Cao Cao stopped as well and carefully sensed the surroundings. His expression immediately changed slightly.
Sure enough, Gui Mei and Yue Guan emerged from the forest. "If you two aren't returning to Spirit Hall with us, where are you planning to go?"
Cao Cao said, "I've already completed the title ceremony. There's no need for me to return to Spirit Hall. What do you mean by this?"
"What do we mean?" Gui Mei sneered. "Dugu Bo, Cao Cao, you may choose to join Spirit Hall, or choose not to. But if you choose not to join, Spirit Hall cannot allow you to join another faction. Join us and live. Refuse, and die."
Dugu Bo said, "Spirit Hall is being far too overbearing. We completed our title ceremonies at Spirit Hall, and then something happened to us afterward. What would the world think of Spirit Hall?"
Yue Guan smiled. "Old Poison, you've already left Spirit Hall. If you die out here in this godforsaken wilderness, who would know?"
Gui Mei added, "And even if someone suspects something, so what? They have no evidence."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei flanked Dugu Bo and Cao Cao from the front and rear. They made no attempt to hide their intentions, which only infuriated Dugu Bo further.
After exchanging a few words, Dugu Bo and Cao Cao immediately made their move.
Dugu Bo's martial soul struck first before Yue Guan and Gui Mei could act, unleashing the Ninth Soul Skill. A violent poisonous mist swallowed Gui Mei and Yue Guan, turning everything within a hundred li into a bitter fog.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan were hit head-on and could only use Soul Power to defend themselves against Dugu Bo's deadly poison. Just as they were about to attack Dugu Bo, Cao Cao was ready