Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 171 Re-entering the Star Dou Great Forest

As soon as Yang Ping'an stepped out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Li Gui appeared before him in a black shadow.

Yang Ping'an nodded slightly: "Uncle Li Gui, are there any top-grade metal-attribute soul beasts around 30,000 years old in this Sunset Forest?"

Li Gui shook his head: "Mr. Yang, I have been exploring the Doomsday Forest for half a month recently. There are quite a few metal-attribute soul beasts, but there are no top-grade soul beasts around 30,000 years old, nor are there any dragon-attribute soul beasts around 30,000 years old."

After absorbing the soul bone and confirming that he had reached level 50, Yang Ping'an asked Li Gui to search around to see if he could find a suitable soul beast.

Although Sunset Forest is known as one of the three great soul beast forests of Douluo Continent, high-level soul beasts are relatively rare overall. There are only a handful of soul beasts over 50,000 years old, and there is not a single soul beast that meets Yang Ping'an's current needs in terms of both age and quality.

Yang Ping'an thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Li Gui, let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest now. The soul beast I want should be there."

Li Gui hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Yang, the Star Dou Great Forest is too dangerous. Although there are many top-grade soul beasts there, the area is too large and difficult to find. Should I inform Elder Ju and Elder Gui? If they lead the team, it will be safer to go to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Yang Ping'an shook his head: "Forget it, they have things to do too. I won't trouble Master and Uncle this time. A 30,000-year-old soul beast should live in the mixed zone. With your Soul Douluo strength, there shouldn't be any problem."

Li Gui had no choice but to agree. After all, killing a 30,000-year-old soul beast wasn't too difficult for him. It was just that the Star Dou Great Forest was too dangerous, and he wouldn't normally want to venture in.

The two quickly left Sunset Forest and headed straight for Starry Sky Forest.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Ping'an still summoned the Purple Gold Mastiff to explore the way using its sense of smell and its own perception.

Li Gui was also surprised. It was the first time he had seen someone use a soul beast to scout the way, and they actually managed to avoid several soul beasts along the way. It seemed to be quite effective. No wonder Yang Ping'an, a mere quasi-soul king, dared to come to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After spending ten days, the two arrived at the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest from the Sunset Forest.

The real trouble is finding soul beasts. Even in the mixed zone, the width is a full 500 kilometers, which is almost half the area of ​​the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

While Yang Ping'an and Li Gui were searching for soul beasts, many changes were taking place in the outside world.

All the spies who had been searching for information about Yang Ping'an had returned to their respective forces. Basically, all the forces knew that Yang Ping'an had now disappeared, and there was no information about him at all, as if he had vanished into thin air.

The most furious was Yu Luomian of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. Originally, the sect leader Yu Yuanzhen had already written a letter to the Dragon Duke, thinking that everything was going smoothly and that as long as the Soul Master Competition ended, Yang Ping'an could be brought back to the sect so that they could make good use of this talent. But this kid first hid in the Spirit Hall and then disappeared, which was a huge disgrace.

Yu Xiaogang was even more frustrated. This Yang Ping'an had not only contradicted him many times, but also completely disregarded his contributions to the Soul Master world. On the contrary, he had a unique perspective on the research of Martial Souls. If he could bring him back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he would definitely be able to help his future Martial Soul growth.

Since absorbing his third spirit ring, Yu Xiaogang has once again hit a bottleneck. His cultivation progress has been minimal, and his spirit power has barely increased.

After continuously consuming beast meat, Luo Sanpao did indeed grow considerably, his size increasing significantly. Originally only about 1.5 meters long, he has now grown to 2 meters.

However, Luo Sanpao seems to be only interested in the meat of dragon-attribute soul beasts, or rather, the flesh and blood of dragon-attribute soul beasts. He is very averse to other soul beasts and particularly likes the blood of freshly killed dragon-type soul beasts.

Moreover, after consuming soul beast meat for an extended period of time recently, Luo Sanpao's originally gentle personality seems to have become extremely irritable, showing a tendency to develop into a ferocious beast.

But no matter how much Yu Xiaogang thought about it, it seemed that Luo Sanpao had hit a bottleneck and there was no way to improve further.

At the same time, Pope Bibi Dong also summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

Yang Ping'an's sudden disappearance is clearly because Chrysanthemum Douluo hid his disciple, and the fact that four Title Douluos were mobilized this time is obviously no small matter.

Bibi Dong's face darkened: "Elder Ju, Elder Gui, what major event have you two accomplished by mobilizing such a large force?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's face showed a look of horror: "Your Holiness, I was just escorting Yang Ping'an away this time, and I didn't do anything big."

Bibi Dong sneered, "To escort a disciple away, do you really need to send four Title Douluos? Four Title Douluos could wipe out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Is there no other purpose behind this?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Your Holiness, I was only here to seek revenge on Dugu Bo, and I have already killed him."

Bibi Dong was furious. Her soul power immediately spread throughout the entire hall, and even Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo felt great pressure.

