"Junior Brother! Where are you?"
Dugu Yuan cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted toward the surroundings.
Dugu Bo also swept his gaze around, his eyes cold.
The Medicine Garden now was worlds apart from what it had been before he left.
Starting from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and spreading outward, everything was withering.
Some of the Immortal Herbs had wilted, and the lake's water level had also dropped.
This left him deeply worried for that brat Yu Tianshuo's safety.
He couldn't just stand there and watch. At the thought, Dugu Bo's figure flickered several times, and he was almost at the lake's edge when—
A sudden change occurred. A golden figure shot rapidly up from the bottom of the lake.
The golden light reflected off that figure was so bright that even Dugu Bo could barely keep his eyes open.
Only when the figure stood before Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan did the two of them fully feel the pressure it exuded.
Dugu Yuan swallowed as he looked at the figure. His Martial Soul's instincts told him that this creature was an absolute superior being. He couldn't afford to offend it—he had to run!
Dugu Bo, however, stared gravely at the golden dragon, his heart sinking to the bottom.
He knew that his beloved disciple had gone missing here, and now a being that could suppress even him had appeared.
So where his beloved disciple had gone was plain as day.
At the thought, Dugu Bo flew into a rage, and his eight Soul Rings blazed with dazzling light.
As his Seventh Soul Skill lit up, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's Martial Soul Avatar took form.
Dugu Bo was just about to use his Eighth Soul Ring and fight this dragon that had killed his disciple to the death when the voice coming from its mouth left him completely stunned.
"Master, what are you doing? Why'd you activate your Martial Soul Avatar?"
As he spoke, the golden dragon looked around in confusion.
Only when he realized that his field of vision was a little too high did it dawn on him.
It seemed, perhaps, that his master had misunderstood something.
He hurriedly tried to control himself and return to his human form, quickly saying, "Master, wait! Don't attack yet! Let me change back first."
As the dragon's body gradually shrank, Yu Tianshuo returned to human form under the two men's astonished gazes.
"Phew. Master, you should put your Martial Soul Avatar away too. With you standing there like that, even I feel scared."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.
You've got some nerve saying that.
Dugu Bo thought that he'd been ready to fight for his life just moments ago. Could Yu Tianshuo imagine how shocked he'd been when he realized it was his own disciple?
But before Dugu Bo could continue grumbling to himself, Dugu Yuan solemnly walked up to Yu Tianshuo.
He put a hand on Yu Tianshuo's shoulder and asked gravely, "Junior Brother, tell me honestly. Are you a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that transformed into a human?"
Yu Tianshuo froze at that, and even Dugu Bo suddenly went still.
Yu Tianshuo wondered why his senior brother would think that. When he absorbed his First Soul Ring, hadn't his master and senior brother been there secretly watching?
What Yu Tianshuo had forgotten was that the continent only knew of Soul Beast Transformation. No one yet knew where the Soul Rings of transformed Soul Beasts came from.
It was only when Yu Tianshuo saw that even Dugu Bo's expression had turned serious that he remembered this.
He quickly began explaining everything, including how he had successfully condensed his First Soul Core.
After learning a great deal of hidden knowledge, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan no longer felt like saying anything to Yu Tianshuo.
With all those strange revelations and his special abilities, they couldn't understand how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had managed to provoke Yu Tianshuo.
All they could do now was light an incense stick for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ahead of time and curse them with, "Serves you right."
"Master, I condensed this Soul Core by combining the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with the Dragon Kings' remains inside it."
"It not only increases the speed at which my Soul Power recovers, but also comprehensively enhances my strength, speed, and mental power."
"On top of that, my First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Transformation, lets me completely transform into a dragon for a short time. Its strength can't match my future Martial Soul Avatar, but with my current power, even a Soul Saint couldn't kill me."
As he spoke, Yu Tianshuo activated Martial Soul Possession. To his surprise, a second Soul Ring appeared alongside his Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
The Soul Ring was a blend of red and blue, with a touch of eerie purple appearing where the colors met. It looked both mysterious and powerful.
Looking at the unusually colored Soul Ring, Yu Tianshuo understood everything in an instant.
If I'm not mistaken, this Soul Ring formed on its own after I absorbed the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's bones and remnant souls.
If it formed a Soul Ring, then what about a Soul Bone?
As he thought this, Yu Tianshuo began examining his body, trying to sense the presence of a Soul Bone within him.
But just then, the Ice Dragon King's voice sounded in his mind.
"Kid, stop looking. You absorbed even our remains. Where would a Soul Bone come from?"
"And haven't you noticed?"
"You've already broken through Soul Grandmaster and reached Soul Elder."
"If you humans didn't need to absorb Soul Rings to keep advancing, the energy you absorbed would've been enough to take you straight to Titled Douluo."
After hearing this, Yu Tianshuo froze. Leaving aside how the Ice Dragon King knew what he was thinking, the real issue was that he'd absorbed enough energy to advance straight to Titled Douluo.
The only reason he hadn't exploded was probably the special nature of his Martial Soul.
Hm?
He hadn't found a Soul Bone, but something had appeared near his heart.
Yu Tianshuo recognized it at a glance.
Firm Investment Device!
In Teamfight Tactics, its effect was that after its holder died ten times, it automatically transformed into Diamond Hands, granting fifteen gold and a Neeko's Help.
He just didn't know what it would turn into here on the Douluo Continent.
Would it directly increase his Soul Power by fifteen levels and give him the ability to copy someone else's Martial Soul?
That was what Yu Tianshuo fantasized about.
But before he could keep imagining, his senior brother's loving fist landed on his head.
Then his senior brother said, "Why are you spacing out again? I've asked you several times where your Second Soul Ring came from, and you still haven't answered."
Coming back to his senses, Yu Tianshuo couldn't help grumbling, "Don't rush me, Senior Brother. My Second Soul Ring probably formed after I absorbed the remains of the two Dragon Kings at the bottom of the lake."
"As for its age, it's at least a 200,000-year Ferocious Beast-level Soul Ring. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this color."
"By the way, have I ever told you that the color of a Soul Beast's Soul Ring changes after it surpasses 200,000 years?"
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan were still reeling from the shocking news that the Soul Ring was 200,000 years old. They only shook their heads instinctively, indicating that Yu Tianshuo hadn't told them.
Looking at his master and senior brother, who had gone blank again, Yu Tianshuo felt a little helpless.
But no matter what, he couldn't suppress the curve of his lips.
After all, showing off really did feel great!
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