Grandfather and Grandson Meet

"Who is it?" Dugu Yan turned around with a huff, but her eyes lit up the moment she saw who it was, and she quickly threw herself into the newcomer's arms.

"Grandfather!" She looked up at the man with his kind expression. "You've finished your seclusion? Yan'er missed you so much."

Qingxi frowned slightly when she saw the man.

The man before her, with his deep green hair, green eyes, and green armor, was none other than that old man who had tried to eat her every other day back then.

However, he seemed much younger now, and his white hair had thinned out significantly.

"Level 95?" She was somewhat surprised. To think he had broken through five levels in just six years; it was truly inconceivable.

But once she thought of that drop of spirit liquid, Qingxi felt relieved.

As the most peculiar spirit plant in the world, the Strange Flower possessed the ability to evolve itself.

"You little girl, your grandfather has been in seclusion for two years, has anyone bullied you?" Dugu Bo looked at the mysterious little figure in black, his face full of smiles.

If it weren't for the resonance between their martial souls, he would have thought he had mistaken her for someone else.

One had to know that ever since that incident six years ago, his granddaughter hadn't smiled in a long time; she had been nearly obsessed.

Therefore, seeing his granddaughter so cheerful now, Dugu Bo didn't say a word about what happened six years ago.

"Who would dare bully me? I'm a level 51 Spirit King now!" Dugu Yan said with a proud pout.

"Oh?" A flash of surprise crossed Dugu Bo's eyes. Looking at his granddaughter, who was not yet twenty, a Spirit King so young, combined with her poison techniques that far surpassed his own—

Yan'er's future achievements would surely far exceed his. Perhaps, if that person were still around, she might even have the potential to become a god.

"By the way, have you returned to... home, to see that person?" Thinking of this, Dugu Bo couldn't help but ask.

"Ah! I forgot to introduce you." Dugu Yan exclaimed in surprise, only then remembering she hadn't introduced her master to her grandfather. She quickly ran to Qingxi's side. "Grandfather, let me introduce you. This is my..."

"Let's go inside first." Qingxi hurriedly covered her mouth. The appearance of the Poison Douluo had already attracted the attention of those around them.

She didn't want anyone to ruin her plans.

"Right, right, we have business to attend to. Grandfather, coming with us?"

"Hmm, I also need to buy some things here. We're going the same way." Dugu Bo looked at the person in black beside his granddaughter with surprise. With his level 95 spirit power, he couldn't fathom the depth of the person before him.

Entering the auction house, a massive venue came into view. Colorful lights flickered and crossed, and a giant screen hung in the center. The first floor was already packed with people, bustling and noisy. In the middle was an open space for the auction, while the second and third floors were filled with private boxes.

Watching the person in black looking around from time to time, Dugu Bo coughed and introduced, "That over there is the registration area for selling items. The first floor is for commoners, the second for the nobility, and the third is only for the major powers. The one with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda embroidered on the window belongs to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. That one is Spirit Hall, and that is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family..."

"Thank you, I'll come find you later." Qingxi walked toward the registration area he pointed out. After two steps, she stopped and turned back to ask, "By the way, which box are you in?"

"The first one on the left on the second floor. Don't go to the wrong one!" Dugu Yan waved at Qingxi and pulled Dugu Bo toward the second floor.

"Your friend wants to sell something?" Dugu Bo naturally noticed the direction the person had gone. The voice sounded like a man's; could it be that brat Yu Tianheng?

Dugu Bo immediately frowned. "Yan'er, I've told you before, that brat from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family isn't good enough for you. Why are you still with him?"

With Yan'er's current talent, she would sooner or later become a Titled Douluo, or even a god. That boy from the Yu family, only a level 30-something Spirit Master, was no longer a match for his precious granddaughter.

"What are you saying? Is Yu Tianheng that short? Grandfather, listen to me..." Dugu Yan acted spoiled. As they spoke, the two entered the private box.

In the opulent box, fruits and snacks were already laid out on the table.

"Poison Douluo." The two maids preparing to serve the guests in the box bowed and saluted upon seeing him.

