Chapter 213: Returning to the Douluo Continent

During their first time stealth-traveling, the group was undoubtedly excited, spending the journey admiring the charming scenery deep within the ocean.

This sense of excitement gradually dissipated after a day; after all, with similar scenery constantly appearing before their eyes, they eventually developed aesthetic fatigue.

At the same time, they also began to enter areas where Sea Soul Beasts were active.

The quiet and mysterious scenery was now tinged with a bit more thrill and excitement.

With the concealment of the Blue Silver Domain, even when the Qianlong passed right by Sea Soul Beasts, these Sea Soul Beasts did not discover the traces of the Qianlong.

Of course, these were just some ordinary ten-year or hundred-year Sea Soul Beasts; if they were thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts, Shi Quan naturally would not be so bold as to rush in front of them and court death.

After all, the undersea world was always their territory.

……

Heaven Dou City, Yuexuan.

Under Tang Yuehua's guidance, Tang San's heart finally calmed down.

"Father!" Tang San called out excitedly.

"Aunt, have I met your requirements?" Tang San gazed at Tang Yuehua.

Almost all of his belongings were inside the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, so there was no need to pack at all.

Tang Hao looked at Tang San and nodded with satisfaction, "It seems these nine-plus months of learning from Yuehua were not in vain."

Tang Hao naturally could not find them, because Shi Quan and the others were not on the continent at all.

Half a month later, following the guidance of the map all the way north, they finally arrived outside a small town and simultaneously saw a familiar figure.

Seeing this, Tang Yuehua hid the reluctance in her heart and said, "Alright, I know you are in a hurry, so go ahead."

"Then Aunt, I'll be leaving now." Tang San then bid farewell to Tang Yuehua.

Tang Yuehua sighed softly, "I understand. Xiao San, even now I can still feel that you are hiding many things in your heart. Although you have learned to hide them well, I still worry about you. Remember, no matter what happens, do not be overly emotional. And do not make a joke of your own life. As long as you are alive, everything has hope, do you understand?"

During these nine months, in addition to learning etiquette, Tang San's practice of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique had not fallen behind. Every day of his life was exceptionally fulfilling.

Tang San nodded and said earnestly, "Don't worry, Aunt, I understand what you mean."

Tang Yuehua looked at the Tang San before her, her eyes full of melancholy, "Are you in such a hurry to leave me?"

And today, he finally received Tang Yuehua's approval.

Without realizing it, he had already stayed in Yuexuan for nine months.

Tang San hid the excitement in his heart and asked, "Father, where have you been for these nine-plus months?"

"Aunt, you know, there are still too many things waiting for me to do."

Tang Hao sighed and said, "I went to search for the traces of Shi Quan and the others."

Seeing this, Tang San's expression shifted slightly, "Did you not find them?"

According to the map obtained from Tang Yuehua, Tang San headed north.

As for Dugu Bo, as long as he was willing, who could track his movements besides a Title Douluo of the same level?

"Yes." Tang Hao nodded, "Although this Shi Quan claimed to have gone out to travel, ever since he left the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, no news about him has come from anywhere on the continent. The group seems to have vanished; not a single trace can be found."

"It's okay, Father, they will appear sooner or later." Tang San clenched his fist, then relaxed it, and turned 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?"

"Follow me and you will know." Tang Hao led Tang San into a tavern in the small town.

"Two glasses of Bloody Mary."

Looking at the Bloody Mary before him, Tang San was puzzled, but under Tang Hao's signal, he drank it in one gulp.

The liquid was somewhat salty and carried a hint of sourness. A strong, bloody stench instantly permeated Tang San's sense of taste and smell.

"This is a glass of human blood." Seeing Tang San finish the glass, Tang Hao then explained.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Tang San's expression changed instantly, 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 saw this and nodded with satisfaction, "Very good. Next, kill everyone here."

"Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. There is not a single person who can walk into this place who does not have a path to death. Including you and me. Kill them all, leave none alive."

Although Tang San was puzzled, out of trust for his father, he turned 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 taught you well. Remember, upon entering 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 pose a threat to you. Win the annual championship of the Hell Slaughter Arena, and I will naturally come to pick you up."

"You want to enter Slaughter City just by killing a few people? He is not qualified enough." The waiter said coldly.

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, he was met with the ink-colored vines in Tang San's hand, which were like venomous snakes, killing the waiter instantly.

Tang Hao looked at Tang San, trying to see if Tang San was bloodthirsty or otherwise, and after a long while, he said slowly, "You adapted very quickly."

Tang San looked at Tang Hao, "Because you said it. Everyone here. Including you and me. Has a path to death. I believe you. Slaughter City. Is that it? This is the place where I am to undergo training. Father. I will do it."

