"Y-you couldn't..." Ji Wei had already been beaten out of his Martial Soul Avatar state, his entire body drenched in blood. He struggled to rise from the ground, but the moment he got up, he passed out.
The Fire Bear Sect disciples wanted to rescue him, but a single look from Zhu Zhuqing frightened them into freezing on the spot.
Zhu Zhuqing swept her icy gaze over the crowd. "Can someone tell me which direction the Heaven Dou Imperial City is in now?"
A short girl stepped out from the White Ape Sect's ranks. Looking hesitant, she pointed behind her to the left. "Your esteemed Eminence, the Heaven Dou Imperial City is that way. We're on the border between Snow City and Ice Seal City. This is the Frozen Forest."
She seemed to have more to say, but at the sight of Zhu Zhuqing's icy gaze, she never dared voice it.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, then exchanged a few words with Hu Liena.
Hu Liena's eyes flickered, and her expression turned somewhat troubled.
"Little sister, now that we've found out where the Heaven Dou Imperial City is, I know the way back too. Why don't we part ways here?"
She desperately wanted to visit that miraculous "Douluo Village" with Zhu Zhuqing and meet Grandma Ruth.
But she belonged to Spirit Hall, and she feared being targeted by people from the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Are you being silly? I'm a Saintess of Spirit Hall too!" How could Zhu Zhuqing not know what her older sister was thinking? "Come with me, and we can look out for each other. If we run at full speed, it's only a few days away."
Joy shone in Hu Liena's eyes as she remembered the day her teacher, Pope Bibi Dong, had bestowed that title on