Return to the Family

Zhuang Xingyu was naturally full of confidence at this moment.

"A dragon can be great or small, rise or hide. When great, it stirs clouds and spits mist; when small, it conceals its form. When it rises, it soars between heaven and earth; when it hides, it lurks beneath the waves."

"In today's world, a dragon changes with the times, just as a man who has achieved his ambitions roams freely across the four seas. A dragon may be compared to the heroes of the age."

"My fortune shines vast and brilliant as it rises, like a dragon among men."

"My talent is unmatched in this world, capable of concealing itself or bursting forth. My ambition is to lead Douluo Continent toward the sea of stars."

"I shall surely become a hero of this age! I shall surely establish an everlasting legacy!"

Zhuang Xingyu had quoted some of Cao Cao's words. They sounded truly domineering! It had to be Cao Cao!

Zhuang Xingyu also intended to reveal some of his strength to the outside world.

He was not worried that Huangfu Ruiyao would spread the news, because after she returned to her family, her clan would still need to refine a divine artifact before they could break the barrier. Even if they sent people out, it would take at least ten years.

By then, Zhuang Xingyu would have long since grown powerful.

Even now, there was not much danger. After the Chaos Bead evolved, it had gained several more opportunities for teleportation.

Moreover, with Zhuang Shushen, whose Combat Power had reached level 97, protecting him, no one below level 98 could do anything to him. (Combat Power 97, Soul Power 96.)

That bunch of turtles led by Qian Daoliu would not come out anyway.

Tang San had caused such a stir in the original story, yet Qian Daoliu had never appeared. Perhaps he feared Tang Chen, who was participating in a God Trial, but both his enemy and his enemy's son were right before him, and both possessed immense talent. Yet he remained utterly indifferent.

He had always worshipped the Angel God, and Spirit Hall had inherited the Angel God's legacy. Yet he allowed powerful enemies to develop unchecked, which clearly contradicted his faith.

Did he truly fear Tang Chen? Or was it that he simply could not leave so easily?

In the original story, after the main plot began, Qian Daoliu seemed never to have left Worship Hall.

Bibi Dong had also been concealing her strength and never personally fought with her full power. After the Youth Soul Master Competition, even when Tang Hao attacked the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong had only barely stepped in to exchange a few moves with him, deliberately hiding most of her strength.

Bo Saixi was far away on Sea God Island, while Tang Chen was not in his right mind.

In the present Douluo Continent, as long as Zhuang Xingyu did not court death, even if he revealed a portion of his strength, his personal safety could still be guaranteed.

Besides, after spending these days together, Zhuang Xingyu had come to understand what kind of person Huangfu Ruiyao was.

"Such lofty ambition, such courage. In that case, I wish for you to achieve the aspirations in your heart soon!" Huangfu Ruiyao had initially been somewhat unconvinced, but after thinking it over carefully, she realized that with Zhuang Xingyu's Soul Power of level 47 at the age of ten, he truly had the qualifications to say such things. She could not refute him at all.

Huangfu Ruiyao secretly thought, Zhuang Xingyu's talent is so extraordinary, yet his family is not particularly strong and is still developing rapidly. Once the Huangfu Family emerges, we could cooperate with the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan.

For some reason, Huangfu Ruiyao no longer wished to stay in her family forever. Instead, she was looking forward to meeting Zhuang Xingyu again.

"When will Miss Huangfu return to your family?"

"I plan to set out tomorrow morning. You do not need to keep calling me Miss Huangfu either. You can call me Ruiyao. Everyone in my family calls me that." Huangfu Ruiyao spoke slowly, reluctance evident in her eyes.

"Good! Then I'll wish in advance that you can break the barrier soon and regain the freedom to come and go. When that time comes, you're welcome to visit my home."

Early the next morning, Zhuang Xingyu gave Huangfu Ruiyao three Water Immortal Jade Bone Youth Preserving Pills and three Spirit Sense Pills. After the two bid each other farewell, Zhuang Xingyu officially set off on his journey back to the family. He needed to bring the pills and Spirit Bones back as soon as possible, allowing the family to swiftly increase its strength and suppress Xiao Wu quickly, lest unforeseen complications arise from delay.

"I need to speed things up. I must hunt Xiao Wu as soon as possible. According to Huangfu Ruiyao, another Hidden Clan, the Nangong Family, has recently shown intentions of entering the world. If they discover Xiao Wu first, that would be a tremendous loss."

