The spread of this statement was naturally thanks to Dugu Feng's efforts.
Stirring up trouble was all too familiar to Dugu Feng and Old Snake.
With sensationalized stories and shocking revelations making a comeback, messages blending truth and falsehood spread faster and piqued people's curiosity even more.
Dugu Feng watched the turbulent developments unfold from behind the scenes.
"The Clear Sky Sect is indeed powerful. They have seven elders in total. Excluding the two who have already died, the remaining five have all advanced to Titled Douluo. Is there no bottleneck from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo?
Or does the Clear Sky Sect have some secret method!"
Not only did those unaware feel the Clear Sky Sect's strength, but even Ning Rongrong was gradually influenced by these rumors.
"Five elders from the previous generation were Soul Douluos. How many of the next generation are at Soul Saint level? In ten or twenty years, could so many Titled Douluo emerge again!"
Ning Rongrong's jaw dropped.
Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was wise enough, with over five thousand Soul Masters in the entire sect—direct lineage, collateral branches, and affiliated sects.
Yet not a single Titled Douluo had appeared.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were already relics from how many years ago.
The main reason was the bottleneck from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo, which could stump ninety-nine percent of people.
But the Clear Sky Sect producing new Titled Douluo seemed as easy as drinking water.
How could she not be shocked?
"People tend to make linear predictions based on existing facts, but in reality, development isn't linear—it's at least spiral!
That generation of the Clear Sky Sect producing five Titled Douluo had its reasons. They experienced great battles with the Spirit Hall, some suffering the pain of losing children, others enduring brutal fights.
The trials they underwent were beyond what ordinary people could compare to.
The next generation can no longer produce so many Titled Douluo!"
Dugu Feng said indifferently.
Most importantly, whether the Clear Sky Sect would even last until the next generation was an unknown.
Just as the continent was abuzz with discussion, Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong quietly left Heaven Dou City.
"Finally free, Brother Feng, where are we going now?"
Ning Rongrong beamed with joy—it was finally time for the two of them to venture into the world.
"Where do you want to go? I'll take you!"
This time, they had ample time for training on the continent, with many things they could do.
"Of course, to find Evil Soul Masters and rid the Spirit Master World of scourges!" Ning Rongrong said proudly.
While sightseeing was one aspect, punishing evil and eliminating the strong to make a name across the continent was what she truly enjoyed.
Dugu Feng thought to himself, what Evil Soul Masters? They were just the covert forces of various factions.
"We might not find Evil Soul Masters, but bandits are easy to find. I'll take you on a few missions first!"
As Dugu Feng spoke, he directly summoned the Emerald Dragon Snake.
His right arm wrapped around Ning Rongrong's slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.
Then he leaped up.
The Emerald Dragon Snake carried the two into the sky.
"So fast!"
Experiencing flight again, Ning Rongrong only felt exhilarated—this speed was already close to that of a Titled Douluo's flight.
"It can go even faster!"
After the two steadied themselves, the Emerald Dragon Snake accelerated directly to Titled-level speed.
Eliciting a series of exclamations from Ning Rongrong.
The two flew straight north, appearing as transparent black dots in the sky that vanished in the blink of an eye.
"At the border between the Empire and the Extreme North Ice Plains, I know a place with dense forests and towering mountain ranges—there must be wolf bandits lurking there!"
"Ah, wolf bandits! Even the merchant caravans of our sect are occasionally robbed by them. These half-wolf, half-human monsters are despised by everyone! They frequently burn, kill, and plunder, committing every atrocity imaginable, and they even eat humans. They are a scourge to both empires!"
Ning Rongrong was clearly very familiar with wolf bandits.
"Wolf bandits are hybrids of humans and Gale Demon Wolf Spirit Beasts. They naturally possess the physique, speed, and innate abilities of Gale Demon Wolves, along with human intelligence. The most terrifying thing is that they retain the survival habits of wolves—they live in packs, with each tribe often consisting of hundreds of wolf bandits. Every wolf bandit has at least the strength of a Great Soul Master, or even a Soul Expert. They usually dwell in deep forests and high mountains. Even experts at the level of Soul Saints or Soul Douluo might fall in battle when surrounded by hundreds of wolf bandits!"
Recalling the information about wolf bandits, Ning Rongrong felt a lingering fear.
The fact that they were called a scourge of the empire showed how difficult it was to eradicate them. Their habitats were in treacherous terrain, and they excelled at using wolf-like hunting tactics to surround their prey. With the Gale Demon Wolf bloodline granting them control over wind and speed, they could easily escape when the situation turned against them. Thus, while they could be defeated, they had never been completely wiped out.
"These advantages of the wolf bandits pose no threat to me and the Emerald Dragon Snake. Let's consider it our duty to rid the empire of this menace!" Dugu Feng's tone was calm, but he was already eager for a fight.
"I'll enhance your abilities!" Ning Rongrong was equally excited.
As the two anticipated the battle, they gradually left the fertile central plains of the Heaven Dou Empire and began entering desolate territory.
When Dugu Feng absorbed his second Spirit Ring, he had also traveled north like this. This time, he was even more familiar with the route.
Along the way, Dugu Feng reminisced about the delicious taste of the Snake King Vulture. During his nearly year-long training on the grasslands, practicing the speed of his Blue Phosphorous Twelve Fingers, the Snake King Vulture had been his best sparring partner—and his food source. This rugged, wild lifestyle thrilled Ning Rongrong.
As time passed, the two spent three days traveling and finally reached the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire. This area was also dominated by endless mountains. Within the mountain range were narrow passages connecting to the Extreme North Ice Plains.
Dugu Feng straightforwardly sent the Emerald Dragon Snake to scout ahead, investigating the entire several-hundred-kilometer mountain range while also searching for traces of wolf bandits.
Not long after, Dugu Feng suddenly smiled. "We've run into an acquaintance!"
"How could we meet someone we know here?" Ning Rongrong was surprised.
"Do you remember Feng Xiaotian? He's training in a canyon." Could this be the Hurricane Canyon?
He recalled that in the original storyline, when Feng Xiaotian encountered the Shrek Seven Devils again, he mentioned having trained for five years in a place called Hurricane Canyon. In those five years, his Soul Power had risen from level 43 to over level 60—a rate of improvement no slower than that of the Seven Devils, who had consumed Immortal Herbs.
The mountains here, situated at the boundary between two terrains, experienced exceptionally powerful mountain winds, fully deserving the name Hurricane Canyon.
"He actually trains in such a harsh environment!" Ning Rongrong was astonished.
"Let's go and see him..."
Dugu Feng and his companion descended from the sky, heading toward the location he had sensed.
As they walked, the closer they drew to the valley, the stronger the wind became.
The howling sound was piercingly sharp.
The wind's temperature was as cold and biting as a blade.
The wind blowing from the ice plains carried the chill of the far north.
Even for a Soul Master, survival here was exceedingly difficult.
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