Conflict

Having decided to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Chen Feng and his group of four decided not to rest and planned to travel through the night.

However, for safety's sake, Tang San sent two clones to scout the surrounding area.

At the same time, he maintained communication with the surrounding plants to avoid unexpected encounters with powerful Soul Beast.

During their journey, they did encounter several Soul Beast, most of which were Thousand-Year level, but there was also a ten -Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The group of four avoided contact with Soul Beast, mainly to avoid getting into a fight and creating too much noise, which would attract the attention of more Soul Beast.

Moreover, that Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was not suitable for Xiao Wu, so they carefully went around it.

They arrived at the outer edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without any major incidents. Tang San looked at the Poison Formation in front of him and took out a few pills, handing them to the other three.

Then he explained to Zhao Wuji:

"Poison Douluo has set up a very powerful Poison Formation here. Even Soul Beast that are over Ten-Thousand-Year dare not enter. Although the harm to Soul Master is not as great as that to Soul Beast, anyone below level seventy will surely die if they step into it. Even Soul Saint like you, Teacher Zhao, will be affected if you go in. These pills can protect the human body from the harm of the toxins."

Zhao Wuji looked curiously at the pill in Tang San's hand, then at the silent mountain before him, and asked:

"So, there aren't any Soul Beast inside?"

"Yes, that's right," Tang San said calmly.

His mother had already transformed into a human, and strictly speaking, she wasn't Soul Beast, so there was nothing wrong with what he said.

"In that case, you can go in and find His Highness Clear Sky. I won't go in," Zhao Wuji said after thinking for a moment.

"Huh? Teacher Zhao, aren't you going in?" Tang San asked in surprise.

"Well, well, we're not very familiar with each other, and I feel it's inconvenient to go in and disturb them. You guys go in yourselves, I'll go back and check on the dean and the others first," Zhao Wuji said, scratching his head.

"That's fine too." Tang San and the other two exchanged glances and then nodded.

And so, Chen Feng and the other two arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well once again, while Zhao Wuji returned towards the Illusion Demon Tree.

After Zhao Wuji left, Xiao Wu suggested:

"How about we don't go in and disturb Uncle Tang Hao? I'll just stay here and condense my Soul Ring. What do you guys think?"

"It's not safe." Chen Feng shook his head. "It's easy for passersby or Soul Beast to discover you here. Even with the Poison Formation's isolation, being seen Self-Condensed Spirit Ring is still a risk. It's safer to go inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

"Xiao Feng is right." Tang San agreed with Chen Feng's caution. "Besides, when we're done and go back to find everyone, the three of us can't make it across on our own. Dad will have to take us."

"Alright then, let's go inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well." Xiao Wu didn't insist on her opinion anymore.

She glanced at Chen Feng and sighed:

"Speaking of which, I feel that Xiao Feng, you are really reliable in your work, you don't reveal the slightest flaw."

"Think things through before you act, you can do it too." Chen Feng swallowed the Antidote Pill and walked into the Poison Formation.

"I think things through before I do anything, but I still can't be as meticulous as you," Xiao Wu muttered.

Chen Feng turned around and looked her up and down, then sighed deeply.

"Hey! What do you mean? Do you think I'm stupid?" Xiao Wu was getting a little angry.

"I didn't mean that at all. I just think you, well, how should I put it? You're as holy as ever, aren't you?" Chen Feng rummaged through his vocabulary for a while before finally finding a reasonably nice-sounding word.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with a somewhat blank expression, "Xiao San, what do you mean by that?"

"I don't know either." Tang San was also somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Wu wanted to ask Chen Feng again, but Chen Feng refused to say a word.

The three arrived at the cliff above the valley. Looking at the rising mist in front of them, Xiao Wu said with some difficulty:

"How do we get down here?"

When they first came here, they were with Dugu Bo and Tang Hao, so going down the cliff was naturally not difficult for them.

But now that it's just the three of them, Xiao Wu is a bit lost. She doesn't have much ability in this area, and she can't just rely on Flash, can she?

If she gains Invincible Golden Body, she can jump directly down; she won't die from the fall while invincible, as long as she can activate it at the last moment.

"We can just walk down," Tang San said, squatting down and pressing his palms to the ground.

The next moment, a wooden staircase appeared before the three of them and began to descend.

