Third Realm!

Winter had arrived, and the weather was growing colder by the day.

As soon as winter break began, the best friends Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu each went home.

Ding Yumian returned to school, leaving Lan Yu alone in the apartment.

"The cooldown's over. Time for me to grace the Douluo Continent with my presence!"

As soon as Lan Yu finished speaking, he began controlling the Summoning Element star子.

When the moonlit star轨 appeared, the moonlit gate swallowed Lan Yu, and he vanished from the room.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Lan Yu had returned here once more.

"Seriously? They've set up a fixed anchor point for me here?" Lan Yu took a deep breath. "Still got a month. Time to have some Mandarin Duck Pot."

The medicinal effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot that remained in his body had not been fully refined.

This time, besides using the Mandarin Duck Pot to continue refining the remaining effects, he also planned to consume the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

One thing worth mentioning was that ever since he ate the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, his Light Element magic had naturally gained some resistance to fire, just like he had.

It wasn't true immunity to fire or ice, but he had gained some resistance to attacks of those two elements.

He took the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew from the storage space built into the Summoning Element. It was an Immortal Herb, entirely emerald green, with three snow-white leaves at its center.

A few drops of water rested in the middle of those white leaves, like morning dew.

The Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!

"You're my ticket to greater mental strength."

With that, Lan Yu raised the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew before him and tilted it slightly. The few drops of water slid down the veins of the leaves and dripped into his mouth.

The instant the last drop left the leaves, the entire Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew withered, turning to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Lan Yu then walked to a flat patch of ground, sat with his limbs spread in a five-pointed posture, and began refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

After more than half a day, Lan Yu had finally absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew completely.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a golden glint flashed within them.

"My mental strength reached the Third Realm just like that? Not bad." Lan Yu clenched his fist. The rush of growing stronger left him craving more.

His mental strength had only just entered the First Realm before. After consuming the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he had leaped straight to the Third Realm.

But compared with Ding Yumian, a Psychic Calamity Victim in the Sixth Realm, his Third Realm was nothing.

Of course, his Summoning Element cultivation had also broken through to the Intermediate Level.

That meant he could use the Summoning Element's ridiculous mechanism to contract a suitable Contract Beast.

Once again, Lan Yu stripped naked, warmed up by the shore, then leaped in. He didn't even make a splash—full marks for that dive.

This time, Lan Yu stayed in the hot spring until noon the next day.

After getting dressed, he took out the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

He thought it over for a moment. Taking the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum now might not give him the best results.

Once the Main Campus exams were over, he would take first place and enter the Three-Step Tower. If he consumed this Immortal Herb then, perhaps he could skip using the Galaxy Vein.

After all, that thing cost over a hundred million. There was no way he could afford it.

He put away the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and began practicing controlling Intermediate Level Summoning Element star子 beside the Mandarin Duck Pot.

Before he knew it, he had practiced controlling them until nightfall.

Meanwhile, inside a cave.

"Fine. Take me to your medicinal garden, and don't disturb me for a day." Brushing the dust off himself, Tang San calmly agreed to Dugu Bo's request.

Dugu Bo looked Tang San up and down, then turned and headed out of the cave. "Follow me."

The old man and the young man left the cave one after the other.

Once they were outside, Tang San realized they were in a dense forest, standing on a hill about five hundred meters tall.

It was night, so he couldn't make out much of the scenery.

Dugu Bo climbed the mountain path as if it were level ground. He appeared to be moving slowly, but each step carried him more than ten meters, and every stride was the same length.

Seeing this, Tang San hurriedly gathered his Soul Power and followed behind Dugu Bo. He didn't imagine he could escape from a Titled Douluo.

Before long, Tang San followed Dugu Bo to the mountaintop.

When he arrived, the terrain before him left him startled.

It was an inverted, cone-shaped hollow in the mountain. The mountaintop where they stood was only its rim. Thick, humid steam rose from the hollow, carrying the distinctive smell of sulfur.

"A hot spring?" Tang San exclaimed.

Dugu Bo glanced at him. "You know a thing or two, kid."

Tang San replied, "It's not as if I can't recognize the smell of a hot spring. This is a good place for certain unusual herbs to grow."

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo suddenly snorted.

Tang San was puzzled. What was the old poisoner acting up about now?

"For some reason, a barrier suddenly appeared around my medicinal garden. I've tried every method I can think of, but I can't open it," Dugu Bo said.

Hearing this, Tang San's expression turned strange. Then why had he called him here? Surely he didn't expect him to open it?

"Don't tell me you think I can do something about this barrier?" Tang San asked.

Dugu Bo gave a strange laugh. "You're always so full of yourself, kid. Let's see what you can do to open it."

Tang San couldn't help rolling his eyes. "Even a Titled Douluo can't open it after using every trick in the book. What makes you think I can?"

"..."

Lan Yu, who was practicing controlling his star子 inside the Mandarin Duck Pot, naturally sensed the people outside it.

"Could it be Dugu Bo and Tang San?" Lan Yu raised an eyebrow.

Fortunately, it was only after he stepped into the Mandarin Duck Pot again that he learned his Summoning Element had this ability.

Otherwise, the moment Lan Yu sensed someone approaching, he would have already run off like Han the Old Demon.

He didn't think a weak Intermediate Mage like him could escape right under a Titled Douluo's nose.

Even if Dugu Bo was in the bottom tier among Titled Douluo.

Knowing they couldn't get in, Lan Yu continued practicing his star control as if no one else were there.

Little Scumbag, Little Scumbag. Without the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the Immortal Herbs, let's see if you can still become a god.

He had read plenty of Douluo fanfics that bashed Tang San. Of course, he had also read stories where someone took him as a disciple just after he entered Notting Academy.

He had to admit, Tang San's hypocrisy had a lot to do with the environment he grew up in.

He had been at his neediest for affection, with a father who didn't care and a master who taught him all wrong. It was no surprise that someone like him had turned out to be such a "prodigy."

Lan Yu didn't want to reveal himself just yet. At the very least, he needed to reach full cultivation at the Super Level in every element before he could be confident enough to take on the Divine Realm at this point in Douluo I.

As for the Divine Realms in Douluo III and Douluo IV?

He'd pass. Without five-element Forbidden Curses, he wouldn't stand a chance against them.

Damn, the power levels got stronger with every generation. It was so absurd it beggared belief!