One Blade Repels a Douluo

A sense of danger struck him. Relying on his sixth sense, although Dugu Bo did not see anyone, he immediately withdrew his attack and sent a palm strike toward the source of danger.

Only then did Lu Leng's shout of "Old bastard, you're courting death!" reach his ears.

"Bang!"

The two attacks collided, instantly unleashing tremendous force. Lu Leng's full-powered strike and Dugu Bo's hasty defense caused both of them to suffer varying degrees of backlash.

Dugu Bo's charging figure was forcibly brought to a halt, even taking a step back. Lu Leng, meanwhile, was sent flying by the violent force and plummeted toward the ground.

"He's only a Soul Grandmaster, yet he managed to stop me. This boy... Wait, his soul rings are actually one purple and one black!!!"

Dugu Bo's face changed drastically, his shock even greater than when he saw his granddaughter injured. He looked at his palm and saw a wound there, charred and scorched as though it had been burned by lightning! At such a young age, this boy already possessed such a terrifying soul ring configuration. As merely a Soul Grandmaster, he could already injure me. If he grows up, he will surely become a tyrant of one region. I've already made an enemy of him. Once he becomes stronger, he will definitely seek revenge against me...

This boy cannot be allowed to live!

Having made up his mind, Dugu Bo erupted with chilling killing intent and charged toward Lu Leng.

"Dugu Bo, are you truly going to oppose Spirit Hall?!" With Lu Leng's interruption, Chrysanthemum Douluo had already caught up.

Seeing Dugu Bo preparing to attack again, he immediately stepped forward to block him.

Meanwhile, Lu Leng spread the wings on his back. Amid a burst of thunder, he arrived before Hu Liena, swept her into his arms, and immediately flew toward the horizon.

"He even has a flying soul bone. What extraordinary talent. This boy absolutely cannot be allowed to live!" Dugu Bo's eyes brimmed with killing intent. He ignored Chrysanthemum Douluo and no longer cared about the consequences, directly unleashing a soul skill.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Poison Dominates the World!"

This move was not his most powerful, but it had the strongest area-of-effect attack. Once unleashed, it could poison an entire city to death.

Green poisonous gas filled the sky and began to boil, chasing after Lu Leng at incredible speed. Wherever it passed, plants withered and rotted away, soul beasts were reduced to nothing but bones, and even the ground turned black.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Gathering of Cold Essence!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo could not disperse this soul skill, and his current objective was to protect Lu Leng and Hu Liena. Thus, he immediately unleashed his Fourth Soul Skill, transforming into a tornado and fleeing into the distance.

Lu Leng was extremely fast, and the poisonous mist could not catch up to him.

However, this was Dugu Bo's home ground. He could command all the Poisonous Miasma within Sunset Forest. Thus, poisonous mist lay not only behind Lu Leng, but also ahead of him, to his left and right. There was even a mass of poisonous mist above him, sealing off his escape routes.

"Leave me behind. With me here, you can't reach your full speed." Held in Lu Leng's arms, Hu Liena looked at him with a mournful expression.

She could tell that Lu Leng looked calm on the surface, but he was extremely anxious inside.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Leng habitually snapped at her. "As long as I'm here, we won't die."

For the first time, Hu Liena did not feel repulsed by Lu Leng's scolding. Instead, she felt a trace of sweetness.

She said nothing more, but she had already made up her mind.

Lu Leng kept accelerating, hoping to charge through one of the gaps. However, there was simply too much poisonous mist. Though he was fast, he still was not fast enough.

Suddenly, just as Lu Leng was about to be engulfed by the poisonous mist, someone appeared before him.

A ghostly shadow moved forward through the mist.

It was Ghost Douluo!

Ghost Douluo was incredibly fast, even faster than Lu Leng at his current speed. Yet even he could not catch up to the rate at which the poisonous mist was closing in.

Lu Leng glanced at the gap in the poisonous mist, his expression hardening as he made a decision.

"Put on the gas mask."

Hu Liena obediently put it on. Although the gas mask could not completely filter Dugu Bo's poisonous mist, it would still be somewhat useful. After all, not all the mist here had been formed from Dugu Bo's Soul Power.

"Ghost Douluo, catch!"

"Lu Leng, what are you doing?" Hu Liena cried out in alarm.

"What am I doing? Do you really need to ask?" Lu Leng gave a wicked smile.

Then, using his wings to make several twists and turns while activating Swallow Return Flash, he pushed his speed to the limit and violently hurled Hu Liena from his arms toward Ghost Douluo.

"Of course, I'm throwing the shot put!!!"

Lu Leng laughed and shouted, but to Hu Liena's ears, his words were unbearably heartbreaking.

Hu Liena was successfully thrown through the gap in the poisonous mist, but the mist immediately closed completely afterward. Like a mouth, it swallowed Lu Leng whole.

"No!!"

Hu Liena cried out in anguish, tears streaming down her face without restraint.

"Go!"

Ghost Douluo caught Hu Liena and turned to leave. Dugu Bo was known as the greatest poison master in the world. Even as a Titled Douluo, Ghost Douluo had to avoid the edge of this poisonous mist.

"No, I'm not leaving!"

Hu Liena shouted in utter despair, her voice so miserable that even Ghost Douluo's heart trembled. But how could she possibly struggle free? Ghost Douluo forcibly carried her away.

In the distance, Dugu Bo saw Lu Leng being swallowed by the poisonous mist. He immediately stopped controlling his soul skill, rushed to Dugu Yan's side, and quickly left with her. After a day of fighting, coupled with using soul skills to travel, his Soul Power had been exhausted. He had to leave at once.

Otherwise, once the poisonous mist dispersed, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo joining forces would leave him dead here as well.

He had complete confidence in his poison. Once Lu Leng had been swallowed, there was absolutely no way he could still be alive.

Besides, he was only a Soul Grandmaster.

Without Dugu Bo's control, the poisonous mist quickly began to disperse.

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo stood at the edge of the poisonous mist, advancing step by step. The moment it cleared, they would immediately rescue Lu Leng.

Hu Liena followed behind them. Chrysanthemum Douluo did not feel at ease leaving her waiting at the side, but he could not persuade her otherwise and could only let her follow.

The poisonous mist came quickly and dispersed quickly. Before long, the three of them discovered Lu Leng's "corpse."

"Lu Leng!" Hu Liena shouted, then quickly ran over.

"Lu Leng, are you all right?!" Hu Liena cried as she pushed and shook Lu Leng with her hands.

"Nana, be careful. There may still be poison." Chrysanthemum Douluo hurried forward to stop her.

But when he approached, he discovered that Lu Leng's skin was completely intact, without the slightest sign of decay. Moreover, although his lips were pale, it was not a symptom of poisoning.

"How strange. He's completely unharmed?"

Ghost Douluo also stepped forward to examine him and quickly reached a conclusion. "He merely fainted because his Soul Power is depleted. His other vital signs are stable. He hasn't been poisoned."

The two stared at each other, unable to understand why.

Even the two of them had to avoid such terrifying poisonous mist, yet Lu Leng was completely unharmed.