years of cultivation!
"Roar!!" In mid-air, Erming's roar became even stronger. An invisible wave suddenly spread out from its body, and at the same time, the black light on its arms became even stronger, instantly compressing the air around it and condensing it into a ball.

Yinluo frowned, and a similar fluctuation began to spread from her body, resisting the opponent's power.

Erming unleashed its domain—the Gravity Control Domain. It went all out from the start, combining it with its sudden release of the "Titan Sky Breaker." Under this double attack, it intended to catch Yinlan off guard!
To prevent the immense gravitational pull from affecting the four girls behind her, Yinluo unleashed her Blue Silver Domain to counter Erming's gravity control domain. At the same time, just to be on the safe side, her fifth spirit ring lit up, activating her fifth spirit skill, Life Link, allowing her to share her life force with them.

On the other side, Yinlan seemed unaffected, maintaining her speed and directly meeting Erming's attack. The huge platinum-gold Haotian Hammer collided with the black light, and the next second, the black light disintegrated.

After shattering Erming's attack, the hammer still carried immense force, continuing to strike forward as Yinlan swung it. The unskilled blow, accompanied by a whistling sound, struck Erming's body in mid-air. This time, it was like hitting a ping-pong ball; before he could even land, Erming was sent flying backward at an even faster speed than before, crashing heavily to the ground and leaving a long, conspicuous trail in the earth.

Erming clutched its bloodied and mangled chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood. It could feel that many of its ribs had been broken in the attack, and felt the massive loss of strength in its body, as well as the waves of weakness coming from its limbs. It had never felt that getting up was such a difficult thing.

It had planned to suddenly increase its attack intensity dramatically, hoping to catch Yinlan off guard. However, it was the one that was truly caught off guard and helpless. It had misjudged the intensity of Yinlan's attack. If it hadn't realized that Yinlan's attack was just a simple, mediocre hammer blow and reacted in time to change the gravity on its body, thus mitigating some of the force, it probably wouldn't have suffered as little as just a few broken ribs.

Although it was hit in the chest, it felt as if its head had also been struck by that platinum hammer. It felt dizzy and saw stars. If it weren't for its strong will because of its concern for Xiao Wu's safety, it probably would have already passed out from the powerful mental shock.

"What the heck, a basic attack interspersed with normal attacks..." Dugu Yan was somewhat astonished. The importance of self-amplification, which Yin Lan had often mentioned to her and Ye Lingling over the years, and which he had recently emphasized to Bai Chenxiang and Zhu Zhuqing, was now displayed with unparalleled clarity.

Although Yinlan only knows the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique as her self-created soul skill for the Clear Sky Hammer, even if she doesn't have any other self-created soul skills, she can easily unleash such a powerful attack countless times during the duration of her self-amplifying soul skill!
Yinlan's fifth spirit ring came from a Tyrannosaurus Rex with 50,000 years of cultivation. It was the Tyrannosaurus Rex with the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, a big mouth and short arms, which was said to have been extinct in ancient times during the Douluo III era. It was not the Blue Lightning Lizard of the Yu family. It was brought back to her by Gu Yuena from some unknown continent when she was traveling around Douluo Star in search of Dragon Valley.

When Yinlan broke through to the Soul King level, her physical condition was already sufficient to withstand an 80,000-year-old Soul Ring. However, this Tyrannosaurus Rex possessed both the "power" and "destruction" attributes of the Golden Dragon King, making it the most perfect Soul Ring for her Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Moreover, the 50,000-year-old Soul Ring already exceeded the normal Soul King's fifth Soul Ring age by a considerable margin. No matter how you looked at it, there was no Soul Beast Soul Ring more suitable for her than this Tyrannosaurus Rex. Yinlan ultimately decided to choose it as her fifth Soul Ring.

Yinlan's ice butterfly wings flapped again, transforming into a streak of blue and white light as she rushed toward Erming. But at that moment, the surrounding air seemed to be mixed with a large amount of moisture, as if it had become stagnant. In Yinlan's vision, the world around her turned blue, and her movements obviously became slower as a result.

"Erming, let's join forces!" A huge, peculiar soul beast covered in blue scales, with a bull's head and a snake's body, suddenly emerged from the forest behind them. It spoke in a cold, human voice, "Form two cheese sandwiches!"

(End of this chapter)