Enjoying the Same Treatment as Old Devil Han

"Did they actually leave?" Watching two of the three groups depart, leaving only Dugu Bo behind, Lin Yuan was greatly surprised.

Still, as long as Dugu Bo remained, that was enough.

When Dugu Bo started fighting the group from before,

he could head to Sunset Forest and fish in troubled waters.

Even if he could not obtain any Immortal Herbs, bringing back some seeds to slowly cultivate would still be good.

Meanwhile, after flying some distance away with Yu Tianlong, Yu Yuanzhen could not help asking his grandson,

"Tianlong, why did you agree so easily to Old Poison's terms? That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone. If you could fuse with it, then together with your Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul, you might even have a chance of becoming a Limit Douluo in the future."

Yu Tianlong sneered. "Grandfather, do you really think that Soul Bone would be so easy to obtain? Leaving aside the endless trouble it would bring the sect if Tang Hao found out about it."

"Even without Tang Hao, besides us and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, there is another group watching that Soul Bone. Have you forgotten how Meng Baichuan of the Dragon Snake Family died?"

Compared to that Soul Bone, Gu Rong had his eyes on the garden full of Immortal Herbs in Dugu Bo's medicinal garden. "Come on, Aotian. Let's rob Old Poison's home and move all those Immortal Herbs back to our sect."

Long Aotian shook his head in refusal. "Bone Grandpa, forget it. I already checked the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes. Dugu Jue hid the Immortal Herbs away long ago."

"If we head over recklessly, we will gain nothing but offend Old Poison. We should hurry back to the sect. Obtaining the Immortal Herb Dugu Jue promised us this time has already made the trip worthwhile."

Compared to searching for Immortal Herbs that Dugu Jue had hidden somewhere unknown, Long Aotian was more concerned about his fiancée, Ning Rongrong.

For some reason, when their engagement had first been arranged, she had initially been willing to grow close to him.

He had also been happy to treat Ning Rongrong well.

Whenever there was good food, good drink, or anything fun, he always gave her priority.

He had poured his heart and soul into treating her well.

The moment he obtained an Immortal Herb, he gave her the Aromatic Silk Beauty, allowing her to advance to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

He himself had taken the Eight-Petal Immortal Herb.

He had thought that after he and Ning Rongrong took that pair of lover Immortal Herbs, and after treating her well in every possible way—short of cutting out his heart and giving it to her—

she would be satisfied. Yet the older she grew, the more rebellious she became. Recently, she had even kept complaining that he was too boring and wanted to break off their engagement.

It had left him utterly exhausted.

He had only left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect this time in order to intercept the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

He had to hurry back and keep a close eye on her.

If she slipped away to Shrek again and got involved with that Oscar, things would be disastrous.

He had no desire to suddenly find a green hat on his head.

After watching the blue and gray streaks of light leave Holy Soul Village and fly off in different directions, neither toward Sunset Forest,

Lin Yuan finally prepared to set out. After examining the terrain, he crossed mountains and ridges, blinking toward Sunset Forest.

Because he possessed the Flash skill and had planned his route in advance, a journey that would normally take other Soul Masters several days took Lin Yuan only until nightfall to reach the outskirts of Dugu Bo's poison formation.

Looking at the inverted cone-shaped valley ahead, shrouded in a ring of purple poisonous mist, Lin Yuan roughly estimated the poison's height and coverage.

Three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose from beneath his feet. His first Soul Ring lit up, and a bamboo pole nearly three meters long appeared in his hand.

"This is all thanks to those imaginative memes from TikTok in my previous life. Otherwise, I really would not know how to get in."

Chuckling inwardly, Lin Yuan shouted and sprinted toward the valley at the speed of a hundred-meter dash.

"First Soul Skill—Blue Silver Pole Vault!"

Lin Yuan gave a rare relaxed shout. After bracing the bamboo pole against a rock, he grabbed its top with his left hand and planted his right foot against its middle. The pole immediately bent into the shape of a half moon.

Then, with a crack, it launched him skyward. Lin Yuan shot above the poison formation like a cannonball.

He landed safely at last, appearing amid a light mist. It was somewhat damp and warm, with an indescribable fragrant scent wafting into his nose.

Yet Lin Yuan stood on a small stone path, staring ahead in astonishment, his mouth hanging wide open for a long while.

About ten meters ahead stood a pavilion over thirty meters wide. Its roof was enormous; from the sky or any angle outside the courtyard, it was impossible to see anything inside.

But from within the courtyard, everything was perfectly visible.

Inside the pavilion was a pool, and the white mist and fragrance were emanating from it.

But that was not what had stunned Lin Yuan.

Rather, there was a naked body in the pool.

She stood half-upright, facing him as she bent over and played with the water.

Her exaggeratedly voluptuous curves, skin as fair and lustrous as ivory, and glossy black hair flowing down to her waist all indicated that she was a beautiful young woman in the bloom of youth.

"I never thought that I, Lin, would one day enjoy the same treatment as Old Devil Han."

This chance encounter made Lin Yuan swallow, his thoughts growing hazy.

But perhaps because this young woman had never traveled far from home and had never seen how dangerous the outside world could be,

her stunningly beautiful face held a pair of eyes so clean they seemed unreal.

Her gaze was absurdly clear—so absurdly clear that it bordered on stupidity.

"My apologies, miss. I accidentally wandered into this place. Please forgive me."

Lin Yuan did not rashly make a move, because the Soul Power fluctuations around her were extremely powerful—stronger even than those of the principal of Suotuo City Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

That meant she was at least a Soul Emperor.

A powerhouse at least at the Soul Emperor level, appearing at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, combined with having seen Dugu Bo earlier that day—it was not difficult to guess her identity.

Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

As for why she had reached the Soul Emperor level, far surpassing her original cultivation, and why she had such an innocent expression that practically radiated stupidity, it was likely related to the person on Dugu Bo's back.

By then, the young woman had also come to her senses. Lin Yuan's sudden appearance had already shocked her senseless.

Now, upon hearing his words, she abruptly realized what was happening, her face flushing crimson.

She hurriedly covered her proud chest and its pink buds with her jade-like hands, then cried out in extreme embarrassment and anger:

"Who are you? How did you get in here? Grandfather clearly set up another poison formation outside the courtyard! You... turn around, now! If you do not turn around, I will call for someone! My grandfather is Poison Douluo, whose poison dominates the world. My younger brother, Dugu Jue, is also an unparalleled young genius. He is only twelve, yet he has already cultivated to Soul Ancestor and possesses Twin Martial Souls..."