Of course, if a family gradually declined and could no longer produce powerful experts, the other families would certainly kick them while they were down. That went without saying.
Dugu Feng was now a Level Sixteen One-Ring Soul Master. He had long since made up his mind that at the Soul Master realm, he was going to dominate.
No matter which other family sent someone out, he would defeat them.
He simply had not expected one of his opponents to be Zhu Zhuqing.
Dugu Feng found it a little strange. From the conversation between the two sisters, he realized their relationship was not actually that bad.
Zhu Zhuyun cared a lot about Zhu Zhuqing.
"Dugu Feng, are you eavesdropping?!"
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuyun turned her face and looked at Dugu Feng. Though she was questioning him, there was still a smile on her face.
"Huh? You know my name!" Dugu Feng was somewhat surprised. The Dugu Family had only just arrived here.
Zhu Zhuyun's beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Dugu Feng with some curiosity and said, "Everyone here is from the Six Great Families. You're only at the One-Ring cultivation level, and you have green hair. If you're not Dugu Feng, who else could you be?"
"You two must be Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, right? I wasn't eavesdropping. I was listening openly.
"You were speaking so loudly, and besides, you were talking about me!"
Dugu Feng said calmly.
"Hmph, Dugu Feng, your Dugu Family only knows how to use poison. Are people not allowed to say it?
"And you even slandered us by saying we recruited the Breaking Clan to poison your convoy? Our Zhu Family acts uprightly and sits straight. We would never do such a shameless thing!"
As if Zhu Zhuyun had thought of something, she suddenly scolded him.
"The Holy Dragon Sect told you that, right?
"Heh. They were the ones who recommended the Black Tiger Sect to take the place left vacant after the Defense Clan withdrew. Use your brain!" Dugu Feng mocked mercilessly.
"You—Dugu Feng, what did you just say?"
Zhu Zhuyun was angry. Her chest rose and fell unevenly, trembling with each breath.
No one had ever dared say she had no brain before.
As the most talented woman of the Zhu Family, she had been engaged to a prince after her Martial Soul Awakening.
In the Star Luo Empire, everyone she met fawned over her in every possible way. On top of that, she cultivated very quickly. Now, before even reaching fifteen, her Soul Power Level had already reached Level Thirty-Seven.
She was practically destined to become the future empress of Star Luo.
Zhu Zhuyun was very proud inside. She also knew the Holy Dragon Sect intended to sow instigation, but she had still maintained the mindset of someone in a superior position, wanting to use this to pressure Dugu Feng.
Yet Dugu Feng had mercilessly mocked her.
"Do you need me to say it again?" Dugu Feng was very surprised, wearing an expression as if he were looking at someone sick in the head.
Zhu Zhuyun was about to explode with rage.
"Sister, he must be deliberately provoking you. Don't be angry. When we're on the arena, I'll avenge you!"
Zhu Zhuqing stood up and grabbed Zhu Zhuyun.
Zhu Zhuyun's expression calmed a little. "On the arena, I'll let your Dugu Family know how formidable I am. Let's go, Zhuqing!"
Zhu Zhuyun felt that if she kept talking to Dugu Feng, who knew what awful things he might say.
She secretly hated him in her heart. Once they were on the arena, she would definitely make them suffer.
The two sisters held hands and left Dugu Feng with the view of their backs.
"What deep sisterly love. That only confirms my thoughts even more. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing definitely had a purpose in coming to Suotuo City later!" Dugu Feng shook his head.
"Young Master, she belongs to someone else. You can't keep looking!" Little Snake had appeared beside Dugu Feng at some point.
Dugu Feng was speechless. What was he thinking?
He simply sat down on the round platform where Zhu Zhuyun and the others had been sitting earlier.
"Young Master, I noticed you've had a huge appetite these past two days, so I went and bought the things you like to eat!"
Little Snake swiftly took out the food box.
The sight of all kinds of delicacies instantly made Dugu Feng's appetite surge.
He began eating heartily.
