The next day.
After Xiao Wu woke up, she suddenly threw her arms around Su Bai, giving him quite a fright.
Su Bai had been awake for some time. With such a beautiful girl sleeping beside him, who could sleep soundly? His night had been anything but restful.
Between desperately trying to control his twin martial souls' Heaven-Piercing Staff and familiarizing himself with his newly acquired soul skill, Su Bai felt as though his mind was about to split in two.
"Su Bai, can we stay together from now on?"
Xiao Wu hugged Su Bai, blinking her large eyes.
Su Bai chuckled at her words and stroked her head.
"Don't worry. After forming the contract, our minds are always connected."
"There are some dangerous places I can't take you to, but we won't be separated."
Xiao Wu nodded when he finished speaking.
Then she looked at Su Bai and asked, "Then... should I keep studying at Shrek Academy?"
It wasn't because of Tang San that Xiao Wu didn't want to leave. She had been fairly happy during her time at Shrek Academy, mainly because the academy's philosophy suited her perfectly.
Su Bai rubbed his chin.
"That's up to you. Do what you want to do."
In all honesty, he hoped Xiao Wu would stay at Shrek Academy.
The Soul Master Tournament would be held soon, and Su Bai certainly wouldn't miss it. How he would participate, however, was still a question.
If he chose to join another academy, wouldn't Xiao Wu tear the place apart with that temperament of hers? Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
To save himself the trouble, he might as well leave Xiao Wu in Shrek Academy's care for now and build up the others' goodwill first.
But that meant there was one person he couldn't avoid.
Tang Hao!
Yesterday, Xiao Wu and Tang San had thoroughly fallen out. Still, judging by what a lovesick lapdog Tang San was, he probably wouldn't say much, so Tang Hao was unlikely to act anytime soon.
But as long as Xiao Wu stayed by Tang San's side, Haozi could appear at any moment. Su Bai had to be on guard.
What Su Bai feared most was that Tang Hao had already set his sights on Xiao Wu and would appear if Su Bai suddenly took her away.
Although he had already formed a contract with Xiao Wu and gained the Teleportation skill, escaping unscathed would still be extremely difficult against Tang Hao, who currently had all four limbs intact.
With that in mind, holding his position and watching how things developed was undoubtedly the wisest decision.
After hearing Su Bai's words, Xiao Wu smiled until her eyes curved into crescents.
"You're so good to me, Su Bai. I knew you were the best!"
As she spoke, she leaned over and kissed Su Bai, then bounced off the bed.
"Then I'll head back to the academy first."
Suddenly, as though she had remembered something, Xiao Wu looked at Su Bai.
"Oh, right, Su Bai. Do you want to join Shrek Academy and study with me?"
"Even though that idiot Yu Xiaogang is there too, you'll have me! If he and Tang San give you trouble again, I'll help you beat him up!"
Xiao Wu's thinking was simple. If Su Bai were with her, their future cultivation would be much more fun.
Of course, Su Bai couldn't possibly go running back to Shrek Academy. He shook his head and turned her down.
"I have other things to do, so I won't be going there for now."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu pouted. "All right, then."
She waved at Su Bai, then turned and left.
Once Xiao Wu had left, Su Bai looked out the window. With a thought, he appeared beside the street. Then his figure flickered again and again as he teleported furiously.
One... two... five...
Only when he reached the city gates did Su Bai finally stop, his face somewhat pale.
With his current soul power, he could teleport seven times in succession at most.
And with the Blue Silver Emperor as his primary martial soul, Su Bai could now control every Blue Silver Emperor within a fifty-meter radius.
Combined, these two abilities brought his speed and ability to stay alive to an almost unimaginable level.
"Not bad..."
A smile appeared on Su Bai's face. This Teleportation skill was truly powerful. With it, he could finally go get what he had wanted all along.
There was no question what that was: immortal herbs, a must-eat for every transmigrator in the Douluo World!
The Heaven Dou Empire.
Heaven Dou City.
Su Bai walked slowly along the road. Every so often, his figure flickered, and he appeared fifty meters ahead in the blink of an eye.
He moved incredibly fast, reaching this place from Suotuo City in just a few days.
Along the way, Su Bai had grown increasingly familiar with his soul skill, using it with ever greater ease.
Naturally, it consumed a great deal of soul power, but through the repeated cycle of replenishing and expending it, his soul power had also made a breakthrough, reaching rank thirty-eight.
When he saw the magnificent city ahead, a smile appeared on Su Bai's face.
Finally!
I finally reached Heaven Dou City!
Reaching this place meant that the Sunset Forest was close by.
Beyond Heaven Dou City, a vast, unbroken stretch of verdant forest could be seen behind its walls.
It was none other than the Sunset Forest.
As a forest of soul beasts second only to the Star Dou Great Forest, it covered a staggering area, with complex, varied terrain and every kind of ecosystem imaginable.
It was precisely this unique environment that had given rise to one of the three great treasure lands... the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
The effects of the immortal herbs within were astounding. Even without mentioning their special ability to induce Martial Soul Evolution, their ability to increase soul power alone was enough to drive countless people mad with desire.
Yet such rare treasures had remained hidden within the boundless forest, with no one seeking them out.
Only Poison Douluo Dugu Bo guarded them.
As a transmigrator, Su Bai would have been remiss not to pay a visit to something so wonderful.
With a thought, Su Bai headed straight through Heaven Dou City. Wild grasses grew along both sides of its streets. Every so often, golden patterns suddenly appeared on a blade, and Su Bai instantly materialized there before vanishing again.
Some people in the bustling crowd noticed this strange sight and stopped, but when they looked over, they found nothing. Assuming their eyes were playing tricks on them, they rubbed them and continued on their way.
Ignoring the lively bustle of traffic around him, Su Bai pressed steadily toward the Sunset Forest.
Once he obtained the immortal herbs, he would return to explore this place. As a transmigrator, Su Bai was also deeply curious about everything on the Douluo Continent.
But not now.
His most pressing task was to get the immortal herbs.
Heaven Dou City was vast, but with Su Bai teleporting nonstop, he soon crossed it. The only time he lost was spent waiting for his soul power to recover.
After passing through the city, Su Bai entered the Sunset Forest and frowned.
"Hmm... where was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again?"
The original story hadn't recorded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's exact location.
After teleporting several more times, Su Bai finally stopped and looked ahead.
Many of the plants before him looked quite unusual, completely out of place amid the ordinary forest surrounding them.
At this sight, Su Bai knew he had finally found it.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was just ahead!
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