So Beautiful, the Star Dou Great Forest!

On the other side, Yu Tianchen had no idea that Yu Yuanzhen had already arrived.

He was currently in a very strange state.

The energies contained in the Cold Extreme Yin Spring and Scorching Yang Spring beneath him were continuously using him as a medium to enter the Five Thunder Shock Drums.

He could feel the thunder he usually controlled transforming in an uncontrollable direction.

That feeling had lasted for quite some time.

By now, the sensation of transformation had gradually begun to fade.

And the two thunderous energies, which had originally been sharply distinct and utterly different, now seemed to be merging.

No one knew how much time had passed.

When the two forces of thunder reached a certain point of balance inside Yu Tianchen's body,

his entire body suddenly shuddered.

A violent force suddenly erupted from within him.

He abruptly opened his eyes.

In a single leap, he sprang out of the water and landed on the ground.

Purple-red and black-blue arcs of lightning kept rising from the surface of his lean, powerful body.

"This really is... an unexpected blessing!"

Feeling the changes in the thunder he could command, Yu Tianchen slowly curled his lips into a smile.

He hadn't expected it.

He had merely been cultivating in the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

And yet, by sheer chance, he had caused his thunder to take on two utterly different forces: extreme yin and extreme yang.

Perhaps it also had something to do with the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot he had consumed.

After taking those two Immortal Herbs, a great deal of their energy had accumulated inside him, still unabsorbed.

Then, as he cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, its powers of extreme yin and extreme yang happened to draw out the energy of those Immortal Herbs.

As a result, his thunder had fused with these two opposing forces.

Now, strictly speaking, the thunder he could command could be divided into three types:

Extreme Yang Lightning, Extreme Yin Lightning, and Ultimate Heavenly Thunder, which he could use by drawing on natural lightning directly, without channeling it through Soul Power!

Awesome!!

"Xiao Chen!"

Just as Yu Tianchen was reveling in the evolution of his thunder,

Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo walked over together.

"Grandpa!"

Seeing Yu Yuanzhen, delight appeared on Yu Tianchen's face.

"When did you get here?"

"I only just arrived. Xiao Chen, did you comprehend something new?"

Yu Yuanzhen asked with a smile.

"Mm."

Yu Tianchen nodded and briefly explained the evolution of his thunder to Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo.

Even these two well-traveled Titled Douluo couldn't help but freeze for a moment when they heard that Yu Tianchen had obtained two opposing forces.

"Kid, you really are blessed with extraordinary fortune."

Dugu Bo's voice was full of heartfelt amazement.

Really.

He was a little jealous of this kid.

He had occupied this blessed land for decades and never gained much of anything.

This kid had only been here a few months.

Not only had his Soul Power broken through again and again, he had even raised his thunder to a whole new level.

Who could he even complain to about that?!

"That's what I keep saying—my Xiao Chen is a genius!"

Yu Yuanzhen laughed heartily and stepped forward to pat Yu Tianchen on the shoulder.

"All right, Xiao Chen. Weren't you planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest next?"

"Are you going to rest here a little longer, or pack up and leave now?"

"I'll get ready, and then we can head out."

Yu Tianchen replied to Yu Yuanzhen.

He was definitely going to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was a fine place, but the Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest had become a little too easy to handle.

In his current condition, Yu Tianchen felt little pressure fighting Soul Beasts under ten thousand years old.

Only battles against Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old could give him any real challenge.

Unfortunately, there weren't many Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old in Sunset Forest.

Otherwise, Yu Tianchen might really have stayed here for a long time.

As for getting ready, there wasn't much to do.

After changing into a well-fitting outfit, Yu Tianchen came right back out.

For now, he wasn't planning to take any of the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with him.

The next time he came back would be when he truly reaped the harvest.

By then, he would choose another Immortal Herb for himself and get some for everyone around him, too.

He would make sure to improve the strength of his parents and grandfather—and the others—as a group.

After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo joined forces to set up protective measures around the valley.

Then the three of them set off toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

With two Titled Douluo escorting them along the way, they were unlikely to run into any trouble.

Yu Tianchen, meanwhile, experimented with ways to use the two utterly different kinds of thunder, Extreme Yin Lightning and Extreme Yang Lightning.

Several days later, at Soul Hunting Town, at the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest,

"All right, Grandpas. You can see me off here."

Standing at the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Tianchen smiled at Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen.

"The rest is my training. If you need to find me, just head to Thunder Pattern Cliff."

"With your current strength, I won't bother saying that I'm worried."

Yu Yuanzhen spoke solemnly.

"But be careful. Don't go provoking Soul Beasts you clearly can't handle, understood?"

"Understood."

Yu Tianchen smiled and nodded.

After saying goodbye to the two of them, he entered the Star Dou Great Forest without looking back.

Only when Yu Tianchen had vanished completely from sight

did Yu Yuanzhen turn to Dugu Bo.

"Then I'll leave the continued protection from the shadows to you, Old Poison Freak."

"I'll switch shifts with you in a month."

"Don't worry. As long as that kid doesn't do something stupid like challenge a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast one-on-one, I'm confident I can keep him safe."

"While I'm accompanying that kid, I'll leave my granddaughter in your care."

Dugu Bo said to Yu Yuanzhen.

"Leave her to me."

Yu Yuanzhen nodded.

After that, Dugu Bo didn't waste any time. He pushed off with one foot, rose into the air, and flew toward the spot where Yu Tianchen had entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

Meanwhile,

in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest,

after entering the forest, Yu Tianchen didn't hurry straight into the Mixed Zone. Instead, he slowly made his way toward Thunder Pattern Cliff.

He expected to spend quite a while in the Star Dou Great Forest.

There was no need to rush.

Yu Tianchen even stretched his arms out contentedly and breathed in the forest's fairly fresh air.

"Ah~ the taste of freedom!"

"So beautiful, the Star Dou Great Forest!"

He had only just finished sighing

when a Soul Beast that looked like an ape suddenly charged out.

Yu Tianchen didn't even look at it. He casually slapped it flying.

Gazing at its body covered in brownish-yellow fur and its canine teeth protruding from its lips, Yu Tianchen couldn't help but grin.

"Well, look at that. It's the same kind of Soul Beast that almost soloed Lao Huo."

"A Wind Baboon, huh?"