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He cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for a full seven days. He had absorbed most of the medicinal effects of the two herbs, but cultivating in the spring had put him in a state of complete absorption.

Those seven days of cultivation had rapidly raised his Soul Power Level.

Beneath the spring, Di Hong slowly opened his eyes. He looked around and found nothing but darkness; when he looked down, there was only endless darkness below.

"If you had claustrophobia or a fear of the abyss, this place would basically be hell." After sighing, he circulated his soul power and leaped out of the spring.

Back on shore, he took out another set of clothes from the Soul Tool on the platform and changed into them.

After consuming the two herbs, his appearance had not changed much. He was simply more perfectly built and even more handsome.

Although the two herbs had not increased his Soul Power Level, they had brought him other benefits, such as immunity to water and fire. Of course, he had already been immune to fire, but now he had gained Water Immunity as well. This would make his flames even harder to extinguish.

At first, he had harbored concerns about absorbing these two Immortal Grade Herbs. After all, he was not Tang San, nor was his martial soul Blue Silver Grass.

But now, it seemed that the two herbs had brought him no negative effects.

His physical strength had now improved significantly.

He exhaled a breath of stale air.

Seven days of cultivation had brought his Soul Power Level to Level 60, the realm of a Soul Emperor. Six levels in just seven days—and counting the level he had gained before that, he had risen seven levels in only a few short days.

After taking the immortal herbs, cultivating here at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was far faster than cultivating at the volcano.

And he did not need to worry about his foundation becoming unstable.

"It's time to obtain a spirit ring. I should head back while I'm at it."

This was Sunset Forest. There was no shortage of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, and he could obtain a spirit ring here.

Before leaving, he took many of the Immortal Grade Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but left behind their roots and seeds.

Before departing, he glanced back. With a wave of his hand, he encircled the area with a ring of fire. His Li Fire would not go out, nor would the wind carry it elsewhere and cause a wildfire, so he had no concerns. He surrounded the place with Li Fire to keep others from wandering in by accident.

As of now, he had taken the liberty of claiming this place as his own. This place now bore the Di name.

People were selfish. He was no exception. He had never considered himself a great and selfless person. At the end of the day, he was only an ordinary man. Prince was merely an identity, a social rank. Naturally, good things should go to himself and his family first.

Outside the ring of fire, he also erected a sign.

There were only eight words written on it: This land has an owner. Unauthorized entry forbidden.

It was rather unnecessary.

After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he began searching through Sunset Forest. Yet after searching for half the day, he still did not find a suitable fire-attributed spirit beast. Most were thousand-year spirit beasts, and there was only one twenty-thousand-year fire-attributed Fire Leopard.

But he was obtaining his Sixth Soul Ring. His Fifth Soul Ring was already a thirty-thousand-year Holy Fire Deer, so there was no reason for his Sixth Soul Ring to drop to twenty thousand years.

After making a round without finding anything suitable, he could only return first.

If worse came to worst, he could go take a look in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The next day, he returned to the Silves Kingdom.

He arrived back in Silvis City that afternoon.

Before entering the city, he rented a carriage. Sitting inside and watching the bustling streets outside, he felt as though he had been gone for years despite only being away for a few days.

When he returned to the Royal Palace, the guards at the palace gates stopped the carriage.

"Stop! This is the Royal Palace. Leave at once."

Di Hong stepped out of the carriage, and the guards immediately recognized him. They were palace guards, after all. If they could not recognize members of the royal family, they would not be stationed here.

"Greetings, Fourth Prince."

Di Hong gave a slight nod and entered the Royal Palace.

News of his return quickly spread. But to his surprise, the first person to greet him was neither his eldest brother nor his parents, but his Second Brother, Di Ming. This greatly surprised him. Normally, at this time of day, Di Ming should have been outside drinking and listening to music.

"Fourth Brother, you're finally back!" Di Ming ran toward him with a tearful voice, his chubby body wobbling all the way.

Then he threw his arms around him, sobbing with tears and snot running down his face.

"You scared your Second Brother half to death! Do you know how worried I was about you? These past few days, I couldn't eat or sleep. I even lost three pounds."

"Second Brother has truly suffered." Di Hong felt somewhat awkward. Losing only three pounds after so many days counted as losing weight? One meal would put it right back on.

"That's enough, Second Brother. Stop pretending. Did you lose weight because you were worried about Fourth Brother, or because Father confined you?" Di Yang's voice came from behind them. Di Ming released Di Hong, his expression turning somewhat unnatural.

Di Ming scratched his cheek, looking utterly embarrassed. He had originally hoped to move Di Hong and have him put in a good word before Father King, but his eldest brother had exposed him right away. "Well... even though I was confined, I was worried about Fourth Brother too. Still, I believe in Fourth Brother's strength."

"Fourth Brother's strength has improved again? He's even stronger than before?" Only then did Di Yang notice that Di Hong was somewhat different from before. He was more handsome, and stronger as well.

"I was fortunate enough to break through to Level 60 over the past few days."

"What?!" The moment Di Hong finished speaking, Di Ming's voice boomed like thunder.

Then he circled Di Hong, looking him over from every angle.

"My heavens, Fourth Brother, did you take some pills? How did your strength rise so quickly? No, that can't be right. Even pills couldn't make you improve this fast."

Di Hong looked speechlessly at Di Yang, who could tell that he had something to say.

"That's enough, Second Brother. Go out and enjoy yourself with your friends. Eldest Brother will speak to Father King for you."

Having received his eldest brother's promise, Di Ming happily left. As for why Di Hong's strength had improved so quickly, he did not ask a single question. The stronger his younger brother became, the more carefree he could be.

"Let's go see Father King."

Di Yang took Di Hong to the study. Inside, Di Yuan was studying the map hanging on the wall, his brows slightly furrowed.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

The study door opened, and Di Yang and Di Hong walked in.

"Father King." The two bowed in salute.

Seeing Di Hong return, Di Yuan let out a sigh of relief. If the Clear Sky Sect had not sent word at the time, he might have gone to Sunset Forest himself to search for him. They had nearly lost his son while paying tribute—where was he supposed to complain about that?

After sitting down, he looked at Di Hong, his face entirely expressionless. As a Soul Douluo, he could tell at a glance that Di Hong's strength had already reached the Soul Emperor level. He was also curious about how he had improved so much. He had only been Level 53 when he left, yet he had returned at Level 60—an increase of seven levels of Soul Power.

"Looks like you had a fortuitous encounter. Tell me, what happened these past few days?"

"Mm." Di Hong nodded. He did not hide anything and recounted everything that had happened over the past few days in full detail, from rescuing Tang Yuehua to discovering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Since Di Yuan was his father, there was no need to conceal it.

To make sure Di Yuan understood, he even specifically explained some of the details regarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Di Yuan had not reacted much to the matter of rescuing Tang Yuehua. After all, the Clear Sky Sect had already sent word, and he had a general understanding of what had happened. But when he heard about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could no longer remain calm.