Ye Lingling's Shock, Arriving at Heaven Dou City

"I-I saw it!"

Hearing her teacher's question, Ye Lingling nodded instinctively, her eyes wide and her cute little mouth slightly open.

"Teacher, I can feel that his Soul Power fluctuations clearly aren't much stronger than mine, but he really is... so strong!"

"I always thought Yu Tianheng, born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, was already a top-tier genius... But now it seems that isn't the case."

Bai Xue nodded, her expression grave. "And, Lingling, I wonder if you noticed."

"When that young man released that strike just now, not a single one of his Soul Rings lit up."

"Although I've heard that if one's Mental Power is strong enough, they can completely keep their Soul Rings from showing when releasing a soul skill, and can even actively disguise the color of their Soul Rings..."

"But clearly!"

"A Soul Grandmaster like him absolutely cannot possess such powerful Mental Power. Therefore, that move just now was not a soul skill attached to a Soul Ring, but..."

"A Self-Created Soul Skill!"

"A Self-Created Soul Skill?!"

Ye Lingling cried out in shock, then quickly raised a hand to cover her mouth, trying her best not to make a sound.

"Yes!"

As she spoke, Bai Xue sighed softly. "He has a powerful expert protecting him personally, and his own strength is this formidable. I'm truly curious which great clan he's a genius from."

"Could it be Spirit Hall?"

In the end, however, Bai Xue shook her head and stopped guessing.

After all, she had never heard of any force on the continent producing such an overwhelmingly powerful Young Genius!

"Let's go over. Although our original intention was to see whether the sudden Soul Power fluctuations here meant there was some danger..."

"In the end, we still saw someone else cultivating a soul skill. It was somewhat discourteous."

"Together with our misunderstanding of them earlier, come with me now and apologize."

"Mm-hmm." Ye Lingling nodded obediently.

Soon, the two walked out of the forest and headed toward Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan.

"I thought you weren't going to come out."

Looking at Bai Xue and Ye Lingling as they emerged from the woods, Zhu Fan showed not the slightest surprise, a teasing smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.

After all, Zhu Fan was a Soul Douluo, and his Second Soul Skill was a soul skill with scouting abilities. Unless the other party used some special means, it was utterly impossible for them to evade his perception.

Hearing this, Bai Xue looked embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, my lord. Lingling and I didn't mean to peek..."

"It's just that while we were resting, we suddenly sensed Soul Power fluctuations coming from this direction, and they were very intense. That was why we wanted to see if you had encountered some Soul Beast, thinking we might offer what little help we could."

Zhu Fan said nothing, instead looking at Dai Chengfeng.

"Chengfeng, what do you think?"

"Forget it. They meant well, after all. Besides, my soul skill has only just been created. It'll have to be tested in actual combat sooner or later, and more people will know about it then."

Hearing this, Zhu Fan nodded. "Since Chengfeng says to forget it, then we'll forget it."

With that, Zhu Fan looked at Bai Xue and Ye Lingling. "It's only because Chengfeng has a good temper. If it were someone else, the two of you would inevitably have had to pay a price."

Hearing Zhu Fan's warning, Bai Xue and Ye Lingling nodded, then looked at Dai Chengfeng gratefully.

"Many thanks, Lord Chengfeng. My lord is truly magnanimous."

Dai Chengfeng shook his head. "No need to be polite. You may leave. I'm going to rest."

"Mm-hmm~"

Bai Xue nodded, let out a breath of relief, and pulled Ye Lingling, about to leave.

But at that moment, Ye Lingling stood where she was without moving.

"Lingling?"

Bai Xue looked at Ye Lingling in confusion.

Ye Lingling then stepped forward a few paces and bowed slightly to Dai Chengfeng. "Thank you for what happened during the day, and also..."

"I'm sorry. I misunderstood you back then."

"It's fine."

Dai Chengfeng looked at the pure and stubborn Ye Lingling, smiled, and waved his hand. "In the Star Dou Great Forest, anyone who doesn't keep their guard up has already gone to feed the Soul Beasts."

"It's normal for you to be wary."

"If you really want to thank me, why not give me a map? My uncle and I are planning to go to Heaven Dou City, but we don't have one."

"My lord, you're going to Heaven Dou City as well?"

