Returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

"Four-Eyed Owl?" Ling Feng frowned.

He had only felt a sudden intuition and asked on a whim; he hadn't expected such a coincidence.

"May I ask your name, sir?" Ling Feng inquired.

The peddler, assuming Ling Feng intended to hire him for an adventure into the forest, stated his name: "I am Flender!"

It really is him! Isn't this too coincidental?

He had just shaken off Yu Xiaogang, only to run into his "good brother" Flender.

Of course, while Flender considered Yu Xiaogang a dear brother, it was uncertain whether Yu Xiaogang truly felt the same way.

Besides, Yu Xiaogang was currently locked away; it was questionable whether the two would ever cross paths again in this lifetime.

His upper limit is merely a Spirit Douluo, and his martial spirit is mediocre. He isn't worth recruiting! Ling Feng thought, dismissing the idea of taking Flender under his wing.

Ling Feng nodded, led Bibi Dong around Flender, and went off to find a place to stay.

"Sigh, don't you two need a guide? My Four-Eyed Owl can fly!"

Flender, unwilling to let the business slip away, shouted from behind.

These two had no luggage yet dared to come to the Sunset Forest; they likely possessed spirit storage tools.

Anyone with a spirit storage tool was a true fat sheep—how could Flender bear to let them go?

Without money, how could he ever realize his dream?

Ling Feng found Flender somewhat annoying, so he released a wisp of his martial spirit domain's aura, condensed it into a thread, and pressed it toward Flender.

"Stop following us!"

Flender was startled by the killing intent and malevolence of the Rakshasa Domain and dared not pursue them any further.

What kind of skill is that? To be able to release it without a spirit ring?

Only then did Flender realize that it wasn't just the young girl—Ling Feng was also a powerhouse.

So I was just being self-important. How could they possibly need a Spirit Ancestor like me as a hired hand? But aren't they a bit too young?

It's fortunate they didn't buy my map, or I would have been finished!

The map he sold was indeed of the Sunset Forest, but the information regarding the spirit beast territories had been outdated for who knows how long.

If those two had discovered the truth, they might have come back to settle the score.

If I could recruit such a powerhouse, it would be perfect for when I establish my spirit master academy!

He could only dream; how could such a genius powerhouse possibly help him?

Flender shook his head and went back to soliciting business to earn money.

The next day, Ling Feng led Bibi Dong toward the deepest part of the Sunset Forest.

"Ling Feng, the gathering place of the Crypt Demon Spiders doesn't seem to be in that direction. Did we take a wrong turn?" Bibi Dong asked.

Bibi Dong had seen Ling Feng's second spirit skill and found it quite impressive, so she also wanted to absorb a Crypt Demon Spider spirit ring.

Since Ling Feng's second spirit ring had come from a Crypt Demon Spider, he naturally knew they were heading the wrong way.

He intended to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well first to see if there were any immortal herbs suitable for Bibi Dong, so that she might consume one.

"Bibi Dong, I'm taking you somewhere first, then we'll go hunt the Crypt Demon Spiders," Ling Feng said.

"Where to?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

"Just follow me!"

After a while, the two arrived at the deepest part of the Sunset Forest, where the earth's veins converged.

"We're here! It's right up there!" Ling Feng said.

Seeing the miasma above, Bibi Dong inexplicably felt that this place resembled another training ground: the Lost Canyon.

That place was also filled with fog and fraught with danger; Bibi Dong had only trained on its outskirts, but she knew how perilous such places could be.

"Ling Feng, be careful of the miasma there," Bibi Dong warned.

"No need to fear!" Ling Feng thought for a moment, bit his finger, and held it out to Bibi Dong.

"What are you doing? How can you harm your own body?" Bibi Dong asked.

Ling Feng replied, "Drink a little of my blood, and you won't have to fear this miasma!"

Having cultivated the Ice and Fire Golden Body, his blood possessed the effect of detoxifying and repelling miasma.

If Bibi Dong drank a little, she would not only be immune to the miasma here but would also gain significant poison resistance, granting her immunity to common toxins.

Only then did Bibi Dong notice that the blood seeping from Ling Feng's finger was glowing with a faint, golden fluorescence.

She no longer refused, opened her mouth, and took Ling Feng's finger inside, sucking the blood from it.

The blood was not fishy but had a faint, refreshing fragrance. Bibi Dong felt no discomfort as she drank.

Ling Feng had expected Bibi Dong to open her mouth to catch his blood, but he hadn't anticipated that she would directly take his finger into her mouth.

The soft, supple sensation and the perfectly applied lip gloss left Ling Feng feeling somewhat distracted.

Throughout their journey, Bibi Dong had insisted on lingering with him every day, which was beginning to make Ling Feng feel quite fired up.

"That should be enough, stop sucking!" Ling Feng reminded her after a while.

Bibi Dong looked reluctant, extending her tongue to give his wound one last lick.

Ling Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly pulled his finger back. Where on earth did this Bibi Dong learn these tricks?

He had no way of knowing that when Bibi Dong checked out of the Rose Hotel in Soto City, she had taken a picture book from the room with her.

The positions inside were incredibly varied, and Bibi Dong would occasionally flip through it to study the theoretical knowledge, preparing to put it into practice on Ling Feng.

"Let's go, I'll carry you up," Ling Feng said.

The path here was extremely steep and rugged, obscured by poisonous miasma. While Bibi Dong could make the climb, it was far less convenient for her than for him.

Since it meant intimate contact with Ling Feng, Bibi Dong did not refuse.

Ling Feng activated his martial soul avatar, and purple wings formed from soul power sprouted from his back.

"Ling Feng, how did your martial soul become like this?" Bibi Dong asked in shock.

She clearly remembered that his martial soul had previously been an ordinary Demon Spider, only possessing the traits of a Death Demon Spider due to the exceptionally high quality of his third soul ring.

But now, Bibi Dong felt that his martial soul had transformed into something she didn't even recognize.

Furthermore, Ling Feng's martial soul seemed to faintly suppress her Death Spider Emperor.

What kind of martial soul is this exactly? Bibi Dong was filled with confusion.

This was the first time Ling Feng had revealed his martial soul to anyone since it had evolved.

"That is because my martial soul has undergone a second awakening!" Ling Feng explained.

"A second awakening?"

"Have you developed a new martial soul theory again?" This was the first time Bibi Dong had ever heard that a martial soul could undergo a second awakening.

"You could say that," Ling Feng nodded, offering no further explanation. "Let's go, we need to get up there quickly!"

Bibi Dong knew that they were in the Soul Beast Forest and that this was no place for idle chatter, so she wrapped her arms around Ling Feng.

Carrying Bibi Dong, Ling Feng flapped his wings, soared up the sheer cliff face, and entered the valley.

As the miasma rushed toward them, Bibi Dong was just about to hold her breath when she realized that the toxicity of the miasma seemed to have lost its effect on her.

Once they entered the valley, Ling Feng set Bibi Dong down.

It looked no different from when Ling Feng had left, though some of the medicinal herbs had grown significantly older.

"Thank goodness, no one has discovered this place!"