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At this moment, Lin Feng truly hadn't expected that after being apart from this little girl for only a year or two, she would have already grown to such a level.
Back when he met Zi Yan in the Western Wasteland Desert, she was only at the Seven-Star Dou Zong. Now—she had already successfully stepped into the Dou Zun realm!
"Looks like the Eastern Dragon Island is hoping Zi Yan can grow stronger quickly so she can wipe out the Three Dragon Kings and unify the entire Ancient Void Dragon Clan."
As that thought clicked into place, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After all, while Zi Yan possessed the pure royal bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and had terrifying potential, her true body was still that of a magical beast.
For a beast to grow stronger, it needed an enormous amount of energy. So, her breakthrough speed could only mean that the people of Eastern Dragon Island had poured tremendous effort into her advancement.
"Hehe, surprised, aren't you? When I heard your Pill Tower was coming into the Pill Realm, I specifically came here to wait for you," Zi Yan said with a mischievous grin as she saw Lin Feng's dazed expression.
Then she lifted her chin proudly, "Well? Shocked that I broke through to the Dou Zun realm?"
By the end of her sentence, Zi Yan had her hands on her hips, her delicate little face brimming with pride.
The only reason she'd forced herself to eat those horrible medicinal herbs was so she could raise her strength faster—and surprise Lin Feng with it.
"You silly girl, you've grown this much and still act like a little kid," Lin Feng scolded, his old face turning red as he felt the two soft mounds pressing against his chest.
His gaze flicked down at the pair of round shapes squished between them. Although he had moved very subtly, Zi Yan—who had been watching him closely—still caught his action immediately.
She puffed up her chest even more, a smug glint in her eyes. "Hehe, how about it? Compared to that flat-chested poison woman, I'm clearly winning now! I told you—once I grew up, I'd be bigger!"
As she remembered how Xiao Yixian used to mock her for being flat, Zi Yan couldn't help raising her chin proudly. Now that she had matured, anyone who dared to call her small would have to fight her for it!
Lin Feng's mouth twitched helplessly.
With that attitude, if she met Xiao Yixian later in the Pill Realm, the two of them would definitely start fighting. Though Zi Yan had now broken through to One-Star Dou Zun, she was still slightly weaker than Xiao Yixian.
After all, since Lin Feng had made his fortune selling puppets, he'd supplied Xiao Yixian with a huge number of pills. Later, Xiao Yixian went everywhere trading for deadly poisons and powerful poison-type Dou Techniques.
Now, her strength was enough to defeat even many peak Dou Zun experts. Thinking of that, Lin Feng lightly knocked on Zi Yan's forehead and warned, "You little brat, stop causing trouble. Don't go around picking at other people's flaws."
"What? I was only speaking the truth! Besides, that woman didn't hold back when teasing me before!" Zi Yan instantly protested.
Finally, she had a chance to show off and reclaim her pride. Now Lin Feng was telling her not to? That was practically killing her spirit!
"That's why I helped you back then. And honestly, Xiao Yixian's size isn't bad either—one in each hand is just right…"
"Nonsense! Sister Cai Lin said that men like them big!"
As the two chatted and bickered playfully, off to the side stood Xiong Zhan—completely frozen like a statue. He couldn't help it. The scene before his eyes was just too shocking—his brain almost couldn't process it!
That proud and domineering young mistress from moments ago… how had she suddenly been subdued by a mere One-Star Dou Zun human?
No matter if that human knocked her on the head or scolded her, she didn't even fight back!
"Ah—almost forgot what I came here for. I actually have something important to do," Lin Feng suddenly said, patting his forehead after the bout of playful arguing.
"Oh? Lin Feng, what's going on? Did someone bully you?"
Zi Yan clenched her pale, delicate fist with confidence. "I'm a Dou Zun expert now. Just tell me who it is, and I'll go teach them a lesson for you!"
As she spoke, her gaze drifted to the side—where Xiong Zhan still stood frozen like a statue. With a light hop, she slipped out of Lin Feng's arms and landed beside him.
