The Star Dou Great Forest, the forbidden land at the bottom of the Lake of Life.
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"Master, Lin Chen has arrived."
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Ling Tian respectfully reported from outside the door.
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A figure wrapped in the Breath of Exalted Life appeared in the empty space. One moment, there was nothing; the next, a beautiful figure emerged.
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"Emperor Tian, you may withdraw."
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You Ruo waved her hand.
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Ling Tian and the other great beasts left the hall in succession. Only You Ruo remained, along with The Empress's Palace in the northern part of the Star Dou Forest.
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"Your Highness, please sit."
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You Ruo smiled faintly.
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Lin Chen stood quietly at the side. She could sense a faint suppressive force from You Ruo's body, one that originated from the bloodline of the golden-eyed Black Dragon King. Even the aura of the ferocious beasts was enough to make one's heart tremble.
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"Emperor Tian has already withdrawn."
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You Ruo opened her mouth. Her voice was as clear and melodious as jade striking a bell, calm and leisurely. "Your Highness, you should not be forced to listen to this either."
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"It is indeed a very important matter."
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Lin Chen was silent for a moment. Her gaze moved over You Ruo's body as she searched for some kind of common ground.
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At last, she drew a deep breath. Her voice carried a trace of probing intent as she said, "Master, these past few days, I have been studying at the northern palace. By chance, I learned some things about the human world."
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"Those matters have allowed me to understand the human world where my current self exists more deeply. I also learned something about the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Clan, so I wanted to discuss it with you."
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As soon as she finished speaking, her voice sounded like the murmur of an ancient moonlit night. The golden pages of that diary suddenly flipped open.
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The moment Lin Chen wanted to speak, her expression changed.
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The diary ignored the restrictions of the forbidden land, and the pages recorded everything she had experienced in her daily life. It had suddenly revealed its existence before You Ruo.
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She truly understood now. Lin Chen possessed the same mysterious diary, and its contents had no restrictions.
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Lin Chen's expression froze.
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Within that eternal, unchanging ice-cold golden light, a trace of surprise surfaced.
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She was stunned.
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"Sure enough, you also obtained that diary?"
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Lin Chen's voice was somewhat hoarse.
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You Ruo did not answer directly. She merely waved her hand. A pale golden figure, faintly glowing, floated above her palm.
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Following that, Lin Chen seemed to have put down her final doubts and likewise revealed the diary.
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"Hmm—!"
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The two diaries appeared at the same time. An intense sensation erupted, and a strange yet profound fluctuation spread through the surroundings.
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[Resonance successful. You Ruo has obtained a special diary reward: Her cultivation speed has increased!]
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[Resonance successful. Lin Chen has obtained a special diary reward: Her physique has broken through seventy thousand years, exempting her from the great tribulation of heaven and earth!]
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The golden light from the two diaries flashed, instantly enveloping You Ruo and Lin Chen.
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As long as You Ruo absorbed that vast energy like a tide, her soul power would be able to surge into the next realm. The tribulation that had troubled her for tens of thousands of years would be overcome.
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The important inheritances left behind by the God Realm's laws were actually absorbed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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"Ah..."
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The recovery of her cultivation had even surpassed the bitter cultivation of the past thousand years!
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And the good fortune that Lin Chen received was equally astonishing.
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Her physique broke through the heavenly limit in an instant. Her soul power surged deeply, bottoming out before rising again.
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"The great tribulation of heaven and earth..."
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It was as if she had been exempted from it!
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She had entered an entirely new realm, becoming incomparably stronger than before.
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"Ah... this is the power of a soul beast at that level?"
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Lin Chen sensed the vast soul power surging within her body and was stunned.
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"This feeling is wonderful. It seems that I can contend with the great tribulation of heaven and earth."
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You Ruo also sensed the massive increase in her cultivation. After letting out a long breath, she looked toward Lin Chen, her golden eyes drawing closer.
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"That is the reward brought by that diary—the power beyond the surface contained within it."
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"Master, may I ask you something?"
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Lin Chen cautiously asked. At that moment, her curiosity toward the diary had reached its peak.
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After all, the only thing she could be certain of was that the diary had saved her life. Moreover, that reward seemed to be connected to the resonance between them.
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You Ruo's beautiful eyes flashed.
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"Could it be that the diary itself is..."
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"Not necessarily. Perhaps in the future, it will grant me even more bizarre rewards!"
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You Ruo also nodded slowly.
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"It might even be enough to change the fate of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Clan!"
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"..."
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The human world.
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Within the imperial palace, a grand banquet was in progress. The Emperor and the other officials were seated to one side, resting in the side hall.
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At that moment, the Emperor was leaning against a wooden chair, a steaming cup of tea in his hand.
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"Even if I wanted to write about the diary, I probably wouldn't be able to write Lin Chen's..."
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Ling Yun sighed.
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Facing the solemn atmosphere of the imperial hall, he truly felt rather oppressed.
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How could an ordinary person endure this?
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"You brat, why are you acting so depressed?"
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Just then, a gray figure suddenly appeared silently at the entrance. That dark-gray robe and terrifying aura belonged to Poison Douluo.
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"You actually came to the imperial palace? What are you doing here?"
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Poison Douluo strode over and sat down.
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However, his movements seemed somewhat stiff, and his eyelids twitched from time to time, as if he were enduring some kind of pain.
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Ling Yun glanced at him. His originally casual expression suddenly became solemn.
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"The poison in your body seems to have become even more violent."
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"I sensed it as well. After cultivating the Poison Scripture, I can actually sense the poison in his body..."
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In his perception, the bluish-black poison surrounding Poison Douluo had unexpectedly begun to show traces of red, as though a layer of dead ash had been covered with crimson.
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"Old poison, your poison has been... if it isn't resolved soon, I'm afraid..."
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Ling Yun put down his teacup. His voice was not loud, yet it struck Poison Douluo's ears like thunder.
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Poison Douluo's hand trembled violently. He stared intently at Ling Yun, the darkness in his eyes growing heavier.
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"You... you can tell that I have been poisoned?"
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The poison in his body was the hidden illness of a Poison Douluo. Even the sealed poison techniques of the Poison Scripture might not necessarily allow anyone to see through it at a glance.
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Yet Ling Yun, who was not even fifty years old, had seen through his condition the moment he opened his mouth.
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"I can only tell that something is wrong."
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Ling Yun stood up and walked in front of Poison Douluo. Within the depths of those golden eyes, the words of the Poison Scripture flowed faintly.
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"I can see it. The poison has already invaded your flesh and blood. If you do not think of a way to suppress it, your poison will eventually become the thing that takes your life."
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Poison Douluo's breathing instantly became rough.
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