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It was their first stealth dive, and the group was undoubtedly excited, admiring the charming scenery deep in the sea all the way.
This excitement lasted for a day before gradually dissipating, as similar scenery constantly appearing before their eyes would eventually lead to aesthetic fatigue.
At the same time, they also began to enter the active area of Sea Soul Beast.
The quiet and mysterious scenery was now mixed with a few elements of thrill and danger.
With the concealment of the Blue Silver Domain, even when the diving dragon number passed by a Sea Soul Beast, these Sea Soul Beasts did not discover its trace.
Of course, these were just ordinary ten-year or hundred-year Sea Soul Beasts. If they encountered thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts later, Shi Quan naturally wouldn't be so bold as to rush in front of them to court death.
After all, the undersea World is always their territory.
… …
Heaven Dou City, Moon Pavilion.
Under Tang Yuehua's guidance, Tang San's heart finally calmed down.
Unknowingly, he had already stayed in the Moon Pavilion for nine months.
During these nine months, in addition to learning etiquette, Tang San's Cultivation of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique did not fall behind. His daily Life was exceptionally fulfilling for him.
And today, he finally received Tang Yuehua's approval.
"Aunt, have I met your requirements?" Tang San looked at Tang Yuehua.
Tang Yuehua looked at Tang San in front of her, her eyes full of wistfulness, "Are you in such a hurry to leave me?"
"Aunt, you know, there are too many things waiting for me to do."
Tang Yuehua sighed softly, "I understand, Xiao San. Even now, I can still feel that there are many things hidden in your heart. Although you can hide them very well, I am still worried about you. Remember, no matter when, do not be overly emotional. And never joke with your Life. As long as you are alive, everything is hopeful, do you understand?"
Tang San nodded, and said seriously: "Aunt, don't worry, I understand what you mean."
Seeing this, Tang Yuehua hid the reluctance in her heart and said: "Okay, I know you are in a hurry, so go."
"Then Aunt, I'll go first." Tang San then bid farewell to Tang Yuehua.
Most of his belongings were in the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges, so there was no need to pack.
According to the map he got from Tang Yuehua, Tang San went north all the way.
Half a month later, guided by the map, he finally arrived outside a small town, and at the same time, he saw a familiar figure.
"Father!" Tang San exclaimed excitedly.
Tang Hao looked at Tang San and nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that these nine months of studying with Yuehua were not in vain."
Tang San suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked: "Father, where have you been for these past nine months?"
Tang Hao sighed and said, "I went to look for traces of Shi Quan and them."
Tang San's expression moved slightly upon hearing this, "Didn't you find them?"
"Mm." Tang Hao nodded, "Although Shi Quan claimed to have gone out to travel, ever since he left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there has been no news about him from anywhere on the Continent. The group seems to have disappeared, and no clues can be found."
Of course, Tang Hao couldn't find them, because Shi Quan and the others were not on the Continent at all.
As for Dugu Bo, as long as he was willing, who could track his whereabouts besides a Titled Douluo of the same Rank?
"It's okay, Father, they will appear sooner or later." Tang San clenched his fist, then released it, turning to look at the small town not far away, "By the way, Father, this small town doesn't look special, how can it help me Cultivate Killing Intent?"
"You'll know if you follow me." Tang Hao led Tang San into a tavern in the small town.
"Two bloody marys, please."
Looking at the bloody mary in front of him, Tang San was puzzled, but still drank it in one gulp at Tang Hao's Hint.
The liquid was a bit salty, with a hint of sourness. The strong bloody smell instantly filled Tang San's taste and smell.
"This is a cup of human blood." Tang Hao explained after seeing Tang San finish the drink.
"What?" Tang San's face instantly changed upon hearing this, and his stomach churned, but he still forcibly suppressed the feeling of nausea in his heart and looked at Tang Hao in confusion.
Tang Hao nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this, "Very good. Next, kill everyone here."
"To be merciful to enemies is to be cruel to oneself. No one who can come here is undeserving of death. Including you and me. Kill them, leave no one behind."
Although Tang San was puzzled, out of trust in his father, he turned around and began the slaughter.
In less than a quarter of an hour, everyone in the tavern had turned into corpses.
Nodding, Tang Hao said indifferently: "It seems Yuehua has taught you well. Remember, when you enter Slaughter City, you can only rely on yourself. I will not be by your side, nor will I protect you. There are no friends or partners there, only enemies. Kill everyone who can threaten you. Win the annual championship of Hell Slaughterfield, and I will naturally come to pick you up."
"Do you think you can enter Slaughter City just by killing a few people? He's not qualified enough." The waiter said coldly.
As soon as the waiter finished speaking, what greeted him was the inky black vine in Tang San's hand, like a poisonous snake, which directly killed the waiter as well.
