Dugu Bo Knocked Out by a Slap

Speaking of which, Ye Renxin could be considered a soul master of the same generation as Qian Daoliu.

In his youth, Qian Daoliu had dealings with Ye Renxin and held a rather favorable impression of this fellow who only cared about healing the sick and saving the world.

He had even entertained the idea of recruiting the Nine-Heart Begonia Ye Clan, but was rejected by Ye Renxin.

Now that Ye Renxin was nearly at death's door, if he were offered a chance to break through to level 90 and become a Titled Douluo, would he agree to join Martial Soul Hall?

Thinking of this, Qian Daoliu suddenly felt a desire to see this old friend he hadn't met in years. The Ye Clan happened to be in Heaven Dou City; once matters here were concluded, Qian Daoliu intended to pay a visit.

While Qian Daoliu pondered the recruitment of the Nine-Heart Begonia Ye Clan, Qin Heng sat cross-legged, contemplating the cultivation method he had just broken through with.

After practicing for a while, he discovered that his insight into the Pure Yang Infinite Skill had deepened significantly. He could even streamline the Pure Yang Infinite Skill, stripping away the obscure and difficult parts regarding the balance of Yin and Yang to create a cultivation method suitable for everyone, one without any entry barriers.

Qin Heng was overjoyed. He was already set on the path of gathering faith to become a god. Previously, he had intended to use the Soul Spirit Method as his primary means of gathering faith, but if he had a cultivation method that could be spread far and wide, wouldn't gathering faith be even faster?

Thinking of this, Qin Heng couldn't wait to test it out. With a level 99 Peerless Douluo right in front of him, wouldn't he make the perfect lab rat?

Thus, Qin Heng's inner voice immediately rang in Qian Daoliu's ears: Just now, while tempering my body with ice and fire, the cultivation method I created finally reached fruition. The method is perfected, and I imagine Grandpa Qian and the others could practice it too. But how should I tell Grandpa Qian? Right, my Martial Soul is a God-given Martial Soul, and Grandpa Qian also believes there is a god behind me. Since that's the case, I'll use that as an excuse!

"Ahem, Grandpa Qian, just now while I was tempering my body with ice and fire, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind. He claimed to be the God of Judgment and left a meditation technique in my mind. I think it's quite good; would you like to try it, Grandpa Qian?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu immediately put on a look of pleasant surprise, an expression very fitting for the High Priest of the Angel God showing reverence toward a deity.

And so, Qin Heng taught Qian Daoliu the Pure Yang Infinite Skill, having removed the parts concerning the balance of Yin and Yang.

Qian Daoliu immediately attempted to practice it. The next instant, the surrounding spiritual energy poured down upon him; the commotion was so great that even Qin Heng was startled.

Meanwhile, in the Sunset Forest, at the foot of a five-hundred-meter hill within the poisonous miasma, an old man with green hair wearing a dark green robe was leading a cute little girl with purple hair, green eyes, and a heroic air about her brows toward the summit.

This gray-robed old man and the little purple-haired girl were none other than the number one victim of Douluo, Dugu Bo, and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

"Grandpa, I've already absorbed my second soul ring, why are we still heading deeper into the Sunset Forest!" Dugu Yan asked with a curious expression.

Dugu Bo touched Dugu Yan's head dotingly upon hearing this and explained, "Yan Yan, Grandpa needs to go into seclusion in the medicinal garden for a few days. Why don't you stay in the wooden house above the garden for a few days and keep Grandpa company?"

Dugu Bo's words were, of course, an excuse. His true purpose was to find a pretext for his granddaughter to spend more time at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul inherited by their Dugu Clan contained a deadly poison. This poison not only harmed other soul masters but also subtly poisoned the user themselves; it was a double-edged sword.

The unique environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had a certain suppressive effect on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison. If not for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Dugu Bo would likely have been poisoned to death long ago.

Dugu Yan nodded and immediately agreed.

The grandfather and granddaughter walked together toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Just as they were about to arrive, Dugu Bo suddenly saw the spiritual energy on the horizon converging toward the well. He cursed under his breath, wrapped Dugu Yan in his soul power, and flew toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well at top speed.

Dugu Bo soon arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Seeing that many rare flowers and herbs in the garden had been dug up, he was instantly furious. He turned to look at Qian Daoliu and Qin Heng, who were in the middle of cultivation, and said coldly, "You actually trespassed into this old man's medicinal garden! You have some nerve!"

As he finished speaking, a phantom of his Martial Soul slowly emerged behind him. It was a giant snake, entirely emerald green and emitting terrifying poisonous mist! It was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!

"Since you've come to this old man's medicinal garden," Dugu Bo said, slowly raising his hand as emerald green poison mist surged from his palm, "then stay here and become fertilizer!"

Before the words had even faded, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor phantom behind him swelled violently, and the terrifying poison mist swept toward Qin Heng and Qian Daoliu like a tsunami!

"Annoying fellow." Qian Daoliu, who had just experienced the extraordinary nature of the cultivation method Qin Heng created and was preparing to contemplate it properly, opened his eyes, a flash of impatience crossing them.

The next moment, his right hand was instantly covered in a layer of extremely sacred soul power. The surrounding spiritual energy was drawn to this power, converging to form a giant golden hand.

"Be quiet." He said, waving his hand casually.

"BOOM—!!!"

The giant hand slammed down on Dugu Bo like swatting a fly. There were no flashy techniques, no complex soul skills—just the simplest, most brutal physical strike!

Dugu Bo's emerald snake pupils instantly shrank to pinpricks! Danger! Extreme danger! He couldn't block this strike!

"Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul Avatar!" Dugu Bo roared, immediately releasing his Martial Soul Avatar to defend himself.

Under the infusion of his soul power, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor phantom rapidly solidified, turning into an emerald giant snake dozens of meters long that wrapped around his entire body!

But was Qian Daoliu's attack so easily blocked?

With a crisp "slap."

Qian Daoliu's giant hand struck directly on the head of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Then, in Dugu Bo's incredulous gaze, his Martial Soul Avatar—which could withstand a full-force strike from a Titled Douluo of the same level—shattered instantly like paper!

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor phantom let out a shrill hiss, shattering inch by inch into emerald green light spots that filled the sky!

The momentum of the giant hand did not diminish; it continued to slam down, landing precisely on Dugu Bo's face!

"Pfft~" Dugu Bo spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with broken teeth and was sent flying.

His body traced a parabola in the air, slamming heavily into the rock wall behind him with a dull "thud." He then slid to the ground like a ragdoll, motionless, clearly knocked unconscious.

The dignified Poison Douluo, a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo level, hadn't even had a chance to resist before being knocked out by Qian Daoliu's casual strike.

Qian Daoliu withdrew his hand as if he had just swatted a mosquito.

Qin Heng looked at the unconscious Dugu Bo under the distant rock wall, then at the expressionless Qian Daoliu, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Poor Dugu Bo. This is his territory, after all. We snatched his treasure land and slapped him away; Grandpa Qian is quite overbearing.