Pointing at the over-three-meter-tall beast of a man, she introduced proudly, "This is Xiong Zhan, the boss of this Ten Thousand Medicinal Mountain Range. If someone dares bully you, we can bring him along. He's a Dou Zun too—he'll come in handy."
Hearing Zi Yan's words, Xiong Zhan snapped out of his daze and quickly cupped his hands toward Lin Feng in greeting.
Even setting aside Lin Feng's rather close relationship with Zi Yan, just the fact that Lin Feng was a Dou Zun and an eighth-tier alchemist was enough to command serious respect.
Though Xiong Zhan had long been trapped within the Pill Realm, he still recognized the rank emblems issued by the Pill Tower.
Lin Feng returned the gesture with a polite nod before speaking.
"Among the participants in this Pill Gathering, there's someone who's my enemy. Back then, in order to steal the Heavenly Flame from me, he led people to ambush me. Now that we're both in the Pill Realm, I intend to give him… a little surprise."
"What? Someone dared to rob you? Who is it? I'll kill him!"
Upon hearing that Lin Feng had been attacked, Zi Yan's face instantly flared with anger. She jumped on her toes, practically fuming. Seeing her so riled up, Lin Feng quickly reached out and ruffled her purple hair, chuckling softly.
"That guy's girlfriend isn't someone simple—she's from one of the Ancient Clans. Let's not make a big scene. Stirring up some trouble for them will be enough. Killing them isn't necessary."
Hearing that, Zi Yan clenched her small fist and nodded firmly. "Alright, Lin Feng. You decide—what's the plan?"
"I noticed earlier that, besides me, another group has been keeping an eye on my enemy. So I'm planning a little mantis stalking the cicada, while the oriole waits behind situation. We'll let both sides fight it out first, and when the dust settles, we'll act based on the outcome."
"If my enemy gets killed by the other side, then there's no need for us to step in. But if he wins… then we make our move—snatch their mission items and crush their space stones, make their mission fail, hehe."
Lin Feng grinned mischievously as he spoke.
If Xiao Yan were to fail his mission in the Pill Realm and then have to watch helplessly as the top ten of the Pill Gathering entered the Star Regin to subdue the Heavenly Flames—he'd probably cough up blood in fury.
Of course, Lin Feng knew that without the help of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, it would be almost impossible for anyone to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames.
But Xiao Yan didn't know that.
As for the other Pill Tower disciples, most of them were only mid- or low-level Dou Zong. In Lin Feng's estimation, they had little chance of surviving the Hall of Souls's ambush. So he wasn't particularly concerned about them.
"Also," Lin Feng continued, "If any other participants approach while they're fighting, I'll need Brother Xiong Zhan to have your subordinates scare them off.
We can't have my enemy getting unexpected help. Don't worry—after this is done, I'll make sure no one works for free. I'll give you and your people some pills as payment for the trouble."
He added this because he knew that the disciples from the Pill Tower's noble clans often had hidden trump cards. They might be able to hold off the Hall of Souls for a while.
In any case, Lin Feng intended for Mu Gu to eliminate those lapdogs of Cao Ying and Dan Chen—just to make sure they wouldn't be rallied by Song Qing or Xiao Yan to cause him more problems later.
As for Xiao Yan himself, Lin Feng wouldn't let the Hall of Souls capture him too soon. After all, Xiao Yan still carried the Tuo She Ancient God Jade of the Xiao Clan. There was no way Lin Feng could allow that to fall into the Hall of Souls's hands.
Otherwise, who knew if Hun Tiandi would accelerate his plans for ascension—allowing the Hall of Souls to freely harvest souls across the continents, letting the Nihility Devouring Flame evolve ahead of schedule into an Emperor-level soul, and finally gather the Seven Ancient God Jades to open the Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
"No problem!"
The moment he heard the word pills, Xiong Zhan's huge eyes lit up. He thumped his chest excitedly. They had been trapped here for ages, living off nothing but those awful medicinal herbs.
Now, to finally get real pills—fragrant, potent, and effective—who would possibly refuse?
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