Su Linfeng:
This scene—
Somehow felt familiar.
Even after a hundred thousand years, he could still recall that this seemed to be something all women loved to say.
Su Linfeng dug under the jade pillow and found the hair tie for Bibi Dong. She casually took it, tying up her violet hair behind her ears before rising and walking toward the bath.
One room.
One man, one woman.
The daily atmosphere almost resembled the quiet simplicity of a secluded life in the countryside.
Sigh!
Pathetic!
Su Linfeng looked down at his small six-year-old body, let out a long sigh, and hopped off the bed, heading straight for the lake outside the courtyard.
Women everywhere were the same.
Bibi Dong would never be out in less than half an hour, so he decided to just bathe in the lake.
One month later.
On the plaza of Spirit Hall Academy—
"Ugh! Lost again!"
Hu Liena sighed as her Martial Spirit, fused with Xie Yue, collapsed. Her pretty face went pale as she stared at Su Linfeng in the arena. "This guy just gets more and more monstrous!"
This was the Golden Generation's twenty-third defeat.
The most pitiful was Yan. The Flame Lord had been blasted by thunderflames so many times that he had practically turned into the Charred Flame Lord. He always fought the hardest—
Just so he could win once.
"Don't be sad, Nana."
Completely blackened, Yan climbed to his feet, glaring at Su Linfeng. "Say it, brat. Besides beating you to earn a meal with Nana, what other condition do you want? If I can do it, I will!"
Su Linfeng: "..."
Zhang Ping: "..."
Golden Generation: "..."
Was Yan completely brainwashed?
Xie Yue, Zhang Ping, Li Kai, and the others exchanged bewildered looks. It seemed Yan had been doting on Hu Liena more and more, going so far as to fight Su Linfeng desperately every time, just to please her.
And now this? Truly pathetic.
The worst part was that Hu Liena wasn't grateful at all. In fact, she saw Yan as nothing more than an obstacle between her and Su Linfeng.
As for Su Linfeng, he honestly had no thoughts in that direction.
It was exactly as the saying went: the loved one is always fearless, while the one who loves is always abased to the extreme.
Yan's behavior was redefining the very bottom line of what it meant to be a sycophant.
"Not bad."
Bibi Dong's voice carried across the plaza, her tone satisfied. "In this period of training, your coordination has become far smoother, and each of your soul powers has risen by one rank."
At her arrival, the Golden Generation immediately straightened up, forming orderly lines and awaiting her orders.
Bibi Dong glanced at Su Linfeng, then at the others.
It was strange. These children were the most talented of their age, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt Linfeng far outshone them.
"Do not become arrogant."
Seeing their small smugness at being praised, she snorted coldly. "Sparring alone cannot truly awaken your potential. If you want to become true powerhouses, you must endure a growth path crueler than that of ordinary people."
"From now on, all of your theory lessons are canceled. You will be sent into Death Canyon to survive on your own for one month."
"Whether you come back alive will depend on yourselves."
Her words fell—
The entire Golden Generation gasped.
Death Canyon?
Survive for a month?
Was the Saintess insane? Wasn't it supposed to be a soul beast hunt?
The oldest among them was eight-year-old Xie Yue. Yan was seven. The rest, only six. None of them had survival skills. With their strength, wouldn't they just be feeding soul beasts?
But Su Linfeng didn't react like the others. Instead, he began to understand why the Golden Generation carried that shadow.
No wonder, in the future Soul Master Tournament, Yue Guan threatened them with Death Canyon, warning that if they lost the championship, they'd be thrown in again. No wonder Hu Liena and the rest all turned pale at the mention—it was a childhood scar.
Still, this fit Bibi Dong's methods perfectly.
This way of training was far harsher than Shrek Academy's basket-carrying laps.
Without Tang San's immortal herbs, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, with their top-tier Martial Spirits, might not have surpassed Xie Yue, Hu Liena, or Yan.
"Saintess."
Hu Liena was the first to recover, and cautiously asked in a small voice: "Will Su Linfeng also go to Death Canyon this time?"
Bibi Dong: "All treated the same."
"That's great! Then I can be with—"
Hu Liena blurted out in excitement, but Bibi Dong's icy glare froze her solid. She swallowed the rest of her words.
She exchanged a glance with Zhang Ping.
In both their eyes, fear was slowly replaced by a flicker of anticipation. Almost at the same moment, both looked toward Su Linfeng.
The sight left him speechless. He could already guess what was coming.
At that moment, a golden light descended from the sky, landing behind Bibi Dong.
"Uncle!"
Zhang Ping's face lit up. The newcomer was none other than Lordia La.
Bibi Dong had kept her promise and taken Lordia La into Spirit Hall, temporarily under her personal supervision.
Lordia La saluted, then reported: "Saintess... Over the past month, we've dispatched ten Soul Sages and thirty Soul Kings."
His expression turned grim. "We've searched nearly a tenth of the Sunset Forest, but still haven't found the Ice-Fire Canyon you mentioned."
Not found?
Bibi Dong frowned, raising her gaze toward Su Linfeng.
A month ago, he had told her of the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well, where immortal herbs could help him rapidly grow without side effects.
That was why she had sent people to search.
If they hadn't found it, then they would continue searching. It had to be within the Sunset Forest.
Seeing the unwavering certainty in Su Linfeng's eyes, Bibi Dong nodded slightly and waved to Lordia La. "Keep searching until it is found."
Lordia La: "Yes!"
Just then, two more lights—one gold, one black—descended onto the plaza.
Spirit Hall Academy was unusually busy today.
But when Su Linfeng saw who it was, his heart jolted.
The Yin-Yang duo, Yue Guan and Gui Mei!
"Saintess~"
Yue Guan's magnetic voice rang out. "The Pope has returned. He urgently requests your presence!"
Qian Xunji has returned?
Su Linfeng's eye twitched violently.
So, Qian Xunji had been beaten back by Tang Hao already?
That meant the Mother's Entanglement had been born.
At the summons, Bibi Dong instinctively trembled all over. "I understand, Elders. I'll return at once."
The two exchanged glances, then vanished.
"Elder Sister..." Su Linfeng murmured.
Bibi Dong turned, eyes full of hesitation.
At last, she seemed to reach a decision. Walking over to Lordia La, she whispered urgently:
"Find an opportunity to abduct Su Linfeng from the Academy and hide him. Without my direct order, even if the Spirit Hall presses you, reveal nothing."
Lordia La trembled. "Saintess..."
"Do it!" Bibi Dong cut her off coldly.