Beat Chen Xin Up and Call It Good! (Please Follow, Please Follow)

Dugu Bo stared at Yue Guan and Gui Mei in shock. He had never imagined that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill would be this powerful.

Swallowing hard, Dugu Bo gave the two of them a thumbs-up.

He had to admit that this Martial Soul Fusion Skill was incredibly strong—so strong that he did not even know how to describe it.

A five-second hard crowd control effect—who among those of the same rank could beat these brothers?

No wonder Big Brother had always talked about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It was so powerful; who would not covet it?

If it were him, he would covet it too.

Xu Xiao patted their shoulders in satisfaction. "You two have worked hard this past month."

"Fortunately, it was all worth it."

"Once you obtain your second Soul Rings, the difficulty of your training will rise sharply. That will be real training."

Xu Xiao comforted them. He understood that over the past month, the two of them had died countless times for the sake of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Every time they were forcibly sent out, Xu Xiao had seen it in their eyes.

But fortunately, hard work did not disappoint those who put their hearts into it. They had succeeded.

"Big Brother, Third Brother and I need to rest for a day. We just used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the Spirit Ascension Platform, so we need to recover!" Gui Mei hurriedly said.

Xu Xiao smiled. "No rush, no rush. It is not time to hunt Soul Rings yet."

"Have you forgotten our agreement with Chen Jianjun?"

"It has already been three months. It is time to meet that man."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin—what a famous man he was.

Xu Xiao truly wanted to meet him and see what he had been like in his younger days.

Xu Xiao also understood that sword cultivators were generally rather arrogant. Chen Xin was still young and only a half-baked sword cultivator, so he might be even more arrogant.

Gui Mei and the other two nodded. If Xu Xiao had not mentioned it, they would have nearly forgotten.

"Big Brother, I really did forget. If you had not remembered, we might have offended Chen Jianjun."

Dugu Bo thought far ahead. If they did not go meet Chen Xin, they might have to bear Chen Jianjun's wrath.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei repeatedly nodded. They had nearly forgotten too. Their minds had been filled with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill; how could they still remember Chen Xin?

Xu Xiao smiled. He understood. For such a long time, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had been busy with Martial Soul Fusion, while Dugu Bo had been busy studying his poison. They had all been full of confidence, so how could they have had the time to care about such matters?

"It is fine. There is still time if we go now."

"Second Brother, Third Brother, rest for a while. We will set out shortly."

Dugu Bo took out the pills he had developed. "Try these quickly. I guarantee you two will be full of vigor."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance and both shook their heads. "Forget it, forget it. We will be fine soon enough."

Dugu Bo was not discouraged. Once he developed something better, they would surely like it.

Dugu Bo was full of fighting spirit. Having found his direction, he had to strive forward.

After the four had rested, Dugu Bo held up the Aromatic Silk Beauty and led them out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Once outside, Dugu Bo put away the Aromatic Silk Beauty. He had his own storage Soul Tool: the Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Pouch.

This thing had been passed down through his family. Back then, he had wanted to give it to Xu Xiao, but Xu Xiao had refused. Though Xu Xiao had wanted it too, he considered that it had been given to Dugu Bo by his father.

It could be considered his only remaining keepsake, so Xu Xiao had been too embarrassed to take it.

Leaving it with Dugu Bo was no issue either, since they were family. Besides, Xu Xiao now had the Spirit Ascension Platform and could store things inside it, so he cared even less.

The four arrived at their base in Sunset Forest. They had returned here once again.

"Are you the four brothers my father spoke of?"

Just as the four returned, a somewhat contemptuous voice entered their ears.

At the base, a youth with a slightly immature air sat atop a rock. A sword was planted before him. His expression was somewhat proud, and his gaze continually swept over Xu Xiao and the others.

"Sword Douluo, Chen Xin?"

Xu Xiao and the others saw Chen Xin clearly. He looked unruly and disdainful toward them.

"Sword Douluo? I, Chen Xin, am not one yet, but one day I will reach that level."

"Still, I thought you would be much stronger, considering what Father said. Turns out you are only four level-twenty Soul Masters."

"Father has misjudged people for once too. Heh heh!"

"What a disappointment!"

