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A black Dragon Claw that shaded the heavens appeared above Bibi Dong's head.

Chen Xilin's attack was about to strike Bibi Dong.

"You've got some nerve!"

"How dare you!"

Qian Xunji and the other two Titled Douluo simultaneously shielded Bibi Dong, using their Soul Power to block Chen Xilin's attack.

"Ha ha ha ha—" The Dark Holy Dragon Chen Xilin had transformed into immediately retreated. Facing three Titled Douluo, he respectfully chose to flee first to avoid disaster.

"Qian Xunji, farewell for now. Next time, I'll take that dog head of yours!" Chen Xilin's voice drifted over.

"You despicable brat, shameless! If you have the guts, face me in battle! Why attack my disciple?" Qian Xunji roared in fury.

"Being despicable is also a kind of wisdom, **. Qian Xunji, let me give you some advice: keep a close eye on your disciple. Be careful she doesn't get stolen away by Blondie someday. Ha ha ha ha—"

Chen Xilin's voice grew fainter and fainter, showing that he had already gone far away.

"Damn it! I should have personally acted back then and killed that little beast!" Qian Xunji was so enraged that it nearly injured him internally.

Elsewhere,

Having already gone far away, Chen Xilin felt much of the pent-up frustration in his heart dissipate. It was a pity he had not truly given Qian Xunji a thorough beating.

Those two Titled Douluo had arrived too quickly. Otherwise, he would definitely have given that damned Pope a proper thrashing.

"I've been in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long. It's time to head back. Uncle Yu and the others must be worried by now."

Chen Xilin's figure slipped into the darkness, turning into a black shadow as he rapidly moved toward Heaven Dou City.

Several days later,

Chen Xilin returned to Heaven Dou City once again. Naturally, he entered wearing a Human Skin Mask.

His identity was now Chen Yang, a Soul Emperor with the Shadow Spirit. He was somewhat well-known in Heaven Dou City.

He returned to Dugu Manor once more.

Inside the manor, Feng Qingyu sat beneath a tree, cultivating the Muscle Tendon Classic. Over these past days, he had followed Chen Xilin's method and resolved his hidden troubles. He could feel the Level 80 bottleneck beginning to loosen.

In as little as a few days or as long as a few months, he would be able to break through and become a Quasi-Titled Douluo.

Only a few people now lived in Dugu Manor: Dugu Xin, Li Feiyan—Dugu Xin's girlfriend and Dugu Yan's future mother—Feng Qingyu, and several servants, including the steward. Ever since Dugu Bo discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had remained in seclusion there.

He regarded that treasured place very highly, so he guarded it for long periods.

Chen Xilin's figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard. The moment he landed, a Green Poison Snake lunged at him.

Chen Xilin caught the snake with a Dragon Claw, then removed the mask from his face. "Brother Xin, isn't this welcome ceremony a little too grand?"

"So it's Brother Lin. Father isn't in the manor right now, and Senior Feng is cultivating. Sneaking in like this really isn't very appropriate." Dugu Xin said with a smile.

Since the hereditary Snake Venom in Dugu Xin's body had largely been resolved, he could slowly expel the remaining toxins through the Muscle Tendon Classic.

Dugu Xin was now exceptionally cheerful. Two years ago, he had found a girlfriend and brought her home, which had delighted Dugu Bo beyond measure.

"Heh, my mistake. After all, I caused another huge mess during this trip. I'll stay home and cultivate properly for the next few days." Chen Xilin spread his hands.

"Then this brother of yours must hear all about it. Come, let's have a few drinks." Dugu Xin pulled Chen Xilin into the house.

When Chen Xilin saw Li Feiyan, he respectfully called her sister-in-law before sitting at the table and drinking with Dugu Xin.

"You two brats are drinking without inviting me?" Feng Qingyu's indignant voice came from outside.

Feng Qingyu had just finished cultivating. After stretching lazily and catching the scent of food, he came inside, only to find that Dugu Xin and Chen Xilin had already started eating without calling him.

"Brother Lin, tell us what happened during your Soul Ring hunt this time." Dugu Xin drained a cup of wine and said with a smile.

"Ha ha, what happened during this Soul Ring hunt was so extraordinary that I could write a whole book about it. Listen up...

Then I struck the Spirit Hall Saintess who was absorbing a Soul Ring with my palm, forcing the three Titled Douluo led by Qian Xunji to protect her, and I escaped smoothly.

If Qian Xunji hadn't had Titled Douluo accompanying him whenever he went out, I would have twisted his head off long ago. Even if I couldn't kill him, it would still have been good to beat him senseless."

After saying that, Chen Xilin drained another cup of wine.

"Ha ha ha ha, my brother has spirit! Come, this big brother will toast you!" Dugu Xin downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"That's exactly how it should be. It's a pity Qian Xunji only got kicked once by you. That's nowhere near enough to vent our anger!" Feng Qingyu sighed after taking a sip of wine.

"Don't worry, Uncle Feng. There will be opportunities later. But we need to lie low for a while. Qian Xunji suffered such a huge loss, so he'll definitely come looking for me.

Heaven Dou City is no longer safe. Let's first go to where Uncle Bo is in seclusion and stay there for a while. Then we can plan where to go next. What do you think?"

Chen Xilin had already made up his mind. He absolutely had to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Even if he did not recognize anything there, he had to try his luck. Perhaps seeing some immortal herb would jog his memory, and that would be beneficial too.

"Alright!" Both Dugu Xin and Feng Qingyu agreed. This time, Dugu Xin would bring Li Feiyan along as well, treating it as a trip.

Several days later,

Dugu Xin led Chen Xilin, Feng Qingyu, and Li Feiyan into the Sunset Forest.

The Sunset Forest was also a large Soul Beast forest. There was no shortage of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts here, and there were quite a few Soul Beasts exceeding fifty thousand years as well. It was simply unknown whether there were any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Dugu Xin had been to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before, so he knew its location. They continued onward toward a place deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Although Soul Beasts occasionally appeared around them, Chen Xilin drove them all away.

Only when the group arrived at an area covered in emerald-green poisonous miasma did Dugu Xin distribute antidote pills before they entered it.

Within the poisonous miasma stood a hill roughly five hundred meters high.

Under Dugu Xin's guidance, everyone reached the summit. It was unexpectedly the edge of an inverted cone-shaped valley. Thick heat rose from within the valley, moist and carrying the distinctive scent of sulfur.

"A hot spring?" Feng Qingyu sniffed, detecting an unusual smell.

"That's right. Everyone, follow me. Feiyan, you can fly straight down." Dugu Xin spoke to them.

He then leaped directly from the pitch-black mountainside before him, where the bottom could not be seen, hopping down step by step along the steep cliff.

Li Feiyan and Feng Qingyu both possessed flying-type spirits. Feng Qingyu's was a mutated beast spirit, the Gale Falcon. Li Feiyan's spirit was a pair of Wings, granting her the ability to fly.

After everyone landed, an unusual hot spring came into view. The hot spring was not very large, but it was divided into two sections. Within the oval pool, the spring water was milky white on one side and crimson on the other.

Even more strangely, although they occupied the same pool, they were clearly separated, neither encroaching upon the other, always remaining on their own side.

The billowing steam rising upward came from the point between the two springs, continuously ascending before gradually dispersing only upon reaching the mouth of the valley.