Poison Douluo Attacks, but Something Is Wrong

"Your Majesty, are you certain that Title Douluo came from Spirit Hall?"

Dugu Bo's voice became extremely grave.

If this truly was Spirit Hall's doing, then this would be troublesome.

The fact that they had even dispatched a Title Douluo showed just how ambitious they were.

Ye Mu had appeared in Heaven Dou City several years ago.

Dugu Bo had heard about it at the time.

Apparently, Ye Mu had saved Princess Xue Ke's life.

After that, Princess Xue Ke had clung to him constantly, even calling him Master Ye.

Ye Mu had then remained in Heaven Dou City without making any moves.

But now that he thought about it...

If Ye Mu truly was a Title Douluo from Spirit Hall...

Then his intentions were certainly far from simple.

He might have approached Princess Xue Ke for years in order to gather intelligence on the imperial family.

Now that Princess Xue Ke had received a reward from the Sky Screen, she had become Heaven's favored daughter.

If Ye Mu talked her into leaving with him...

Or simply killed her outright...

The damage to the Heaven Dou Empire would be immense.

"We cannot be completely certain, but we cannot rule out that possibility!"

Xue Ye said with a grave expression.

Just as he finished speaking, he coughed up more blood.

His poison had been acting up more frequently lately. It seemed he could no longer hold on.

Poison Douluo hurriedly treated him.

Only after stabilizing the poison did he say, "Your Majesty, I will bring Princess Xue Ke back at once!"

No matter what, they had to bring her back first.

Though the other party was a Title Douluo, so was he.

If they truly fought, he might not necessarily lose.

Besides, if he could not defeat Ye Mu, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would surely send reinforcements soon.

Once Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo arrived, surely they could take down Ye Mu.

On the streets.

After wandering around for quite a while, Ye Mu still had not found any food to his liking.

He was slightly disappointed.

"There is still too little good food in Heaven Dou City."

Thinking it over, only Moonlight Pavilion seemed to suit his tastes.

After all, its chefs truly worked hard, striving every day to develop new dishes.

"Let's go. This is too boring."

Ye Mu yawned.

Rather than waste time here, he might as well go back, listen to some music, and admire the dancers.

Wasn't that how he had spent the long years of his life?

After living for so long, one gradually lost interest in many things.

For someone at his level, anything he wanted to do was easy, so he naturally lost motivation.

He had even once slept for over a thousand years out of boredom.

Back in that ancient age of eating raw meat and drinking blood, there had been no entertainment whatsoever. Life had truly been miserable.

There had been no delicious food either.

So aside from sleeping, he could not find anything else to do.

The two of them headed toward Moonlight Pavilion.

But after only a few steps, a figure descended from the sky and landed in the street.

"Princess Xue Ke, please return with me."

Poison Douluo stared gravely at the people before him.

Then Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.

By the time all nine Soul Rings appeared, everyone on the street had already fled.

When Soul Masters fought, ordinary civilians caught in the crossfire faced uncertain life and death.

Therefore, whenever civilians saw Soul Masters fighting, they stayed far away.

"Poison Douluo?"

Princess Xue Ke was slightly startled when she saw him.

The Soul Douluo from earlier had been sent flying by Master Ye, and now Poison Douluo had appeared?

This had to be Father's order!

"Princess Xue Ke, this man may very well be from Spirit Hall. It is unsafe for you to remain by his side!"

Poison Douluo spoke sternly, his eyes fixed on Ye Mu.

He wanted to see through Ye Mu's true strength.

Yet he discovered that no matter how he observed him...

Ye Mu did not reveal the slightest trace of aura.

He even looked like an ordinary civilian.

But Dugu Bo knew that the more ordinary someone appeared, the more terrifying they might be.

Anyone whom even he could not see through had to be a Title Douluo.

"Impossible! Master Ye is not from Spirit Hall!"

Princess Xue Ke immediately refuted him.

After following Master Ye for years, how could she not understand him?

Put plainly, would Spirit Hall tolerate a Title Douluo who did nothing all day but listen to music and sample fine food?

Joining Spirit Hall meant having to do many things.

Poison Douluo slowly approached the two of them and said, "Princess Xue Ke, you do not understand. Spirit Hall's people use strange and unfathomable methods."

"This man has lurked in Heaven Dou City for years. He harbors ill intent!"

"Sir, will you not reveal your identity?"

As his words fell, he summoned his Martial Soul.

The terrifying Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared, its pressure spreading outward.

Princess Xue Ke was only level sixty now.

Faced with the Martial Soul pressure of a Title Douluo, she immediately felt tremendous strain, and sweat broke out across her body.

She could not even move.

Ye Mu frowned.

That old man Dugu Bo was being rather arrogant.

Still, in the original story, Dugu Bo had been quite capable.

It felt as though he could trade a few moves with anyone.

Unfortunately, his final outcome had been rather tragic.

To stop Bibi Dong from becoming a god, he had ultimately sacrificed himself.

Yet Bibi Dong had still become a god in the end!

However, despite making such a tremendous sacrifice, the Dugu Family had not received Tang San's protection.

Ten thousand years later, people no longer knew of the Dugu Family that had once existed.

Nor did they know of Dugu Bo, who had played an important role in that great war.

Among those at the Title Douluo level in that war...

Dugu Bo had undoubtedly killed the greatest number of enemies.

"Girl, step back."

Seeing that Princess Xue Ke seemed unable to endure any longer, Ye Mu reached out and patted her shoulder.

In an instant, a gentle force flowed into her.

The omnipresent pressure vanished immediately.

Princess Xue Ke instantly felt her whole body relax, and she let out a long breath.

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo stopped walking. Standing atop the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's head, his expression grew increasingly solemn.

Ye Mu had dissolved his pressure with a casual gesture?

He truly was a Title Douluo!

And a master even among Title Douluo.

Hm?

Something was wrong!

When Ye Mu had neutralized his pressure, he still had not revealed any aura.

Dugu Bo could not sense even Ye Mu's approximate level.

Ye Mu had not even released his Martial Soul.

Could this man's cultivation have already reached level ninety-eight, or even ninety-nine?

At that thought, Dugu Bo's heart jolted.

Ye Mu raised his head and looked Dugu Bo over.

In truth, he did not dislike Dugu Bo.

In a sense, Dugu Bo had also been fooled by Tang San.

"Old man, have you still not completely removed the poison from your body?"

"What?"

Dugu Bo's expression froze.

What was this man talking about?

Wait, the poison in his body?

"You used Soul Bones to force the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison into them, but that only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."

"Put plainly, you have not remedied the flaws in your Martial Soul."

"Who exactly are you?"

Dugu Bo's face darkened.

Tang San had offered him two solutions.

In the end, he had chosen to use Soul Bones.

Very few people knew about this matter.

Why did this man know?

Had he been watching him all along?

Ye Mu smiled faintly and said, "If you wish to retain your poison techniques without being threatened by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, isn't the simplest method to remedy your Martial Soul's flaws?"

After saying that, he flicked a finger.

A speck of white light shot forth, heading straight for Dugu Bo's glabella.

Dugu Bo was shocked. A sneak attack?

He tried to dodge, only to discover that no matter what he did, he could not evade that speck of white light.

In the end, the white light entered his glabella.

"You... you!"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened, furious and flustered.

Ye Mu had actually plotted against him like this!

Just as he was about to erupt, he suddenly sensed something within his body and froze in place.