The back mountain of Saint Spirit Village.
The mist from the waterfall permeated the morning light, but it lacked some of its usual tranquility.
A staggering dark shadow stumbled toward the waterfall.
The face beneath the black robe was weathered and worn.
It was Tang Hao, who had just escaped the pursuit of Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo.
His chest heaved violently.
Wet blood hung from the corner of his mouth.
Old wounds had flared up again during the fierce battle with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo.
Every step he took caused a sharp pain in his internal organs.
"Ah Yin..."
Tang Hao murmured in a low voice.
The residual spirit power in his body circulated frantically, forcibly suppressing his injuries.
He leaped forward, rushing toward the stone chamber behind the waterfall.
The current crashed against him.
But it could not hinder his steps in the slightest.
He rushed into the stone chamber.
His pupils suddenly contracted!
The blood in his entire body froze in an instant.
"Ah Yin?"
The Blue Silver Grass in the center of the stone chamber had completely withered by now.
The dark yellow branches and leaves were curled together, stripped of all life.
Even the last faint trace of spirit power fluctuations had vanished entirely.
And the black box on the stone wall that stored the Spirit Bone was now empty.
The 100,000-year blue silver emperor right leg bone had vanished without a trace!
"Ah Yin... is dead?"
Tang Hao’s voice was as hoarse as a broken gong.
The obsession in his eyes was instantly replaced by endless grief, indignation, and madness.
He stumbled to the withered Blue Silver Grass.
He reached out with a trembling hand, wanting to touch it, yet afraid it would crumble at the slightest contact.
"Who... who did this?!"
A deafening roar erupted from the stone chamber.
Violent spirit power instantly swept through the entire cave.
The stone walls trembled violently.
Debris fell one after another.
Tang Hao looked at the empty box, a predatory cold light bursting from his eyes.
"Spirit Hall! It must be you!"
He immediately linked it to the previous pursuit by Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo.
The other party had deliberately lured the tiger away from the mountain!
They had sneaked into the stone chamber while he was away, killed Ah Yin, and stolen the Spirit Bone!
"I want you to pay in blood!"
Tang Hao’s reason completely collapsed.
The spirit power around his body surged frantically.
The black phantom of the Clear Sky Hammer emerged behind him, emitting an aura that could destroy heaven and earth.
He slammed a fist toward the stone wall.
"Rumble—!"
A loud explosion.
The entire mountain was shaking violently.
The water of the waterfall was even forced to flow backward by the shock.
Having vented the rage in his heart.
Tang Hao dragged his injured body and walked out of Saint Spirit Village with a fierce gaze.
His direction was the branch hall of Spirit Hall.
He would make the people of Spirit Hall pay a painful price for Ah Yin’s death!
...The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A blue-silver figure was excitedly looking around.
It was Lin Qingmo, who had come along with Bibi Dong.
Gazing out.
Towering ancient trees blotted out the sun.
The branches and leaves were so lush that the sky was almost invisible.
The air was filled with a very dense vitality.
Mixed with the crisp chirping of birds and the roars of unknown Spirit Beasts, it was full of a primitive and mysterious aura.
"Is this the Star Dou Great Forest? It’s too magnificent!"
"It’s much grander than the Spirit Hunting Forest; it’s practically a paradise for Spirit Beasts!"
He excitedly opened the Chat Group, took a few photos of the surrounding scenery, and uploaded them to the group.
[Daddy Douluo]: Fam, look at this, this is the scenery of the Star Dou Great Forest, isn’t it super shocking!
[Daddy Douluo]: It’s my first time seeing such a large forest, it’s a real eye-opener.
[A Rogue Rabbit]: It’s just so-so, just an ordinary forest.
Just so-so?
Lin Qingmo was speechless.
How could such a magnificent forest be just so-so?
However, the Star Dou Great Forest was Xiao Wu’s hometown.
She had grown up here since she was a child and had long since grown tired of this scenery.
In her eyes, there was no difference between here and an ordinary forest.
[Mother Tyrannosaurus]: Tsk, you’re still too young, kid.
