I Pick Up Fragments in Douluo Continent

Pah.

Was she really that casual a girl?

At that thought, a faint blush quietly crept onto Dugu Yan's face.

Lu Feng did not notice Dugu Yan's unusual reaction. He spoke loudly, "Natural selection—the fittest survive. That is what I truly wanted to say."

"There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."

"A soul master's bloodline is innate and difficult to change. However, a soul master's path of development can be determined by acquiring different soul rings."

"Soul rings?" Dugu Yan pondered for a moment after hearing this.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "You mean I can hunt soul beasts with special attributes to purify the snake venom in my body? Such as the Wood Attribute or Light Attribute?"

Lu Feng nodded, agreeing with Dugu Yan's words.

Then, he began correcting her misunderstanding.

"Changing your bloodline is not that easy. Absorbing special attributes does not purify your bloodline—it changes the form of your martial soul. If your martial soul can leave your body, you can store the snake venom within it."

"A lesser option would be for part of your martial soul to leave your body. Or, if you possess a weapon-type soul skill, the snake venom's effects on you will be greatly reduced."

"At that point, you can store the snake venom in the weapon. The venom will no longer be a shackle to you. Instead, it will become a trump card."

After saying that, Lu Feng walked over to the railing, folded his arms, and quietly watched the distant lights.

A gentle breeze drifted past, stirring his hair. His strands swayed freely in the wind, making him seem even more casual and unruly.

Dugu Yan quietly gazed at Lu Feng beneath the night sky. Mottled lamplight fell across his face, illuminating his handsome features. Every line seemed as though it had been meticulously sculpted.

Such brilliant medical skill, such formidable poison techniques. Compared to Grandfather, he might not be inferior at all. Dugu Yan was secretly astonished.

At that moment, Lu Feng turned around, and his gaze met Dugu Yan's.

In that instant, Dugu Yan's face turned red with a whoosh, like a fully ripened apple.

In her panic, Dugu Yan threw herself against Ye Lingling's shoulder and swiftly buried her face deep in the other's not-so-broad embrace.

"Sister Yan, what's wrong?" Ye Lingling asked with concern in her eyes.

As she spoke, she gently patted Dugu Yan's back.

Ye Lingling raised her head and looked at Lu Feng, who appeared even more handsome under the lamplight. Then she lowered her gaze to Dugu Yan, who was blushing furiously, and immediately understood what was going on.

"Sister Yan, how about letting Tang Si nourish your meridians tonight? Maybe it really will work." The corners of Ye Lingling's lips curled up as she leaned close to Dugu Yan's ear and teased her softly.

"You rotten Lingling, you actually dare to make fun of me!"

Dugu Yan instantly became like a little rabbit whose tail had been stepped on, her voice filled with indignant anger.

How could she possibly like someone she had known for only a day? At most, she was just a little curious.

"Let's see how I deal with you!" Dugu Yan's eyes darted as she shoved both hands into Ye Lingling's armpits and began tickling her relentlessly.

"Hahaha, Sister Yan, I was wrong!"

Early the next morning, outside the town.

"Teacher Qin, everyone, I've caused you trouble this time." Dugu Yan spoke to the group with an apologetic expression.

"It's all right, Yan Zi. Acquiring a soul ring is an important matter to begin with. Since you have a better plan now, we will naturally support you with all our strength."

The speaker was a middle-aged man.

He looked to be around thirty, with an ordinary appearance and simple black hair. His clothes were plain and unadorned.

Only his eyes were exceptionally bright and spirited.

"Brother Tang Si, remember to come find me when you visit Heaven Dou City next time." As Osler spoke, he warmly gave Lu Feng a big hug.

"Mm. Safe travels, everyone." Lu Feng smiled faintly and nodded to the group.

Yu Tianheng, however, was glaring at Tang Si with an unfriendly expression.

That morning, Dugu Yan had changed her mind without warning. The planned soul beast hunt had been canceled, and she had only said that her soul ring plan had changed.

For such a major matter, how could he, Dugu Yan's future boyfriend, know absolutely nothing about it?

So Yu Tianheng had gone to question Ye Lingling and Osler.

But what was the result? Those two had kept their mouths shut. No matter how he pressed them, they refused to reveal a single word.

Relying on his intuition, Yu Tianheng secretly concluded that this matter definitely had something to do with "Tang Si."

"Tang Si, thank you for helping me so much. Would you like to come with me to meet my grandfather?"

At that moment, Dugu Yan walked up to Lu Feng somewhat bashfully. Even her voice was much gentler than usual.

"What!"

The moment Yu Tianheng heard that, he froze where he stood as if he had been hit with a petrification spell.

Back then, he had carefully prepared gifts and happily gone to visit Dugu Manor.

And what happened? Her grandfather had kicked him straight out.

They... they!!

It had only been one night, and he was already going to meet her grandfather!

Lu Feng gently shook his head and said with a smile, "Last time, I found several Thousand Night Fruits in the forest. By my reckoning, they should ripen in the next few days. When you see Senior Dugu, just give him my regards."

"All right, then. Once I return and explain the situation to Grandfather, he may come looking for you himself."

Dugu Yan said with concern, "Grandfather can be a little improper sometimes. Don't embarrass yourself when the time comes."

"Mm." Lu Feng nodded seriously. "I usually operate around two or three nearby Soul Hunting Markets. If he still cannot find me, he can go to the nearest Suotuo City."

