Almost half an hour had passed, and Ye Feng had yet to return to the shore, his body still submerged at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring.
Du Gubo immediately began to worry.
"Something's not right. Old Peel hasn't surfaced for so long; he couldn't have died down there, could he? I haven't even seen any bubbles."
"If he really is dead, it would do me no good. The Martial Soul Hall folks would definitely hold me accountable, they wouldn't let me off easily. After all, Ye Feng was their prime candidate, and they've all been thinking about coaxing him back."
"Old Peel truly is exceptional, I hope nothing's actually happened to him."
"Come out already, you've had enough, haven't you!"
This was said by Du Gubo just then.
The surface of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring was calm, showing no sign of disturbance.
Ye Feng still gave no response!
He couldn't have died down there, could he!
If he really had died, his body would have floated to the surface; it should be sinking instead!
"???"
Du Gubo shouted aloud.
Still, there was no sign of Ye Feng's figure.
System!!
[Ding! Host has two unread messages.]
Ye Feng opened the system interface immediately and saw two lines of unread message prompts.
[Host has completed the task of critically hitting Du Gubo. Rating: SSSS. Reward received: 20 million gold coins, Peerless Third Martial Soul Fragment*2.]
[Today's Exercise Points have been tallied. Congratulations to the host for earning 28,000 Exercise Points, which can be converted into upgrade experience.]
Two unread messages opened.
The first one was a reward from a system mission, and the second was today's tally of Exercise Points.
As long as the system wasn't malfunctioning, it would reward him with Exercise Points daily based on his activities, which used to be just a few thousand, akin to humans walking thousands or even tens of thousands of steps every day.
But it was utterly unexpected that Du Gubo would let Ye Feng win!
And that sent him directly soaring to 28,000.
It did sound pretty impressive!
[Host, you have one more unread message, please check it promptly.]
[Ding ding!!]
The red light flashed on!
It seemed urgent, things didn't look too good!
Ye Feng rubbed his head.
His face was filled with question marks!
"???"
What was going on here!
[Host, the situation is urgent. Please check immediately.]
The system kept prompting Ye Feng.
So, Ye Feng immediately opened the second message.
[Host, you have about five more hours as the enemy is slowly approaching you. Please be mindful of the time to prevent a surprise attack.]
It was this matter after all, and here he thought it was something serious!
He had known about it a few hours prior.
The system was quite diligent, always reminding him about the opponent.
At least it wasn't a scam!
"Oh, so that's it. I thought it was something serious. It's just Tang Hao and his son coming, isn't it? What's there to be scared about? I've died once already, so whether it's the second or third time or…!"
"Same here, I might even be a little pleased that they are feeling a tiny bit afraid."
Ye Feng muttered to himself.
"Gurgle gurgle!!"
Lots of little bubbles surfaced.
And then, Ye Feng immediately appeared in front of Du Gubo.
"Ah! Old Flayer, I thought you'd died in there and I'd never see you again. You still owe me my salary. If you're gone, who am I supposed to go to? Besides, our contract would be void. Wouldn't that be such a pity? Tell me, young man, right?"
Du Gubo spoke directly.
And he had the nerve to call someone a young man!
As if he really considered himself an elder!
Ye Feng murmured at that moment.
"Old Poison, are you just hoping I'll die soon so you can take over my tea house, right?"
"Whoosh—!"
Suddenly, Ye Feng twirled in the air.
He then slowly descended to the ground, and walked over to Du Gubo.
"Hmph, who covets your teahouse? Even if you gave it to me for free, I'd find it disdainful."
"It's just a teahouse, what's so great about it?"
Du Gubo said with a curl of his lip.
In reality, it wasn't just a teahouse. They had several outstanding teams, trained by both Ye Feng and Du Gubo, though Du Gubo had put in more effort.
This was previously agreed upon in their contract.
Du Gubo was responsible for the training.
"Indeed. Your Dugu Family wouldn't give a second glance to our humble little teahouse,"
Ye Feng said with a smiling demeanor.
"Ss—!"
"Say that again, and see if I don't knock you down!"
He talked big, wanting to knock me down—it was laughable!
Ye Feng stared straight at his opponent!
At this moment, Du Gubo's eyes were wide open, locking eyes with Ye Feng.
"Old Poison, what's this about? If you have something to say, say it nicely. Why lose your temper at the drop of a hat? You need to change that temper of yours; it's going to affect Yan'er greatly when she gets married,"
Ye Feng said frankly.
"Yan'er's not your damn business. Let's fight first,"
"Bang—!"
As soon as Du Gubo finished speaking,
both Martial Souls lit up at the same time.
Bloodthirsty Demon Scythe Martial Spirit!
A huge blade several meters long was tightly gripped in his hand.
Ye Feng gazed at Du Gubo with a frightening look in his eyes.
"Bring it on!"
At that moment, Ye Feng spoke.
Gale-force Rush!
"Whoosh!"
Ye Feng immediately appeared behind Du Gubo.
In less than a second,
Ye Feng was still smiling.
This old fellow was the one who suggested we fight. Don't blame me for being ruthless later on!
You were the one who insisted on determining a winner. Today, I, Ye Feng, will satisfy you, guaranteed!
"First soul skill, Sky-Rending Strike!"
Just as the Bloodthirsty Demon Scythe blade was about to strike down from behind Du Gubo, Du Gubo quickly turned and counterattacked Ye Feng.
Green-scaled Serpent Emperor!
One could see Du Gubo releasing deadly poison for a counterattack against Ye Feng!
Poison was what Du Gubo was best at.
He was known as the supreme ruler of poison and one of the most troublesome Poison Douluos. He was also known as the number one poison-class soul master in the world.
Because he spent his whole life playing with poison, it led to a backlash of toxins in his body.
Fortunately, Ye Feng had agreed to help Du Gubo remove the toxins from his body. Although it was not possible to completely eradicate the toxins,
it was still tens of thousands of times better than receiving no help at all!
"Are you planning to poison me? I'm a bit scared now,"
Ye Feng said with a mischievous look.
After finishing this sentence, Ye Feng seemed to have transformed into a different person.
"Titan Giant Ape Strength, attack!"
Then, Ye Feng's entire body became swollen, especially his limbs which grew very large.
"Boom—!"
Explosions sounded one after another.
Due to the loudness of the explosions,
they almost demolished Du Gubo's entire Immortal Herb Garden!
"Stop—!"
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