Right now was precisely when he needed energy.
Over the two days on the road, the pill bead had already evolved to ninety-two.
In at most four more days, through his sleepless cultivation and by replenishing himself with all kinds of energy, he would be able to condense it to full energy.
Dugu Feng was still very excited.
The appearance of a Titled Douluo along the way had put great pressure on him.
In particular, Spirit Hall would only grow more and more forceful, and there was also Qian Renxue inside Heaven Dou.
At any moment, she could bring a threat to his family.
According to his father's judgment, the poison afflicting Xue Ye would last for a very long time.
Qian Renxue probably had not yet prepared herself to inherit the throne. After all, Qian Renxue's true age was only seventeen right now, and her strength was around the Soul King level.
Her strength was still too weak.
His father would not expose the matter of Xue Ye being poisoned for a long time, which would buy them some time.
But in the end, they would still have to face it.
Logically speaking, pledging himself to Qian Renxue was also an option.
But Dugu Feng had no intention of becoming someone else's hired muscle. Besides, this was Love Continent, and neither Qian Renxue nor Bibi Dong were very rational women.
He, Dugu Feng, still had to rely on himself.
The more Dugu Feng thought about it, the more he ate, to the point that even Little Snake began to wonder if he had bought too little.
"Phew."
Letting out a long breath, Dugu Feng looked utterly satisfied.
Now that he had eaten and drunk his fill, he had no interest in watching the soul battles below.
He went straight back to his room and began cultivating.
After a full night passed, the Pill Bead's energy rose by another two points, reaching ninety-four.
Dugu Feng's eyes flickered slightly. This feeling of progress was truly intoxicating.
He let out a long breath, quickly finished breakfast, then walked out of the room.
The soul battles of the Six Great Families were about to begin. It was very straightforward, with no meetings held.
The entire contest was directly overseen by the supervisor of the Great Soul Arena and would last six days.
Of course, this time, because of the Holy Dragon Sect's recommendation, the Black Tiger Sect would also participate in the soul battles.
Unfortunately, neither Heaven Dou nor Star Luo would be willing to let the Black Tiger Sect join them, and they were bound to suffer fierce targeting.
Aside from him, the Dugu Family's participants this time included Little Snake, Old Scorpion, and Old Snake.
The other five were called the Five Spirits by Dugu Shuo, but in truth, there was a huge gap in their Soul Power Levels.
Three of them would appear: an Ice Toad Soul Master, a Cave Centipede Soul Master, and a Flower Spider Soul Master. Their cultivation levels were Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, and Soul King respectively.
A total of six people would take part, with representatives from the Soul Master realm all the way to the Soul Sage Realm.
Each participant had to fight once against soul masters of the same realm from the other six families.
For example, Dugu Feng had to face opponents at the Soul Master realm from the other six families.
And although the Dugu Family had six participants, the only one truly meant to dominate an entire realm was him.
Therefore, he had to win all six matches.
Under the guidance of the staff, Dugu Feng went directly to the Soul Arena.
He actually saw spectators, and was instantly speechless.
He had originally thought that, with soul battles of such great significance, they would clear the venue. In the end, they were still selling tickets to the public to make money.
Truly, nothing could stop the Great Soul Arena from raking it in!
A moment later, a youth walked onto the Soul Arena, dressed in black clothes, with broad shoulders and a wide back. Evil light flickered in his pitch-black eyes.
Dugu Feng's opponent in his first soul battle was none other than a Black Tiger Sect Person.
"Dugu Feng, Martial Soul Jade Phosphor Serpent, rank sixteen, one-ring Battle Soul Master!"
"Hei Tian, Martial Soul Black Demon Tiger, rank eighteen, one-ring Battle Soul Master!"
After Hei Tian said this, light flashed in his eyes. His hands suddenly enlarged, his palms covered entirely in Black Tiger Fur, while his fingers turned into sharp blades like short arms.
His body sprang up like a coil, and he pounced toward Dugu Feng like a starving tiger.
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