Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 143 Returns!

Zhu Ziyang buried the events of the previous night deep in his heart, pretending that nothing had happened. The next morning, he left Shrek Academy with Jiang Nannan and embarked on their journey home.

Upon reaching the Soul King realm, Soul Masters gain the ability to fly at low altitudes, a significant advancement. After all, aside from flying-type Martial Souls, other Soul Masters need to rely on special Soul Skills, special Soul Bones, or flying Soul Tools to acquire flight abilities. To fly independently, one must reach the Soul King realm to achieve low-altitude flight, approximately ten meters above the ground. To truly master free flight, one must reach the Soul Saint realm.

Although it was just low-altitude flight, it was still much more convenient than walking or running. And so, on his way home, Zhu Ziyang was quite pleased with himself as he traveled forward by flying.

He held Jiang Nannan's slender waist, his eyes fixed on the surroundings ahead. Jiang Nannan wrapped her arms around Zhu Ziyang's body, her delicate frame pressed against him, her head resting on his shoulder, a look of contentment on her pretty face.

A day and a night later, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan passed through the Sunset Forest. Looking at this eerie and terrifying miasma-filled forest, Jiang Nannan was still shaken, even though a year had passed and her soul power had reached level 45. Zhu Ziyang's expression, however, was much more complex, showing fear, curiosity, hesitation, and contemplation.

Since the panicked evacuation last time, Zhu Ziyang had searched through all the books related to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Combined with Electrolux's speculation, he was basically certain that the mastermind behind the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was most likely the Sea God Tang San! The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well first appeared in historical records because of the Azure Scale Douluo, Dugu Bo, but the second, third, and subsequent appearances were all due to the Sea God Tang San. The divine sense Electrolux sensed, and the divinity of the strange, burly man, all pointed to the Sea God Tang San.

Without a doubt, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire was deliberately hidden by this sea god. As for why he hid it, early Tang Sect texts mention: "To protect the environment of this precious land, our ancestors left a decree forbidding future generations from disturbing it!"

Zhu Ziyang couldn't discern the truth of those words, but Tang San's desire to monopolize this blessed land was blatantly obvious. The divine sense in the clouds, the clusters of green scale flowers on the ground, and that unfamiliar burly man—all were methods he had left behind!

Is it really necessary for me to take this risk?

Zhu Ziyang pondered the pros and cons of this situation and passed by Tiandou City again.

The two traveled north, stopping at Zhangyang Village for half a day. This was Zhu Ziyang's third visit to awaken the martial souls of the children in Zhangyang Village. However, it was somewhat regrettable that, apart from the eleven children from the first visit who possessed soul power, none of the nine children from the second visit or the six children from this visit had innate soul power. However, what made Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan happy was that the little girl nicknamed Nannan, whose real name was Yang Zhenzhen, had decent cultivation talent and had already reached level 9, with a great chance of reaching level 10 before the age of ten.

Zhu Ziyang was prepared to go all the way and help her obtain her first spirit ring. In fact, if she was willing, it wouldn't be out of the question to let her enter the outer academy of Shrek Academy.

After leaving Zhangyangzhuang, the two did not linger and finally returned to Hezhuang, north of Anyang City, after three days.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home!" Zhu Ziyang shouted as he entered the house.

"Yangyang, you're back!" Zhu Changhe, Liang Ying, and Zhu Ziguang, who was being held in Liang Ying's arms, appeared in front of Zhu Ziyang and shouted happily.

Zhu Ziguang is already two years old. He looks somewhat like Zhu Ziyang, and his big, dark eyes look at his older brother curiously. The last time they met was two years ago, so he naturally doesn't remember Zhu Ziyang. However, the closeness of blood ties makes the little guy open his arms to Zhu Ziyang, his voice still a bit childish and unclear, "Ziyang, brother, older brother..."

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Zhu Ziyang spent half a month of leisure at home. Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying had not seen their eldest son for two years and naturally missed him very much. They ate delicious food almost every day and talked late into the night by candlelight, as if they wanted to pour all the longing of the past two years into these ten days.

When Zhu Ziyang left, there was a large amount of clothing in his Star Flame Ring, all of which Liang Ying had personally sewn for him over the past two years.