Bai Xue looked at Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan. "That happens to be on our way. Why don't we travel together? Lingling and I can serve as your guides for free, and help the two of you avoid taking unnecessary detours."

Hearing this, Dai Chengfeng smiled faintly and did not refuse.

After all, he had long since planned the route to Heaven Dou City, so how could he possibly not have a map?

The reason he said that was simply to travel with the two of them and use the chance to lure out the Medical Saint behind Ye Lingling—Ye Renxin.

So Dai Chengfeng gave a slight cupped-fist salute. "In that case, I'll have to trouble Teacher Bai Xue."

"And Miss Lingling, too."

"It's no trouble~"

Ye Lingling shook her head.

After they chatted briefly for a while longer, the night had grown deep. Once they agreed to set out together tomorrow, Bai Xue brought Ye Lingling back to their own camp.

"Chengfeng, is that girl really that important?"

At that moment, Zhu Fan looked at Dai Chengfeng curiously. "If this were your usual personality, and they dared to secretly watch you train, I'm afraid you'd have left none of them alive, right?"

"How could you possibly be... this gentle?"

Dai Chengfeng shook his head when he heard that. "I'm not planning to hide my strength, nor am I doing some act of pretending to be weak to trap the strong. So, just like I said earlier, if they saw it, they saw it."

"In fact, I can't wait to find someone to test my spear on!"

"And besides..."

"Uncle, don't tell me you've never heard of the Medical Saint, Ye Renxin?"

"I think I have."

Zhu Fan rubbed his chin. "It's just that this Medical Saint is from the Heaven Dou Empire, so I never paid too much attention to him."

"Ye Lingling is Ye Renxin's biological granddaughter. She herself isn't that important... but her grandfather is extremely important to me. Whether this trip goes smoothly may even depend on him."

"So that's how it is."

Zhu Fan came to a realization. "I didn't expect that girl to have such a powerful background. But if she has a Medical Saint for a grandfather, why would she come to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her Second Spirit Ring with only a Soul King teacher?"

"Who says that one didn't come?"

"If he really hadn't come, the small Soul Beasts along the way wouldn't have been driven away so thoroughly. Besides, you could faintly smell the scent of medicinal herbs."

With that said, Dai Chengfeng looked once more, immensely satisfied, at the destruction caused by the spear strike he had just unleashed: toppled trees, split rocks...

"As expected of a Soul Skill created by fusing the Overlord Spear Technique, Great Sumeru Hammer, and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. It's truly powerful!"

Dai Chengfeng nodded in satisfaction.

"Uncle, rest. We still have to travel tomorrow."

"Mm."

The next morning.

"I was wondering why the sun seemed especially bright today. So it turns out all the trees in front are gone!"

Zhu Fan looked at the countless broken stumps ahead, and even after an entire night had passed, he still couldn't help but exclaim softly in amazement.

Dai Chengfeng shook his head. "A pity I don't have a heavier spear with more weight to it. Otherwise, the power might have been even greater."

"You brat, the power of that spear strike was even stronger than your Second Soul Skill, wasn't it?"

"And that still isn't your limit?"

"What a monster!"

Zhu Fan looked at Dai Chengfeng and began to doubt life itself.

At that moment, Bai Xue, dressed in white robes, and Ye Lingling, still wearing her Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform, walked over from a distance.

"My lords, are you both packed? Shall we set off?"

"Mm."

The group of four set out, stepping onto the road toward Heaven Dou City.

The journey that followed was exceptionally smooth.

In fact, until they left the Star Dou Great Forest, the four of them did not encounter even a single slightly stronger Soul Beast again. They were all weak Soul Beasts.

This left Dai Chengfeng somewhat disappointed. After all, he still wanted to try out his White Tiger Overlord Spear Technique in real combat.

However, it also was not too strange.

After all, that Soul Douluo could not truly allow his own granddaughter to rashly head into the Star Dou Great Forest with only a Soul King.

Until, a month and a half later!

Dai Chengfeng had no choice but to admit that having a local guide really did make the journey much faster.

Originally, he had estimated that it would take four or five months to reach Heaven Dou City, but unexpectedly, they had only traveled for around three and a half months.

At this moment, Ye Lingling pointed at the city ahead and said to Dai Chengfeng, "Chengfeng, that's Heaven Dou City!"