Volume 1, Chapter 34: The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the Forest's Icy and Fiery Fish

"This is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a miracle I discovered in my early years and the place where I ascended to become a Titled Douluo." Dugu Bo pointed toward the boiling lake, his face once again revealing a look of arrogance; it was clear that he had not yet been moved by Fang Yuan's great love.

Fang Yuan ignored him, instead observing his surroundings closely. It was fortunate that Tang San had thoroughly ransacked the place before leaving, otherwise, Fang Yuan would surely have exploded from the sheer intensity of the life force emanating from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Moreover, having never read the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Fang Yuan was completely ignorant of the immortal herbs that grew here.

"Damn it! Why didn't Dugu Bo make Tang San write an encyclopedia of medicinal herbs before he left? These immortal herbs..."

Gu Chen nodded. He cast a glance at the crowd below, then, without hesitation, led them charging toward the exit and vanished from the scene.

"Screw that! Brother, are you from Mars? The first thing you ask isn't why the Corpse-Driving Monster is targeting you, but why he's called the Corpse-Driving Monster? Do you have any regard for your own personal safety?" The yellow-haired man frowned, looking as if he had seen a ghost. He was unaware that just before arriving here, he had already slain He Hongyan, an envoy of the Dragon War Group.

"…I understand." Huo Lin felt aggrieved. He knew he couldn't defeat him, and even meeting his brother was becoming increasingly difficult. His own family was simply no match for him; as things stood, he was powerless to fight back.

"I won't leave, I'm just not going. I'm staying to keep you company. Don't even think about casting me aside again; I'm sticking with you for life." Tian Yu sat in his lap of her own accord, hooking her arms around his neck, content to stay by his side.

"Let's skip that. We aren't here to report our battle results to the instructors." Tang Chen refused with a smile, though he was grumbling inwardly: While it was true that judging the situation to be dire and requesting reinforcements immediately was a wise move, could you at least let us say it ourselves?

But what he saw today left him stunned—a dignified Nascent Soul master had actually been forced back by him. Upon reflection, however, he felt at ease; he realized he was indeed capable of defeating a severely wounded Nascent Soul cultivator.

Countless pieces of information flooded into Zhang Cuishan's mind. He and the evil soul observed and learned from this data simultaneously, and in no time, they had searched through everything the green-haired man knew.

Long Tian was about to refuse, but he subconsciously glanced at Yu Nuo's position. Yu Nuo nodded firmly, and Long Tian could not help but understand—Brother Yu meant to agree to let the last glory fight.

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Stir-fried eel, braised fish, eggplant with chili and tomatoes—Liu Junhao did his best to get everything available onto the table. Old classmates didn't visit often, so, naturally, he had to host them well. The portions were generous, each dish served in a full, overflowing bowl.

"Are you sure there isn't a mistake?" Li Tian asked, unable to believe it. This villa was located in the center of the entire complex, worth at least several million. Giving him such a house to live in—wasn't it a bit of a waste? Besides, how could General Guan even possess such a villa?

Although these consciousnesses had not yet taken a cohesive form due to the lingering power of the Ancestor Star, they already possessed instinctive, self-preserving behaviors.

After bidding farewell to the Evil Eye Prophet, Hades set off on the path toward the first layer. Before leaving, the Prophet gifted him five Power Crystals and some gold coins, advising him to use the crystals before his next promotion for the best effect, as they could greatly enhance his power gains.

"Haha, please forgive my ignorance, Mao Duoli. My name is Yan Wenne," the middle-aged man said with an awkward laugh.

Early the next morning, Liang Chen arrived at the Municipal Public Security Bureau. As fate would have it, he entered the office building at the same time as the newly appointed Deputy Director, Xu Fengying.

Kun Mulin's Nether Blade struck directly against the fractured protective barrier, shattering it. Kun Mulin followed up with a roundhouse kick to Ji Xi's face, drawing a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.

Tea tasting? How could An Yue be so kind? What exactly was that old fox plotting?

"I belong to the Fourth Heaven. I have some talent, but it's not high enough, so I'm unable to go to Sword Mountain to choose a blade."

"Supervisor Li, I regret to inform you that you are thirty seconds late!" Just as Li Tian was about to head to his office, a cold, gloating voice rang out from behind him.

Leading them was a tall figure clad in golden armor and wielding a golden spear; the roar from earlier had come from him.

"General, let Fudji take a break! I'm going to slaughter these bastards!" With those words, the man's eyes turned red, and he charged forward, sword in hand, unleashing strike after strike, each one brimming with intense killing intent.

The chill on everyone's necks grew more pronounced. One had to know where the top students in Qilin Academy were most concentrated.

"I will always protect Sakura. No matter what happens, even if Sakura wants to kill herself, I will protect her." In the rain, Shirou walked over to Sakura and pulled her into his embrace.

***

"Ignore him, he must have had too much to drink last night," Li Yaoyang remarked. Roskov was a simple man; he spoke his mind plainly without ever beating around the bush.

Out of curiosity, he clicked on the first item on the second page, and a prompt immediately popped up: *Conditions for unlocking not met.*

Whenever he walked toward her with that particular expression, Jiang Jiao knew for certain that he had something to ask.

However, Li Pingan did not stop at all. He controlled the tentacles, rotating and rubbing them between the brain's textures, occasionally pressing downward to push the brain further in.

Heling Chuan had already met the Frost Kingdom's State Preceptor; today, the Qingyang State Preceptor wore a magnificent, gold-flecked sky-blue robe. Her manner remained graceful, but her cheekbones were slightly more prominent, and Heling Chuan couldn't help but feel she had grown thinner than she was a few days ago.

In one-on-one combat, the Jabari were no match for the white apes. Even with vibranium weapons, two Jabari warriors could only manage to hold their own against a single white ape; it took three vibranium-armed Jabari to kill one.

Xu Zhen reached up to brush aside the hair blown by the wind, staring blankly as the trees on both sides flew backward in a blur.

"Senior Sister Chang, how is the research on proton collisions progressing?" Ling Xingyi saw that the experiment had concluded and walked over, waving his hand.

It reached the point where, the previous afternoon, while she was combing Wei Dong's hair, he could guess the general meaning of her next sentence based on her previous one.

"Impressive." Ye Tian gave the man a thumbs up, then his body blurred into an afterimage and he charged forward.

However, at this time of year, life was never easy. The coolness of autumn had yet to arrive, and the sweltering heat of summer had not yet faded, resulting in a distinct temperature difference.

Although Wu Yong was a man who specialized in ruining families and driving people to desperation—behavior that Liang Quan did not particularly favor—Liang Quan's intelligence organization, the Wanshui Pavilion, was in dire need of someone like him. While Qiao Daoqing was capable, he lacked the ruthlessness of Wu Yong.