Please Grant Me Your Guidance, Senior

Lin Bei dropped down from the sky and put away his steel sword. He looked at the churning, spreading poisonous fog and thought to himself, I wonder if Dugu Bo is here or not.

This place was Dugu Bo's separate residence, but the environment was far too harsh.

Dugu Bo really might not be here.

Roar!

Suddenly, a roar came from beside him, and a Purple-Eyed Black Panther with over ten thousand years of cultivation lunged at Lin Bei.

It seemed to have taken Lin Bei for prey.

Hmph!

Lin Bei gave a cold snort. Then a flash of cold light streaked past, and while the Purple-Eyed Black Panther was still in midair, its body was split in two!

Splash...

The Purple-Eyed Black Panther's blood and organs spilled across the ground, giving off a foul, fishy stench.

Lin Bei held the Heaven Splitting Axe and swept his gaze over the surroundings.

The other soul beasts around him that had been itching to move noticed Lin Bei's icy gaze sweeping their way and were instantly so frightened that they turned and fled.

Huff...

After scaring off the soul beasts eyeing him hungrily, Lin Bei looked at the Poison Array and took a deep breath. Then his fourth soul ring lit up—

Tyrant Dragon Slash!

Roar!

Soul Power surged violently over the axe, condensing into the shape of a dragon's head.

The next moment, the dragon head raised itself and roared at the sky, then blasted toward the Poison Array Dugu Bo had laid down with terrifying power!

Boom!

The earth trembled.

The Poison Array Dugu Bo had set up was split open directly under Lin Bei's Tyrant Dragon Slash.

In an instant, poisonous gas churned and rolled, tearing open a huge gateway.

Lin Bei controlled his strength to ensure the great mountain before him would not be split in two along with it, but even so, a long ravine still appeared across the massive mountain.

"Which bastard dares come and destroy my Poison Array!?"

An angry voice came from the mountain.

Then a jade-green figure, wrapped in billowing poisonous gas, dove down and landed in front of Lin Bei.

"A child?"

When the newcomer saw Lin Bei's youthful appearance, his expression froze. Then he looked at the Heaven Splitting Axe martial soul in Lin Bei's hand. The instant he saw the martial soul clearly, his expression turned somewhat strange, and he sized Lin Bei up with hesitation.

In this world, the only person famous for an axe martial soul was probably that one from Spirit Hall, and the child before him also matched that person in age.

Only, someone as noble as him—what was he doing here?

Judging by the situation, he seemed to have come for him.

Several thoughts flashed through Dugu Bo's mind, but on the surface, he gave nothing away. His jade-green eyes stared at Lin Bei as he questioned him.

"So it was you, brat, who broke my Poison Array?"

"I thought this poisonous fog had formed naturally." Lin Bei feigned surprise, then bowed to Dugu Bo and smiled. "I am Lin Bei. Greetings, Senior."

"Lin Bei?"

"You're Spirit Hall's Holy Son?"

Though Dugu Bo had already guessed as much, when Lin Bei admitted it himself, a trace of surprise still appeared on his face.

Five years ago, Spirit Hall's Bestowal Ceremony had invited every famous figure on the continent. At the time, Dugu Bo had been in seclusion, so he had not attended, but he had still learned some details of that day's Bestowal Ceremony from others.

Everyone said Spirit Hall had produced a peerless monster.

At just six years old, he had reached the realm of Soul Elder, and his three soul rings were terrifying beyond compare. His first and second soul rings were both at the ten-thousand-year level, and his third soul ring had even received the Angel God's blessing, reaching the hundred-thousand-year level!

As Dugu Bo thought of this, he looked at Lin Bei with considerable wariness.

He had already reached the Soul Elder realm five years ago, and he possessed soul rings even better than his own. Who knew what realm this Holy Son had reached after five more years, or what terrifying soul rings he might possess now?

Because Lin Bei was currently also a Titled Douluo, and was even one level higher than Dugu Bo's Level 92, plus Lin Bei had not revealed all his soul rings, Dugu Bo could not sense Lin Bei's exact current strength at all.