Chen Feng originally wanted to test the gliding ability of his small wings, but since there were steps in front of him, it would be better to take the steps.

The wooden steps were firmly rooted in the mountainside, making them very stable to walk on, allowing the three of them to reach the area around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well below the valley without any incident.

Tang Hao was already waiting there; the three of them could not escape his notice.

"Xiao San, you're here, mistress. Wait, Xiao San with your hair?" Tang Hao's eyes widened.

"I'm Soul Ancestor now, and my Bloodline has fully awakened. Dad, are you and Mom doing alright here?" Tang San asked.

"We're fine." Tang Hao stepped forward to check on his son and smiled happily.

"Good, good, Ah Yin, don't you think our son is looking more and more like you?"

The Blue Silver Emperor, not far away, swayed gently, as if in response.

It's been almost a year since I last saw the Blue Silver Emperor, and it's grown a bit since then. Clearly, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has a very good effect on promoting the growth of plant-type Soul Beast.

"By the way, is there something you need this time?" Tang Hao asked.

"Yes, we're here to find Soul Beast to Ring Expansion. Xiao Wu also broke through to Level 40 along the way and needs a safe place to condense her Soul Ring. We thought this place would be the safest, so we had Teacher Zhao bring us here," Tang San nodded and said.

"Zhao Wuji? Where is he?"

"Teacher Zhao dropped us off here and then went to the main group, saying it wasn't convenient for her to come in and disturb us."

"Oh, in that case, little girl, you can begin. It's perfect timing, Xiao San, tell me about what's been going on with you all lately." Tang Hao led the three of them to the Wooden House and had Xiao Wu go Wooden House to condense her Soul Ring.

Tang San, Chen Feng, and Tang Hao sat down outside and chatted about what had happened in the past six months.

Meanwhile, Flender also began his work of protecting the Illusion Demon Tree.

When preparing for transplantation, the Illusion Demon Tree will completely lose its disguise and its self-defense capabilities will be reduced to a minimum.

At this time, Flender and his group need to guard the Illusion Demon Tree to prevent it from being threatened by Soul Master or Soul Beast who discover the anomalies here.

The first day went fairly well; only a few Soul Beast sensed the presence of this place and approached, but they were all scared away by Flender and his group.

The situation became complicated on the second day, not because of the Soul Beast, but because of the people.

After having breakfast that day, everyone began cultivating around the Illusion Demon Tree.

Flender and Liu Erlong were telling Zhao Wuji about the Soul Power Compression. After a year of hard work, they had successfully Mistification their Soul Power and were now passing on their experience to Zhao Wuji.

Just as Zhao Wuji was trying to condense his own Soul Power, a faint sound came from afar, which seemed to be the roar of some kind of Soul Beast.

After the roar, the ground trembled slightly, and the tremors gradually intensified. If nothing unexpected happened, it was likely that some kind of large Soul Beast was approaching.

In addition, faint human voices could be heard:

"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even catch a single beast? Dad, you should do it."

"Don't worry, it can't escape."

Flender was naturally alerted by the commotion. Just as they were about to wake the students who were cultivating, Gu Yue Ling opened her eyes first and looked in the direction from which the noise came, a cold glint in her eyes.

Before long, a burly Soul Beast charged over, its body covered in wounds, and blood stained most of its body.

This Soul Beast was covered in Iron Gray armor plates, had a single horn growing from its head, and its eyes were filled with fear and helplessness.

"It's a Ten-Thousand-Year Ironclad Earth Dragon. It seems it was hunted down by Soul Master." The Grandmaster recognized the species of the Soul Beast.

The students were all awakened at this moment. Gu Yue Ling stood in the crowd, her face more gloomy than ever before.

"It's pregnant," Gu Yue Ling said softly.

"What?" The Grandmaster looked at her in surprise.

Gu Yue Ling pointed to the Ironclad Earth Dragon's plump belly, "It has a child inside."

"You can tell that?" Oscar looked surprised, and everyone else was equally astonished.

Gu Yue Ling didn't explain further, but simply watched the suddenly appearing Ironclad Earth Dragon quietly.

The Ironclad Earth Dragon seemed to have not expected to encounter another group of people. Looking at the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy students in front of it, it revealed deep despair and a trace of confusion in its eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Ironclad Earth Dragon knelt on all fours before everyone, its head bowed, whimpering softly.