Tang Hao nodded with satisfaction and raised his hand to press lightly against the bar counter. With a thunderous boom, the bar counter shattered and flew in all directions, revealing a hollow space beneath the floor.

"Then go, I will wait for you at the exit."

Tang San did not hesitate in the slightest, leaping down directly and disappearing into the pitch-black hole, with Tang Hao disappearing along with him.

……

Somewhere on the southeast coast of the Douluo Continent.

Following the fading of a pale blue light, four figures leaped up from the surface of the sea, jumping directly over the twenty-meter-high coastal cliff and arriving on the shore.

"Finally back!" The excited cheers echoed with the sea breeze!

The four were none other than Shi Quan and his group, returning from the Longteng Continent!

After two months of sailing, they had finally returned to the Douluo Continent after braving risks. Stepping onto the Douluo Continent once again, the four could not hide the excitement and agitation in their hearts.

"This ocean is truly too dangerous." The three women looked at the boundless ocean in the distance with lingering fear and could not help but sigh.

During these two months of sailing, the most dangerous time the group of four encountered was a Sea Soul Beast with an age exceeding ninety thousand years; the strength of this Sea Soul Beast was already close to a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Under the amplification of the seawater, its strength was likely not weaker than some ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on the continent. It was also this time that Shi Quan almost used a Teleportation Talisman to directly teleport the three women back to the Douluo Continent.

Fortunately, in the end, relying on Shi Quan's Self-Body Martial Soul Fusion Skill and the power of his soul bone, they forcibly stalled this Sea Soul Beast, and then, by relying on the concealment of his Domain, they were able to escape.

Shi Quan was also severely injured because of this, but fortunately, with the presence of Ye Lingling, his injuries were quickly recovered.

It was also because of this incident that the four of them understood the dangers of the sea, and they were much more careful on the rest of the journey; during the subsequent voyage, even if they encountered problems, the four of them would resolve them skillfully at the first opportunity, so it was safe despite the alarms.

After two months of sailing, even with Shi Quan's iron-like body, it was inevitable that a hint of fatigue appeared in his eyes.

"Let's go, let's go to the nearest city to have a good rest first, and after determining our location, we will set off to return to Heaven Dou City!"

Under the investigation of Shi Quan's Spirit Sense, the four of them quickly found the official road and continued along it.

Soon, they arrived outside a city named Balo City.

Shi Quan and the other three had an extraordinary aura, and after a simple inspection by the guards, the four of them entered Balo City.

The decorative style inside Balo City was completely different from that of Heaven Dou City, but the four of them did not feel the slightest bit of unfamiliarity; instead, they felt very close to it, because this was the decorative style belonging to the Star Luo Empire.

Balo City is one of the cities within the territory of the Star Luo Empire.

Upon entering Balo City, the four of them went straight to a hotel; it was not that they were famished or thirsty, but that they were truly tired from the two-month voyage, and could be said to be physically and mentally exhausted.

After sleeping comfortably, it was not until the scorching sun was high in the sky at noon the next day that the four of them finally woke up comfortably from their slumber; after taking a hot bath, their tense spirits were completely relaxed.

After washing up and checking out, they bought a map in Balo City, and after determining the direction, the group of four embarked on the journey home.

On the return journey, they did not choose to take a carriage, but chose to travel directly on foot.

The speed of a carriage was naturally not as fast as them traveling on their own.

Now, all four of them just wanted to return to Heaven Dou City as soon as possible, especially Dugu Yan, who was even more eager to return home.

In Balo City, they also learned the specific time they had been away from the Douluo Continent.

Including the return time, their trip to the Dragon Valley this time had taken a full two years.

Two years.

Shi Quan himself had not expected that it would take such a long time.

However, thinking about the gains from the Dragon Valley trip, these two years were absolutely worth it.

Balo City is a coastal city, and it is over five hundred kilometers away from the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

After arriving in the Heaven Dou Empire, they would still have to cross several kingdoms to reach Heaven Dou City.

Traveling at full speed, it would take at least another twenty days of travel to reach Heaven Dou City.

Stopping and going, the four of them practiced while traveling.

After two months of tension, on the tenth day of returning to the Douluo Continent, Zhu Zhuqing's soul power directly reached a Breakthrough to level forty-eight, and two days later, Ye Lingling also had a Breakthrough to level forty-six.

The accumulation of two years began to erupt.

Because Dugu Yan had not absorbed a Soul Ring, her strength remained at level fifty, but as long as she waited to absorb the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, her strength would naturally erupt as well.

Twenty-two days later.

Outside Heaven Dou City, four figures arrived; it was exactly Shi Quan and the other three!