Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 83 Friends, Dugu Bo

"Not pretending anymore?"

Inside the Green Bamboo Garden, Xue Qinghe and Chi Ping sat on the little pig. Xue Qinghe looked at Chi Ping, who had returned to his original appearance, only concealing the Life Divine Mark, with curiosity on his face.

Sip tea quietly in the pool.

"Having acquired a decent spatial teleportation soul skill, combined with my mycelium ability, there aren't many people who can kill me anymore. Besides, the things I've experienced along the way have made me understand some things, so there's no need for pretense anymore."

"Would you like to tell me about it?" Xue Qinghe asked with a smile.

Chi Ping remained silent. "Which major event I experienced along the way didn't I write to you about?"

"Just tell me if you're going to talk or not!" Xue Qinghe looked like she didn't want to reason with him.

How can letters convey the same direct and rich emotions as words?

"How come I never noticed how sentimental you were before?" Chi Ping said helplessly, although he didn't dislike it; sharing was a pleasant thing.

"Let me think, when should I begin?"

"Let's start over, we have plenty of time."

Chi Ping smiled, "Then let's start from the beginning..."

The choices the Snow Wolf Squad made for survival, Miki's choices for her family, Lin Xiang's choices for desire, and everything else he saw and heard. The scenery along the way, and the life-or-death decisions, all dazzled and captivated Chi Ping.

"How are Isaac and the others doing now?"

"not bad."

"What kind of description is this?"

Xue Qinghe thought for a moment and felt that there was no word more suitable than this.

"They knew they had done something wrong, but they had no other choice at the time. So they chose to do the right thing and suppress their inner panic, especially Lin Li, whose vampire bat martial soul's bloodlust was partially aroused, so he was also the most serious about what he did. Recently, I assigned them the task of rescuing slaves, and they were quite happy with it."

As she spoke, Xue Qinghe smiled.

"One Soul Emperor leading four Soul Kings, the slave traders are really suffering."

The slave trade is hardly a glorious business, and even Soul Saint level experts look down on it. For the Snow Wolf Squad to be tasked with suppressing slave traders is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito – a waste of their strength.

"That's not bad either," Chi Ping said.

"Are you planning to take that Xiaomiqi as your disciple?" Xue Qinghe asked curiously.

Chi Ping shook his head. "I won't take on disciples. I'm just a teacher who imparts knowledge. Miki has a good character, and I look forward to her growth. If she wants to learn from me, I will teach her; if she doesn't want to, that's fine too. Miki is like that, and so are everyone else."

"That suits your personality."

The two chatted, and the atmosphere became increasingly harmonious.

Xue Qinghe suddenly had a thought and asked, "What level have you reached in your research on soul tools?"

"It's alright. Once I finish researching this last soul tool, I can start designing my first level-four soul tool. Why are you asking about this?"

"What kind of soul tool are you planning to design?" Xue Qinghe asked.

"I haven't made any concrete plans yet. What, do you have an idea?"

Xue Qinghe nodded. "I want you to make a communication soul tool."

"To send a message?"

"It takes at least ten days to two weeks to receive your letter each time, which is too slow."

"Is that so..." Chi Ping thought for a moment.

Spatial resonance transmits information, the soul-guided core acts as a base station to receive and retransmit information, and the terminal core processes information... If it's simple information transmission, then perhaps it really is possible. The transmission distance should be able to achieve real-time communication within a province.

"You can consider this approach; it shouldn't be too difficult."

Xue Qinghe's eyes lit up. "Can it really be done? What's the maximum distance?"

"It's just an idea; let's talk about it after it's implemented."

"Okay. Make a physical copy, and I want to be the first to get it."

"Can."

Xue Qinghe smiled with satisfaction.

"When are you leaving?"

"I'll be leaving in a couple of days."

Xue Qinghe shook his head. "You're in a real rush. I don't have anything urgent to deal with these next few days, why don't you come with me for a walk?"

"What are two grown men doing walking together?"

"Just tell me, are you coming or not!"

Chi Ping felt that the longer he knew Xue Qinghe, the more unreasonable the guy became.

"Tsk!"

……

The crown prince is the heir to the throne and is not allowed to leave the capital lightly.

The prosperity of Tiandou City was dazzling, but Xue Qinghe had grown tired of it after seeing it for decades.

Chi Ping's perception limit is about 100 kilometers. He sets up an emergency notification signal and Xue Qinghe tells Chi Ping to take him around within 100 kilometers outside Tiandou City.

