Dugu Bo's Personal Show

"Who are you?"

Salas watched the bald man behind him warily.

When had this man arrived? With his strength as an eighty-seventh-rank Soul Douluo, he had not sensed a thing.

"You don't recognize me?"

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and glared at Salas with an unfriendly expression.

This was not the first time he had dealt with Salas. Back then, there had also been an incident where Salas had tried to forcibly recruit Dugu Yan into Spirit Hall, and the two had fought more than once over it.

How could this bastard fail to recognize him today?

Without showing it, Salas took two steps back. The man before him felt strangely familiar, yet he did not recognize his appearance at all.

He was not afraid of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Soul Douluos. He even dared to beat them up.

But this unfamiliar expert who seemed to be a Titled Douluo required him to be cautious.

"You blind bastard, I'm Dugu Bo."

Rubbing his bald head, Dugu Bo seemed to realize why Salas had failed to recognize him, and rage instantly surged within him.

"You're Dugu Bo?"

"What happened to you?"

Upon hearing that it was Dugu Bo, Salas relaxed instead.

The weakest Titled Douluo, useless at everything except poison. When they had fought before, they had basically been evenly matched.

If not for the fact that Spirit Hall Sanctuary was crowded and neither of them could cut loose, it was hard to say who would have won.

"Who the fuck are you calling a dead baldhead?"

Dugu Bo flew into a rage. Soul Rings suddenly rose beneath his feet as he immediately unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.

The moment he saw the Jade Phosphor True Dragon, Salas became even more suspicious.

This bald man claimed to be Dugu Bo, but everything about him was different.

He did not look alike, his Martial Soul was different, and his aura was far stronger than Dugu Bo's had ever been.

Hadn't he been stuck at rank ninety-one without making any progress?

But facing such an aggressive Titled Douluo, Salas did not dare be careless. He hurriedly unleashed his own Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into a badger-like Soul Beast with a thick body, broad head, and small eyes.

The moment Dugu Bo released his Martial Soul, Yu Xiaowei had regained the ability to move. He quickly carried Ning Rongrong away to a safe distance.

In a battle between Titled Douluos, even the shockwaves were enough to kill them both.

Yu Xiaowei cautiously poked his head out to look at the battlefield.

When he saw Salas's white fur running from his head to his back like a cloak, he could not help crying out.

"Holy shit, isn't that a honey badger?"

No wonder this guy picked fights with the heavens, the earth, and thin air. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—even when facing a rank ninety-two Dugu Bo, he was not afraid.

Treat life and death lightly; if you don't submit, fight.

Would someone with that kind of Martial Soul ever be timid?

A great battle was about to erupt.

Though Salas was facing a Titled Douluo, his fighting style was just like that of a real honey badger—holding down the W key and never letting go.

He charged forward without hesitation. Either you died, or he did.

If it had been someone weaker in both strength and courage, they would likely have been overwhelmed by his crazed momentum from the very start.

But as his longtime opponent, Dugu Bo knew him too well.

In the past, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's body had not been strong enough, and the honey badger Martial Soul was completely immune to snake venom.

Thus, when facing Salas's suicidal attacks, he had always needed to avoid the brunt of them.

It was precisely because of this fighting style that Salas had once been hailed as the Soul Douluo least worth provoking.

But now, times had changed!

The newly evolved Jade Phosphor True Dragon was still inferior to a supreme Beast Martial Soul like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, but not by much.

Without fangs, all of its former snake venom had been forced into the barbs on its scales. Combined with its incomparably thick scales, it was as though it wore a natural suit of spiked armor.

Its physical strength, speed, and attack power had all skyrocketed.

Even more outrageous, the Jade Phosphor True Dragon could fly.

Relying on all these changes, Dugu Bo completely held the upper hand in his exchange with Salas this time.

The Soul Rings on their bodies flashed continuously as Soul Skills were unleashed one after another.

White and green light collided fiercely. The entire mountain forest trembled without end, while some weaker Soul Beasts that had failed to flee in time were shaken until blood flowed from all seven orifices, dying on the spot.

The more Salas fought, the more alarmed he became. The man before him could not possibly be Dugu Bo.

