Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone

Mu Yuan did not beat around the bush and spoke directly to Dugu Bo:

"Senior Poison Douluo, my name is Mu Yuan. My purpose here has nothing to do with Tang San. I have come to exchange for this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

"Oh?" Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised. He sized Mu Yuan up, thought for a moment, and said:

"Mu Yuan... I recognize that name. Let me think... You are Ning Fengzhi's disciple, aren't you?"

Dugu Bo was solitary by nature and disliked socializing, so he had never met Mu Yuan. However, he had heard Mu Yuan's name from Prince Xue Xing.

Mu Yuan nodded.

Dugu Bo stroked his beard and said:

"I heard you are the greatest genius on the continent. To think you dared come here to make a deal with me—interesting. Kid, I'm starting to appreciate you!"

Mu Yuan knew Dugu Bo did not take him seriously, so he said:

"Senior, I know that you cultivate Poison Cultivation. The poison has spread throughout your body, and you have been deeply poisoned for a long time. Even your descendants have been implicated because of it. You built this residence here to use this place's special environment to suppress the poison within your body, correct?"

Dugu Bo was deeply shaken by those words and immediately asked:

"Kid, who told you that?"

Mu Yuan shook his head without answering, instead saying:

"I have a way to resolve the problem in your body and raise your strength to a higher level. In return, this place is more beneficial to my cultivation. I hope you can give it to me."

Dugu Bo could not help but laugh.

"What arrogant nonsense. Kid, I don't know where you got this information, but this is not something you can solve. For the sake of your youth, I can overlook your trespassing. But only if you tell me where you got the information you just mentioned."

Mu Yuan smiled and continued on his own:

"The reason you were poisoned while cultivating Poison Cultivation is very simple. Your own strength has fallen out of balance with your Poison Cultivation. Your physical strength can no longer suppress your ever-growing Poison Cultivation, which led to your current condition."

Dugu Bo said indifferently, "That is common knowledge."

Mu Yuan said, "Since you know the cause, why have you been unable to find a solution after all these years?"

Dugu Bo glared at him.

"Kid, you make it sound easy. If you can't give me a proper answer today, I'll teach you a lesson on Ning Fengzhi's behalf!"

Mu Yuan replied calmly, "The method is simple. You only need to greatly strengthen your body and suppress the Poison Cultivation!"

Dugu Bo snapped, "As if I needed you to tell me that! The key is how to strengthen the body!"

Mu Yuan said, "Very simply. You only need to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Your physical strength will improve enormously, and you will easily suppress the Poison Cultivation within your body."

Dugu Bo was nearly angered into laughter.

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone? Kid, are you still dreaming?"

However, in the next moment, Mu Yuan directly took out an emerald-green soul bone. The instant it appeared, its dense aura of life made the surrounding air seem thick and viscous.

It was the soul bone obtained from the Hundred Thousand Year giant tree Mu Yuan had killed not long ago.

Dugu Bo was instantly shocked beyond words.

In the world of soul masters, the value of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was even greater than that of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring was gone once absorbed, but a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could be passed down through generations and become a family's foundation.

It was practically a priceless treasure. Almost no one would ever take one out for trade.

Yet to Mu Yuan, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was not all that precious.

Mu Yuan knew that beyond Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were Fierce Beasts.

Two Hundred Thousand Year Fierce Beasts, Four Hundred Thousand Year Fierce Beasts, and even million-year divine beasts—their soul bones were far more powerful than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Every person only had six soul bone slots. Using one meant having one less available. Mu Yuan would certainly hunt more and higher-level soul beasts in the future, so he did not want to absorb this soul bone and occupy a slot.

That was why Mu Yuan had taken out this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for exchange.

Dugu Bo looked at the soul bone before him.

"Th-this really is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"

Mu Yuan said calmly, "A Hundred Thousand Year Primal Giant Tree left arm bone. I just hunted it."

Dugu Bo still found it hard to believe.

He strode forward and reached for the soul bone in Mu Yuan's hand.

Mu Yuan did not stop him. Instead, he generously placed the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone into Dugu Bo's hands.

He was not worried in the slightest that Dugu Bo would seize the soul bone.

Dugu Bo had not been a Titled Douluo for long. His Soul Power was only level ninety-one, making him far from strong among Titled Douluos, and most of his strength lay in his Poison Cultivation.

If Dugu Bo truly dared to rob Mu Yuan of his soul bone, Mu Yuan would use a seventy-meter-tall wooden giant to teach him how to be a kind soul master.

There would be no need to use his other Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Skill. The wooden giant alone would be enough to suppress Dugu Bo.

Holding the soul bone, Dugu Bo examined it carefully for a long time before finally daring to confirm that it was a genuine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Feeling the immense power contained within the soul bone, Dugu Bo felt as though he were dreaming.

Without question, this soul bone could resolve his problem.

Perhaps the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was worth more to Mu Yuan than this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. But to Dugu Bo, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was absolutely not as valuable as this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Dugu Bo had remained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well because he wanted to use its power to suppress the increasingly uncontrollable poison within his body.

But with the soul bone, his poison could be directly suppressed by it. He would no longer need the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's suppression, and the well would become useless to him.

At that moment, Dugu Bo gazed fondly at the soul bone in his hands.

He desperately wanted to agree to Mu Yuan's terms, then leave with the soul bone.

But in the end, Dugu Bo restrained himself.

He returned the soul bone to Mu Yuan, suppressing his reluctance as he clasped his hands behind his back.

"You should go back. You are still young and do not understand this soul bone's value. Tell Ning Fengzhi or one of the two Douluos, Sword and Bone, about this. Only if they agree can I trade with you."

Hearing this, Mu Yuan gained a newfound respect for the Poison Douluo.

Putting everything else aside, Dugu Bo had at least earned Mu Yuan's approval in terms of character.

If he had the chance in the future, he should compensate this Poison Douluo.

Mu Yuan looked at Dugu Bo and said:

"I hunted this soul beast by myself. I can decide what to do with its soul bone. I do not need anyone else's approval!"

Naturally, Dugu Bo did not believe him.

But immediately afterward, Mu Yuan summoned his martial soul.

The phantom of the Divine Tree appeared behind Mu Yuan. Six spirit rings—Yellow, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Red—rose in succession.

"If Senior does not believe me, this junior can exchange pointers with Senior."

Dugu Bo was completely stunned.

Although he had long heard of Mu Yuan's talent, reaching the six-ring Soul Emperor level at an age even younger than Yan'er's and absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring—what kind of talent was that?

Looking throughout history, such a gifted genius had never appeared before.

Even Spirit Hall's Pope, without Twin Martial Souls, would not have matched Mu Yuan in talent.

At that moment, Dugu Bo truly wanted to witness Mu Yuan's strength.

"Then let me experience little friend's abilities!"