Heading to Sunset, The "Wrath" of a Spirit Douluo

Murong Mansion.

The group returned to Murong Mansion and placed Murong Chayue and Xiao Qingmei onto a Cold Ice Jade Marrow Bed, which could help delay the worsening of their injuries.

Shortly after, when the group arrived in the main hall, Qian Daoliu had nearly finished arranging the aftermath for the army and walked over with two men. One wore red robes and the other blue; the two looked ninety percent alike.

"Huai'er, you previously mentioned that there are many heavenly treasures in the Sunset Forest. Is this true?"

Hearing Qian Daoliu's words, Murong Huai nodded and said:

"That is correct. There is a treasure land in the Sunset Forest where many Immortal Grade Herb grow. However, those herbs are extremely rare, and the methods for harvesting them have strict requirements. If harvested rashly, the treasures are highly likely to be ruined, so ordinary people are not up to the task."

"Oh? Is there anyone who understands these Immortal Grade Herb?" Murong Fuhai inquired.

"Yes, Yue Guan." Murong Huai called out toward the door. Yue Guan slowly walked in, and Murong Huai introduced him to the group:

"Yue Guan's martial soul is the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, one of the Immortal Grade Herb. He possesses significant pharmacological knowledge, which is almost the best on the continent."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Yue Guan in unison. The latter hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"The Holy Son overpraises me. This subordinate does indeed have some involvement in pharmacology, but I cannot claim to be the best."

"Teacher, Father, Mother, this time I plan to take Yue Guan and Gui Mei with me. The number of people should not be too large, or we will inevitably be detected by other forces."

"Hmm, very well. We shall do as you say, Huai'er." Qian Daoliu nodded, then pointed to the two men behind him and said:

"Huai'er, there are many soul beasts in the Sunset Forest. Although it is not as vast as the Star Dou Great Forest, it is still a dangerous place. Let these two accompany you; it will provide some security."

Upon hearing this, the two men behind Qian Daoliu stepped forward, cupped their hands toward Murong Huai, and said:

"Thousand Jun, Falling Devil, pay respects to the Holy Son."

Thousand Jun and Falling Devil.

Hearing their names, Murong Huai's eyes lit up. These two were the future sixth and seventh elders of the Worship Hall. Thousand Jun and Falling Devil were brothers, both ninety-six-level Super Douluo, and both possessed the Coiling Dragon Staff as their martial soul, with an incredibly tacit understanding between them.

Although their strength was not as formidable as it would be later, they currently possessed ninety-three-level soul power. With their combined efforts, they were almost as strong as any Super Douluo.

"Elders, there is no need for such formalities. Time is pressing, and we must not delay. Let us depart now. The sooner we obtain the Immortal Grade Herb, the sooner Grandfather and Grandmother can recover."

"Understood."

Qian Daoliu then had people prepare several of the fastest and most stable carriages. The seven of them boarded and headed toward the Sunset Forest.

After they left, Qian Daoliu returned to the Pope Palace. The Martial Soul Hall had suffered a heavy blow this time, and he had many administrative matters to handle, as well as comforting the families of the fallen soldiers.

Sunset Forest.

The three carriages stopped at the entrance of the Sunset Forest. After Murong Huai and the others disembarked, they set off immediately. With two Title Douluo powerhouses in the group, they could practically walk sideways through the Sunset Forest.

Consequently, Murong Huai had them head straight for the core circle. Any soul beasts that didn't know better were simply smashed to death by the Coiling Dragon Staff of Thousand Jun and Falling Devil.

The journey could be described as "unobstructed," because the obstacles had already been cleared.

Less than half an hour later, the group stopped in a certain area. The region before them was shrouded in a thick, green poisonous mist.

Has Dugu Bo already occupied the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well at this time? He moves quite fast, Murong Huai thought to himself as he looked at the poisonous mist.

"Oh? There is actually a poisonous mist here. It looks man-made." After reaching out to sense it, Yue Guan seemed to have discovered something. He patted Old Ghost and said:

"Old Ghost, don't you find this poison familiar?"

