Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan noticed that the big golden cat behind him looked a little unhappy, so he went over and rubbed her ears.

"What's wrong, Xiao Qiu'er? You seem a little unhappy."

"No." The three-eyed golden lion just puffed out her cheeks and glanced at him before shaking her head. It wasn't that she was unhappy, but she just hadn't expected the separation to come so soon.

Although she was a soul beast, her intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary people. From the moment Yan arranged for Ye Lingling and the others to come to the Star Dou Great Forest for cultivation, she knew that she would eventually have to part ways with these companions.

After all, they, including Xiao Wu, are all human beings and can go to the colorful human world.

But she is different; she is still in beast form. Even though she is a noble imperial beast, it is not easy for her to transform into human form. At the very least, she needs to reach the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

Yan gently patted her head and said with a smile, "What's wrong? You don't want to go to Sunset Forest with me? Are you afraid I'll hurt you?"

"What?" The three-eyed golden lion suddenly looked up at Yan, her golden eyes filled with disbelief. She never expected that Yan would actually take her away from the Star Dou Great Forest.

"I...I...can I go with you too? Won't it cause any trouble?" The three-eyed golden lion looked up at Yan, its eyes filled with disbelief and a hint of anticipation.

Having lived and played with Ning Rongrong and the others for so long, she has learned a lot about the human world and is filled with longing for that strange and dangerous world.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you." Yan gently stroked her head, and the kitten felt the warmth and unconsciously snuggled closer.

As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong naturally knew how to behave at this time.

"Okay, okay, let's all go together, I'll treat you then..." Yan led the group back to the Star Dou Branch Hall amidst laughter and conversation.

The girls told their friends in the branch hall about their impending departure. Xiao Wu also told her mother and Er Ming. Then the girls went to pack their luggage.

When they went to the room, Xiaowu's mother and Erming also came to find Yan.

"Auntie, Erming, you're here because of Xiaowu, right?" Yan looked at the human and beast who had come before him. Xiaowu's mother was still quite charming, but she was still a bit less attractive than his teacher. As for the gorilla Erming, he had lost much of his wildness since they first met, as if he had been assimilated by humans.

Xiao Wu's mother showed great concern.

"Holy Son, isn't it a bit too early to send Xiao Wu to the human world? Her cultivation level isn't high enough yet, and it would be easy for some powerful figures to discover her secrets if she went to the human world." Before contacting the Spirit Hall, there wasn't much resistance to Xiao Wu going to the human world.

After a 100,000-year-old soul beast transforms into human form, in order to rapidly advance and grow and become more like a human, it must come into contact with humans; this is an inevitable process.

However, after coming into contact with the Spirit Hall, especially after the establishment of the Star Dou Branch Hall in recent years, she and Xiao Wu no longer needed to risk going to the human world to cultivate quickly, which changed her mindset.

She was more intelligent and mature than Xiao Wu, and she knew very well what a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone meant in the human world. Compared to a 100,000-year soul beast that had not yet taken form, a 100,000-year soul beast that had taken form but had not yet grown up was obviously easier to deal with.

Although her experiences over the years have given her enough trust in the Spirit Hall, she is even more aware of the greed in human nature. Since she can still come into contact with human cultivation here at the Star Dou Branch Hall, why should she leave the Star Dou Great Forest? She has no intention of letting her daughter leave at all.

"Auntie, please rest assured, Xiao Wu's identity has always been kept secret, and I now have enough strength to stop those who have covetous intentions." As Yan spoke, he completed the battle armor possession and summoned the flying dragon mecha. The moment the huge and powerful mecha appeared, Er Ming unconsciously revealed a fierce demeanor.

So many years of a life of luxury have not completely extinguished his wildness; he has simply hidden his sharpness. When danger strikes, he is still the Titan Giant Ape, the king of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Your soul tool is very dangerous. I can smell the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. You actually sealed a 100,000-year-old soul beast inside." Titan Giant Ape Erming straightened up, his eyes solemn as he looked at the flying dragon mech circling in the sky. From the faint aura it was leaking, it sensed the aura of an unfamiliar 100,000-year-old soul beast, which made its expression even more serious. The look in its eyes as it looked down at Yan changed, wanting an explanation from him.