"Once I return, I'll have the family study the Soul Tool information and clues Huangfu Ruiyao gave me, to see whether we can find a way to manufacture Soul Tools. These materials show that Soul Tools and Qingyun Sect's artifact refining are actually two completely different systems."

"As for that body-tempering material, it has something in common with the family's medicinal baths. The family must have obtained related body-tempering methods before. But compared to the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao, it is still far inferior."

As the saying went, two flowers bloomed, each telling a different tale.

After Dugu Bo returned to his cave in a fury, he looked at the vanished Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with a dejected expression.

"What am I supposed to do now? Without this hot spring, I can no longer suppress the toxins in my body. That is nothing for me; at worst, I'll die. But Yanyan is still so young. She still has a bright future ahead of her!"

At the thought of his granddaughter suffering the same pain he had endured, tormented by poison, Dugu Bo could not help but feel sorrowful.

Dugu Bo paced back and forth inside the cave, trying to find some trace of a clue.

"Hm, what's this?"

When he reached the depths of the cave dwelling, he suddenly spotted a black box sitting within a crack in the stone ahead.

Relying on the cultivation of a Titled Douluo and his keen senses toward medicinal substances, he realized that the black box must contain something extraordinary.

Dugu Bo immediately armed himself completely and carefully controlled his Soul Power to open the box from a distance, afraid that it might contain poisonous mist or concealed arrows.

As the box and jade bottles opened, no danger appeared. Dugu Bo then saw the items inside, as well as the contents of the note.

"Great Returning Pill? Detoxification Pill? What are these? Why have I never heard of them before?"

"They can cure my granddaughter's and my poison without affecting our Poisonous Arts, prevent it from being passed on to future generations, and even improve Yanyan's and my talents. Who left these behind? Why do they know my circumstances so thoroughly?" A trace of cold sweat emerged on Dugu Bo's back.

After all, he had always kept the matter of his poisoning strictly secret. He had not even told his granddaughter, much less anyone else.

Dugu Bo carefully examined the note, the handwriting, the box, and the other items before him, but found no clues. Everything was common throughout the continent.

After some thought, he carefully stored away the note and box, intending to investigate them properly later.

Looking at the six pills before him, he desperately wanted to swallow them immediately. Just smelling their scent had made his Soul Power flow much more smoothly, while even the toxins in his body seemed to have been suppressed somewhat.

But he did not dare take them rashly. He did not know the other party's purpose, nor did he know whether the pills were truly harmless.

"Could it be that the person who moved that hot spring left them behind? Could these pills be compensation for me?"

"But someone capable of moving that hot spring and leaving behind a lake a thousand meters deep—what level of Soul Power would it take to accomplish that? Who could have done it?"

"Could it have been Spirit Hall? No, that isn't right. Given my relationship with Spirit Hall, if they discovered I possessed so many good things, they would never compensate me. I'd be lucky if they did not simply kill me."

"As for that group of little thieves from before, that is even more impossible. If they had the ability to move it away, could I have beaten them so badly? If they had such pills and intended to compensate me, why did they not say so earlier? Besides, judging from their expressions, they clearly did not recognize me. It definitely wasn't them," Dugu Bo analyzed inwardly.

"Hmph, they barged into my cave, and their martial souls even counter my poison. I must send them to their deaths. Fortunately, I killed them all and the news did not leak out. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the force behind them came looking for me. But why have I never heard of this mysterious force?"

After looking at the pills once more, Dugu Bo still decided to find a soul beast and test them for poison. If these really are compensation for me, then they are absolutely treasures. If someone that powerful truly wished to harm me, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

Dugu Bo immediately captured a thirty-thousand-year soul beast, administered a deadly poison to it, then gave it the pills once the poison took effect.

"The poison was actually cured! Instantly! And it even broke through by two thousand years!"

Dugu Bo completely believed in the pills now. After taking them, his poison was indeed cured, his Poisonous Arts had not vanished, and his Soul Power had increased by one level.

"The poison really has been cured, and it will no longer affect my descendants. My children and grandchildren will never again suffer from poison! My talent has also improved. I now have hope of breaking through to Super Douluo."

"Right, I need to give them to Yanyan immediately!"

More mass updates tomorrow! Four more chapters!