The Crown Prince Mansion.
Qian Renxue was furious.
"Damn it!"
"Like teacher, like disciple. Hu Liena, Hu Liena, you've let me down after I gave you that reward. You're just as foolish as that woman."
"That damned Tang San is already an enemy of the Spirit Hall. How could you..."
Qian Renxue was muttering when she suddenly froze. What had Su Chen said earlier? Hadn't she been no better than Bibi Dong?
No!
I, Qian Renxue, was merely softhearted. I wasn't lovesick!
I was a woman focused on building a career.
However.
Qian Renxue had forgotten that she was Bibi Dong's own daughter. How could she possibly be any better?
Lovesickness ran in the family.
Elsewhere.
Xiao Wu, who was traveling with Tang San, was completely stunned.
Sacrificed herself?
Oh my god!
She had actually sacrificed herself for Tang San?
Though she and Tang San had gotten along well during their six years at Nuoding Academy, at this point in time, it was nowhere near the moment for her to sacrifice herself.
And after reading Su Chen's diary, Xiao Wu had learned that Third Brother was actually Third Uncle. Her feelings about all that brother-and-sister romance had clearly begun to turn into resistance.
A twenty-nine-year-old creepy uncle!
How could things ever be as beautiful and innocent as before? There was no going back.
Of course!
Right now, Xiao Wu wanted to run. She wanted to flee back to the Star Dou Great Forest.
She missed Da Ming and Er Ming.
Wait?
Xiao Wu's heart suddenly trembled again. In the end, Da Ming and Er Ming wouldn't escape death either...
Even if she went back to the Star Dou Great Forest now and never came out, that woman from the Spirit Hall would still go in to hunt her down, along with Da Ming and Er Ming!
Damn it!
Was there no way out for Sister Xiao Wu?
Xiao Wu was filled with dejection.
It wasn't hard to tell from the diary that she really couldn't escape death, and Da Ming and Er Ming would die too.
Did Soul Beasts have no rights?
Xiao Wu began to think frantically. Was there a way to stay alive? A way to save Da Ming and Er Ming? A way to... Before, I had no choice. Now, I want to be a good person!
Su Chen!
Xiao Wu suddenly thought of him. If anyone had the strength and ability to save her and Da Ming and Er Ming, it was probably Su Chen.
But she didn't know Su Chen, and he had no reason to help her. And what if she went to him and begged for his help, only for him to covet her Soul Ring?
Perhaps someone as powerful as Su Chen wouldn't want to turn her into a Soul Ring. But why would he help her?
For a moment, Xiao Wu felt that her life as a rabbit was hopeless. Under normal circumstances, she and Da Ming and Er Ming were all going to die. Now that Bibi Dong and the others had Diary Copies, wasn't that just another way of saying she was doomed?
Mom, what should Xiao Wu do?
This child...
When she'd gone out to fall in love, she hadn't thought about avenging her mother. Now that she knew she was going to die, she suddenly remembered her mom.
And yet.
A child would always be a mother's treasure.
In the midst of endless darkness, Xiao Wu's mother, Ah Rou, knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the diary.
"Xiao Wu, my child... You're going to sacrifice yourself for a human, and Da Ming and Er Ming are going to..."
"No!"
"Su Chen, I'm begging you to write something about Xiao Wu's fate. Let me see it, and let Xiao Wu see her own fate too. Please save my child!"
"If you can do that, I'll pray for you forever!"
"Xiao Wu... my child..."
She cried out in the endless darkness. No one knew where she was, much less that she existed or could hear her cries.
Sunset Forest.
After finishing his diary entry, Su Chen sped up with Dugu Bo, and the four of them soon arrived outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Dugu Bo stopped and smiled at Su Chen.
"Kid, this is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. You said you wanted to challenge me, didn't you? Then start by seeing if you can get through this poison formation!"
Dugu Bo knew Su Chen had immense power inside him, but having great strength didn't prove he could withstand his poison!
Dugu Yan looked a little speechless and protested, "Grandfather, didn't you say before that no one below Soul Saint level could possibly withstand this poison formation?"
"Su Chen only has eighteen levels of Soul Power. How could he possibly get through it?"
Su Chen looked at Dugu Bo helplessly.
"This is how you're testing me?"
"I don't even know what to say. I told you I could cure your poison, and you think this poison formation can do anything to me?"
Dugu Bo replied calmly, "Being able to cure our poison doesn't mean you're immune to poison. If you can't get through this poison formation, there's no point in fighting me."
Su Chen nodded, acknowledging that Dugu Bo had a point. Then he walked straight into the poison mist and stood there, calmly looking out at Dugu Bo, whose expression had fallen apart...
"How is this possible?"
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Dugu Bo was beside himself. His expression was like that of a man who'd just swallowed a huge fly. Su Chen was in the poison mist, yet he hadn't used any Soul Power—or even that strange power of his.
This was terrifying.
Dugu Yan was so shocked she covered her mouth, staring in disbelief. "Su Chen, y-you're not even human! How can you withstand all this poison without using any power to defend yourself?"
Ye Lingling was growing more and more stunned too. This man was becoming more mysterious and powerful by the moment.
Whose man was this?
Sigh!
He was my man. Never mind.
After putting on a display for Dugu Bo, Su Chen walked out, his expression calm.
"Just a little trick. Come on, let's go in together."
With that, Su Chen went over to Ye Lingling and took her hand. Powerful energy erupted inside him, and "Three Origins Into One" formed a round, watery barrier around the two of them as they walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Su Chen's Three Points Return to Origin was already powerful. Combined with the Nine Yang Divine Skill's high resistance to poison and the Turtle Breathing Skill, this mere poison mist naturally couldn't harm him.
Dugu Bo followed behind with his granddaughter, his expression growing darker as he sank deeper into gloom.
Damn it!
So this little brat wasn't afraid of poison. No wonder he'd challenged me. And how could the barrier created by his power be so strong? I'm afraid I'd have a hard time breaking it!
This is bad.
The more Dugu Bo thought about it, the more miserable he felt. His greatest strength was using poison, but Su Chen wasn't afraid of poison. On top of that, the three kinds of power inside him could be fused together, giving him strength comparable to a Titled Douluo.
The worst part was...
This kid's moves were bizarre and instant. He didn't even need to summon his Martial Soul or recite a Soul Incantation. There was no way to guard against him!
If they fought, he was probably going to lose.
But...
He was so much older, and he'd be losing to an eighteen-year-old kid right in front of his granddaughter. How could he accept that?
The more Dugu Bo thought about it, the less confident he became. He immediately made up his mind: no matter what Su Chen said afterward, he wasn't going to let him use him as a yardstick to measure his combat strength. It simply wasn't worth it.