In past battles, a single swipe of his claw could tear through Dugu Bo's scales. Yet now, when his claw struck, sparks flew with a sizzling sound. He simply could not penetrate them.

More terrifyingly, he actually felt pain.

With such a miraculous Martial Soul as the Steel Claw Violent Badger, no matter how serious his injuries had been in battle before, he had never felt pain.

"You're not Dugu Bo!"

"Dugu Bo's Martial Soul isn't like this. You coward who hides your identity, if you have the guts, tell me your name!"

Salas roared furiously as he retreated.

"Hehehehe."

Dugu Bo gave a savage grin, his attacks becoming even fiercer as he gave Salas no chance to catch his breath.

Smack—

In a moment of carelessness, Salas was sent flying by a sweep of Dugu Bo's tail. He crashed through dozens of towering trees before finally coming to a stop.

Dugu Bo laughed loudly, rushed over, and began raining punches and kicks down on Salas, who had already dispelled his Martial Soul Avatar and was in a weakened state.

"Salas, you have a day like this too! Hahaha!"

"How am I not Dugu Bo? Go on, tell me! Say it, and I won't beat you to death today!"

"Heh, ptooey!"

"My name has never changed, nor has my surname. I have no need to use a fake name to deceive anyone."

Only when Salas was bleeding from his nose and mouth, limp all over, and barely clinging to life did Dugu Bo stop reluctantly. Smiling, he beckoned Yu Xiaowei over.

"You little brat, how did you run into this old bastard?"

Yu Xiaowei angrily kicked Salas a few times and said indignantly.

"Rongrong reached rank thirty, so I came with her to get a Soul Ring."

"Then this old bastard came to block us and even injured the people my clan sent to protect me."

"It wasn't a chance encounter at all. This old bastard came specifically for me!"

Dugu Bo pondered for a while, then patted Yu Xiaowei on the shoulder and spoke with a solemn expression.

"That's just the kind of person Salas is. Whenever he encounters a genius, he will stop at nothing to drag them into Spirit Hall."

"If they have some backing, he'll show some restraint. If one attempt at recruitment fails, he'll let it go."

"But when he encounters commoners with no one to rely on, he'll threaten and tempt them, using every possible method to pull them into Spirit Hall."

"When you get home, go tell your eldest uncle about this."

"And Chen Xin and Gu Rong. Don't go to Ning Fengzhi. That man is too steady. Even if he learns that you were nearly abducted, his first reaction may still be to smooth things over."

Yu Xiaowei nodded solemnly. The fact that he and Ning Rongrong had nearly been taken into Spirit Hall could not simply be forgotten.

Looking at the unconscious Salas, Dugu Bo snorted coldly.

What a pity. He could only beat this man up. If he killed him, Spirit Hall would probably hunt him to the ends of the earth.

But he could not let him off too easily.

Dugu Bo gave an evil grin and arranged Salas into a kneeling posture.

His eyes suddenly turned a horrifying white, while a layer of white radiance spread continuously above his head.

In an instant, two beams of white light shot from his eyes and struck the kneeling Salas.

The whiteness rapidly spread, and Salas's body turned into stone in the blink of an eye.

Dugu Bo licked his lips and excitedly hoisted the stone statue onto his shoulder.

"I'll be going first. I'll put this bastard at Heaven Dou City's gate. Hahaha, now that's satisfying."

After parting with Dugu Bo, Yu Xiaowei and Ning Rongrong no longer had the mood to obtain Soul Rings in Sunset Forest. They hurried back home.

That very night.

Two major events took place in Heaven Dou City.

First, a humanoid stone statue fell from the sky at Heaven Dou City's gate. The statue faced into the city in a kneeling posture, and it was not taken away by Spirit Hall personnel until an hour later.

Second, three uninvited guests arrived at Spirit Hall Sanctuary, which had always been regarded as a sacred place by commoners and Soul Masters alike. They said nothing. Upon entering, they each gave a cold snort, shattered a section of the sanctuary's gate, and then left.

Yet strangely enough, Spirit Hall remained silent about the matter.

For a time, the entire Heaven Dou City was abuzz with discussion.