Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 194 Conflict
After deciding to go to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Chen Feng and his group of four decided not to rest and planned to travel through the night.

However, for safety's sake, Tang San sent two clones to scout the surrounding area.

At the same time, he maintained communication with the surrounding plants to avoid unexpected encounters with powerful soul beasts.

During their journey, they did encounter several soul beasts, most of which were thousand-year-old, but there was also a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

The group of four avoided contact with spirit beasts, mainly to avoid getting into a fight and making too much noise, which would attract the attention of more spirit beasts.

Moreover, that ten-thousand-year-old soul beast was not suitable for Xiao Wu, so they carefully went around it.

They arrived at the outer edge of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well without any major incidents. Tang San looked at the poison array in front of him and took out a few pills to give to the other three.

Then he explained to Zhao Wuji:

"Poison Douluo has set up a very powerful poison array here. Even soul beasts that are over ten thousand years old dare not enter. Although the harm to soul masters is not as great as that to soul beasts, anyone below level seventy will surely die if they step into it. Even a soul saint like you, Teacher Zhao, will be affected if you go in. These pills can protect the human body from the harm of toxins."

Zhao Wuji looked curiously at the pill in Tang San's hand, then at the silent mountain before him, and asked:
"So, there aren't any spirit beasts inside?"

“Yes, that’s right,” Tang San said calmly.

His mother had already transformed into a human, and strictly speaking, she wasn't a soul beast, so there was nothing wrong with what he said.

"In that case, you can go in and find His Majesty Haotian. I won't go in," Zhao Wuji said after thinking for a moment.

"Huh? Teacher Zhao, aren't you going in?" Tang San asked in surprise.

"Well, well, we're not very familiar with each other, and I feel it's inconvenient to go in and disturb them. You guys go in yourselves, I'll go back and check on the dean and the others first," Zhao Wuji said, scratching his head.

"That's fine too." Tang San and the other two exchanged glances and then nodded.

Thus, Chen Feng and the other two arrived at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire once again, while Zhao Wuji returned towards the Illusion Demon Tree.

After Zhao Wuji left, Xiao Wu suggested:

"How about we don't go in and disturb Uncle Tang Hao? I'll just stay here and condense my spirit rings. What do you guys think?"

“It’s not safe.” Chen Feng shook his head. “It’s easy for passersby or soul beasts to find you here. Even with the poison array as a barrier, it’s still a risk if someone sees you condensing your soul ring. It’s safer to go inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.”

“Xiao Feng is right.” Tang San agreed with Chen Feng’s caution. “Besides, when we’re done and go back to find everyone, the three of us alone can’t get there. Dad will have to take us.”

"Alright then, let's go inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire." Xiao Wu didn't insist on her opinion anymore.

She glanced at Chen Feng and sighed:

"On another note, I feel that Xiaofeng, you are really reliable in your work, and you don't reveal any flaws at all."

"Think things through before you act, and you can do it too." Chen Feng swallowed the anti-poison pill and walked into the poison array.

"I think things through before I do anything, but I still can't be as meticulous as you," Xiao Wu muttered.

Chen Feng turned around and looked her up and down, then sighed deeply.

"Hey! What do you mean? Do you think I'm stupid?" Xiao Wu was getting a little angry.

"I didn't mean that at all. I just think you, well, how should I put it? You're as holy as ever, right?" Chen Feng rummaged through his vocabulary for a long time before finally finding a reasonably nice-sounding word.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with a blank expression, "Xiao San, what do you mean by that?"

"I don't know either," Tang San said, equally puzzled.

Xiao Wu wanted to ask Chen Feng again, but Chen Feng refused to speak no matter what.

The three arrived at the cliff above the valley. Looking at the rising mist in front of them, Xiao Wu said with some difficulty:
"How do we get down here?"

When they first came here, they were with Dugu Bo and Tang Hao, so going down the cliff was naturally not difficult for them.

But now that it's just the three of them, Xiao Wu is a bit at a loss. She doesn't have much ability in this area, and she can't just rely on teleporting, can she?
If she gets the Invincible Golden Body, she can just jump down. She won't die from the fall since she can activate the Golden Body at the last moment.

