Dugu Bo Admits Defeat and Level Fifty

"Haha, it's nothing. Your fighting skills really opened my eyes."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo smiled and waved his hand.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it, not even if he were beaten to death. There was actually Spirit Master who possessed Combat Power comparable to Soul Douluo when he was still Soul Ancestor.

And this actually happened; Qing Mu's existence made him feel like he had been living a life of utter waste all these years.

"It seems I need to quickly research a pill that can improve my strength, otherwise it won't be long before Qing Mu surpasses me."

Dugu Bo pondered these thoughts in his heart.

At the same time, Qing Mu thought to himself, "Although it has Solar Beam and Grassy Terrain for healing, its Venusaur defense is indeed its current weakness."

"Perhaps after obtaining my Fifth Soul Ring, I should look for a move similar to Growth that can enhance Venusaur's defense. But does Venusaur have such a move in its skill pool?"

In the following period, Dugu Bo frequently fought against Qing Mu at her invitation. Under the guidance of Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo, Qing Mu's experience in combat systems continued to improve.

One day, after Qing Mu and Venusaur dodged the attack from Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, they launched Solar Beam in a unique pose.

At such close range, coupled with the inherent speed of the Solar Beam, Dugu Bo was hit without any surprise.

A massive amount of white light instantly engulfed the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor that Dugu Bo had transformed into. A moment later, a large, somewhat charred serpent appeared before everyone.

At this moment, Venusaur also regained its footing. Qing Mu looked at the somewhat charred, emerald-green snake and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He said to Venusaur, "Venusaur, use Power Whip!"

"Da na!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Venusaur roared at Qing Mu's command!

In an instant, hundreds of vines as large as trees burst forth from the ground around them, extending rapidly toward the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor that Dugu Bo had transformed into.

"What kind of move is that!?"

Upon seeing this scene, Dugu Bo was first stunned, and then a sense of crisis rose in his heart.

This made Dugu Bo's expression instantly serious, because even Qing Mu's Solar Beam couldn't make him feel any sense of crisis.

This means that the attack power of these giant vines is actually stronger than that of Solar Beam.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, transformed from Dugu Bo, moved swiftly, its body twisting as it dodged the attacks of several giant vines, and shot towards Qing Mu's true form.

In his battles with Qing Mu these past few days, Dugu Bo has not been without gains. In the past, he relied more on poison to kill his opponents, and his direct combat ability was actually inferior to that of a Title Douluo of the same level.

This is one of the reasons why he is considered by many to be the weakest in one-on-one combat among his peers.

However, since Qing Mu and Venusaur are immune to poison, his Jade Scale Snake Poison is ineffective. Therefore, he can only use Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and some high-energy damage attacks to fight Qing Mu. Over time, his combat power without poison has been greatly improved.

The fact that he easily dodged the attack of the Power Whip is the best example. If it were before, he would never have been able to dodge it so easily, but would have used the powerful body of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor to crush it directly.

Under Dugu Bo's control, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor was extremely agile, easily dodging many attacks from giant vines. This was a skill honed under Qing Mu's rapid attacks from numerous vines.

However, the further Dugu Bo went, the more surprised he became, because there were more and more giant vines in front of him.

At first, he only had to face attacks from a few giant vines, but now he has to face seven or eight at the same time.

Finally, as the giant vines multiplied, Dugu Bo was accidentally hit.

"Smack!"

A giant vine lashed out at the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, instantly piercing through its poison protective layer and striking it.

Dugu Bo felt a tremendous force come from him, and his body immediately plummeted downwards uncontrollably.

"Not good!"

The battle-hardened Dugu Bo immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. Disrupting his rhythm in such a dense area of vines meant he was likely to face dire consequences.

Sure enough, the moment the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor fell, the other giant vines, as if smelling blood, Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor frantically toward it.

"Smack!" "Smack!" "Smack!"...

Giant, steel-like vines lashed at the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor a storm, and its protective layer of toxins was visibly worn away in the process.

In just a short while, the protective membrane of toxins that enveloped the entire body of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor was completely destroyed.

"Click~"

Without the protective membrane, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's defense dropped several levels, and its scales shattered under the attack of the Power Whip.

Just then, a large amount of poisonous mist spread out from between the vines. This poisonous mist was like a viscous liquid, which greatly affected the speed of the vine plants. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dugu Bo controlled the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor to slip out from among the vines.

After escaping the attack range of the Power Whip, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor shattered, revealing a somewhat disheveled Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo gazed intently at Qing Mu and Venusaur, who were surrounded by a dense thicket of vines, and sighed, "Kid, you won this sparring match."

Dugu Bo wasn't truly unable to defeat Qing Mu in her current state, but under the circumstances just now, if he wanted to win, he would have had to use his Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze.

Dugu Bo knew he couldn't bring himself to use Time Freeze on a Soul Ancestor.

And even if you win using Time Freeze, so what? It's still too ugly.

The next moment, the giant vines, as large as trees, quickly retracted into the ground, revealing Qing Mu and Venusaur to Dugu Bo once again.

Next, Venusaur's body began to Minimize rapidly and reverted to Bulbasaur, panting heavily Ingrain in the ground to recover its energy.

Qing Mu, looking somewhat weary, cupped her hands in thanks to Dugu Bo, saying, "Thank you, senior."

Although Qing Mu knew that Dugu Bo had not used his full strength, she was still very excited.

The moment Dugu Bo conceded defeat, an extremely powerful energy surged within his body.

After refining this energy, he instantly broke through the bottleneck of level 50.

In other words, Qing Mu can acquire his Fifth Soul Ring and become a true Soul Ancestor at any time, if he so desires.

Just as Dugu Bo was experiencing mixed feelings and Qing Mu was secretly pleased, Dugu Yan excitedly ran over and shouted to Dugu Bo and Qing Mu, "Grandpa, Qing Mu, I've successfully broken through to level 50!"