Don't Want to Die? Then Get Lost

As soon as he spoke, a flash of silver light passed through Duan Yu's eyes. The power of space suddenly contracted, like an invisible net, forcing the scattered toxins back bit by bit and gathering them once more.

At that moment, Duan Yu suddenly rose to his feet and opened his right hand. The Spatial Dragon King transformed into a longsword once again and flew into his grasp.

"It's over."

With that, Duan Yu gripped the sword and swung it.

An invisible longsword swept toward her, but Dugu Yan only felt a breeze brush against her, without any other reaction.

The longsword passed straight through Dugu Yan's body and entered her.

The seemingly harmless sword outside suddenly expanded once it entered Dugu Yan's body.

A dazzling flash of silver light swallowed every last trace of the nauseating residual poison within Dugu Yan's body.

There was not even the slightest trace of poison left behind.

"Is it cured?"

When Duan Yu swung his sword at Dugu Yan and absorbed all the toxins from her body, Dugu Yan immediately felt an indescribable sense of refreshment.

"It's cured."

Duan Yu nodded. "Sister Yan, try not to use your martial soul for the time being. Take some time to carefully feel out your condition and see whether there's any discomfort."

Dugu Yan checked herself and, seeing that there was nothing wrong, nodded. "All right."

"I'm leaving tomorrow. I have to go on a long trip, and I'll be back a little late. I've already informed Old Meng, so don't worry."

Dugu Yan gave a quiet hum, looking somewhat downcast.

"Sister Yan, don't worry. Even if I run into danger and can't win, I can definitely escape."

That was true. Duan Yu was only a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, no matter how profound his comprehension of the laws of space was.

As long as his mastery had not reached perfection, he could still be forcibly suppressed by the soul power of a Title Douluo-level expert, who could seal off space.

But now that he had the Seven-Leaf Spatial Grass, a hundred-thousand-year spatial Immortal Herb, he did not need to worry about being unable to escape.

Duan Yu understood this perfectly well, but Dugu Yan did not. She looked at him strangely and said irritably,

"You only have four rings. What nonsense are you bragging about?"

"Every time you go somewhere, you never tell any of us beforehand. You always leave us worrying for nothing."

Duan Yu froze where he stood, his expression turning a little strange.

The place he was going this time was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Was he supposed to tell Yu Tianheng,

"Boss, I'm going on a long trip. Don't save lunch for me, and don't worry about me."

"What? Where are you going?"

"To your home, to look for something I'm fated to obtain."

Hiss.

The more Duan Yu thought about it, the stranger it felt. He shook his head and said, "Sister Yan, I'll definitely tell you where I'm going next time, but let's forget about it this time."

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at him and said crossly, "Fine, then we'll let it go this time. But next time, you have to tell me beforehand."

"Mm-hm."

Duan Yu nodded repeatedly. "Then get some rest, Sister Yan. I'll head back first."

Before Dugu Yan could react, Duan Yu slipped out in a flash.

Whew, good thing. One moment later, and Sister Yan would have started lecturing me again.

Over the past three years, he could tell that Dugu Yan truly regarded him as family.

The next day.

Before dawn had fully broken, Duan Yu climbed out of bed, packed his things, and left the academy.

"Kid, where are you taking me?"

On the streets of Heaven Dou City, the Seven-Leaf Spatial Grass hidden against Duan Yu's chest looked at the figure wearing a bamboo hat and asked,

"You woke me up so early just to take a walk around here? And you're acting all sneaky about it."

"Little Ye, I'm taking you to pull off something big."

Duan Yu wore a flamboyant expression. "Once this job is done, I guarantee you'll be rolling in wealth—gold, silver, treasures, Soul Bones, dragon veins, all of it will be yours."

"You keep offering me useless things. What would a soul beast like me want with those?"

"What? You don't want them?"

Duan Yu pretended to be shocked and regretful. "Fine. Since you don't want them, I'll just take them for myself later."

Seven-Leaf Spatial Grass: "..."

"Kid, if you're going to rob someone, then hurry up. Why are you dawdling around here? I've watched you wander around for ages."

Duan Yu was buying a flatbread from a roadside stall. He glared at the Seven-Leaf Spatial Grass.

"What's the rush? I got up this early. Am I not allowed to eat?"

As he spoke, Duan Yu viciously bit into the flatbread, as if he were biting not the flatbread, but...

Seeing Duan Yu's gaze, the Seven-Leaf Spatial Grass wisely shut up.

That look clearly meant that if it said another word, he would eat it.

Duan Yu ate as he walked down the street. Suddenly, a rapid clatter of hoofbeats sounded ahead of him.

Though Duan Yu was eating and had not deliberately summoned his martial soul, his control over the laws of space allowed everything ahead to naturally enter his sight.

More than ten armored riders suddenly appeared ahead, instantly filling the street.

As the cavalry galloped past, dust flew everywhere. Pedestrians on the road scattered in panic to avoid them, and the formerly broad street immediately descended into chaos.

This was the Heaven Dou Empire. Unless there was a major wartime emergency, cavalry were not permitted to gallop through the streets.

There was no war now, and the realm was at peace. Who had the nerve to ride so recklessly here?

Duan Yu became a little interested. He did not bother to move aside and continued strolling down the street at an unhurried pace.

"Move aside! Are you blind?"

Seeing that the pedestrians around them had already made way while Duan Yu alone kept walking with his head lowered, the lead knight shouted angrily.

He raised the whip in his hand and lashed it fiercely toward Duan Yu as they drew close.

He was extremely confident in his strength. As long as the whip struck, Duan Yu would immediately be sent flying and would no longer obstruct their path.

"Heh."

Duan Yu sneered as silver light suddenly spread across his body.

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze, and an icy chill rose in their hearts.

Before they could react, they felt themselves rejected by the surrounding space and were instantly thrown from their warhorses.

The uncontrolled warhorses charged wildly through the street, rushing toward Duan Yu.

Duan Yu raised a hand. A flash of silver light lit up on his fingertip as he pointed gently, and all the warhorses were confined within a sealed space.

The Imperial Guard soldiers were thrown into a daze. Once they recovered, they gathered together and surrounded Duan Yu, preparing to seize him.

Duan Yu chuckled softly. His cold gaze fell upon them as though he were looking at corpses.

"Don't want to die? Then get lost."

The instant he spoke, spatial ripples gently spread, quietly gathering from every direction.

The Imperial Guard soldiers looked at the man in the bamboo hat before them, exchanging uneasy glances, unsure what to do.

They had felt it clearly just now. This mysterious man had not even summoned his martial soul, yet he had made them fall from their horses without them noticing.

This man was definitely no ordinary Soul Master. If they fought him head-on, they might be able to capture him, but some of them could very well die here.

The realm was peaceful now. As Imperial Guard soldiers, they only earned a meager salary each month. They did not want to die for no reason just because they had offended someone.

They looked at one another. No one made a move, and gradually, they began retreating.

"Who dares retreat? Take him down!"