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Lu Ming stretched his aching arms, took out a healing pill from his magic pouch and swallowed it. His pale face regained a bit of color.

That battle just now gave him a clear understanding of his own strength. The fivefold amplification, the destructive soul skill, and the great increase in the power of the Heaven and Man Harmony technique allowed him to fight on par with a Title Douluo for a short time, but after reaching the limit of destruction, he began to decline.

His greatest gain in the battle was that he could activate the Unity of Heaven and Man and the Destruction Soul Skill simultaneously.

Although his control over the unity of heaven and man is greatly reduced in the state of destruction, he can still barely maintain it. The combination of the two makes each of his sword strikes as precise and domineering as divine punishment.

"Senior, let's go back. This sparring session has been very beneficial to me, and I now have a clearer direction for my future cultivation."

Dugu Bo nodded, and the two flew side by side toward Tiandou City.

Dugu Bo suddenly spoke up: "Boy, what are your plans next? If you need my help to hunt for your seventh spirit ring, just say so."

"Senior, there is actually a 100,000-year-old soul beast in Heaven Dou City."

Lu Ming remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes, before finally speaking up: he had made his decision, and he would choose Xiao Wu for the seventh ring.

Although the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent is powerful, in the original work, after Ma Hongjun absorbed its inner core, it only had a black soul ring, indicating that its cultivation level had not reached 100,000 years.

Moreover, his physical body is strong enough to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring, so why settle for absorbing a 10,000-year soul ring?

Dugu Bo's body suddenly stopped, and he almost fell from the air.

"What did you say? Ten thousand years?!"

"Hmm." Lu Ming nodded, his tone as calm as if he were talking about the weather. "A 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit has already transformed." She's currently at Shrek Academy, and her name is Xiao Wu.

Dugu Bo gasped, his dark green pupils filled with shock.

He knew all too well what a 100,000-year-old soul beast meant. It was a creature that was guaranteed to drop a soul bone, and one of the highest quality at that. Each 100,000-year-old soul bone was priceless, enough to drive any soul master on the continent mad.

However, correspondingly, the difficulty of hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts is also ridiculously high. Although he has already broken through to level 93, he dares not say that he is completely confident in facing 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

What truly shocked him was that this 100,000-year-old soul beast dared to stay in Heaven Dou City after transforming, instead of near the Star Dou Great Forest.

You must know that once a soul beast transforms into human form, as long as it hasn't reached maturity, it's like a lamb to the slaughter. Once discovered, it has absolutely no chance of resisting a human soul master. That rabbit actually dared to stay in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire; isn't that just courting death?

"Since the Soft Bone Rabbit has already transformed, why don't you go and hunt her down yourself? Why are you telling me this?" Dugu Bo asked, puzzled.

"I'd like to take action directly, but she's already being watched, and I'm afraid that if I make a move, it will bring about my death." Lu Ming's gaze was deep.

"Who?"

"Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo".

Dugu Bo's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

"The Clear Sky Douluo?! The Clear Sky Douluo who single-handedly fought against the Spirit Hall back then?!"

Lu Ming nodded, silently adding in his mind: There's also Tang San. This kid has great luck. If he tries to kill a rabbit like a lion, he might not be able to kill it in one blow, and could very well cause big trouble.

"Don't worry, senior. I have an idea, but I haven't made a decision yet, so there's no rush. I'll use this time to gather more information."

Dugu Bo remained silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Boy, if you decide to take action, remember to call me, and I'll help you then."

Lu Ming turned to look at Dugu Bo, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"What's so surprising? I owe you two lives—both my own and Yan Yan's, we survived thanks to your methods. Besides, without you, I don't know when I'd ever break through my cultivation level, and you even gave me the Five Poisons Divine Art." Dugu Bo snorted, his gaze fixed ahead, his tone calm yet firm. "Although I'm known as the weakest title holder, I'm not an ungrateful person. I'd like to see if Haotian Douluo can ignore my poison."

Lu Ming's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

He kept this sentiment in his heart, his gaze fixed on the distant Shrek Academy, pondering something.

After Dugu Bo left, Lu Ming sat alone in the courtyard, repeatedly going over all the information about Xiao Wu in his mind.

New Shrek Academy, formerly Blue Tyrant Academy, is located on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, near Sunset Forest. Ever since Tang San gave Xiao Wu a few extra glances at her at the Soto Grand Arena, she has clearly become wary and rarely leaves the academy alone, almost always staying by Tang San's side.

However, obtaining Xiao Wu's spirit ring and spirit bone is not impossible.

According to the information he gathered from various sources, the Shrek Seven Devils are currently preparing for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament under the training of Yu Xiaogang.

Without Dugu Bo and the Immortal Herb, the Shrek Seven Devils' strength remained at the Soul Venerable level, and they did not break through to the Soul Master level as quickly as in the original story.

It is almost impossible to achieve a ranking in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.

However, based on the information Lu Ming obtained several times, Yu Xiaogang was extremely confident, estimating that they were preparing for the next tournament after that. After all, by then, the Shrek Seven Devils would still be old enough to win the tournament.

However, Lu Ming didn't care about this. He saw the possibility of hunting down Xiao Wu from the intelligence. Perhaps because they were preparing for the next competition, Yu Xiaogang's training hadn't reached the closed-door level yet.

Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing often go shopping, which is the perfect opportunity for Lu Ming. If he can seize the opportunity, he can take Xiao Wu away in one fell swoop.

But there is still one problem.

Tang Hao.

Although this Haotian Douluo did not appear in public, Lu Ming knew very well that Tang Hao had been secretly protecting Tang San ever since Notting City.

Although he might not always be there, it's better to be safe than sorry. If Tang Hao happens to be there when he makes a move, that would be a huge problem. So the first thing to do is to determine Tang Hao's location.

There is one person who can definitely be used, and that is Qian Renxue.

Lu Ming spent five whole days memorizing the map of Tiandou City.

On the evening of the sixth day, he changed into an inconspicuous gray robe, put on a bamboo hat to cover his face, and walked north along the most bustling Zhuque Avenue in Tiandou City.

The residence of the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, was located three miles east of the palace. Two stone lions stood in front of the gate, and the vermilion gate remained closed year-round. He couldn't enter through the main gate, nor did he intend to use it.

He circled around to the alley on the west side of the mansion, found a secluded spot, and leaped onto the wall. His movements were silent, like a leaf swept up by the wind, gently landing behind the artificial hill in the inner courtyard.