Return to Spirit Hall

"Alright, enough fooling around! Try to find as many Soul Beasts with dragon bloodlines as possible!" Golden Crocodile said.

Qing Luan Douluo nodded at that and vanished from the spot as well, setting out to search for Soul Beasts with dragon bloodlines that were over a hundred years old.

Evening...

Dugu Bo returned with a Poison Scale Python that had lived for over 1,100 years and placed it in front of Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan had some experience too, and quickly killed the Poison Scale Python with a single stroke of her blade.

Not long after, Azure Luan arrived with nearly twenty hundred-year Soul Beasts that possessed dragon bloodlines.

"There are even a few subspecies dragons among them! There are nearly twenty-three Soul Beasts in total. Little Ying, what do you plan to do now?"

Bai Ying looked at the Soul Beasts. The Time Battle Saber appeared in his hand, and he said to Qing Luan Douluo, "Release them all at the same time!"

"Release them all at the same time?!" Everyone's first reaction was that they had heard him wrong. If they were all released at once, there would be more than twenty Soul Beasts. How could Bai Ying possibly manage it?

"Little Ying, are you thinking of killing more than twenty Soul Beasts that are over a hundred years old? There are several high-level subspecies dragons among them! The oldest is over nine hundred years old!" Golden Crocodile said.

"Exactly. I happen to want to practice my skills!"

Seeing Bai Ying's confidence, Azure Luan released the Soul Beasts and then stood opposite Dugu Bo to prevent them from escaping. Golden Crocodile Douluo stood beside Bai Ying, Ye Lingling, her mother, and Dugu Yan. Together, they formed a triangular encirclement.

Once the Soul Beasts were freed, some immediately tried to flee, while others charged at Bai Ying and the other children. Bai Ying raised his saber and smiled faintly. Then everyone, along with all the Soul Beasts, became completely motionless.

"Time Seal can pause time. What a great skill!"

Bai Ying then swung his saber at the Soul Beasts' vital points, their necks, and their heads. After killing them all, he returned to his original position, resumed his previous movements, and released the time freeze.

At that moment, no one had reacted yet. Dugu Bo and Qing Luan Douluo had already taken a step forward to intercept them, while Golden Crocodile Douluo shouted angrily, "You... want to die?"

"What happened?"

"What just happened?"

All the Soul Beasts collapsed to the ground in an instant. Bai Ying was still standing in the same spot, his movements exactly as they had been before, without having changed position at all. Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qing Luan Douluo both looked toward Bai Ying. They had only felt this kind of sensation once before, when Bai Ying obtained the Divine Weapon. This time, it was certainly the power of another Divine Weapon.

Ye Jingxue covered her mouth in shock. "In an instant! All these Soul Beasts died! How did the Holy Son manage that?"

Dugu Bo was also astonished. "All of this happened in an instant! I didn't sense a thing! Holy Son, how did you do it?"

Bai Ying waved his hand. "You two don't have to call me Holy Son. Just call me Little Ying, like Grandfather Golden Crocodile and Grandfather Qing Luan do. As for how I did it, that can't be revealed! Everyone has their own secrets, just as I've never asked about the secrets in your hearts."

Dugu Bo and Ye Jingxue nodded as well and did not ask any further.

Bai Ying then looked at Qing Luan Douluo and asked, "Grandfather Qing Luan, did you injure one of the Soul Beasts?"

Qing Luan nodded. "I didn't pay enough attention to my strength at first and accidentally injured one."

"Ugh... That means there are only twenty-two now. Oh well! There's still plenty of time. We can slowly look for eight more!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo said, "We'll set up camp here for now. Tomorrow, we'll return to Spirit Hall. There are captive Soul Beasts in Spirit Hall, so finding eight more won't be a problem!"

Bai Ying immediately asked, "Then why did we come to the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Wasn't it you who said we should come to the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Bai Ying's expression turned awkward. "Uh... What I mean is, why did that old man Qian Daoliu make me travel all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Spirit Ring?"

Golden Crocodile slapped Bai Ying on the head and scolded him, "Do you call me Grandfather in public and an old man behind my back? Have you ever called me that behind my back? You mustn't be so disrespectful in the future!"

The group then set up two tents and prepared to spend the night there. They would set out for Spirit Hall the next day.

Ye Jingxue, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan had already fallen asleep. Qing Luan Douluo was resting in the other tent. After all, they had either been traveling or capturing Soul Beasts these past two days, and they would be setting out for Spirit Hall again tomorrow. They needed a night's rest to recover their Soul Power and mental strength.

Golden Crocodile Douluo and Poison Douluo leaned beside the campfire with their eyes closed, while Bai Ying leaned against a tree and gazed at the night sky.

Dugu Bo noticed Bai Ying's mood. He then took some roasted Soul Beast meat and two bottles of wine over to Bai Ying.

Dugu Bo tossed one bottle of wine to Bai Ying, then sat down and set the roasted meat aside before slowly asking, "What's wrong?"

"Grandfather Poison, may I call you that?"

"Of course!"

"What do you think I should do about this mother-in-law?"

Dugu Bo laughed when he heard that. "How old are you to be worrying about a mother-in-law already? Besides, as long as you have strength, whether you have several wives and concubines or your mother-in-law disagrees, those are all minor matters in the face of strength! The Douluo Continent has always placed strength above all else."

"True. It's still too early to think about that! But I do have to argue with you about one thing."

Dugu Bo grew interested and asked, "Oh? What is it?"

"Not every mother-in-law values strength. How does that saying go? Mother-in-law, great she-wolf!"

Though Golden Crocodile Douluo had his eyes closed while resting, every word the two spoke still reached his ears. In a world where strength was supreme, as long as one possessed strength, having several wives and concubines was a minor matter. Golden Crocodile Douluo felt there was nothing wrong with that statement.

But when Golden Crocodile Douluo heard Bai Ying say, "Mother-in-law, great she-wolf," the corner of his mouth still twitched involuntarily. He understood perfectly well that Bai Ying was referring to Bibi Dong, that great she-wolf.

The next day...

Riding atop Qing Luan Douluo's Martial Soul, everyone soon arrived at Spirit City. Flying was forbidden above Spirit City, so they had no choice but to land and walk to the Worship Hall.

Just then, a shrill voice rang out. "Well, well, you old poisoner! How dare you come to Spirit City!"

Dugu Bo looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had appeared in the sky, but said nothing and simply watched him throw his weight around.

When Chrysanthemum Douluo saw that no one answered him, he looked toward Dugu Bo. He then saw two people beside Dugu Bo glaring at him, and hurriedly landed and bowed. "Greetings, Second Worship and Third Enshrined!"

Dugu Bo leaned close to Bai Ying's ear and said, "You know that he and I don't get along."

Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qing Luan Douluo heard him as well. Before Bai Ying could say anything, they immediately declared, "As an elder of Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo ignored Spirit City's prohibition against flying and verbally provoked the Eighth Enshrined! Enshrined Dugu, go beat him up! Spirit Hall always fulfills the requests it makes to others!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was startled. "What?!"

However, Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qing Luan Douluo instantly bound Chrysanthemum Douluo with their Soul Power. To keep the reputation of a Spirit Hall elder from being ruined, they specially took Chrysanthemum Douluo to an uninhabited place. After a while, Dugu Bo emerged looking completely satisfied. Chrysanthemum Douluo also came out soon after, but there were almost no injuries on his body. Dugu Bo had mainly attacked him with verbal taunts, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo utterly dispirited. Attacking the mind is superior; attacking the city is inferior.