A Year in the Blink of an Eye: Changes in the Group and the First Glimpse of a Terrifying Talent

Dugu Yan bustled about in the kitchen for a while, then brought out an assortment of pastries.

Qi Dao picked up a delicate-looking, pale-yellow pastry and popped it into his mouth. A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he praised it to the skies.

"Your pastry-making skills have improved again."

Dugu Yan smiled. "Of course. I went out of my way to learn from the imperial chefs."

Qi Dao gave her a thumbs-up.

After they finished the pastries, it was still early outside.

Dugu Yan invited him to spar, and the two headed to the Mimicry Zone, where they fell into their familiar routine.

Sparring had long since become as ordinary as eating a meal to them.

Qi Dao did not use Soul Power, but with his powerful physique and swordsmanship, he still kept Dugu Yan on the defensive from start to finish.

Of course, Dugu Yan was far from weak. Qi Dao was simply too perfect a counter to her.

Having consumed the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Qi Dao might not have been immune to every poison, but his resistance far exceeded that of an ordinary Soul Master.

Dugu Yan's poison had no effect on him whatsoever.

And with her poison techniques rendered useless, her strength dropped by more than half.

Under normal circumstances, even a Soul King with slightly weaker poison resistance could not withstand her Jade Phosphorous Dragon Poison.

Yet she was only Level 46.

The next day, Qi Dao visited the Crown Prince's Residence again.

Xue Qinghe did not seem to be in high spirits. She appeared a little resentful that Qi Dao had waited until his second day back in Heaven Dou City to visit her.

But when she learned that Qi Dao had absorbed the 20,000-Year Dark Gold