"Ha ha ha ha ha—"
"I actually broke through to level 94 in one fell swoop!"
"Give me a little more time, and I'll definitely be able to cross the threshold to level 95!"
"When that happens, I'll make that little chrysanthemum from Spirit Hall pay!"
Dugu Bo felt over the changes in his body. After a long while, he finally spoke, brimming with excitement!
At that moment, he was full of confidence.
How many years had it been? The feeling of being completely at ease was truly intoxicating!
With the poison no longer turning on him, the foul stench that clung to him had naturally disappeared.
The hair on his head was no longer green as it had been when the poison was acting up. It had returned to its normal black color.
Still, Dugu Bo felt he'd been green for so many years that having no green on his head felt strange.
So, with a wave of the dark green Soul Power in his hand, his head turned green once more.
Jiang Li: ...
Dugu Bo truly hadn't expected the herbs he'd taken to have such a powerful effect. He could say that his current self could take on two of his former selves!
His Martial Soul had evolved from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor into the Jade Phosphorous Poison Dragon. Even as he transformed into a dragon, he'd retained his ability to use poison.
That only made Dugu Bo even more delighted.
"Absorb the last herb too, Old Poison. Perhaps its medicinal power will help you cross the threshold to level 95 in one go and become a true Super Douluo."
Hearing Jiang Li's reminder, Dugu Bo had no reason to refuse.
When the gentle medicinal power of the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma entered his body, the threshold to level 95 shattered.
At that moment, somewhere in Nuoding City, a certain flat-top-haired man suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He collapsed to the ground in agony. "I... I feel like I've lost something very important!"
After breaking through once more, Dugu Bo felt as if even the wind followed in his footsteps. He flashed over to Jiang Li and clapped him on the shoulder. "Young Jiang, since you've reached the bottleneck at level 80, want me to take care of your Eighth Soul Ring for you?"
"Don't worry, you'll be satisfied!"
Faced with Dugu Bo's offer of goodwill, Jiang Li thought it over briefly before shaking his head.
Later, he would take Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest.
Perhaps there would be a more suitable Soul Ring for him there.
Seeing Jiang Li refuse, Dugu Bo didn't press him. After all, Tang San had the Clear Sky Douluo behind him, so that man would surely help him get his Soul Ring.
Just as Dugu Bo was about to take his leave and bring Dugu Yan to obtain a Soul Ring, Jiang Li called out to him. "Old Poison, have you thought of an excuse for your Martial Soul's evolution?"
"You know that certain sect, the one that loves to throw its weight around, is obsessed with evolving its Martial Souls."
"And I'm sure you can guess what that old dragon has in mind."
"If you don't have a good enough excuse to shut them up, or if they find your medicinal garden..."
Jiang Li left the rest unsaid, but Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo who had roamed the Soul Master World for many years, understood perfectly well what he meant.
Murder and robbery!
Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—or rather, every sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—had spent who knew how many resources and how much manpower searching for a way to evolve their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Now that they knew his and his granddaughter's Martial Souls had evolved, who knew how crazed they would become?
As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sending Yu Tianheng to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy too, how could Dugu Bo not see what they were after?
When all was said and done, wasn't the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan hoping Yu Tianheng would use his relationship with Dugu Yan to tie Dugu Bo to their side?
Before, Dugu Bo had been so deeply affected by the poison in his Martial Soul that he could die at any moment. That was why he'd tacitly gone along with it.
He'd figured that if he died unexpectedly, having the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a backer would keep his granddaughter from being bullied in the Soul Master World.
But now, the tables had turned!
A blue lizard like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon dared to claim it was the world's strongest Beast Martial Soul?
Dugu Bo was sure the sword of their Jade Phosphorous Dragon lineage was just as sharp!
"Young Jiang, I understand!"
"If that bunch can't understand plain words when they're spoken nicely, then they'll find out my poison is no joke."
As Dugu Bo spoke, a fierce green light gleamed in his eyes.
"Fine. Since you know what you're doing, Old Poison, I won't say any more."
"We'll part ways here. In a few years, I'll bring my disciple to Heaven Dou City to see you."
"All right, Young Jiang. And you too, young fellow with the Blue Silver Grass over there. We'll part ways here."
Tang San stood and respectfully bowed to Dugu Bo, then watched him leave.
Before long, only the two of them, master and disciple, remained at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Come on, Xiao San. I'll go with you to the place you sensed."
"All right!"
Elsewhere, flowers bloomed on two branches, each telling its own tale.
In a hidden cave on the back mountain of Holy Soul Village, a special Blue Silver Grass greedily absorbed the faint sunlight filtering down through the opening above.
The moment the Blue Silver Crown Prince bloodline in Tang San's Martial Soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, a frail soul that had been sleeping inside that Blue Silver Grass slowly awakened.
As fellow Blue Silver Emperors, the two sensed each other's presence through their bloodline.
"That feeling... Is it my child?"
"It seems Xiao San has successfully become the next emperor of the Blue Silver Grass Clan."
"The powerful person beside him seems to carry the aura of the Blue Silver King of my clan. If I get the chance, I must thank him in person!"
Jiang Li: Good, good, good, Madam. Those are your own words!
I can see you're still as charming as ever, Madam!
Ah Yin's body swayed in the breeze, and her soul took the opportunity to observe her current circumstances.
But soon, a huge question mark appeared above her head.
Although she had regressed into a blade of grass, she couldn't understand why her Hao-ge had left her in such a place.
Back when the three of them had traveled across the Douluo Continent, she had taught Tang Hao and Tang Xiao plenty about how to cultivate plants.
But... no matter how foolish Tang Hao was, he should have known that the place where her body was now growing was completely unsuitable for plants.
"Hao..."
Instinctively, Ah Yin sensed that something was wrong, though only belatedly.
She had wanted to think through what was wrong, but for no reason at all, a wave of drowsiness swept over her, and she fell asleep once more.
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