Bi Bi Dong's feat of slaying the veteran powerhouse Tang Zhen spread through the entire Soul Master Realm like a typhoon sweeping through the night!
Achieving this at the age of twenty-nine.
The prestige of Rakshasa Douluo Bi Bi Dong had completely overshadowed Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo who had only held the title of youngest Titled Douluo for a few days.
With their sect leader publicly executed,
although some in the Clear Sky School channeled their grief into strength, more were utterly terrified.
The Spirit Hall had reversed its previous decline.
The idle gossip about the Pope's major defeat no longer affected them at all.
They would welcome an even more powerful Pope!
The Spirit Hall was destined to become great again!
Yet despite Bi Bi Dong's current overwhelming prominence, that storm had yet to reach the Sunset Forest shrouded by the same night.
Even if it had arrived,
Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others were still within the valley containing the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire, completely cut off from any outside news.
Rising mist floated in the air.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had already sat cross-legged on the ground, meditating with his eyes closed.
Dugu Xin and Dugu Yan were busy preparing to cook a pot of soup with some herbs and spirit beast meat to satisfy their hunger.
"Grandfather, what are you thinking about?"
Suddenly,
Dugu Yan approached Dugu Bo with her hands behind her back and inquired.
"Nothing."
Dugu Bo gazed at the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire, sighed softly in his heart, and shook his head.
In truth, he was still preoccupied with what Jin Yue'er had said earlier—that Ye Tian could save their Dugu Family. Ye Tian's current uncertain fate was truly agonizing for him.
After all, Ye Tian had never explicitly stated whether he actually had the capability or not!
It would be fine if he didn't, but what if he did?
If Ye Tian died, his Dugu Family would lose hope once again.
Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly and asked curiously:
"Yan Yan, why have you come?"
"Father sent me to ask you to inquire if Your Excellency has any dietary restrictions..."
"..."
Dugu Bo was taken aback.
Jin E overheard and slightly lifted his eyelids, saying softly:
"Anything without poison is fine."
"..."
In the distance.
Jin Yue'er and Qian Renxue temporarily set aside their worries about Ye Tian and began harvesting the immortal herbs recorded in the Herbal Compendium.
No one knew what condition Ye Tian was in now.
Not even he himself could be certain.
Only after truly consuming those two extreme herbs
did Ye Tian realize the immense pain he would have to endure.
The opposing energies of ice and fire had partially neutralized each other, yet they raged violently within his body. The clash of ice and fire, erupting instantly under the impact of their energies,
left Ye Tian without even a chance to resist.
Shortly after plunging into the alternating heat and cold of the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire, he had already fallen into unconsciousness.
The Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire remained as distinctly separated as ever.
Not a trace of Ye Tian could be found.
Time flowed like water.
From night to dawn, from dawn to sunset.
The sun and moon cycled several times.
Another three days had passed.
Night fell once more, darkness enveloping the land.
The Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire emitted a soft glow under the hazy moonlight.
The agreed-upon time had arrived.
Yet Ye Tian still had not surfaced.
It seemed as though he had completely vanished from these waters.
Jin Yue'er silently kept watch at the very edge.
Not daring to approach too closely unless absolutely necessary.
Her eyes were rimmed red, as if she had just finished crying and throwing a tantrum, her mouth pouted in a sulk. Traces of blood still lingered at the corners of her lips, though it wasn't from battle—it was the backlash from the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
Qian Renxue, on the other hand, seemed completely unaffected. She sat cross-legged beside Golden Crocodile Douluo, staring blankly into the distance at the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire, lost in thought. Over the past three days, she had already heard Golden Crocodile Douluo's report about Bi Bi Dong slaying Tang Zhen. It was impressive, but she had no interest in dwelling on the hypocritical righteousness of her father's murderer. Nor did she care to learn about the Clear Sky School's successive defeats under that woman's leadership. All she wanted was for Ye Tian to emerge from the water soon.
Somehow, she could sense that Ye Tian was still alive!
It was only because of this conviction that she had used force to snatch Ye Tian's Green Pearl Wristguard back from Jin Yue'er. Ye Tian wasn't dead yet—there was no need for Jin Yue'er to gorge herself to death on pills, or to stuff her mouth full of Bright Soul Nourishing Pills and rush into the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire, seeking a painless death through the euphoria induced by the pills. There was no reason for her to sacrifice herself needlessly for Ye Tian.
Qian Renxue slowly withdrew her gaze, lowering her eyes to the Soul Guidance Device fastened around her wrist. A flicker of understanding passed through her eyes—it seemed she had finally figured it out. The unexpected items inside—those long metal rods and round iron lumps—what were they? Their shapes exactly matched the "Fire Tipped Spear" and "Palm Thunder" that Ye Tian had once bragged about to them. So, he had already made them. But if that was the case, why had he kept it a secret from them? Qian Renxue couldn't quite understand.
On the fourth day, before the break of dawn, a blazing Holy Light flared within the Star Dou Great Forest, followed by earth-shaking roars.
"Great Sumeru Hammer—!"
Tang Hao, covered in blood and mud, had crimson energy coiling around his meridians, reinforcing his nearly broken body and keeping it sturdy and reliable. Clutching the child in swaddling clothes, he stood with several dimmed Spirit Rings beneath his feet. Three black Spirit Rings shattered, transforming into a dark torrent that poured into the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand. He swung it upward to clash with the colossal sword descending from the sky.
Strangely, with a deafening boom—thick smoke billowed, uprooting swathes of trees. Golden light tore through the dust. When Qian Daoliu looked down, his expression turned grim. Tang Hao's body was already at its limit—how could he repeatedly use Ring Detonation to evade pursuit? What in the world was going on?!
In the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life shimmered like a brilliant pearl, radiating a hazy glow. At the center of the mist-enshrouded lake, a pink cocoon pulsed like a heartbeat, within which something resembling an infant could be seen.
"Roar—!"
By the lakeside, a mountain seemingly carved from granite opened lantern-like golden eyes and let out a bestial roar toward the distant commotion.
Splash!
From the Lake of Life, a massive bovine head emerged. Its body, several times thicker than a water vat, exuded an overwhelming pressure.
A gentle voice spoke, "Da Ming, Er Ming, don't be nervous. No one will make it here."
"Roar!"
The mountain by the lake emitted a low growl before gradually settling into silence.
Standing at the lakeside was a beautiful woman with rabbit ears, her head wrapped in a headscarf like a village woman, yet unable to conceal her stunning beauty. If Ye Tian were here, he would surely have mistaken her for his eccentric teacher.
The beautiful woman gazed curiously toward the outside world.
Unconsciously, her thoughts drifted to the human woman she had once saved.
She didn't know whether letting her daughter take human form was right or wrong, but the heavenly tribulation was merciless.
Their bloodline wasn't particularly strong.
——
The morning sun hung in the sky.
The Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire finally showed movement, the center of the spring seeming to boil.
Something was about to emerge!
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