Yu Xiaogang's Mysterious Confidence: Hopefully Dugu Bo Would Know Better

When Yu Xiaogang saw the two of them, he knew full well how powerful the white-haired Dugu Bo was. He thought, Judging by his bearing and the speed of that strike just now, he's probably a powerhouse I can't afford to provoke! At the very least, he's a four-ring Soul Ancestor!

However, when Yu Xiaogang looked at Dugu Lin, he found him somewhat familiar but gave it no further thought. He judged inwardly, He looks eleven or twelve years old. At that age, he's still coming to Soul Hunting Forest to hunt a hundred-year Soul Ring, so his talent must be terrible! Heh~ He's nowhere near Tang San!

With a contemptuous chuckle in his heart, Yu Xiaogang slightly bowed to Dugu Bo and asked, "May I ask who you are, sir?"

Dugu Bo replied casually, "You needn't concern yourself with who I am. I was merely passing by."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly, somewhat unwilling to provoke him.

He adhered to the principle of "More rings and more bones, unleash everything in one wave; fewer rings and fewer bones, turn around and run!" and did not want to provoke a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

But!

After Yu Xiaogang glanced at the Mandala Snake, which had already condensed a yellow Soul Ring, he thought, Hunting Soul Rings alone is actually this dangerous. A random four-hundred-year Mandala Snake nearly took my life! If I rely on myself, I can only find Tang San the Soul Ring of an ordinary hundred-year Soul Beast or a ten-year Mandala Snake! My Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul mentions that the limit for the first ring is 423 years! With Tang San's Twin Martial Souls talent, a ten-year Soul Ring's age is far too low!

After pondering for a long time, Yu Xiaogang suddenly came up with a solution!

The old man before him certainly looked powerful, and Yu Xiaogang knew he could not defeat him.

But he was Yu Xiaogang!

He was confident that his title of "Master," his status as a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a Spirit Hall elder, and Pope Bibi Dong's former lover would be enough to intimidate the man before him.

Any one of his identities could scare someone to death.

Wasn't he just a four-ring Soul Ancestor? Yu Xiaogang refused to believe that some mere Soul Ancestor would dare deny Master Yu Xiaogang his due respect!

Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang's tone changed as he demanded, "Sir, this Mandala Snake was a Soul Ring I prepared for my disciple! Now, you have killed it! Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

At that moment, Dugu Bo was still worrying over how to find an excuse to interfere with Tang San's Soul Ring. Now, Yu Xiaogang had conveniently delivered himself right to his door!

Thus, Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh? And what do you intend to do?"

Seeing that Dugu Bo had not flown into a rage at once, Yu Xiaogang spoke with even greater confidence. "According to the rules of the Soul Master world, you should naturally compensate us with a Soul Ring of equivalent quality!"

"Heh~"

Dugu Bo deliberately sneered, wisps of killing intent radiating from his body as he said darkly, "I just saved your life, and not only do you not think to repay me, you actually demand that I compensate you with a Soul Ring? Hmph~ In the entire Soul Master world, no one has dared speak to me like that!"

At the side, Tang San remained on guard, the sleeve arrow in his hand aimed at Dugu Bo. He thought, This man is very strong... But! Since he has already developed killing intent toward Teacher and me, he has found the Way of Death! According to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record General Outline: once you determine that someone is an enemy, so long as they have found the Way of Death, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself! Hah~ Hold my breath and search for the best opportunity. I will strike without hesitation! With my hidden weapon techniques and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track... Damn it! I only have a thirty percent chance of taking his life!

Dugu Lin naturally noticed Tang San's little movement and knew that the Tang God King had surely already decided he had found the "Way of Death." However, for the plan to poison the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline later on, Dugu Lin did not expose him.

Just as the situation became tense enough for swords to be drawn, Yu Xiaogang seemed not to notice the killing intent at all. He cupped his hands and introduced himself. "I am Yu Xiaogang, known as Master in the Soul Master world! At the same time, I am the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's patriarch! You may also call me Master!"

After making his identity clear, Yu Xiaogang placed his hands behind his back and unconsciously lifted his chin, feeling immensely proud of his status.

Then, Yu Xiaogang looked up at the sky and continued, "Just now, we were capable of dealing with the Mandala Snake ourselves! Yet you killed our Soul Beast for no reason... Hmph~ Since you killed our Soul Beast without cause, you should compensate us with a Soul Ring! That is the rule of the Soul Master world!"