"It's begging us to live, something only a pregnant female beast would do," the Grandmaster said in a deep voice. "It seems Gu Yue was right; this Ironclad Earth Dragon is pregnant."

"Dean, what should we do?" Dai Mubai asked Flender.

The next second, Flender made his move. He went to the kneeling Ironclad Earth Dragon Ironclad Earth Dragon and slapped away the boulder that was about to hit it.

Then he stood still, quietly waiting for the person coming from afar.

The others were taken aback at first, but then followed and stood with Flender.

A short while later, the people from afar appeared; they were several people dressed in yellow and white tight-fitting clothes.

The leader was a young man, but his hair and eyebrows were white, and he had a pair of dragon horn-like ornaments on his head, which gave him a sense of majesty and vicissitude.

The person next to him looks very similar to him, but appears younger, with black hair and eyebrows.

The others surrounded the two men, treating them with great respect.

"Holy Dragon Sect." The Grandmaster's gaze fell on the newcomer's chest, where a dragon-shaped symbol was displayed.

"What is that thing?" Ma Hongjun asked, puzzled.

"One of the Lower Four Sects," Dai Mubai answered his question.

"Oh"

"Hey! Where did you guys come from? This is our Holy Dragon Sect Soul Hunting, get the hell out of here!" Before Flender could even speak, the people on the other side started yelling.

"What kind of thing is the Holy Dragon Sect? Telling people to get lost right off the bat? Didn't your parents teach you any manners?" Dai Mubai retorted coldly.

He's not exactly known for his good temper; if the other person speaks politely, he'll naturally respond politely in return.

But since the other side doesn't speak human language, Dai Mubai won't tolerate them.

"You!" The man who had been shouting was about to continue speaking when the leader raised his hand, and he obediently shut his mouth.

"I am Tuoba Xi, the sect leader of the Holy Dragon Sect. Are you all here to Soul Hunting as well?" the leader asked calmly.

"I am Flender, the dean of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy. Greetings, Sect Master Tuoba. I brought my students here to obtain Soul Ring. I never expected to run into you all from the Holy Dragon Sect. It must be fate," Flender said with a smile and a fist salute.

"Nine-Headed Serpent Academy?" Tuoba Xi's face showed a hint of doubt. "Does such Academy exist?"

"It seems to be a newly opened Academy in Heaven Dou City. I'm not too sure, but the name Flender sounds familiar," said the young man next to Tuoba Xi.

Their Holy Dragon Sect is located within the Silves Kingdom, not far from here, which is why they came here for this Soul Hunting.

However, it was clear that these people didn't know much about the affairs of Heaven Dou City.

"Flender, Flender Four-Eyed Cat Owl?" Tuoba Xi asked after thinking for a moment.

"It is I," Flender replied.

"I didn't expect you to own an Academy in Heaven Dou City." Tuoba Xi exchanged a few casual pleasantries, then glanced at the Ironclad Earth Dragon kneeling behind Flender and said:

"This is the Soul Beast my son wanted. What do you mean by blocking my way here?"

Flender said with a chuckle:

"I was just about to ask Sect Master Tuoba for some face, but this Ironclad Earth Dragon is pregnant. I hope your sect can spare its life for now, and we can hunt it down and take its rings after it gives birth."

"Tch, it's precisely because it's pregnant that I'm killing it, otherwise how can I have the Young Dragon Feast?" The young man beside Tuoba Xi sneered.

"Don't you need its Soul Ring?" Gu Yue Ling asked in a cool voice.

"Of course not," the young man said impatiently. "I already said it's for the Young Dragon Feast, don't you understand?"

"You're going to perform a cesarean section to remove the baby?" Gu Yue Ling frowned deeply. "Don't you think that's too cruel?"

"What's so cruel about treating Soul Beast? This kind of young dragon meat is so tender." The young man scoffed. "Seriously, aren't you all being a bit too nosy? What business is it of yours whether Soul Beast live or die?"

"Even hunters who specialize in hunting Soul Beast generally wouldn't hunt pregnant Soul Beast. What you're doing isn't very proper," the Grandmaster said, frowning.

"I'd rather be," the young man said nonchalantly.