Fishing Spot Upgrade, Spatial Barrier

The air suddenly fell silent.

Luo Can looked up at the sky, pretending to watch the clouds, while Qian Renxue turned slightly aside, her shoulders trembling suspiciously.

Dugu Bo's old face reddened. He coughed dryly and explained, "Yanyan, this happened because Grandpa was careless while cultivating. My Soul Power went astray and impacted the meridians in my face. It's nothing, nothing."

Dugu Yan nodded obediently. "Oh~ Then Grandpa, you need to be more careful in the future."

"Yes, yes, Grandpa will definitely be careful." Dugu Bo hurriedly took the out, swiftly changing the subject. "Yanyan, how has your cultivation been lately? Have you been listening to your master?"

At the mention of cultivation, Dugu Yan's attention was indeed diverted, and she began chattering about her recent progress and amusing experiences.

Seeing this, Luo Can spoke as well. "Yanyan, Lingling, spend today keeping your families company. Your martial aunt and I will return to the Valley first."

"Mm-hmm! Goodbye, Master! Goodbye, Martial Aunt!" the two little girls said in unison, waving farewell.

Luo Can took Qian Renxue's hand, and the two became streaks of light as they flew toward Fate Defying Valley.

By the time they returned to the Valley, night had deepened.

The moment they landed, Qian Renxue grabbed Luo Can's wrist and dragged him quickly toward the Wooden House.

"Quick, quick, quick! Get inside!" Her voice carried a certain excitement. "Today, I'm going to show you what true 'darkness' is!"

Luo Can raised a brow. "Hmph! As if I'm afraid of you."

That night, a round of "philosophical discussion" began.

Qian Renxue even retained Xue Ke's appearance. In her words, "Sparring in different 'forms' lets you better experience the 'joy' of battle."

Thus, an intense bout of "close-quarters combat" began inside the valley Wooden House.

The next day, the sun was high in the sky.

The Wooden House door opened.

Luo Can strode out with his head held high. Though he was not clutching his waist, his steps were still somewhat unsteady.

Inside, Qian Renxue lay sprawled on the bed, her snow-white skin flushed with a faint crimson. She barely lifted her eyelids and glanced at Luo Can by the door.

"Today, it's a draw!"

After saying that, she abruptly pulled the soft blanket over her head and curled up beneath it. Within three breaths, she had fallen asleep.

Luo Can yawned. Though he had expended quite a bit of stamina last night, perhaps because of the Golden Dragon Moth martial soul's effects—Golden Power and True Dragon Bloodline—he was instead feeling utterly refreshed.

"At this rate..." Luo Can stroked his chin. "Maybe before long, I'll be able to turn things around and become the master of 'darkness'!"

"Hehehe."

He first went to the lakeside and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing for the time it took to burn an incense stick before taking out his fishing rod.

Four hours later.

[ Ding! This Fishing session has ended. Overall rating: Good. Reward: 3000 Points ]

[ Points: 102500 ]

"After half a month of saving up, I've finally reached a hundred thousand again."

Looking at his Points, Luo Can upgraded the Fishing Spot without the slightest hesitation.

[ -100000 Points ]

As the Points were deducted, the familiar tremors rose from the ground beneath his feet.

This time, however, the valley's expansion was not dramatic. Its overall area increased by roughly thirty percent before stopping.

Only a lush little forest had appeared out of thin air in the open space to the west. The other areas of the valley had also extended into gently rolling slopes, making the terrain more varied. At the center, Fate-Defying Lake had merely expanded outward evenly by one circle.

There were not many other changes. The energy had not increased noticeably, while the Fate-Defying Lake Water had only become somewhat more vibrant with life.

He opened the Fishing Spot information.

[ Unique Fishing Spot: Fate Defying Valley (Blessed Land) ]

[ New Trait: Spatial Barrier ]

[ Description: Generates a Spatial Barrier that isolates the inside from the outside. Without the host's permission, external living beings cannot enter this area by any means, including but not limited to physical entry, mental power detection, or spatial teleportation. At the same time, the barrier can effectively block divine-sense probing from the God Realm. Note: The current barrier strength can completely conceal divine sense from God Officials and below. It possesses powerful interference and weakening effects against divine-sense probing from Third-Level Gods. However, if a Third-Level God's true body is located on Douluo Continent, there remains a certain chance that they may sense this place. ]

"Spatial Barrier! It can block probing from the God Realm!"

Delighted light burst from Luo Can's eyes.

With this Spatial Barrier, Fate Defying Valley had become an absolutely safe "paradise beyond the world." Not only could it guard against the spying and invasion of any force on the continent, but more importantly, it now possessed the initial means to resist the God Realm's gaze!

As long as he continued upgrading the Fishing Spot and constantly strengthened the Spatial Barrier, it would eventually be able to block the probing of even First-Level Gods and God Kings!

As long as he did not act too conspicuously in the future and attract the God Realm's attention, beings like the Sea God and Asura God would find it exceedingly difficult to precisely spy on the conditions within Fate Defying Valley across realms.

"So the main direction of future Fishing Spot upgrades will be reinforcing the Spatial Barrier. Their direct enhancement of the internal environment will gradually weaken." Luo Can fell into thought. "Still, that suits me perfectly."

He stretched lazily in satisfaction, put away his fishing rod, and flashed over to Qian Renxue's room.

He was in such a good mood that he had to spar with Xue'er to celebrate.

Inside, Qian Renxue was still deeply asleep.

A mischievous smile curled Luo Can's lips as he silently approached, and then...

"Ow! What are you doing?!"

The next second, Qian Renxue's startled cry echoed through the room.

When she saw that it was Luo Can, and that he was looking at her with a "provocative" posture, she became furious.

"Fine, fine, fine!" Qian Renxue flung off the blanket, a wild smile on her face. "Give you a little sunshine and you think you can shine, huh? Today, I'll show you what ultimate darkness is!"

Before her words had even faded, she had already turned the tables and instantly suppressed Luo Can.

A new round of peak confrontation erupted fiercely!

The sun and moon turned.

When the wooden door opened again, it was already dusk on the second day.

Luo Can braced himself against the door with one hand and held his waist with the other. His legs trembled, and every step he took was shaky as he walked outside, then glanced into the room from the corner of his eye.

Qian Renxue was not much better off. She was utterly exhausted, looking as though she was about to "ascend."

Very good.

It seemed that this sparring match had left both sides badly wounded.

He staggered to the lakeside, then fell stiffly into the cool lake water.

Only after soaking in the lake for a full ten minutes did Luo Can recover completely. He then filled a jade bottle with Fate-Defying Lake Water, returned to the Wooden House, and fed it to Qian Renxue, who was lying there like a corpse.

As the cool lake water entered her mouth, Qian Renxue's dazed state improved somewhat. She barely sat up, not caring about her appearance at all, and simply sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and focused her mind.

A faint black radiance emerged from her body and slowly gathered toward her lower abdomen. She was clearly using the ability of Decomposition and Assimilation to refine the gains within her body and strengthen her Darkness Origin.

She had lost this time, but once she refined these gains, she would definitely win back her pride!!!

Luo Can merely smiled at the sight. He walked to the lakeside once more and cast out his fishing rod.