Dugu Bo Begs for Mercy—Too Lazy to Explain, You Don't Deserve to Hear It

Above the training ground, the Fire Qilin strode through the air, radiating an aura of immense majesty and overwhelming pressure.

Lin Mu stood atop the Fire Qilin's head. Against the backdrop of blazing flames, the crimson armor covering his entire body appeared even more fierce and domineering, his aura soaring to the heavens.

Facing Dugu Bo's threat, Lin Mu's gaze was sharp as he looked down from above and said, "Ridiculous. You captured her—what right do you have to tell me to stop?"

The moment those words left his mouth, Dugu Bo froze.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, he had never expected Lin Mu to react this way, completely unfazed by the threat.

Could it be that this transformed soul beast was not important to him at all?

For a moment, Dugu Bo's mind was thrown into chaos. Had he known this would happen, he should have subdued Tang San first.

Just as Dugu Bo was considering his options, the Fire Qilin made its move.

"Roar!!"

The Fire Qilin let out an earth-shaking roar. Its four hooves trod upon flames as it descended like a falling meteor, crushing down toward Dugu Bo with unstoppable force.

One foreleg alone was like a towering pillar of fire, carrying the terrifying power to crush everything as it slammed down upon the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar!

The Fire Qilin True Body was over fifty meters long, exuding divine might like a primordial beast.

By comparison, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar, only a little over thirty meters long, was nothing more than an oversized snake.

"Boom!!"

The Fire Qilin viciously stomped on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's body, unleashing a deafening explosion.

Under that terrifying force, Dugu Bo felt unprecedented pressure. He nearly failed to maintain the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar as its illusory body twisted violently, seeming ready to collapse at any moment.

Even when Dugu Bo used his trump card and released the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Venom, it was useless.

Before the supremely yang and unyielding Kirin Fire, the dark green poisonous mist completely melted away the instant it approached the Fire Qilin's body.

At this moment, suppressed by the Fire Qilin Domain, Dugu Bo could only exert power at the level of a Soul Douluo. He barely managed to sustain his Martial Soul Avatar as his blood churned and his Soul Power drained frantically.

With the amplification of his Martial Soul Avatar, Lin Mu could unleash the Fire Qilin Domain's full effects.

Elsewhere, Yu Tianheng and the others had been blasted to the edge of the training ground by the energy shockwaves, barely managing to climb to their feet.

When they saw the battle in the distance, their faces were completely filled with horror.

The aura sweeping toward them alone had thrown the Soul Power within their bodies into utter disorder.

Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others in particular—all those who possessed beast martial souls were suppressed by the Fire Qilin Domain. The weaker the martial soul, the more obvious the suppression.

No one could recover their senses for a long while, their eyes brimming with unprecedented shock and awe.

They had thought Teacher Lin Mu was merely outstanding among Soul Emperors, perhaps at most a powerful Soul Sage. After all, he was only a little over twenty years old.

But now, setting cultivation aside for the moment, his actual strength had undoubtedly reached the level of a Titled Douluo.

Standing a little farther away, Ye Lingling gazed at the figure on the Fire Qilin's back with her clear, beautiful eyes. Beyond her worry for him, she felt even more admiration and pride.

She had never imagined that after six years apart, Brother Lin Mu had already reached such an unimaginable height.

"Grandfather!"

Seeing Dugu Bo at a disadvantage, Dugu Yan was frantic with worry and actually rushed forward without regard for anything else.

"Yanzi, don't!"

Yu Tianheng's face changed drastically. He hurriedly grabbed her and sternly rebuked, "This is a battle between Titled Douluo. It's not something we can interfere in at all!"

After Yu Tianheng stopped her, Dugu Yan's face was full of anguish. In just a few short minutes, things had actually developed into this situation.

The battle continued.

Faced with the Fire Qilin's unstoppable power, Dugu Bo could only hold on bitterly.

At this point, he had completely given up on the idea of claiming the transformed soul beast for himself. Even for Yan Yan's sake, he had to preserve his life.

Although a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was precious, to Dugu Bo, it could not compare to his own granddaughter.

With such a weakness, Dugu Bo could no longer care about the dignity of a Titled Douluo and begged for mercy. "Your Excellency, I was the one at fault in this matter. I am willing to make amends and apologize. Please stop!"

"As long as we can reconcile, I guarantee that I will release her immediately and not harm her in the slightest!"

Yet Lin Mu still showed no intention of stopping. He said coldly, "If you dared touch her, I'd kill you first, then send your granddaughter down to keep you company."

"You!"

Dugu Bo was so furious that he nearly spat out blood. An urge to perish together with this bastard rose within him.

But when he thought of Yan Yan having no one to care for her after his death, he could only forcefully suppress his rage.

"Disasters should not extend to one's children! Does Your Excellency not have even this much compassion?!"

"Compassion?"

Lin Mu gave a derisive laugh, still unmoved. Calmly, he said, "I'm too lazy to reason with you. You don't deserve to hear it!"

Before his words had even faded, the Fire Qilin raised its foreleg again. Carrying even more violent Kirin Fire, it stomped down fiercely once more like a mountain!

"Boom!!!"

After suffering another such heavy blow, the jade light across the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar's body flickered violently and grew somewhat illusory, teetering on the brink of collapse.

Martial souls and soul masters were one and the same.

Under this attack, Dugu Bo was jolted so badly that his internal organs nearly shattered. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and he felt incomparably aggrieved.

This guy simply wouldn't yield to either soft or hard tactics!

At last, Dugu Bo completely abandoned all wishful thinking.

Before Lin Mu could launch his next attack, he gritted his teeth and hurriedly threw Xiao Wu in his hand into the distance.

At the same time, Tang San immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, pushing his speed almost to its limit as he rushed to catch the falling Xiao Wu in his arms.

"Xiao Wu! How are you?"

With a face full of anxiety, Tang San quickly checked Xiao Wu's injuries. Only after discovering that she merely had some bruising on her neck and was otherwise unharmed did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Wu nestled against Tang San's chest, but her expression was somewhat dazed.

She blankly raised her head and looked at the Fire Qilin ahead, radiating terrifying pressure. A trace of confusion flashed through her eyes.

For some reason, she sensed an extremely familiar aura from this unknown divine beast, as though they had lived together for many years.

Though she had clearly just escaped a Titled Douluo by the skin of her teeth, she could not feel happy at all. Instead, an indescribably complicated emotion inexplicably welled up within her.

On the other side, Dugu Bo had no time to care about his frustration and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I've already released her, completely unscathed. This old man has shown his sincerity, so you should stop now, shouldn't you?!"

However, Lin Mu still turned a deaf ear to his so-called sincerity and once again commanded the Fire Qilin to attack.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Fire Qilin raised its forelimb wreathed in Kirin Fire once more and ruthlessly stomped down again upon the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar, which was on the verge of falling apart!

"Lin Mu! You... Pfft~~"

Dugu Bo was so furious that he was nearly struck by a brain hemorrhage. In his rage, he spat out another mouthful of blood. After roaming the continent for so many years, this was the first time he had ever felt so humiliated.

He had already yielded and released her, yet this guy had absolutely no intention of letting him off!