Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Chapter 217 The Incomprehensible Nature of Humanity

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In the blink of an eye, three months have passed quietly.

Deep in the forest at sunset, the eye of both ice and fire.

With a violent churning of red and white spring water, Xuan Hao leaped out of the pool and landed steadily on the shore.

It has to be said that I was badly beaten by that old madman Tang Hao with his Clear Sky Hammer outside Soto City. Although I was seriously injured and almost crashed, it was a case of no destruction, no construction.

The immense external pressure belonging to a top-tier expert ironically became the perfect catalyst for him to break through his bottleneck during this seclusion.

With the extreme tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, he successfully crossed the threshold in just three months and officially entered the level 70 realm.

While a significant increase in strength is certainly cause for celebration, the most crucial issue now lies in obtaining the seventh spirit ring.

Xuan Hao sat cross-legged on the shore, stroking his chin as he fell into deep thought.

With his monstrous body, which has been repeatedly tempered by rare and precious materials and the Ice and Fire Spring, coupled with his spiritual power comparable to that of a Title Douluo, he is already fully capable of absorbing a 100,000-year-level spirit ring.

However, the awkward thing is that, looking at the Douluo Continent now, there are hardly any ready-made and suitable options.

The two 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest—the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape—have suitable attributes and lifespans.

But out of consideration for Arou and Xiaowu, he couldn't bring himself to kill these two "brothers-in-law"—it was simply inconvenient.

As for the other 100,000-year-old ferocious beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, they all follow the Beast God Di Tian, ​​and their actions have far-reaching consequences.

The hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the far north are protected by the Snow Emperor. Going there to kill their underlings is just asking for trouble.

After much thought, the only ones left are those in the sea: the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the Demon Orca King, and the Evil Eye Tyrant clan in the Demon Forest far across the sea.

But these guys are either too far from the Heavenly Dou Empire, making the journey too time-consuming, or their strength is too abnormal, making it extremely difficult for him to kill them in a one-on-one fight with his current cultivation level.

After pondering for a while, Xuan Hao simply called out to the Ice Dragon King in his spiritual sea: "Sister Ice, let's talk about something. Since we can't find one ready-made, could you do me the trouble of creating another growth-type spirit ring for me?"

The Ice Dragon King's cold voice quickly echoed in his mind: "It's possible. As long as you can obtain a high-quality remnant soul of a true dragon as the core medium, I can use the remaining dragon energy of this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to help you condense one. But the problem is, how many tens of thousands of years have passed? Where on this continent can you find a pure remnant soul of a true dragon now?"

"The remnant soul of a true dragon..."

A glint flashed in Xuan Hao's eyes, and he instantly locked onto a target in his mind.

This kind of thing is extremely rare and hard to come by. But if we're talking about where on the entire Douluo Continent it's most likely to hide such ancient dragon relics... then it's definitely only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which possesses pure dragon bloodline and has been established for thousands of years!

"To be honest, I've been staying in Tiandou City for the past few years, and I've never actually visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory."

Xuan Hao stood up and stretched his limbs. "Alright, let's go take a look around the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory!"

If you're lucky enough to get a remnant of a true dragon's soul there, that would be wonderful, as it would save you trouble and allow you to obtain a perfectly compatible growth-type soul ring.

If he really can't find it, or if those hot-tempered guys who play with electricity refuse to give it to him... then he'll have to go through the trouble of going out to sea to hunt down the evil killer whale king.

After all, he really couldn't kill the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, that old monster with nearly a million years of cultivation; going there would just be suicide. But he was still somewhat confident in killing the 100,000-year-old Demon Orca King.

Xuan Hao calmly took out a clean set of clothes from his storage soul tool and changed into them.

He looked around and found that Na'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others were all gone from the valley. They must have gone back to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

After all, although the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is a top-notch treasure land for simulated cultivation and is very beneficial to cultivation, the extreme cold and heat here are too domineering. Their cultivation is not yet sufficient, and staying here for too long would be counterproductive and not a good thing.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xuan Hao turned his head and looked at the Blue Silver Emperor plant that had been replanted at the boundary between extreme cold and extreme heat not far away.

At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor emitted a faint blue-gold light, as if it had been awake for some time. However, the light flickered, carrying an indescribable sorrow and struggle, making the surrounding air feel somewhat oppressive.

As a faint blue halo swirled, the vines of the Blue Silver Emperor slowly intertwined, coalescing into a phantom-like and exquisitely beautiful transparent humanoid figure.