One second you're watching the bustling traffic from the city wall, the next you're enjoying the tranquility of nature in the forest; one minute you're battling the gale on a mountaintop, the next you're exploring a deep, secluded valley.

Unrestrained freedom is invigorating.

……

"I've never been to Shrek Academy before. I really want to see the place that nurtured you."

Evening, Tiandou Royal Academy, Bibo Lake.

Chi Ping and Xue Qinghe sat on the bluestone on the bank.

After two days of fun, Xue Qinghe enjoyed a rare moment of relaxation and was almost reluctant to end the trip.

Chi Ping gazed at the moon's reflection in the lake.

"Shrek Academy, that's indeed a place where I poured a lot of my heart and soul. Many of my skills were developed there. After I take a trip around Xingluo, I should go back. After that, I won't be traveling around anymore. Qinghe, if you want to find me, besides the ultra-long-range communication I developed, you'll probably have to go to the academy."

"Sigh... In that case, we'll have far fewer opportunities to meet in the future." Xue Qinghe's mood was somewhat downcast. "Chiping, can't you really stay?"

"Everyone has their own dreams and desires. You want to be an emperor, and I want to be a teacher. You can't force someone to do something they don't want to be."

Xue Qinghe said urgently, "You can be a good teacher just as well if you stay in the Empire; there's no conflict!"

Chi Ping sighed, said nothing, and just shook his head.

He doesn't have a strong sense of identity or belonging to this world, making it difficult for him to join any faction...

He can't.

"I just want to be an absolutely neutral person. I don't want to get involved in any struggles."

Xue Qinghe glared hatefully at Chi Ping from behind, but Chi Ping didn't see it.

The moon climbed into the night sky, its silvery light falling on them and onto the lake's surface, its cool glow gradually calming the two of them.

"Good luck," Xue Qinghe said softly, her voice very gentle, quite different from her usual tone.

Chi Ping didn't pay attention to this change, assuming it was just that his mood was off. "I also wish you all your dreams come true."

"Take me on another tour."

Chi Ping nodded.

……

A hundred miles east of Tiandou City, in the Sunset Forest, at the bottom of a valley, lies the Eye of Ice and Fire.

This is a treasure trove formed due to special circumstances. The forces of extreme ice and extreme fire coexist harmoniously yet remain distinct, forming a yin-yang balance. This greatly benefits the growth of normal plants, but other living beings are prohibited from entering.

Poison Douluo Dugu Bo discovered this place by chance in his early years, occupied it, and used it to cultivate medicinal herbs. He also used the extreme cold and heat of this place to suppress toxins and reduce the damage to his body caused by the poison techniques he cultivated.

However, as Dugu Bo's cultivation level improved, his poison skills became more and more refined, and they became increasingly difficult to suppress.

"Haa!"

With a muffled groan, Dugu Bo spat out a mouthful of poisonous blood, and his soul power, carrying a strong toxicity, gushed out.

Although the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes eliminated some of the toxins, the small portion that escaped also greatly enhanced the toxins in the poison array set up by Dugu Bo outside the valley.

The riot's toxins turned the valley into a forbidden zone.

Forty miles away, they instinctively issued a warning.

"This feeling..."

With his senses activated and guided by his intuition, Chi Ping located the Poison Valley and went a step further to discover the demonic possession of Dugu Bo and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

He was surprised.

"What amazing power."

Chi Ping didn't recognize the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire; he was simply amazed by these two extreme energies. It was somewhat similar to the situation in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Spirit Hall's Douluo Hall.

—Divine power...

Xue Qinghe tilted his head in confusion. "What's wrong?"

Chi Ping thought for a moment.

He didn't know Dugu Bo. In his perception, Dugu Bo was a very strong but not threatening Title Douluo.

If he can get in, it means that Chi Ping will most likely also get in.

Having passed the test of the Goddess of Life, he had gained a preliminary understanding of divine power and naturally made some deductions about the situations in those two places. The existence of his sixth soul skill also greatly boosted his confidence; exploring a similar unknown place might not be impossible. Although it was somewhat impolite, Chi Ping was genuinely curious.

"I've found an interesting place, shall we go check it out?" Chiping suggested.

"If you find it funny, then it must really be funny. Let's go, consider it a way of letting go of the resentment you caused earlier."

"I took you out to play and you got sick. Tsk!" Chi Ping said unhappily, but his body still honestly condensed a large number of silver mushrooms while holding Xue Qinghe's hand.

(End of this chapter)