The Earth Dragon Sect's Anger and Helplessness

Meanwhile, far away in Heaven Dou City, Long Zhentian, the master of the Earth Dragon Sect, sat in the main hall with his brow tightly furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, a disciple rushed in, holding a jade slip that glimmered faintly.

"Sect master, something terrible has happened! We just received an urgent message from Young Master Long!" The disciple's face was pale, and his voice trembled slightly.

Long Zhentian's expression changed. He immediately took the jade slip and infused it with Soul Power.

A faint voice came from the jade slip. "Father, we encountered a powerful enemy in Sunset Forest. He's extremely strong, possibly a Titled Douluo... Help..."

The voice cut off abruptly, and Long Zhentian's face turned livid.

"A Titled Douluo? Sunset Forest?" Long Zhentian murmured, anger flashing in his eyes.

He knew his son Long Aotian had gone to Sunset Forest to hunt for his fifth Soul Ring, accompanied by a Soul Saint and four Soul Emperor-level guards.

With a group like that, even if they really encountered a Titled Douluo and couldn't defeat him, they should have been able to delay him long enough to escape.

Yet the voice in the jade slip had been full of despair. Clearly, their opponent was far stronger than they had imagined.

"Summon the sect elders at once! We're going to Sunset Forest!"

Long Zhentian shot to his feet, a trace of anger in his voice.

Moments later, several elders of the Earth Dragon Sect gathered in the main hall, every one of them wearing a grave expression.

"Sect master, what happened?" an elder asked gravely.

Long Zhentian briefly recounted the message in the jade slip, then said coldly, "Something may have happened to Aotian and the others. We must go to Sunset Forest as quickly as possible and find out the truth!"

"A Titled Douluo? When did such a powerful expert appear in Sunset Forest?" another elder asked with a frown.

"Whoever he is, if he dares touch someone from my Earth Dragon Sect, I will never let him off!" Long Zhentian snorted coldly, killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Soon, several of the Earth Dragon Sect's experts had assembled and were racing toward Sunset Forest.

They traveled at tremendous speed, reaching the edge of Sunset Forest in less than half a day.

"Split up and make sure you find some trace of Aotian and the others!" Long Zhentian ordered gravely, then charged into the forest ahead of everyone else.

The Earth Dragon Sect's experts quickly spread out and began searching the forest for clues.

Yet after searching for a long time, they still found no trace of Long Aotian and the others.

"Sect master, there are signs of a battle here, but we haven't found the young master's body or those of the others," an elder said gravely.

Long Zhentian's brow was tightly furrowed as he surveyed the surroundings, a faint unease stirring in his heart.

He knew that if Long Aotian and the others really had encountered a Titled Douluo, the odds were heavily against them.

"Keep looking!" Long Zhentian said coldly, a trace of anger in his voice.

Just then, a disciple suddenly came running over, holding a torn piece of clothing.

"Sect master, I found this over there!" The disciple handed the piece of clothing to Long Zhentian, his voice trembling slightly.

Long Zhentian took it and examined it closely. His face instantly turned livid.

"This is Aotian's clothing!" Long Zhentian murmured, grief flashing in his eyes.

"Sect master, there are also some bloodstains here, but they've already been cleaned up," another elder said gravely.

A chill flashed in Long Zhentian's eyes.

He knew the other party had clearly intended to destroy the bodies and erase all traces, leaving no clues behind.

"A Titled Douluo... Sunset Forest..." Long Zhentian murmured, a name suddenly flashing through his mind.

"Dugu Bo!"

"Sect master, do you mean Poison Douluo Dugu Bo?" an elder asked with a frown.

"That's right. Years ago, I heard that Dugu Bo lived in seclusion in Sunset Forest all year round. You could say this is his territory," Long Zhentian said coldly. "Besides, given his strength and temperament, he's perfectly capable of doing something like this!"

"But Dugu Bo is a Titled Douluo, after all. Our Earth Dragon Sect isn't weak, but if we confront him directly, I'm afraid..." another elder said hesitantly.

A trace of helplessness flashed in Long Zhentian's eyes.

He knew Dugu Bo's strength was far beyond anything the Earth Dragon Sect could contend with. Even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan intervened, it might not come out ahead.

"Are we just going to let this go?" an elder said, unwilling to accept it.

Long Zhentian was silent for a moment before saying coldly, "Don't act rashly for now. We'll return first and make a long-term plan."

The Earth Dragon Sect's experts nodded, then quickly left Sunset Forest.

After returning to the sect, Long Zhentian immediately summoned all the elders to discuss a course of action.

"Sect master, are we really going to swallow this insult?" an elder asked gravely, a trace of anger in his voice.

Long Zhentian sneered, a chill flashing in his eyes. "Swallow it? Of course not! But Dugu Bo is a Titled Douluo, after all. For now, our Earth Dragon Sect still can't contend with him directly."

"Then what do you mean to do?" another elder asked with a frown.

"Wait!" Long Zhentian said coldly. "Wait for the right opportunity, then make him pay!"

"But the young master and the others..." an elder said hesitantly.

A trace of grief flashed in Long Zhentian's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I will avenge Aotian and the others! But for now, we must bide our time!"

The Earth Dragon Sect's elders nodded in agreement.

They knew Long Zhentian's decision was correct. Faced with an expert like Dugu Bo, acting rashly would only plunge the Earth Dragon Sect into a land of eternal damnation.

"We are an affiliated sect of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, after all. Should we ask them to intervene?" an elder suggested.

"It's no use. With a Titled Douluo involved, there's no way they'll step in to help us, much less when the one who died wasn't their core heir." Long Zhentian shook his head.

"We can only take this revenge ourselves. From now on, I'll steel myself and cultivate hard, so I can break through to Level 90 and become a Titled Douluo as soon as possible."

"As long as I can break through, Dugu Bo will be nothing to fear!"

"I hear Dugu Bo is at the very bottom among Titled Douluo!"

"Our Martial Soul is the Earth Dragon, which gives us an innate advantage!"

Long Zhentian was supremely confident.

Next, he would devote himself to cultivation.

All the resources would be concentrated on him.

That would allow him to break through from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo as soon as possible!

Meanwhile, Dai Fei had returned to Heaven Dou City.

He found an inn and settled in, then began sorting through the gains from his trip to Sunset Forest.

"A Six Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's inner core..."

Dai Fei murmured to himself, satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

He knew these gains were enough to take his strength to another level.

"Next, I'll refine the inner core."

Dai Fei thought to himself, then sat down cross-legged and began circulating the Geng Metal Sacred Art, preparing to refine the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's inner core.

But just as he was about to begin refining it, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the window.

Dai Fei frowned, walked over to the window, and looked outside.

A group of disciples dressed in Earth Dragon Sect attire were hurrying down the street, every one of them wearing a grave expression.

People from the Earth Dragon Sect? What are they doing here? Dai Fei wondered, but he gave it no further thought. Instead, he turned back to the room and continued cultivating.

He knew his own strength was what mattered most. Only by becoming stronger could he gain a foothold in this world.

"Dugu Bo, the Earth Dragon Sect... Forget it. None of this has anything to do with me."

"Let them fight like dogs. Raising my own cultivation is what matters most."

Dai Fei murmured, then closed his eyes and began refining the inner core with all his strength.