As soon as Dugu Bo appeared, Dugu Feng sensed his arrival.
The cold energy within him had now reached its limit. Although he hadn't yet refined the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb, his utilization of Cold Poison had ascended to a new level. Moreover, the combination of Cold Poison with his Slaughter God Domain had doubled his offensive power. His progress was far from insignificant.
He turned his head to look at Dugu Bo.
"I have no intention of participating in the Soul Master Competition. With so many geniuses in the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, why would I need to step in?" Dugu Feng said calmly.
Dugu Bo was taken aback. "You're not participating? I think you must not know about the rewards for the Soul Master Competition. It's three Soul Bones! With those three Soul Bones, there's so much more you could do!"
The rewards for the Soul Master Competition had exceeded everyone's expectations. The Spirit Hall had been uncharacteristically generous. Such rewards had already drawn every academy team to sharpen their weapons and prepare for an all-out struggle—especially the Dugu Family, who urgently needed Soul Bones.
The Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall was formidable, but even Dugu Bo had to admit that if Dugu Feng participated, there might be a sliver of a chance to win. After all, Dugu Feng had once defeated Yan despite being over ten levels below him. Now, after so much time had passed, how much stronger had Dugu Feng become?
"Please inform Prince Xue Xing on my behalf that I definitely won't be participating in the Soul Master Competition. And who said I can't obtain Soul Bones without joining the competition?" Dugu Feng smiled mysteriously and said no more.
"Playing coy!" Dugu Bo was extremely curious, but asking Dugu Feng about his plans was out of the question.
Dugu Feng calmly waved his hand and left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He had spent a year cultivating in the Underground Training Field and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. His Soul Power Level had risen by two more levels, reaching level 45—and he had already reached level 45 a month ago. Advancing two levels in a year at the Soul Ancestor stage would make even Bibi Dong consider killing him if word got out.
With only a few months left until the Soul Master Competition, Dugu Feng had some preparations to make.
For the first time in over a year, Dugu Feng stepped out of the Sunset Forest and returned to Dugu Mansion.
As soon as he arrived, he noticed the mansion was much livelier than before. There were the cries of children and sounds of laughter and play. This instantly gave him a sense of unfamiliarity.
When he had first transmigrated here, his strongest impression of Dugu Mansion had been its desolation. People were rarely seen, and when he did encounter clan members, their faces were heavy with gloom, as if weighed down by a boulder. Children? They were practically nonexistent.
The birthrate of descendants in the Dugu Family had always been abysmally low. But over the past few years, this situation had begun to change. Dugu Feng had periodically used his External Soul Bone to detoxify his clansmen, which had gradually increased the birthrate of new descendants.
He took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably happy.
Dugu Feng approached the ancestral hall—his father was surely there.
"Feng'er, you're back! I was just about to send Old Snake to fetch you!" Inside the smoky haze of the ancestral hall, Dugu Shuo looked at him with a smile.
"Greetings, Father. Is there something you need me to handle?" Dugu Feng asked curiously.
"There is. Ye Lingling has broken through to level 40. Clan Leader Ye has requested our family's assistance in hunting a Spirit Ring for her. You should go and help her."
Dugu Feng found this odd. "Just hunting a Spirit Ring?"
Hunting a Soul Ancestor-level Spirit Ring is nothing. The family could just casually send out a Soul King to handle it.
"Feng'er, you've always prioritized the family. Now that you're fourteen, it's time to consider the matter of inheritance," Dugu Shuo said calmly.
"Yes, Father!" Dugu Feng responded solemnly. This was indeed important.
Dugu Feng wasn't actually in a hurry. He could already control his toxins and wouldn't need to lose multiple spouses like his father before successfully producing offspring. That Dugu Shuo had waited until now to bring this up was already quite considerate—other clan members typically started marrying at twelve.
After discussing his cultivation progress with his father, Dugu Feng left the ancestral hall.
When he returned to his residence, he was surprised to see Little Snake. Little Snake hadn't come alone—a child stood unsteadily beside him, clinging tightly to his side.
"Greet the Young Master," Little Snake barked at the child when he saw Dugu Feng approaching.
"Eldest sister-in-law!" the child blurted out awkwardly.
Dugu Feng's face darkened immediately.
The child bore a seventy percent resemblance to Little Snake—this must be Little Little Snake. Dugu Feng sighed inwardly. What a mess! Even Little Snake had embarked on fatherhood now.
"Young Master, please forgive him. He's not even two yet!" Little Snake said helplessly, looking visibly exhausted—he'd clearly been through a lot recently.
"You work fast," Dugu Feng praised, simultaneously marveling at how Little Snake, who had never seemed to tire before, had become like this. What exactly had Little Little Snake done to him?
"He's delayed my cultivation by three whole months!" Little Snake calculated precisely.
Dugu Feng patted his shoulder. Little Snake's thought processes were always so... unique.
"Little Snake, you must shoulder the responsibility of family inheritance. Little Little Snake is the family's future," Dugu Feng said seriously.
Little Snake blinked in surprise before quickly responding, "Don't worry, Young Master! I'll make sure he progresses even faster than I did!"
Meanwhile, Little Little Snake, blissfully unaware of what his future held, continued giggling happily. Upon seeing the stranger, he instinctively moved closer to Little Snake—only for Dugu Feng to scoop him up in one motion.
"If your life turns out like your father's, it would be far too dull," Dugu Feng mused.
The two adults and one child entered the room together. Little Snake began setting out various snacks, though this time with an extra mouth to feed—the nearly two-year-old Little Little Snake alternated between eating and making a mess. This highlighted one of Little Snake's better qualities: his emotional stability. No matter how much Little Little Snake acted up, he never lost his temper.
"Besides me, the Seaglow Team has four other Soul Ancestors. One is also from our family—a Soul Master with the Flower Spider Martial Soul, Soul Power Level 42, just barely twenty-five years old. The other three Soul Ancestors all have Gem Spirits. With this lineup, even without considering the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, we could achieve excellent results in the Soul Master Competition!"
"The seven Soul Masters who perform the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill include these three Soul Ancestors—one at Level 42, two at Level 41—plus four other Gem Spirit Soul Masters all above Level 38. Their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill is quite mysterious. That Shi Nian has been secretly training them all along!" Little Snake continued discussing the Seaglow Team.
He himself was now at Level 43. After consuming the Immortal Herb Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma, his cultivation speed had accelerated again. His strength shouldn't be underestimated.
"Can we win the championship and claim the prize of three Soul Bones?" Dugu Feng asked.
Old Snake did well. A team with five Soul Ancestors now had the strength to fight.
He remembered that among the original members of the Canghui Academy team, apart from the captain who was a Soul Ancestor, the other six Soul Masters who could unleash the Asura Illusion were all Soul Experts.
This time, there were two additional Soul Ancestors with Gem Spirits.
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