Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

If Lan Chen truly possessed a skill with an absurdly powerful disguise ability, then everything could be reasonably explained.

Those were the only two possibilities they could think of.

As for the third possibility—that Lu Chen was a completely ordinary person who had awakened an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, then evolved it into the Blue Silver Emperor by absorbing plant Spirit Rings in just four or five years—

That possibility would never have entered their minds from beginning to end.

Xue Qinghe's gaze was melancholy. Based on the information available, Lan Chen was very likely connected to Ah Yin somehow.

Ah Yin's death had been forced by her father, though her father had ultimately been beaten to death by Tang Hao.

After thinking it over, Xue Qinghe waved a hand helplessly.

"Snake Spear Elder, you've worked hard this time. The information you uncovered must remain between you and me. Do not tell a third person."

"As for Lan Chen's true identity, I will find an opportunity to test him further. Until it has been fully confirmed, do not act rashly. Our priority remains winning him over."

"Lan Chen possesses support abilities that surpass Ning Fengzhi's. I have already recognized his value. As long as we can bring him under our command, no matter what his identity is, I can boldly accept him."

"If he remains unwilling to join us, we can decide how to deal with him later."

"You may go rest."

Since Xue Qinghe had said so, Snake Lance Douluo could only nod in acknowledgment.

"This subordinate obeys!"

Spirit Bone Skill: Invisibility

Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan had already returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a day.

There were no outsiders here, so Lu Chen removed his disguise and returned to his original appearance.

He stood nearly six feet three inches tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his posture straight and upright. His long blue hair fell neatly behind his back. His face was somewhat youthful, yet so handsome it was almost unbelievable.

Sometimes, Lu Chen himself sighed that he had changed so much he no longer seemed like himself.

The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul's cosmetic-enhancement abilities were simply outrageously powerful.

Even Dugu Yan's eyes were now filled with pink hearts whenever she looked at him.

That handsome appearance really was exceptionally attractive.

Back to business. After a day of adjustment, Dugu Yan's body had returned to peak condition.

Dugu Bo once again took out the brocade box and handed it to Dugu Yan with extreme solemnity, speaking expectantly.

"Yanyan, I inspected this Spirit Bone. There are no problems with it. It is indeed a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone, and it carries the aura of the Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor."

"Absorbing a Spirit Bone is not dangerous, and the earlier you absorb it, the greater the benefits will be. Absorb it now."

Holding the brocade box in both hands, Dugu Yan first looked at her grandfather. Dugu Bo's face was full of expectation, and his eyes carried encouragement.

Then she looked at Lu Chen, who stood beside her. Noticing her gaze, Lu Chen smiled and nodded at her.

With encouragement from both Dugu Bo and Lu Chen, Dugu Yan finally stopped hesitating. She opened the brocade box, took out the 50,000-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor Right Leg Bone, and spoke firmly.

"Grandpa, Lan Chen, I'm going to begin absorbing the Spirit Bone."

As soon as she finished speaking, Dugu Yan sat down on the ground. She placed the Right Leg Bone against her own right leg, circulated her Soul Power, and guided it into the Spirit Bone.

In an instant, the Right Leg Bone blossomed with black radiance, giving off cold and tyrannical energy fluctuations.

Then, the Right Leg Bone rapidly vaporized, turning into streams of gaseous energy that flowed into Dugu Yan's body under the guidance of her Soul Power.

That energy was exceptionally vigorous. It flooded her body and quickly filled her meridians, causing Dugu Yan to feel considerable pressure.

After all, it was a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone. While absorbing it was not dangerous, refining its energy was no easy task.

Dugu Yan pushed her Martial Soul to its limit. A faint dragon's roar seemed to emerge from within her body.

Her Jade Phosphorus Dragon Martial Soul began greedily devouring and refining the energy pouring into her body.

Dugu Yan immediately felt the pressure on her body ease. The Jade Phosphorus Dragon Martial Soul was like a bottomless black hole, rapidly swallowing that surging, abundant energy.

The refined energy then fused into Dugu Yan's limbs, bones, organs, and every part of her body, nourishing each and every cell.

This greatly enhanced Dugu Yan's physique.