Chen Xin spoke with disdain. When he had first learned of this from his father, he had been somewhat happy, but after seeing Xu Xiao and the others, he was disappointed.

He felt that his old man had tricked him. Why had his father sent him to train with them?

I am a dignified level-forty Soul Master. With these level-twenty ones, am I not just here to be their babysitter?

Chen Xin was disappointed. What future could he possibly have by following people like this?

Anger visibly rose on Gui Mei and the other two's faces, but Xu Xiao did not care. He had already expected this situation; he simply had not expected Chen Xin to be so blunt.

Xu Xiao patted his three brothers' shoulders, telling them to stay calm.

"Heh heh, Chen Xin, I did not want to curse at you, but what you just said has made my brothers very unhappy. I do not know what your father told you, or whether you are simply too stupid."

"A fool like you is utterly beyond redemption—stupid to the extreme!"

"If I had an arrogant idiot like you for a son, I would be better off smashing my head into a block of tofu and dying."

"Why do you not use that severely shriveled brain of yours to think about what level your father is at?"

"If we had no ability, could we have made that old man of yours view us in a new light?"

"Brothers, beat him up!"

Xu Xiao could not be bothered to waste words on him anymore. They would beat him up first and talk later. Even his father treated him politely, yet this level-forty Soul Master dared to prattle on at him?

You look down on us? One letter from me could let your father enter level ninety-eight. You look down on us? Then we can beat you up together.

Gui Mei and the other two had long been displeased. Hearing Xu Xiao's words, they immediately became excited. One beating and he would behave.

Chen Xin was equally furious. No one had ever dared curse at him like this since he was young. A few measly level-twenty Soul Masters dared humiliate him like this? They were courting death!

The Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul rose into the air, and Chen Xin charged in with his sword. Yet he was not even as fast as Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

"Infinite Stasis Domain!"

Xu Xiao and Dugu Bo did not move. Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked in an instant, and their Martial Soul Fusion Skill erupted immediately.

The black-and-white domain instantly froze Chen Xin, who was charging in with his sword, in place.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo immediately unleashed his Soul Skill, but Xu Xiao hurriedly called out, "Do not kill him."

Dugu Bo froze. Why did those words sound somewhat familiar?

It seemed that he had been treated this way back then too. Could this be their tradition?

Dugu Bo had no time to think further and nodded. "Alright, Big Brother."

"First Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorus Poison Mist!"

The Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon lightly exhaled a cloud of mist. Accompanied by a dragon roar, the poisonous mist spread toward Chen Xin. At that very instant, the Infinite Stasis Domain dispersed, and the poison mist surged into Chen Xin's body.

Seeing this, Xu Xiao immediately threw a punch. "First Soul Skill: Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven!"

His fists followed one after another. Chen Xin had no time to react as the two Soul Skills struck his body.

Xu Xiao snorted. "Chen Xin, you are pretty ordinary too!"

"You cannot even beat a few level-twenty Soul Masters!"

It did feel a little like they were ganging up on him, but he had started it. Which one of them present was not a prodigy? They were all of the same age—who wanted to be insulted?

You looked down on them the moment you arrived. Did you really think they were easy to bully?

Chen Xin spat out blood, his eyes fixed fiercely on Xu Xiao and the others.

He saw them—three thousand-year Soul Rings. At level twenty, how could they possibly have thousand-year Soul Rings? Only then did he realize just how foolish he had been.

No wonder his father had sent him here.

Father, Father, I am far inferior to you. Now he believed in his father's judgment. The shallow one had been himself—his own ignorance.

How could his father possibly harm him?

There was always someone stronger beyond the strongest, and someone better beyond the best...

And there was that Martial Soul Fusion Skill too. Chen Xin had broad vision and insight. While being beaten, he had already figured everything out. How many people possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill now?

He was proud, but he was not stupid. As Chen Jianjun's son, his knowledge naturally was not lacking.

He understood why his father wanted him to follow these people. Every one of them was a prodigy. Only geniuses together could improve.

By following them, he would not only gain training, but companions as well...

"I..."

Chen Xin understood all this. He wanted to admit defeat, but as Chen Jianjun's son, he could not lower his proud head.