After picking the immortal Immortal Herb, Lin Mo immediately left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and returned to the Dugu Manor in Heaven Dou City.
With his current skills and abilities in disguise, returning to the Dugu Manor without attracting attention would be an extremely simple matter.
He activated his Myriad Transformations, altering his appearance, and moved through the streets and alleys like Gui Mei. Before long, he silently returned to the side wall of the Dugu Manor.
With no one around, he leaped and landed Frillish in the courtyard.
The backyard of the Dugu Manor.
Lin Mo removed his disguise, revealing his true appearance.
His gaze swept across the courtyard, but he only saw Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan sitting around the stone table, talking in hushed tones.
The stone bench where Dugu Bo usually sat was empty.
" A-Mo?" Ye Lingling was the first to Frisk the movement and looked up. "You're back?"
Dugu Yan turned her head as well, "So fast? You've finished your seclusion?"
Lin Mo nodded, walked to the stone table and sat down. "Where is Senior? Why haven't I seen him?"
Grandpa has gone into seclusion.
Dugu Yan explained, "Shortly after you left, Grandpa went into seclusion. He was preparing to try to break through the Level 95 bottleneck using the Method of the Soul Core."
Ye Lingling added softly, "Grandpa was worried, so he came here on his own initiative, firstly to protect Senior Poison Douluo, and secondly to keep us company."
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo understood.
After such a long period of accumulation, Dugu Bo's seclusion to condense his Soul Core and break through to Level 95 was a natural outcome.
With Ye Linyuan, the newly promoted Titled Douluo, here to oversee things, many unnecessary troubles can indeed be avoided.
As they were talking, a figure in cyan robes walked slowly down the corridor; it was Ye Linyuan.
Upon seeing Lin Mo, Ye Linyuan smiled and said, "You're back? Judging from your complexion, your trip must have gone quite smoothly?"
Lin Mo stood up and bowed. "Teacher."
Ye Linyuan waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down, and then walked to the other side of the stone table and sat down himself. "How was it? Did you achieve your wish?"
Lin Mo did not answer directly, but a thought flickered in his mind.
A flash of red light, Charizard appeared beside him. It let out a low growl, and a point of blazing white light faintly appeared on its chest, radiating extremely pure Fire-type energy fluctuations.
Its level of refinement is even superior to the Soul Core that Ye Linyuan himself condensed.
Ye Linyuan's pupils contracted slightly. After carefully sensing it for a moment, a look of emotion appeared on his face. " Fire-type Soul Core —it actually worked."
Moreover, the quality of this Soul Core— "
He paused, then sighed, "When I condensed my Soul Core, I believed I had done my utmost, and the quality of the Soul Core is quite good."
However, compared to the Soul Core condensed by Charizard, it was actually quite inferior.
"In my perception, most ordinary Soul Master, even those with exceptional talent, only have a slight chance of successfully condensing their Souls when they break through to the Titled Douluo."
But you, with only level sixty cultivation, have already successfully condensed your first Soul Core.
Lin Mo shook his head. "It was just luck. If it weren't for the help of the Blazing Hot Yang Spring, it would have taken the Charizard an unknown amount of time to condense Soul Core at the Soul Emperor stage."
The condensation of Soul Core requires a massive amount of energy, but even more importantly, it requires the Soul Master to have extremely strong control over their own Soul Power.
Charizard's ability to condense Soul Core at this stage is due to both its innate Fire-type and the support of external environments like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; neither is dispensable.
Ye Linyuan didn't dwell on this topic, instead asking, "Now that the Soul Core is complete, what are your plans?"
Surely you're not going to have to continue your seclusion?
Lin Mo was silent for a moment, then looked up at Ye Linyuan, his expression becoming serious. "I actually came back this time to say goodbye."
"Saying goodbye?" Dugu Yan was taken aback. "Where are you going?"
Ye Lingling also put down her teacup and looked at Lin Mo's face.
Lin Mo said slowly, "I'm going to a place to cultivate for a while."
His tone was calm, but the unprecedented seriousness in his eyes made both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling run down their spines.
They knew Lin Mo very well; he would never show such an expression unless it was something extremely important and dangerous.
"Where?" Dugu Yan pressed, her voice tinged with anxiety.
Although Ye Lingling did not speak, her furrowed brows revealed her worry.
Lin Mo didn't hide anything, uttering four words: " The Slaughter City."
After the words were spoken, both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked completely bewildered.
They had never heard of this place.
Only Ye Linyuan's expression turned serious the moment he heard the words " Slaughter City ".
" The Slaughter City— " Ye Linyuan repeated slowly, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at Lin Mo, "Do you know what that place is?"
Lin Mo nodded. "I know."
"Since you know this, why do you still go? With your current talent and strength, if you continue to cultivate step by step, your future achievements will be limitless."
Why bother going on a perilous adventure where you're almost guaranteed to die?
Upon hearing the words "nine deaths and one life," Dugu Yan's face turned pale. She grabbed Lin Mo's arm and asked urgently, " A-Mo, what kind of place is that? Is it absolutely necessary to go?"
Ye Lingling couldn't help but speak up, "If it's really that dangerous, A-Mo, why would you risk your life?"
Lin Mo took Dugu Yan's hand in return, then looked at Ye Lingling and gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
"Teacher, Sister Yanyan, Sister Lingling, please let me finish."
" The Slaughter City, on the surface, is a place where those self-destructive Soul Master gather, a place without rules."
Or rather, the only rule there is the law of the jungle: survival of the fittest.
"That's also where the Spirit Hall exiles those heinous criminals. Under normal circumstances, those who enter the Slaughter City can only enter, not leave."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan was even more puzzled, "If that's the case, then why are you still going? You're not one of those Fallen Soul Master!"
Lin Mo squeezed her hand. "I already told you, that was just on the surface."
"According to the information I found in the Spirit Hall's library, there are many theories about the origin of the Slaughter City."
One of the more reliable theories is that it is a special legacy left behind by a powerful individual who broke through the level 100 limit and achieved godhood.
"This special domain is the Divine Slaughter's Domain. If you can successfully break out of the Slaughter City and pass the final test, you will be able to obtain this domain."
Divine Slaughter's Domain, a valuable domain-type skill!
"Domain-related skills?" Ye Linyuan's eyes narrowed.
As Titled Douluo, he naturally understood the preciousness and power of domain-type skills, which most Soul Master could only access when they broke through to the ninth ring.
Lin Mo nodded. "That's right. A powerful domain that can amplify oneself and suppress opponents."
Ye Linyuan was silent for a moment, "If that's all there is to it, knowing you as I do, you shouldn't be willing to take such a big risk for a mere domain-type Soul Skill."
Ye Linyuan voiced his doubts, and under normal circumstances, based on his understanding of Lin Mo's personality, Lin Mo was always cautious and valued his life, and would never be so reckless.
There must be other reasons behind this.