A Bloody Incident Caused by Purple Robes

A critical moment!

Lin Hai could only frantically channel Soul Power toward his head and the vital area below his waist.

It was only a third soul skill, after all. Even if his upper body had to suffer some superficial injuries, he still had to protect this handsome face and his cherished silver hair—

This was an achievement Yan had failed to "lay hands on" for years. How could it be ruined by this female Tyrant Dragon?!

As for below his waist, that was a matter of dignity...

Boom!

The Thunderfire Sea instantly swallowed both man and bear. Amid the rolling shockwaves, Lin Hai actually caught the scent of cooked meat.

It must be that bear. If I were roasting, I... probably wouldn't smell this good... Sigh, and it had to drag me down with it even at death... Lin Hai grumbled inwardly.

The thunder and fire dispersed.

The Earth Tyrant Bear was barely alive, wisps of green smoke rising from its body along with the aroma of cooked meat and lingering arcs of lightning.

Lin Hai had protected his face and dignity, at the cost of his shirt being reduced to ashes.

His fair, toned upper body was slightly reddened, with tiny red scorch marks in places, yet miraculously, his skin had not split or bled—

His powerful physique and elemental resistance were no joke.

Being struck by lightning for the first time across two lifetimes—how should he describe the feeling?

It was like countless electric lighters shocking his entire body at once, an indescribably sour and exhilarating sensation.

He leaped straight out of the earth. The lower half of his robe remained buried underground, while the middle section fell to the ground.

One robe, three different fates...

At that moment, Liu Erlong, a middle-aged man, and a young student in his early twenties came rushing over.

Liu Erlong's face was filled with tension and regret—

She had brought a student to hunt a soul beast, only for "half a person" to suddenly emerge from underground during the final strike!

Stop? It had been far too late!

Fortunately, judging by the boy's appearance, he did not seem seriously hurt.

This child... is rather good-looking.

Liu Erlong's gaze swept over Lin Hai's perfectly unharmed handsome face and his toned, slightly reddened upper body with its smooth muscular lines. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat.

She had completely overlooked the fact that a child barely over ten had somehow taken a strike from a Soul Saint like her without shedding a single drop of blood.

The middle-aged man, Yin Shu, spoke first, his tone concerned.

"Young man, are you all right?"

"I'm fine."

Lin Hai waved a hand, then turned his gaze toward the young student staring blankly at him and urged impatiently, "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and finish it! If it breathes its last before then, I'll have taken that thunder and fire for nothing!"

The young man snapped back to his senses. Suppressing his curiosity toward this beautiful youth who had "grown out of the ground," he hurried forward, delivered the Earth Tyrant Bear its fatal blow, then sat cross-legged to begin absorbing the soul ring.

Liu Erlong stepped forward, her apology somewhat stiff. "I am Liu Erlong, headmaster of Blue Tyrant Academy. This is Yin Shu, a teacher from the academy. We were helping a student obtain a soul ring, and just now, I truly could not stop in time. My apologies!"

Only then did Lin Hai carefully appraise Liu Erlong.

She looked heroic yet beautiful, dressed in a neat black combat outfit that perfectly outlined her curvaceous and graceful figure.

Especially those legs—long and slender in just the right way.

By the Douluo world's hundred-point standard, Lin Hai felt that her face deserved ninety points, while her figure could easily be rated one hundred and one.

He did not take her somewhat rigid apology to heart. That carefree, roguish smile returned to his face. "My name is Lin Hai. I'm from the south and came north to travel and sightsee. This was purely an accident, so Headmaster Liu need not dwell on it."

He did not mention the bizarre reason he had emerged from the ground.

Liu Erlong neither accepted nor rejected his nonsense.

All Spirits Affinity gave Lin Hai a naturally harmless aura. If he had not attempted to "violate" the tree and triggered its instinctive counterattack, he would not have nearly been impaled.

"You came here alone to hunt soul beasts? Without any teachers or elders accompanying you?"

