Douluo Starting with the Chaos Divine Examination

Time quietly slipped away like sand through fingers, and a month had passed before anyone noticed.

In the back mountains of the Xiao Clan, a young man of seventeen or eighteen sat beside a pill furnace. Inside the furnace, a black-and-white flame flickered intensely.

The flame's temperature was so high that the ground around the furnace resembled a giant red-hot brick. Even fifty meters away, one could still feel the oppressive heat radiating from it.

Sweat dripped down the young man's face as he waved his hand. The black-and-white flame flew into his palm before dissipating into nothingness. With the withdrawal of the Yin-Yang Dual Flame, the surrounding temperature quickly dropped.

The young man waved his hand again, and more than fifty pills shot out from the furnace, filling the air with a rich medicinal aroma.

"That's it for tonight's alchemy."

Mu Chen collected the pills and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Over the past month, his days alternated between strolling through town with Gu Xun'er and refining pills in the back mountains of the Xiao Clan.

The pill furnace in front of him wasn't a famous artifact from the Heavenly Furnace Rankings. Instead, it was crafted in the Douluo Continent by the master craftsman Lou Gao using Deep Sea Jade Essence, a priceless material in that realm. Though difficult to grade, it was durable enough to withstand the energy shock of refining an eight-tier pill like the Bone-Melding and Blood-Forging Pill.

The furnace had two visible cracks on its surface—scars left from his previous refinement of the Bone-Melding and Blood-Forging Pill.

With a whistle, Mu Chen stored the furnace into his spatial storage device. Then, with a light tap of his toes, he swiftly moved through the forest.

"Huh, I hear running water!"

While running, Mu Chen caught the faint sound of water. Expanding his soul power, the landscape within ten kilometers became vividly clear in his mind.

To his southeast, a tall mountain with a waterfall appeared. Heavy rain from the previous night must have revealed this location, which he hadn't noticed before.

"Ugh, I smell like sweat. I can't let Xun'er notice this!"

Mu Chen chuckled to himself and moved quickly toward the waterfall. A strange, gray energy swirled around him—not red, yellow, or even lightning-silver, but a primordial gray, the power of chaos itself.

Having completed the task of teaching Xiao Yan a lesson, Mu Chen's dantian had condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone, raising him to the 1-Star Dou Practitioner level. The intense alchemy over the past month had depleted his Dou Qi each time, but every recovery brought a slight increase in quantity.

Now, Mu Chen had advanced to the 3-Star Dou Practitioner realm, gaining two levels in just a month. While others might have been ecstatic at such rapid progress, Mu Chen found it disappointingly slow.

After about a cup of tea's time, Mu Chen arrived at the waterfall.

During the flood season, the towering 20-meter waterfall crashed down into a 400-square-meter pool, creating a refreshing spray. For someone like Mu Chen, freshly finished with alchemy, the clear water was particularly enticing.

Without hesitation, Mu Chen stripped off his clothes and dove into the water.

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While swimming underwater for dozens of meters, Mu Chen suddenly felt something soft and slippery.

"A fish?"

Excited at the thought of fresh fish to grill, he reached out to catch it.

To his surprise, the "fish" struggled fiercely, trying to escape toward the water's surface.

"Trying to escape? Not so fast!"

Mu Chen extended his hand fully, only to freeze mid-motion. His fingers had found a… gap.

Could it be… a fish's vent?

No. With his experience, Mu Chen quickly realized this wasn't a fish's anatomy—it was a human's.

As he surfaced, Mu Chen finally saw the "fish" clearly. It wasn't a fish at all, but a girl. Her wet, tight-fitting clothing clung to her, leaving little to the imagination.

Mu Chen's hand was still gripping her ankle, and the owner of the ankle was glaring at him furiously with her wide, expressive eyes.

"Ahhhh!"

The girl's sharp scream pierced the air.

Startled, Mu Chen quickly released her ankle and stammered, "This… this is a misunderstanding. Don't get the wrong idea."

"Ahhhh!"

The girl screamed again, unable to process what had just happened.

"Listen to me," Mu Chen said awkwardly, "I thought I caught a fish, but it turned out to be your foot. It's all just a big misunderstanding!"

The girl's almond-shaped face and large, watery eyes seemed to accuse him as she stared back.

"You're still staring?" she snapped, crossing her arms over her chest in indignation.

Mu Chen sighed and turned his back to her.

"Don't look. I'm getting out of the water," she ordered. The sound of splashing followed as she climbed ashore. Soon, the rustling of fabric indicated she was getting dressed.

"You can come up now," the girl said, glaring at him.

Mu Chen emerged gracefully from the water, his Dou Qi allowing him to skim the surface like a dragonfly.

"Ah!"

The girl turned beet red, covering her eyes with her hands as she exclaimed, "Why aren't you wearing anything?"

"I was bathing. What else would I wear?" Mu Chen retorted irritably, heading to his clothes. Once dressed, he said, "Alright, you can turn around now."

The girl turned and glared at him, then suddenly unsheathed her sword and lunged at him.

The sharp blade passed dangerously close to Mu Chen's neck.

"What are you doing?" Mu Chen frowned.

"Pervert!" the girl spat, her anger blazing as she swung her sword again.

"Pervert?" Mu Chen was taken aback but dodged her attacks, retreating quickly. "This is all a misunderstanding!"

"Misunderstanding? You grabbed my foot and saw my body! I had just entered the pool, and then you jumped in right after. What misunderstanding is there?" she demanded, her sword slashing toward him with each word.

This time, Mu Chen didn't dodge. Instead, he reached out with two fingers and caught the blade between them, stopping it cold.

The girl froze in shock. The m

an before her, only a few years older than herself, had caught her blade with his bare hands!

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