Hearing this, Gui Mei sensed it for a moment, recalled something, and said: "This is the poison of the Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers, but the technique used to apply it seems to be that old poison-master, Dugu Bo."

"Elder Falling Devil, please open a path for us." Murong Huai said to Falling Devil, who was standing to the side. The latter nodded.

"As you command, Holy Son."

With that, Falling Devil stepped forward, and his Coiling Dragon Staff appeared, flowing with red light. Falling Devil threw the staff, and wherever the Coiling Dragon Staff passed, the poisonous mist was scattered, revealing a wide path.

"Let's go." Seeing this, the group walked along the path.

Passing through the poison formation, they arrived outside a valley. Yue Guan, whose martial soul was the Immortal Grade Herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, instantly felt a special energy, and his own martial soul seemed to become active.

"This... what a rich aura."

Murong Huai looked at the valley and said:

"Let's go. The Immortal Grade Herb should be growing in the valley. Gui Mei, Yue Guan, you two go and scout ahead first."

"Understood."

Gui Mei and Yue Guan nodded, then transformed into a golden and a black streak of light, flying into the valley to scout.

The others then set off toward the valley. Just as the two had entered, a majestic and gloomy voice suddenly rang out:

"Audacious! Who dares to trespass into this old man's place of seclusion!!"

The group stopped in their tracks. A figure as thin as bamboo, wearing dark green robes, descended and blocked their path. His grey-green skin was covered in spiderweb-like purple-black veins, and his pupils were vertical slits, glowing with the cold light of a snake.

"Oh? Dugu Bo?"

Hearing Murong Huai's words, Dugu Bo let out a sinister laugh and opened his hands, two balls of dark green energy condensing in his palms.

"Hmph, brat, since you know this seat's name, why don't you kneel and accept your death? Perhaps if this grandfather is in a good mood, I can let you die a quick death!!"

Hearing this, Murong Huai rolled his eyes. In the original work, Dugu Bo was undeniably loyal and righteous, but he was also eccentric, unwilling to interact with others, and acted entirely according to his own whims.

It was a pity that he suffered from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison; with the toxins accumulating and passing down to his descendants, had he not met Tang San and utilized the Spirit Bone method to store the poison, he likely wouldn't have lived for more than a few years.

Yet, despite possessing a treasure trove, he handed it all over to Tang San. In just a few years, dozens of incredibly rare Immortal Grade Herb were all cheapened for Tang San, while the latter only gave Dugu Bo a lousy Spirit Bone poison-storage therapy that treated the symptoms but not the root cause.

He didn't even give Dugu Bo a single Immortal Grade Herb, taking another man's belongings and feeling perfectly at ease gifting them to his own classmates, and that pig as well.

Come to think of it, Dugu Bo was a pitiful man, yet his talent was quite decent. To be able to cultivate to a Title Douluo while his entire body was riddled with accumulated toxins—had he been free of poison, he would likely have been a Super Douluo.

However, his mouth was truly...

"What if I refuse to leave? What will you do about it?"

Hearing Murong Huai's words, Dugu Bo laughed instead of getting angry. A giant, emerald-green serpent appeared behind him, and eight Spirit Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—descended.

"Hahaha, what an ignorant brat. Then I shall let you know what it means to face the—Wrath of the Spirit Douluo!!!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Huai simply waved his hand, and Falling Devil immediately charged forward, brandishing his Coiling Dragon Staff.

At first, Dugu Bo didn't pay much mind, but as nine Spirit Rings appeared on Falling Devil and began to rotate in unison, Dugu Bo gasped in shock.

"Holy crap, a Title Douluo..., wait a second!"

Bang!

"Ah...!"

Bang!

"Senior, show mercy!"

Bang!

"Pfft—"

"That, Elder Falling Devil, spare his life, don't beat him to death." Watching Dugu Bo being rubbed into the ground, Murong Huai couldn't help but speak up, then added, "Half-dead is fine, be polite."

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

"Ah—"