Liu Erlong pressed further, clearly unwilling to believe anyone would be foolish enough to come sightseeing in a soul beast forest.

Lin Hai concealed his aura, and with his elemental affinity interfering, she could not sense the depth of his Soul Power at all.

Without even looking directly at him, one's Spiritual Power could easily overlook his presence.

Lin Hai smiled and calmly took out a new set of clothes to put on. "I came to find an 'elder.' He's already quite old, yet he still loves disappearing all the time."

"All right, Headmaster Liu, it's time for me to leave. Until we meet again!"

Lin Hai made as though to continue deeper into Sunset Forest.

Liu Erlong hurriedly said, "Wait! Ahead is the Core Zone, where ten-thousand-year soul beasts roam. It's far too dangerous for you to go alone!"

Without turning back, Lin Hai waved his hand. "Don't worry. That 'elder' of mine is just ahead."

After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around again, a teasing smile curling at his lips. "Oh, right, Headmaster Liu. You owe me a set of clothes."

Liu Erlong smiled and readily agreed. "If you come to Blue Tyrant Academy someday, I'll compensate you with a set."

Many years later, Liu Erlong would finally understand that their "set of clothes" meant entirely different things. She thought it was merely a debt to be repaid, while he meant that blood debts had to be paid in blood.

After that little incident, Lin Hai wasted no more time. Using Earth Style, he sped toward the heart of the forest while becoming even more wary of his surroundings—

All Spirits Affinity was not omnipotent. Against soul beasts with especially savage natures, it barely weakened their hostility, at most changing the thought of "tear him apart and eat him" into "swallow him whole."

After wandering around for nearly two hours, he finally found an area.

The air was filled with piercing cold and scorching heat. The two extreme auras intertwined, only to be heavily sealed away by dense, unsettling dark-green poisonous mist.

The source of those ice and fire auras convinced Lin Hai that he had reached the vicinity of his destination!

With an easygoing demeanor, as though on a leisurely spring outing, he strolled into the deadly poisonous fog.

Green mist swirled around him, but to him, it was as harmless as immortal spiritual energy.

"Hmph! At such a young age, you can actually ignore the outer Poison Array... Who are you? How dare you trespass here?"

A chilling voice suddenly rang out.

Along with the voice, a tall, sickly green figure appeared like a ghost not far ahead of Lin Hai, emerald pupils locking tightly onto him.

Isn't it all because of you, you old ghost...

Lin Hai complained inwardly, then immediately caught himself. Ahem... I've spent too long around Chrysanthemum Douluo these past few years. My way of thinking has gone astray. I need to watch it next time!

Girls are lovely as flowers, Brother Hai—don't bend!

"This junior happened to travel here by chance. What, does this place already have an owner?"

Lin Hai calmly met Dugu Bo's scrutinizing gaze, his eyes carrying a trace of amused curiosity.

Before Dugu Bo could declare his ownership, Lin Hai's lips curled slightly, his tone meaningful. "Tsk, tsk, Senior, the poison in your body... is truly profound and unfathomable. You've really played with it down to the bone..."

"The unusual ice and fire aura in this valley, however, seems remarkably effective at suppressing that poison..."

Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically as poison aura faintly emerged around him. "Nonsense! I, poisoned? Do you know who I am?!"

Lin Hai's expression remained unchanged, his smile as calm as ever. "Senior, refusing treatment out of fear of illness will not do. A stubborn mouth cannot save your life..."

"How insolent!"

Dugu Bo shouted, vicious light flaring in his emerald pupils.

"If you cannot explain yourself today, this place will be where you are buried!"

Before his words had even faded, he flicked a finger—

A stream of dark-green poison shot out. A towering ancient tree beside them instantly began to sizzle, melting into a pool of foul-smelling poisonous liquid. The threat was unmistakable.

Lin Hai showed no fear and said calmly, "If this junior is not mistaken, Senior must be the Poison Douluo whose name shakes the continent, Your Excellency Dugu Bo?"