Dugu Yan took a deep breath, feeling the scorpion tail behind her as if it were a natural extension of her own body, and a confident smile curled at the corners of her lips:
"Better than ever!"
"Many thanks to you, Senior, for making this possible!"
With a flick of her mind, the scorpion tail behind her lashed out violently.
Pfft!
A soft sound echoed.
A piece of incredibly hard rock in the distance was pierced through as easily as if it were tofu!
Furthermore, the spot that had been struck instantly turned a deep purple-black, melting into a puddle of pus in the blink of an eye!
This terrifying piercing power and corrosive poison made Dugu Bo's scalp tingle.
If this were to strike a person...
Even a Title Douluo would likely lose a layer of skin!
"That's not all; my soul power has also increased from level 56 to level 58," Dugu Yan said.
"That is to be expected, considering the age of this Tail Hook Bone was initially sixty thousand years."
Yu Nan nodded and said.
"Soon, you will be able to advance to a Soul Emperor."
"Good!
Good!
Good!"
Dugu Bo repeated the word "good" three times, rushing over in excitement:
"Yan-Yan, with this External Soul Bone, if you were to enter the tournament, who could possibly be your opponent?!"
But it was just talk.
Dugu Yan had too many secrets now.
Dugu Bo no longer had any intention of letting Dugu Yan take such a huge risk to participate.
Dugu Yan retracted her martial soul and External Soul Bone, returning to her normal state.
She smiled faintly:
"Grandfather, this is only the beginning."
Dugu Yan turned to Yu Nan and said respectfully:
"Senior, where shall we go next?"
Yu Nan smiled indifferently:
"Since the External Soul Bone is already in hand, let's not waste the remaining two soul bones."
"Dugu Bo, you should absorb these two soul bones to strengthen your power."
Dugu Bo was stunned upon hearing this. Looking at the two soul bones radiating powerful fluctuations, a trace of hesitation flashed in his aged eyes:
"Senior, these... these are high-quality soul bones worth tens of thousands of years. Are you sure you don't want to save them for Yan-Yan later..."
"Later?"
Yu Nan scoffed:
"In the future, Yan-Yan's soul bones will start at the hundred-thousand-year level. These pieces of junk worth a few tens of thousands of years are barely good enough for you."
"Besides, your current strength is too weak. Level 93? Among Title Douluo, you aren't exactly at the bottom, but you are certainly in the lower tier. If you encounter a true powerhouse, what will you use to protect Yan-Yan? Will you use your poison gas to tickle them?"
Although these words were harsh, they struck Dugu Bo's heart like a heavy hammer.
It was true. Although he was known as the Poison Douluo and made countless low-level soul masters tremble in fear, he often found himself at a disadvantage when clashing with Title Douluo of his own rank. Especially when facing power-attack types like Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, he had suffered defeat time and time again.
"Grandfather, Senior is right."
Dugu Yan also spoke up to persuade him, her eyes filled with concern:
"I already have the power to protect myself now. It is you, Grandfather, who needs greater strength to deter those who covet us."
"You becoming stronger is the greatest protection for me."
Hearing his granddaughter say this as well, Dugu Bo no longer hesitated.
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, his eyes igniting with a raging fire:
"Fine! Since the senior and Yan Yan both say so, then this old man will stop being pretentious!"
Dugu Bo sat cross-legged, beckoned with both hands, and the two soul bones hovered before him.
The one on the left was a left arm bone, pitch-black and radiating a faint, chilling light.
It came from a 35,000-year-old Nether Ghost Tiger, exuding an eerie and treacherous aura.
The one on the right was a dark red right leg bone, with a faint scent of blood permeating the air.
It came from a 42,000-year-old Bloodthirsty Demon Spider, violent and bloodthirsty.
"Fuse for me!"
Dugu Bo let out a low shout, and his emerald-green soul power surged out like a tidal wave, instantly enveloping the two soul bones.
As a Title Douluo, his physical constitution was already incomparably formidable.
Absorbing these two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones was naturally not as perilous as Dugu Yan's fusion with her External Soul Bone.
One black and one red beam of light instantly drilled into his left arm and right leg.
Crack, crack, crack...
The crisp sound of bones growing echoed incessantly within his body.
Dugu Bo kept his eyes tightly shut, his face flushed, and the aura around him began to climb steadily!
Boom!
A terrifying Jade Phosphorus Poison Mist erupted with Dugu Bo at the center, and the surrounding rocks were instantly corroded into ash.
But this poison mist did not spread far before he quickly retracted it back into his body.
Half an hour later.
Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes, and two tangible beams of emerald light shot out, piercing two black holes through the air in front of him.
"Hoo..."
Dugu Bo slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
A look of joy appeared on his face.
"Level 93... peak!"
Dugu Bo clenched his fists, feeling that explosive sense of power:
"I've surged directly to the peak of level 93! I am only a hair's breadth away from level 94!"
At the level of a Title Douluo, every single rank of improvement is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Many people spend their entire lives unable to take even a single step forward.
And now, merely by absorbing two soul bones, he had saved himself at least ten years of bitter cultivation!
"Congratulations, Grandfather!"
Dugu Yan shouted joyfully.
Dugu Bo stood up, high-spirited, his previously somewhat hunched back now straightened.
He raised his left arm, and as a black light flashed across it, his five fingers instantly transformed into pitch-black ghost claws, radiating a heart-palpitating chill:
"This Nether Ghost Tiger left arm bone has granted me a single-target attack soul skill—'Nether Soul-Severing Claw'! This claw is not only incomparably sharp, but it also carries spiritual poison; once it strikes, it attacks the soul directly, making it impossible to guard against!"
Immediately after, Dugu Bo stomped his right foot hard.
Dark red light appeared, the ground instantly shattered, and a bloody aura soared into the sky:
"And this Bloodthirsty Demon Spider right leg bone has granted me an explosive soul skill—'Blood Poison Explosive Kill Leg'! It can compress the toxins within my body to the extreme and, combined with the power of my leg, unleash them in an instant. Its power is great enough to shatter the defenses of a power attack system soul master of the same level!"
Two powerful attack soul skills!
This was exactly what Dugu Bo lacked the most!
In the past, he relied too heavily on poison formations and area-of-effect attacks, lacking single-target burst damage.
Now, with these two soul skills, plus the increase in his soul power, his combat strength had more than doubled.
"If I were to encounter Chrysanthemum Guan again now..."
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes, and a sinister sneer curled the corners of his mouth:
"Hmph, I shall make him realize exactly why the flowers are so red!"
"Senior, now that our strength has greatly increased, where shall we head next?"
Dugu Bo calmed his surging emotions and respectfully sought guidance from Yu Nan.
Having tasted the sweetness of such gains, he had become utterly obedient to the guidance of this mysterious senior.
"Go to the Star Luo Empire, to Dragon Rising City."
Yu Nan's voice rang out calmly, without the slightest hesitation.
"Dragon Rising City?"
Dugu Bo was slightly taken aback, his mind rapidly searching for information regarding this city:
"That is... the place where the Four Single-Attribute Clans reside?
Does Senior intend for us to go find... the Breaking Clan?"
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