Refining the Eight Spider Lances, Gu Rong Condenses a Soul Core? Dugu Bo: What Do You Want with Me?

At those words, Gu Rong drew a sharp breath.

Then Gu Rong burst into even heartier laughter and gave Han Yu's shoulder a hard pat:

"Good boy!

You really are something!

One link after another—you even had Old Poison completely figured out!

Three Titled Douluo... Hahaha, good!

We'll head to Heaven Dou City right now and see how that old poison willingly works for you!"

The grandfather and grandson sped along the whole way. By the time they reached Heaven Dou City, night had fully fallen.

"Grandfather, it's already late. There's no need to rush over to Old Poison's place tonight. We can visit him tomorrow."

Han Yu suggested this as he watched the soul guide lamps light up along the streets.

"Fine by me. After traveling for so long, this old man's stomach is protesting too!"

Gu Rong rubbed his stomach and laughed heartily.

The two found the finest restaurant in the city and ordered a whole table of signature dishes.

After thoroughly satisfying their appetites, the grandfather and grandson contentedly found a luxurious hotel to stay in.

Back in the room, Han Yu sat cross-legged on the bed but did not immediately rest.

With a thought, he took out the Eight Spider Lances.

"Grandfather, I'm going to absorb this Soul Bone tonight."

Han Yu smiled, then his expression turned solemn.

"But before I absorb it, there is something even more important that I need to tell you."

"Oh?

What could be more important than absorbing an External Soul Bone?"

Gu Rong pulled over a chair and sat down, intrigued.

Han Yu pointed at his dantian and spoke each word distinctly:

"The Soul Core Method!"

"Soul Core?

What is that?"

Gu Rong looked utterly bewildered.

"Simply put, it is the method of highly compressing the liquid Soul Power within one's body to form a solid energy core inside it."

Han Yu explained patiently.

"Once a Soul Core is condensed, the recovery speed, purity, and explosive power of Soul Power will all increase severalfold.

As long as one condenses a Soul Core, they will basically be invincible against opponents of the same rank!"

"Invincible at the same rank?!"

Gu Rong abruptly rose to his feet and sucked in a cold breath.

"That's right."

Han Yu nodded, his gaze burning as he looked at Gu Rong.

"Grandfather, after absorbing the Immortal Herb, your Soul Power has already reached the peak of rank ninety-six.

You are only one step away from rank ninety-seven, yet you have remained stuck at the bottleneck, unable to break through."

"If you can successfully condense a Soul Core, then with the enormous energy released by the qualitative transformation of your Soul Power,

you may very well shatter your restraints in one stroke and enter the great threshold of rank ninety-seven in a short time!"

"Rank ninety-seven..."

Gu Rong's hands trembled faintly with excitement.

At the realm of a Super Douluo, every single rank was as difficult to advance as crossing a heavenly chasm.

He had thought he would remain at rank ninety-six for the rest of his life. He never expected Han Yu to reveal another heaven-defying trump card!

"Good grandson, such a divine secret technique... Where did you get it?"

Gu Rong's voice was dry.

"Grandfather, don't ask about its origins. In any case, it will only benefit our Ling Tian Sect."

Han Yu smiled faintly and directly explained the chant and Soul Power circulation route for condensing a Soul Core to Gu Rong in detail.

"Good!

Good!

Good!"

After memorizing the chant, Gu Rong said "good" three times in a row, his eyes brighter and more fervent than ever before.

"This old man will enter seclusion tonight and try out this Soul Core Method!

Good grandson, absorb your Soul Bone without worry. Your grandfather will study it while standing guard for you!"

Han Yu nodded and said no more. He closed his eyes and began guiding the Eight Spider Lances' energy into his body.

Purple-black light instantly enveloped him.

Gu Rong sat cross-legged on the other bed, dividing his attention to stand guard.

At the same time, he carefully began compressing the Soul Power within his body according to the route Han Yu had taught him.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Han Yu slowly opened his eyes. Several soft popping sounds came from behind him.

Eight sharp lances gleaming with a ghostly purple-black light burst from his back like eight peerless blades.

"They extend and retract freely. It went fairly smoothly."

Han Yu satisfactorily withdrew the Eight Spider Lances back into his body.

Though they were in the form of spider legs, which left him slightly dissatisfied.

They were still an External Soul Bone he had gotten for free.

And part of a future divine outfit.

What was there to be dissatisfied about?

Almost at the same time, Gu Rong on the other side also opened his eyes.

An extremely terrifying Soul Power fluctuation, one he was desperately suppressing, flashed through the room and vanished.

"Grandfather, how does it feel?"

Han Yu asked with a smile.

Gu Rong suddenly stood up, his face flushed red as even his beard trembled with excitement:

"Divine skill!

It truly is a divine skill!

Good grandson, this old man has only condensed the rudimentary form of a Soul Core,

yet the bottleneck at rank ninety-seven has actually loosened!"

"At most, in a few more days, this old man will definitely enter rank ninety-seven completely!"

"Congratulations, Grandfather."

Han Yu chuckled.

"Once you condense a complete Soul Core and stabilize your rank ninety-seven cultivation,

if you encounter that Chen Xin again, he will probably find it difficult even to break through your defenses."

"Chen Xin, that old bastard?"

Gu Rong snorted coldly, his eyes full of pride and anticipation.

"Once this old man fully breaks through, the next time we meet, I'll have to snap that broken sword of his!

I'll let him see who the true number one defense in the world is!"

After venting his excitement, Gu Rong looked at Han Yu with increasingly affectionate eyes:

"You brat, have you finished absorbing your External Soul Bone too?"

"Yes, it has fully fused with me. It will continue evolving along with my strength in the future."

Han Yu nodded and stood up to straighten his clothes.

"Good!

Double happiness!"

Gu Rong laughed loudly and waved his large hand.

"Let's go!

The two of us will go meet that old poison right now!

Let's see how he becomes a laborer for our Ling Tian Sect!"

"Let's go, Grandfather."

A meaningful curve formed at the corner of Han Yu's mouth as he pushed open the door.

"Judging by the time, Dugu Bo should be worrying himself sick in his residence in Heaven Dou City right about now.

Let's go deliver him a 'great gift.'"

The two soon arrived before Dugu Bo's residence in Heaven Dou City.

Ignoring the guards at the entrance, Gu Rong directly released a trace of Titled Douluo pressure. His voice boomed like a great bell throughout the entire residence:

"Old Poison, why aren't you getting out here to greet your guests!"

As soon as his words fell, a jade-green figure shot out like lightning and landed before them.

Dugu Bo's face was gloomy as he glared fixedly at Gu Rong:

"Old Bones?

Why aren't you staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? What are you doing here, acting crazy at this old man's place?

Did Ning Fengzhi send you here to amuse himself at my expense?"

"This old man has already left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Gu Rong grinned and pointed at Han Yu beside him.

"Today, I came with my good grandson to find you."

Dugu Bo frowned tightly, sizing Han Yu up and down before snorting coldly:

"What could a green kid possibly want with this old man?

Speak if you have something to say, and fart if you have something to fart!

This old man has been in a terrible mood lately!"

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