Kill Dugu Bo

What was even more terrifying was that Huang Tian's dragon breath had not lost any of its momentum. Carrying a heaven-destroying pressure, it charged straight at Dugu Bo.

In his haste, Poison Douluo raised a jade-green shield, the Spirit Rings around him flashing wildly.

Yet before this attack containing the power of the dragon race's origin, the shield was like glass struck by a hammer. With a sharp crack, it shattered piece by piece.

The dragon breath struck Dugu Bo squarely in the chest. This Title Douluo flew backward like a kite with its string cut, plowing a trench dozens of meters long through the ground.

Shen Lian watched Dugu Bo kneel on one knee. Even the bloody foam spilling from his lips carried an eerie green hue. His right arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, and his eyes brimmed with terror and despair.

Huang Tian shook his wings, its dark-gold dragon eyes sweeping toward Shen Lian. The next moment, a hurricane wrapped in overwhelming pressure surged over.

Before Shen Lian could react, Huang Tian's enormous dragon claw steadily caught him and carried him down before Dugu Bo at lightning speed.

"Shen Lian, how should this ant be dealt with?"

Huang Tian's voice rang in Shen Lian's mind, carrying unquestionable killing intent.

Dugu Bo's knuckles dug deeply into the scorching rocks. Blood laced with Jade Phosphorus Poison seeped from the cracks in his broken nails, corroding the ground and raising wisps of green smoke.

He laboriously raised his head. His clouded eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Shen Lian, his throat wheezing like a broken bellows.

"You're human, yet you actually colluded with Soul Beasts!"

Thick hatred filled his words. Poisonous blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, instantly releasing a pungent toxic mist upon striking the ground.

Shen Lian lowered his gaze and toyed with the Dragon-Slaying Blade, its edge reflecting the mockery in his eyes. He slowly raised his head, a scornful curve forming at his lips.

"That is none of your concern."

Before his words faded, he turned slightly and instructed Huang Tian.

"Huang Tian, finish him, then throw his corpse into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

His tone was as calm as if he were discussing some trivial matter. Then he turned his back and did not spare Dugu Bo another glance.

Feeling Shen Lian's contempt, Dugu Bo's clouded pupils suddenly contracted.

His breathing grew increasingly rapid. His shattered right arm trembled uncontrollably, yet he secretly gathered the last trace of his Soul Power.

The instant Shen Lian turned his back on him, a vicious gleam flashed across Dugu Bo's withered face. Veins bulged across his wrinkled forehead as he pressed hard against the Spirit Bone embedded with the sixty-thousand-year Medusa Skull.

"Brat, die with me!"

Dugu Bo roared almost maniacally. His entire body shook violently as though all life had been drained from him, and the last madness burst from his eyes.

In an instant, two dark-purple rays shot from his eyes. Wherever they passed, spiderweb-like cracks spread through space, and even the water molecules in the air were petrified at once.

Huang Tian lazily snorted in midair, merely watching coldly as the deadly attack shot toward Shen Lian's back. Huang Tian understood that this kind of spiritual Soul Skill from Dugu Bo was useless against Shen Lian.

Perverse ecstasy crawled across Dugu Bo's twisted face. His mouth split uncontrollably to his ears, as though he could already see Shen Lian being turned to stone.

However, at the critical moment when the rays touched Shen Lian, the Purple Flame Mark between Shen Lian's brows erupted.

Dazzling purple light spread like a tide, condensing in the air into a shield carved with ancient runes.

The instant the petrifying rays struck the shield, they let out a sharp sound like shattering glass. Like ice and snow beneath a blazing sun, they rapidly melted away, while the scattering streams of energy instantly fused the surrounding rocks into glass-like matter.

Shen Lian slowly turned around, purple flames surging in his eyes. Six Spirit Rings lit up beneath his feet in succession. The heaven-defying configuration of two purple and four black rings appeared especially soul-stirring beneath the glow of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Then Shen Lian said to Dugu Bo:

"Your attack is just as laughable as your poison."

Dugu Bo's eyes widened, and an incredulous whimper escaped his throat.

Shen Lian raised his hand and swung the Dragon-Slaying Blade. Dragon Flame Heaven-Burning Slash carried flames capable of incinerating the skies, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant dragon that roared as it swept forward.

Dugu Bo desperately tried to summon his Martial Soul Avatar, but the dragon flames swallowed him in an instant. His shrill screams echoed through the valley before finally turning into a wisp of green smoke that vanished within the poisonous mist of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

With a beckoning motion, Shen Lian summoned the Medusa Skull into his palm. He had no intention of absorbing this Spirit Bone and instead stored it in his Storage Ring.

Looking down from above as the spirit spring was rapidly tainted by jade-green toxic mist, Shen Lian kicked Dugu Bo's corpse into the pool. A cold curve rose at the corner of his mouth.

Shen Lian stood on the cliff beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, watching the lingering Jade Phosphorus Poison mist left behind by Dugu Bo churn and spread like a living thing.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was utterly destroyed.

Then Huang Tian's colossal body hovered in midair. Its dragon wings stirred a foul wind, sweeping shattered stones from the ground high into the sky.

It turned back to look at Shen Lian, then transformed into a streak of light and entered Shen Lian's body.

By the time Shen Lian stepped out of Sunset Forest, night had quietly fallen.

The last trace of sunset glow vanished from the horizon, replaced by a sky full of stars.

He rubbed the Storage Ring in his hand, which contained a Divine Spirit Bone and countless immortal herbs, feeling its icy coolness against his fingertips.

Tang San's mother's Spirit Bone is in hand, and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well no longer has any value. Where should I go next?

Shen Lian muttered to himself, his voice echoing along the silent edge of the forest.

Insect chirps rose and fell around him, and the occasional beastly roar could be heard from afar.

Shen Lian looked up at the sky. An eagle circled above the clouds. Suddenly, the majestic Imperial City of the Heaven Dou Empire flashed through his mind.

"This place is closest to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Sun-Moon Empire will sooner or later annex the two great empires of Douluo Continent. It would be good to investigate the situation first."

Shen Lian's gaze sharpened, and he resolutely headed north.

After traveling through the night, Heaven Dou Imperial City finally appeared before him.

The lingering light of the rising sun fell upon the towering city walls, lending a hint of warmth to their cold metallic sheen.

The city gate was bustling with activity. Vendors' cries, the clatter of hooves, and the rumble of carriage wheels intertwined into a noisy symphony of city life.

As Shen Lian approached the gate, he saw two soldiers clad in Mystic Iron armor stopping a carriage loaded with goods.

The bearded soldier in the lead held the silver coins handed over by the merchant in one hand while the other restlessly rubbed the edge of the carriage. His lecherous gaze remained fixed on the young girl inside.

"Just this much? My brothers aren't so easy to satisfy."

The merchant wore a fawning smile, repeatedly bowing and pleading as sweat rolled down his forehead.

Shen Lian watched coldly, folded his arms, and walked straight ahead.

"Stop!"

A sharp-faced soldier blocked his path with a saber, its tip nearly touching Shen Lian's nose. Then he arrogantly said to Shen Lian:

"The entrance fee is ten silver coins. Pay up before you go in!"

Shen Lian slowly raised his eyes. A cold glint flashed through them as the aura around him suddenly erupted like a tidal wave.