Tang Hao looked at Tang San, wanting to see if Tang San was bloodthirsty or something else, and after a long while, he slowly said: "You adapt very quickly."
Tang San looked at Tang Hao, "Because you said so. Everyone here. Including you and me. All of us deserve to die. I believe you. Slaughter City. Is that it? This is the place I need to experience. Father. I will do it."
Tang Hao nodded with satisfaction, raised his hand and gently pressed down on the bar counter. With a thunderous roar, the bar counter shattered into pieces and flew in all directions, revealing a hole beneath the ground.
"Then go, I'll wait for you at the exit."
Tang San didn't hesitate at all, he directly leaped down and disappeared into the dark hole, and Tang Hao disappeared with him.
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Somewhere on the southeast coast of Douluo Continent.
As a light blue glow receded, four figures leaped out of the sea, soaring over a twenty-meter high coastal cliff and landing on the shore.
"Finally back!" Excited cheers echoed with the sea breeze!
The four were none other than Shi Quan and the other three who had returned from Dragon Valley Continent!
After two months of sailing, they finally returned to Douluo Continent after facing risks. Stepping on Douluo Continent again, the four of them couldn't hide their excitement and thrill.
"The sea is really too dangerous." The three girls looked at the boundless sea in the distance with lingering fear, sighing.
During these two months of sailing, the most dangerous encounter for the group of four was with a Sea Soul Beast that had already exceeded ninety thousand years. The strength of this Sea Soul Beast was already close to a hundred thousand year Spirit Beast.
Under the amplification of seawater, its strength was probably no weaker than some ordinary hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts on the Continent. It was also this time that Shi Quan almost used a teleportation talisman to directly teleport the three girls back to Douluo Continent.
Fortunately, in the end, by relying on Shi Quan's self-Spirit Fusion Skill and the power of his Spirit Bone, he forcibly delayed this Sea Soul Beast, and then escaped by using the concealment of his Domain.
Shi Quan was also seriously injured as a result, but fortunately, with Ye Lingling present, his injuries quickly recovered.
It was also because of this incident that the four of them realized the dangers of the sea, and they became more careful on the subsequent journey. Even when encountering problems during the subsequent voyage, the four of them would cleverly resolve them at the first opportunity, so they managed to get through without major incidents.
After two months of sailing, even Shi Quan's iron-like body couldn't help but show a hint of fatigue in his eyes.
"Let's go, let's go to the nearest city to rest well first, and after confirming our location, we'll set off back to Heaven Dou City!"
Under Shi Quan's Spirit Sense detection, the four quickly found an official road and traveled along it.
Soon they arrived outside a city called Baro City.
Shi Quan and the other three had extraordinary temperaments. After a simple check by the guards, the four entered Baro City.
The decoration style inside Baro City was completely different from Heaven Dou City, but the four did not feel any strangeness at all. Instead, they felt very close, because this was the decoration style belonging to Star Luo Empire.
Baro City is one of the cities within the Star Luo Empire.
Upon entering Baro City, the four went directly to a hotel. It wasn't that they were extremely thirsty or hungry, but rather that two months of sailing had truly exhausted them, both physically and mentally.
After a comfortable night's sleep, it wasn't until noon the next day, when the sun was high, that the four of them comfortably woke up from their dreams. After a hot shower, their taut spirits completely relaxed.
After washing up, checking out of the room, and purchasing a map in Baro City to confirm their direction, the group of four embarked on their journey home.
On their way back, they did not choose to take a carriage, but instead chose to travel directly.
The speed of a carriage was naturally not as fast as them traveling on their own.
The four of them now only wanted to return to Heaven Dou City as soon as possible, especially Dugu Yan, who was eager to return home.
In Baro City, they also learned the exact time they had left Douluo Continent.
Including the return journey, their trip to Dragon Valley had taken a full two years.
Two years.
Shi Quan himself didn't expect it to take so long.
However, considering the gains from the Dragon Valley trip, these two years were definitely worth it.
Baro City is a coastal city, more than five hundred kilometers from the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
After reaching the Heaven Dou Empire, they would still need to cross several kingdoms to reach Heaven Dou City.
Traveling all the way, they would need at least twenty more days of travel to reach Heaven Dou City.
They stopped and went, Cultivating and traveling at the same time.
After two months of tension, on the tenth day of returning to Douluo Continent, Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power directly broke through to Rank 48. Two days later, Ye Lingling also broke through to Rank 46.
Two years of accumulation began to erupt.
Due to not having absorbed a spirit ring, Dugu Yan's strength remained at Rank 50, but as soon as she absorbed a god-bestowed spirit ring, her strength would naturally erupt as well.
Twenty-two days later.
Outside Heaven Dou City, four figures arrived, it was Shi Quan and the other three!