Holy Soul Village, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone! (Please keep reading!)

Heaven Dou City, Dugu Manor.

As soon as they landed, Dugu Bo let out a long breath. The excitement still hadn't left his face.

He poured himself a cup of tea, then snorted.

"Refreshing!

Absolutely refreshing!

I've never liked Yu Tianheng. He's always acting like 'I'm the greatest under heaven.' He ought to take a good look at himself and see how much he's worth.

Now that you've dumped him, we can finally enjoy some peace and quiet, just the two of us!"

Dugu Yan sat nearby, her expression calm.

Although she had just ended a relationship, what filled her heart now was anticipation for the future and a yearning for strength.

"Grandpa, what do we do next?"

Dugu Yan asked, her eyes shining.

"Even though I don't plan to return to the academy, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament starts in two years.

With my current strength, if I entered under some academy's name, winning the championship would be as easy as reaching into a bag."

"Of course!"

Dugu Bo set down his teacup with a heavy thump and said proudly,

"My granddaughter is a Level 53 Soul King now!

A hundred-thousand-year fourth ring and a seventy-thousand-year fifth ring!

With a configuration like that, she could win the championship—or scare the Spirit Hall's Pope to death!

Hahahaha!"

"Idiot."

Just as Dugu Bo was getting carried away, Yu Nan's icy voice exploded in his mind without the slightest courtesy.

Dugu Bo's laughter abruptly stopped. He nearly choked on his tea, then quickly composed himself and asked respectfully,

"Senior... did this junior say something wrong?"

"Scare the Pope to death?

Are you hoping the Pope finds out Yan Yan is a walking treasure trove?"

There was a note of exasperation in Yu Nan's voice.

"Old Poison Freak, use your head.

What would it mean if Yan Yan's current Soul Ring Configuration were revealed in front of everyone?"

"A hundred-thousand-year fourth ring has never been heard of in the Soul Master World.

The people in Spirit Hall aren't fools. They'll immediately think of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast's sacrifice or a god's inheritance."

"That madwoman Bibi Dong will stop at nothing to grow stronger.

If she learns Yan Yan's secret, do you think you, a Level 92 Titled Douluo, could hold off the full might of Spirit Hall?"

At those words, cold sweat instantly poured down Dugu Bo's back.

He had been so caught up in his excitement that he'd completely overlooked the danger lurking behind it.

That was right: a tree that stood out in the forest would be battered by the wind.

Yan Yan's configuration was far too heaven-defying—so far beyond the bounds of common sense.

Without absolute strength to protect her, that configuration wouldn't be a source of glory. It would be a death warrant!

"Senior, your reprimand is well-deserved!"

Dugu Bo wiped the cold sweat from his brow, still shaken.

"This junior was muddleheaded.

The Spirit Hall Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos hold a grudge against me. If they set their sights on Yan Yan, she really would be in danger...

Then should we skip the tournament?"

"Skip it."

Yu Nan replied without hesitation.

"That sort of childish competition offers Yan Yan nothing of real value beyond empty fame and a few Soul Bones.

Rather than go to Spirit City and throw our lives away, we should use this time to snatch some genuine opportunities."

At the word "opportunities," Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's eyes lit up at the same time.

Anything this mysterious senior called an "opportunity" was sure to be extraordinary!

"May I ask where we're going next, Senior?"

Dugu Bo asked cautiously.

Yu Nan's immense Dragon Soul turned over in the Sea of Consciousness.

His gaze shifted southwest, and an amused smile curved his lips.

"Get ready. We leave at once."

"Our destination is near Nuoding City, in Fasinuo Province."

"Fasinuo Province?"

Dugu Bo paused, frowning slightly.

"Senior, that's one of the most remote provinces in the Heaven Dou Empire. It's a backwater. What could possibly be there?"

As far as he knew, that place produced little beyond low-level Soul Masters and Blue Silver Grass. It was practically a godforsaken wasteland.

"A backwater?"

Yu Nan scoffed, his voice tinged with mystery and temptation.

"Old Poison Freak, did you know that behind a small waterfall in that backwater lies a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone?"

"What?!"

"A... a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone?!"

Dugu Bo sprang straight out of his chair, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

Even Dugu Yan, who was usually calm, began breathing rapidly.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone!

It was a legendary treasure in the Soul Master World!

Every hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone held two powerful Soul Skills and could transform a Soul Master's physical constitution!

Even Titled Douluos would fight until they were battered and bloody for a Soul Bone like that. It could even spark a war between nations!

"Se... Senior, you're not joking, are you?"

Dugu Bo's voice trembled. His throat felt dry.

"I never joke."

Yu Nan replied calmly.

"It's an inheritance someone left for his son, but now...

Since we know about it, it belongs to Yan Yan."

"If Heaven gives you something and you don't take it, you'll suffer for it."

"What's the matter, Old Poison Freak? Are you afraid to go claim it?"

Dugu Bo drew a deep breath, and a fierce, greedy light flashed in his eyes.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone was right there. He'd brave even a dragon's lair, let alone steal someone else's inheritance!

For his granddaughter, there was nothing Dugu Bo wouldn't do.

"We're going!

We have to!"

Dugu Bo slapped the table, shattering the teacups.

"If it's ownerless, then it belongs to the worthy!

Yan Yan is still growing. This is exactly the Soul Bone she needs!"

"Pack our things. We leave at once!"

To avoid attracting unnecessary attention, Dugu Bo didn't make a big show of it. Instead, they rested at the manor for the night and recuperated.

At dawn the next day, the grandfather and granddaughter quietly left Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan with him, keeping their auras as restrained as possible as they sped through the sky.

At a Titled Douluo's speed, crossing half an empire took little time, even with another person along.

In just over half a day,

the somewhat barren terrain of Fasinuo Province came into view.

Compared with bustling Heaven Dou City, this place truly deserved to be called a backwater.

"Senior, the territory of Nuoding City is just ahead."

Dugu Bo hovered in midair, surveying the modest city and the villages scattered around it. He asked through the Sea of Consciousness,

"Where exactly is the place you said holds the hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone?"

"South, to Holy Soul Village."

Yu Nan's voice sounded calmly, then he pointed out the precise direction.

"There's a back mountain there, with a waterfall.

The treasure is in a cave behind the waterfall."

A sharp light flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes. He was about to speed over and smash open the cave to seize the treasure.

"Wait."

Yu Nan suddenly stopped him, his voice turning more serious.

"Old Poison Freak, do you think this Soul Bone will just fall into your lap?"