He could feel the terrifying power clinging to that sword.
But he didn't retreat.
As the Grand Pontiff of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, he had taken their offerings for decades. When it was time for him to act, he couldn't shrink back.
Dugu Bo struck first. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor lunged from behind him, jaws wide open, green venom dripping from its fangs as it snapped at Luo Yun.
Luo Yun leaned aside to dodge. The Moon Eclipse Sword swept upward, and a slash of purple-black sword energy struck the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's head, sending the giant serpent flying backward into a pillar in the hall. A crack split the pillar, and dust sifted down in a steady stream.
Dugu Bo's expression changed. He hadn't expected this twelve-year-old boy to repel his Martial Soul with a single strike.
He reacted quickly, sweeping his right hand out. A cloud of jade-green poison mist surged toward Luo Yun.
Luo Yun didn't dodge. In that instant, Divine Slaughter's Domain unfurled. Dark purple mist poured from his body and swallowed the poison mist whole.
Dugu Bo's pupils shrank to pinpricks.
He didn't attack again, because he could already tell that he couldn't beat this boy.
Luo Yun didn't press his attack. The Moon Eclipse Sword hung at his side as his scarlet eyes fixed on Dugu Bo.
"Dugu Bo."
"Are you willing to submit?"
Dugu Bo froze. He hadn't expected the boy to say such a thing.
"Submit to my father, King Frost Extreme."
Luo Yun's voice was calm, as if he were discussing something trivial.
"If you agree, I can treat your hidden ailments and purge the poison that has seeped into your bones. If you refuse, you die."
Dugu Bo's pupils contracted sharply.
His hidden ailments and the poison