Selling His Looks

Dugu Bo stared at Jiang He in bewilderment, his mind filled with Jiang He's words from moments ago.

A self-created Soul Skill...

Jiang He continued, "Teacher, although this disciple's progress has been slow over the past year, it isn't as though I did nothing. I realized that my offensive skills were far too lacking, so I created two Soul Skills myself. The one just now was one of them, called Moonwalk. It allows me to fly."

Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang He circulated his Soul Power and shot straight into the sky.

Though he was not especially fast, Dugu Bo could see clearly that Jiang He had not used the External Soul Bone on his back this time!

He had flown up using his own self-created Soul Skill!

That left Dugu Bo even more dumbfounded.

Jiang He then returned to the ground and continued, "However, Moonwalk consumes quite a lot of Soul Power, so I generally do not use it. I use the other Soul Skill more often."

Bang!

An explosive sound rang out, and Jiang He's figure instantly vanished from where he stood, reappearing behind Dugu Bo.

With Dugu Bo's spiritual power, he could naturally sense Jiang He's path of movement. Yet precisely because he could sense it, he was even more shocked.

That speed did not lose out to an agility-type Soul Emperor at all!

"This is the latest self-created Soul Skill this disciple has created. It is called Shave! What does Teacher think?"

Listening to Jiang He, Dugu Bo slowly turned around and looked at him with a complicated expression.

At that moment, he seemed to have returned to a year ago.

Back then, he had looked at Jiang He in exactly the same way.

Shock after shock had battered his worldview, making him feel that the disciple before him was a monster.

He had not expected that, one year later, this kid would make him feel the same way again.

This time, he was certain.

This kid was a monster!

"Good, very good~"

Dugu Bo said with a sigh, "From now on, this continent will belong to you, little monster."

He had said you, not you all.

In his eyes, once a monster like Jiang He fully matured, there would absolutely be no one on the entire continent capable of opposing him!

Only seven years old, a three-ringed Soul Elder, with all Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and even an External Soul Bone.

He had even created two Soul Skills himself! Both were exceptionally practical, too.

It was simply unheard of!

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Jiang He smiled faintly. "It is all thanks to Teacher's guidance."

Dugu Bo smiled and shook his head. "This old man has done nothing. It is all because you, little monster, are hardworking enough and monstrous enough. If I have any merit at all, it is only that I helped you hunt a few Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings."

"Teacher, do not say that. That is already an incredible feat. After all, relying on myself alone, it will still be very difficult for me to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the future."

Dugu Bo: ...

His mouth twitched.

Sure enough, how could this little monster possibly not have thought of something he himself could think of?

This kid was already setting his sights on Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Thinking of it gave Dugu Bo a headache.

A year ago, after breaking through to rank ninety-five, he had impatiently gone to challenge Yue Guan to a one-on-one duel.

With his greatly increased Soul Power and the miniature Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well inside his body, Dugu Bo's poison arts had advanced even further, and he had forcefully taught Yue Guan a lesson.

After some time had passed, Dugu Bo went looking for Yue Guan again, intending to teach him another lesson.

After all, for so many years, Yue Guan had always suppressed and beaten him. Now that he had finally gotten the chance to regain his footing, he naturally had to take his revenge fiercely.

But at that time, Yue Guan had taken the initiative to bring up Jiang He.

Dugu Bo was not particularly surprised by this. With Spirit Hall's intelligence-gathering capabilities, it was hardly strange for them to know about his monstrous disciple. After all, he had not hidden Jiang He away.

At the time, Yue Guan had said one thing to Dugu Bo.

"With your disciple's current talent, he will definitely need to absorb Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings in the future. Only then will he have a chance to reach the true pinnacle. Do you really think your strength is enough to guide him properly?"

Although Dugu Bo did not want to admit it, Yue Guan's words were true.

A Ten-Thousand-Year first ring, a twenty-thousand-year second ring, and now a third ring approaching forty thousand years.

Barring any surprises, Jiang He's fourth ring would definitely be over fifty thousand years, while his fifth ring would absolutely need to be seventy thousand, or even eighty thousand years.

Looking at it this way, by the sixth ring at the latest, Jiang He would need to consider a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Even if Jiang He later came to understand the gap between Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, realized that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings were not so easily obtained, and was willing to lower the age of his sixth Soul Ring, what about his seventh Soul Ring?

One had to know that the seventh Soul Ring was the crucial Soul Ring for unlocking the Martial Soul Avatar. The higher its age, the stronger the Martial Soul Avatar.

And the Martial Soul Avatar was an important Soul Skill in battles between powerhouses.

It could be said that Soul Saints were the true dividing line.

Provided Jiang He could withstand it, Dugu Bo absolutely could not bear to let him give up a Hundred-Thousand-Year seventh Soul Ring and absorb an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring instead. That would be a waste of his talent!

Seeing Dugu Bo fall silent, Jiang He hurriedly said, "Teacher, this disciple was only joking. Please do not take it seriously."

Jiang He's words brought Dugu Bo back to his senses. He looked at Jiang He and sighed. "This is indeed something this old man needs to consider."

As he spoke, he lifted his chin slightly. "However, Jiang He, you need not worry. Since you have acknowledged me, Dugu Bo, as your teacher, I will certainly take good care of you, my disciple. When you can withstand a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, your teacher will naturally have a way to help you obtain one!"

At those words, a trace of doubt flashed through Jiang He's eyes.

He did not know why Dugu Bo was so confident.

Although Dugu Bo had now entered the ranks of rank ninety-five Super Douluo, because poison was what he excelled in, he held no particular advantage against Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that were likewise comparable to Super Douluo.

In fact, because Soul Beasts possessed naturally formidable bodies, he could be said to be at a disadvantage.

Under such circumstances, it was uncertain whether Dugu Bo could even win, let alone restrain the opponent and let Jiang He kill it... No matter how he thought about it, that did not seem realistic!

As his thoughts turned, Jiang He suddenly noticed the faint smile at the corner of Dugu Bo's mouth.

Suddenly, inspiration flashed through his mind. He cautiously asked Dugu Bo, "Teacher, you have not set your sights on Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, have you?"

Dugu Bo abruptly turned to look at Jiang He, the corner of his mouth twitching.

"How did you guess that, kid?"

Jiang He spread his hands, his face full of helplessness. "Teacher, this disciple understands your strength. You are very strong, but bringing along dead weight like me while also helping me hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would probably be rather difficult. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will not just stand there and wait for me to kill it, so... you will most likely have me trade on my looks."

Jiang He had put it rather tactfully, but how could Dugu Bo fail to understand what he meant? He snorted coldly. "Hmph! What do you mean, trade on your looks? Why make it sound so unpleasant? If they want to recruit you, how could they possibly do so without giving something in return!"

Jiang He's mouth twitched.

So he still had to trade on his looks...