Old Deng, Just You Wait

As the weather grows colder, snow has fallen in the northern region of the Sun Moon Empire, covering the Demon Forest located there as well.

In the dark woods, there are trees that have lost all their leaves. Sunlight filters through the gaps in the crisscrossing branches, creating faint shadows.

Deep within the Demon Forest, inside a towering tree, sunlight streamed through the bushes surrounding the trunk and into a hollow, illuminating the face of a sleeping man who lay dormant.

As the sunlight shone on him, the sleeping man's entire body seemed to begin to emit a golden glow, flickering and fading, with Sisi rays of light shining through the bushes.

Not far away, a hungry Man Faced Demon Spider searching for food in the snow spotted the glimmer of light, let out an excited roar, and dashed toward the bushes.

Just as it excitedly poked its head into the bushes, a golden-red beam of light shot out, shattering its skull. The headless corpse fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

"What the hell? It looks so ugly, it scared the hell out of me."

Xu Mingxi broke through a path from the corner of the bushes and walked out, afraid of getting even a trace of the Man Faced Demon Spider's blood on her.

His injuries had healed, and the only proof that the great battle had taken place was that his left side was covered with burn-like marks that extended to his left face, covering half of it.

Fortunately, his Storage Soul Tool Ring was on his right hand, so it wasn't damaged. Xu Mingxi took out a mirror from it, looked at himself, and sighed deeply. How did he end up disfigured?

But it's better than death. As long as he survives, that's good enough. He took out his Nightwalker Outfit and put them on, firstly to cover his face, and secondly to reduce his presence. He was still deep in the Evil Soul Forest.

Xu Mingxi put on his Nightwalker Outfit and prepared to head towards Sea Capital. He believed that his grandfather and the others would be alright. The healing medicine made from the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and the Medicine Pestling Rabbit were with the Eighth Elder, which was enough for them to recover.

"Hey, isn't this it?"

Just as she was about to leave, Xu Mingxi caught a glimpse of the Soul Beast she had just killed with a single shot. Wasn't that a thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider? There was actually such a weak Soul Beast deep in the Evil Soul Forest, and it even seemed to have dropped Soul Bone.

A Starlight Sword appeared in his hand, which he used to slice open the body of the Man Faced Demon Spider and pull out a piece of bone emitting a purple halo—the right arm bone of the 1,500-year- Man Faced Demon Spider.

Xu Mingxi had no desire to absorb such a weak Soul Bone. Giving it to Tang San would be more appropriate, allowing him to stray further down the path of the spider and wasting one of his Soul Bone slots.

If there's enough time, Xu Mingxi will definitely stop Tang San from obtaining the Eight Spider Lances. This would be a powerful weapon for Tang San, who can use Hidden Weapon, and one of his biggest assets in the early stages.

"I hope he hasn't been unconscious for long. There's not much time left before he returns before the Sect Master Tang San- two, as we agreed back then."

As Xu Mingxi muttered to himself, he leaped through the trees, heading towards Sea Capital.

At this time Sea Capital was still as prosperous as ever. Half a year had passed since the great battle, and even the Sea Capital City Lord had relaxed his search for Xu Mingxi and the other three wanted criminals.

After the Three Elders arrived in Sea Capital, they found the Shark Tooth Mercenary Group, which had regained its fame. It was the same five people who had come with them before, plus Huo Quan, their little follower.

After that, they stayed at the Shark Tooth Mercenary Group's base, waiting for Xu Mingxi, but their hearts sank deeper and deeper with the passage of time.

"First Elder, are you saying that Mingxi hasn't really gotten into trouble?"

"Nonsense, Mingxi will be fine."

The First Elder glared at the Ninth Elder for speaking out of turn. In truth, he was also filled with worry, but as the strongest person in the area, he could not show the slightest weakness.

For the members of the Star Crown Sect, losing an arm is nothing and has little impact on their strength. The First Elder is still the Power Attack System level 92 Titled Douluo who can dominate the region.

"Let's wait another six months. If Mingxi still hasn't returned, I'll let Xu Zixlong taste what it's like to be targeted by Titled Douluo who doesn't care about anything."

Okay, let's do it together.

The Three Elders exchanged glances, as if they had made up their minds, when suddenly they heard a familiar voice coming from outside the door.

"The Three Elders are really angry. Why don't you beat up Xu Zixlong and I'll join in?"

The First Elder suddenly stood up and looked out the door. When he saw that familiar figure, tears welled up in his eyes and soaked his clothes. Heaven had finally spared him the pain of outliving his child.

"Mingxi, you're finally back."

The First Elder instantly appeared in front of Xu Mingxi. Looking at the figure in front of him dressed in ordinary Soul Master clothes and wearing a Golden Mask, he raised his only remaining right hand tremblingly, trying to determine if he was dreaming.

Suddenly, he noticed the scar hidden beneath Xu Mingxi's Soul Master robe, covering the entire left side of her neck and extending all the way down to her Mask.

"Mingxi, your face?"

Xu Mingxi smiled, took off his Mask. He was already grateful to have survived. So what if he was disfigured? Maybe he would have a chance to be reconstructed in the future.

The First Elder looked at Xu Mingxi's left cheek, which looked as if it had been scorched by a raging fire, becoming pitted and shocking. He wanted to reach out and touch it, but he was afraid of upsetting Xu Mingxi.

"Grandpa, it's alright. Let's talk about business first. There's not much time left until the time we agreed on."

"Well."

Mask back on, Xu Mingxi pulled the First Elder to sit down. Song Jiang, who had followed them in, tactfully withdrew, knowing that it was best for a mere Soul Saint like himself not to listen to what was about to happen.

"Grandpa, Elder, let's not talk about what happened back then. There are three important things to discuss now."

First, I need to obtain my Ninth Soul Ring. Second, we need to seize at least the blueprints for Eighth-Grade Soul Tool. Third, we need to find a way back.

After absorbing the Ninth Soul Ring and becoming Titled Douluo, Xu Mingxi felt that he could fight Xu Zixlong to a standstill, and with the help of the First Elder, he might even be able to kill him.

But the other party is the ruler of a country, surrounded by many Soul Douluo, and the Sun Moon Imperial Family may even have hidden Titled Douluo. Whether he can succeed in dealing with him is another matter, but the amount of time it would take is not something Xu Mingxi can accept.

At this stage, his biggest enemy is Tang San. His base is in the Douluo Continent, and he has already obtained the inheritance. What Xu Mingxi needs to do now is to go back as soon as possible to seize the initiative.

Xu Zixlong has neither Deity inheritance nor 100,000 Year Soul Ring, so Level 98 is his limit. He can avenge his disfigurement in ten years.