Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

"Whoosh!"

Soon, the elongated, jet-black petals closed up, and at the tips of the petals were two soul bones, each emitting a faint glow of blue and red.

"Ice, the soul bone of the Fire Dragon King..."

Chen Yao gazed at the two soul bones emerging from the leaf tip, murmured to himself, then smiled casually and placed his palm directly over the two forearm bones on his left and right.

"Black Zhe!"

With a thought, a thick black mist surged in his palm, enveloping the two forearm bones.

Instantly, the faint glow that had been flickering on the two forearm bones disappeared, replaced by a deep and intense darkness.

The black energy surged violently over the two soul bones, and then, two orbs of light, one red and one blue, were pushed out by the darkness.

Seeing this, a glint flashed in Chen Yao's eyes, and his hands moved quickly, using the petals of the Nine Nether Immortal Lotus to instantly envelop and gather the two orbs of light.

Having the information about the Dark Lord, Chen Yao knew that this was the divine spark of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, which was a valuable item.

Although the consciousness of these two dragon kings had been extinguished, some of their energy remained. Chen Yao would not allow this broken divine essence to dissipate in this desolate place.

He also had some ideas about how to use these two divine sparks.

After doing all this, Chen Yao looked at the two forearm bones that had been completely assimilated, a smile playing on his lips. Then he reached out with both hands and firmly grasped the two bones!

These two soul bones can also be considered as one of the legacies left by the Dark Lord. Over the countless years, under the influence of the overflowing energy of the Nine Nether Immortal Lotus, they have long been infinitely approaching the direction of darkness.

Chen Yao's Nine Nether Immortal Lotus Flower naturally allowed him to indirectly adapt to the two forearm bones.

Therefore, Chen Yao has no difficulty absorbing these two soul bones now.

Instantly, as if finding a home, the two soul bones covered Chen Yao's forearms as the black energy approached.

The next moment, Chen Yao suddenly opened his eyes.

Refined instantly!

Feeling the violent energy surging within his arms, Chen Yao's expression hardened, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he thrust his arms forward with a sudden, powerful thrust!

"Boom!"

Instantly, countless twisted and writhing, seemingly soft yet incredibly hard black ice burst forth from this desolate ground, crisscrossing for nearly a thousand meters, forming a pitch-black, lightless world of ice crystals!

At the same time, the terrifying black flames, hard as a solid, heavy as a thousand pounds, yet ever-changing in form and ethereal, also burst forth and raged in the air.

Chen Yao, with solid ice beneath his feet and crimson flames atop his head, stood tall in the center, his eyes slightly narrowed and his expression shifting between light and shadow.

Suddenly, she parted her lips slightly and murmured.

"The eternal, indestructible black flames that will endure until death and the end arrive..."

"Stubborn and unyielding, until all things are still, and the world is devoid of light—a dark and desolate demonic ice..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 68 Leaving the Forest, Silencing the Witnesses

Looking at the space in front of him, where ice and fire were mixed with dark energy, and the scene was raging wildly, a look of satisfaction flashed in Chen Yao's eyes. Then, he flicked his hands, and the dark ice and black flames on it instantly retracted.

Then Chen Yao looked around, his eyes narrowed slightly, and murmured.

"Now, we need to find a few spirit rings."

Although the benefits he gained from this trip were unimaginably huge, due to the rules of Douluo Continent, even though the soul power in his body has expanded to a certain limit, his strength is still maintained at level 30.

He needs to absorb the soul ring as soon as possible in order to break through and advance!

As its low murmur faded, Chen Yao slapped the Nine Nether Black Lotus beneath him.

Instantly, the black lotus exuded terrifying malevolent energy, then, carrying Chen Yao, it soared into the sky, transforming into a streak of black light and disappearing from the spot...

That dark place was a space created by the Dark Lord for his successors. It was completely isolated from the outside world. Without guidance, even the God King's divine sense could not detect it or find the entrance.

This is why Bibi Dong, along with a group of powerful figures from the Spirit Hall, almost turned the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well upside down, yet still couldn't find a trace of Chen Yao.

At this moment, Chen Yao, having left the dark place, appeared at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

This Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire was originally created by the Black Lotus of the Nine Netherworlds in accordance with the will of the Dark Lord, using the remaining divine power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King to lure people here.

After finding Chen Yao, they severed the connection between the dark place below and the spring.

The source of energy was cut off, causing this spring to become nothing more than a relatively clear natural hot spring, nothing more.

At the bottom of the hot spring pool, Chen Yao was about to break out of the water when he suddenly sensed something and abruptly looked up.

Through the clear spring water, one could see that there were quite a few people wearing armor patrolling the shore not far from the spring.

