The three of them looked in the same direction, fixating on a large tree in the distance.
"Squeak squeak."
Just at that moment, a figure emerged from behind a large tree in the forest.
"A rabbit??"
Unexpectedly, a rabbit had appeared.
Du Gubo's entire demeanor filled with puzzlement as he witnessed the scene.
The rabbit was nibbling on a carrot.
Of course, no one knew where it had found the carrot.
Anyway, it seemed to be thoroughly enjoying itself.
"It's just a rabbit, Old Poison, Little Fengfeng, aren't you guys making a fuss over nothing? Fancy some roasted rabbit? I remember Old Poison's cooking skills aren't half bad."
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled and spoke as he looked at the rabbit in front of him.
Then cast a playful glance toward Du Gubo's direction.
It would be good as a midnight snack.
After all, the taste of wild rabbit meat is quite good.
"Old Chrysanthemum, from what you're saying, are you planning to catch a rabbit for us as a midnight snack?"
It was now the wee hours of the morning.
One could see Du Gubo looking toward Chrysanthemum Douluo.
His expression held a slightly different posture as he asked.
"As long as you, Old Poison, are willing to roast it, why should I mind catching a wee rabbit? It can be said to be a piece of cake."
Chrysanthemum Douluo declared.
Despite the rabbit looking a bit aged, he was, after all, a Hyper Douluo, and catching a rabbit was a simple task.
"Ho ho, I never expected that you, a chrysanthemum, would be so confident. Well, I must see for myself the hunting capabilities of the legendary Spirit Hall Elder. Just don't end up capsizing in a gutter."
Du Gubo revealed an amused smirk, adopting an expectant stance.
"Heh, don't be so sarcastic, Old Poison. Three seconds, and I shall have the rabbit in my grasp! Whoosh—"
With that, Chrysanthemum Uncle made his move.
The Soul Light from his body was released.
This rabbit in front of him was a ten-thousand-year soul beast; there was no way he could catch it within three seconds without using a soul skill.
"Gotta say, I've never had the chance to eat a sixty-thousand-year-old wild rabbit before either. I wonder how it tastes."
The rabbit weighed about five or six pounds.
It would be just enough for the three of them as a midnight snack.
However, since it was a sixty-thousand-year-old rabbit, familiar with this part of the forest and so aged, Chrysanthemum Uncle was going to have to put in some effort to catch it – three seconds might be a bit difficult.
Ye Feng was now looking in Chrysanthemum Douluo's direction.
He was curious to see how the other would catch the rabbit in three seconds.
"Old Flayer, are you saying this is a sixty-thousand-year-old rabbit spirit?"
Du Gubo looked at Ye Feng as if looking at a monster.
Chrysanthemum Pass had not yet crossed paths with the creature.
How could Ye Feng determine the age of the soul beast so accurately?
Normally, the age of a soul beast is judged by the Soul Light they release.
For example, the Soul Light is white for those below a hundred years, yellow for those between one hundred to a thousand years, and purple for those between one thousand to ten thousand years.
From ten thousand to a hundred thousand years, it's black.
Over a hundred thousand years, it becomes red.
This means one can only make a rough estimate.
Just now, I noticed that this rabbit spirit had a black aura, which should place it above ten thousand years old.
But this Old Flayer was able to pinpoint the number of ten thousand years so exactly!
That's utterly inconceivable!
"Aren't you teasing Chrysanthemum Uncle just because you knew this rabbit spirit would be tough to deal with?"
Ye Feng looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo's extremely surprised posture and immediately asked.
The words Du Gubo had just spoken were surely based on his knowledge that the rabbit spirit was not easy to handle.
So why did he still seem to be clueless now?
"I only knew this rabbit should be a ten-thousand-year soul beast. Especially these fast-reacting rabbits, it definitely won't be that easy for Chrysanthemum Pass, who's of the direct-attack class and rather gentle in his approach. There might even be a rabbit hole behind this tree, so three seconds might be a bit challenging."
Du Gubo shrugged.
However, he didn't expect that it would actually be a sixty-thousand-year-old wild rabbit.
If that was the case, it wouldn't just be slightly challenging; it would be downright hopeless even if he endured the hardship.
