Chrysanthemum Douluo asked expectantly, "Your Highness the Holy Son, besides the abilities you mentioned earlier, did you gain anything else from this breakthrough?"
Jiang Chen carefully sensed his condition. He had only broken through to level 50 not long ago, but absorbing the sixty-thousand-year soul ring this time had directly propelled his soul power past level 50.
Most of the soul ring's energy had been used to generate the fifth soul skill, while a portion was absorbed by him. His soul power had stabilized at level 51 and did not continue breaking through.
However, having absorbed an extra portion of the soul ring's energy, reaching level 52 shouldn't take him much longer.
"There's nothing else." He shook his head in reply.
Chrysanthemum Douluo breathed a sigh of relief and joked, "If you had really gained any other ridiculous abilities, we would have been scared to death."
Ghost Douluo and Poison Douluo also nodded slowly, deeply agreeing with Chrysanthemum Douluo's words.
They had never seen a young man as monstrous as Jiang Chen.
Even His Holiness the Pope, when he was young, was far inferior to the current Jiang Chen.
This talent was truly terrifying.
Poison Douluo looked up at the sky. The time was approaching evening; the sun was setting in the west, and the sky had grown somewhat dim.
"Let's leave this place first."
The three Title Douluo and Jiang Chen headed out of the forest.
Along the way, they also encountered some retreating adventure soul masters. The night in the Star Dou Great Forest was a forbidden zone for soul masters. Unless one possessed absolute strength, no one would dare spend the night inside the forest.
With three Title Douluo by his side, Jiang Chen ran wildly without any restraint, enjoying the speed he had gained after breaking through to Soul King.
Pushing the Three Thousand Thunder Movement technique to its limit, he was like a bolt of lightning, flashing through the forest.
The three Title Douluo followed closely beside Jiang Chen and were once again shocked.
"This speed… even a Soul Saint doesn't have this kind of speed, right?" Dugu Bo couldn't help but say.
Chrysanthemum Douluo said, "This speed has already reached the level of an ordinary Soul Douluo. Some Soul Saints who specialize in speed can also reach this level. It can only be said that our Holy Son is simply too…"
"Monstrous!" Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were in perfect sync, saying the word Chrysanthemum Douluo wanted to say.
Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Ghost Douluo a half-angry, half-amused look. Seeing this scene, Dugu Bo's body trembled imperceptibly.
The four of them sprinted wildly. Even the soul beasts and soul masters they encountered didn't have time to react before Jiang Chen and the others had already disappeared from their sight.
In less than half an hour, they had already exited the Star Dou Great Forest.
At this moment, the sun had not yet fully set, still radiating golden afterglow on the horizon.
The four stopped.
"Let's rest for a night in the small town ahead and return to Spirit Hall City tomorrow morning," Chrysanthemum Douluo suggested.
Dugu Bo had only recently become an Elder, and Ghost Douluo was a man of few words, so among the three, Chrysanthemum Douluo took the lead.
Jiang Chen suddenly said, "Elders, you three should head back. I have some matters to attend to in Heaven Dou City."
"What are you going there for?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked.
"I have some personal matters to handle. I'll trouble the Elders to pass a message to my teacher for me, tell her that she doesn't need to worry about this heavenly tribulation. I can safely overcome it." Jiang Chen said.
"What is a heavenly tribulation?" Encountering an unfamiliar term, Ghost Douluo asked curiously.
"Just tell her, and she will understand." Jiang Chen did not explain.
Ghost Douluo did not ask further. In terms of status, Jiang Chen was not lower than them; it was just that the current Jiang Chen had no real authority yet.
"You're leaving right now?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked.
"Yes."
"Holy Son, help me bring some things to my granddaughter," Dugu Bo said.
He took out several bottles of pills, some small trinkets, and a few cute cloth dolls.
"These are all things Yan Yan likes. I bought them in Spirit Hall City."