"This is the Evil Eye Clan from another continent, a 100,000-year-old fire-type Evil Eye Tyrant. The Evil Eye Clan also advances by devouring other living beings, and they specifically target the spiritual aspects of living beings..." Yan introduced the Evil Eye Tyrant that he had sealed to the person and the beast. This 100,000-year-old soul beast had been restless ever since Yan sealed it in the Flying Dragon Mech, which meant that Yan usually had to spend some effort to suppress it.

Yan briefly introduced the situation of the Evil Eye Clan. After Erming learned about the Evil Eye Clan's advancement method and that this clan had existed for more than 700,000 years as ferocious beasts, his reaction became much calmer.

At first, he thought Yan had used some despicable means to capture a 100,000-year-old soul beast with relatively weak combat power, such as the Soft Bone Rabbit King.

However, once he learned that the Evil Eye Clan was a soul beast similar to the Human-Faced Demon Spider, he stopped caring. Soul beasts like him, who relied on talent to cultivate, didn't have much affection for those soul beasts that relied on devouring to advance, so there was no way he would take the initiative to rescue them.

Xiao Wu's mother was still somewhat worried.

"I believe you can protect Xiao Wu's safety, but it's still a bit risky to let her go to the human world with you."

"Auntie, now that you've broken through to the ninth ring of Title Douluo, haven't you thought about leaving the Star Dou Great Forest to go out and see the world?" Yan knew that the Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor was still worried about Xiao Wu's safety, so he made a suggestion that Xiao Wu's mother accompany her to Sunset Forest.

After years of cultivation, Xiao Wu's mother successfully advanced to become a nine-ring titled Douluo. Although the Soft Bone Rabbit King is not a particularly powerful martial soul, any soul beast that can cultivate to the age of 100,000 years possesses its own unique and powerful soul skills.

The Blue Silver Emperor is like a spring breeze that brings life back to life. As long as she doesn't want to die, no one can kill her. The Soft Bone Rabbit Emperor's golden body, etherealization, and teleportation are also powerful life-saving skills. She is not weak in combat, and she is even more outstanding in escaping. If she wants to run away, there are not many beings in the entire Douluo Continent who can stop her.

"If I go too, that should be fine, right?" The Soft Bone Rabbit Queen thought for a moment and then nodded. She hadn't thought of this before, but after Yan mentioned it, she thought it was a good suggestion.

Not only Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Xiao Qiu yearn for the human world, but she herself, who has been a human for many years, feels the same way.

In the past, she worried about being discovered as a soul beast in the human world, but now that life at the Star Dou Branch Hall has always been good, her such thoughts have faded.

Now that Yan suddenly suggested that she and Xiao Wu leave the Star Dou Great Forest together, after thinking about it for a moment, she felt that it didn't seem like a bad idea.

She was confident in her strength. As a transformed soul beast, her combat power was above average, and she could be compared to Xiao Wu in the future.

Erming spoke up at this moment.

"Kid, put Sister Xiaowu's matter aside for now. You're planning to take the auspicious beast away. What exactly are you trying to do?" Yan paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Erming, I remember telling you a long time ago that I want to change the current situation between soul beasts and humans. I want to take Qiu'er to Sunset Forest and have her cooperate with me in an experiment. If this experiment succeeds, my idea might come true. That would be a good thing for both humans and soul beasts."

"I hope what you're saying is true." Erming remained silent for a while, glanced at the golden figure outside the hall with unwavering determination in his eyes, and ultimately did not insist.

Chapter 341 Revisiting the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire

Sunset Forest, located in the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire, beside Heaven Dou City.

This is an ancient and primeval forest. On the surface, it doesn't seem to be much different from the Starry Sky Forest. However, upon closer inspection, you can see that the Starry Sky Forest is a tropical rainforest, while this place has more trees and plants that are suitable for growing in the north. The only thing that is exactly the same is the blue silver grass that covers the forest floor.

There are quite a few soul beasts in Sunset Forest, but the density of ten-thousand-year soul beasts near the core area is not as high as that in Star Dou Great Forest.