Just then, Bibi Dong suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Hmm, this is quite interesting. I didn't expect Elder Ju and Elder Gui to have both broken through to level 96. It seems you've gained quite a bit this time."

Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly spoke up: "Your Holiness, we sought out Dugu Bo this time to avenge what happened back then. We have already killed Dugu Bo and obtained two soul bones."

Bibi Dong snorted coldly: "You have worked diligently for the Spirit Hall these past few years. If you want a ten-thousand-year soul bone, there is absolutely no need to kill Dugu Bo."

"Furthermore, you should be aware that Dugu Bo is a guest minister of the Heaven Dou Empire. Killing him rashly could easily provoke the Heaven Dou Empire's hatred, and might even trigger a war between the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire. The consequences of that would be something you cannot afford."

"Besides, the price we would have to pay to get Serpent Spear and Spirit Kite to help would probably be very high, and it certainly wouldn't be for just two soul bones."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's face showed a trace of fear, and he couldn't help but swallow before speaking: "Your Holiness, in fact, our actions this time were also to eliminate the hidden danger of the Spirit Hall. Dugu Bo has always been an enemy of our Spirit Hall, and as the backer of Prince Xue Xing, he often opposes His Highness. Especially if a war breaks out in the future, I'm afraid a large number of our Spirit Hall's soul masters will die at Dugu Bo's hands."

Bibi Dong waved her hand: "Elder Ju, don't put it so high and mighty. I can understand that you have some selfish motives. Killing Dugu Bo is indeed of use to our Spirit Hall overall, but why didn't you inform me of this beforehand? Perhaps we could have planned it better."

Chrysanthemum Douluo gritted his teeth, seemingly making a decision before speaking: "Your Holiness the Pope, this was mainly Yang Ping'an's plan. The real purpose was to seize the herb garden that Dugu Bo hid in Sunset Forest. It is very suitable for cultivation and has also planted many top-grade herbs."

Bibi Dong nodded: "That's not surprising. I didn't expect Elder Ju to be so ruthless as to take action against Dugu Bo for the sake of your disciple. It seems you value your disciple very much."

"But in any case, killing Dugu Bo has interfered with our subsequent actions against the Heaven Dou Empire. I hope you will not act on your own behind my back in the future."

"And judging from your and Ghost Douluo's appearance, it seems you've reaped quite a harvest from Dugu Bo's herb garden. Shouldn't you contribute some spiritual herbs to my Spirit Hall? After all, if this is exposed, my Spirit Hall will bear all the consequences."

Chrysanthemum Douluo was shocked. He never expected Bibi Dong to say such a thing. It seemed that he would have to pay a price this time. However, it seemed that everything was in Yang Ping'an's plan. Even the immortal herbs had been prepared in advance.

Thinking of this, Chrysanthemum Douluo took out a jade box from his soul tool. Inside the jade box was the immortal herb that Yang Ping'an had given him. With this immortal herb, he would definitely be able to get through the ordeal.

After Bibi Dong opened the jade box, inside was a white, crystal-clear flower, which looked as pure and spotless as a blue lotus and white lotus root, and was indeed the Narcissus Jade Skin and Bones.

Even though Bibi Dong was very knowledgeable, she had never seen this immortal herb before, but the transcendent aura emanating from the Narcissus Jade Skin and Bone clearly indicated that it was not an ordinary plant.

Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly introduced, "Your Holiness, the jade box contains the Narcissus Jade Bone, which was presented to Your Holiness by my disciple Yang Ping'an. It is a rare spiritual herb that can nourish tendons and bones and open up the eight meridians. If a Soul Master consumes it, it can greatly increase Soul Power and even improve the Soul Master's aptitude."

Bibi Dong finally smiled slightly: "Your little apprentice is quite thoughtful. This spirit herb must have been prepared by him for Nana. It seems he knows me very well."

"This spiritual herb is so precious that I will accept his gift. However, you should tell him not to try such tricks again. Otherwise, I will not hesitate to announce to the world that he is your disciple. At worst, I will let him hide in my Spirit Hall to cultivate."

Chrysanthemum Douluo finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for thinking so highly of my disciple, Your Holiness the Pope. I will definitely teach him diligently and will never let you down."

Bibi Dong nodded: "It's just a small herb garden. If he likes it, let him manage it. Anyway, he's your apprentice, so you'll be responsible for any trouble he causes in the future."

"By the way, how's the matter with Dugu Bo going? Hopefully, it hasn't been discovered yet?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly and carefully explained the course of the operation, and even assured everyone: "This time we made our move deep in the Sunset Forest, a place rarely visited by people. With the senses of the four of us, absolutely no one would have noticed us. Moreover, the scene has been dealt with, so no one will have noticed anything unusual."

After Chrysanthemum Douluo and the other person finished explaining everything, Bibi Dong stroked Narcissus Jade's skin and bones by herself: "He is quite an interesting child. He knows when to advance and retreat. I hope he is a smart person and will not become an enemy of my Spirit Hall."

(End of this chapter)