After leaving the Great Soul Arena, Chen Feng neither returned to the Crown Prince's residence nor hurried back to Spirit Hall.
He took Ling Yuan Douluo around Heaven Dou City, finally purchasing a top-class noble estate in the western part of the city.
The estate occupied an enormous area, with gardens, a training ground, artificial mountains and ponds, and an exquisitely built main house.
The nobles who had originally lived there had already moved away, leaving the estate vacant.
Ling Yuan Douluo took out enough Gold Soul Coins to pay the full cost for Chen Feng.
"Your Highness, buying such a large estate seems rather wasteful."
Standing before the estate's gates, Ling Yuan Douluo surveyed the buildings before her, her brows creasing slightly.
"We'll need somewhere to stay when we conduct business in Heaven Dou City."
Chen Feng took her hand and stepped into the estate with a smile. "It's quiet enough here. No one will disturb us."
Hearing the implication in his words, Ling Yuan Douluo immediately blushed.
All the estate's servants were dismissed, and Chen Feng arranged for people to seal off the surrounding area.
From that evening onward, the two remained inside the main house.
On the first day, Ling Yuan Douluo still thought about making the most of her time to cultivate.
By the second day, she rarely mentioned cultivation anymore.
By the third day, the sky outside had changed several times, yet neither of them had left the main house.
Clothes lay in a disorderly heap beside the bed, and the curtains had never been fully drawn open.
Ling Yuan Douluo leaned against the headboard, undisguisable exhaustion on her face and a faint blush still lingering at the tips of her ears.
"Your Highness, we haven't gone out for three days."
She reached out and pushed Chen Feng beside her, a trace of complaint in her voice.
"You haven't thought about leaving either, have you?"
Chen Feng pulled her back into his arms and spoke into her ear with a smile.
Ling Yuan Douluo parted her lips, but in the end, all she let out was a soft huff.
Over those three days, she truly had never seriously refused him.
Sometimes, even when she already felt exhausted, she still let Chen Feng draw close again.
After decades of being single, once she lost her virginity, she was wilder and more passionate than anyone.
"If the Young Master finds out, she'll certainly laugh at me."
Ling Yuan Douluo raised her hand and gave him a light punch.
"She can't even manage her own affairs. How would she have the time to worry about us?"
Chen Feng caught her hand, his face full of smiles.
Ling Yuan Douluo rolled her eyes at him, nestled into his arms, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Chen Feng released his Martial Soul. A crimson fruit had ripened on the Crimson Branch.
"Looks like these past few days of hard work weren't wasted."
Chen Feng rolled out of bed and reached out to pluck the fruit.
Crimson light surged from within the fruit, and its flesh rapidly dissipated.
In the end, only a ball of crimson light remained in Chen Feng's palm.
The light constantly shifted, finally becoming a palm-sized wing-shaped bone fragment.
The wing-shaped bone fragment was crimson throughout, with tiny flames burning along its edges and intricate patterns covering its surface.
"This is an External Soul Bone."
Delight appeared in Chen Feng's eyes as he immediately recognized the treasure.
Ordinary Soul Bones were already extremely precious, but an External Soul Bone was worth even more.
After being strengthened by the Family Tree, this External Soul Bone had directly reached the hundred-thousand-year level.
Chen Feng sat cross-legged on the bed and pressed the wing-shaped bone fragment against his back.
Crimson light suddenly erupted, and scorching power instantly merged into his body.
A burst of intense pain shot from his spine, then rapidly spread to his shoulder blades.
Chen Feng gritted his teeth and mobilized his Soul Power to suppress the impact.
Two crimson wings slowly unfurled from his back. At first, they were only palm-sized, but they kept extending until they were over ten feet long.
Every feather was crimson, with pale golden flames burning at its tip.
Scorching heat spread outward, raising the temperature in the room.
Chen Feng opened his eyes, feeling the power coming from his back.
This External Soul Bone was called the Lie Yan Fire Feather.
It could allow a Soul Master to fly freely at such tremendous speed that even ordinary Titled Douluos would struggle to catch up.
While in flight, the Lie Yan Fire Feather could also absorb the free-floating energy between heaven and earth, converting it into fire-type Soul Power to replenish its own expenditure.