The core area of ​​Sunset Forest is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, which was once Dugu Bo's place of seclusion. Later, it became the most important base of the Spirit Hall in the Heaven Dou Empire, and was always guarded by elders at the Title Douluo level.

Yan led the group to the valley above where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was located. Looking down from the mountaintop, they could clearly see that various plants densely covered the basin around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"Is this where Grandpa used to live in seclusion? It looks really dangerous."

This was Dugu Yan's first time visiting this medicinal garden located in the heart of Sunset Forest. Her eyes were filled with curiosity. Compared to others, she had a better understanding of various poisons and immediately recognized the dangers surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Plants of the Seven Wonders of Phosphorus are planted around the perimeter of the medicinal garden. The faint poisonous mist forms a natural barrier of toxic gas. Anyone who is unaware of its effects may faint or even die if they come within a hundred meters.

Deeper within the herb garden, poisonous and spiritual herbs are interspersed, vaguely forming a vast medicinal array. This array not only allows the rare herbs to grow better but also enhances their medicinal properties; the indirectly emitted poisonous mist can easily take lives.

When Dugu Bo built the medicine garden, he was only one person, and his abilities were limited, so he didn't make the most efficient use of this precious land. The Spirit Hall, on the other hand, lacked many other things, but it didn't lack resources. A strong alliance naturally made them even stronger.

"Be careful, stay behind me."

Yan whispered instructions to the figures behind him, explaining that the medicine array here required following a specific route, otherwise it could easily trigger various attacks.

Led by Yan, the group finally entered the valley. When they saw the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire with their own eyes, almost everyone was stunned.

The valley is not large, and among the wisps of rising white mist, one can vaguely see exotic flowers and herbs. At the center of the valley is a hot spring.

The hot spring area is not large, but it is divided into two oval pools, with the water in one being milky white and the other vermilion. Although they are in the same pool, they are clearly separated, not encroaching on each other, and always remaining on their own side.

“In this place, I can feel that my martial spirit has become much more active.”

Ye Lingling was the first to sense the abnormality. Her right hand unconsciously stretched out, and a beautiful begonia flower appeared. Her Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul sensed the extraordinary nature of this place.

Dugu Yan unconsciously stretched out her right hand, and her palm, which had been slightly covered with green patterns, returned to its former whiteness. She also felt a rare warmth in her body. "The poison in my body has been suppressed. No wonder Grandpa wanted to stay in this place back then."

"It feels so comfortable. This place is very beneficial to soul beasts, especially plant-type soul beasts."

Xiao Wu unconsciously completed the Martial Soul Possession, squinting her eyes to sense the aura of this treasure land. Her pair of long, erect ears twitched involuntarily, making her look quite adorable.

The Soft-Boned Rabbit King could sense more things. It reached out and carefully pushed aside a poisonous plant, then shook its head. "Although this place is beneficial to soul beasts, it also has many dangers. One can easily perish if one is not careful."

"Huh! I feel like this flower is connected to me, how amazing! But why does it seem like it's beyond saving?"

Ning Rongrong followed her senses and walked to a strange flower. The flower was surrounded by a faint tulip scent. Its roots and leaves were covered with a dense, finely combed vine canopy, and at the top was a golden tulip.

However, this tulip looked rather droopy at this moment. Although it was emitting a faint glow, it was clear that it was not in good condition, as if it was about to die.

"This is the Qiluo Tulip. When I helped your martial soul evolve directly into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, I used most of its essence, which is why it is in this state. But thankfully, after a period of nurturing, it should be able to survive."

Yan explained something to Ning Rongrong, who subconsciously stuck out her tongue and bowed somewhat embarrassedly to the miraculous flower that had transformed her. At that moment, the Qiluo Tulip seemed to nod its flower as if in response to Ning Rongrong's gesture.

Ning Rongrong was startled by this sudden phenomenon, jumping back and exclaiming in surprise, "This flower, is this flower alive? It felt like it was just..."

"They have only been nurtured to have some spirituality; they cannot be considered to have truly come to life and become spirits."

