"A bumper harvest!"
"Never has there been such a perfect opening!"
Bai Mu looked up at the sky. Dusk had already fallen.
His mental power had surged, his vision had been strengthened, his total Z-Cell count had reached sixty-nine, and three moves had been successfully awakened.
Most importantly—one of them could now be used by him personally.
Bai Mu nodded toward the Dragon Hound.
"Little Soft, show us Sacred Fire."
"Awoo~"
Little Soft was instantly engulfed in flames, its body reflecting a golden-red glow.
After briefly scanning the surroundings, it locked onto its target—Dugu Bo's hut inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Boom—!
The hut exploded, bursting into brilliant fireworks.
The sacred flames completely incinerated every trace Dugu Bo had left behind in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Awoo~"
After finishing its close-range demonstration, Little Soft turned its head toward the Poison Array outside the valley.
It opened its mouth and spewed out mysterious flames, instantly purifying any poisonous mist they touched.
In the blink of an eye, the Poison Array was already half-destroyed, with a clean path burned straight through it.
"Powerful! Absolutely invincible!"
Watching this, Bai Mu suddenly realized that even without the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Zygarde could purify evil fire simply by further mastering Sacred Fire.
"I wonder… if we help Ma Hongjun purify his evil fire, could we win him over?"
The thought flashed through his mind.
Although that Fatty Ma Hongjun was truly disgusting, his talent really was exceptional.
Forget it.
Bai Mu was a picky person—easy to offend, and ruthless toward those he disliked.
"Z2, your turn. See if you can replace the Poison Array with Frenzy Plant!"
He shifted his attention to the Z-Snake, eager to test the limits of its ecological and plant manipulation.
As for what Dugu Bo would do when he came back and saw this?
Dugu Bo was nothing more than a poisonous old bug. Other than raging like a powerless cuckold, what else could he do?
Successfully clearing out the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—this was truly satisfying.
'I am omnipotent!'
Z2 crawled forward, its eyes shining as its body radiated vibrant green light, resonating with the surrounding ecosystem.
Ecological Manipulation activated.
The surrounding environment was rapidly brought under its control.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
In the next instant, countless plants erupted from the ground outside the valley, surging forward like demons from hell toward the poisonous fog.
The poison was incredibly potent, capable of killing plants instantly.
Yet the plants continued to advance endlessly, lashing at the poisonous mist in relentless waves until it was gradually exhausted and dispersed.
The earth churned violently, kicking up sandstorms that buried the remaining toxins.
It was as though the entire world had awakened in fury.
Perhaps because the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a special zone, Z2 found that summoning plants here was ten times easier than elsewhere.
Control increased tenfold. Energy consumption dropped tenfold.
Clang—!
Half an hour later, the Poison Array was completely destroyed, and the poisonous fog vanished without a trace.
Outside the valley, countless twisted and terrifying plants now stood in its place.
They looked almost alive—any living creature that approached would be mercilessly attacked like prey caught by demonic tentacles.
"Excellent! It really works!"
Bai Mu was extremely satisfied.
Even though this plant array couldn't stop Dugu Bo right now, one thing had to be remembered—Bai Mu was only level forty.
"At this rate, once I become a Spirit Saint, a Spirit Douluo, or even a Titled Douluo, this place will become my absolute domain."
The fire in his heart slowly settled.
"It's time to leave."
He stretched, checked that nothing had been overlooked, and prepared to evacuate with his enormous haul.
Just then—
A chilling, overwhelming surge of spirit power erupted within Sunset Forest, racing toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Dugu Bo… you're back already?!"
Bai Mu's expression shifted slightly, then curved into a smile—more delighted than surprised.
"Old man, your timing is perfect. I've been wanting to test my full strength!"
His thoughts moved rapidly as he issued commands.
"Z2, the stage is yours. Use Dragon Dance to boost yourself and prepare for battle!"
"Gah!"
The white serpent immediately began moving with a mysterious rhythm, performing a powerful Dragon Dance.
With each motion, its attack and speed stacked higher and higher, its aura steadily climbing.
"Little Soft, Dig. We're retreating."
"Awoo!"
The Dragon Hound instantly broke into the ground, carving out a massive tunnel.
Bai Mu quickly left behind a Z-Cell at a safe location, activated his invisibility, and leapt into the tunnel.
The moment he entered, the tunnel sealed shut.
Bai Mu vanished completely, as if he had never existed.
—
Elsewhere.
After separating from Xue Xing, Dugu Bo paid a brief visit to his granddaughter before heading home.
But the moment he entered Sunset Forest, he sensed a massive disturbance.
"How could there be such a commotion in Sunset Forest? Unless it's a Spirit Beast…"
As doubt arose, his heart suddenly sank.
The source of the disturbance was coming from his Medicinal Garden.
"No! That place is protected by the Poison Array—no one should be able to enter!"
Suppressing his panic, he rose into the air to investigate.
Then he saw it.
That enormous disturbance really was coming from his home.
"WHO—!!!"
A furious roar shook the valley as poisonous mist erupted skyward like a volcanic explosion.
Within several miles, vegetation instantly withered, turning yellow as birds and beasts fled in terror.
Dugu Bo unleashed his full power, transforming into a streak of green light that shot toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The closer he got, the clearer everything became—and the more his fury grew.
His carefully arranged Poison Array had been destroyed by some bizarre plant formation.
Boom!
A dark green figure crashed into the mouth of the valley like a meteor, sending rocks flying.
Sensing the intruder, countless plants immediately launched a frenzied assault.
"Courting death!"
Dugu Bo's spirit rings flared as terrifying Jade Phosphor Serpent poison surged outward.
Wherever it passed, all plants instantly withered and died.
Yet he felt no satisfaction at all.
He walked stiffly into the valley.
Flash—!
Boom—!
When the barren scene before him came into view, it felt as if lightning struck his soul.
His Medicinal Garden.
The countless herbs he had cultivated over years.
The painstaking effort he poured into detoxification research—
Gone.
All gone.
He had come home.
But his home no longer existed.
The soil in the valley was completely overturned—not a single blade of grass remained, let alone herbs.
Even the hut he built had been reduced to ashes.
And yet, in the middle of this apocalyptic scene—
A massive white-and-green serpent was writhing violently at the center of the valley.
The posture. The rhythm.
It looked like it was dancing.
As if it were mocking his return.
"You damned snake! You destroyed my Medicinal Garden?!"
"And you're still dancing?! You're asking to die!!!"
Dugu Bo completely lost control.
Nine spirit rings rose beneath his feet—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
The terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo crashed down on Zygarde like an avalanche and a tsunami combined.