Dugu Bo's voice resonated through his Soul Power, causing the glazed tiles of the entire mountain gate to tremble.
"Whoosh!"
Space distorted, Gu Rong's gaunt figure appeared out of thin air on the stone steps of the mountain gate. Looking at the man before him, whose signature green hair couldn't be hidden even with a mask, he couldn't help but sneer:
" Dugu Bo, what are you up to? Wearing a mask to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in broad daylight, are you ashamed to show your face? Since when did Poison Douluo start doing these sneaky, masked thievery?"
With the poison taking effect, Dugu Bo had no mind for arguing. He roared, "Bullshit! I'm wearing a mask! The Dugu Bo you're talking about isn't me! I'm here to collect a debt! Tell that little thief Gu Tian to get out here!"
Gu Rong's face darkened, and with a wave of his hand, a massive, grayish-white bone dragon phantom appeared behind him, instantly enveloping the entire area in a chilling gravity.
"I don't care who you are. Since you dare to act so presumptuously in my sect, I'll teach you what rules are today! Don't worry, since you're about to die, I'll show you mercy."
"Enough talk! Anyone who blocks my way dies!"
Dugu Bo had completely lost his mind. He knew he couldn't hold out much longer; this battle was not only for dignity, but also for survival.
" Seventh Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar!"
boom--!
Of Dugu Bo's nine Soul Ring, the last three black Soul Ring erupted with destructive light. A gigantic serpent king, tens of meters long and shimmering with a ghostly green luster, rose from the ground, its viscous poisonous mist instantly corroding the surrounding bluestone steps.
"You're serious, you old poisoner!" Gu Rong's eyes flashed fiercely. "You're asking for death! Spatial Lockdown - Bone Prison Kill!"
Gu Rong clenched his fists, and the space around Dugu Bo shattered like a mirror. Countless enormous white bone spears shot out from the spatial rifts, carrying the power to tear through the void as they pierced towards the Serpent King's body.
Normally, Gu Rong's mastery of spatial manipulation would have been enough to overwhelm Dugu Bo. But at this moment, Dugu Bo was fighting desperately!
"Fry--!"
Dugu Bo actually imitated Tang Hao, forcibly reversing a trace of his Soul Power and compressing the poisonous mist to its limit. This self-destructive fighting style instantly broke through the spatial blockade. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's huge tail swept across, not only severing the countless bone spears, but also spraying a mouthful of dark green venom directly onto the Gu Rong's protective divine light.
"Sizzle--!"
The once impenetrable spatial barrier rapidly dissolved under the influence of the snake venom infused with a frenzied will. Gu Rong groaned, feeling a numbness in his meridians. Due to Dugu Bo's reckless and suicidal attack, the Bone Douluo, known for his unpredictable and cunning nature, was forced to retreat repeatedly, and even his aura began to weaken under the corrosive effects of the poison.
"Die!" Dugu Bo's snake head slammed into the Gu Rong.
At this critical moment...
"Clang--!"
A deafening sword cry, sharp enough to slice through everything in the world, exploded from behind.
Chen Xin appeared in mid-air with a cold expression, the Seven Kill Sword in his hand emitting a sword aura three zhang long, like a silver moon. He did not directly join the encirclement, but pointed his sword diagonally.
"First Soul Skill: Sword Spirit Protection!"
Countless silver sword shadows intertwined above the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, forming a massive, glass-like barrier of sword energy that effectively kept the poisonous mist attempting to spread into the sect at bay.
Chen Xin glanced down at the somewhat disheveled Gu Rong, then looked at the completely deranged Dugu Bo, his brows furrowing slightly. "Old bone, step back. This old monster has completely lost his mind. Right now, he's a madman making a desperate last stand."
Gu Tian stood under the eaves of the main hall, watching the fierce battle between the two Titled Douluo in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Wearing a mask means you're denying everything? Dugu Bo, it seems you're in a real hurry. But... since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then I've found the catalyst for my third divine exam."
Looking at Dugu Bo, who was almost driven mad, Gu Tian patted Bi Ji, who was busy infusing the Gu Rong with emerald divine light, signaling her to focus on healing. Then he slowly walked out of the hall's eaves.
"Since you're so eager to see my Martial Soul, then I'll show you what a true dragon is."
Gu Tian stretched out his right hand, his eyes radiating a nine-colored divine light that almost overflowed their sockets.
" Chiyan Sister! Tide Sister! Get ready!"
Buzz--!
Two dazzling streams of light, one red and one blue, shot out from Gu Tian's brows. The peerless figures of Chiyan and Tide instantly appeared in mid-air. The two women exchanged a glance, both seeing in each other's eyes the eagerness that had been suppressed for millennia.
"You old poisoner, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of the master?"
Chiyan snorted coldly, her fiery red hair dancing without wind. In an instant, an extremely gorgeous red and gold dragon-patterned spirit outfit covered her delicate body, and the Hong Lian spear in her hand brought waves of scorching heat that could burn everything.
Tide was even colder, her exquisite curves wrapped in a deep blue ice crystal gown. With a light tap of her fingertips, the water vapor in the void instantly condensed into countless sharp ice blades.