"People from the Spirit Hall?"

Seeing the distinctive clothing worn by the people on the shore, Chen Yao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Although the dark space was isolated from the outside world, preventing Chen Yao from sensing the passage of time, he was certain that a considerable amount of time had passed.

With so much time having passed, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has no underground energy supply. Even if it doesn't become a wasteland, it has absolutely no value left.

Chen Yao couldn't understand why the Spirit Hall people would be stationed here.

After pondering for a while, Chen Yao stopped thinking about it and did not reveal his identity. Instead, he condensed a dark body, his whole body turning into nothingness, like a shadow, silently rising to the surface of the water without causing a ripple or a sound.

Then Chen Yao leaped up the stone wall behind him and disappeared from the spot almost in the blink of an eye without attracting anyone's attention.

Time has passed, and he is now completely unaware of everything that is happening in the outside world.

Although Bibi Dong was able to protect him back then, her resentment towards him was also obvious.

It's a double-edged sword, and also a time bomb; you never know when it will explode.

Now that Chen Yao possesses such profound knowledge and experience, there is nowhere in the world he cannot go.

There's no need to get involved with the Spirit Hall and put yourself in unknown danger.

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To avoid attracting attention, Chen Yao did not fly using the Nine Nether Black Lotus, but instead moved quickly through the dense forest path, rushing towards the exit of Sunset Forest.

Hunting for a soul ring is not an easy task; if you're unlucky, it can take ten days to half a month.

Now, Sunset Forest is under the control of the Spirit Hall, so Chen Yao has no way to search for the spirit beasts he needs in peace under these circumstances.

To be on the safe side, he decided to take a longer route to hunt for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Just as he reached the outskirts of Sunset Forest, a commotion ahead made him pause, slip into the shadows, and look ahead.

Three Soul Masters with varying quality Soul Rings were seen chasing after a wealthy man who was severely injured and bleeding profusely.

Upon seeing the martial souls of these three Soul Masters, Chen Yao was somewhat surprised.

"Evil Soul Masters? Although no one is cracking down on evil soul masters right now, there is still a subtle aversion to them. How could they come out so openly?"

Just as Chen Yao was puzzled, the well-to-do man being chased roared angrily at the three people chasing him.

"Damn the Demon Dragon Palace! Sunset Forest is now jointly governed by the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall. Aren't you afraid of being judged by both of them for doing this?"

"Ha, what are the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall? Only the Hall Master can judge us!"

The only response the portly man received was a sinister laugh, followed by a sharp glint of light.

Suddenly, despair filled the man's eyes. He closed them and awaited death.

But the expected excruciating pain did not come; instead, there was only the sudden "splatter" sound of three pieces of flesh being pierced.

The man opened his eyes in confusion and saw a man dressed in a simple black robe with an eerie face standing in front of him.

Behind this strange man, several twisted and eerie black tentacles extended out.

At the top of three of them were three mangled corpses.

It was the corpse of the evil spirit master who had been chasing him earlier!

Although he had survived the ordeal, the scene before him was so horrifying that he couldn't help but tremble and feel his stomach churning violently.

"Thank you so much, sir, for your help!"

The man calmed his turbulent thoughts, quickly stood up, forced a smile on his pale face, and cupped his hands in greeting to the man in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao nodded indifferently.

"Saving you didn't come without a price. Let me ask you a few questions: What year in the Douluo Calendar is it now?"

Chen Yao has just come out and is completely confused. He needs to understand the current situation before he can make any plans for the future.

"It is now the year 2617 of the Douluo Calendar!"

Although puzzled by Chen Yao's question, the man dared not say anything and quickly responded.

Five years... that's not a long time, but it's not a short time either...

Thinking to himself, Chen Yao spoke again.

"What major events have occurred on the continent from Douluo Calendar 2612 to now?"

After thinking for a moment, the man told Chen Yao about the widely circulated events over the years.

The more Chen Yao listened, the stranger his expression became.

"call!"

After listening to the man finish speaking, Chen Yao breathed a sigh of relief, his expression complex.

The man stood trembling to the side, approaching cautiously.

"My lord, I have told you everything I know. I wonder if this is acceptable..."

"You go."

Chen Yao nodded slightly.

The man's face lit up with joy, and he nodded and thanked them repeatedly before turning to leave.

But the moment he turned around, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

The man looked down in disbelief and saw that the black tentacles that had killed the three evil soul masters earlier had now pierced through his chest, staining his clothes a deep crimson!

The man turned around stiffly, as if he wanted to question Chen Yao about why he did this, but he met Chen Yao's eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, causing his face to freeze and the words of questioning to remain stuck in his throat.

The next moment, the man died, filled with deep resentment!