His utterly self-righteous appearance was so ridiculous that Dugu Bo nearly suffered secondhand embarrassment.

Since when had Douluo Continent ever had a rule about reasoning things out?

He actually wanted to reason with him?

At the side, Dugu Lin timely tugged on Dugu Bo's sleeve and whispered, "Grandfather, he may be the Master renowned for being invincible in theory! We must not offend him!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo suddenly withdrew his killing intent and asked in surprise, "You are that Master? The Master who wrote the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul? My apologies, my apologies!"

"That's right! I am the Master you speak of!"

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's vanity was completely satisfied! He found the best angle for the sunlight to shine upon the side of his face, then stood with his hands behind his back and straightened his posture.

After striking his pose, Yu Xiaogang discreetly glanced at Tang San. Seeing the admiration in Tang San's eyes, he felt instantly satisfied!

His vanity was immensely gratified!

After indulging in that vanity for a moment, Yu Xiaogang said modestly, "The title of Master is merely a courtesy from my friends in the Soul Master world! Hahaha~~ It is not worth mentioning~ Not worth mentioning!"

The corner of Dugu Bo's mouth twitched imperceptibly. Not wishing to waste time on the title of Master, he turned to Tang San and asked, "Is this child your disciple?"

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "That's right! Tang San's Martial Soul is merely the useless Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, but I am confident I can train him into a Title Douluo! According to the records in my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, although Blue Silver Grass is weak, it possesses an inclusiveness that other Martial Souls do not! Therefore, Blue Silver Grass has tremendous potential for development!"

At the side, Dugu Lin nodded along. "As expected of Master. You even possess such profound research into Blue Silver Grass! Admirable, admirable! Oh~ Right! I am Dugu Lin, and this is my grandfather, Dugu Bo."

"Dugu Bo?"

Yu Xiaogang's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you Senior Poison Douluo?"

"That is indeed me!" Dugu Bo nodded.

Immediately, Yu Xiaogang sharply sucked in a breath, becoming even more excited! A Title Douluo had acknowledged his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul! How could he not be excited? He was practically about to soar into the heavens!

Dugu Lin deliberately asked, "Master Yu, what type of Soul Beast does this young brother intend to choose for his Martial Soul's future development? Does he want that beast Martial Soul, the Mandala Snake? But... isn't this young brother's Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass?"

Yu Xiaogang merely assumed that Dugu Lin lacked knowledge and was seeking his guidance.

Thus, Yu Xiaogang said confidently, "Blue Silver Grass is universally recognized as a useless Martial Soul. To achieve better development, it must first become more resilient! One of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I researched is the Martial Soul Mimicry Theory!"

"The Martial Soul Mimicry Theory states that plant-type Martial Souls do not necessarily have to absorb the Soul Rings of plant-type Soul Beasts! Beast Martial Souls may not necessarily be unable to absorb plant Soul Rings either!"

"I said before that although Blue Silver Grass is a useless Martial Soul, it has one enormous advantage: its inclusiveness! Because Blue Silver Grass itself is too weak, it will not reject Soul Rings of any attribute! That is why I chose this four-hundred-year Mandala Snake's Soul Ring! Tang San, do you remember what I told you before we set out?"

Finally being mentioned, Tang San immediately said respectfully, "Teacher, you said my Blue Silver Grass should gain a resilience effect and, at the same time, preferably possess toxicity! The Mandala Snake happens to possess both of these traits!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction and said solemnly, "The reason my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul remains theory rather than truth is because no one is willing to put it into practice! Tang San, are you willing?"

Tang San's eyes were full of emotion as he answered earnestly, "Teacher, let me help you complete the final practical test of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul! I believe your research cannot be wrong!"

"Tang San..." Yu Xiaogang was equally moved. How could he not be touched to have a disciple willing to abandon his future and voluntarily serve as his test subject?

But... Yu Xiaogang turned to look at the dead Mandala Snake and that yellow Soul Ring, then looked toward Dugu Bo again.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang did not quite dare ask Dugu Bo to compensate him with a Soul Ring. He could only cast several more glances his way, hoping Dugu Bo would remember their earlier topic.

Dugu Bo was a notorious ruthless figure in the Soul Master world! His personality was strange, and he acted entirely according to his preferences!

Yu Xiaogang worried that Dugu Bo might kill him. He thought, Fortunately, Dugu Bo is fairly amiable! Otherwise, I can only bring up my former lover Bibi Dong and the Clear Sky Douluo! Hopefully Dugu Bo will know better!