The two women attacked simultaneously, and the terrifying pressure of their Dragon King status instantly suppressed Dugu Bo's proud Poison Domain, causing it to shrink by more than half. Dugu Bo was horrified; these two stunningly beautiful women who appeared out of nowhere actually made him feel the extreme threat that he only felt from Titled Douluo!
However, Dugu Bo was, after all, Titled Douluo. Under the madness of the poison's backlash, his gaze passed over the two women and fixed firmly on the seemingly weak Gu Tian below.
"To catch the thief, first catch the king!"
Dugu Bo let out a sharp cry, and the enormous body of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor drew a strange arc in the air. Ignoring the attacks of the Chiyan and the Tide, it was willing to be damaged to fly down directly. Its huge poisonous claws went straight for Gu Tian, obviously intending to forcibly abduct Gu Tian as an antidote!
"Court death!"
Upon seeing this, both Chiyan and Tide's eyes turned icy cold.
"True Dragon Form - Appear!"
As the two women shouted in unison, the sky above Heaven Dou City instantly changed, and the originally clear sky seemed to be instantly blackened by an invisible giant hand, falling into a deep silence.
"Snap!"
Two enormous black cracks appeared out of nowhere in the air. The cracks seemed to have torn the entire air and space into pieces!
The cracks continued to widen, and from one of the fissures, scalding, viscous, and destructive dark red magma surged forth like a waterfall, dripping "hissing" onto the hard white jade plaza of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School. Each drop of magma instantly burned through the warm jade bricks, releasing a strong sulfurous smell.
Meanwhile, from the other crack, a frigid white aura began to surge out wildly. Wherever the cold aura passed, even the air itself froze into crystalline powder. The temperature was Absolute Zero, even ten thousand times colder than the deepest, eternally Ten Thousand Year Ice Abyss in the Extreme North!
As the crack widened to several meters, a gigantic eye silently emerged at the other end. Its eyeball was the size of a millstone, and its golden vertical pupil held an indifferent gaze that looked down upon all living beings. After surveying the world for a moment, the eye blinked a few times and vanished.
Immediately afterwards, two enormous dragon claws—one crimson red like iron, the other icy blue like crystal—suddenly grabbed the two sides of the crack and then forcefully pushed outwards!
Looking inside from the outside, the crack reveals only an extreme darkness, seemingly connecting to another vast and ancient world.
"Hold head high--!"
With a dragon's roar powerful enough to make Titled Douluo's soul tremble, two enormous dragon heads slowly emerged from the crack. The fire dragon head spewed forth Red Lotus Karma Fire, while the ice dragon head devoured Absolute Ice Seal.
Around the rift, one was enveloped by raging fire elements, and the other was surrounded by extreme ice elements, forming two enormous structures that resembled Spatial Teleportation.
Chiyan and Tide exchanged a smile, their delicate bodies rising into the air. Under the horrified gazes of Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the two women straddled the broad backs of the fire dragon and ice dragon, respectively.
"You old poisoner, today I will clean up this pile of rotten flesh for this continent!"
Chiyan rode a fire dragon, Tide drove an ice dragon. The two true dragon spirits, with a world-destroying aura, swooped down towards Dugu Bo, who was already terrified.
In that instant, Dugu Bo felt as if death had already touched his neck. The lock-on of the two divine auras, one red and one blue, made even the thought of escaping incredibly heavy.
"Oh no! Run! Run for your lives!"
Dugu Bo screamed and desperately burned his Soul Power, trying to rush into the distance. He didn't even have the courage to fight to the death.
But at this critical moment, Gu Tian, who was standing below, suddenly turned deathly pale.
"Hmm..."
Gu Tian groaned, feeling a sudden dizziness as if all his divine power had been drained from his body. His vision went black, and he fell straight backward.
" Xiao Tian!" Bi Ji exclaimed, quickly catching Gu Tian in her arms and pulling him into her embrace. Her warm life energy surged into Gu Tian's body.
Sensing Gu Tian's condition, the Chiyan and Tide in the sky changed drastically. Without hesitation, they reached out and patted the dragon's horns.
"Hold head high--!"
The two dragons let out a roar of unwilling anger, their massive bodies suddenly turning around and disappearing back into the two spatial rifts.
In an instant, the crevice vanished, and the dark clouds in the sky dispersed. If it weren't for the still-flowing lava and thick frost on the ground, probably no one would believe what had just happened.
Dugu Bo landed on the ground, still shaken, his body limp and weak from trembling violently.
Gu Rong forced himself to stand up and quietly leaned close to Chen Xin's ear, his voice trembling and weak. "You old bastard... that's not some kind of Martial Soul Avatar at all. That aura... it's more like a true dragon manifesting. The rank of those two dragons... is too high, so high that even my bone dragon wanted to self-destruct."
Chiyan and Tide also landed hastily. The women, disregarding Dugu Bo, joined forces to help the unconscious Gu Tian back to the Glazed Pavilion.
Dugu Bo hesitated for a moment, then, looking at the lingering aura of ice and fire on the ground, gritted his teeth and shamelessly followed. At this moment, he was completely overwhelmed by that god-like power, and even had a humble thought: as long as he could live, he would do anything.