Cruel. Simply too cruel.
This time, Ye Shuyuan didn't need to say a word. Ye Qingzhou walked up to the Thousand-Blade Jade Butterfly on his own.
He lowered his head, revealing a mischievous grin.
"Little Thousand-Blade Jade Butterfly, don't blame me. You brought this on yourself by becoming the target for my Second Soul Ring."
As soon as he finished speaking, while the Thousand-Blade Jade Butterfly trembled in fear, he punched it once, then twice...
A purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly rose from the Thousand-Blade Jade Butterfly's corpse.
Ye Qingzhou sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Second Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
Ye Shuyuan stood quietly beside him, watching as Ye Qingzhou absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
"Excellent, excellent. Everything's going quite smoothly."
Coming to Sunset Forest had indeed been the right choice.
A moment later.
Ye Shuyuan suddenly sensed a threat.
He warily scanned his surroundings from the corner of his eye.
What was this...?
Before Ye Shuyuan had time to think, he spotted a patch of dark green mist slowly drifting toward them.
He focused on it and realized the poisonous mist looked familiar. "Poison gas?"
The poison gas contained Soul Power strong enough to stand against his own.
And in all of Douluo Continent, only Dugu Bo, the man known as Poison Douluo, had such an ability.
Ye Shuyuan shouted in every direction, "Come out. I know you're nearby, Dugu Bo."
The Nine Heart Begonia hovered in the palm of his right hand, while nine perfectly matched Soul Rings bloomed beneath his feet.
Rich life energy enveloped Ye Qingzhou as he absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
"I wondered who it was. So it's Medical Saint Douluo Ye Shuyuan." Dugu Bo's voice echoed all around them.
Dugu Bo leaped down from a high tree branch, landed beside Ye Shuyuan, and gave a cold snort.
Watching the poison gas steadily drift closer, Ye Shuyuan said crossly, "Dugu Bo, hurry up and disperse the poison gas you released."
"Don't let it interfere with my precious grandson absorbing his Soul Ring."
"All right, all right." Dugu Bo waved his hand, and the poison gas drifting toward them immediately receded.
He looked at Ye Qingzhou, who was absorbing the Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
At first, he hadn't thought much of it. But then he noticed the purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
"Old man, have you gone mad? You actually let your precious grandson absorb a Soul Ring beyond his level!"
As things stood, only Soul Masters who had reached Soul Elder dared to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their third ring.
Soul Scholars and Soul Grandmasters could barely manage a hundred-year ring, at most one nearing a thousand years.
How did this kid dare?
"Don't be surprised, and don't get worked up. I know what I'm doing with my grandson. Don't forget what I do for a living." Ye Shuyuan had expected Dugu Bo's reaction. This was only the appetizer.
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, unsure what Ye Shuyuan was getting at.
Even his precious granddaughter, Dugu Yan, didn't have the nerve to absorb a Soul Ring beyond her level.
The thing was, he'd only sensed the aura of a Titled Douluo in Sunset Forest. At first, he'd thought Ju Yueguan and the others had gotten wind of his whereabouts and come to hunt him down.
That was why he'd come to investigate.
He hadn't expected to run into Ye Shuyuan and his grandson, who was in the middle of absorbing a Soul Ring.
Fifty minutes later.
The Soul Ring absorption was complete.
Two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared beneath Ye Qingzhou's feet.
"Great. I've finally absorbed both Soul Rings." Looking at the yellow and purple rings beneath his feet, Ye Qingzhou felt completely at ease.
After absorbing the two Soul Rings, his Soul Power Level had also increased.
It had risen from level twenty to level twenty-four.
He'd gained a full four levels.
Dugu Bo's astonished voice reached Ye Qingzhou's ears.
"A yellow ring and a purple ring. Old Ye, wasn't your grandson only six?"
Ye Qingzhou turned around and saw Dugu Bo standing beside his grandfather, staring at the two Soul Rings beneath his feet. Envy even showed in his eyes.
"Old Poison, what brings you here?"
At the words "Old Poison," Dugu Bo's expression turned sour. "Hey, you little brat, mind your manners! You think you can call me Old Poison?"
Ye Shuyuan cleared his throat. "Qingzhou, mind your manners. You should call him Grandpa Dugu."
"Got it, got it. Grandpa, Grandpa Dugu." Ye Qingzhou spread his hands, looking completely unconcerned.
Ignoring the little rascal, Dugu Bo muttered to himself, "This kid really did absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
"And he's only six, already at level twenty."
Afraid Dugu Bo might take an interest in Ye Qingzhou, Ye Shuyuan said, "Old Poison, keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone."
"I have more connections than you do."
At the mention of connections, Dugu Bo's expression darkened further.
"No problem. My Yan Yan and your granddaughter are best friends. If word got back to her grandfather, she'd never forgive me."
"But, Old Ye, I'm counting on you to treat the poison in my body."
Ye Shuyuan nodded. "Sure."
"See you next time!"
Since there was nothing else to do, Dugu Bo didn't stay. He returned to his residence at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After hearing their conversation, Ye Qingzhou asked curiously, "Grandpa, how did you detoxify that Old Poison's poison?"
Ye Shuyuan replied, "I can't really call it detoxifying. I'm just using simple medicines to ease the toxic mist inside Dugu Bo. It treats the symptoms, not the root cause."
"I see." This really was something Ye Qingzhou hadn't expected.
Even though his grandfather knew so much about medicinal herbs, that old Dugu Bo still hadn't told him about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Then again, if he had told him, Grandpa would have solved the problem of their family's single heir long ago.
After thinking it over, Ye Shuyuan said, "Let's head back. I'll explain your Second Soul Skill once we're home."
A Soul Beast Forest wasn't a place to linger. It was safe during the day, but once night fell, it became extremely dangerous, with Soul Beasts roaming everywhere.
"Okay, Grandpa." Ye Qingzhou, who had been explaining his Second Soul Skill, followed Ye Shuyuan back to Heaven Dou City.
Heaven Dou City, Ye Family Clinic.
After returning to the clinic, Ye Shuyuan and Ye Qingzhou went into the study.
"My Second Soul Skill is called Falling Petals Thousand Blades. It can attack a single target or strike a group."
"The Magnolia will release hundreds of petals. Each one is as sharp as a blade, inheriting the Thousand-Blade Jade Butterfly's toughness, sharpness, and speed."
"It also has the power to counter Soul Masters with dark attributes."
Ye Shuyuan was very pleased. His two chosen Soul Skills had certainly lived up to his expectations.
What Ye Qingzhou said next would leave him wide-eyed.
After hesitating for a while, Ye Qingzhou said, "Grandpa, I think my two Martial Souls might have a fusion domain."
He thought it over and decided it was better to tell him.
"Hmm, a fusion domain?" The words piqued Ye Shuyuan's curiosity.
He knew about domains. Some Martial Souls came with innate domains, while some people mastered new domains later on.
But what was a fusion domain?
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