Things Are Not Simple

"Be careful!" Lin Yi was walking along the road when he suddenly saw a small spirit beast that had appeared beside him without him knowing. He instinctively shouted, but he seemed to have forgotten that spirit beasts of this age did not understand human language.

But the little spirit beast seemed to understand him. When Lin Yi shouted "Be careful!", it actually jumped to the side, and Lin Yi's foot landed beside it.

Seeing that the little spirit beast was unharmed, Lin Yi patted his chest in lingering fear. If anyone had seen him at this moment, they would have been greatly surprised. Lin Yi, who dared to kill people, was actually relieved that he hadn't stepped on a spirit beast.

Watching the little spirit beast disappear into the depths of the forest, Lin Yi finally continued forward with peace of mind. He walked very cautiously, afraid that what had just happened would happen again.

Where he walked, the lush jungle made way for him, and the towering trees retracted their canopies, afraid of blocking his sunlight.

Finally, Lin Yi saw the core of the Star Dou Great Forest. As the rumors said, it was no longer a forest but a lake, a very large lake that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

Looking at the calm, waveless surface of the lake before him, Lin Yi felt a sense of peace in his heart for the first time. He closed his eyes and quietly enjoyed everything around him.

His nostrils were filled with the scent of flowers, and the melodious singing of birds reached his ears. He felt as if he were in a fairyland.

He slowly opened his eyes. A gentle breeze stirred the lake, creating ripples. The calm water surface seemed to get angry like a disturbed woman, with wrinkles appearing on her face.

"Huh?" Suddenly, his feet sank, and he felt a force pulling at his feet. Lin Yi lowered his head and realized that his legs had sunk into the ground without him knowing when.

Seeing his legs about to sink into the mud pit, Lin Yi remembered that besides the lake, there was also a wetland here, and wetlands were natural traps!

As he thought this, water had already soaked his thighs. He wanted to break free, but he found that he was stuck.

Whether it was quicksand or a swamp, once you fell in, you couldn't move. Moving would only make you sink deeper.

"No wonder they say even Titled Douluo would fall for this," Lin Yi sneered softly, looking at a white flower not far away.

It was a unique flower whose fragrance could intoxicate people. No matter if they were Douluo or even gods, anyone who encountered it would be attracted. He had just fallen for this trick.

"Entangle!" Lin Yi shouted. Some vines appeared in his hand. The vines passed through the wetland and went directly to a huge tree, wrapping tightly around it.

Lin Yi pulled hard, checking how tightly the vines were wrapped. Once he confirmed they were firm, he gave a strong tug and flew out of the swamp.

Standing under the tree, Lin Yi looked disdainfully at his pants, which were wet up to his thighs. He frowned and vigorously shook off the dirt.

"Who goes there!"

A loud roar made Lin Yi, who was shaking his leg, stop. Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and he reached out to steady himself against a nearby tree to avoid falling.

Suddenly, the calm lake became turbulent, and the clear lake water turned murky. Right in the center of the lake, a huge dark shadow suddenly appeared.

The only discernible feature of this shadow was the two horns on its head.

This is? The Azure Bull Python!

Lin Yi was stunned. Although he had been on the Douluo Continent for so long, this was his first time seeing the Azure Bull Python. He hadn't expected it to be so enormous.

The dark shadow slowly rose, gradually resembling a majestic mountain. Lin Yi stood at the foot of the mountain, feeling out of place.

"I'm here to find the Storm War Dragon," Lin Yi stated his purpose for coming here. He didn't want to beat around the bush; he was a straightforward person.

Hearing this, the Azure Bull Python was first stunned, then asked, "How do you know about the Storm War Dragon?"

Damn it, I am the Storm War Dragon!

But Lin Yi didn't say it. He just repeated what Situ Qianji and Zheng Shan had told him before. If the Azure Bull Python didn't stop him, he would speak politely.

But if it tried to stop him, with his current strength, killing it wouldn't be difficult. He just felt that with such a powerful spirit beast guarding this place, there would be fewer poachers.

"You're too late, the Storm War Dragon has already left," the Azure Bull Python said, preparing to dive back into the water. It didn't want to bother with these trivial matters. Before leaving, it added, "Don't think I'm lying to you; there's no benefit for me."

Lin Yi naturally knew it wouldn't lie to him. What puzzled him now was where the Storm War Dragon could be if it wasn't here.

