Night.
Yang Wudi, his grandson, and Yao Lao held a secret meeting in the room regarding Spirit Hall's surprise attack this time.
"It's not hard to see that Spirit Hall's purpose this time was to test."
"They knew I've been promoted to Titled Douluo, so they wanted to come test my strength."
This was just the surface!
The deeper reason was that Spirit Hall didn't trust Yang Wushuang's information.
Thinking about it was truly laughable...
His younger brother Yang Wudi not only didn't become a great hero in the family's eyes, but in the end became a chess piece casually discarded by Spirit Hall.
"More than that!"
Both Yang Wudi and Yang Fan understood what Yao Lao's smile wanted to express.
Spirit Hall choosing to test Yang Wudi's strength at this time wasn't a whim.
They wanted to confirm whether ferocious beasts really existed in the Great Star Dou Forest, wanted to confirm whether the information Yang Wushuang provided was true.
Now that the information was true...
The initiative had fallen into Spirit Hall's hands.
"Do you think Spirit Hall will really enter the Great Star Dou Forest?"
Those were ferocious beasts!
If it weren't for a top powerhouse like Yao Lao as a deterrent, even two of him, Yang Wudi, wouldn't be a match.
Not to mention there were even stronger ferocious beasts inside.
"Spirit Hall will definitely go."
Yang Fan couldn't guarantee for others, but Bibi Dong with her twin martial souls absolutely couldn't resist this temptation.
That one was a crazy woman!
Bibi Dong was Spirit Hall's iron-blooded Pope, a woman full of ambition wanting to unify the Douluo Continent.
At the same time...
She also wanted to destroy Spirit Hall because of her youthful trauma in the secret chamber, which twisted her psychology.
So this woman's personality was hard to fathom.
But Bibi Dong's desire for strength improvement and becoming a god was absolutely genuine, which made Yang Fan certain this woman would definitely go to the Great Star Dou Forest to hunt ferocious beasts.
"Whether they go or not."
"Anyway, next time Spirit Hall dares to attack our Breaking Clan, I absolutely won't let them run back so easily."
Yang Wudi was now full of confidence, feeling he had already made it.
He really had made it!
Now even he felt it was time to settle accounts with the Hao Tian Sect.
But compared to this, as clan leader, Yang Wudi still had more composure and calmness than other clan members.
He was very clear that with his strength, dealing with Tang Xiao absolutely wouldn't be difficult, but if the Breaking Clan really sought to settle accounts with the Hao Tian Sect, it would be full-scale war.
With only the Breaking Clan's current strength, really doing this would result in massive casualties.
Boom—
An explosion rang out in the quiet night, startling Yang Wudi who was drinking water and splashing it all over himself.
The faces of the three in the room changed...
Something happened!
Yang Fan was the first to rush out of the room, with Yao Lao and Yang Wudi following closely behind.
The sound was very close!
It could be confirmed that it was definitely within the Breaking Clan.
Could it really be "speak of the devil"?
Yang Fan didn't think much. With his speed, he arrived at the scene in the blink of an eye.
What met his eyes was collapsed houses...
Yang Fan could confirm there were no enemies around, no killing intent, no aura of unfamiliar powerhouses.
Only Bai Chenxiang with a face full of dust stumbled out from the ruins.
At this moment...
Clan members who heard the disturbance came one after another!
"Xiangxiang."
"My good granddaughter, how did you end up like this?"
Bai He, seeing his child in such a state, instantly showed heartache on his face.
"Hehe..."
Instead of crying, Bai Chenxiang laughed, her dirty little face forming a sharp contrast with her pearly white teeth.
"Grandpa."
"I succeeded!"
"I've finally become a combat soul master."
Bai Chenxiang was already tearful with joy.
The dream she had for over ten years was finally realized on this day, and what helped her achieve this dream was precisely the right leg soul bone of about 50,000 years that Yang Wudi gave her.
After the excitement, Bai Chenxiang also knew she had caused trouble.
"Grandpa Yang, I'm sorry."
"After absorbing the soul bone, I wanted to try the soul bone skill I just obtained. I didn't expect the power of this soul bone skill to be so great..."
Speaking to this point, Bai Chenxiang's voice was as small as a mosquito's.
The main reason she caused tonight's embarrassing situation was that she knew nothing about attacks before this.