"We can just walk down," Tang San said, squatting down and pressing his palms to the ground.

The next moment, a wooden staircase appeared before the three of them and began to descend.

Chen Feng originally wanted to test the gliding ability of his small wings, but since there were steps in front of him, it would be better to take the steps.

The wooden steps were firmly rooted in the mountain, making them very stable to walk on, allowing the three of them to reach the area around the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire below the valley without any incident.

Tang Hao was already waiting there; the three of them could not be hidden from him.

"Mistress, you're here. Wait, mistress, what's wrong with your hair?" Tang Hao's eyes widened.

"I'm a Soul Master now, and my bloodline has fully awakened. Dad, are you and Mom doing alright here?" Tang San asked.

"We're fine." Tang Hao stepped forward to check on his son and smiled happily.

"Good, good, Ah Yin, don't you think our son looks more and more like you?"

The Blue Silver Emperor, not far away, swayed gently, as if in response.

It's been almost a year since I last saw the Blue Silver Emperor, and it's grown a bit since then. Clearly, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has a very good effect on promoting the growth of plant-type soul beasts.

"By the way, is there something you need this time?" Tang Hao asked.

"Yes, we came here to find a soul beast to condense our soul rings. Xiao Wu also broke through to level 40 along the way and needs a safe place to condense her soul rings. We thought this place would be the safest place, so we asked Teacher Zhao to bring us here," Tang San nodded and said.

"Zhao Wuji? Where is he?"

"Teacher Zhao dropped us off and then went to the main group, saying it wasn't convenient for us to come in and disturb them."

"Oh, in that case, little girl, you can begin. It's perfect timing for Xiao Wu to tell me about your situation over this period of time." Tang Hao led the three of them to the wooden house and asked Xiao Wu to go inside to condense her soul rings.

Tang San, Chen Feng, and Tang Hao sat down outside and chatted about what had happened in the past six months.

Meanwhile, Flanders also began his work of protecting the Phantom Tree.

When the Phantom Tree is preparing for transplantation, its disguise will completely disappear, and its self-defense capabilities will be reduced to a minimum.

At this time, Flander and the others need to guard the Phantom Tree to prevent it from being threatened by Soul Masters or Soul Beasts who discover the anomalies here.

The first day went fairly well; only a few spirit beasts that sensed the presence of this place came over, but they were all scared away by Flander and his group.

The situation became complicated on the second day, not because of the spirit beasts, but because of the people.

After breakfast, everyone began cultivating around the Illusionary Demon Tree. Flander and Liu Erlong were explaining the matter of soul power compression to Zhao Wuji. After a year of hard work, they had successfully vaporized their soul power and were now passing on their insights to Zhao Wuji.

Just as Zhao Wuji was trying to condense his own soul power, a faint sound came from afar, which seemed to be the roar of some kind of soul beast.

After the roar, the ground trembled slightly, and the tremor gradually intensified. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be that some kind of large soul beast was approaching.

In addition, faint human voices could be heard:

"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even catch a single beast? Dad, you should do it."

"Don't worry, it can't escape."

Flanders was naturally alerted by the commotion. Just as they were about to wake the students who were cultivating, Gu Yueling opened her eyes first and looked in the direction from which the noise came, a cold glint in her eyes.

Before long, a burly soul beast charged over, its body covered in wounds, with blood staining most of its body.

This soul beast was covered in iron-gray armor plates, had a single horn growing from its head, and its eyes were full of fear and helplessness.

“It’s a ten-thousand-year-old Ironclad Earth Dragon. It seems to have been hunted down by a Soul Master.” The master recognized the species of the Soul Beast.

The students were all awakened at this moment. Gu Yueling stood in the crowd, her face more gloomy than ever before.

"It's pregnant," Gu Yueling said softly.

"What?" The master looked at her in surprise.

Gu Yueling pointed to the armored earth dragon's plump belly, "There's a child inside its belly."

"You can tell that?" Oscar looked surprised, and everyone else was also very surprised.

Gu Yueling didn't explain further, but simply watched the suddenly appearing armored earth dragon quietly.

