Douluo Continent: The original Yu Xiaogang brutally defeats Tang San at the start.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Tang San endured immense suffering during those three months.

During his final days at Notting College, he endured scorn and isolation.

No one wanted to team up with him anymore, and no one wanted to talk to him anymore.

Even the cafeteria ladies who served him food looked at him with a hint of pity and disdain.

Tang San's heart grew increasingly cold under the influence of emotional abuse.

He devoted all his energy to cultivation, day and night, without ever getting tired.

He finally made it to graduation.

After leaving Nottingham, he didn't linger for a moment. With his bag on his back, he resolutely stepped into the perilous Sunset Forest.

He had only one belief supporting him—that was the supreme treasure land deep in his memory, the place that could transform him and give him the absolute power to take revenge on Yu Xiaogang and on this world—the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire!

The dangers of the Sunset Forest far exceeded his imagination.

But relying on his past life as a Tang Sect disciple, his ability to adapt to harsh environments, and his relentless determination to never give up, he overcame countless hardships.

Finally, when both body and mind were on the verge of their limits, they found the secluded place of Dugu Bo, the Douluo poisoned by his memories.

"This is it! The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire! My destiny, my hope!"

Tang San's eyes gleamed with a crazy and burning light as he eagerly pushed open the stone door, which was covered by vines and led into the valley.

However, when he saw the scene inside the valley, the expression on his face froze instantly.

The envisioned medicinal garden, shrouded in ethereal mist, radiating precious light, and filled with exotic flowers and herbs, did not appear.

Instead, there was a scene of utter devastation!

A piece of land that had been turned upside down and was now completely empty!

All the divine herbs, including the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, the Fiery Apricot Delicate Grass, the Extraordinary Treasure Sky Chrysanthemum, and the Narcissus Jade Skin and Bone... those peerless divine herbs that had appeared countless times in his dreams and could transform him were all gone!

On the ground, only fresh pits of varying sizes and depths remained, the soil around the pits still damp.

Apart from the central spring, which was still slowly churning, half red and half milky white, there was nothing else!

"No...no...this is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Tang San stood there, stunned, his mind blank, as if he had been struck on the top of his head by a bolt of lightning from the heavens.

The burning light in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by blankness and disbelief.

The immense sense of loss and absurdity, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly overwhelmed all his psychological defenses.

Tang San could no longer suppress his inner collapse. He stopped his futile digging, his knees buckled, and he knelt heavily on the cold ground.

He slowly raised his head, gazing up at the sky, which was fragmented into a small piece by the valley, and let out a roar that had been suppressed to the extreme before finally exploding completely:

"Why! Why is it like this again!"

His roar was filled with endless grievances, anger, resentment, and despair.

Just as his mind was about to completely collapse and his will was sinking into the abyss of darkness, a cold and hoarse voice, carrying a hint of displeasure at being disturbed, sounded eerily behind him, like a ghost.

"Who are you? How did you trespass on my territory?"

Tang San's roar came to an abrupt halt.

He turned around abruptly and saw that at the entrance of the valley, there stood a strange old man with a thin figure and long, dark green hair.

The old man's eyes were emerald green, like two bottomless, icy pools, scrutinizing him with a critical and wary gaze.

His gaze revealed an intense killing intent that he made no attempt to conceal.

Dugu Bo!

Tang San's heart clenched, but the next second, endless despair made him forget his fear.

He scrambled forward like a drowning man grasping at a straw, his posture utterly humble, his voice urgent as he asked, "Senior! Senior! Are you the master of this place? May I ask... may I ask where the medicinal herbs are? Where have all the immortal herbs gone?"

Dugu Bo frowned, feeling no goodwill whatsoever towards this boy who had suddenly barged in and whose mental state seemed extremely abnormal.

He said coldly, "The herbs have already been taken by my friend to make the antidote. You're too late."

friend?

These two words, like two ice spikes coated with deadly poison, pierced Tang San's heart!

His heart skipped a beat and sank into an abyss.

A bone-chilling coldness shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

His lips trembled, and he asked in a tearful voice, "Who...who is it? Who is your friend? What's his name?"

Dugu Bo glanced at him impatiently; he had no interest in explaining himself to a kid of unknown origin.

He simply said coldly, "Considering your young age and lack of manners, get out. If I see you here again, you're dead."

The moment the words fell, a terrifying killing intent, as if it were tangible, erupted from Dugu Bo's body, like an invisible mountain, locking onto Tang San!

Tang San felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave; the blood in his entire body seemed to freeze at that moment, and he couldn't even move a single finger.

The pressure from a Title Douluo is terrifying!

But the despair and coldness in his heart far outweighed his physical fear of death.

His greatest opportunity... is gone!

It's completely gone!

A so-called "friend" beat me to it!

at the same time.

In Wuhun City, thousands of miles away, Lin Yuan, who was undergoing a new round of training behind the Papal Palace, suddenly heard a series of epic notification sounds in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that Tang San has arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and discovered that all opportunities have been intercepted by the host. Emotional value -90, mental breakdown, and deep despair!]

[Congratulations, host! You have gained 15000 points for defeating Tang San!]

[Ding! Tang San's corruption level +8%, current corruption level: 50%!]

[Ding! Warning! Tang San's corruption level has reached the 50% threshold, and his destiny as the Son of the World and the protection of the world's rules are violently shaken! The system's special reward mechanism has been triggered—generating a "Protagonist Aura Plunder" gift pack!]

[Gift pack generated! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Protagonist Aura Fragment (Immunity to Misfortune) x1! Protagonist Aura Fragment (Charm) x1! Protagonist Aura Fragment (Affinity for Opportunity) x1!]

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, his face showing a look of wild joy.

Finally...it's here!

Meanwhile, Tang San, who had been terrified by Dugu Bo's terrifying killing intent and fled the valley in a panic, was walking dejectedly through the Sunset Forest.

His eyes had lost all their luster; even anger and resentment had vanished.

He didn't need to ask or guess; he already knew who that person was.

"Yu... Xiao... Gang..."

Tang San lowered his head, his messy bangs obscuring his gloomy face, which looked as if it were about to drip water.

He squeezed out the name, word by word, from between his teeth, in a voice only he could hear.

"It must be you..."

"You destroyed my martial spirit, cut off my path forward, and now you're even going to steal my last glimmer of hope, my last bit of opportunity..."

"Why...why are you doing this to me?!"

"I...am going to...kill...you!"

He pronounced the last five words extremely slowly and softly, yet they contained a chill more piercing than ten-thousand-year-old ice and a resentment deeper than the deepest hell.

Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage, dappling his body, but it couldn't dispel the thick, impenetrable chill and darkness emanating from him.