Douluo Continent: The Peerless Sun and Moon Traverse the Heavens

Xu Cheng opened his eyes, suddenly sat up, and kept panting heavily, as if he wanted to fill his lungs completely with air.

The room that comes into view is quaint and rustic, with golden wood grain on the walls, exuding a comforting and vibrant atmosphere. Sunlight streams in through the window, making you feel warm and cozy.

He was covered with a clean white sheet. He noticed something was wrong with his right hand. Following his gaze, he saw that Han Ruoruo's small hand was intertwined with his own, and her expression was indescribably complicated.

"Where am I?"

"We've all gone back to the academy; we're inside the Golden Tree now." Han Ruoruo reached out and wiped away a few beads of sweat from Xu Cheng's forehead, speaking softly:

Did you have a nightmare?

Xu Cheng's mind was still a bit foggy: "I guess...right."

"Then, who is Dong'er? You kept calling her name in your dream."

"Dong'er?"

Xu Cheng countered with a question, then seemed to suddenly remember something.

Dong'er? Holy crap! The Three Wonders of Hao Dong!

I was just reading the novel "Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect" in my mind when I saw Huo Yuhao unleash the Three Absolute Techniques of Haodong for the first time.

The god of emotions is terrifying.

The mental impact was so intense, even through the paper and the dimension.

"Winter, winter, move, move."

"Yes, in my dream I became a badger, and a blue-haired child with a harpoon was about to stab me. At that time, I couldn't run anymore. So I kept telling myself, 'Move, move!'"

Xu Cheng mentally praised himself for his quick wit. He reached out with his free left hand to scratch his scalp, only to find it smooth to the touch.

He turned his claws into palms and touched his head repeatedly, as if something terrible had happened.

"Where's my hair? Where's my little ponytail that I worked so hard to grow out?"

Han Ruoruo couldn't help but chuckle, then took out a mirror and handed it to Xu Cheng.

The figure in the mirror was naked from the waist up, with clearly defined facial features, red lips and white teeth, but no hair, eyebrows, or even eyelashes were left.

"You were too close to the final explosion that night, and all your hair was burned off. Don't worry, Old Zhuang has examined you and said you have a very strong life force inside you, and it will grow back soon."

Xu Cheng stared at himself in the mirror, examining himself carefully, and then turned the mirror to look at himself from several different angles.

It has to be said, bald guys are truly handsome.

"By the way, what's the casualty situation for our team this time?"

Upon hearing this topic, Han Ruoruo couldn't help but lower her head; it was a painful memory.

"Of the twelve of us who went on this soul hunt, only six survived. Even our eldest brother... died before Elder Xuan arrived because he burned his own martial soul essence."

Did six out of twelve survive?

Xu Cheng remembered that there was also a record of this soul hunt in the original work, but it was only a sentence from Xuanzi that resulted in four of the twelve people being seriously injured.

Thinking of his senior brother's imposing figure, Xu Cheng couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Although only two more people survived, it's still more than half again as before.

Because of my own circumstances, it's like having two more cards to play:

One of them was that the Soul-Eating Carving Knife saved his life;

The other one is a simple space-expansion bomb that I made; I wonder which lucky guy survived because of it.

Xu Cheng put his arm around Han Ruoruo's trembling shoulders and let her rest her head on his chest.

They embraced, speechless...

"Hehe, I hope I didn't disturb you two young lovers?"

An aged yet calm and gentle voice came from inside, and an old man slowly walked into the room.

Xu Cheng turned his head and saw it was Elder Zhuang, a senior member of Shrek Academy and a level 95 healing-type titled Douluo.

Han Ruoruo broke free from Xu Cheng's embrace and stood up. The two of them bowed slightly to the newcomers.

"Hello, Mr. Zhuang."

Although Old Zhuang had a full head of white hair, his face was ruddy, and he waved his hand with a smile, saying:

"I've come here to check on Xu Cheng's health again."

Old Zhuang looked at Xu Cheng, his tone now more serious:

"Xu Cheng, although your body is unharmed, I sense an evil aura within your spiritual sea. See if it will affect your martial spirit?"

At this moment, Xu Cheng also remembered that the evil aura of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade had not been completely removed before he forcibly integrated it into his sea of ​​consciousness.

He summoned his Sun Martial Soul, and the originally golden sun seemed to have fallen ill, emitting a soft orange-red light.

Xu Cheng closed his eyes and carefully sensed the sensation, using the method of meditation, but a sharp, agonizing pain came from between his brows.

He gave a soft hum, opened his eyes, and shook his head.

Han Ruoruo quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ah, the golden years."

Xu Cheng stared at the orange-red Sun Martial Soul in front of him and said with a self-deprecating smile, "Unable to enter a meditative state, it seems I've prematurely entered old age."

The two turned their gaze to Old Zhuang, who was standing to the side. Old Zhuang was stroking his beard, and a deep frown line appeared between his brows, which were originally smooth.

"Your spiritual sea is polluted, making meditation impossible. Your situation is more complicated than Xiao Tao's. Her martial soul origin is tainted with evil energy, which affects her mind from time to time. Your spiritual sea has evil energy, which in turn affects your martial soul. The academy has been studying Xiao Tao's situation for several years, but there has been no effective progress."

"Sigh, never mind, I'll try to think of another way for you. I have a meeting at the Sea God Pavilion, I need to go there first. You get some rest, and you can come find me anytime if anything happens."

After giving a few instructions, Old Zhuang shook his head and left, and the room fell silent for a moment.

Han Ruoruo held Xu Cheng's hand tightly, not letting go, but tightening her grip even more.

Xu Cheng noticed Han Ruoruo's worry, gently patted the back of her hand with his left hand, and smiled slightly.

"What's wrong? You know I don't like fighting. From now on, you can stand in front and I'll be the man behind you, isn't that better?"

"Okay, from now on, Sister Ruoruo will protect you."

Is the sea of ​​the spirit polluted? It seems there is a solution.

According to the current timeline, the protagonist Huo Yuhao has not yet left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, so should he go and intercept Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ilex?

Because of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao possessed a second hidden ice-attribute martial soul, which, together with Ilex, constituted the Three Lives Martial Soul.

His roommate, Wang Dong'er, also happens to have three martial souls, and the two can even create a martial soul fusion skill and cultivate together.

If it was a deliberate arrangement by God King Tang San that Wang Dong'er disguised herself as a man to become Huo Yuhao's roommate, then the appearance of Ilex was too coincidental.

Xu Cheng deduced that the remnant soul of the Undead Scourge, Electrox, was most likely cast by Tang Shenwang himself.

Xu Cheng didn't have the guts to sabotage the God King's plans right under his nose.

Should we grit our teeth and take a gamble?

I can't win any more.

Xu Cheng shuddered as he recalled Huo Yuhao's tragic experience of being repeatedly killed by the God King in the Valley of Love and Destiny.

Damn it! Take this Cheng Dong punch!

all will be good.

Xu Cheng pulled himself out of his thoughts; he needed to process the information in his memory before he could make a comprehensive decision.