The armored earth dragon seemed to have not expected to encounter another group of people. Looking at the Hydra Academy students in front of it, it revealed deep despair and a trace of confusion in its eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, the armored earth dragon knelt on all fours in front of everyone, its head lowered, whimpering.

"It's begging us to live, something only a pregnant female beast would do," the master said in a deep voice. "It seems that what Gu Yue said is true; this armored earth dragon is pregnant."

"Dean, what should we do?" Dai Mubai asked Flander.

The next second, Flander made his move. He went to the kneeling Ironclad Earth Dragon and slapped away the boulder that was about to hit it.

Then he stood still, quietly waiting for the person coming from afar.

The others were taken aback at first, but then followed and stood with Flander.

A short while later, the people from afar appeared; they were several people dressed in yellow and white outfits.

The leader was a young man, but his hair and eyebrows were white, and he had a pair of dragon horn-like ornaments on his head, which gave him a sense of majesty and vicissitude.

The person next to him looks very similar to him, but appears younger, with black hair and eyebrows.

The others surrounded the two men, treating them with great respect.

“Sacred Dragon Sect.” The master’s gaze fell on the newcomer’s chest, where there was a dragon-shaped symbol.

"What is that thing?" Ma Hongjun asked in confusion.

“One of the four lower sects,” Dai Mubai answered his question.

"Oh"

"Hey! Where did you guys come from? This is our Holy Dragon Sect hunting souls, get lost!" Before Flander could even speak, the people on the other side started yelling.

"What kind of thing is the Holy Dragon Sect? Telling people to get lost right off the bat? Didn't your parents teach you any manners?" Dai Mubai retorted coldly.

He's not a good-tempered person; if the other person speaks politely, he'll naturally respond politely as well.

But if the other side doesn't speak human language, Dai Mubai won't tolerate it.

"You!" The man who had been shouting was about to continue speaking when the leader raised his hand, and he obediently shut his mouth.

"I am Tuoba Xi, the sect leader of the Holy Dragon Sect. Are you all here to hunt souls as well?" the leader asked calmly.

"I am Flander, the dean of the Hydra Academy. Greetings, Sect Master Tuoba. I brought my students here to obtain soul rings. I never expected to run into you all from the Holy Dragon Sect. It must be fate," Flander said with a smile and a fist salute.

"Hydra Academy?" Tuoba Xi's face showed a hint of doubt. "Does such an academy exist?"

"It seems to be a newly opened academy in Tiandou City. I'm not too sure, but I feel like I've heard the name Flander somewhere before," said the young man next to Tuoba Xi.

Their Holy Dragon Sect is located within the Kingdom of Silves, not far from here, which is why they came here for this Soul Hunt.

However, it was clear that these people didn't know much about the affairs of Tiandou City.

"Flander, the four-eyed owl?" Tuoba Xi asked after thinking for a moment.

“It is I,” Flanders said.

"I didn't expect you to own an academy in Tiandou City." Tuoba Xi exchanged a few casual pleasantries, then glanced at the armored earth dragon kneeling behind Flander and said:

"This is the soul beast my son wanted. What do you mean by blocking my way here?"

Flanders said with a chuckle:
"I was just about to ask Sect Leader Tuoba for some face, but this armored earth dragon is pregnant. I hope your sect can spare its life for now, and we can hunt it down and take its ring after it gives birth."

"Tch, it's precisely because it's pregnant that I'm killing it, otherwise how can I have the baby dragon feast?" The young man beside Tuoba Xi sneered.

"Don't you need its spirit ring?" Gu Yueling asked in a cold voice.

"Of course not," the young man said impatiently. "I already said it's for the baby dragon feast, don't you understand?"

"You're going to perform a cesarean section to remove the baby?" Gu Yueling frowned deeply. "Don't you think that's too cruel?"

"What's so cruel about treating soul beasts? This kind of young dragon meat is so tender." The young man scoffed. "Seriously, aren't you all being a bit too nosy? What business is it of yours whether soul beasts live or die?"

“Even hunters who specialize in hunting soul beasts generally wouldn’t hunt pregnant soul beasts. What you’re doing isn’t very proper,” the master said, frowning.

"I'm happy to do it," the young man said nonchalantly.

(End of this chapter)