It also possessed two Soul Bone Skills.
The first skill, Blazing Flame Shield, could condense a sturdy flame shield capable of blocking attacks at the Titled Douluo level.
The second skill, Sky-Filling Fire Feathers, could launch all the fiery feathers on the wings, turning them into a powerful rain of fire.
Chen Feng withdrew his Martial Soul and fell asleep with Ling Yuan Douluo in his arms.
That afternoon, the sound of heavy rain came from outside the window.
The sky darkened, and black clouds shrouded all of Heaven Dou City.
Chen Feng walked to the window and watched the rain falling incessantly, a thoughtful gleam passing through his eyes.
Dugu Yan's poison should have flared up again by now.
The time had come.
"Lin Yuan, get ready. We're going to see Dugu Yan."
Chen Feng picked up the address Qian Renxue had given him earlier and turned toward Ling Yuan Douluo.
"You're going to see her at a time like this?"
Ling Yuan Douluo put on her outer robe, confusion in her eyes.
"The poison in her body has begun to turn against her."
Chen Feng tucked the address into his robes, his tone utterly certain.
The two left the estate, their Soul Power keeping the falling rain at bay.
Following the address, they arrived outside a secluded little courtyard in Heaven Dou City.
The courtyard gate was tightly shut, with neither patrolling guards nor passing pedestrians nearby.
This little courtyard was extremely well hidden. Almost no one besides Dugu Bo and Qian Renxue knew about it.
Dugu Yan had bought this place specifically so she could endure the pain alone whenever her poison flared up.
She did not want anyone to see her vulnerable side, much less make her Imperial Fighting Team teammates worry.
Chen Feng pushed open the courtyard gate and entered the house with Ling Yuan Douluo.
No lamps were lit in the room. In the dim light, Dugu Yan lay curled up on the bed.
Her hands clutched the bedding tightly, and her body trembled incessantly.
Sweat soaked her clothes, and the bulging veins on her forehead were clearly visible.
Jade-green poison surged wildly through her body, bringing heart-piercing pain every time it battered her meridians.
Yet Dugu Yan kept her teeth clenched throughout, not even letting out a muffled groan.
Standing in the doorway, Ling Yuan Douluo could not help looking moved at the sight.
"This little girl's willpower is truly terrifying."
She was a Titled Douluo who had experienced countless battles, yet even she had rarely seen anyone remain silent under such pain.
Chen Feng said nothing, using his Mental Power to examine Dugu Yan's body.
The poison inside her was now fully active. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison had invaded the depths of her meridians and was destroying her body bit by bit.
"Rakshasa Spider Spikes!"
Chen Feng raised his right hand, and dark purple Soul Power rapidly condensed.
A dark purple branch extended from his palm, its surface densely covered in spider spikes.
His second red Soul Ring lit up as well.
Rakshasa Spider Spikes could not only release Rakshasa Toxin but also absorb other poisons and convert them into Rakshasa Toxin.
Chen Feng guided the branch toward Dugu Yan, and several spider spikes pierced precisely into her shoulder and arm.
Dugu Yan's body suddenly went rigid, and her face grew even paler.
The next instant, a powerful suction came from the spider spikes.
Jade-green poison surged along her meridians toward the wounds, rapidly drawn out by the dark purple spider spikes.
Once the poison entered the branch, it was immediately converted into dark purple Rakshasa Toxin.
As the poison gradually diminished, Dugu Yan's pain also began to ease.
The fingers clutching the bedding slowly loosened, and her previously rapid breathing gradually steadied.
A short while later, Dugu Yan finally opened her eyes.
As her dim vision gradually cleared, she first saw Chen Feng, then Ling Yuan Douluo standing beside him.
Shock immediately appeared on her pale, pretty face.
"How come it's you?"
Dugu Yan stared fixedly at Chen Feng, her voice full of surprise and a trace of delight.
"I told you I'd find a way to help suppress your poison."
Chen Feng withdrew the dark purple branch and looked at her with a smile.
Feeling an ease in her body that she had not known for a long time, Dugu Yan gazed at him with complicated eyes and did not answer for a long while.
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