Flender: The Way to Make a Fortune Was Right Before His Eyes!

Facing Dugu Bo head-on, Flender finally truly felt the pressure of a Title Douluo. And this was an enhanced version of Dugu Bo.

Even though the Ninety-Thousand-Year Griffin Spirit Ring had transformed Flender completely, facing him in direct combat would be extremely disadvantageous.

What was more, Zhao and the other four had been instantly taken hostage by Dugu Bo. After less than half a second of thought, Flender decisively chose to call for backup.

Fortunately, information in the Chat Group was transmitted instantly through thought. The moment Dugu Bo realized Flender was answering him, the three people in the Chat Group had already learned the full story.

[Dumbledore: I see. So it was that Poison Douluo.]

[Zephyr: So this is how the red packet function is used? It really can transmit attacks?]

[Samuel Oak: Support is in place, Flender. I didn't expect you to be the first one to ask for help~]

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Ding! Ding! Ding...

Crisp chimes sounded from the panel. Flender swiftly collected the support red packets but did not open them immediately.

Looking at Dugu Bo, this grandfather-aged man who now appeared even younger than himself, Flender saw a trace of contemplation flash across his handsome face.

Everything had been completed in the blink of an eye.

"Knowledge, an ancient inheritance..."

Dugu Bo muttered twice, the fervor in his gaze growing ever more intense. Even the inheritance he had found did not contain knowledge that allowed one to absorb Spirit Rings beyond one's level.

"Young man, I'll give you a chance. Tell me every bit of knowledge you possess, and I may spare your life."

"If I simply told you, Senior, would you choose to believe me?"

Flender's tone remained unchanged as he continued checking the abilities his groupmates had sent, silently making calculations.

Dugu Bo paused, then lightly tapped his chin a few times. A faint smile bloomed on his face.

"You have a point."

He raised his right hand. A dark green snake shadow emerged around his ring finger, and invisible Soul Power spread like flames, forming ghostfire that swept across the land.

A faint pricking pain surfaced. The wings behind Flender instinctively spread, and wind silently extended around him, shielding his entire body and blocking the poison that had already seeped into Dugu Bo's Soul Power.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo was even more satisfied.

"Words can deceive, but actions cannot. Just like your vigilance toward me right now. It is very simple for me to prove that your words are false."

Buzz!

At a speed even the wind could not react to, several vicious snakes had already lunged at Flender. Their amber eyes were cold and bloodthirsty, while a foul stench instantly filled the air.

"No Spirit Rings!"

That was the only thought Flender had time to form before the vicious snakes had flashed before him, their gaping maws within arm's reach.

Following the wind brought by the attack, Flender tried to evade as usual. But the tyrannical Soul Power forcibly tore the wind apart. Left with no choice, he instinctively brought his wings before himself, followed by a loud bang.

Flender was hurled backward, feathers scattering around him. Fortunately, the whirlwind behind him supported him, preventing him from being smashed into the Iron Tree Forest.

A sharp pain came first, followed by a wave of numbness. Flender looked at his wings and saw dark green vapor already spreading over them.

With just one strike, Dugu Bo had injected the poison of his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor into Flender's body.

"Now prove to me whether the knowledge in your mind is real or false."

Looking at Dugu Bo's half-smiling expression, Flender sighed inwardly. Once one became friends with this Old Poison, it was practically like gaining a deathless loyalist.

But conversely, to Dugu Bo, anyone he did not regard highly was no different from a Soul Beast by the roadside.

"Then I'll speak plainly, Senior." Flender grinned. "Your poison is trash."

"Heh." Dugu Bo sneered. "You say my poison..."

Flender opened the red packet and took out the pure, crystalline Phoenix Tears, filled with warmth and love, then let it fall onto himself.

In an instant, every discomfort and trace of pain vanished from Flender's body, as though even his soul had been cleansed.

Dugu Bo watched in disbelief as Flender instantly returned to normal, as though he had never been poisoned at all.

"What was that?!"

"It was a gift I received from my inheritance. Phoenix Tears possess healing effects. Even poison capable of harming the soul can be cured by it."

Dugu Bo fell silent. Then his breathing grew heavier and heavier as he looked at Flender like a man trapped in the desert for three days who had suddenly spotted an oasis.

"Give it to me!"

"What a pity, Senior. That was the last one. If you had spoken properly from the beginning, perhaps I could have given it to you. But now, it's gone."

Flender's expression twisted into one filled with mockery. Against someone like Dugu Bo, if he did not completely subdue him, equal communication would be practically impossible.

"Gone?"

Dugu Bo chewed over those two words as though he were chewing countless needles, each one piercing him with agonizing pain.

"You want to die."

His tone was as still as a pool of stagnant water. Dugu Bo changed his mind.

This fellow before him seemed to truly possess a way to solve the poison of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Capture him! Interrogate him! Force him to talk! Coerce him! Tempt him with benefits... Whatever method it took, he had to force the antidote for the poison out of his mouth!

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz!

Nine rings erupted at once: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black. A crushing pressure descended like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting apart, while dark green soul energy enveloped the entire Iron Tree Forest.

Sizzle...

Even the iron trees that could be used by the Ninety-Thousand-Year Griffin to sharpen its claws emitted piercing sounds after being touched by Dugu Bo's Soul Power.

At the same time, Flender did not hesitate. Seven rings erupted at once: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black.

Sixth Soul Skill: Soaring Ten Thousand Miles Body!

Wild winds swirled around him, forming a tornado-like shield. Flender sped through the air as, with a snap, four rays pulsing with psychic energy appeared.

Samuel Oak's Red Packet: Teleport.

Zhao Wuji and the other four instantly vanished, transported to a distant safe location.

Crack...

A heavy object struck the ground. Looking closely, it was a Jade Phosphorous Emperor Serpent stretching for thousands of meters, each scale like the finest emerald, with three purple horn-like fleshy protrusions growing from either side of its face.

Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar.

Dugu Bo stood atop the head of the Jade Phosphorous Emperor Serpent Martial Soul, looking down at Flender.

"For the last time, hand over the antidote that can cure the Jade Phosphorous Emperor Serpent's poison, then come with me. I will spare your life."

"Otherwise, you will beg for death!"

Flender said nothing. Only his newest, darkest Spirit Ring shone brilliantly.

Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar.

"Screech!"

A giant eagle with an equally hundred-meter wingspan appeared before Dugu Bo, its body enveloped in extraordinary whirlwinds and every feather gleaming with a frigid metallic luster. Like a creature out of myth, it faced the Jade Phosphorous Emperor Serpent.

"I'll say it again, Senior. The way you speak is wrong, and I fear threats the least!"

Flender had only one goal now.

He needed to make Dugu Bo submit. This was a wild Title Douluo who came with his own treasured land and could even be considered half the master of Sunset Forest!

"If I can bring Dugu Bo into the academy, how much trouble would that save? How much publicity money would it spare? How many countless benefits would it bring?"

Flender looked at Dugu Bo, and deep within his bright, piercing eyes, a $ symbol appeared.