All the Immortal Herbs Secured, Everyone Breaks Through Tonight!
A curtain of water cascaded down like a waterfall, and a figure as tall as a divine mountain, carrying overwhelming Dragon Might, broke through the water and soared into the sky. After a brief pause in mid-air, it landed steadily on the white jade rocks on the bank of the mountain valley.
With a hiss, Su Chen emitted a burst of nine-colored divine light, instantly evaporating the moisture from his robes.
The surging blood and qi of the level 52 Battle Soul King, mixed with the remaining divine power of the Primordial Water and Fire Twin Dragon Kings, swept across the entire mountain valley like a tsunami.
Dugu Bo, who was guarding the entrance to the mountain pass, had just taken advantage of the opportunity of removing the toxins from his body to break through the ninety-two-level threshold in one fell swoop.
Before he could even rejoice for a moment, the overwhelming black pressure emanating from Su Chen slammed down upon him!
Dugu Bo stared intently at the five jet-black Soul Ring beneath Su Chen's feet, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
When he jumped down half an hour ago, he was clearly at the peak of level 40 with four black rings. How come after taking a stroll at the bottom of that spring where even Titled Douluo would surely die, he not only emerged unscathed, but his Soul Power also soared to level 52 Soul King, and even his fifth Soul Ring grew on its own?!
The dark gold patterns and terrifying Soul Power fluctuations flowing on the fifth ring clearly indicate that it has reached a level of over 50,000 years!
To be able to condense Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring out of thin air at the bottom of a spring without hunting Soul Beast —this is no ordinary Soul Master, but clearly the reincarnation of a true Dragon God from the heavens!
Thump! Dugu Bo's knees buckled, and he could no longer care about the dignity of Titled Douluo. He immediately prostrated himself on the gravel ground, his voice trembling and distorted:
"Welcome back, my lord, as you break through the barrier and emerge from seclusion! Your divine might is unparalleled!"
Su Chen concealed the 30,000-year- External Soul Bone and five black rings on his back, then turned to glance at the hot spring at his feet, which was originally clearly red and white.
As the remains of the two dragon kings, one of the water and one of the fire, at the bottom of the ten-thousand-foot spring were completely drained of their source of power and turned to ashes, this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lost its most core source of divine power. The surging spring water gradually calmed down, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area also decreased by seventy or eighty percent.
However, all the magical Immortal Herb in the garden had already been stuffed into the Wishful Treasure Pouch at his waist, and even the largest dragon remnant at the bottom of the spring had been consumed by him, leaving this empty pool completely useless.
In the Heaven Dou Imperial City, Prince Xue Xing carried Xue Beng Beng's corpse into the palace, weeping and complaining. By now, the situation had probably completely turned upside down.
Xiao Wu and the others are still waiting for me to return to the Skywave Villa to share the Immortal Herb. I'll take advantage of the night to push all of them to a new level!
"Get up. I've already collected all the good stuff from the bottom of this pool. There's no need for it to stay in this desolate wilderness any longer."
Su Chen walked up to Dugu Bo and loudly ordered, "Activate your Soul Power and return to the Heaven Dou Imperial City with me immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
Dugu Bo got up and looked at Su Chen, whose imposing presence was unapproachable, and felt extreme awe in his heart.
The two figures leaped into the air simultaneously, transforming into two streaks of light, one golden and one green, rushing out of the Sunset Forest valley. Taking advantage of the deep night, they sped through the air towards the Heaven Dou Imperial City.
As night fell, the usual bustling and noisy Heaven Dou Imperial City was gone, replaced by a chilling and ominous atmosphere.
The four city gates slammed shut, and torches blazed atop the city walls. Squads of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, clad in heavy armor and wielding armor-piercing lances, galloped back and forth along the wide main road, their hooves pounding the Blue Stone, the sound echoing through the night. The entire city was under martial law!
Su Chen and Dugu Bo silently flew over the south gate, a hundred feet above the ground.
With a faint purple-gold gleam in his eyes, Su Chen looked down at the Imperial Family Guards being mobilized frequently on the streets below, and listened to the faint sound of bells coming from the direction of the Imperial Palace in the city center. He scoffed inwardly.
It seems that old man Xue Xing acted quickly. He carried Xue Beng's mangled body into the palace in the afternoon, and by evening he had instigated Xue Ye to mobilize the Imperial Knight Corps to conduct a city-wide manhunt.
Unfortunately, in the face of overwhelming power, a few thousand ordinary armored soldiers were no different from paper.
Just as the two approached the airspace above the inner city's royal villa district, a soft, almost inaudible voice, carried precisely to Su Chen's ears by the night breeze:
"This afternoon, Xue Xing led two thousand Imperial Family guards in an attempt to besiege Skywave Villa, but Xue Xing suspected that a peerless expert was stationed inside and dared not launch a direct attack. She has now retreated to the palace and mobilized a large force. All the young ladies inside the villa are safe and sound."
Su Chen glanced up at the depths of the leaden-gray clouds, quite satisfied with Yue Guan's prudent approach, and immediately replied via Soul Power:
"Well done. Dugu Bo has now submitted to me. Tonight I need to go into seclusion to cleanse my marrow. You and Dugu Bo will guard the four sides of the villa. If any members of the Imperial Family dare to set foot inside, kill them all without asking permission!"
Deep within the clouds, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan looked at Dugu Bo, the level 92 Poison Douluo, who followed Su Chen step by step, his posture as subservient as a servant. A tidal wave of emotion surged within him, and he hurriedly and solemnly accepted the order, "Yes, sir!"
A moment later, two figures quietly landed on the brightly lit Blue Stone platform in the inner courtyard of the Skywave Villa.
"Su Chen is back!"
Xiao Wu, who had been anxiously watching from under the carved corridor, was the first to hear the commotion. With a cheer, she took a long, slender step and leaped forward like a swallow returning to its nest, crashing directly into Su Chen's arms and wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "Su Chen, the whole city outside is full of soldiers! I thought that old poisoner was trying to ambush you in the forest! I was so scared!"
Following closely behind were Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan, who quickly came out of the hall to greet them.
"Grandfather?!"
Dugu Yan Dugu Bo following three steps behind Su Chen. Then, sensing the peak level 92 Soul Power emanating from her grandfather—which had completely shed the putrid aura of the snake venom and was now several times stronger—she exclaimed in delight, "Su Chen, you really cured the deadly poison in Grandpa's bone marrow?"
Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter, a loving and sentimental smile appearing on his old face. He cupped his hands and said, "Yanyan, thanks to the master's extraordinary abilities, I was able to expel the poison from my bones. From this day forward, I will be the Chief Guest Elder of the Dragon God Team."
Hearing the dignified Poison Douluo address Su Chen as "Master" to his face, Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Heavens! Su Chen! My father couldn't even invite Senior Dugu to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a guest before, but you just went to Sunset Forest with him and actually subdued a Titled Douluo?"
Zhu Zhuqing's usually cold eyes sparkled with a strange light, and Ye Lingling also showed a rare hint of emotion.
Su Chen smiled and gently ruffled Xiao Wu's smooth Scorpion Braid in his arms. He then led her into the main hall and sat down. Afterward, he instructed Dugu Bo, who was standing outside the door, "Go and guard outside the courtyard. Without my order, don't let a single fly in."
"I obey!" Dugu Bo bowed and stepped back, closing the heavy nanmu door of the inner hall behind him. His level 92 title aura quietly spread around the courtyard.