: The granddaughter seems to be getting worse, and the missing Xue Qinghe

Fang Yuan lacks a soul ring.

The Bright Hou lacks dessert after the meal.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Fang Yuan didn't give Guangming Hou a chance to regret it.

With the spirit possessing him, he spread his golden wings and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Bright Hou.

The first soul skill was unleashed, and hundreds of golden feathers shot towards the Bright Hou. The Bright Hou reduced the force of the feathers midway, but they continued to shoot towards the opponent and pierced the Bright Hou's body.

Golden feathers pierced through the scales of the Bright Hou and embedded themselves in its flesh, causing blood to gush out. The once majestic and imposing Bright Hou was riddled with countless bloody holes.

Stimulated by the pain, the Bright Hou roared again, the huge sound waves causing the surrounding leaves to flutter down.

It wanted to attack Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan was flying in the air, creating distance, so the Bright Hou couldn't attack it at all.

Immediately, it became so angry that it scratched the ground with its paws and paced back and forth.

Its thick tail lashed out at the nearby trees, sending splinters flying. A tree three or four times thicker than Fangyuan was snapped in half.

Fang Yuan was only slightly tinnitused by the roar of the Bright Hou, but it did not affect his combat power. He calmly continued to use his first soul skill.

Seeing the golden feathers coalesce again, the Bright Hou began to retreat, fear appearing in its eyes.

It still possesses a degree of intelligence, knowing that it cannot harm its opponent.

It glanced at Fang Yuan unwillingly, then prepared to flee.

Fang Yuan didn't give it the option to escape.

Golden feathers shot out suddenly, even leaving afterimages in their wake, expanding the attack range and blocking the Bright Hou's escape route.

Instantly, the Bright Hou was once again covered in wounds from being stabbed.

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After flying the kite for a while longer, the Bright Hou breathed its last, unwilling to accept defeat.

Fang Yuan quickly cleaned up the bloody smell and sprinkled a circle of poison powder before absorbing the spirit ring. Although the kite-flying style was safe and allowed him to hunt spirit rings without taking any damage, it was still a safe way to do so.

However, if the delay is too long and the commotion is too great, it will easily attract other soul beasts.

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Top-tier beast spirits greatly enhance a soul master's physique, making it easier to absorb soul rings and giving them a greater advantage in battles against soul masters with weapon spirits. Before the rise of the Body Sect, beast spirits were the dominant force of the era.

Fang Yuan rapidly absorbed the soul rings.

Xiao Wu was tied up and left aside.

Looking at the pure and innocent little boy under the moonlight, she gritted her teeth in anger, unable to understand why such a beautiful child would kidnap her and come alone to the dangerous Sunset Forest to hunt for a soul ring.

By the time Fang Yuan finally finished absorbing the spirit ring, it was already dawn, and it was already the next morning.

There were many soul beast footprints and the corpses of some weak soul beasts around the poison circle.

This poison powder is specifically used in the Soul Beast Forest to repel wild beasts. It is not very toxic and can only kill some weak soul beasts. Most importantly, it contains the secretions of high-level and powerful soul beasts, and the scent it emits will make those soul beasts lower than them retreat.

However, the wild forests are still extremely dangerous. Even with this poison powder, it's not safe. If you encounter an extremely powerful soul beast, this poison powder might be seen as a provocation and could anger the beast.

Xiao Wu looked at the poison powder that Fang Yuan had put away with some disdain.

Humans actually use this thing to drive away spirit beasts.

"Hmph!" Xiao Wu turned her face away.

Fang Yuan also gave Xiao Wu a disdainful look.

Xiao Wu, who had transformed into human form, was regarded as human by the soul beasts, who were completely unafraid of her; otherwise, they could have saved themselves some money.

Fang Yuan's second soul skill is called Soul Roar, which can emit a roar like that of a Light Hou. The sound can shake the soul of the enemy. The effect depends on the distance and strength difference between the two sides. The closer the distance and the more enemies there are, the stronger the effect.

It turned out to be a mind control type soul skill.

Fang Yuan was quite surprised, and at the same time a little scared. There are not many records of the Light Hou, a rare soul beast, among humans. They only say that its roar is extremely loud, its physical body is powerful, and it has the attribute of light.

If I hadn't been so careful and kept a great distance beforehand, this soul attack wouldn't have had much effect, and I might have been doomed.

Without delay, Fang Yuan picked up Xiao Wu again and headed towards the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

This time, there was no need to search for suitable spirit beasts to hunt, and the speed was much faster.

