Dugu Bo's Approval, Dugu Yan Wants to Steal a Man Again

Green Lotus Sword Intent was soft, beautiful, and romantic.

But when it met external pressure, it carried a force that seemed to soar into the heavens.

With the Green Lotus Sword in hand, its tip rested against the ground.

A lotus formed with the sword tip at its center.

Every lotus petal unfurled against the pressure, forming an intricate net of swords within the flowing azure light.

That sword qi grew wildly in the void, winding around Dugu Bo's oppressive aura and climbing upward.

It was like a lotus beginning to bloom beneath the eye of a storm.

The stronger the pressure, the more gorgeously it bloomed.

The petals peeled open layer by layer, each layer wrapped in sharp sword intent as it stabbed straight into the heavens. The heavier the pressure, the higher that sword intent surged, until it broke through every shackle.

"Sword intent!"

"This is sword intent!"

Dugu Bo cried out in shock.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, with Sword Douluo holding the fort, was not far from Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Bo had once fought Sword Douluo before.

In that battle, he had lost terribly.

Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword Intent had left a deep impression on him.

Sword intent was a romance that belonged solely to sword cultivators.

Only top-tier sword cultivators had any chance of comprehending sword intent, and any sword cultivator who comprehended sword intent possessed the ability to fight above their level.

Take Sword Douluo Chen Xin, for example. A ninety-sixth-rank Title Douluo whose actual combat power was comparable to the ninety-seventh rank, a true supreme powerhouse.

And now, he had seen another genuine sword cultivator.

But his age was different from the aged Sword Douluo's.

Li Qinglian was too young!

So young that Dugu Bo even began to wonder whether he had sensed it wrong.

But this was sword intent. There was no mistaking it!

"When Sword Douluo first comprehended Seven Kill Sword Intent, it seems he was already middle-aged or older..."

"Could this kid Li Qinglian's talent in the sword actually be even higher than Chen Xin's?"

Dugu Yan listened to her grandfather's muttering and stood there blankly, motionless.

Sword intent, sword talent even higher than Chen Xin's...

Dugu Yan's gaze froze.

Looking at Li Qinglian, she was completely stunned.

For Li Qinglian to have cultivated to the two-ring level at such a young age was already enough to call him a freak.

But that was actually still not Li Qinglian's limit!

He had even comprehended sword intent!

"My heavens. Sword intent! From ancient times to now, the number of powerhouses who comprehended sword intent can be counted on one hand, right?"

"How old is Li Qinglian? He actually comprehended sword intent, and it isn't even Seven Kill Sword Intent."

Dugu Yan murmured.

Seven Kill Sword Intent was a sword intent with a family inheritance.

Sword Douluo's family had produced many sword experts among their ancestors. The cultivation notes those people passed down had accumulated generation after generation, making it much easier for later descendants to comprehend the essence of Seven Kill Sword Intent.

In other words, Sword Douluo had theoretical textbooks as a foundation when he comprehended Seven Kill Sword Intent.

Even so, not many people had comprehended Seven Kill Sword Intent.

Anyone who comprehended sword intent could leave a mark in the history books.

Li Qinglian's sword intent clearly had no family inheritance behind it!

Yet even so, Li Qinglian had still comprehended sword intent!

Dugu Bo also realized this point. This kid was simply a monster!

"Kid, just who is your master? Are you Sword Douluo's disciple?"

Dugu Bo looked deeply at the young man before him, as if he wanted to see right through him.

"No sect, no school. I taught myself."

Hearing Li Qinglian's words, Dugu Bo's frown deepened even further.

"Did you comprehend your Sword Intent on your own?"

"What else? Is it hard?"

Li Qinglian's sword-like brows lifted slightly.

Comprehending Sword Intent was not exactly extremely easy for him, but it really was not that complicated either.

In his previous life, Li Qinglian had read far too many novels about sword cultivators. Things like Sword Dao Sovereign and the like—his understanding of the sword path was absolutely on another level.

"You brat!"

Dugu Bo's eyes went wide.

He knew Li Qinglian was telling the plain truth.

Or rather, Li Qinglian truly had the right to say something like that.

But why did it make him so angry?

Was it hard?

Those words coming from Li Qinglian's mouth were practically a provocation!

In truth, in the world of Martial Souls, the existence of Sword Intent did not provide Soul Masters with that great of a boost.

For Soul Masters, cultivation level was the most important thing.

However, comprehending Sword Intent represented an extremely high level of perception in a Soul Master.

That was very important.

For a Soul Douluo to cultivate to Title Douluo, and for a Title Douluo to cultivate to Super Douluo, perception was required.

The foundation of a Title Douluo was condensing a soul core. And the requirement for a Title Douluo to cross over into Super Douluo was to reach the realm of unity between man and heaven.

Perception was extremely important.

Therefore, even geniuses with monstrous Martial Soul talent would only be said to have the bearing of a Title Douluo.

Perception talent could not be measured, but its importance was no less than Martial Soul talent.

But Li Qinglian had comprehended Sword Intent, and combined with his Martial Soul talent, there was no doubt that Li Qinglian would definitely become a Super Douluo in the future.

"Little Brother Qinglian, I remember you're from Blazing Fire Academy, aren't you? Your Martial Soul should be fire-attribute, right?"

"But what's with this... how is it a sword?"

Only now did Dugu Yan react.

"Oh, this."

"It's because I have twin Martial Souls. The Green Lotus Sword is my second Martial Soul."

"That's why you didn't see any soul rings when I used the Green Lotus Sword."

Looking at Li Qinglian's expression as if it were only natural, Dugu Yan really wanted to hit someone!

Aaaahhh!

After all this time, she had only just found out Li Qinglian had twin Martial Souls!

She was furious, trembling, and chilled!

Li Qinglian noticed the faint trace of resentment in Dugu Yan's gaze as she looked at him, then saw her snap the dead branch in her hand. He only felt a chill run through his entire body.

He knew Dugu Bo's suspicious nature.

If he wanted to gain Dugu Bo's trust, he had to show him a little first.

Besides...

Li Qinglian had no habit of hiding his talent.

He was a sword cultivator. If he hid his edge too much, his sword would grow dull.

"Come with me."

"From now on, you may freely enter and use all the medicinal herbs planted in my herb garden."

"But there is one place you cannot go... otherwise, if you die there, I will not be responsible."

Dugu Bo no longer bothered with Li Qinglian.

He walked ahead alone, rambling as he went.

He did not even ask how Li Qinglian planned to detoxify her anymore.

Geniuses had privileges.

If a super-monster who had comprehended Sword Intent said he could detoxify Yan Yan, then he believed it!

"Is this the real Li Qinglian? That woman Huo Wu has been eating this well?"

Dugu Yan walked side by side with Li Qinglian, her beautiful eyes landing on him from time to time, her gaze filled with amazement.

She was jealous.

Something so wonderful had been snatched up by someone else first.

She found it thrilling, too.

She loved taking treasures from other people's hands. What she seized for herself was worth more than what she chased down herself.

Three days was a long time.

Li Qinglian had finally grown familiar with the surrounding environment.

He did not recklessly charge into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

That remained true no matter how curious he was about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

There were far too many poisonous herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If he was not careful, it would be very easy to fall victim to them.

He was not like Tang San, who could identify all sorts of poisonous herbs.

But if he could find a way to reach the spring at the core of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then after swallowing the two immortal herbs, he would be able to ignore the poison here.