Dugu Bo: This Kid Has the Potential of a Title Douluo!

The vacation ended, and Lu Chen and Xiao Wu returned to the academy to continue their primary soul master courses.

Six months after the semester began, Lu Chen successfully broke through to level thirty soul power.

He had been hoping the system would reward him with a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, but unfortunately, it did not. This meant he needed to hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast himself.

One night, after leaving a letter by Xiao Wu's pillow, Lu Chen quietly left Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy.

Moonlight spilled onto his shoulders. Lu Chen took one last look at the academy gate, and his figure vanished into the night.

A ten-thousand-year soul beast was no longer something Lu Jinnian could handle, but he intended to head to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to hunt for his third soul ring.

The next morning, when Xiao Wu woke up, Lu Chen had already left Nuoding City.

After reading the few lines of text in the letter, she gripped the paper tightly in both hands and left Nuoding Academy as well.

By this time, Lu Chen had already reached a city on the edge of the Fasno Province and boarded a carriage heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Three days later, wearing a Dust Concealment Mask, Lu Chen appeared in a small town a hundred kilometers from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lu Chen entered a shop that sold detoxifying and restorative potions, picked up a bottle of detoxifying potion, and asked, "Boss, how much for this?"

Soon, a fat middle-aged man appeared before Lu Chen. The man had two moustache-like whiskers on his upper lip, and his greasy black hair was plastered to his scalp with some unknown substance.

When Lu Chen saw the boss, two words flashed through his mind: profiteer!

Sure enough, the boss grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, held up five fingers, and said, "Five gold soul coins!"

Before Lu Chen could speak, a clear and crisp female voice came from behind him: "One silver soul coin!"

Lu Chen turned his head to see a teenage maiden standing outside the door.

She had short, light purple hair and looked full of heroic spirit. Her waist was slender and flexible, her figure was well-proportioned, and her light green eyes held a kind of bewitching charm.

The boss said slowly, "Young girl, don't talk nonsense. You should know that I am a man of the utmost integrity."

The maiden came before Lu Chen and said to the boss, "A potion made from Poison-Dispelling Grass and Seven-Star Flower can only alleviate minor toxins. This kind of detoxifying potion is at best barely better than plain water!"

Looking at the maiden's unusual hair and eye color, Lu Chen already had a guess about her identity.

The boss frowned slightly and asked, "Young girl, who are you? Where are your elders?"

"I am Dugu Yan, and my grandfather is the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo!"

As Dugu Yan's words fell, the boss's face instantly broke into a fawning smile. He said, "So it is the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo! I really had eyes but failed to recognize a true master!

This potion, one silver coin—no! I'll sell it for one copper soul coin!"

Watching the boss's fawning appearance, Lu Chen handed him a silver soul coin and then said to Dugu Yan, "Thank you!"

Dugu Yan watched Lu Chen leave and chased after him. Sizing up the masked Lu Chen, she asked, "Little brother, what is your name? Why are you here alone? Where are your parents?"

Although Lu Chen wore a mask, Dugu Yan could tell he was younger than her.

Lu Chen said faintly, "My name is Lu Chen. I haven't seen my parents since I was a child."

Dugu Yan immediately realized she had said the wrong thing and apologized in a panic, "I'm sorry, I—"

"It's fine, I don't mind," Lu Chen said calmly.

Lu Chen truly did not mind, but these words fell upon Dugu Yan's ears with a different flavor.

Looking at Lu Chen, she couldn't help but think of her own tragic childhood. Her nose felt sore, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Lu Chen watched the nearly weeping Dugu Yan and clicked his tongue to himself: Is this really necessary? Is Dugu Yan this fragile? She's going to cry just because I said that?

Just as Lu Chen was at a loss, an old man appeared behind him.

Lu Chen felt the hair on his back stand on end. He lunged backward, putting several zhang of distance between himself and the old man.

"How dare you bully my granddaughter!"

The newcomer was none other than Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was tall and thin, with beard and hair of a dark green color. His eyes shone like emeralds. His cheeks were sunken, and his green hair was disheveled.

Lu Chen stared fixedly at Dugu Bo, feeling as if he were being watched by a venomous snake. Cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Grandfather, you misunderstood!"

Dugu Yan stood in front of Lu Chen, glaring at Dugu Bo with puffed-out cheeks.

Dugu Bo's originally icy expression instantly turned kind upon seeing Dugu Yan. He said to her in a gentle tone, "Alright, alright, Grandfather was just teasing him. I wasn't really going to bully him."

Lu Chen watched Dugu Bo's "face-changing" technique and thought to himself: Is today just a bad day for everything?

Dugu Yan pouted her small mouth and said, "I don't care! Grandfather, if you don't compensate Lu Chen, I won't talk to you anymore!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo wore a fawning smile on his old face and asked, "Yan Yan, how do you want me to compensate him?"

A flash of cunning passed through Dugu Yan's eyes as she said, "Grandfather, why not help Lu Chen hunt for his soul ring?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I thank Miss Dugu for your kindness, but that is unnecessary!"

Lu Chen turned to leave this place of trouble, but Dugu Bo blocked his path. With his green eyes staring at him, he said, "Kid, don't tell me you look down on this old man?"

Lu Chen swallowed involuntarily and said calmly, "That is naturally not the case. The name of the Poison Douluo is renowned like thunder—"

Before Lu Chen could finish, Dugu Bo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since that is the case, your soul ring is on me!"

Lu Chen could only force a smile and say, "Then many thanks, Senior!"

Afterward, Dugu Yan came to Lu Chen's side and enthusiastically brought him to the hotel where they were staying, arranging for him to share a room with Dugu Bo.

Lu Chen wanted to refuse, but seeing Dugu Bo's "if you dare object, you'll regret it" gaze, he could only nod in agreement.

Night fell. Lu Chen left the room and went to an open ground to begin his daily task of swinging his sword ten thousand times.

Under the moonlight, Lu Chen continuously brandished the Asura Demon Sword in his hand.

[Host has completed the daily Ten Thousand Sword Swings Mission. Reward: Jade Phosphorus Yuan Detoxifying Pill!]

A jade-green pill appeared in Lu Chen's storage soul tool.

[Jade Phosphorus Yuan Detoxifying Pill]: Suppresses the rampaging snake venom in the body, alleviates the burning pain in the meridians caused by toxic backlash, and stabilizes soul power.

High above the hotel, Dugu Bo watched calmly as Lu Chen finished all ten thousand swings. He thought to himself: Judging by the soul power fluctuation, he is undoubtedly a Soul Elder. This kid has the potential of a Title Douluo! Although he is a few years younger than Yan Yan, it's not impossible. After all, I will eventually have to leave Yan Yan...

When Lu Chen returned to the room, he saw Dugu Bo staring at him and understood that he had been observing him the whole time.

Dugu Bo spoke first, "I heard from Yan Yan that your parents are both dead. What is your background, kid?"

Lu Chen smiled faintly. He had long been prepared for Dugu Bo's interrogation and said calmly, "Senior, this junior is nothing but a rogue cultivator!"

Dugu Bo nodded. In his memory, the experts who used swords were few and far between, and none of them had descendants.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo didn't ask further. He turned over and lay on the bed, beginning to ponder how to lure Lu Chen to his side tomorrow.

After all, he had to be mindful of his precious granddaughter's feelings; otherwise, he would just use poison to force him to marry into the Dugu family.

In Dugu Bo's view, affection was something that could be cultivated over time!