Even so, Dugu Bo still sensed tremendous pressure from Lin Bei. He probed.

"Has the Holy Son come to Sunset Forest to hunt for a soul ring?"

Lin Bei shook his head and said with a smile, "I heard there was a treasured land somewhere in Sunset Forest, so I came specially to search for it. I didn't expect it to have already been occupied by you, Senior."

Dugu Bo frowned and thought to himself, Has this kid come for the medicinal garden behind me?

This medicinal garden is indeed miraculous. The lingzhi and medicinal herbs I planted inside grow incredibly quickly, and the environment here can also suppress the backlash of the toxins in my body. If I hadn't found such a treasured place by chance, I would never have been able to cultivate to Titled Douluo.

Such a treasured land cannot be allowed to be snatched away by Spirit Hall.

Why not give this Holy Son some benefits and have him leave?

Dugu Bo's thoughts raced, and he nodded slightly. "This mountain does indeed contain this old man's medicinal garden. I planted some herbs inside. If the Saint Child needs them, this old man can gift the Saint Child some lingzhi and medicinal herbs."

"No, no, no. Senior, you misunderstand."

Lin Bei wore a smile. "I wanted to ask Senior if you could part with what you treasure and give this precious land to me..."

"Impossible!"

Before Lin Bei could even finish speaking, he was refused by Dugu Bo.

This medicinal garden concerned not only his own life, but also the life of his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. How could he possibly give it to someone else?

A sweet, bloody scent suddenly spread, and then an enormous green snake over thirty meters long appeared behind Dugu Bo.

It was Dugu Bo's martial soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor flicked its tongue, its pair of jade-green snake eyes, so dark they were nearly black, staring coldly at Lin Bei.

Dugu Bo looked at Lin Bei and released his nine soul rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

The terrifying aura belonging to a Titled Douluo erupted. He issued Lin Bei a final warning. "If Saint Child Your Highness does not leave now, do not blame this old man for being impolite."

"Then I ask Senior to instruct me. Let us have a bout."

Lin Bei held the giant axe, his expression calm and composed as he looked at Dugu Bo and spoke.

Once he finished speaking, the nine soul rings on his body finally appeared:

Black, black, red, black, black, red, red, red!

In the next instant, an aura even more powerful than Dugu Bo's shot into the sky, shaking the surrounding trees until they rustled and green leaves fell.

Dugu Bo's pupils contracted as he looked at Lin Bei in horror, especially at the four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings on his body!

A Titled Douluo?!

And a Titled Douluo with four red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings at that?!

Holy shit!

Was this Saint Child really human?!

If I remembered correctly, this Saint Child was only twelve this year, right?

A twelve-year-old Titled Douluo...

Just how did one have to cultivate to advance from Soul Elder to Titled Douluo in five years?

Shock churned violently in Dugu Bo's heart.

He simply could not imagine how Lin Bei had cultivated over the previous five years, to actually rise to Titled Douluo in the short span of five years, and even possess Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings that other Titled Douluo dreamed of yet might never obtain—

Four whole rings!

Were you a wholesaler for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings?!

Could you wholesale a few to me?

Dugu Bo felt that if this Saint Child opened a crash course for becoming a Titled Douluo, he would absolutely make a fortune across the continent.

"Senior, please instruct me!"

Lin Bei launched the first attack. One hand gripping the enormous Heaven Splitting Axe, his body like a savage dragon, he charged fiercely toward Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo did not dare underestimate him. With a wave of his hand, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind him immediately swung its thick snake tail toward Lin Bei.

Seeing the snake tail slam toward him, Lin Bei used the momentum of his charge, twisted his hand, and, holding the Heaven Splitting Axe in reverse, pulled it upward from below—

Boom!

The Heaven Splitting Axe collided with the thick snake tail, unleashing a dull, thunderous impact. The sharp axe blade directly split open the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's scales and tore a huge gash into the snake tail.