Oh, This Temper of Mine! Take My Lightning Five-Chain Whip! Eat My Six Paths Reincarnation Fist!

"Yuhao... pays his respects to the Sect Master and the Young Sect Master."

What an incredible Martial Soul... and it was the Young Sect Master's Second Martial Soul, no less.

Huo Yuhao had just bent at the waist when he froze in place, unable to stop himself from feeling envious.

The legendary Twin Martial Souls... truly incredible.

The gap between people really was enormous...

"Just call me Brother Xu. Everyone in the sect does. Isn't that right, Master? Try calling me Brother Xu."

Thump!

Du Busi curled his index finger and affectionately bopped the head of this Demon Pill.

"Don't get carried away. How come you don't tease Old Jin like that?"

He said that, but Du Busi was actually feeling pretty pleased with himself.

Xu Qing only acted this way in front of him. That boy had been close to me since he was little!

"B-Brother Xu!"

Huo Yuhao stood at attention, chest out, eyes shut.

"Please look after me!!"

[Brother Xu! Brother Xu!! Don't kill me, please, don't kill me!!]

A voice that sounded utterly terrified rang out in Xu Qing's Sea of Consciousness.

His expression tightened, and a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Damn bug! It had entered my Sea of Consciousness without my permission!

You've got a death wish!!

As he thought this, Xu Qing exchanged a glance with Du Busi, who instantly understood what was going on.

Don't ask. If you ask, it was the bond between Body Martial Soul possessors.

Then Xu Qing's figure blurred and vanished from the spot.

Du Busi, meanwhile, took a jar of opened white powder and a row of neatly bundled red and green syringes from his Storage Soul Tool.

He slowly approached Huo Yuhao and said fondly,

"Little Yuhao, don't be scared. This is a supplement your Brother Xu developed."

He placed the Protein Powder in Huo Yuhao's forcibly opened hand. Then, as if by magic, he flipped his hand, and the syringes all shed their protective caps, exposing their gleaming silver needles.

"Heh heh heh... Cough, cough! First, have some Protein Powder later to build yourself up. Look how skinny you are—you're just like one of those scrawny dogs at the foot of the sect's mountain."

"Here in the Body Sect, we're all muscle men!"

"Then you'll get a few shots like these, and I guarantee you'll be full of life, bouncing around, and packing on muscle like crazy!"

"Heh heh heh, why are you trembling? Relax, they work fast. The disciples in the sect use these every day for their cultivation."

Could such powerful shots have side effects? Like making my head pointy or something...

Let me ask you this...

Xu Qing's Sea of Consciousness.

A glowing orb patterned with gold was talking to an image of Xu Qing's consciousness.

"Brother Xu, no! Grandpa Xu! Daddy Xu, please don't kill me! Bro... I-I don't want to die!!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm writhed inside the orb, constantly dodging the long whip Xu Qing had formed from his spiritual power as it let out shrill screams.

"Stop! D-don't hit me anymore!"

"Tsk..."

Xu Qing flicked his wrist, delivering another Lightning Five-Chain Whip!

"Gah!! Waaaaah, Grandpa Xu, I came to deliver you a treasure!! Isn't there a saying in the human world? You don't hit someone who comes bearing a smile."

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!!

"Are you even human? Honestly. All right, punishment's over. Tell me, why did you enter my Sea of Consciousness without permission?"

At that, Xu Qing recalled how his Second Martial Soul had opened up his Sea of Consciousness when he first awakened his Martial Soul!

Though the pain had knocked him unconscious.

Still, his Sea of Consciousness was extraordinarily special.

Even Du Busi, a Limit Douluo, couldn't enter without him noticing...

As expected of an unprecedented million-year Soul Beast with a Mental Attribute.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm straightened its body. The golden-patterned orb surrounding it silently shattered, turning into a golden Soul Ring that appeared before Xu Qing.

"Grandpa, this is a gift from your grandson! You might not know this, but your grandson is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! This is..."

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!!

Xu Qing unleashed another Lightning Five-Chain Whip, making it wail.

"You're still lying? I can tell at a glance that you're not a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"

"I'll give you one more chance. Start over."

He narrowed his eyes. His spiritual power formed a white chair behind him, and he sat down, crossed one leg over the other, and leisurely swung the long whip in his hand.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sniffled, fat tears rolling from the corners of its compound eyes.

It complained about all the abuse and unfair treatment it had suffered in Star Dou.

But this dishonest bug seemed to be underestimating Uncle Xu Qing a little.

It didn't mention its cultivation level at all.

Trying to dodge the important parts? Who wanted to hear about your family of origin?!

"All right, all right, that's enough. You really are a bug, aren't you? Your cultivation is at the very limit Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent can reach—one million years. But your combat strength is just..."

Xu Qing paused. The long whip in his hand turned into a spear and pierced through the golden Soul Ring, hooking it. He then snatched it up, and it became an armband on his wrist.

"Pathetic beyond belief. I suppose it makes sense, since you're a bug by nature, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm."

"How do you know my cultivation level?!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body trembled violently, its mandibles chattering.

"Y-You even know my name!! Did Di Tian send you to capture me?!"

"Don't flatter yourself, Tian Meng. Behave yourself and hand over all that abundant vitality and your vast spiritual power!"

Xu Qing's spiritual power became a giant palm that reached for the big bug.

"Wait!"

It stopped trembling and dropped its timid act, putting on an air of superiority instead.

"Since you know I'm the legendary million-year Soul Beast, aren't you afraid I'll blow up your Sea of Consciousness?"

"Think about it. If your Sea of Consciousness is gone, so is your soul. And if your soul is gone, are you still you?"

"Maybe the moment I blow up your Sea of Consciousness, your head will go 'bang!'"

Xu Qing didn't even bother listening. The giant hand he had conjured clenched into a fist, and he pounded Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with it.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!!

"Heh heh heh. You really won't learn, will you? You still dare to call yourself 'bro' in front of me? How do you like your grandpa's Six Paths Reincarnation Fist? Nice and refreshing, bug?"

Xu Qing stood up and cracked his knuckles one by one, the joints popping as he slowly backed away.

If this bug exploded, I might not be able to take it.

My Self Martial Soul still hadn't absorbed a Soul Ring. Relying on its innate traits alone...

[God-Level Body Martial Soul: Self]

[Trait: Undying—your conviction will bring you back to the top!!]

[Trait: Great Strength]

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