Chapter 38: Miracle

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Chapter 38: A Miracle

Heaven Dou Empire, Sunset Forest.

A group stood at the outskirts of the Sunset Forest. Among them were Bibi Dong, Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Zhong Yan, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu.

After returning to Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong spent two days handling the mountain of accumulated affairs and making the necessary arrangements. After resting for a day, she secretly brought everyone to the Sunset Forest. After all, as the Pope of Spirit Hall, her appearance in the Heaven Dou Empire would inevitably invite speculation—especially from the old emperor of Heaven Dou.

As for Zhong Yan, he and Hu Liena had spent several days enjoying themselves. Xiao Wu, however, had suffered terribly. Bibi Dong had kept her by her side the entire time, because even Bibi Dong could not guarantee that every expert in Spirit Hall would ignore a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone wandering around in plain sight.

Bibi Dong also kept Xiao Wu close in order to conceal her aura. Aside from Bibi Dong herself, only Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo in all of Spirit Hall knew Xiao Wu’s true identity. Xiao Wu had spent the past few days in constant dread, not daring to go anywhere. She had nearly gone stir-crazy.

Chrysanthemum Douluo truly lived up to his reputation as Dugu Bo’s old rival. The moment they entered the outskirts of the Sunset Forest, he located the direction of Dugu Bo’s poisonous formation. Now, the group stood before it.

Looking at the poisonous creatures and miasma that blotted out the sky, Chrysanthemum Douluo would have had no trouble handling it if there had only been one or two people. But with so many of them, ensuring that everyone passed through safely left him wearing a deeply troubled expression.

“Teacher, let me try.”

“You have a way?”

“I can’t guarantee success, but I can give it a try.”

“Very well.”

Zhong Yan had not spent the past few days merely playing around. He had made considerable progress in developing his fourth soul ring.

He stepped forward. His third and fourth soul rings lit up in succession.

The sensation of connecting with the earth’s ley lines was as wonderful as ever. Unfortunately, the aura he had sensed that day never appeared again.

“Water Release—Hidden Mist Technique!”

There was a trace of excitement in his voice. Calling out the technique like that finally fulfilled one of Zhong Yan’s dreams from his previous life.

The moment his voice fell, vast clouds of water vapor began to rise from the ground. Once enough mist had gathered, Zhong Yan switched to the wind element.

“Wind Release—Great Breakthrough!”

The wind gradually rose, blowing the water vapor into the poisonous miasma. The poison and mist merged together, flowing and blending in a strange state.

Yet no matter how fiercely the wind blew, the poisonous miasma before them did not diminish in the slightest. If Dugu Bo’s poison could be dispersed so easily by the wind, it would not have been enough to give Chrysanthemum Douluo such a headache in the first place.

Still, the water vapor had indeed mixed with the poison. The originally dry miasma had now become damp.

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“Next comes this…”

Zhong Yan extended one hand and made a grabbing motion.

“Condense!”

The poisonous miasma that had filled the sky instantly transformed into pale-green frost, falling to the ground. The forest before them looked as though it had been covered by a snowfall of light green.

What had frozen was not merely the patch of miasma directly in front of them. If he had only dealt with the poison in one area, the miasma from elsewhere would have quickly rushed in to replenish it. Zhong Yan’s single move had covered one-tenth of the Sunset Forest in frost. Without the support of the ley lines, he would have been completely drained long ago.

“This is simply…”

Hu Liena and Xiao Wu covered their mouths in astonishment.

“A miracle.”

Even Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were profoundly shaken. After all, this Saint Son was only level forty-five!

“Heh heh, it was nothing.”

Although he said that it was nothing, the delight on his face made it clear how pleased and proud he was.

Was becoming a great ninja and protecting the Hidden Leaf Village not something worth celebrating? [Smirking dog meme]

The group continued forward. Only a few minutes later, they saw a white-haired figure in a dark-green robe standing ahead of them.

“Your Holiness, Ghost Douluo, and you, Chrysanthemum—add to that this frost worthy of a divine hand. It seems I truly cannot escape death today.”

“You poisonous old bastard! Why do you address me so casually the moment I arrive? Take this!”

As soon as he finished speaking, soul power erupted from Chrysanthemum Douluo’s body.

“That’s enough.”

Bibi Dong intervened and stopped him.

“Dugu Bo, we did not come here today to kill you. Are you willing to work for Spirit Hall?”

“Spare me. If I had been willing to join your Spirit Hall, things would never have reached this point, would they? There is no point in saying more. Kill me or torture me—I will accept it all. Hmph.”

