At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Chen Yuan flew in from a distance. Upon arriving, he descended and began to ponder.
Based on the events he had experienced and the information he had gathered, Chen Yuan deduced that Qian Renxue must have taken Tang Hao's body back to the Spirit Hall. Moreover, spurred by his own actions, she might have already begun the Angel God's trials, which was why she hadn't returned. As a result, Xue Qinghe had mysteriously disappeared.
Originally, Chen Yuan had planned to use Xue Qinghe to obtain the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure, the Oceanic Illusionary Sphere—also known as the Heart of the Sea God.
But now, he had to change his approach. The poison afflicting Xue Ye was likely Qian Renxue's doing, and this presented an opportunity. It all depended on whether Xue Ye was willing to exchange the Oceanic Illusionary Sphere for his own life.
Entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Chen Yuan didn't disturb Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling immediately. Instead, he waited for them to finish their cultivation.
After two hours, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling awoke from their meditative states. Seeing that Chen Yuan had returned, they were overjoyed.
Chen Yuan glanced at them and, even without using his spiritual power to probe, could sense that their auras had grown stronger. It seemed that after refining the spirit bones, both had made significant progress.
With a smile, he said:
"It seems that in the few days I've been away, you've both refined the spirit bones and made considerable progress."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling ran up to him, their faces filled with affection. They had indeed improved, and it was all thanks to Chen Yuan.
Dugu Yan, with a radiant smile, said:
"I was originally at the eighty-sixth rank. After continuous battles with the seven guardian Douluos on Sea God Island, I was already on the verge of a breakthrough. I just hadn't had the chance to settle down and cultivate. Then, on the way back, I consumed the brain of a million-year spirit beast."
"After fully refining it, I broke through to the eighty-eighth rank. Then, after absorbing the two spirit bones you gave me, I reached the ninetieth rank. Spirit bones truly are the treasure of the soul master world. They saved me a year or two of cultivation time."
Ye Lingling followed up:
"I'm in a similar situation. After refining the brain of the million-year spirit beast and absorbing a spirit bone, I smoothly advanced from the seventy-seventh rank to the eightieth rank."
"But I remembered your instructions and didn't use the last God-bestowed spirit ring. I plan to wait until you have time to take me to hunt the Blue Silver King you mentioned."
Chen Yuan nodded with a smile. This was within his expectations. Tang Hao was known as the fastest to break through to the Titled Douluo rank on the continent, achieving it at the age of forty-four.
While his natural talent was important, the six spirit bones he possessed had undoubtedly saved him countless years of cultivation.
As for his own teacher, Chen Xin, whose talent wasn't far behind Tang Hao's, he only became a Titled Douluo at the age of fifty-two.
As for himself, before the age of twelve, he was just an ordinary genius. But after twelve, his soul power skyrocketed. In just six years, by the age of eighteen, he had become a ninety-seventh-rank Super Douluo. This proved that while talent was important, opportunity was even more crucial.
Chen Yuan opened his arms, embracing both women, and said:
"I came to find you because I have something important to discuss. Currently, the Heaven Dou Empire's Emperor Xue Ye is bedridden due to poisoning. This gave me an idea on how to obtain the Oceanic Illusionary Sphere. I believe Xue Ye will be willing to exchange this national treasure for his life."
"Yanyan, you're skilled in poison and alchemy. For you, it should be possible to cure Xue Ye's poison. If that doesn't work, we have a backup plan. Lingling can use her Martial Soul True Body to expel negative states. If the poison can't be cured, we'll just force it out of his body."
"Of course, this is all contingent on Xue Ye being willing to hand over the Oceanic Illusionary Sphere. Once we have that treasure, I'll take you both to hunt spirit beasts and obtain spirit rings, so you can break through your bottlenecks as soon as possible."
Dugu Yan's eyes flashed with surprise:
"This really is our opportunity. My seventh trial is to retrieve the Heart of the Sea God and slay the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Now that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is dead, all that's left is the Oceanic Illusionary Sphere, which is the Heart of the Sea God."
Ye Lingling eagerly added:
"In the past, you've always taken care of me. If I can be of use this time, that would be great."
Chen Yuan smiled and said:
"Then let's go. We'll head to Heaven Dou City first!"
With that, he lifted both women into the air and flew toward Heaven Dou City.
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Heaven Dou City, Imperial Palace!
The palace was now heavily guarded, with sentries every five steps and patrols every ten steps. The security was so tight that there wasn't a single gap.
After all, with the Crown Prince missing and the Emperor poisoned, no one dared to be careless. A single misstep could plunge the entire Heaven Dou Empire into chaos.
In one of the palace chambers, Ning Fengzhi, who had been invited, stood beside the bed. He summoned his Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul and softly chanted:
"Seventh Soul Skill, Eight Treasure True Body!"
As he activated his Martial Soul True Body, the dazzling eight-colored pagoda radiated an intense, brilliant light.
"Eight Treasure Blessing!"
Immediately, beams of amplifying light shot out, all landing on Xue Ye, who lay on the bed. The light provided a comprehensive boost, including healing capabilities.
Whether it was the original Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or the current Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, activating the Martial Soul True Body would grant a new ability—Seven Treasure Blessing or Eight Treasure Blessing. At that point, a healing ability would emerge.
Under the glow of the light, Xue Ye's pale face gradually regained some color. The excruciating poison tormenting him was significantly suppressed.
After a while, Ning Fengzhi retracted his martial soul. Xue Ye sat up from the bed, feeling much better. He immediately expressed his gratitude:
"Master Ning, thank you so much. I feel much better now."
Ning Fengzhi accepted the thanks but then sighed:
"Your Majesty, I must tell you that I've only suppressed the poison for now. If we don't find the right antidote, the poison will eventually flare up again."
Hearing this, Xue Ye's face fell. He forced a bitter smile:
"Even so, I must thank you, Master Ning. At least you've relieved my suffering, and I can still make some arrangements for the empire. At this point, with my Crown Prince missing and myself poisoned, I can't believe there isn't some conspiracy behind all this."
Ning Fengzhi's eyes darkened as he said gravely:
"Indeed, there must be a conspiracy. These successive blows—the Crown Prince's disappearance, Your Majesty's poisoning, the sieges on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—have all come one after another, leaving us no time to react. The Spirit Hall is becoming increasingly overbearing."
At the mention of the Spirit Hall, Emperor Xue Ye's eyelids twitched. His expression turned as dark as water:
"In today's continent, only the Spirit Hall could pull off something like this. I wish I could mobilize a million troops right now and completely destroy this lawless, imperial-disrespecting terror organization!"
(End of Chapter)
Word Count : 1,310
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