[You fell into self-forgetfulness, until...]
[The next day.]
[You awoke from each other's embrace. From this moment on, your relationship became even more intimate.]
[At the same time, overnight, both of you broke through!]
[You stepped into the Dou Ancestor!]
[With your strong assistance, Yun Yun also became a six-star Dou Emperor!]
[As you were getting dressed, a jade pendant fell out.]
[It was the one you exchanged with Xiao Yan that day. There was only a strange light spot on it. You tried using soul power to enter it, but failed.]
[You tried to break it with Dou Qi, and failed as well.]
[You attempted to split it with a blade, smash it with a hammer, burn it with fire, soak it in water, but none of it could damage it.]
[Yun Yun also tried many methods, yet she was unable to damage this ancient jade.]
[You guessed that this ancient jade might be some kind of treasure, so you kept it.]
Ye Hao: This jade pendant... could it be the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade?
I have met people from the Hall of Souls!
Could they recognize it?!
[You and Yun Yun left the Heavenly Heart Empire and arrived at the Tagor Desert.]
[With Yun Yun at your side, you moved as if entering an unguarded land, heading straight to the Snake-People Tribe's temple.]
[The toxins released by the Snake-People Tribe had no effect on you whatsoever.]
[The powerful figures of the Snake-People Tribe were all stunned!]
[You called out by name for Queen Medusa to come out.]
[Queen Medusa came before you.]
[Upon seeing Queen Medusa, you demanded that she hand over your parents.]
[Queen Medusa recalled for quite a while before remembering. She told you: many years ago, this queen had already executed them.]
[Enraged, you fully released your aura. Even without a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique, relying solely on your Dou Ancestor strength, you defeated Queen Medusa.]
[However, at this moment.]
[Several figures suddenly appeared!]
[You looked up and discovered that one of them was Gu He, whom you had let go not long ago in the Chu Yun Empire!]
[Beside Gu He were several figures completely shrouded in black mist.]
[Their auras were all at the Dou Ancestor level!]
[Gu He looked at you with a gloating smile on his face: Fortunately, I tampered with the medicinal pill. Otherwise, I truly would not have been able to find you.]
[It turned out that he had left a soul imprint on the pill and followed from afar. After discovering your conflict with the Hall of Souls, he thought of using another's blade to kill you, so that he could fulfill his beautiful dream with Yun Yun.]
"It truly proves the old saying: mercy to an enemy is cruelty to oneself."
"I should not have listened to Yun Yun."
Ye Hao silently engraved this lesson in his heart. In the future, he absolutely could not make such a mistake again.
[Yun Yun was furious when she saw Gu He and demanded: Gu He, you are an elder of the Yunlan Sect. Why are you associating with those people?]
[Gu He ignored Yun Yun and instead said to you: You are not worthy of Yun Yun. In this Northwestern Continent, only I am worthy of her!]
[Yun Yun angrily said: Gu He, you must be insane! Ye Hao and I are already engaged. Why are you still so obsessed? A forcibly twisted melon will not be sweet!!]
[Gu He sneered: It may not be sweet, but it quenches thirst!]
[One of the black shadows looked at you: Hand over the ancient jade, and obediently come with this Protector to the Hall of Souls!]
[Upon hearing the words ancient jade, you guessed that their target might be the ancient jade you obtained from the Xiao family.]
[You knew you were no match for them. Worried that Yun Yun would be injured because of this, you handed over the ancient jade first. You could slowly settle the score with Gu He later!]
[However, after obtaining the ancient jade, they did not stop. Instead, they attacked you!]
[You were enraged: How can you go back on your word?]
[The man in the black mist said: Heh heh, this Protector already said it. You must come with this Protector to the Hall of Souls! Otherwise, die!]
[You knew that going with them meant certain death. You could only fight with your life on the line!]
[Yun Yun wanted to help, but Gu He swallowed a sixth-rank medicinal pill. After boosting his strength, he temporarily held her back.]
