Chapter 258: Death Valley
Tiandou City.
Tang Hao and Tang Xiao shared the same suspicion as Bibi Dong.
Rumors in the soul master world wouldn't come from Bibi Dong.
As involved parties, they wouldn't expose their weaknesses either.
So who could this secret person be?
The King of Slaughter seemed to have no reason or benefit to spread the news.
Only a hidden evil soul master made sense!
Tang Hao and Tang Xiao became more certain: Haotian Sect was being targeted.
By now, they were beyond anger—only feeling cold despair.
The hidden person's strength exceeded their imagination.
Able to leisurely watch the battle, remaining unnoticed by them and Bibi Dong.
Such strength threatened Haotian Sect's safety.
After returning to the sect, Tang Xiao ordered the mountain gate sealed and all members to cultivate in seclusion.
Even absorbing soul rings would only be done through cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Tiandou Empire, capturing suitable soul beasts.
No one was allowed to leave the gate.
Tang Xiao was afraid!
The unknown was terrifying.
Even if Martial Soul Hall came at them hard, they could still break some of their teeth.
But losing heavily without even seeing the enemy's shadow—that was terrifying.
Ning Fengzhi from Tiandou City and Qian Renxue, known as Xue Qinghe, received Tang Xiao's notification.
They too confirmed the existence of the hidden enemy.
Qian Renxue was the most convinced of this enemy's presence.
Spear Douluo had returned to Martial Soul City, bringing Bibi Dong's decision to delay the Soul Hunting operation, leaving Tiandou's soul master forces for her to subdue.
Qian Renxue should have been excited, but then news came that Bibi Dong was grievously injured and near death.
Knowing from Spear Douluo that Bibi Dong presided over Martial Soul Hall's council normally and was not so badly hurt, combined with Haotian Sect's information, she immediately understood someone was stirring trouble.
"Interesting. Someone is hiding even deeper than I am!"
Qian Renxue was by the lake at the Crown Prince's mansion, feeding groups of golden fish approaching shore.
She leisurely fed the fish, contemplating every force on the continent.
Martial Soul Hall's data was undoubtedly the most complete.
She thought deeply but could not guess how the hidden organization emerged or which side it belonged to.
"So, Yu Yuanzhen was also killed by this hidden person.
I heard the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus family had several soul bones taken—that secret person has a particular interest in soul bones!"
Qian Renxue analyzed persistently.
Suddenly, she smiled.
She thought, "If you masterminded the battle between Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, I thank you.
If Bibi Dong wasn't injured, how would I have more time?
Two years—just two years!
In two years, I will ascend the throne and unify the continent!"
Qian Renxue was secretly excited, eagerly awaiting her triumphant rise.
Far away in the City of Slaughter, Dugu Feng was unaware that the continent's top powers had already begun secretly watching the evil soul master he played.
Of course, with his repeated actions, other factions' suspicions were inevitable.
Dugu Feng had already decided to cultivate seriously and stop acting temporarily.
Act too much, and he would be discovered sooner or later.
"Always walking by the river, it's inevitable to get your feet wet."
Enhancing strength was the most important.
With cultivation in the City of Slaughter, Dugu Feng's killing intent sharpened further.
In his spiritual sea, all thoughts became killing intent.
His upper dantian emitted a dark red glow.
This killing intent could burst forth anytime with his soul skills, letting enemies feel a killing atmosphere like mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Asura was born for slaughter.
When the Asura bloodline is cultivated to the extreme, blood, soul power, and spirit all become vessels of slaughter, making Dugu Feng radiate Asura killing energy, ready to create mountains of corpses anytime.
Dugu Feng carefully cultivated the Asura Domain and tended to the two Emerald Dragon Snakes.
They evolved last time in this blood pool and had no resistance to its energy.
Now benefitting from Dugu Feng, they constantly absorbed energy.
Their age was also increasing steadily, pleasing Dugu Feng.
Months passed; Dugu Feng's level rose to fifty-nine, steadily improving.
He began considering the sixth soul ring!
"Tang San's sixth soul ring is from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast; he can't be worse than Tang San!"
Dugu Feng pondered hunting soul beasts.
Known hundred-thousand-year soul beasts: two in the Star Dou Great Forest and Xiao Wu, whereabouts uncertain—whether at Haotian Sect or returned to the forest.
Also, the Ocean's Evil Demon Tiger Whale King, Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiao Bai.
Among others, only the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger satisfied Dugu Feng.
But still, absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul beast directly to gain a soul bone matching the soul ring skill was best.
Suddenly, Dugu Feng recalled Bibi Dong's soul rings.
In the original story, her second martial soul had red soul rings.
Where did she find such hundred-thousand-year soul beasts?
He suddenly thought of a conversation between Yan and Xie Yue, which he overheard via the spirit bead.
They once spoke of Death Valley, a place with many high-aged soul beasts.
"Could Bibi Dong's hundred-thousand-year soul beast come from Death Valley?"
Dugu Feng thought it increasingly likely.
His own martial soul, the Bi Lin Snake, and Bibi Dong's Soul-Eating Spider Queen shared similarities.
Both were poison attribute soul beasts.
Maybe the hundred-thousand-year soul beast Bibi Dong absorbed was suitable for him too.
Thinking this, Dugu Feng sensed Yan's spirit bead.
Yan and Xie Yue were training in Death Valley.
Death Valley lay south of Martial Soul Hall.
It was a narrow great rift valley.
The rift consisted of several fractured mountain ranges forming unique terrain.
Its area was only half a province, much smaller than the Star Dou Great Forest.
Outsiders believed it was merely a hunting forest controlled by Martial Soul Hall.
In fact, due to complex terrain and dense mountains, the soul beasts gathered here rivaled those of the Sunset Forest.
It was called Death Valley because of its extreme danger.
Every year, some Martial Soul Hall soul masters died there during training.
Huliena and her two companions trained there; Bibi Dong assigned titled Douluos to protect them, showing the peril.
For many days, Dugu Feng constantly sensed Death Valley through the spirit bead.
He noticed many Martial Soul Hall soul masters stationed there.
The area seemed tightly controlled.
Every certain distance had a supply point with a hidden soul master squad.
What secrets lay here?
(END CHAPTER)
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