Dugu Bo's Shock!

Not long after, when Yu Bai and his companion followed the old steward into the main hall, they saw an elderly man seated at the head of the room, holding a cup of clear tea with his eyes half-closed, as though savoring something.

The old man had long dark-green hair and wore a long robe of the same shade. His face was somewhat aged, but a deliberately painted red mole between his brows lent him an additional air of wickedness.

This man was none other than Dugu Bo, the Titled Douluo renowned throughout the land, whose title was "Poison"!

As they entered the hall, an odd yet indescribably pleasant fragrance wafted into their noses!

In just an instant, Yu Bai had already assessed most of Dugu Bo's condition!

"Please, have a seat, guests!"

Seeing that his master, Dugu Bo, remained in the same posture at the head of the room, seemingly unaware of Yu Bai and his companion, the steward was not surprised. Instead, he guided them to the guest seats. After pouring tea for each of them, he departed.

After secretly glancing upward and immediately withdrawing his gaze, Little Fatty, who was forcing himself to remain calm, turned toward Yu Bai. His eyes seemed to ask, What do we do now?

Seeing this, Yu Bai shot Little Fatty a look that said, Relax. Everything is under control.

Reassured by Yu Bai's signal, Little Fatty's wildly pounding heart finally eased a little. He shifted back in his seat, and feeling his mouth go dry, subconsciously lifted his tea and took a drink!

However, at that moment, Yu Bai's voice suddenly rang out from beside him.

"Poison Douluo, you were the one eavesdropping on our conversation by the gate just now, weren't you?"

"That's the situation."

"What do you think of this deal?"

"Pfft—!"

Hearing Yu Bai's words, Little Fatty immediately sprayed out a mouthful of water. Without even bothering to wipe the tea from his face, he turned and glared at Yu Bai, his eyes seemingly saying, This is what you meant by telling Fatty not to worry?!

Everything under control?!

Control my ass!

Yet when he saw Yu Bai calmly lift his teacup and take a sip without even looking at him, Little Fatty could only withdraw his gaze. He nearly felt like crying as he muttered inwardly, Damn it! Fatty put far too much trust in him. Otherwise, how could I have ended up in this dead end!

Ah, no choice now. Later, I can only risk my life to hold Dugu Bo off for Little Bai, so that Dugu Bo can come down and keep this young master company in the future!

Damn it, Little Bai, you better be grateful that you met such a good brother as Fatty in this life!

At that thought, a trace of resolve flashed through Little Fatty's eyes. His entire body instantly tensed, every muscle straining as he fixed his gaze on Dugu Bo at the head of the room!

A few breaths earlier, the instant Yu Bai finished speaking, Dugu Bo, who had been sitting with his eyes half-closed and a teacup in hand as though carefully savoring something, abruptly opened his eyes as well. The corner of his mouth twitched as he looked speechlessly at Yu Bai below, who was leisurely sipping tea from the guest seat. For a moment, he did not know what to say.

Damn it!

What kind of guest exposed their host's dirty laundry the moment they met?! What sort of nonsense was this?!

And! Even if you were an important figure in your past life and possessed extraordinary strength, in this life, at this very moment, you're nothing more than an ant-like Soul Grandmaster. Could you not be so direct when speaking to this Poison Douluo, a Titled Douluo renowned across the continent and capable of making children stop crying? You're making this Poison Douluo look bad!

Lastly, this is my home! I'm the master here, so why are you acting even more casually than I am?!

At that moment, Dugu Bo suddenly sensed hostility rushing toward him. He instinctively turned his head and looked in the direction from which it came, only to see wariness, hostility, and resolve in the gaze of the other short, fat "middle-aged man" staring at him!

After pausing in slight surprise and giving it some thought, Dugu Bo instantly understood what this fellow was thinking.

Rather than becoming angry, Dugu Bo actually began to appreciate this "short, fat middle-aged man."

If it had been any other Titled Douluo, after understanding Little Fatty's thoughts, they would at the very least have taught him a lesson. A more hot-tempered one might even have slapped him to death outright!

After all, Douluo Continent was such a world, one where strength reigned supreme to the point of being utterly unreasonable. Just like the unlucky Immovable King Zhao Wuji: during Shrek's entrance examination, a certain supposedly pure and virtuous Tang San suddenly went mad. Even under those circumstances, Zhao Wuji still held back, yet that night he was beaten senseless by Tang Hao. Afterward, he even had to express his gratitude to Tang Hao!

However, unlike the Clear Sky Douluo, who was upright and honorable, the somewhat wicked Dugu Bo did not possess the airs of those so-called Titled Douluo. Instead, he developed considerable goodwill toward Little Fatty, who was still prepared to risk his life for his friend despite being in such an unfavorable situation!

"Hm?"

At that moment, Dugu Bo abruptly noticed something unusual about the short, fat middle-aged man!

Then, seeming to think of something, his gaze shifted. When he looked at the tall, thin middle-aged man suspected of being the reincarnated Flame Emperor, he likewise sensed something off!

His Soul Power spread out and swept over the two in an instant. He immediately understood that their current appearances should have been altered through Soul Power!

"Hmph!"

Having noticed this, Dugu Bo snorted and said directly, "If you want to make a deal with me, you should at least show your real faces!"

As his words fell, Titled Douluo-level Soul Power swept over Yu Bai and Little Fatty, yet did not harm either of them in the slightest!

However, as the Soul Power passed over them, the effect of the soul skill World-Altering Chicken Leg that had been applied to Yu Bai and Little Fatty instantly vanished, revealing their original appearances!

"Eh!"

The instant he saw Yu Bai and Little Fatty's true appearances, Dugu Bo's heart jolted!

He had not expected them to be two young brats around twelve years old!

Especially when he looked at Yu Bai, Dugu Bo found his shock even harder to put into words!

This little brat, seven or eight years younger than even his own granddaughter, actually possessed a Soul Power Level as high as thirty. Furthermore, the quality of his Soul Power was so high that Dugu Bo had never seen anything like it before!

Most importantly, there had never been any news of such a genius before. It seemed he must have been concealing his brilliance ever since childhood!

Added to that the scheming methods he had used earlier—methods that had even deceived himself—one had to admit, he truly was worthy of being the strongest in an entire world: the reincarnated body of the Flame Emperor!

At that moment, Dugu Bo, who had previously looked down on Yu Bai somewhat because he wore the appearance of a middle-aged man and possessed only Soul Power Level thirty, finally put away the last trace of disdain in his heart and said with a light laugh, "Interesting, interesting. This is truly far too interesting!"

"Young friend, you are indeed the Flame Emperor reincarnated. To think that you are only twelve years old, yet already possess such cultivation and cunning—it is truly no simple feat."

"May I ask what your name is now?"