A New Mission: Recruit Dugu Bo, Enslavement Brand!

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul slammed into the barrier, leaving it dazed and disoriented, unable to tell north from south. Yet the sturdy barrier did not show even the slightest crack from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul's desperate assault, remaining perfectly intact before Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo stood atop the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul's head, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists as he said resentfully, "What a sturdy barrier. Even the power of my Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul cannot damage it in the slightest. This must be the effect of a hundred-thousand-year soul skill. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring truly is terrifying."

Dugu Bo felt somewhat despairing—deeply despairing. Even with the power of a Title Douluo, he could not inflict any damage upon the barrier, much less break through it and escape. Genuine panic rose within him.

Dugu Bo nodded faintly, his hollow, unfocused eyes fixed on the barrier before him as he muttered in despair, "Am I, Dugu Bo, really going to die here?"

"Ha ha ha ha~" Dugu Bo laughed at himself. "I miscalculated. I, Dugu Bo, miscalculated. I actually failed to realize that young man was a Super Douluo. I completely exposed my killing intent toward the two of them. How could they possibly let me go?!"

"But... I'm about to die. I don't want to die yet. My granddaughter will still suffer from the flaws of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul in the future, and I still haven't found a way to resolve them. What a pity... what a pity."

Dugu Bo was unwilling. Unwilling to die like this, to die without warning. He still had many things left undone. In the past, he had believed that having become a Title Douluo, a mighty Title Douluo—

there was almost nothing left that could threaten his life. He could even view life and death with great indifference. But now that death was drawing near, he realized in shock that he still had many things unfinished. He did not want to die. He did not want to die like this!

Dugu Bo felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar. Dragon roars echoed beside his ears, and in an instant, ten hundred-meter Black Dragons appeared around him, sealing off every possible space through which he could escape. The aura of death drew ever closer.

The Black Dragons soared through the sky, opening their bloody maws and roaring hysterically. Their dragon roars reverberated throughout Sunset Forest without end. Watching the ten Black Dragons in the sky, Dugu Bo was already prepared to fight to the death. He would not willingly accept death!

At that moment, an enormous Black Dragon, far exceeding a hundred meters in length, slowly approached Dugu Bo from the distant horizon. Standing atop its head were Lin Xiao and Qian Renxue, their gazes indifferent as they quietly watched Dugu Bo, who had nowhere left to flee.

"Th-this is... this is that Super Douluo's Martial Soul? It truly is earth-shattering!!!" Dugu Bo watched the Black Dragon stretching over a hundred meters across the sky. That single Black Dragon alone brought him endless pressure, to the point that even his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul was trembling.

The Black Dragon slowly came to a stop a hundred meters away from Dugu Bo. Lin Xiao looked at him and said with a smile, "Dugu Bo, Poison Douluo, do you have any last words? Just as you did to us earlier, we can give you a swift death as well!"

As for sparing Dugu Bo, they had never considered it. When Dugu Bo first saw them, his intense killing intent had not been concealed in the slightest. It was practically written across his face that he wanted to kill them. How could they possibly spare him?

"Ha ha ha ha!" Dugu Bo laughed heartily. "I, Dugu Bo, cultivated my Soul Power Level to Title Douluo with utmost caution and became one of the few Title Douluo powerhouses. I once thought there was nothing left that could threaten my life. So long as I wished to run, the path would lie beneath my feet, and no one could stop me!"

"What a pity, what a pity. I, Dugu Bo, have finally miscalculated. I actually encountered a powerhouse like a Super Douluo and even thoroughly offended one. You used a soul skill to trap me in this place. I, Dugu Bo, admit defeat! But I will not meekly await death!"

[Guardian Mission: Dugu Bo is one of the few Title Douluo and an expert in poison, capable of slaughtering an entire city. He is also Tang San's powerful helper in the future. As Qian Renxue's guardian, how can you miss out on this Title Douluo? Recruit him and make him a Soul Master of Spirit Hall, thereby weakening Tang San's destiny.]

[Mission Reward: Obtain the Super Immortal Grade Spirit Herb Dark Demon Dragon Grass, the Super Immortal Grade Spirit Herb Third-Grade Blazing Sun Flower, the Super Immortal Grade Spirit Herb Scorching Sun Burning Heaven Chrysanthemum, as well as an Enslavement Brand, which can effectively control Dugu Bo, this Title Douluo!]

"Hm?" Lin Xiao frowned slightly, somewhat surprised.

He had not expected the system to trigger a mission at this moment, and it was even a mission regarding how to deal with Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo was indeed extremely useful. His methods with poison were exceptionally formidable, and on a battlefield, he could face an army of thousands alone.

Although his own strength was not particularly great among Title Douluo—he could even be considered near the bottom—when facing ordinary soldiers or Soul Masters with weaker Soul Power Levels, it was simply a crushing advantage. Lin Xiao had once considered recruiting Dugu Bo.

But given the other man's personality, he likely would not submit to them. Otherwise, Lin Xiao would not have chosen to kill Dugu Bo outright.

Lin Xiao pondered inwardly, The mission rewards are three spirit herbs, and Super Immortal Grade ones at that. Their effects go without saying, and they seem suited for Xiao Xue and me. There is also the Enslavement Brand. Killing Dugu Bo would bring far less benefit than enslaving him!

Because of the system, Lin Xiao had now changed his mind. He no longer planned to kill Dugu Bo outright. Compared to killing him, keeping Dugu Bo alive and directly enslaving him was the best option for them.

"Xiao Xue, what do you think? Would keeping Dugu Bo alive be more useful to us? After all, he is a Title Douluo, and one who uses poison at that." Lin Xiao asked Qian Renxue beside him.

"Keep him alive? Setting aside the nearly tangible killing intent he had toward us earlier, which alone means we cannot spare him, even if you wish to keep Dugu Bo, Brother Lin Xiao, would he truly submit to us?" Qian Renxue said calmly.

"Don't worry. I have a way to control Dugu Bo. He will submit to us forever and never betray us!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Brother Lin Xiao has such a method? But if there truly is a way to control a Title Douluo, then keeping him alive would be acceptable. After all, the number of Title Douluo is exceedingly small." Qian Renxue nodded slightly.