Return

After a week of travel, Li Fei finally returned to Spirit City from Suotuo City.

"Mom, I'm back!"

The moment he entered the house, Li Fei shouted excitedly and quickly headed toward the inner room. It had been more than three months since they had seen each other, and he missed his family terribly.

"Fei Er, I was worried sick about you!"

Jiang Xin rushed out of the inner room and threw her arms around Li Fei, her face full of joy. Ever since she learned that Li Fei had gone alone into the Star Dou Great Forest, she had been worried constantly, afraid something might happen to him.

Now that she saw Li Fei safely back, the weight in her heart was finally lifted.

"Mom, didn't I come back just fine?! And I'm not injured at all!" Li Fei hurriedly reassured her, lightly patting himself a few times to show that he was unharmed.

"As long as you're back!" Li Ming came out as well and gently patted Li Fei on the shoulder.

"Dad, thank you for supporting me. I successfully obtained my fourth Spirit Ring and became a level forty-one Soul Ancestor!" Li Fei said proudly as he looked at Li Ming.

At the same time, four Spirit Rings—purple, purple, black, and black—lit up around him.

Before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Fei had discussed it with Li Ming. Though it was clearly dangerous and Li Ming had been deeply worried, he still supported Li Fei's decision and allowed him to enter the Star Dou Great Forest alone.

"Good! Good!" Li Ming looked excitedly at the four Spirit Rings, his heart filled with pride. This was his son, an unprecedented genius.

"Come on, Fei Er! Mom will make you something to eat!"

Jiang Xin pulled Li Fei and Li Ming toward the living room. After the two sat down, she went to prepare the meal.

Li Fei told Li Ming about what had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest. He did not hide much, explaining everything clearly except for the fact that he had nearly been killed by a power attack-type Soul Master and the matter of the Evil Soul Master.

After eating with his family, Li Fei headed to Spirit Academy. On the way, he bought several Strawberry Cakes from Yiren Cake Shop.

"Xue Er, I'm back as promised!"

Qian Renxue, who had been urging Hu Liena and the other six to train, stiffened when she heard the voice behind her. She slowly turned around and saw that familiar figure.

"Li Fei, you're back!"

"Mm! I didn't forget my promise to go to the Heaven Dou Empire with you!" Li Fei said with a smile as he slowly walked to Qian Renxue's side and patted her shoulder.

"It's good that you didn't!"

Qian Renxue smiled radiantly. That smile left even Xie Yue and the other boys training in the distance momentarily dazed, and they involuntarily stopped moving.

"What are you all stopping for?! Do you all want to be eliminated?!" Li Fei's expression immediately turned cold as he spoke in an icy tone.

Xie Yue and the others shuddered and immediately started running again.

Hu Liena's expression darkened. When Xie Yue caught up to her, she stepped hard on his foot, snorted coldly, and ran to the front.

"Judging by the situation, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan should be able to absorb eight-hundred-year Spirit Rings. Sun Chuantao and the other three are still a little short—around seven hundred years. They can't reach a Thousand Year First Ring like the two of us!" Qian Renxue sighed as she watched the seven of them.

"Eight hundred years is enough. I've already fulfilled my agreement with His Holiness the Pope. As for how far they can go afterward, that depends on themselves!"

Li Fei was not surprised in the slightest. He had possessed a Body Martial Soul and trained for four years before successfully attaining a Thousand Year First Ring. Hu Liena and the others had only trained for a year; reaching eight hundred years already showed that they were exceptionally gifted.

"Tomorrow, I'll report back to His Holiness the Pope and hand Hu Liena and the others over to her. Then we can prepare to leave for the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Alright!"

Qian Renxue nodded happily at his words.

After using Soul Power pressure to confirm that Hu Liena and the others had no problems, Li Fei sent them back to rest and prepare to hunt Soul Beasts.

The two sat atop the wall, and Li Fei told Qian Renxue about his encounter with the Evil Soul Master, describing in detail the tragedy the Evil Soul Master had caused.

"The Balak Kingdom! Evil Soul Masters! Once I'm strong enough, I'll turn them to ashes with divine flames!" Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with fury. When she heard that the Evil Soul Masters had not even spared infants, her anger reached its peak.

The Six-Winged Angel Spirit instantly possessed her body as her Soul Power erupted, releasing an incomparably dense divine aura.

"Xue Er, calm down!" Li Fei grabbed Qian Renxue by the shoulders and directly used his spiritual power to soothe her.

"Li Fei, what are you thinking?!" Qian Renxue asked coldly.

"Xue Er, I want to change this world once I have enough strength to do so..." Li Fei looked up at the sky and explained some governing concepts and policies from Earth in his past life, adjusting them to fit the circumstances of this world.

"Then the two of us will change this sick world together and recreate the world you described!" Qian Renxue gripped Li Fei's hand and said firmly.

"Alright!"

Li Fei looked at Qian Renxue for a long moment before replying with determination. He believed that with the help of the future Angel God, along with his own plans, he would definitely bring change to this world.

Early the next morning!

After straightening his clothes, Li Fei headed toward the Papal Hall.

"Your Holiness the Pope, the one-year term has ended. This subordinate has completed your task!" Li Fei said as he knelt on one knee before Bibi Dong.

"Very good!" Bibi Dong stood up with visible excitement. Hu Liena was the candidate she had chosen, so naturally, the stronger her future strength, the better. She tossed a token before Li Fei. "This is a token specially made for entering the treasury. With it, you may choose one Spirit Bone from the treasury as your reward!"

"Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope!"

Li Fei immediately bowed in thanks. Taking the token, he left Spirit Hall and headed toward the treasury. He handed the token to the elder guarding the pavilion. Only after the gatekeeper elder poured strands of Soul Power into it, undid the formation, and returned the token to him did Li Fei slowly walk inside.

After entering the treasury, the multicolored streams of light made Li Fei's eyes ache. With just one glance, he saw more than a dozen Spirit Bones floating within display cases. There were also vast quantities of precious metals and medicinal herbs carelessly piled to one side like trash, and he even spotted several Soul Cannons.

He could not help but feel regretful. If these Soul Cannons had been used as research materials, the continent's situation surely would not be what it was now. After all, ordinary people still made up the majority of this continent!

"As expected of Spirit Hall, the continent's strongest organization. Just these Spirit Bones and medicinal herbs alone show how astonishing its foundation is!"

Li Fei looked amazed, but he also understood that medicinal herbs and metals could be bestowed freely, whereas Spirit Bones could not. These Spirit Bones were Spirit Hall's means of recruiting Titled Douluo and would not be granted lightly.

Whenever a Spirit Bone was bestowed, the elders had to convene, and at least half of them had to agree.

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