Back home, Pei Qinhu and the others had woken up. Lin Yi checked their injuries and told them about what had happened.

With the mission deadline fast approaching, Lin Yi sat on his chair, restless.

"Alliance Leader, Situ Qianji and the others are here again."

Having learned from past experience, Lin Yi no longer wanted to trust them. However, the person who reported it said they had brought two children with them, so they must be those two children.

"What do you want again!" Lin Yi said angrily. He wasn't pretending; he was genuinely angry that they had deceived him time and time again.

Situ Qianji snorted, a smug smile appearing on his lips, as if he had known all along that the information about the Storm War Dragon was false.

Seeing his smile, Lin Yi knew he had been tricked. He stood up from his chair abruptly, knocking a teacup off the table with his sleeve.

The teacup shattered with a crisp sound. The anger radiating from Lin Yi made everyone around tremble in fear. The incident where that person had been scared into dropping eight levels was still fresh in their minds, and they didn't want to be the second.

Everything around seemed to freeze. Situ Qianji's smiling face suddenly became stiff. He hadn't expected Lin Yi to get so angry.

Indeed, Lin Yi was furious because their prank had nearly cost Pei Qinhu and Zhang Linlang their lives. If they had been harmed, he would have hunted them to the ends of the earth to kill them for revenge.

Lin Yi exuded a demonic aura, and his Death Domain was no less imposing. Everyone's expression was frozen, and some had even closed their eyes with a resolve to die.

"Alliance Leader Lin, please don't be angry. To show our apology, look who we've brought!" Zheng Shan quickly tried to smooth things over, gesturing to the people behind him.

Soon, two children stepped out from behind him. These children were exceptionally handsome and looked somewhat inhuman.

"These are?" Lin Yi knew these were Lin Qianxian and Lin Qianren, who possessed the energy of the Aurora Electric Dragon, but he still pretended not to recognize them.

"These two are the Aurora Electric Dragons," Situ Qianji said proudly, pointing at them. "As long as the Linlang Pavilion's Linlang Pearl extracts their energy, Alliance Leader Lin will essentially absorb the energy of the Aurora Electric Dragons."

Seeing his arrogant demeanor, Lin Yi sneered and stood up from his seat. "Situ Qianji, oh Situ Qianji, you really love to play clever tricks. If I give you the Linlang Pearl, will you give it back to me?"

Situ Qianji seemed to have his thoughts exposed, and his expression turned ugly. He knew that Lin Yi wouldn't give it back, but even with a one-in-a-million chance, he wouldn't let it go.

Seeing Lin Yi about to get angry again, Zheng Shan quickly shielded Situ Qianji and said earnestly, "Alliance Leader Lin, Qianji does speak some truth. The energy within these two children can indeed only be extracted by the Linlang Pavilion's Linlang Pearl. However, to possess the Aurora Electric Dragon, you still need to go to Purple Lightning Mountain yourself."

Purple Lightning Mountain was a mountain teeming with spiritual energy, yet few people ever made it out alive, as many would suffer a ruptured body and die when their Soul Power rose too quickly for their physical forms to absorb.

"What did you say? The Aurora Electric Dragon is on Purple Lightning Mountain?" Lin Yi was astonished; how had he not thought of this place?

Zheng Shan nodded, and after the group discussed their plan, they prepared to set off directly for Purple Lightning Mountain first thing the next morning.

Upon arriving at Purple Lightning Mountain, the group looked at the oppressive spiritual energy surrounding them, and Lin Yi blocked their path forward.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Shan looked at Lin Yi, who was barring their way, with confusion. They had already reached this point; could he possibly be deciding to turn back now?

"Aurora Protective Barrier!"

Lin Yi activated his soul skill, and a faint, shimmering ring of light appeared around everyone, though it vanished not long after.

"The spiritual energy at the foot of the mountain is already this dense. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it further up, so this is just a precaution!" Lin Yi said coldly before walking ahead without looking back, as if nothing had just happened.

Zheng Shan was somewhat bewildered, but he followed along anyway, only to find that the oppressive sensation his body had been feeling had vanished entirely.

The group reached the top of Purple Lightning Mountain. It truly lived up to its reputation as the place with the most abundant spiritual energy; even the weakest soul beasts growing here were at least ten thousand years old.