"What? It disappeared??"
At this moment, behind the wild rabbit, Chrysanthemum Douluo appeared, and just as he was about to grab it, he looked utterly baffled.
It had vanished.
"Teleporting?"
At this moment, Du Gubo too noticed this scene, showing a hint of surprise.
"It would probably be able to teleport if it was a bit older, but for now, it's merely surpassed the speed limit."
Ye Feng was also paying attention.
But the ability the creature used wasn't teleporting.
It was its innate skill.
It simply ran fast.
Especially in this familiar terrain.
It knew which hole to dart into.
For Chrysanthemum Uncle, who was facing such an opponent for the first time, the encounter was bound to be disadvantageous.
"Old Chrysanthemum, is this what you call a piece of cake?"
With Chrysanthemum Douluo's blunder, Old Poison naturally wouldn't miss the chance to tease him, calling out with a mocking tone.
"What's the rush? That rabbit is just a bit faster!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo said irritably.
He hadn't expected it to be a wild rabbit of over fifty thousand years old.
Normally, it was rare for a rabbit outside to be ten-thousand-year-old, let alone one thousand years old.
It was entirely unexpected to come across a fifty-thousand-year-plus wild rabbit so casually here.
He had initially thought it was just a ten-thousand-year wild rabbit.
Catching a ten-thousand-year wild rabbit, for him, was supposed to be simple, truly a piece of cake.
It just so happened he had never tasted a ten-thousand-year wild rabbit.
Having it as an appetizer for a late-night snack seemed perfectly fitting.
But he never expected that this rabbit would actually be a soul beast of over fifty thousand years.
This was somewhat embarrassing.
Why was he so sure of the soul beast's age? It was based on the richness of the soul power when it ran away.
You could also understand it as the strength of the natural abilities it displayed when fleeing.
"Is that so? Then we'll have to continue watching your performance," someone said, hanging back and even mocking a bit.
"Hmph!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was maneuvering around.
This rabbit spirit was extremely nimble, either running on the surface or burrowing into underground tunnels.
Chrysanthemum Douluo felt like he was running out of options.
In the end, he had to use his soul skill.
He hadn't wanted to resort to his soul skills at first.
But the opponent was a soul beast of over fifty thousand years, and its innate skill was speed.
He couldn't do it with ordinary methods at all.
If this continued, Old Poison would laugh himself to death at him!
Meanwhile, Ye Feng had a very solemn expression on his face.
He was observing the movements around him.
After practicing Chaotic Decision, his senses had improved greatly.
He had even surpassed Chrysanthemum Uncle and Old Poison completely.
"Not good! Chrysanthemum Uncle, come back quickly!"
Ye Feng suddenly spoke up.
"Little Fengfeng, don't worry. I'll be right back. Tonight we'll have a six-pound wild rabbit as our late-night snack—it'll be plenty!"
At that moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo said, holding the rabbit's ears with a very satisfied look on his face, and a broad smile of delight.
Suddenly, in the next second, Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression changed like flipping a page in a book.
"Something's not right!"
Du Gubo immediately stood up.
"Awooo~"
At the same time, a howling sound rose.
"Damn it, don't tell me we've run into a wolf pack!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo swiftly returned to his position.
The rabbits here are sixty thousand years old.
Wolves are stronger than rabbits, right?
If it was just one wolf, they wouldn't have much to worry about, easily able to deal with it.
But what if it was a pack of wolves?
This would be truly terrifying!
Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't dare face a pack of wolves over sixty thousand years old.
"It's a pack of wolves, and they've already surrounded us," Ye Feng said.
If there was something common in the forest besides snakes, it was wild wolves.
And unlike snakes, which are solitary creatures, wolves are completely social animals.
If they come out hunting, it's a terrifying swarm all at once.
Especially since they cooperate as a team.
But when had they managed to surround them?
Ye Feng found it somewhat inconceivable.
"Old Peel, looks like these guys had their eyes on us from the start," Du Gubo also felt the presence of wolves all around and spoke out.
This gift from deep within the Aquipeia Forest was turning out to be quite precious!
Deadly, in fact!
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