It was not that Dugu Bo did not want to resist. If only Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had come today, he would have attacked long ago. There would have been no reason for him to stand here trading insults. If fists could settle the matter, who would willingly waste time with words?

Zhong Yan glanced at Bibi Dong.

“Teacher.”

Bibi Dong nodded. Zhong Yan then turned to Dugu Bo.

“I remember you have a granddaughter, don’t you? Dugu Yan?”

“You little brat, you’re truly vicious. If you want to kill me, then come at me directly. I’m standing right here. As long as you don’t lay a hand on my granddaughter, you may kill or torture me however you wish. I will not resist.”

Dugu Bo was so furious that his beard bristled and his eyes bulged, but he was utterly helpless.

“You’re overthinking it. I never said I would do anything to your granddaughter. I’m merely saying that if you die, who will take care of her? Won’t she be bullied by others? And there’s that fellow named…”

Zhong Yan turned back and quietly asked Hu Liena, “What was his name again?”

“Yu Tianheng.”

“Oh, right. Yu Tianheng.”

Zhong Yan turned back to Dugu Bo and continued, “That Yu Tianheng fellow is going to take advantage of your granddaughter, and you won’t be able to do a thing about it.”

“You—you—you! You’ll be the death of me!”

“All right, calm down. If you join Spirit Hall, I guarantee that you will not be bound by Spirit Hall’s rules. Your granddaughter will also receive Spirit Hall’s protection. And besides…”

A cold glint flashed through Zhong Yan’s eyes.

“Don’t you want to cure the poison in you and your granddaughter?”

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Zhong Yan curled his lips slightly and delivered the final blow.

“I have a way.”

“What a joke. My own poison harming me? I am seventy-eight years old, and in all my life, I have only ever poisoned others. No one has ever poisoned me.”

Dugu Bo stared coldly at Zhong Yan.

Zhong Yan gave a soft snort.

“Is that really so? Then let me ask you this. Whenever the weather turns cloudy or rainy, do you feel an itching and numbness in your ribs that gradually grows stronger? Does it flare up once at noon and once at midnight? Given your current condition, each episode should last for more than two hours. And every night, around the third watch, do you feel a needle-like pain at the crown of your head and around your heart? Do your entire body convulse for at least an hour? I don’t need to describe the agony of wishing you were dead, do I? If this is not poisoning, then what is it? Not only have you already been poisoned, the poison has penetrated deep into your bones and marrow. What I find strange is that you are still alive. The poison in your body is not something soul power alone can suppress.”

[Here I have to say this: what normal reader could possibly remember such a long passage while reading a book? Those transmigrators who can recite it word for word after crossing over only manage it because the author gave them the original novel. [Smirking dog meme]]

“You—you know all that?”

Dugu Bo could no longer contain his shock and blurted out the question instinctively.

“Well, well. Who would have thought that the old poisonous bastard had poisoned himself? This is truly the greatest joke in the world.”

As Dugu Bo’s sworn rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo naturally would not let such an opportunity pass.

“You may not care about yourself, but think about your granddaughter. She’s at the age when she is as beautiful as jade. What a pity. Tsk, tsk, tsk…”

“Can you really cure it?”

Dugu Bo ignored Chrysanthemum Douluo’s mockery and asked Zhong Yan once more.

“I can.”

“Very well. Then I will join.”

Dugu Bo turned toward Chrysanthemum Douluo.

“What right do you have to mock me? I’m an old man who has had a wife and even has a granddaughter. You, on the other hand, look like some sort of man-woman. What woman would ever take a fancy to you?”

Dugu Bo truly lived up to his reputation. His venomous tongue spared no one.

Chrysanthemum Douluo could no longer hold himself back. He glanced at Bibi Dong, and upon seeing that she did not object, he surged forward with his soul power.

Since Dugu Bo had already joined Spirit Hall, settling the matter properly and letting the two of them fight was not a problem. They both knew their limits, and besides, this was hardly the first time they had fought like this.

[In honor of the extra chapter, ahem… could you perhaps spare me a recommendation vote? I can only receive around thirty a day.]

I wrote this chapter rather hastily. Since I had already updated during the day, I had not planned to add another chapter tonight. I was actually preparing to spend the evening playing games.

But once again, my teammates pushed me over the edge. I took a shower to calm down, then came back to write.

My state of mind was not very good, so I wrote this rather quickly. There may be quite a few typos. Please be understanding.

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