Ah Yin stood quietly by the pool, her gentle eyes now filled with pain and confusion. She looked at Xuan Hao, her voice trembling slightly.

"What you said to Brother Hao outside Soto City... about how he knew all along that the Spirit Hall was tracking me, but deliberately lured them here to plot against me... was it all true?"

Upon hearing this question, Xuan Hao stopped adjusting his clothes, turned around, and looked at her with a helpless expression.

"Don't you know in your heart whether it's true or not?"

Xuan Hao sighed, "The world of you transformed soul beasts is far too simple. In your understanding, it's all about the law of the jungle and the most basic survival problem. But the human world is far more complex and treacherous than you soul beasts can imagine."

Ah Yin lowered her head, her illusory figure trembling slightly.

Xuan Hao walked up to her. "You probably can't understand it at all. If someone says they love you and acts so affectionately, why would they choose to betray you at the crucial moment? If they promised to stay together for life, why would they choose to give up without hesitation? If they wanted to keep something, why would they push it away with their own hands?"

"But Ah Yin, you have to understand that these seemingly contradictory things can actually coexist in humans."

"Humans are inherently contradictory beings. Human thoughts are complex, and emotions are extremely rich. But... no matter how sincere or passionate the feelings are, they will always be utterly defeated in the face of enormous interests or life-or-death choices."

"If I'm not mistaken, Tang Hao's love for you back then was genuine; he truly loved you. However, the schemes he secretly plotted against you when he was at his wit's end—to protect himself, to break through to the Title Douluo level, and even to severely damage the Spirit Hall—were also real!"

Xuan Hao said, enunciating each word clearly, "These two things never conflict."

"Even diametrically opposed emotions like 'love' and 'hate' can coexist in one person's heart, let alone a relationship that is half genuine feelings and half calculation?"

Ah Yin remained silent, the light and shadow flickering.

Xuan Hao sighed, "Although you successfully transformed back then and your appearance became human, your thoughts and your cognitive logic were still stuck at the level of a soul beast, which is black and white and straightforward. You don't understand the complexity of humans, which is why you lost so completely, even losing your life, and yet you are still grateful to him."

Xuan Hao turned his back to her and looked up at the sky above Sunset Forest, which was shrouded in poisonous miasma.

"Human nature can exist independently of mere animalistic instincts precisely because it is rich enough, contradictory enough, and even... inconceivable enough."

Chapter 218 You are my adopted younger brother

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After leaving the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Xuan Hao quickly returned to Tian Dou City.

To find the remnant soul of the true dragon in the territory of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, knowing only the general direction is not enough; you must find someone familiar with the inside story who can lead the way.

Looking for Yu Tianheng? That's clearly not appropriate.

That kid is, after all, the eldest son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If a fight breaks out on his territory and he beats up his elders in front of him, then they can't be friends anymore.

After much thought, there was only one perfect candidate – Liu Erlong.

She not only knew the way to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, but also knew people there. More importantly, she had absolutely no feelings for that arrogant and prejudiced family, and even hated them to the core. She also harbored nothing but resentment towards her irresponsible adoptive father, Yu Luomian.

Therefore, if Liu Erlong takes him there, even if they end up fighting and ruining the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory, she probably won't even flinch.

Having made up his mind, Xuan Hao didn't return to the hotel, but instead strolled directly to Blue Tyrant Academy.

Inside the dean's office.

Upon hearing that Xuan Hao had suddenly come, intending to have her lead the way to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Liu Erlong, who was processing documents, frowned and instinctively showed strong resistance.

"No!" Liu Erlong refused without hesitation. "I have already severed all ties with that cold-blooded family. I will never go back in this lifetime. If you want to go, find someone to guide you yourself. Don't bother me."

"Don't refuse so quickly." Xuan Hao pulled out a chair and swaggered down opposite her. "What if... I asked you to come with me to wreck their place? Are you in or not?"

Liu Erlong was stunned for a moment, looking at him in a daze: "Disrupt the event?"

"Yup!"

Xuan Hao leaned closer and confidently analyzed for her, "You've experienced it firsthand. You know how terrifying my Golden Dragon Martial Soul's suppression of all dragon-type Martial Souls is in terms of bloodline. Back when I had just broken through to the Soul Master level, I was able to overcome the two-ring gap and crush you, who was a Soul Emperor at the time."

"Now, I'm level 70. Although I haven't obtained my seventh spirit ring yet, with my current foundation and physical body, if I really go all out, my combat power in a head-on fight is definitely no weaker than most of the Spirit Masters on the continent."

