Dugu Bo's Fury

Let us turn our attention to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo's only remaining relative in this world, so naturally, he doted on her deeply. To obtain a better third soul ring for Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo took her to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for one.

Although he had lived in Sunset Forest for many years, he had never found any particularly rare poison-attribute snake or dragon soul beasts there. There were a few decent soul beasts, but none met his standards. He wanted to give his granddaughter the best soul ring possible, so he decided to personally travel to the Star Dou Forest, where soul beast resources were most abundant, to hunt one.

After searching the Star Dou Forest for more than two days, they finally found a poison-attribute serpent soul beast around 1,480 years old. It was extremely suitable for Dugu Yan's Soul Power Level and Martial Soul.

"This is the best soul beast we've found in all this time. It should give you an excellent soul skill." Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan beside him. "Yanyan, how about using this as your third soul ring?"

"Alright, Grandpa. This one it is!"

Dugu Bo directly released his soul pressure. How could a thousand-year soul beast withstand the pressure of a Titled Douluo? It was immediately knocked unconscious. Dugu Yan stepped forward, ended its life with a single strike, then sat down to absorb its soul ring.

About two hours later, Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes, unable to keep herself from smiling with joy.

Only Dugu Bo, seeing that Dugu Yan's eyes and hair had become a little greener, could not help but worry.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I gained a very powerful soul skill called Bioluminescent Purple Poison!" As she spoke, she used Martial Soul Possession. Dugu Yan's emerald eyes turned completely purple, and the scales on her snake tail were covered in a layer of dark violet.

Controlling her Martial Soul, she spat a thick cloud of purple mist toward an open patch of ground nearby. The mist spread through the air, carrying a faint stench that made one's head spin. Nearby plant soul beasts below a thousand years quickly drooped their leaves, becoming half-dead.

As for plant soul beasts below a hundred years, merely touching the slightest trace of purple mist caused them to melt into pus within a few breaths and die.

"Good, very good. Your soul skill releases poison extremely quickly, and it takes effect just as fast. More importantly, anyone who comes into contact with it will be poisoned; they don't need to inhale it to be poisoned. Even a Soul Ancestor would suffer badly if they were unprepared." Dugu Bo praised her with satisfaction.

The grandfather and granddaughter quickly returned.

Outside Heaven Dou Royal Academy. "Yanyan, cultivate properly at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"I know, Grandpa. How many times have you said that already?"

"And that boy Yu Tianheng—how do you feel about him?"

"Ah, Grandpa, who told you that? It's nothing like that. We're just ordinary classmates." Dugu Yan hurriedly lowered her head and scuffed the ground with her foot.

"I watched you grow up. How could I not see through your thoughts? You're not that young anymore. You should indeed find a boyfriend, but you must keep your eyes open. Don't let sweet talk deceive you."

"Grandpa has no demands for his future grandson-in-law. As long as he treats you wholeheartedly and you like him, that's enough. Those are the prerequisites. Things like talent and family background don't matter."

"Even if that brat Yu Tianheng is Yu Yuanzhen's grandson, don't give a damn about him! Yu Yuanzhen may be a Super Douluo, but Grandpa's Poisonous Arts aren't for show either. If we really fought, Grandpa is confident he could kill more than a third of everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect besides Yu Yuanzhen." Dugu Bo spoke with tremendous swagger before his granddaughter.

After pausing for a moment, Dugu Bo continued boasting, "Besides, Yu Yuanzhen isn't stupid. He wouldn't become enemies with me over a grandson who hasn't even grown up yet. Even if Yu Yuanzhen personally made a move, Grandpa could still take you away unharmed!"

It could not be helped. Dugu Yan was his only blood relative, and he was her sole support. He had to stand up for her and could not let her suffer even the slightest grievance! Even if he had to boast a little, he needed to give his granddaughter enough of a sense of security.

"Mm, don't worry, Grandpa. My eyes are wide open! Yu Tianheng isn't a bad person."

"As long as you know what you're doing. I'll return to Sunset Forest first. If anything happens, have Old Ma come to Sunset Forest to find me, or you can go to Prince Xue Xing's Mansion." Dugu Bo instructed.

Old Ma was a Soul Saint Dugu Bo had taken in. Although Dugu Bo had not established any force, he was still a Titled Douluo and had a granddaughter to protect, so he had taken in several subordinates to guard her. He also occasionally had them handle minor matters. He could not possibly do everything himself, could he? Did a Titled Douluo not need to save face?

Dugu Bo returned to Sunset Forest, passed through the poisonous mist, and entered the valley. He was instantly dumbfounded.

Where had that enormous hot spring gone? How had it turned into a bottomless lake?

Dugu Bo rubbed his eyes. Could I have come to the wrong place? He left the valley again and looked at the poisonous mist around him. Nothing was wrong—it was the mist he had set up himself. He had not come to the wrong place. He then entered once more.

"Who is it that dares trespass into this old man's dwelling!" Dugu Bo spread out his Spiritual Power and suddenly discovered several people hiding behind a large stone pillar ahead!

He had been too shocked just now, with all his attention focused on the lake that was thousands of meters deep, and had failed to notice them.

"Get out here at once!" Dugu Bo immediately used Martial Soul Possession, locking onto them as his Ninth Soul Skill gathered power, seemingly ready to unleash a lethal strike at any moment.

Then, he shifted his feet backward and turned his head—Dugu Bo was actually preparing to run!

Although he was furious, that hot spring was key to suppressing the poison within him, and his granddaughter would likely need it to survive in the future.

But he was not stupid!

At first, he had assumed an earthquake had caused this and had not considered human involvement.

But he had just discovered people! That lake was bottomless, at least over a thousand meters deep. In Dugu Bo's understanding, turning a hot spring into a bottomless lake within just a few days was something only a level 99 Limit Douluo could possibly accomplish.

That meant one of these people might be a Limit Douluo. Though he did not know why the other party had not simply killed him, he definitely could not defeat them. So he could only put on a show of strength, pretend to remain calm, and seize an opportunity to flee.

In truth, even a Limit Douluo could not achieve that level of destructive power. Only a third-rank god or higher could do so. Alternatively, the Chaos Bead could absorb it on its own initiative.

But just as cold sweat covered Dugu Bo's body and he was about to flee in the next second, he suddenly saw the people behind the stone pillar step out. There were six of them—two women and four men—and all of them were only between levels 40 and 49.

How was that possible? With such cultivation, they could not even break through Dugu Bo's poisonous mist. How had they entered this place?

Dugu Bo widened his eyes and observed them for a full half minute. After staring them down and confirming that no one else was nearby, he immediately felt confident again.

Without another word, he prepared to attack. Of course, he knew that people with this level of Soul Power could not possibly have destroyed the hot spring, but he was angry, so he wanted to vent.

Moreover, these six were clearly not ordinary. Since they could cross the poisonous mist and reach this place, they must have relied on some treasure or medicine. He intended to seize it to make up for his losses. He also could not allow any people or items capable of breaking his poison formation to remain in the world, just as he had wanted to kill Tang San in the original work.

And he intended to interrogate them to find out whether they knew what had happened, whether they had stolen any herbs, and whether they had discovered who was responsible.

A new character will appear next chapter: Huangfu Ruiyao! One of the female leads, and the eldest young lady of the Hidden Force, the Huangfu Family.

This story includes some hidden forces and masterminds that did not appear in the original novel. Of course, there will only be a little original setting, not too much.

I think fanfiction still needs a little original setting. Otherwise, if everything follows the original work, it would be better to just read the original.