Yan shook his head at this moment, and then explained to everyone: "The area around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye is basically filled with immortal-grade spiritual herbs. If these kinds of rare treasures are placed in the outside world, they will develop spirituality in a few years, and after enough years, they will automatically evolve into soul beasts."

The treasure land we are in allows plants to accumulate medicinal properties tenfold. However, due to the special environment of this place, their spirituality is suppressed, making it impossible for them to advance to the level of soul beasts. They can only accumulate years and become precious medicinal plants.

However, I left some methods here before, which over the years have also given some ancient and rare medicines a little spirituality, making them have some consciousness.

I brought you here today so that you could try to find your own opportunities. If you can use secret methods to establish a connection with suitable immortal herbs, you will have the chance to use the essence of the immortal herbs to transform your aptitude and improve your cultivation.

Two of my Spirit Hall's guardian elders relied on this method to rebuild their foundations, thereby successfully breaking through their bottlenecks and becoming level 96 Super Douluo.

Upon hearing Yan's words, all the girls present felt a surge of longing. The opportunity to help a Title Douluo transform was such a precious chance, and they couldn't help but get excited.

The golden cat approached the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, lowered its head to examine the intensely hot, bright red spring, sniffed its cute little nose, and then turned to ask, "Did you leave the dragon egg you took to the forest that time here? I think I can smell its scent."

"Ok!"

Yan walked over and patted her head, pointing to the center of the fiery red, extremely hot spring. "Deep within this spring are buried the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King of the ancient dragon race, and that dragon egg is a direct descendant of the Fire Dragon King. In this spring, she can receive the best nourishment."

"Strange, it seems a bit dangerous, no, it's an unpleasant smell."

The three-eyed golden lion rubbed its large head against Yan's palm. When it looked down to continue looking, it noticed that the spring water seemed to be swirling, as if something was about to emerge. There was an aura that it found particularly repulsive and very uncomfortable.

"Boom bang bang..."

Just then, with three muffled thuds, three figures intertwined with golden and silver light burst out of the spring. This scene startled everyone present, and when they looked over, they saw three little gorillas with golden and silver fur.

Looking at the three baby gorillas, Xiao Wu couldn't help but think of Er Ming, but after a moment she felt something was off, so she asked her mother, "Mother, these little guys look a bit like Er Ming, but they seem fiercer. There's a strange feeling about them."

"Roar~~~"

The three-eyed golden lion beside Yan instantly bristled and stood on high alert, its fine golden dragon scales standing up, its third eye of destiny opening instantly, and a low growl involuntarily emanating from its throat.

"They are the enemies of the dragons."

For some reason, even though it was their first meeting and she didn't recognize what kind of ape it was, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion instinctively sensed a sense of vigilance and threat from its bloodline. The ancient dragon bloodline told her that these three little apes were enemies of the dragon race.

"Hooho..."

The three-eyed golden lion showed hostility, and the three little gorillas on the other side were not much better, baring their teeth and emitting waves of golden and silver light. Their powerful aura made everyone feel panic and fear.

"They are not soul beasts, nor are they creatures of our world."

The three-eyed golden lion released the light of destiny from its vertical eye, instantly discerning the origins of the three little creatures. They did not bear any signs of destiny from this world; they were creatures from another world through and through.

"You all, behave yourselves, okay?"

Yan reached out and pinched the golden retriever's neck, gently rubbing it before smoothing out her bristling fur. As he spoke, he reached out to the three little ones, who instantly relaxed from their initial wariness. They gurgled and came to Yan's palm, behaving sweetly and affectionately.

As Yan stroked the three-eyed golden lion's golden fur and dragon scales, he explained to her, "They are the Behemoth race, and they do not belong to this world. However, I have adopted them now, so there will be no problem."

"The Behemoths eat dragons? Are you out of your mind? How could you raise such things?"

The three-eyed golden lion reacted quite strongly, "Don't be fooled by how docile these dragon-eating beasts seem now. Once they reach adulthood, they lose their minds and become extremely ferocious with immense attack power. Adult dragon-eating beasts have appeared in ancient times..."

Yan listened quietly to what the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had to say, and then asked in return, "Little Qiu'er, are you afraid of their bloodline?"