NOVEL NEXT Chapter 331: Breakthroughs to Dou Zong
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Time flowed on like a river, never to return.
Deep beneath the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, Lin Feng and his two companions were fully immersed in their cultivation states, having long since forgotten the passage of time.
Meanwhile, at the summit of the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range above the Blood Pool, violent winds howled without rest, shrieking across the peaks.
Atop a neighboring mountain peak stood a stone pavilion, within which two elderly figures stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, gazing into the distance.
"It's been nearly two months now... yet those three still haven't exited cultivation. Especially Lin Feng and Feng Qing'er—the energy they've absorbed by now far surpasses what you and I needed to break through to Dou Zong."
Jin Shi sighed, his tone tinged with bitterness as he looked toward the opposite peak, where two swirling vortexes of energy had continued unabated for a full month.
If anything happened to Feng Qing'er while under his watch… the entire Gold Swallowing Mouse Clan would suffer for it.
"They should be reaching the end soon," said Jin Gu, stroking his beard as if to reassure himself. "They may be exceptional, but I don't believe they can absorb energy endlessly."
"If there's still no sign of them by tomorrow," Jin Shi said after a long silence, brows furrowed, "I'll go into the Blood Pool myself to make sure they're all still safe."
These people could not be allowed to meet any misfortune on Golden Devouring Mouse territory.
Especially Lin Feng—he had once saved Jin Shi's life.
It may have been part of a transaction, but a life-saving debt was still a debt.
Jin Gu gave a helpless nod, knowing the truth of their current predicament all too well.
BOOM!
Just as the two elders finished their discussion, a thunderous rumble exploded across the sky above the volcanic basin.
Immediately, the energy in the air trembled violently.
Then, in a stunning turn, the energy between heaven and earth suddenly began converging—drawn together as though by some invisible force.
Incredibly, it all surged straight toward the Blood Pool!
At the center of the pool's surface, a massive water vortex formed.
At the heart of this spinning whirlpool lay a pitch-black void—an opening through which all the gathered energy madly funneled downward.
"Someone's... breaking through to Dou Zong..." Jin Shi muttered in astonishment as he watched the sky erupt with torrential energy flows. "But this... this is way too intense!"
BOOM!
As if the first explosion had triggered a chain reaction, a second—albeit smaller—shockwave rippled through the sky not long after.
Streams of thick energy oozed out from the heavens and earth, as if guided by some unseen will.
All of it surged toward the two energy vortexes at the base of the Blood Pool.
From afar, it looked as if the entire Heavenly Eye Mountain Range had been enveloped in a vibrant storm of elemental power—a truly awe-inspiring sight.
As the tide of energy roared ever more fiercely into the depths of the pool, a powerful aura began to rise like a slumbering dragon awakening at the bottom of the Blood Pool.
Even Jin Shi and Jin Gu—who had already reached Dou Zong long ago—couldn't help but show hints of surprise on their aged faces.
"I wonder if it's Lin Feng or Feng Qing'er," Jin Shi murmured, staring at the majestic display in the distance. "Just that aura alone… It's already no weaker than an ordinary One-Star Dou Zong."
As the presence emanating from the bottom of the Blood Pool grew stronger and stronger, a subtle but wide-reaching shift swept across the land.
Within a thousand li of the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, countless powerful beings sensed the disturbance.
And almost as if drawn by fate, their gazes turned—one after another—toward the direction of Heavenly Eye Mountain.
Buzz—!
After the intense fluctuations persisted for half a day, a powerful aura finally spread across the entire Heavenly Eye Mountain Range.
"That's... Dou Zong!"
Sensing the now-stabilized energy fluctuations, both Jin Shi and Jin Gu spoke in unison.
The Dou Zong realm was a critical watershed on the Dou Qi Continent.
Once a cultivator stepped into this stage, they could truly begin to grasp abilities such as standing mid-air and manipulating space—foundational skills required to ascend to higher stages like Dou Zun and even Dou Sheng.
Not long after the first wave of Dou Zong aura spread out, a second, slightly weaker aura followed, shaking the surroundings once again.
At the bottom of the Blood Pool, Feng Qing'er, who had successfully broken through to Dou Zong, slowly opened her bloodshot eyes.
Her stunningly beautiful face was lit up with excitement and joy.
Had it not been for the mysterious fluctuation triggered by Lin Feng's breakthrough earlier, which helped push her into an enlightened state, she likely would've needed another full month to succeed.
Furrowing her delicate brows slightly, she murmured to herself, "This Heavenly Mountain Fire Poison really is terrifying… If I hadn't gotten lucky and caught that fluctuation from Lin Feng's breakthrough, I could've lasted only a few more days down here before being forced to leave…"
Turning her head slightly, she looked toward her clone standing nearby.
"Didn't expect even my clone would get the chance to advance to Seven-Star Dou Huang…"
Sensing the greatly enhanced aura from her clone, a faint smile tugged at her lips.
With a flick of her consciousness, she directed the clone to merge back into her mind.
However…
What she couldn't see at that moment—was that beneath the clone's eyelids, the same blood-red veins spread rapidly across its eyes.
"Ugh—ah!"
As the clone fused with her main body, Feng Qing'er suddenly let out a pained cry.
Streams of scorching dark-gray gas poured from the clone, flooding straight into her mind.
From there, it rapidly spread throughout her entire body like wildfire.
Caught completely off guard, her mind was instantly overrun by the invasive fire poison.
"Damn it… I forgot—this clone also carried the fire poison!"
As the searing energy continued to flood her, she suddenly remembered something she'd overlooked.
Now, under the continuous scorching of this terrifying Heavenly Mountain Fire Poison, her originally fair skin quickly turned flushed crimson.
Had she still been at the level of a Nine-Star Dou Huang, she had no doubt—even with a Magic Beast's resilient constitution—she would've been burned to ash in minutes.
And now, completely defenseless, her consciousness was already being consumed.
If she couldn't find a way to counter it soon, she knew her fate would be the same: nothing but ash.
From the intense heat, wisps of pale smoke began to rise from her skin.
Even the fine, high-quality robe she wore began to warp and distort under the temperature.
Her already bloodshot eyes… now turned into a pure, glowing crimson.
Her beautiful violet-brown irises were now completely swallowed by the blood-red light!
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