[Mother Tyrannosaurus]: The Star Dou Great Forest is no tourist attraction.
[Mother Tyrannosaurus]: What’s most charming is most dangerous; this is one of the most dangerous places on the Douluo Continent, with countless powerful Spirit Beasts hidden inside. You could lose your life if you’re not careful.
Liu Erlong’s message carried a heavy warning.
She didn’t want to see Lin Qingmo lose his life because of playfulness.
But she forgot that Lin Qingmo was accompanied by a Titled Douluo.
[Daddy Douluo]: Don’t worry, Sister Long, I’m not here for tourism, I’m here to find Spirit Beasts.
[Daddy Douluo]: Besides, I have my master, Sister Donghuang, protecting me. She’s a Titled Douluo.
Lin Qingmo said with full confidence.
He turned to look at Bibi Dong beside him.
His face was full of pride.
As if saying, "Look how amazing my master is."
Bibi Dong, under her black robe, saw his appearance, and an imperceptible smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
But on the surface, she still said in a cool tone:
"You are too weak. Next, I will conduct strict training for you to improve your actual combat ability."
"Training?"
Lin Qingmo’s eyes lit up.
"Master, please train me as much as you like!"
But soon he regretted agreeing so readily... He thought training would be a pleasant process of getting stronger.
With a Titled Douluo master’s guidance, it would surely be twice as effective with half the effort.
But he never expected that Bibi Dong’s training would be harsh to a perverted degree.
Every day before dawn.
Lin Qingmo was woken up by Bibi Dong to begin physical training.
Running with weights in the forest;
Climbing steep cliffs with bare hands;
Crossing thickets full of thorns;
Repeated strike resistance training... and actual combat training of truly fighting Spirit Beasts.
Because after absorbing the blue silver emperor right leg bone, he could control the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
Bibi Dong threw him into areas dense with Spirit Beasts.
Letting him use the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to face Spirit Beasts alone.
She herself watched coldly from the side.
She would only lend a hand when he truly encountered a life-threatening danger.
At the beginning.
Lin Qingmo was simply in miserable suffering.
Running with weights nearly broke his legs.
When climbing cliffs, he often fell and got bruised and swollen.
Faced with hundred-year Spirit Beasts, he was even more powerless to resist.
Several times he was almost injured by Spirit Beasts.
He barely escaped by relying on his control over Blue Silver Grass and his Flying Spirit Bone skill.
Every day when training ended.
Lin Qingmo was as tired as a dead dog.
Paralyzed on the ground, not wanting to move at all.
He didn’t even have the strength to lift a hand.
But Bibi Dong would always prepare a tub of warm medicinal bath for him.
Letting him soak in it to recover his body.
When he first started the medicinal baths.
Lin Qingmo was still shy about taking off his clothes in front of Bibi Dong.
Every time he would dawdle, his small face flushing bright red.
But as time went on.
He got used to it.
After all, he was just a six-year-old brat now.
There was nothing to be shy about in front of his master.
Moreover, Bibi Dong always just had her back to him, only turning around once he had finished the medicinal bath.
This gave him quite a bit of peace of mind... And so.
Day after day of arduous training.
A month passed in a flash... On this day.
Lin Qingmo finished his training as usual.
Dragging his exhausted body back to the wooden house in the temporarily built camp.
Although the wooden house was simple.
It was very neat.
"Take off your clothes and soak in."
Bibi Dong’s voice was still cool and quite practiced.
Her slender finger pointed to the wooden tub in the center of the room.
The warm medicinal bath was already prepared inside.
"Alright, Master."
The two were already familiar enough to use such intimate forms of address.
Lin Qingmo expertly stripped off his clothes and jumped into the wooden tub.
"Whew..."
The refreshing feeling made him let out a long breath.
The warm medicinal bath enveloped his body.
The feeling of fatigue instantly dissipated a lot.
He closed his eyes, enjoying the nourishment of the medicinal bath.
Thinking that after soaking, he could go and have a good sleep.
(End of Chapter)
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