Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul! Innate Soul Power Rank Twenty!

Jiang He's body stiffened. Looking somewhat uneasy, he turned to Dugu Bo and said, "Grandpa Dugu, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have stolen your things."

Hearing Jiang He's words, the corners of Dugu Bo's mouth lifted as he smiled. "You weren't wrong. As a Soul Master, I admire your courage.

But while you were clever, you were also a little foolish. You underestimated a Title Douluo. You had no idea how laughable your so-called caution was before a Title Douluo.

Even your so-called breath-holding method was utterly laughable before my poison. If I hadn't been curious about what you intended to do and lent you a hand, you would have died in my poison barrier long ago."

Seeing that Jiang He still looked somewhat uneasy, Dugu Bo said, "All right, I won't scare you anymore. I only have one final question.

Why didn't you run while I was absorbing the Immortal Herbs? You clearly weren't poisoned. If you had escaped, finding someone on the Douluo Continent shouldn't have been so easy."

Jiang He took a deep breath and explained, "Because I didn't want to live like a rat. The flaw in your Martial Souls is the greatest secret of you and Sister Yan Yan.

Putting myself in your shoes, if an outsider learned this secret, and that outsider had stolen my things and harbored ulterior motives toward me, I would definitely hunt that person to the ends of the earth.

If I ran, then until I had the strength to contend with you, I could only live like a rat forever, cowering in dark corners and constantly fearing for my life.

Even then, I might not be able to escape your pursuit.

After all, you're a Title Douluo.

I had already underestimated a Title Douluo's strength once.

I couldn't underestimate a Title Douluo's influence across the continent again.

Besides, I believed you weren't someone who killed casually. Otherwise, you wouldn't have watched me wander around outside Sunset Forest back then.

Nor would you have watched me steal your Immortal Herbs."

After hearing Jiang He's answer, the smile on Dugu Bo's lips became even more pronounced.

He nodded and said with an approving expression, "Not bad. You didn't make the same mistake a second time. If you had truly run, the result would have been exactly as you imagined. You would have died, and died horribly."

Dugu Bo was one of the few Title Douluos on the Douluo Continent who stood alone.

He also had some friendship with Yue Guan of Spirit Hall.

He was on good terms with the Heaven Dou Empire as well.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would also give him face.

If he wanted to hunt Jiang He down, it would have been absurdly easy.

In the original story, after the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion, Spirit Hall had acted like a bunch of idiots and failed to find them. That was only because Bibi Dong herself had not wanted to look.

After all, those people in Spirit Hall's Elder Hall all knew exactly who had killed Qian Xunji. Hunting down the Clear Sky Sect was merely an excuse for the outside world.

Tang Yuehua had openly remained in Heaven Dou City, helping the Clear Sky Sect transport supplies. With such massive shipments of supplies, and the surname Tang...

Finding them would have been ridiculously easy, all right?

Likewise, if Dugu Bo truly developed the intent to kill Jiang He, he only needed to mobilize his connections. Plenty of sects would have been willing to grant him that favor.

Dugu Bo looked at Jiang He, slightly raised his chin, and said, "Jiang He, I'll only ask you once. Are you willing to become my disciple?"

Jiang He froze. He had not expected Dugu Bo to say that.

But he quickly came to his senses and, without hesitation, clasped his fists and bowed to Dugu Bo. "This disciple, Jiang He, greets Master."

A satisfied smile appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

"Good."

With that, Dugu Bo burst into hearty laughter.

Not only had he resolved the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison that had accumulated in his body for so long, but he had also accepted a disciple like Jiang He. The joy in his heart was plain to see.

He had already verified Jiang He's intelligence. As for his cultivation talent... if four Immortal Herbs still could not raise it, then Dugu Bo would accept it. At the very least, Jiang He would devote himself wholeheartedly to other matters in the future and could help his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, manage the family well.

To survive on the continent, unless one's strength reached the very pinnacle, strength alone was useless.

Influence was equally crucial.

And Jiang He's intelligence was enough to help him establish his own family and provide future generations with an excellent cultivation environment.

After his thoughts turned over, Dugu Bo looked at Jiang He and asked, "How long until you turn six?"

Jiang He glanced at the system panel.

It clearly read: [Age: Six years and one day old!]

During the days Dugu Bo had spent absorbing the Immortal Herbs, he had already passed his sixth birthday.

"Master, I turned six yesterday."

"Oh? Then good. I'll help you awaken your Martial Soul. I happen to want to see what kind of Martial Soul a little monster like you can awaken."

A child not yet six years old had managed to scheme against even himself, if not for underestimating a Title Douluo's strength.

How could Dugu Bo not be curious about such a person's future development?

He took an Awakening Stone from his Soul Tool and placed it at Jiang He's feet, saying at the same time, "Close your eyes, calm your mind, and feel the changes within your body!"

Following Dugu Bo's instructions, Jiang He closed his eyes and focused his attention inward.

The next second, a stream of Soul Power emerged from Dugu Bo's hand and entered Jiang He's body.

An impulse originating from the depths of his heart became impossible for Jiang He to suppress.

Then, he suddenly opened his eyes.

His already one-meter-nine frame surged in size once more, and dark golden fur emerged across his body.

As the fur spread, claws began to grow from the backs of Jiang He's hands.

"Roar!!!"

The moment his complete Martial Soul appeared, Jiang He could no longer suppress the impulse in his heart and let out a ferocious roar.

His body had now reached an astonishing three meters tall!

Not only that, the muscles across his body seemed carved from millennia-old granite. Every one of them bulged and knotted, brimming with destructive power!

Combined with that dark golden fur, he inspired fear at a glance!

Looking at Jiang He before him, Dugu Bo's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed instinctively, "Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"

Even as a Title Douluo, this was his first time seeing such a Martial Soul!

He had never even seen it recorded in any documents!

Clearly, Jiang He's Martial Soul had mutated.

And it had undoubtedly changed in a stronger direction.

After all, it was common knowledge among Soul Masters that a hundred-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could fight an ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beast!

That alone showed just how powerful this Martial Soul was!

At that thought, delight appeared on Dugu Bo's face, and he hurriedly took out the Soul Power Testing Stone.

"Jiang He, put your hand on it!"

Feeling the power within his body surge, Jiang He smiled and reached out, placing his hand on the Soul Power Testing Stone.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was illuminated by the light emitted from the Soul Power Testing Stone.

Even Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, was startled by the commotion.

"Tw... twenty?! Innate Soul Power rank twenty?!"

At that moment, he was truly dumbfounded.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul was shocking, but it was still understandable. After all, Jiang He had consumed Immortal Herbs and undergone a beneficial mutation.

But was Innate Soul Power rank twenty really possible?!

At that moment, Dugu Bo felt that he had still underestimated the power of Immortal Herbs...