"You child."
"Even if you wanted to test your soul skill, you can't use the house as a target,"
Though Bai He scolded verbally, his heart was already surging with joy.
"Grandpa's not angry!"
"Seeing our Xiangxiang finally has her own attack skill, Grandpa Yang is truly happy for you from the bottom of his heart."
Compared to a powerful soul bone skill, what was a house worth?
"But... don't do this next time."
"Having a soul bone is something we can show off among ourselves, but don't go showing off to outsiders like this."
This wasn't a joke!
A little girl like Bai Chenxiang, once alone, would definitely be schemed against.
"Alright, alright."
"Uncle Niu will be responsible for rebuilding the house. Let's end this matter here."
Besides being most skilled at defense, the Defense Clan had another skill.
Construction!
The houses they built were simple yet grand.
When the Defense Clan was still a subordinate sect of the Hao Tian Sect, they had expanded more than half of the Hao Tian Sect.
"Disperse."
This farce had awakened the entire Breaking Clan in the quiet night.
Because of Spirit Hall's surprise attack this time, the Breaking Clan members were already tense. After this disturbance, they probably couldn't sleep anymore.
The crowd dispersed...
Niu Gao looked at the ruins before him, smiling and shaking his head.
This little girl was something!
She actually hit the load-bearing beam like this, otherwise the house he built shouldn't have ended up in this state.
...
"Seven Core Pill!"
"Within one hour of consumption, it will produce extremely keen intuition toward fire-attribute Dou Qi and grant a large boost to soul perception power. This boost will decay after one hour, but will stabilize to a certain degree. If cultivated properly, this soul perception power can be permanently retained."
"This is good!"
"It has a probability of permanently improving my soul perception (spiritual) power."
"Breaking Calamity Pill!"
"Has the miraculous effect of breaking most seals. After consumption, it can also form a resistance to this type of seal in the body. If encountering this type of seal in the future, there is some probability of being exempted from it."
"This won't do, doesn't have much effect on me."
"Dou Ling Pill!"
"A Dou King can consume it to rise one star without any risk, but can only consume one in a lifetime."
"This is also good..."
In the room, Yang Fan constantly savored the Tier-6 pill formulas in his hand.
Since returning from the Extreme North, he had now become a proper Tier-6 Alchemist.
The success rate of refining Tier-6 pills had also changed from less than ten percent at the beginning to about fifty percent now.
"Life Devouring Pill."
"Pill ranked at peak Tier-7. The consumer can be promoted to Dou King level in an extremely short time, at the cost of only three years of lifespan remaining."
"Damn!"
"How is there such a pill."
When Yang Fan saw this pill formula, he was startled. Cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent really were fucking desperate for strength improvement.
"This pill formula isn't suitable for you."
Yao Lao waved his hand lightly...
The pill formula that was just in Yang Fan's hand had silently fallen into Yao Lao's hand.
Peak Tier-7!
Whether this plane of the Douluo Continent could refine pills of this level was unknown. Even if really refined, who could withstand the pill lightning attracted by a peak Tier-7 pill?
"Master."
"Would there really be people who choose to exchange their lives for strength improvement?"
Yang Fan couldn't understand but was greatly shocked.
"What do you think...?"
"On the Dou Qi Continent, not anyone can casually be promoted to Dou King, and some people need powerful strength to accomplish their own matters."
"For example, those bearing deep family grudges..."
Existence is reasonable!
That the Life Devouring Pill could be ranked at peak Tier-7, there must be a reason for it and a certain demand or the formula would have been lost through the ages.
Yang Fan understood that if it weren't for Yao Lao's teaching, he absolutely couldn't have reached his current height at his current age. Perhaps he could only be an ordinary talented soul master, merely a Soul King.
"Don't think about those irrelevant things anymore. Your current focus should be on Tier-6 pills."
Yang Fan nodded slightly.
He ultimately chose to refine the Seven Core Pill from the pill formulas Yao Lao provided.
There were two reasons!
First, because a successful Seven Core Pill had a probability of permanently improving his soul perception power.
Second, because his reserve medicinal herbs matched the refining of the Seven Core Pill. The Rain Swallow Grass and Jade Skin Flower not on the pill formula could also be substituted with other medicinal herbs.
