Dueling Dugu Bo—Is This Really a Soul Grandmaster?

Yang Yuan's words caught Dugu Bo off guard, but he quickly recovered and burst into laughter.

"Good, good, good. Since you have that idea, Xiao Yuan, let's have a spar between the two of us."

Yang Yuan glanced around, pondered for a moment, then smiled. "Then let's change locations. We shouldn't wreck this place."

"No need for that trouble. We'll do it here."

Dugu Bo shook his head, utterly composed.

Seeing how confident he was, Yang Yuan did not try to persuade him further.

If they were not changing locations, then they would fight here.

After all, Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, was here to keep things under control.

A while later, Yang Yuan and Dugu Bo arrived at a relatively open area.

Dugu Bo remained calm and relaxed, looking completely at ease.

He crooked a finger. "Xiao Yuan, come at me with everything you have. I won't use any Soul Power."

"Then I won't hold back."

Yang Yuan gave a slight nod.

The next second, his body shuddered. Soul Power surged within him, and his Treasure Bone body gleamed.

At his chest, a crystalline Treasure Bone erupted with dazzling golden light as countless dense runes flickered.

That "Soul Bone" again!

Was Xiao Yuan preparing to use a Soul Bone Skill?

Remembering the strange phenomenon this Soul Bone had displayed before, Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes curiously. He was eager to find out what was so extraordinary about it.

At the same time.

Two Purple Soul Rings rose beneath Yang Yuan's feet.

The first Soul Ring lit up, and Yang Yuan's left eye immediately turned silver. A milky-white Vitality Force burst forth and enveloped his body, forming a set of Silver White Battle Armor like divine battle robes.

Because using Heavenly Phenomenon, Earthly Form would greatly increase his size, Yang Yuan worried that he might burst his clothes later.

So, just to be safe, he layered an extra suit of armor over himself.

As the Supreme Bone burst forth with brilliant radiance, Yang Yuan's body rapidly expanded as well.

He grew to nearly ten meters tall, his physique powerful and agile. A formidable pressure spread from within him, leaving Dugu Bo dumbfounded.

Of course.

What shocked Dugu Bo even more was that as Yang Yuan's body grew larger, his Soul Power suddenly soared as well, reaching the level of a level-sixty Soul Emperor.

"This... this..."

"What kind of Soul Skill is this?"

He had lived for seventy or eighty years, yet he had never heard of any Soul Skill that could turn a level-twenty-five Soul Grandmaster into a Soul Emperor in an instant.

Was this even a fucking Soul Grandmaster?

"Grandpa Dugu, I'm about to attack!"

"Be careful!"

Hearing Yang Yuan's words, Dugu Bo snapped back to his senses.

Though he was astonished by Yang Yuan's utterly unreasonable "Soul Bone Skill," he still showed little sign of nervousness.

Although the Soul Power aura Yang Yuan was currently giving off was comparable to that of a Soul Emperor.

As a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo remained confident.

Even if he did not release his Martial Soul or use any Soul Power and simply stood there for Yang Yuan to attack.

Yang Yuan still would not be able to break through his defenses.

"Xiao Yuan, come at me!"

Dugu Bo remained unruffled, carrying himself like a grandmaster.

But Yang Yuan was about to show him just how wildly mistaken he was.

Yang Yuan's Double Pupil opened and closed, and his right eye suddenly turned pitch-black.

A beam of light shot from his eye like a flame.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the beam was not ordinary Dark Light, but was composed of countless ancient runes.

The Dark Light was incomparably fast and radiated a terrifying aura of destruction. Even Dugu Bo was moved by it, his expression changing as he instantly shed his calm demeanor.

If a Soul Saint took that attack head-on, they would definitely not escape unharmed.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Dugu Bo would never have believed that such an attack had come from a level-twenty-five Soul Grandmaster.

With no time to think further, Dugu Bo abruptly raised a hand and condensed a green Soul Power barrier before him.

The moment the Soul Power barrier formed, the Dark Light Yang Yuan had fired struck it and exploded.

Scattered remnants of destructive force spread out from the green Soul Power barrier, annihilating all vegetation within a radius of more than thirty meters outside it and turning the area into cracked, barren wasteland.

Dust billowed into the air. Lingering fear appeared on Dugu Bo's face, and a cold bead of sweat emerged on his forehead.

If he had not formed a barrier with Soul Power at the last moment.

He truly could not guarantee that he would have emerged from that Dark Light unscathed with his physical body alone.

If a dignified Titled Douluo had really been injured by a Soul Grandmaster...

Then he would truly have been humiliated beyond measure.

It would have been even more shameful than being called the weakest Titled Douluo.

Across from Dugu Bo, after launching that attack, Yang Yuan's body visibly returned to normal. He panted lightly, but his eyes shone brightly.

Although that attack had consumed more than half of his Soul Power, he was quite satisfied with the force it had unleashed.

Dugu Bo stepped out of the dust and smoke. Looking at the desolate surroundings, he could not help but draw in a sharp breath.

"Xiao Yuan, it seems I really should have listened to you and changed locations."

"But the attack you unleashed just now truly surprised Grandpa!"

Yang Yuan grinned and deliberately sighed in a modest manner.

"Ah, the power of this move is decent, but it consumes far too much Soul Power."

"I feel like at least seventy percent of the Soul Power in my body has been drained."

Seeing Yang Yuan's feigned modesty, Dugu Bo said irritably, "You brat, you're really getting a bargain and still complaining. Do you know how powerful that strike was?"

Yang Yuan thought for a moment, then smiled. "Since it forced Grandpa Dugu to use Soul Power, could its attack power have reached the Soul Douluo level?"

Recalling the Dark Light radiating an aura of destruction, Dugu Bo sighed. "You guessed correctly. The Dark Light you fired just now is already enough to pose an enormous threat to Soul Douluo-level Soul Masters."

"If they are caught unprepared, even a Soul Douluo would suffer severe injuries."

As he spoke, his expression became more solemn.

"Xiao Yuan, unless it is a critical moment, you must never reveal the abilities you displayed just now before outsiders."

"Otherwise, it could very well bring about a fatal disaster!"

The reason Dugu Bo said this was mainly because the combat power Yang Yuan had displayed had already completely surpassed the limits of mortals.

Even Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu from decades ago were far inferior to such heaven-defying combat power.

No faction would be willing to watch a monstrous genius who surpassed Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu by so much grow up.

Yang Yuan waved a hand and smiled. "Grandpa Dugu, don't worry. I'm not that foolish. I'll still hide what needs to be hidden."

Only then did the solemnity on Dugu Bo's face fade considerably.

The next day.

Accompanied by Dugu Bo, Yang Yuan returned to Heaven Dou Academy.

Though he had only been gone for a few days, Yang Yuan now felt as though everything had changed.

A few days ago, even if he used every method at his disposal, he might only have been able to go toe-to-toe with a Soul King.

But now, he was confident that he could severely injure even a Soul Douluo with a single strike.

One had to know that the three strongest Committee Members at Heaven Dou Academy were only Soul Douluos.

As he stepped through the academy gates once more, Yang Yuan deliberately raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle and gazed at the sky with a sigh.

This feeling...

It was lonely at the top!

But...

It felt damn good!