With a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as her third, Wang Dong'er's future was immeasurable.
She would surely break Tang Hao's record as the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent.
Wang Dong'er opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Dugu Bo, his face alight with excitement.
She offered no polite words. Rising to her feet, she felt the changes in her body.
The energy of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had strengthened her body and spirit.
The energy from the Immortal Herb and the Soul Ring had raised her Soul Power to level thirty-five.
The Soul Power in her dantian was brimming over. It probably wouldn't be long before her Soul Power Level broke through again.
Her third Soul Skill was the same as in the original story: "Butterfly God Slash."
The Light Goddess Butterfly was a God-Bestowed Martial Soul linked to the Butterfly God's divine throne. As for the Soul Skills... the God King who had bestowed the Martial Soul must have arranged them long ago.
"Thirty-five Soul Power..." Dugu Bo said. "Earlier, I said that with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as your third, you would surely break Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao's record as the youngest Titled Douluo."
"Now that I've seen you... you might even have a chance of becoming a legendary Limit Douluo."
A Limit Douluo? Wasn't that too weak?
If Dugu Bo didn't know any better, Wang Dong'er would have suspected that the old geezer was cursing her.
"You're not half bad yourself, Senior. It's just a shame you're too old, and your potential is already tapped out. If you were a decade or so younger, that detoxification pill could help you break through to Peak Douluo without a problem."
"But don't worry. Dugu Senior Sister will make it."
Wang Dong'er's words struck a chord with Dugu Bo, lifting his spirits even more.
A smile had only just spread across his face when, as if something had occurred to him, his expression suddenly crumpled.
"That's right, Yan Yan will make it, but... sigh."
He let out a long sigh and shook his head sorrowfully.
"Why the sudden change of mood, Senior?" Wang Dong'er asked in confusion.
"You should know that Yan Yan has a boyfriend, right? That silly boy, Yu Tianheng. He's from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, practically the heir to the clan. His future is boundless."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Wang Dong'er scratched her head. She didn't know much about Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng as a couple. In the original story, they hadn't had much page time, nor were there any romantic entanglements. Why didn't Dugu Bo approve of their relationship?
"Heh, heh, heh..." Dugu Bo gave a cold laugh.
"Titled Douluo are powerful fighters, and exceedingly rare."
"As a rogue cultivator like me, unaffiliated with any force, I naturally became a target for the great powers to recruit."
"I rejected Spirit Hall's offer and was hunted down, barely escaping with my life."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan tried to recruit me too, and I turned them down. Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen didn't want to offend me, so the matter was dropped."
"But who could have guessed?"
"That silly boy Yu Tianheng was sent by the clan elders—or perhaps by the clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen—to get close to Yan Yan. They wanted to bring me into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"When I realized Yan Yan and that boy were getting closer, I wanted to stop them immediately. But I didn't have many years left to live, so I didn't interfere with her relationship with Yu Tianheng."
"I thought that if I could find a way to cure my poison, I'd immediately cut off their relationship. If I couldn't..."
"Then I'd use the time I had left to secure the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's protection for Yan Yan. Otherwise, if I died, there'd be no one to stand up for her if she got bullied."
Dugu Bo held nothing back, pouring all his troubles out to Wang Dong'er.
Wang Dong'er listened attentively, understanding what was weighing on him.
"So Senior wants Dugu Senior Sister to break up with Yu Tianheng. After all, Yu Tianheng isn't sincere. He only got close to her to bolster his clan's strength."
"Mm." Dugu Bo nodded. "But what should I say? Yan Yan definitely won't agree. In her heart, Yu Tianheng means a great deal to her—he's second only to me, her family."
Not necessarily...
Wang Dong'er's mouth twitched.
If Yu Tianheng really mattered that much to Dugu Yan, then the first thing she should have done after waking up that day was come to demand an explanation from Wang Dong'er, taking her lover's side without asking questions. Instead, she'd politely come over to apologize...
More importantly...
During the half-month they'd spent together, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had been inseparable. They ate together and slept together. Dugu Yan had wanted Wang Dong'er to join them, but she'd refused... Those two did everything together.
Yu Tianheng seemed to be little more than a prop Dugu Yan used to throw people off the scent...
Dugu Bo sighed as he looked at Wang Dong'er. "What a shame. If you were a boy, I'd have Yan Yan marry you on the spot, and she could repay her savior that way. But unfortunately..."
"Stop right there..."
A vein appeared on Wang Dong'er's forehead.
If Dugu Bo kept rubbing salt in her wounds, she'd burn through her divine essence and use the Sea God's Divine Sense to control him.
"Put your hair up. Let me have a look," Dugu Bo suddenly said, turning serious.
"What's wrong?" Though Wang Dong'er was puzzled, she raised her hand and did as he asked.
When she swept up her hair, revealing her exquisitely beautiful yet spirited face, inspiration struck Dugu Bo.
The complicated, hesitant look in Dugu Bo's eyes gave Wang Dong'er a bad feeling. She hurriedly let her hair fall back into place and asked,
"What are you thinking?"
"Don't tell me you want me to pretend to be a boy and seduce Dugu Senior Sister into... cheating."
Dugu Bo, I respect you as a Titled... ahem, as my senior. Otherwise, I'd definitely punch you.
Wang Dong'er only dared to say that in her heart.
If Dugu Bo really wanted her to dress as a boy and seduce Dugu Yan, that would be... beyond vile!
Why had she dressed as a girl to attend the academy? To keep what happened at Notting Academy from happening again.
If being too handsome and flirting with girls while dressed as a boy were a crime, Wang Dong'er would have already been through thousands of cycles of reincarnation.
"What are you thinking? How could I ever ask you to do something that crossed the line of morality with Yan Yan?"
Dugu Bo spoke with righteous conviction, but his disappointment and the awkwardness of being found out were impossible to hide.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll think of something myself."
By the time the two returned to Heaven Dou City, dawn had broken the next day.
Wang Dong'er followed Dugu Bo back to Dugu Mansion. She had just stepped into the courtyard when a purple figure darted toward her.
A cool, fragrant breeze swept over her. It was unmistakably Dugu Yan's scent.
"You're finally back, Wang Dong'er. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you."
"You cured the poison in me and Grandpa, and improved my talent and potential. I... I really don't know how to thank you."
Dugu Yan suddenly stopped, cupped Wang Dong'er's face in both hands, and forced her to look straight ahead.
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