Dugu Yan took a deep breath, feeling the scorpion tail behind her as if it had been part of her since birth. A confident smile curled her lips.
"Better than ever!"
"Thank you for making this possible, Senior!"
With a thought, the scorpion tail behind her shot forward.
Pfft!
A soft sound.
A boulder in the distance, hard as could be, was effortlessly pierced as if it were tofu!
What's more, the spot where it was struck instantly turned purplish black and, in the blink of an eye, melted into a puddle of pus!
The terrifying penetration and poisonous corrosive power made Dugu Bo's scalp crawl.
If that struck a person...
Even a Title Douluo would probably be stripped of a layer of skin!
"That's not all. My Soul Power has also risen from level 56 to level 58," Dugu Yan said.
"That's normal. After all, this Tail Hook Bone was originally only sixty thousand years old."
Yu Nan nodded.
"Next, you'll be able to advance to Soul Emperor."
"Good!
Good!
Good!"
Dugu Bo repeated the word three times and rushed over, overcome with excitement.
"Yan Yan, with this External Soul Bone, if you enter the tournament, who could possibly be your match?!"
But he was only saying it.
Dugu Yan had too many secrets now.
Dugu Bo no longer wanted her to risk taking part in the tournament.
Dugu Yan put away her spirit and External Soul Bone, returning to normal.
She smiled faintly.
"Grandpa, this is only the beginning."
Dugu Yan turned respectfully to Yu Nan.
"Senior, where are we going next?"
Yu Nan smiled faintly.
"Now that you have the External Soul Bone, we shouldn't waste the other two Soul Bones."
"Dugu Bo, absorb these two Soul Bones. They'll help strengthen you."
Dugu Bo was taken aback. He looked at the two Soul Bones radiating powerful energy, hesitation flashing in his old eyes.
"Senior, these are high-quality Soul Bones worth tens of thousands of years. Shouldn't we save them for Yan Yan, for later...?"
"For later?"
Yu Nan scoffed.
"Yan Yan's Soul Bones will have to be at least a hundred thousand years old. These few tens of thousands of years' worth of junk are barely good enough for you."
"Besides, you're too weak right now. Level 93?"
"Among Title Douluos, you're not quite at the bottom, but you're still near the bottom. If you run into a true powerhouse, how will you protect Yan Yan?"
"Are you going to use your poison to tickle them?"
Though the words stung, they struck Dugu Bo's heart like a heavy hammer.
That was true. Though he was known as Poison Douluo and made countless low-level Soul Masters tremble in fear,
he was usually at a disadvantage when fighting Title Douluos of the same level.
Especially against power attackers like Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, he repeatedly came off worse.
"Grandpa, Senior is right."
Dugu Yan joined in, concern filling her eyes.
"I can protect myself now. It's you, Grandpa, who needs greater strength to deter those who covet us."
"The stronger you are, the better you can protect me."
Hearing his granddaughter say the same, Dugu Bo no longer hesitated.
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, a blazing fire igniting in his eyes.
"Good! Since Senior and Yan Yan both say so, I won't stand on ceremony!"
Dugu Bo sat cross-legged and beckoned with both hands. The two Soul Bones floated before him.
The one on the left was a pitch-black left arm bone that radiated a faint, chilly glow.
It came from a thirty-five-thousand-year-old Nether Ghost Tiger, and exuded an eerie, sinister aura.
The one on the right was a dark red right leg bone, faintly shrouded in a bloody haze.
It came from a forty-two-thousand-year-old Bloodthirsty Demon Spider, savage and bloodthirsty.
"Fuse with me!"
Dugu Bo shouted. His emerald-green Soul Power surged forth like a tide, instantly enveloping both Soul Bones.
As a Title Douluo, his body was already incomparably strong.
Absorbing these two ten-thousand-year Soul Bones was naturally nowhere near as perilous as Dugu Yan's fusion with her External Soul Bone.
Black and red lights flashed, then plunged into his left arm and right leg.
Crack, crack, crack...
The brittle sounds of bones growing rang out continuously inside him.
Dugu Bo kept his eyes shut, his face flushed as his aura began to surge higher and higher!
Boom!
Terrifying Jade Phosphorus Poison Mist erupted around Dugu Bo. The rocks nearby were instantly corroded to ash.
But the poison mist didn't spread far before he swiftly drew it back into his body.
Half an hour later.
Dugu Bo abruptly opened his eyes. Two beams of solid-looking emerald light shot out, boring two black holes through the air ahead.
"Hah..."
Dugu Bo slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
Joy showed on his face.
"Level 93... at the peak!"
Dugu Bo clenched his fists, feeling the explosive power within him.
"I've leapt straight to the peak of level 93! I'm only a hair's breadth away from level 94!"
At the level of a Title Douluo, every advance was as hard as climbing to the heavens.
Many spent their entire lives without taking a single step forward.
And now, absorbing just two Soul Bones had saved him at least ten years of arduous cultivation!
"Congratulations, Grandpa!" Dugu Yan exclaimed happily.
Dugu Bo rose to his feet, full of vigor. His formerly stooped back now stood straight as a spear.
He raised his left arm. Black light flashed across it, and his five fingers instantly transformed into a pitch-black ghostly claw that radiated a chilling aura.
"This Nether Ghost Tiger left arm bone has granted me a single-target attack Soul Skill—the 'Nether Soul-Severing Claw'!
"Not only is this claw incomparably sharp, it also carries a mental poison. Once it lands, it attacks the soul, making it impossible to guard against!"
Then Dugu Bo stamped his right foot.
Dark red light flared. The ground instantly split apart as a wave of bloody energy shot skyward.
"And this Bloodthirsty Demon Spider right leg bone has granted me a burst-type Soul Skill—the 'Blood Poison Explosive Kill Leg'!
"It can compress the poison in my body to the limit, then unleash it in an instant with the power of my legs.
"It's powerful enough to shatter the defenses of a power-attack Soul Master of the same level!"
Two powerful attack Soul Skills!
They were exactly what Dugu Bo had been lacking!
Before, he had relied too much on poison arrays and area attacks, and lacked single-target burst power.
Now, with these two Soul Skills and his increased Soul Power, his combat strength had more than doubled!
"If I run into Chrysanthemum Guan again now..."
A ruthless glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes. A chilling smile curled his lips.
"Hmph. I'll make him learn why flowers are so red!"
"Senior, now that my granddaughter and I are both much stronger, where should we go next?"
Dugu Bo composed himself and respectfully sought Yu Nan's guidance.
Having tasted the benefits, he now followed the mysterious senior's instructions without question.
"To Dragon Rising City in the Star Luo Empire."
Yu Nan's voice rang out calmly, without the slightest hesitation.
"Dragon Rising City?"
Dugu Bo paused, rapidly searching his memory for information about the city.
"That's where the Four Single-Attribute Clans live, isn't it?
"Are you planning to have us seek out... the Breaking Clan?"
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