[Seeing you locked in a bitter battle, Yun Yun's beautiful face was filled with worry. She also blamed herself for previously persuading you to let Gu He go. She unleashed Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill, severely injuring Gu He!]
"Blaming yourself? What were you doing earlier!"
Ye Hao could not help but complain.
"All soft-hearted saints deserve to die!"
[Seizing the moment when Gu He was injured, you struck him with a palm, leaving him with only half his life. Just as you were about to kill him.]
[The two Dou Ancestors charged over again, surrounding and attempting to capture you.]
[With your own strength alone, you fought against two Dou Ancestor experts.]
[At first, you could match them evenly. But as your Dou Qi continued to deplete, you gradually found yourself unable to keep up!]
[You knew that if this continued, you would be drained of all Dou Qi by them.]
[You consumed all your Dou Qi and made a final gamble, unleashing a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique.]
[In an instant, blazing white lightning spread around your body. Your aura surged to the level of a three-star Dou Ancestor. You looked like the descent of a Thunder God.]
[The black-mist Dou Ancestor experts grew solemn and also unleashed their strongest Dou Techniques.]
[The Dou Techniques collided. Heaven and earth shook. The sun and moon lost their light!]
[Gu He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed wildly.]
[Yun Yun's face turned deathly pale. She wanted to help but realized she was powerless.]
[Yun Yun desperately called out your name.]
Ye Hao: If not for you, it would not have come to this.
[Fortune favored you once more. The Dou Technique you unleashed severely crippled all three of them. You knew that at such a moment, you had to finish them off quickly and kill them!]
[Otherwise, once they regained their senses, you would be completely finished!]
[However, just as you were about to succeed.]
[A purple figure traced a graceful arc across the sky and instantly appeared behind you.]
[With a piercing sound, a longsword flashing with purple light stabbed through your heart.]
[By your ear, you heard Yun Yun's hysterical cries, along with Queen Medusa's triumphant laughter echoing.]
[You died.]
[The third simulation has ended.]
[Drawing rewards. Please wait...]
Ye Hao: ...
This was Queen Medusa's sneak attack!
At that moment, he had completely ignored her existence!
However!
Who could have expected that Gu He would be so obsessed with Yun Yun to this extent?
In order to obtain Yun Yun, he even colluded with the Hall of Souls!
This time, he only had the cultivation of a Dou Ancestor. The best he had was merely a Heaven-Tier Dou Technique. He wondered what reward he would receive this time.
"System God, please grant me strength!!"
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the experience value of a sixth-rank alchemist, all pill formulas of sixth rank and below, soul power at the Mid Mortal Realm Peak Perfection...]
Ye Hao was stunned at first, then his face erupted with wild joy!
Gu He was a sixth-rank alchemist!
Was this directly copying all of his alchemist experience over? Or was it simply cutting and pasting all of his experience value?
Moreover, his soul power had directly surged to the Late Mortal Realm!
Just one more step!
Upon reaching the Peak Perfection realm, he would possess the qualifications to refine seventh-rank medicinal pills!
At this moment, Ye Hao could already feel an enormous amount of alchemy knowledge appearing out of thin air within his mind, yet it felt as if it had always been there since birth.
Right now, he simply lacked materials. Otherwise, he truly wanted to try his hand.
Wait!
He did not seem to have the wood attribute, did he?
[Ding, the Host's attributes have been completed.]
What perfect timing!
Just when he felt drowsy, the system handed him a pillow!
That entire night, Ye Hao was too excited to sleep!
For someone who had forged iron for more than ten years, this was like pie falling from the sky!
It felt so good he could take off!
The next morning, early.
A group of people arrived outside Ye Hao's blacksmith shop.
They surrounded the shop tightly.
"Ye, get out here!! Don't think that just because you're not opening the door, you'll be fine!"
"Open the door now!"
"You offended Young Master Jia Lie Ao and still think you can hide?"
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