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A day later, Fang Yuan stopped.

Not far from him was a purple poisonous barrier; not to mention spirit beasts, even plants had disappeared.

However, Fang Yuan did not rush to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Now he's unsure if there's anyone in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, and it wouldn't be good if he ran into Dugu Bo as soon as he went in.

I am not his prospective son-in-law in this life, but a stranger. If I am caught sneaking into his herb garden, I am afraid I will be beaten to death on the spot without a chance to speak.

As for seeking cooperation with Dugu Bo and exchanging the solution to the Jade Scale Snake venom for the immortal herb?

As a mere child, Fang Yuan had no right to propose cooperation to Dugu Bo; he would have been immediately chased away by the Soul Sect elder guarding the gate.

Fang Yuan cautiously hid in the shadows and waited for more than half a month. He neither saw anyone come in nor leave.

Somewhat puzzled, he originally intended to wait for Dugu Bo to leave the herb garden before going in, but after so long, he hadn't seen a trace of Dugu Bo.

"Could it be that Dugu Bo hasn't had any poison flare-ups for the past two weeks, and he's been suppressing it with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"

It should be noted that Dugu Bo frequently travels between Tiandou City and Sunset Forest because of Dugu Yan and the venom of the Jade Scale Snake.

Xiao Wu shifted to a more comfortable position and lay down, saying, "Hey, what are you trying to do? You've been squatting here for almost half a month."

Fang Yuan didn't reply, but used a cloth to gag the talkative man's mouth.

He left only his back view, which made Xiao Wu glare angrily while whimpering.

I waited and watched for another half month.

A figure suddenly flew out from the poisonous barrier. He was tall and thin, stood straight, and had dark green hair and beard. His eyes shone like emeralds, and he wore a simple gray robe.

The figure was none other than Dugu Bo.

He swiftly soared through the sky, leaving the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

It was as if something urgent had happened.

Fang Yuan, who had successfully waited for Dugu Bo to emerge, breathed a sigh of relief once again. "Luckily, I didn't let my guard down when I went in."

Otherwise, running into Dugu Bo head-on would not only be embarrassing but also fatal.

Xiao Wu, who was originally still in her cocoon, is now shivering and curled up in a ball.

She just couldn't understand it.

Aren't there very few Title Douluo powerhouses in the human world?

Why do I always seem to run into this?

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Once he was sure Dugu Bo had really left, Fang Yuan emerged from his hiding place, shook off the dust and fallen leaves, activated his Martial Soul, spread a pair of golden wings, and, carrying the trembling Xiao Wu, began to ascend into the air.

Finally, it surpassed the height of the poisonous fog and flew over it.

Upon entering the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, one finds rare and exotic plants everywhere, each one growing in an extremely strange and extraordinary way, unlike anything in the ordinary world.

The closer you get to the center, the more beautiful these magical herbs become.

You head straight to the central area, hoping to find the magical herb you need.

The spring in the very center seemed to be steaming with mist due to the interplay of ice and fire, making the surface of the water completely obscured.

Fang Yuan searched for a long time but only found immortal herbs such as the Dew of Longing for Autumn Water, the Kiss of a Blood-Red Swan, and the Phoenix Sunflower with Cockscomb.

As for the Qirong Tongtianju, Qiluo Tulip, Baban Xianlan, Xiangsi Duanchanghong, Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin, Bajiao Xuanbingcao, and Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, none of them were found.

Fang Yuan initially thought that he had looked too hastily and that's why he hadn't found it.

Just as I was about to search again, suddenly...

A sound of water was heard.

The sound of "splashing" was particularly clear in the quiet herb garden.

Fang Yuan stiffly turned his head to look at the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where he saw a graceful, naked figure standing up from the spring water.

In the white mist, hazy and ethereal, only her short purple hair and glossy skin stood out.

She turned around, revealing her face. Her green glasses were like emeralds, and there was a diamond-shaped emerald green scale between her eyebrows, giving her an eerie and unsettling feeling. This made her face, which was not exactly stunningly beautiful, have a bewitching, alluring, and languid quality.

At this moment, she stared intently at Fang Yuan, giving him the feeling of being watched by a ferocious beast.

suddenly……

"Splash splash splash!" An even louder sound of water rang out.

Ripples spread across the water's surface.

Within the white mist, a huge, emerald-green snake tail appeared and disappeared, and in the sunlight, some of its scales refracted iridescent light, like gemstones.

Dugu Yan?!?

How did she end up soaking in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?

