Three years later, somewhere within an ancient, unnamed forest on Douluo Continent, the plants here all appeared incredibly old, as though they had endured the passage of countless years.
Towering trees stretched toward the sky everywhere one looked. Even the sun's rays struggled to penetrate the dense vegetation and reach the ground.
Within the forest, a man and two women were searching for something. The man was middle-aged, dressed in a black-and-white scholar's robe. He wore his hair cropped short, had an ordinary face covered in beard, and the muscles in his face seemed almost frozen. Yet with his hands clasped behind his back, he exuded an extraordinary bearing.
The other two were one adult and one child. One looked around twenty-five or twenty-six, dressed in a flowing purple gown, with beautiful purple hair. Her skin was fair, her features nearly flawless. Elegant and serene—any beautiful word could have been used to describe her.
The other was only eight or nine years old, with shoulder-length orange hair and a fox-ear accessory atop her head. Her fair skin was soft and delicate, while her brows still carried traces of childishness alongside an irrepressible charm. Though not yet grown, she already possessed beauty capable of toppling cities.
Had passersby seen these three, those unaware of the truth would likely have assumed they were three generations of a family out on business.
In truth, the older man and woman were peers, while the little girl was the woman's disciple.
These three were Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena.
After three years of cultivation, Bibi Dong had reached Rank 90, the threshold of a Title Douluo, half a year ago. However, without a powerful expert at her side, she had no way to obtain a ninth Soul Ring that satisfied her.
Yu Xiaogang