"What! Senior Dugu is personally coming to see this brat!" Hearing that, Yu Tianheng felt as if his heart had been viciously stabbed.

He clenched his lips tightly, his body trembling nonstop from overwhelming agitation.

"Hey, Captain, do you need to take a dump?"

As he spoke, Osler handed Yu Tianheng a pack of tissues.

Yu Tianheng took the tissues, pulled one out to wipe his eyes, then looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

Osler hesitated to speak. Those tissues were specially for wiping his ass.

Before long, the group vanished from Lu Feng's sight.

Unlike when they had arrived, Dugu Yan had encountered an urgent matter, so they chose to return to Heaven Dou City by carriage.

Lu Feng stood there for a while before turning and leaving as well.

The reason he did not travel to Heaven Dou City with them was not truly because of the so-called Thousand Night Fruits.

He did it mainly to maintain the bearing expected of an expert.

Having lived two lives, Lu Feng naturally understood the principle of "hunger marketing."

If he shamelessly went to Heaven Dou City to visit Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo might see how eager he was and directly say:

"This boy harbors ill intent. He has earned himself a death sentence!"

Then kick him straight out the gate.

As the "third greatest alchemy expert on the continent," if Dugu Bo wanted to invite him out of seclusion, he did not need to make three visits to his cottage—but he should at least make one.

As long as Dugu Bo came to him, Lu Feng would be ninety-eight percent certain about the Immortal Herbs.

Soul Ancestor Killer

In the forest, Lu Feng stopped before a vine.

The vine was about as thick as an adult's arm. Its branches and leaves were lush as it coiled around a large boulder. Seven gourd-shaped fruits hung from it—three large and four small.

"These Thousand Night Fruits grow by absorbing moonlight. Only the essence of a thousand nights can nurture these seven fruits."

Lu Feng looked at the three largest fruits and nodded in satisfaction.

Thousand Night Fruits were extremely rare spiritual medicines capable of increasing Spiritual Power.

On Douluo Continent, Spiritual Power cultivation methods were scarce. The Qian Family might possess a Spiritual Power cultivation method, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control could barely count as half of one.

Most of the time, a soul master's Spiritual Power could only increase alongside Soul Power, improving by a tiny amount.

That was why skull soul bones were so valuable.

Lu Feng sat cross-legged atop the boulder and quietly waited for the fruits to ripen.

These Thousand Night Fruits had already absorbed enough moonlight essence. Tonight would be harvest time.

Cannon Five crouched on Lu Feng's shoulder, vigilantly watching the surroundings. From time to time, it lifted its nose and sniffed the air.

After Cannon Five upgraded to Purple Quality, Lu Feng discovered that its sense of smell was extraordinarily sharp.

No soul beast within dozens of miles could escape its dog nose. It was practically a mobile radar, so it had taken on the role of sentry.

"Roro!"

Suddenly, Cannon Five let out an urgent cry.

"Five Cannon, what's going on?"

Lu Feng sprang off the boulder. With a lift of his hand, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow appeared in his grasp.

"Roro!"

"Two Soul Ancestors? They're coming for me? Are you sure?" Lu Feng frowned and asked again.

"Roro!" Cannon Five bared its teeth and made a vicious expression.

"They've been following me ever since I entered the forest?"

Lu Feng narrowed his eyes, his expression darkening.

Ever since killing the Yellow Family Three Freaks, Lu Feng had never fought a Soul Ancestor expert.

During his battle with Yellow Big, he had looked incredibly imposing and suppressed Yellow Big completely, but that was because Man Sandao and Ya Li had helped absorb the enemy's firepower.

If it were a one-on-one duel, with Lu Feng's current twenty-fifth-level Soul Power, he could probably only last three minutes against a Soul Ancestor expert.

Not to mention that there were two of them now!

"Let's go!"

Lu Feng quickly made his decision. He glanced back at the Thousand Night Fruits, determination flashing through his eyes.

He could search for spiritual medicine again if it was gone, but he only had one life.

"Damn it, this is really frustrating."

Lu Feng stared at the bright red fruits and clenched his fists.

Thousand Night Fruits had to absorb sufficient moonlight essence to mature fully. Even one day less would not do.

Eating these three fruits would be worth at least three years of Lu Feng's Purple Demon Eye cultivation.

Lu Feng went beneath the vine, took out an iron shovel from his Soul Tool, and quickly dug a large pit. Then, he took out two barrels of gunpowder and buried them inside.

After finishing all that, Lu Feng flashed into the forest.

Several miles away, two men in black were rapidly moving through the forest.

"Second Brother, how much farther?" one of the men in black asked anxiously.

The man who spoke was around one meter seventy tall, with a very sturdy build, powerful muscles all over his body, and a vicious scar on his face.

"Big Brother, it's right ahead. Don't worry. Nothing within ten miles can escape this nose of mine."

The other soul master was just as muscular, especially in height—he stood a full one meter ninety tall.

"You're sure that brat is only an ordinary person?" Scarface confirmed again.

"Mm, I've followed him for three or four days. This kid basically just wanders around several Soul Hunting Markets. I am one hundred percent sure that he is only an ordinary soul master hunter," the tall soul master said confidently.

"All right. Once we finish this job, we'll go to Suotuo City and relax properly."

The tall soul master nodded. He was about to say something when he suddenly sensed something unusual.

"Big Brother, that kid may have noticed us. He's moving quickly and running deeper into the forest."

"What!" Scarface cried out in shock.