After leaving the Extreme North, Ling Yun headed south with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Under Ling Yun's continued treatment and his own recuperation, Dugu Bo's injuries healed quickly. His strength had recovered to the Spirit Douluo level, and his skill with poison was gradually returning as well. With a poison master of Titled Douluo caliber by his side, Ling Yun felt considerably more at ease.
They did not take the main roads, instead traveling through remote mountains and forests. On one hand, this allowed them to avoid possible pursuit by Spirit Hall; on the other, it gave Ling Yun the chance to continue gaining experience and familiarize himself with his newly acquired power.
One day, the three arrived at a perilous region known as the Black Wind Mountain Range. Its mountains were high, its forests dense, and miasma hung thick in the air. It was a place frequented by bandits and powerful spirit beasts.
Just as they passed through a narrow valley, Ling Yun suddenly stopped, his gaze narrowing slightly.
"An ambush," he said calmly.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan immediately went on guard. Dugu Bo swept the area with his Spiritual Sense and likewise detected dozens of fairly strong auras hidden in the surrounding forest. Several had even reached the Spirit Sage level!
"Hehehe, quite alert, aren't you?" A sinister laugh came from ahead. At the valley's exit, a group of fierce-looking men dressed in black blocked their path. Their leader was a one-eyed man with a scar across his face, and his aura was unmistakably that of a level seventy-six Spirit Sage!
At the same time, numerous figures appeared on the slopes to either side, armed with bows, crossbows, and Soul Tools that flashed with light, completely surrounding the three of them.
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