"Yang Fan... are you there?"
The voice revealed a kind of sneaky tone, but Yang Fan still recognized the owner of the voice in the first moment.
The door opened...
Third Uncle Yang Yong of the family appeared before him with a flattering face.
"Third Uncle... is there something?"
Though Third Uncle was of the middle generation in the family, his status in the family was second only to his grandpa and the other two elders.
This was because Third Uncle shared most of the family affairs for his grandpa.
In a sense, Third Uncle's contributions to the family were not less than his.
He used the Elite Tournament to help the Breaking Clan gain fame, while Third Uncle relied on strong management ability to let the Breaking Clan operate steadily.
"Preparing to refine pills?"
Yang Fan looked suspiciously at his room behind him. He was very strange how Third Uncle guessed when his pill formula was already put away.
"Did you forget what our Breaking Clan does?"
"Now our family controls all kinds of large and small news in Heaven Dou City. When you bought large amounts of medicinal herbs at the pharmacy in the city, Third Uncle already knew."
Third Uncle paused, his face suddenly becoming serious.
"Our family now knows your alchemy skills are very good. The clan leader has also boasted more than once before us."
"Everyone has always been hoping... hoping they could witness it with their own eyes."
When Third Uncle spoke to this point, Yang Fan already understood.
But he didn't rush to agree, instead looking at Yao Lao beside him.
All his alchemy skills were taught by Yao Lao. Without his mentor's permission, he couldn't casually make decisions.
"This is a good thing!"
"Just let the family's young people observe as well."
Yao Lao wasn't stingy with his bit of alchemy skill.
If the young people of the Breaking Clan had the conditions to become alchemists, he wouldn't mind personally giving pointers.
After all, such people were truly too rare on the Douluo Continent...
From the current view, he had only discovered Yang Fan as a small seedling.
"Thank you, Yao Lao!"
"You prepare, I'll go back to notify those boys."
Not to mention the young people in the family, even he, a middle-aged man, wanted to see how a true alchemist operated.
After Third Uncle left, Yao Lao suddenly became serious.
"Put aside the Tier-6 pill matter for now."
"Why?"
"What's your success rate for refining Tier-6 pills?"
"Fifty percent!"
"What if you fail? Very embarrassing!"
Yao Lao mainly wanted to save face.
Now everyone knew of Yang Fan achieved today's accomplishments under his training. If he failed on the spot under such scrutiny.
His lifelong reputation!
"Master, rest assured."
"On such an important occasion, I definitely won't make any mistakes."
Yang Fan still decided to refine a more impactful Tier-6 pill before the entire clan, old and young, to display his ability.
...
The news of Yang Fan opening the furnace to refine pills quickly spread throughout the sect.
In an instant...
Unprecedented liveliness appeared throughout the sect.
For the Breaking Clan members, this was a rare opportunity to broaden their horizons. For the Speed Clan and Defense Clan, it was similarly an unmissable spectacle.
"Old White Bird, Old Rhino."
"Watch carefully later. My grandson Yang Fan is refining pills that can attract 100,000-year soul beasts, not that Blood Coagulation Powder you often see."
This time, it wasn't just the young people in the family who came.
The old fellows actually didn't know much more about pills than the young people.
"Old Goat."
"Aren't you annoying?"
"We've heard about your ninth soul ring until our ears are about to grow calluses."
Yang Wudi wasn't angry but laughed.
At his age, life's pleasures were already few and far between—nothing more than boasting about past glorious moments to his old friends.
However...
Just after Niu Gao rebuked Yang Wudi for one second, he foolishly piped up again.
"Can this Tier-6 pill really attract 100,000-year soul beasts?"
Yang Wudi knew Tier-7 pills could attract ferocious beasts, so he inferred that Tier-6 pills attracting 100,000-year soul beasts shouldn't be difficult.
Though not certain, he still appeared extremely firm before his old friends.
Anyway, Old White Bird and Old Rhino didn't have Tier-6 pills, and had no way to verify this fact in the Great Star Dou Forest.
At this moment... Yang Fan arrived.
Seeing the entire sect gathered together really startled him.
"It's like the sect is celebrating New Year."
Yao Lao's worry wasn't without reason. If he failed under these circumstances, it would truly be embarrassing to his family.
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