Her right leg benefited the most, naturally, since the Spirit Bone she had absorbed was a Right Leg Bone.

The absorption of the Spirit Bone's energy had entered a stable rhythm. All that remained was for it to fully merge with her body.

The process was quite lengthy!

About four hours later, Dugu Yan's steadily rising aura finally climbed to its peak before gradually stabilizing.

After a while, her eyelashes trembled gently as she opened her emerald-green eyes.

At first, her gaze was slightly unfocused. But after only a few breaths, it regained its clarity, returning to its usual seductive charm as surprise and delight flashed within it.

Dugu Yan practically bounced to her feet, her full chest bouncing along with her. Then she excitedly shared her gains with Dugu Bo and Lu Chen.

"Grandpa, Lan Chen, I successfully absorbed the Spirit Bone! The energy in this Spirit Bone was so abundant that it directly raised my Soul Power by three levels. I went from level forty-six to level forty-nine."

"As expected of a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone. One Dragon Origin Fruit raised my Soul Power by ten levels, while one Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor Right Leg Bone raised it by three. I barely cultivated properly over these past few months, yet my Soul Power still increased by more than thirteen levels."

"Also, this Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor Right Leg Bone gave me a very powerful Spirit Bone skill: Invisibility."

"It is the Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor's Invisibility ability. It can conceal my body and aura, and can even avoid detection by spiritual power. It's an extremely practical skill."

After hearing Dugu Yan's introduction, Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised as well. He stroked his beard and said.

"This Ning Fengzhi must have truly been frightened by me. The Spirit Bone he gave us is not only of extremely high quality, but its skill is also practical. He really is afraid that I'll continue poisoning people throughout the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Lu Chen nodded in agreement.

"It certainly seems that way. Ning Fengzhi wanted to use this Spirit Bone to truly buy off Brother Dugu, so you would stop opposing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"But when you think about it, only a few days have passed, and Brother Dugu already poisoned more than three hundred Spirit Masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Another five hundred or so were tortured half to death by the poison."

"If this continued, then in as little as one month or as much as three months, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be completely erased from Douluo Continent."

"To Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is more important than his own life. That is why he sent such a generous gift that no one could refuse."

After Lu Chen finished speaking, Dugu Yan pursed her lips and frowned.

"Lan Chen, now that my grandfather accepted their Spirit Bone, and I ended up absorbing it, the grudge between our grandfather-granddaughter pair and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can be considered resolved. It would not be appropriate for us to cause them trouble again in the future."

"But what about you? If you want revenge against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later, I'm afraid we won't be able to go with you!"

"This Spirit Bone is good, but it truly burns to hold!"

Douluo Continent was not a place without principles, and the Spirit Master world also valued personal relationships and propriety.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong had tried to ambush and kill Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan. That had created a grudge, so retaliation was naturally justified.

But now that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had accepted their Spirit Bone, the grudge was considered resolved. If they retaliated afterward, they would have no moral standing.

Lu Chen had refused Ning Fengzhi's ten million Gold Soul Coins precisely so that he could retaliate naturally and justifiably in the future.

Hearing Dugu Yan's words, Lu Chen smiled.

"No rush. Even if I want revenge, I do not necessarily have to storm the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and kill my way through it. As long as I remain alive and cultivate to the Title Douluo realm—"

"As a Title Douluo-level support Spirit Master, I can take away Ning Fengzhi's position as the world's number one support Spirit Master, as well as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's position as the world's number one support Martial Soul."

"That alone will be enough to make Ning Fengzhi miserable. We have plenty of time to play with him slowly."

Dugu Yan stared directly at Lu Chen. His calmness, composure, and confidence made her heart race, and her voice carried a hint of admiration.

"You're right. You clearly look younger than me, yet you've already become a Seven-Ring Soul Sage. With your talent, it definitely won't be long before you become a support-type Title Douluo."

Lu Chen met Dugu Yan's gaze. His smile was as warm as the sun as he encouraged her.

"Yanyan should work hard too. One Dragon Origin Fruit and one 50,000-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor Right Leg Bone are enough to greatly improve your talent."