"You may leave. We don't need anyone to serve us here!" Dugu Yan took off her hat and waved for the maids to withdraw, then added, "Oh, and bring in two roasted rabbits, some side dishes, and wine."

"Yes!" The two maids nodded and respectfully withdrew.

"Grandfather, sit!" Dugu Yan took her grandfather's hand and pulled him into a chair.

Immediately after, she revealed her spirit rings.

Five spirit rings—purple, purple, black, black, black—appeared around her one by one. Suddenly, a strong wind rose, and Dugu Bo felt a wave of scorching heat. A pair of massive, fiery-red dragon wings unfurled behind Dugu Yan, making the box feel incredibly cramped.

The giant wings blotted out the sky, burning with eerie cyan flames that were both sinister and scorching.

"This is... an external spirit bone!" Dugu Bo stared at the scene in shock.

That was a priceless spirit bone! A spirit bone that could incite chaos among major powers!! And it was a legendary external spirit bone at that.

One had to know that his own Medusa Skull Bone was only obtained after he reached the level of a Titled Douluo.

Yet, the quality and value of the spirit bone on Yan'er far exceeded that of the Medusa Skull Bone.

"An external spirit bone? But Master said this is a torso bone."

"Where did you get this spirit bone?" Dugu Bo grabbed Dugu Yan's shoulders in agitation, his eyes filled with both joy and worry.

He worried that this spirit bone would bring a fatal disaster upon Yan'er.

"Grandfather, before you look at the spirit bone, can't you look at my fifth spirit ring first?" Dugu Yan pouted.

"This... a 60,000-year spirit ring?!" Dugu Bo looked at her fifth spirit ring in astonishment. Such an age far exceeded the limit for a fifth spirit ring.

Dugu Bo wasn't surprised that Yan'er could absorb a spirit ring beyond her level; after all, thanks to that drop of spirit liquid, the quality of his own spirit rings had greatly evolved, and he had even risen five levels in six years.

What truly surprised him was how his granddaughter had managed to capture a 60,000-year spirit beast.

"My fifth spirit ring comes from a 60,000-year Blazing Poison Flame Jiao. Even this torso bone was given to me by my master." Dugu Yan retracted her dragon wings and spoke triumphantly.

"What?! A Blazing Poison Flame Jiao?" Dugu Bo exclaimed in shock.

Dugu Bo had never heard of a Blazing Poison Flame Jiao, but he had heard rumors of an extremely rare soul beast that lived within volcanic magma called the Blazing Poison Flame Snake.

Because it lived inside magma, it was rarely seen by anyone, let alone captured.

In his youth, Dugu Bo had even ventured into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for one, but unfortunately, he had returned empty-handed.

Now that his granddaughter was claiming her soul ring had been obtained from a sixty-thousand-year-old Blazing Poison Flame Jiao, how could Dugu Bo not be astonished?

"Wait, your master?" Dugu Bo was slightly stunned.

It couldn't be what he was thinking, could it?

"That's right..." Dugu Yan glanced around, leaned into her grandfather's ear, and whispered, "Master didn't die; she took human form six years ago. She's been away all these years and only just returned a few days ago."

"That immortal herb?" Dugu Bo asked cautiously.

He had practically watched that immortal herb grow up; it couldn't possibly be more than twenty years old. How could it have taken human form?

"That's not right. I just came from the Sunset Forest, and it was clearly still there. Yan'er, are you pulling your grandfather's leg?"

"It's true. Otherwise, why would Master have stopped talking to me six years ago? Master said that once her cultivation reached the Nascent Soul stage, her inner core would develop toward a clone. She could project her spirit out of her body, and as long as her spirit remained intact, she could possess another body and be reborn. That's what Master meant—it seems she refined a new physical body for herself, though she didn't tell me the specifics."

"Yan'er..." Dugu Bo looked at his precious granddaughter with a complex expression.

"Grandfather, believe me, I have no reason to lie to you. Just think about the benefits you've received, and the benefits I've received."

"No, I mean... is our master still looking for disciples?" Dugu Bo's old face flushed red.