Xuan Hao shrugged. "The most important thing is, how old am I? If I went to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to cause trouble, would those hot-tempered guys who play with electricity tolerate it? But apart from that old bastard Yu Yuanzhen personally taking action to bully the weak, who else in their sect is my match?"

"Didn't you hate the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan the most?" Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow. "Now I'll be your henchman for free and smash up their place for you. Isn't that a good deal?"

Liu Erlong's expression turned somewhat unnatural, and his eyes flickered: "Help me get revenge?"

"If you need to, when we get there, I can drag that old guy Yu Luomian out and beat him up too."

Xuan Hao said, "Of course, but only if you take me with you. And you have to show up."

"After all, if I were to go to someone else's territory alone as an outsider and cause trouble, it would be a provocation against the dignity of the entire sect. I would easily be ganged up on by those old fogies, or even killed to silence me by Yu Yuanzhen's violent temper."

Xuan Hao stroked his chin and said in a serious tone, "But if you take me with you, the nature of the matter will be completely different!"

"The illegitimate daughter of the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, harboring resentment, returns with her promising young lover to wreak havoc on the family's affairs! This is a melodramatic family feud. Just hearing this fills one with an extremely strong romanticism, so Yu Yuanzhen wouldn't dare to directly kill me, would he?"

Hearing the increasingly absurd plot developments, Liu Erlong was speechless and exclaimed, "Romantic my foot! What nonsense are you spouting? When did I become your lover, you little brat?"

"Oh, it's just a title, don't worry about the details."

Xuan Hao leaned forward, placing his hands on the desk, his gaze fixed intently on Liu Erlong's struggling eyes, and asked seriously, "I'll just ask you one question: do you want to go? If you do, let's go right now. I'm serious."

Liu Erlong looked at Xuan Hao, who was so close to her, her chest heaving slightly.

It would be a lie to say I didn't want to go.

Taking a monster that can crush its peers and even beat up the older generation, to wreak havoc on the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan's territory, and incidentally slap Yu Luomian's hypocritical face... Just hearing about this plan made her feel an indescribable sense of relief and satisfaction.

but……

Liu Erlong frowned, but reason prevailed: "Xuanhao, you're still too young. Yu Yuanzhen, that old dragon, is a level 95 Title Douluo, and he has an extremely fiery temper. What if something really happens and the situation gets out of control?"

She glared at Xuan Hao and said irritably, "Your connections are really complicated right now! Not only are you closely associated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but you're also on friendly terms with that old poisoner Dugu Bo. If something really happens to you at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, I don't know how much bloodshed will be unleashed in Heavenly Dou City!"

"Isn't it you I still have?"

Xuan Hao smiled nonchalantly, "If you're really worried about my safety, just keep an eye on me when we get there. If any shameless old man gets really desperate and tries to kill me, then you should rush up and help stop him."

"Shall I help you?"

Liu Erlong was so angry at his shameless and self-righteous attitude that she laughed.

"I just want you to be pushed to the ground and beaten up by them! You bastard, my Lanba Academy has collected such high protection fees every year, and you have almost wiped out my family fortune! You are just a bandit who takes advantage of the situation!"

Hearing Liu Erlong say this, Xuan Hao did not refute it. Instead, he casually reached into his pocket, pulled out a black crystal card, and slammed it on the desk with a "smack".

"Here, this is the protection fee we've collected from your Blue Tyrant Academy over the past few years, totaling nearly 400,000 gold soul coins. With this black card, you can go directly to any bank under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to exchange it for the full amount."

Xuan Hao pushed the black card in front of Liu Erlong, shrugged, and said casually, "I haven't touched a single penny of this money. If you really can't forget about this protection fee and feel the pinch, I'll give it back to you now."

Looking at the black card on the table, representing enormous wealth, Liu Erlong's anger instantly froze, and his expression became somewhat unnatural: "Give...give it back to me?"

"That's exactly right."

Xuan Hao leaned back in his chair and explained matter-of-factly, "Collecting protection money is just a hobby for me. To put it bluntly, I just enjoy the pleasure and sense of accomplishment that comes from 'making money' and 'robbing'. As for whether the money is a lot or a little, I'm not really that interested."

"After all, I don't really have any channels to spend money. I find the extravagant and decadent lifestyle of those nobles in Tiandou City meaningless. My biggest expense is just taking Na'er out for a nice meal to improve our diet."

"But I still have over a million gold soul coins in my own hands, which is enough for me to eat and drink to my heart's content. Since this 400,000 is making you so upset, just take it back."

Liu Erlong stared at the black card on the table for a long time, but in the end, he didn't reach out to take it.