"You are already at level forty-nine Soul Power. Work harder and reach level fifty as soon as possible. Then absorb your Fifth Spirit Ring and become a Soul King."

"A Soul King at sixteen or seventeen years old is a genius that even Spirit Hall could not cultivate."

"Yanyan, you will definitely surpass Brother Dugu in the future."

Under Lu Chen's praise, Dugu Yan felt her heart blossom with joy. Her cheeks flushed red, and she moved closer and closer to Lu Chen.

But when Dugu Bo, the enormous third wheel beside them, saw this scene, his face instantly darkened.

"Cough, cough... cough, cough..."

Dugu Bo used a string of coughs to assert his presence.

He feared that if he did not speak up soon, Lu Chen and Dugu Yan would embrace right in front of him.

Dugu Bo spoke with a dark expression.

"Didn't you both say you wanted to cultivate properly? Then go cultivate properly! This old man will personally supervise you."

After he spoke, Lu Chen and Dugu Yan exchanged smiles.

Everything was understood without words.

They had said nothing, yet it seemed as if they had said everything.

Dugu Bo felt deeply uncomfortable and could only keep a stern old face as he strictly urged Lu Chen and Dugu Yan to go cultivate.

The Earth Dragon-Armored Beast

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well truly was a wonderful place!

The exceptionally abundant ice and fire energy here was practically paradise for Lu Chen's rapid Soul Power growth.

Lu Chen could absorb energy simply by breathing. Within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he naturally received a boost equivalent to double cultivation speed.

If he actively meditated and cultivated as well, his cultivation efficiency could double once more, reaching four times the normal cultivation speed.

Four times the cultivation speed!

This allowed Lu Chen to clearly sense his Soul Power continuously growing during cultivation. The feeling was incredibly addictive, and he unconsciously immersed himself in it, spending half of every day cultivating.

Soon, two months passed!

Lu Chen's Soul Power improved greatly, rising by a full level from level seventy-five to level seventy-six.

This was one full level of Soul Power at the Soul Sage level. Other Soul Sages might cultivate for half a year, or even a whole year, without necessarily gaining one level.

Lu Chen had gained a level in only two months. That cultivation speed was already extremely fast.

Besides Lu Chen, Dugu Yan had also cultivated exceptionally diligently over the past two months, successfully raising her Soul Power by one level.

From level forty-nine Soul Power to level fifty.

She had become a Quasi-Soul King.

As long as she absorbed one Spirit Ring, she would become a Soul King—a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Soul King.

Enough to crush Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

Dugu Bo was extremely pleased. He brought Dugu Yan out to search for a suitable Fifth Spirit Ring, and naturally, Lu Chen would not be absent.

Sunset Forest!

Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan slowly walked through the mist-shrouded forest, looking completely unguarded.

In truth, there was nothing they needed to guard against. With Dugu Bo's strength as a Title Douluo, the Spirit Beasts of Sunset Forest should run as far away as possible. How could they dare take the initiative to attack them?

Furthermore, there was Lu Chen. Once his Blue Silver Domain spread out, every Blue Silver Grass in the forest would willingly become his eyes and ears.

Any movement in the surroundings would be reported to Lu Chen at once by the Blue Silver Grass spread throughout the forest.

For the three of them, the most important matter now was discussing Dugu Yan's choice for her Fifth Spirit Ring.

Dugu Bo shared his experience.

"My Fifth Spirit Ring came from a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast called the Heavenly Gang Centipede. The Heavenly Gang Centipede possesses deadly poison and an indestructible shell. With these two abilities, it was a domineering presence even among ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts."

"When I absorbed the Heavenly Gang Centipede's Spirit Ring, it not only greatly enhanced my Martial Soul's poison, but also gave me a defensive Spirit Skill called the Jade Phosphorus Heavenly Gang Shield."

"This skill is extremely practical. It has blocked fatal attacks for me many times under enemy assault."

"Yanyan, why don't you choose a ten-thousand-year Heavenly Gang Centipede for your Fifth Spirit Ring as well?"

As a Title Douluo of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent lineage, Dugu Bo's experience was immensely valuable and deserved Dugu Yan's serious consideration.