In an instant, Fang Yuan thought of many things and almost instinctively retreated, wanting to spread his wings and fly away.

However, Dugu Yan was faster.

After consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, she completed her martial soul evolution. Afterwards, she consumed the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot to train her body at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. She even had a Lovesick Heartbreak Red within her body...

Dugu Yan's current strength far surpasses that of her peers, not to mention Fang Yuan, who has just become a Great Soul Master.

Fang Yuan had just taken off when he felt a blur before his eyes and was entangled by something.

The enormous snake tail coiled around the area, forcibly trapping the golden wings within it.

From a distance, it looks like a bewitching and dangerous serpentine preying on its prey.

Fang Yuan, the little bird with beautiful wings, was the prey that was captured.

Dugu Yan's snake tail continued to coil, her upper body also circling around Fang Yuan, her green eyes constantly scrutinizing him as she drew closer...

The long, slender, scarlet forked tongue of a snake dampened Fang Yuan's face.

at last……

Dugu Yan watched Fang Yuan unconsciously bite his tongue and smiled with satisfaction. "Fang Yuan."

Fang Yuan was finally 100% certain that this Dugu Yan also possessed the memories from the simulation.

However, before Fang Yuan could think about what to do next, Dugu Yan suddenly grabbed Fang Yuan's chin and pinched his tongue, which had been bitten and marked, out with her fair and slender fingers with emerald green nail polish.

The pink tongue has a thin layer of white coating, and the teeth marks on it are particularly obvious.

And because his mouth was uncontrollably pried open, he could see his tongue.

A stream of clear saliva also flowed down the corner of his mouth.

Thin and long, yet it never broke, finally landing on the emerald green snake tail scales wrapped around its body.

Just then, a very familiar green figure flew into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

The newcomer was none other than Dugu Bo. "Who dares to trespass on the territory of the Azure Scale Douluo?"

As soon as he entered, he saw the presence of outsiders and immediately shouted a rebuke, carefully avoiding the oppressive aura of a Title Douluo from his granddaughter...

Fang Yuan, who was trapped by his granddaughter, finally landed on Xiao Wu, who was already trembling wildly.

The overwhelming pressure and fear caused the timid rabbit to faint.

"Yan Yan, are you alright?" Seeing that Dugu Yan had dealt with the outsiders, Dugu Bo immediately asked with concern, worried that his granddaughter might have some problems now that she had come out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Dugu Yan still clung tightly to Fang Yuan, her emerald green snake tail completely entangling him. She turned back to Dugu Bo, revealing a joyful and infatuated smile, "Grandpa, I've found A Yuan."

Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat; it seemed his granddaughter's illness had worsened.

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Within the Heaven Dou Empire and Heaven Dou City

In recent months, the eldest prince Xue Qinghe has not made a public appearance. Even when Emperor Xueye wanted to summon him, he refused, citing seclusion as the reason.

In the past, the eldest prince could be considered the representative of the royal family. He attended all kinds of banquets, was refined and easy-going, had perfect manners, made many connections, and even helped Emperor Xueye handle government affairs. He was very active.

This obvious anomaly naturally aroused much suspicion.

Many nobles are speculating whether the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, has encountered some serious problem, which is why he is hiding from people.

The nobles who had already placed their bets in support of Xue Qinghe were extremely anxious and wanted to see him to find out what had happened.

Inside the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace.

A small piece of red velvet carpet worth a fortune covered the entire room, and the desk inlaid with gold, jade and gemstones was even more luxurious.

The ruler of this country, Emperor Xueye, sat at the head of the table. Below him, his subordinates, dressed in silver armor, bowed their heads. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Finally, Emperor Xueye spoke in response, his tone unreadable, yet it caused the Soul Saint below him to lower his head even further.

"Has the First Prince Xue Qinghe still not been found?"

"Your subordinate is incompetent." After saying this, he lowered his head even further.

Emperor Xueye said nothing more and closed his eyes.

Ever since Emperor Xueye discovered that Xue Qinghe had not shown up, he had sent people to look for him several times. At first, he thought it was just a minor problem and had a palace attendant invite Xue Qinghe to the palace.

However, he politely declined.

The second and third time, later on, Emperor Xueye almost sent people to bring Xue Qinghe to him to see what this rebellious son was up to.

However, they still couldn't find the person.

He had practically ransacked the First Prince's residence several times, and even secretly searched Tiandou City, but he couldn't find a trace of him. Emperor Xueye guessed that Xue Qinghe was probably not in Tiandou City.