Duolou: After taking advice, I became Supreme!

Zhao Wuji lowered his head to examine the abdomen of the Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent in his hand. Indeed, as the elderly woman said, there were the described wounds. However, if she thought this alone would make Zhao Wuji relent, she was dreaming.

With a cold chuckle, Zhao Wuji spoke:

"May I ask the honorable elder for her esteemed name?"

The elderly woman humbly replied:

"I dare not claim such respect. My name is Chao Tianxiang, but the Soul Master world has nicknamed me 'Snake Grandma.' My husband is Meng Shu, known as 'Dragon Duke.'"

"We've come to the Star Dou Forest to find a suitable third spirit ring for our granddaughter. Judging by the ages of the children with you, they don't look ready to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring. Even though the Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent has a mild nature, it isn't suitable for them."

From Chao Tianxiang's perspective, the eldest among these children, Dai Mubai, seemed younger than her granddaughter. Confident in her granddaughter's talent, she didn't believe any of these children could have reached rank 30 before her.

Hearing Chao Tianxiang's introduction, Zhao Wuji was startled and grew increasingly concerned. He quickly restrained Oscar, who was about to argue, and said solemnly:

"Are you perhaps the renowned Snake Grandma of the Dragon Serpent Duo?"

Chao Tianxiang smiled faintly.

"I dare not claim such renown, but yes, that's me. May I ask for the name of this distinguished Soul Saint?"

Zhao Wuji's expression shifted slightly. He had long heard of the Dragon Serpent Duo and knew how formidable they were. This made the situation even trickier.

The couple had been famous for many years and were exceptionally powerful. Meng Shu, the Dragon Duke, was already at the Soul Saint level when Zhao Wuji first heard of him. It wouldn't surprise him if Meng Shu had now reached the level of Soul Douluo.

The Dragon Duke's martial spirit was a dragon-headed cane, complementing the Snake Grandma's snake-headed cane. Together, they wielded an extraordinarily dominant martial spirit fusion technique. Without the strength of a Title Douluo, one could hardly withstand it. Even a Title Douluo would find it difficult to gain the upper hand against this technique.

Zhao Wuji himself was a Soul Saint. Although Snake Grandma seemed weaker, if Meng Shu showed up, Zhao Wuji would stand no chance.

Killing the old woman and her granddaughter to silence them crossed Zhao Wuji's mind. However, while killing the younger one might be easy, taking down Snake Grandma would not. Despite his superior spirit ring count, Zhao Wuji was a strength-type Soul Master and lacked the speed to prevent her escape.

If she fled, he would face relentless pursuit from the Dragon Serpent Duo.

"I am Zhao Wuji," he finally said, softening his tone as he introduced himself.

Chao Tianxiang's expression shifted slightly, and she smiled warmly.

"No wonder! How rare to encounter such a young Soul Saint. It turns out you're the famous 'Immovable King Zhao' of the Soul Master world."

Zhao Wuji chuckled awkwardly and waved a hand.

"You flatter me, Snake Grandma. I was once notorious, but I've since retired to a quieter life, teaching students at an academy. I brought these children to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a spirit ring for one of them and to broaden their horizons. I didn't expect to encounter someone as distinguished as you."

Chao Tianxiang decided to cut to the chase.

"I'm older, so I'll call you Brother Zhao if that's acceptable. Brother Zhao, this thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent is critical for my granddaughter. She has just reached rank 30 and needs a suitable spirit ring. We discovered this serpent first and injured it, but it escaped us by chance. Could you do us a favor and return it? I would be deeply grateful and would repay you someday."

Zhao Wuji smirked internally. Just a few words and you want to take this thousand-year spirit beast from me? Even the Dragon Serpent Duo's reputation doesn't make it that simple. Besides, the Dragon Duke isn't here yet.

Snake Grandma wanted to quickly reclaim the serpent, while Zhao Wuji sought to resolve the matter before Meng Shu arrived.

"Sister Chao, this might not be so easy," Zhao Wuji said with a troubled expression.

The young girl standing beside Chao Tianxiang couldn't hold back and interjected:

"What's so hard about it? This thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent was clearly ours first. If we hadn't injured it, could you have captured it so easily? Return it to us, or don't blame us for being rude." She raised her snake-headed cane as she spoke.

Chao Tianxiang frowned and fixed her gaze on Zhao Wuji.

"Brother Zhao, are you saying you won't return this Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent to us?"

Zhao Wuji smiled and replied:

"Sister Chao, your words aren't quite fair. In the Star Dou Forest, all spirit beasts are ownerless. You may have found and injured the serpent first, but we were the ones who ultimately captured it. Claiming it as yours would be unreasonable."

"While it may suit your granddaughter, it is equally suitable for one of my students. A mild-natured spirit beast like this is also highly beneficial to their martial spirit."

Chao Tianxiang paused, taken aback.

"Are you saying one of your students has already reached rank 30?"

Meng Yiran frowned at this, looking at the children accompanying Zhao Wuji. Could these kids be stronger than her? The thought briefly crossed her mind but was quickly dismissed as she focused on obtaining her spirit ring.

Zhao Wuji nodded in response to Chao Tianxiang, feeling secretly pleased. Despite the trouble Yun Feng and Tang San had caused him before, the thought of demonstrating their talent in front of others made him feel a sense of satisfaction.

Chao Tianxiang's face showed disbelief as she looked at the children. None of them seemed older than fifteen or sixteen, and most were barely twelve or thirteen. If any of them had reached rank 30, it would mean they were more talented than her granddaughter.

Her gaze fell on Dai Mubai, the oldest-looking and most distinguished among them.

Zhao Wuji smiled.

"If you don't believe me, how about this? I'll have the children unleash their martial spirits and show their spirit rings to you. Shrek students, release your martial spirits and let Snake Grandma see."

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