He really was a grandfather who doted on his granddaughter. Jiang Chen couldn't help but think of Old Jack, feeling a touch of emotion in his heart.
"Elder Dugu, rest assured, I will personally deliver them to her."
"Mm, thank you, Holy Son."
Jiang Chen nodded slightly. "Elders three, let's part ways here."
"Alright."
Jiang Chen turned around and activated his movement technique, heading north.
His speed was actually much faster than when he had been inside the forest earlier.
This…
The three Title Douluo were left speechless.
A moment later, after Jiang Chen's figure had disappeared, Dugu Bo smiled bitterly and said, "At this speed, in a few more years, even I won't be able to catch up to His Highness the Holy Son."
The other two nodded in agreement.
Chrysanthemum Douluo said in confusion, "Strange. It's one thing for the Holy Son to set off at night, but why is he rushing so desperately? Could there really be something extremely urgent?"
"Yes, very strange," Ghost Douluo agreed.
…
How could Jiang Chen not be anxious? He was racing against time.
He couldn't let the heavenly tribulation strike before he reached Heaven Dou City.
He had to arrive in Heaven Dou City within two days, before the heavenly tribulation arrived, so that his plan could be successfully implemented.
Using the tribulation to force Qian Renxue into making a choice was indeed a bit shameless.
However, based on the novels and film tropes he had seen in his previous life, this kind of method was extremely effective.
He refused to believe that, in that life-and-death parting situation, Qian Renxue could remain unmoved toward him.
Imagining the scene of Qian Renxue holding his broken body and crying her heart out, loudly shouting "I'm willing, I'm willing to do anything, I'll give birth to your monkeys tonight…" a smug smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth.
In life-and-death situations, emotions in one's heart would be infinitely amplified. No matter how strong Qian Renxue's personality was, she probably wouldn't be able to escape Jiang Chen's bitter-flesh scheme.
From the Star Dou Great Forest to Heaven Dou City, a normal caravan would take nearly twenty days.
Last time, Jiang Chen had taken five days to return from Heaven Dou City to Spirit Hall City.
This time the distance was similar, but his speed was already much faster than before.
He decided to grit his teeth. Even if it meant traveling continuously for two days and two nights, he would reach Heaven Dou City before the third day.
His storage soul tool had long been prepared with enough soul power recovery pills.
This plan had already been thought of a year ago when he left Heaven Dou City, so he naturally didn't want any accidents to occur.
Along the way, Jiang Chen moved as if on flat ground. Even when encountering cliffs, abysses, canyons, and other terrains, he did not take detours. He stepped through the air, and his speed did not slow down in the slightest.
The awakened flight ability was like an instinct to him and did not cause any extra consumption to his body. Stepping on the void felt just like stepping on solid ground.
In fact, the speed of flying with his Thunder Light Wings would be even faster, but that skill consumed too much soul power, and he simply couldn't afford the expenditure.
Finally, in the afternoon two days later, as he approached Heaven Dou City, he stopped. He found a place to cultivate for several hours, recovering his exhausted state.
At the same time, three small birds flew out to search the surrounding area for a suitable place for tomorrow's tribulation.
He had traveled continuously for nearly two days and two nights. If it weren't for his strong physique, any other soul master would probably have already died from exhaustion.
"As expected, taking shortcuts comes at a price," Jiang Chen smiled bitterly.
Several hours later, he finished cultivating. As night fell, he entered Heaven Dou City.
Heaven Dou City's night was still as lively as ever, but Jiang Chen had no mood to appreciate it. He headed straight for Xiao Ying's small courtyard.
He did not knock on the door and instead flipped over the wall to enter.
When he arrived at the back courtyard, he immediately saw a young girl sitting on the roof of his room.
The girl had soft, short black hair, large eyes, and a delicate face carved like jade. She was sitting on the ridge of the roof, one hand supporting her cheek, staring blankly at the newly risen moon, lost in thought.
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