"Boom!" Another "Monkey King Emerges from the Mountain"!
Dugu Bo blasted onto the shore like a bomb. Bibi Dong and Qian Xunqian turned away in perfect unison.
The moment Dugu Bo reached the shore, he began waving his limbs around. It was obvious he felt terrifyingly strong!
But in the next second, he realized he wasn't wearing any clothes!
Seeing this, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo couldn't stop grinning. They picked up the dress and prepared to put it on the old poisoner.
Dugu Bo said awkwardly, "Do you have anything else?"
"Sure! Do you want to wear children's clothes?" Qian Xunqian asked innocently.
"Then I'll pass. Sigh, you two, turn around! There goes my lifelong reputation!"
Dugu Bo waved at Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, telling them to turn away.
He quickly got dressed, intending to sneak off.
"Dugu Bo, where are you going? Our little niece hasn't finished curing your poison!"
Dugu Bo wore a bitter expression. "Just let me go home and get some clothes first!"
It wasn't that Qian Xunqian wanted to make things difficult for a sixty-something-year-old Dugu Bo. It was just that he'd only just come out of the oven, and striking while the iron was hot would work best.
After she explained the reason to Dugu Bo, he ultimately chose strength.
"All right! I'll recite it, and you listen. Release your Martial Soul and circulate your meridians. With your Martial Soul as the endpoint, slowly use your Soul Power to force the toxins toward it..."
Dugu Bo did as instructed, but Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and Bibi Dong's laughter was so infectious that it was hard not to get distracted.
"Steady your breathing and clear your mind. Don't let the outside world distract you."
And so, an hour passed. The three of them had laughed themselves tired, and Dugu Bo finally forced all the toxins in his body into his dantian, where they condensed into a bright green Poison Core.
Success!
"Thank you, Second Young Miss of Spirit Hall, for saving my life! I will never forget your life-saving kindness and the teachings you imparted, for as long as I live! I am willing to bring my Jade Phosphor Snake Family into Spirit Hall and never betray it!"
Although there weren't many members left in his Jade Phosphor Snake Family. There were him, his son, and his daughter-in-law—just three.
Dugu Bo had already confirmed that the little girl before him was the mysterious Second Young Miss of Spirit Hall from the rumors.
Qian Xunqian pointed at herself in confusion. "Huh? I'm that famous?"
As a homebody who spent all day reading, cultivating, or doing research, shouldn't she have been obscure? Besides, her hair was black! How had he recognized her?
"With two Super Douluos and the Holy Maiden by your side, I can't think of anyone else who could have these three follow her lead."
Dugu Bo explained his reasoning.
Couldn't she just be Qian Xunji in disguise? Qian Xunqian grumbled inwardly.
"All right. What's your Soul Power Level now?"
"Level 90. I'll break through to Titled Douluo once I get another Soul Ring!" Dugu Bo was thrilled.
"Better today than tomorrow. Let's do it today. I'll have Uncle Qianjun and Uncle Jiangmo hunt a Soul Ring for you. What do you think?"
"This..." Dugu Bo glanced at the two brothers. The smiles on Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo's faces were impossible to miss.
"Perhaps I should go change into something more suitable first."
Qianjun Douluo coughed twice and said unhappily,
"We've been here for over ten days. Hurry up and get your Soul Ring so we can head back to Spirit Hall and rest. Don't waste our time! Cough, cough!"
Jiangmo Douluo echoed his elder brother. The two brothers had never been more united.
"Don't make things difficult for Senior Dugu. We'll all be colleagues from now on. Harmony above all, harmony above all."
The good-natured Qian Xunqian stepped in to mediate.
In the end, Dugu Bo sneaked away like a thief.
In the nearest city, he bought some clothes from a shop. After changing, he hurried straight to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Sigh... I've made a complete fool of myself..."
"Are there any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest?" Qian Xunqian asked, dropping a bombshell.
Dugu Bo was so startled that he hurriedly waved his hands.
"Although my body has been cleansed and strengthened, I still can't withstand the power of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
"How sure are you that you could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?" Qian Xunqian pressed.
"Your subordinate's Eighth Soul Ring was only a little over fifty thousand years old. I've only dared to dream of a hundred thousand years; I wouldn't dare try it! As for my chances, I don't have even one in ten!"
"Then what age do you think would be suitable?"
Dugu Bo pondered for a while before answering, "At most eighty thousand years!"
"Then let's catch him a Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor around eighty thousand years old," Qian Xunqian said.
"The Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor is a highly poisonous Soul Beast. I'll go with you. With my Aromatic Silk Beauty, I guarantee none of you will be poisoned!"
They ventured deep into Sunset Forest and really did find a Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor of a suitable age.
Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo exchanged a glance and immediately released their Coiling Dragon Staffs.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Coiling Dragon True Body!"
"Eighth Soul Skill: Force of Thousand Juns!"
"Eighth Soul Skill: Slaying Demons and Exorcising Devils!"
The two brothers worked together flawlessly. Qianjun Douluo swung his Coiling Dragon Staff and smashed it precisely toward the snake's head, while Jiangmo Douluo struck its tail.
The Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor couldn't dodge in time. If it guarded its head, its tail took a hit; if it focused on its tail, its head got smashed.
Even worse, the fragrance of the Aromatic Silk Beauty rendered its proud snake venom completely useless!
The two brothers easily tormented the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor until it was on the verge of death.
"All right! Now it's time to witness a miracle. A new Titled Douluo is about to be born in Douluo Continent—the Crossdressing Douluo!"
Jiangmo Douluo spoke with utmost reverence, as if welcoming the arrival of a god.
How on earth had he managed not to laugh?
Dugu Bo dealt the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor its final blow and began absorbing its Soul Ring.
One hour later, a new Titled Douluo was born! Next, he'd have to go to Spirit Hall and petition for a title, which the Pope would personally bestow!
"Words can't express my gratitude!" Dugu Bo bowed respectfully to Qianjun and Jiangmo.
"Sis Bi, how about giving it a kick and seeing if it drops a Spirit Bone?"
Bibi Dong carefully approached the dead Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, released the Death God Scythe, and poked its enormous snake head.
Holy crap! A green legendary drop!
A jade-green Head Spirit Bone dropped out.
Dugu Bo glanced at Qian Xunqian. The little girl casually lifted her eyes, meaning he could have it.
"How are you going to thank the two of us?" Qianjun grinned, eyeing Dugu Bo playfully.
"An eighty-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone! This has to become the heirloom of the Dugu Family. I can't absorb it! It has to be saved for a talented descendant!"
Dugu Bo carefully picked up the Spirit Bone and bowed reverently to Bibi Dong, Qian Xunqian, and the two brothers, Qianjun and Jiangmo.
"All right, take it. Your son's cultivation is inferior to yours. Have him take two of these pills, then jump into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Once he's finished tempering his body, just pass your poison cultivation method on to him."
Qian Xunqian handed Dugu Bo the pills she had just rolled.
"I'm going back to Spirit Hall to pack up. I'll leave this place in your care. I plan to build a laboratory at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where I can cultivate these immortal-grade plants and study Soul Beasts."
"Yes!"
"Uncle Qianjun, Uncle Jiangmo, Sis Bi, let's go. We're heading back to Spirit Hall to report."