Return to the Inner Academy

Seeing the worry on their pretty faces, Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "What's wrong with you two? Why are you so worried about me? Don't worry, I'm not going to die!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun glared fiercely at Xiao Yu and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What about death? What will happen to Nian'er if you die?"

Seeing Yun Yun's expression as if she was about to punch him, Xiao Yu immediately shrank back in fright and said, "I was just kidding, I was just kidding!"

Cai Lin, standing to the side, scoffed, "Of course you won't die! Good people don't live long, but you, this menace, will surely live for a thousand years!"

Xiao Yu's face darkened, and he glared at Cai Lin, saying, "What are you saying? Speak properly, can't you stop making personal attacks?"

After sizing up Xiao Yu, Cai Lin said, "It seems your strength has improved quite a bit!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun also turned her gaze to Xiao Yu, and sure enough, she noticed that Xiao Yu's aura was even more powerful, and she even felt a sense of apprehension from him!

It should be noted that after experiencing the Lightning Tribulation, Yun Yun's strength reached the level of Six-Star Dou Zong. During this period, Yun Yun had completely refined the Lightning Tribulation power contained within her body.

Yun Yun's current strength has already broken through to the Seven-star Dou Zong, and the only thing that can make her feel wary is strength that is even stronger than the Seven-star Dou Zong!

Xiao Yu's current strength is at the Dou Emperor, which means he possesses the power of Dou Zong Dou Emperor. Yun Yun didn't know what to say!

Xiao Yu stretched his arms slightly, then raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "Breaking through to the Six-Star Dou Emperor, increasing your strength by three stars, not bad, right?"

Looking at Xiao Yu's proud expression, Yun Yun rolled her eyes and said, "What a character!"

"Hehe, by the way, Cai Lin, I have something for you!" As he spoke, Xiao Yu gently stroked his Storage Ring.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a brilliant golden light flashed before the three of them, and two drops of golden blood floated in front of them!

These two drops of golden blood exuded an extremely powerful and violent blood energy, and Cai Lin was the first to sense the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar aura emanating from them!

"This, this is?" Cai Lin's eyes were filled with shock. She couldn't be sure if this was the thing she was thinking of!

Seeing Cai Lin's hesitant expression, Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "What? Can't you even sense your clan's bloodline?"

Cai Lin suddenly looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "This... is this really my clan's bloodline?"

Xiao Yu shook his head slightly and said, "To be precise, I'm not of the same bloodline as you!"

Cai Lin's excited face froze upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, and she exclaimed, "Impossible! I can sense an aura similar to mine!"

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Of course you can only sense a similar bloodline aura, but it's precisely because of this similarity that you're not sure, isn't it?"

For the first time, Cai Lin's voice betrayed a hint of anxiety as she urgently asked, "Tell me quickly, what kind of bloodline is this!"

Looking at Cai Lin's anxious eyes, Xiao Yu slowly said, "This is a bloodline even surpassing that of the Seven-Colored Heavenly Python!"

Cai Lin suddenly trembled, and said in disbelief, "Nine... Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python?"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, "This is the true blood of the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. If you swallow this drop of true blood, you might be able to evolve into the Nine-Colored Swallowing Python once again!"

Cai Lin exclaimed, "This is impossible! How could this be the true blood of the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python!"

As the Queen of the Snake People Clan, Cai Lin was quite familiar with some of the Snake People Clan's secret history. However, even regarding the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, the Snake People Clan's secret history only mentioned it once: The Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python is the most top-tier existence among all snake-type magical beasts, and also the most top-tier bloodline among snake-type magical beasts!

It was already a great fortune for the Snake People Clan to evolve into the Seven-Colored Heavenly Python during the Cai Lin process; the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was something she wouldn't even dare to dream of!

Cai Lin's eyes were filled with longing, but a sliver of reason kept her from directly grabbing it.

"What are your conditions? You can state them. I must have these two drops of true blood!" Cai Lin said to Xiao Yu in a deep voice, her tone extremely firm.

Upon hearing Cai Lin's words, Xiao Yu looked at her with a playful Cai Lin and said, "Any conditions are acceptable?"

Cai Lin followed Xiao Yu for so long, Cai Lin naturally knew his personality. She glared at him and said, "Don't look at me with that lewd look. Any conditions are fine, okay?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get me wrong! When did I look at you with a lewd gaze?" Xiao Yu immediately protested on his behalf.

Cai Lin glanced at Xiao Yu with some impatience, Xiao Yu immediately became serious and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Since I've taken out these two drops of true blood, they're naturally for you. However, I do have one condition: you need to continue protecting me by my side for ten years!"

Cai Lin gave Xiao Yu a deep look, while Yun Yun also looked at Xiao Yu but remained silent.

In fact, whether it was Cai Lin, Xiao Yu, or Yun Yun, they were all very clear that even if the three of them fought now, it was still unknown who would win and who would lose. It was also uncertain whether Cai Lin or Xiao Yu was stronger!

However, Cai Lin had long since grown accustomed to being by Xiao Yu's side. Ten years it is then, Cai Lin sighed softly and said, "Alright, ten years it is. But if anything happens to the Snake People Clan, you must not hinder my actions if necessary!"

Xiao Yu said nonchalantly, "Of course, as long as you don't never come back!"

Cai Lin's mind raced, and he immediately stretched out his palm, unleashing a surge of seven-colored Dou Qi that enveloped and stored the two drops of suspended true blood!

"Alright, everything's settled here. We'll head to Black Mountain Fortress in a month!" Xiao Yu said after watching Cai Lin retract her true blood.

Upon hearing this, a hint of nostalgia appeared in Yun Yun's eyes, and she immediately said, "Alright!"

After Xiao Yu and his two companions returned to Maple City, he planned to go back to the Jia Nan Academy. Now that most of the students in the Inner Academy were about to leave, Xiao Yu could go back and recruit a group of talented students to the Underworld!

This time when Xiao Yu returned to the Inner Academy, he only brought the little girl Zi Yan with him. Anyway, Zi Yan can be said to be inseparable from Xiao Yu now. Her need for pills is even greater now, and she is afraid that she will not have enough pills to eat, so she always follows Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu sighed softly. He had a rough idea of what was going on. This little girl was probably about to break through. Come to think of it, since she started following Xiao Yu, she had consumed more fifth- or sixth-grade pills than all the medicinal herbs she had ever taken before. It was only natural that she was about to break through!

When Xiao Yu and Zi Yan returned to the Inner Academy, they happened to run into Lin Yan. However, to Xiao Yu's surprise, Lin Yan was also wearing the robes of an Inner Academy elder!

Lin Yan was walking down the road when suddenly a hand slapped him hard on the shoulder, and Lin Yan's fiery temper immediately flared up!

"Who's so brainless..." Lin Yan cursed, turning around to look behind him. He saw two figures, one tall and one short, appear in front of him, making him swallow the rest of his words!