After half a month of deliberation, Zhu Ziyang finally made up his mind to embark on his journey back to Shrek Academy.

"Brother, are we really going into Sunset Forest?" Jiang Nannan asked with a worried expression. "Just the two of us, are we really sure we can manage?"

"Don't worry, I've already come up with a foolproof plan!" Zhu Ziyang said confidently.

His confidence inspired Jiang Nannan, and her worries dissipated considerably. With a firm gaze, she said, "Yes, I understand!"

The two quickly arrived at the location where they had entered Sunset Forest last time. After composing themselves, they strode into the forest. Although a year had passed, the Sunset Forest hadn't changed much. They easily found their way to the depths of the forest, to the patch of Emerald Scale Flowers.

Seeing the clearly visible path, Zhu Ziyang's anxiety suddenly eased. That path was the one Zhu Ziyang had cleared using the power of death last time. The fact that the burly man hadn't destroyed it after driving them away showed that he didn't care about this patch of green scale flowers.

"Nannan, let's begin!" Zhu Ziyang turned around and said to Jiang Nannan.

"Okay." Jiang Nannan nodded, then pointed in a direction and said, "Brother, this way."

"Very good, Nannan, stay behind me and don't move!" Zhu Ziyang said solemnly. After summoning the Life-Saving Scythe, he pointed to his shadow and made Jiang Nannan stand in it.

Jiang Nannan did as instructed, but she didn't notice that something seemed to be hidden in Zhu Ziyang's shadow.

Those were dark eyes, belonging to the Lich King, the king of the Lich race in the Undead Demiplane. Zhu Ziyang followed Ilex's advice and summoned the Lich King, whose strength was comparable to a level 94 Title Douluo, from the Undead Demiplane, letting him hide in his shadow to ensure absolute safety.

The Lich King possesses the ability to conceal himself from danger, allowing him to pull Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan into a shadowy space when they encounter danger, greatly ensuring their safety.

Zhu Ziyang's gaze was fixed on the Azure Scale Flowers in the direction he was heading. Electrolux had said that these flowers did not possess divine consciousness, so he could devour their life force without any worries and carve out a path.

He gripped the Life-Saving Scythe tightly, and the power of death within his body rapidly filled it. His eyes flashed, and with a sudden burst of strength, the scythe, brimming with the power of death, flew out, spinning at high speed and forming a death vortex that harvested the nearby Azure Scale Flowers. The vast life force was instantly devoured by the Life-Saving Scythe and fed back into Zhu Ziyang's body.

Zhu Ziyang began to refine this massive amount of life force, while simultaneously controlling the Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe and clearing away the Bi Lin Qi Jue Hua.

Some Azure Scale Nine Absolute Flowers tried to resist, but Zhu Ziyang was no longer at the level he was a year ago. He was not afraid of these Azure Scale Flowers with ten thousand years of cultivation. With the advantage of attribute restraint, all the Azure Scale Nine Absolute Flowers blocking his way were devoured. The Azure Scale Nine Absolute Flowers that were not blocking his way trembled and closed their leaves, not daring to make a sound.

The death attribute is truly terrifying for these plants.

About seven or eight hours later, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan decided to rest. At this time, they could see the end of the green scale flower cluster. About 800 meters away, a rock wall appeared. The rock wall was only one or two meters high, but it was extremely steep as if it had been cut by a knife. The green scale flowers only grew to a distance of five meters away from the rock wall. Within five meters of the rock wall, no living things were growing.

Upon seeing the rock wall, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were very excited, because they both understood that the rock wall belonged to a valley hidden in miasma, and the interior of the valley was very likely the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye!

"Nannan, let's not rest for now, let's get through this in one go!" Zhu Ziyang said excitedly.

"Mmm!" Jiang Nannan nodded in agreement.

Zhu Ziyang once again threw the Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe into the grove of Jade Scale Flowers. The vortex of death reappeared, and the life force of another large group of Jade Scale Flowers was devoured. Large swaths of green leaves withered and fell to the ground, returning to the soil. Meanwhile, Zhu Ziyang, enjoying the slow increase in the age of his Soul Rings, continued to move forward with leisurely steps.

The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire is right before my eyes!

(End of this chapter)