Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 43 The Return Journey

Half a month later, Ye Li had almost finished her studies at Yuexuan. After bidding farewell to Yuexuan's owner, Tang Yuehua, Ye Li planned to do one last thing—the Blue Silver Emperor—before returning to the Spirit Hall.

Brigitte carried Ye Li towards Nottingham City. Ye Li's flying speed was too slow on his own, and besides, he didn't have spatial elements at the moment, so Brigitte had to carry him.

High in the sky, two streaks of light, one green and one white, flashed by at lightning speed. After a day of flying, Biji and Ye Li finally arrived above Holy Soul Village. Looking down at the villagers coming and going, Ye Li felt nothing.

"If I remember correctly, it should be right here."

Ye Li nodded to Bi Ji, and then the two of them landed on the ground.

"Sister Brigitte, can you sense the life force within it?" Ye Li asked. Brigitte was definitely better at sensing life force than she was. Even though the Blue Silver Emperor had turned into a seed, its tenacious vitality was far beyond that of ordinary flowers and plants.

"I'll give it a try." Brigitte nodded, her beautiful eyes slightly closed, and her divine sense spread out in all directions. After a while, Brigitte opened her eyes and looked in one direction.

"Ah Li, I've found it, come with me."

Biji led Ye Li toward a hillside. After passing through a forest, Ye Li finally saw a hidden cave. The entrance was blocked by a rock, which was very tightly sealed.

Standing before the rock, Ye Li conjured a ball of cyan flame in her hand. Upon contact with the rock, the massive rock instantly melted, revealing a small blue grass with golden veins, brimming with vitality.

Blue Silver Emperor seemed slightly startled upon sensing the auras of Ye Li and Bi Ji. Were they also soul beasts?

Ye Li took out a flowerpot she had prepared beforehand from her soul tool, transplanted the Blue Silver Emperor into the flowerpot, bit her finger, and dripped her pale golden blood onto the roots of the Blue Silver Emperor, causing it to take root quickly. The phoenix blood contained the power of rebirth, which had a strong attraction to any soul beast or human.

He then placed the Blue Silver Emperor in the secret realm of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where the cultivation speed was ten times that of the outside world. With the addition of Ye Li's Nirvana Power, the Blue Silver Emperor was able to recover at the fastest speed.

"I'll keep the right leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor for you. I don't need it myself, but my avatar, my brother Li Ye, can use it." Ye Li said excitedly as he dug up the newly added soil.

After finishing everything, Ye Li walked out of the cave and came to Bi Ji, who was waiting for him not far away.

"You've obtained the Blue Silver Emperor, which has a cultivation of 100,000 years." Bi Ji said to Ye Li.

"That's right. The Blue Silver Emperor is, after all, one of our soul beast clan. Since there is hope for its revival, I will help if I can," Ye Li said calmly.

"Is Tang San of Shrek Academy the son of this Blue Silver Emperor?" Brigitte voiced her thoughts. She had also observed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and she probably would have been deceived if she hadn't looked closely.

"That's right, Tang San is indeed the son of the Blue Silver Emperor, and that rabbit was also a soul beast transformed from a 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit," Ye Li said.

"Ah Li, is this why you entered Shrek Academy?" Brigitte looked at Ye Li with a slight smile.

"Okay, Sister Biji, let's go back, back to the Spirit Hall." Ye Li nodded.

After returning, Ye Li and Bi Ji did not fly, but took a carriage back. The scenery along the way was really not very beautiful. It took them half a month to return to Wuhun City.

Looking at the Spirit Hall, which he had not seen for a long time, Ye Li said, "The three-year period has come to an end, and I, Ye Li, have returned."

"Alright, we've only been gone a short time, and you're already feeling sentimental?" Brigitte smiled and looked at Ye Li.

"Halt! Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to trespass on the sacred grounds of the Papal Palace!"

Ye Li brought Bi Ji to the front of the Papal Palace, where they were stopped by two Templar Knights guarding the entrance.

"Damn, how long has it been? My identity as the 'Holy Maiden' of the Spirit Hall has already been forgotten? Whatever, I've already given away all my tokens, I'll just let out a shout first." Ye Li muttered to herself.

"Do you know who I am?" Ye Li looked at the two guards with an amused expression.

"I don't care who you are, I can't let you in without permission." One of the temple guards looked at Ye Li with a solemn expression.

"I..." Ye Li was speechless.

"I am Ye Li, the 'Holy Maiden' of the Spirit Hall, and the personal disciple of Pope Bibi Dong. Are you still going to stop me now?" Ye Li looked at the two guards of the Holy Hall with no patience left.

"The Spirit Hall's 'Holy Maiden'? Show us your token. Otherwise, how will we know if you're an imposter?"

Upon hearing Ye Li's identity, the other temple guard stared intently at her. Seeing that Ye Li couldn't produce a token to prove her identity, the two exchanged a glance and realized, "Well, another imposter."

"I... Damn it, if I still had the token on me, wouldn't I be able to take it out?" Ye Li looked at Bi Ji behind her with a sense of despair.

"Sister Brigitte, thank you for your help."

"This is the first time you've suffered a setback, Ali. It's quite rare." Brigitte then stepped forward and took out her token.

After examining Brigitte's token, the temple guards exchanged shocked glances. They realized they might have blocked the real saintess, and their careers were over. They then looked at Brigitte seriously and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Hmph, you just wait, I'll make you pay later."

Ye Li walked in as he spoke. Bi Ji looked at Ye Li helplessly, and then returned to the temple where the two of them lived. Ye Li entered the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong was sitting in the main seat dealing with government affairs, looking very busy.

"Sister, I'm back." Ye Li said respectfully to Bibi Dong.

Seeing Ye Li return, Bibi Dong smiled, but her gaze swept over Ye Li with a hint of alarm in her eyes. Bibi Dong's expression turned serious. "Ah Li, you've been to the City of Slaughter?"

Bibi Dong is a killing goddess, extremely sensitive to killing intent. Although Ye Li had completely controlled her killing intent, Bibi Dong could still tell at a glance. In the City of Slaughter, Bibi Dong had killed several thousand people, and after becoming the Pope, her decisive and ruthless nature had cultivated her killing intent to such a degree. Ye Li, on the other hand, possessed such killing intent even after leaving the City of Slaughter. It was unimaginable how many people Ye Li had killed in the City of Slaughter.

"I went there, and it took me more than a year to get over it," Ye Li said calmly.

"Ah Li, let me see your domain," Bibi Dong said, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Li.

"Phoenix Domain!" Ye Li said as he unleashed his domain. A phantom image of a phoenix pattern rapidly spread beneath his feet, and the crimson domain fluctuations expanded accordingly.

"This is the talent domain? The God of Slaughter domain has been assimilated?" Bibi Dong's mentality collapsed at this moment. Her disciple was really extraordinary.

"Yes, my innate domain has absorbed the God of Slaughter domain, and at the same time, it has also taken into account the aura of the God of Slaughter domain. Within my Phoenix Domain, everyone's strength will continue to increase, and there is no upper limit," Ye Li said, word by word.

"No limit? A prodigy! My disciple Ye Li has the potential to become a god!" Bibi Dong said excitedly.

"Uh, what teacher? I'm already a successor of God." Ye Li couldn't help but interrupt.

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(End of this chapter)