To be honest, Lin Hao never thought he could be so brave in his life. So brave that he ran all the way to Notting City, almost to the point of exhaustion, before realizing that his hand seemed to be in the wrong place.

Uh, it seems like I haven't put it in the right place from the beginning.

Ignoring Yang Rui's bright, slightly misty eyes and rosy face, he set her aside and sneaked directly into Notting Academy.

As for why Yang Rui, who was in better form, wasn't chosen?

That little firecracker is now uncontrollably exploding with electricity! If someone were to actually touch it, would that still be considered infiltration?

Only this guy, who's practically immune to lightning strikes, can do it.

After finding the Seventh Dormitory and sensing the aura, he found his target, climbed through the nearest window, and then saw his sister's light purple eyes.

They nodded in unison, exchanged a glance, and then flipped through the screen again. When they stopped again, the two siblings also stopped where Yang Rui had been.

"Tell me, why are you staying up so late? Did you pick up this bad habit from someone?"

"Tell me, why are you climbing through the window so late at night? Have you gone astray since you don't have your parents to keep an eye on you?"

After a two-second silence, the sound of fists and feet colliding rang out, and then Lin Xi was once again forcefully suppressed by Lin Hao.

After a few slaps, delivered purely to vent his anger, which nearly brought Lin Xi to tears of grievance, Lin Hao presented her with a crystal-clear soul bone that radiated vitality and brilliant light.

"Hurry up and absorb this. Absorb it right next to me so the fluctuations can't spread. Also, you absolutely must not use any of the skills here when there are people around. Hurry up."

Staring blankly at the incredibly intact left leg bone, even Yang Rui, who had only seen it once before, was somewhat flustered, let alone Lin Xi, who had never seen one before. Because of this, a complete left leg bone would be at least a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone…

Turning around, he took a few deep breaths, sat down cross-legged, calmed himself down, and ignored the two siblings. Suddenly, Yang Rui felt that the sky was higher and the earth was wider.

He grunted twice as he got up from the ground, giving Lin Hao a "you just wait" look, but was scared away by another look from Lin Hao.

Perhaps it was because the aura of a certain plant-type soul beast ancestor was too strong, within this semi-finished domain formed by a unique aura, Lin Xi absorbed the left leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor in just over an hour. After that, the bad habit of his body occasionally crackling with electricity also stopped.

His soul power also soared to level 27.

"Don't rush to break through to the third spirit ring. Let me find you a better one first. As for your daily cultivation, it's fine now. Also, you absolutely cannot use the spirit bone's skills when someone is around, understand?"

The words, even more serious than when she was sent to Notting Academy, made Lin Xi nod earnestly. Before she could share her joy at the fact that her soul bone seemed to be 100,000 years old, she saw Lin Hao pick up another woman in black and rush towards the outskirts of Notting City.

Lin Xi, who was about to ask something, could only sigh helplessly, and then sneaked back to her bed in her dormitory.

"Um, why did you hit her there?"

Perhaps it was the previous stimulation that caused Yang Rui's attention to shift somewhat, transforming her from a little girl who only knew how to practice shooting every day into a curious child for a brief period of time.

Then she saw Lin Hao's helpless look.

"Where should I hit him? His head is stupid enough already, his back? What if I damage his nerves and spine? His abdomen? What if I damage his internal organs? I can only hit him wherever there's a lot of flesh!"

Swallowing the question of why he insisted on using force, Yang Rui, who knew a little about Lin Hao, said…

Do you think I'm stupid?

"ha…?"

"You didn't even hit my head!"

The pitiful tone of his voice almost made Lin Hao, who was running wildly, slip and fall. His calm expression crumbled instantly, and he ran towards the capital of Tiandou with a look of terror on his face, pressing his hand to Yang Rui's forehead and shouting helplessly.

"No, you don't have a fever! What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with the medicine I usually prescribe for you?"

"I'll bite you to death! Ouch... my teeth hurt so much..."

"It's over, I'm really dumbfounded..."

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Leaving aside the boy and girl who almost got into a fight because their brainwaves didn't match, Tang Hao, who was now getting up from the ground in a very disheveled state on the back mountain of Holy Soul Village, shook his dizzy head and finally cleared his head a bit.

He seemed to have completely lost his memory of suddenly fainting and being ambushed. He walked into the cave with a worried expression, and then a terrifying pressure and killing god domain enveloped the entire back mountain.

It made all the plants and animals here seem to be targeted by natural enemies, and they all fell silent and hid away.

Tang San, who was still fast asleep in bed, dreaming of having two women on his left and right and enjoying the bliss of having multiple wives, also vaguely saw a blue-haired figure.

Feeling the same origin as himself, or rather... experiencing that feeling that he cherished so much, Tang San, still in his dream, subconsciously chased after the blue-haired figure, only to slowly lose sight of her.

"Mother…"

Tears streamed down his face. Tang San, who was suddenly awakened from his dream, clutched his chest, which was pounding with fear. He subconsciously looked around, but saw nothing amiss.

Helpless, she could only wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, unable to sleep all night.

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By dawn, the two, who were completely exhausted from running, had already set up their tent by a roadside.

While massaging the tired girl to relieve her fatigue, he pressed her sleep acupoints, which helped her fall into a deep sleep.

Lin Hao, meanwhile, observed everything outside through the gaps in the tent that weren't fully pulled up.

By daytime, after resting and recovering from all her fatigue, the girl packed up her tent.

After hoisting the exhausted Lin Hao onto her shoulder, she resumed her hurried journey, causing Lin Hao to nearly vomit up his lunch from the previous day. He could only weakly beg his grandmother to spare his life.

After calling out several times, Yang Rui finally put Lin Hao down, carried him on his back, and continued on their way.

After all, the one who attacked them this time was a reclusive titled Douluo. If they don't run fast, what will happen if they are caught up with them?

After two arduous days of eating and sleeping outdoors, the two little ones, covered in sweat and grime, finally entered the capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire, the territory of the Power Clan.

The four elders who hadn't yet left were enraged and wanted to find the Soul Master who had caused them this mess.

It took a lot of persuasion from the two of them to dissuade the four elders from standing up for the younger generation.

After all this was temporarily completed, a letter containing academic exchange and discussion appeared in Dugu Bo's mansion, silently waiting for the big fish to take the bait.