After Su Changqing finished speaking, Dugu Bo appeared before him.
Su Changqing slowly opened his eyes. Facing this Title Douluo renowned across the continent, he showed no fear. Instead, a trace of expected understanding appeared on his face.
"This junior, Su Changqing, greets Senior Poison Douluo."
He rose to his feet and bowed with neither servility nor arrogance.
"Not bad courage. Since you know who I am, it is surprising that you can remain so composed," Dugu Bo said calmly.
At the same time, powerful spiritual power swept over Su Changqing's body like a tide, as though probing for something.
"Hmm?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Dugu Bo's eyes.
He could sense that the power hidden within the other's body was far beyond what a Soul Elder could possess! Its condensed nature even made him feel a hint of alarm.
"A Soul King above level fifty hiding his cultivation to fight at the Great Soul Arena. No wonder Yan Yan lost to you!"
As Dugu Bo's words fell, he seemed to understand all the reasons.
He did not care why Su Changqing had hidden his cultivation to fight at the Great Soul Arena. He only knew that Su Changqing had upset his granddaughter, so he had to die!
The pressure of a Title Douluo erupted with a boom, crushing down on Su Changqing like a mountain!
Immediately afterward, a beam of jade-green poisonous light shot silently toward Su Changqing's brow.
A Soul King could be killed with a casual strike from him!
Yet in the next moment, his eyes widened slightly!
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out. The jade-green poisonous light should have spread outward and corroded everything in the room, but the expected scene did not occur!
Instead, dazzling golden radiance erupted from the center of the explosion, instantly dispersing and purifying the room's cold poisonous miasma!
Then, five spirit rings appeared: purple, purple, black, black, black!
"What?!"
The indifference and killing intent on Dugu Bo's face were replaced by intense shock!
Such an outrageous configuration of Exceeding Spirit Rings—how was that possible?
Not even a single Hundred-Year Spirit Ring???
At the instant of his shock, Su Changqing moved.
"Self-Created Soul Skill, Blazing Heavenly Light Fist!"
Bzz—
Terrifying Light Element erupted, and a massive solidified fist hurtled straight toward Dugu Bo!
Boom—
With a loud crash, Dugu Bo raised his hand and blocked Su Changqing's attack.
Sizzle—
Sizzle—
Just as Dugu Bo thought he had caught the blow, agonizing pain suddenly erupted from his hand. In an instant, his flesh began to peel away!
With a burst of force, Dugu Bo knocked Su Changqing back.
"What terrifying Light Attribute. It naturally suppresses my serpent venom—no wonder Yan Yan lost to you!"
Dugu Bo's expression darkened, and the killing intent in his eyes intensified!
"Brat, I cannot spare you!"
Dugu Bo let out a low shout and no longer held back.
A martial soul that absolutely suppressed his own had to be destroyed!
The seventh spirit ring around him suddenly lit up. "Seventh Spirit Skill, Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor True Body!"
Dark-green light surged, and Dugu Bo's body instantly expanded, transforming into a colossal, savage Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!
The terrifying pressure made the entire inn tremble. Had Dugu Bo not deliberately restrained his domain, the whole building would likely have already become toxic ruins.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor True Body opened its mouth, spewing jade-green poisonous mist a hundred times denser than before. It swept toward Su Changqing like a tsunami—horrifying poison capable of corroding even spirit bones!
Facing a Title Douluo fighting at full strength, Su Changqing felt unprecedented pressure as well.
He dared not be careless. The Light Spirit Power within him circulated at full force, and golden radiance burst from his body like a miniature sun.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Holy Light Armor!"
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Phantom Light Divine Hammer!"
As the armor emerged, golden light gathered in Su Changqing's hand and formed a massive hammer of light.
He swung it down!
Boom!
The collision between the light hammer and the Serpent Emperor erupted with an earth-shaking blast. An energy storm swept outward, instantly reducing the room's furnishings to dust!
Dugu Bo was horrified to discover that his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor True Body felt a stabbing pain under the attack of that light hammer filled with Extreme Light. Even his protective poisonous aura showed signs of being purified!
"What a powerful martial soul. Could this brat be the descendant of some reclusive great clan?"
The killing intent in Dugu Bo's heart lessened somewhat.
The two engaged in a fierce battle within the cramped space. Golden light and poisonous mist intertwined and collided, while thunderous booms rang out without end.
Su Changqing pushed his Soul Power and Extreme Light Attribute to their limits. Though he was at a disadvantage, his defense remained impenetrable, and his occasional counterattacks made Dugu Bo quite uncomfortable.
"Brat, I admit you are a rare genius, but the gap between a Soul King and a Title Douluo is absolutely not something talent can make up for!"
As his words fell, Dugu Bo's aura surged, making Su Changqing's body stiffen. Cracks even began to appear in the Holy Light Armor around him!
"Tell me where you come from."
"Senior Poison Douluo, are you afraid?"
"What a joke! I, Dugu Bo, have traveled the martial world for all these years and have never known how to write the word 'fear.'"
"Oh? Then are you afraid of your granddaughter being poisoned to death?"
"What?!"
These words exploded in Dugu Bo's mind like a bolt of thunder!
His two enormous serpent pupils fixed tightly on Su Changqing amid the golden light, filled with disbelief and uncertainty.
"What did you say?!"
There was an almost imperceptible tremor in Dugu Bo's voice.
The toxic backlash in Dugu Yan's body, inherited from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, was the greatest hidden pain and concern in his heart. It was also one reason his temperament had grown increasingly eccentric and violent.
Even after exhausting the efforts of his entire life, he had been unable to completely solve this problem.
Su Changqing dispersed the light hammer in his hand. The golden radiance around him receded slightly, but he did not lower his guard.
He said, "To be honest, this junior knows a little about medicinal herbs. I can prepare an antidote to cure the martial soul defect in your family."
Dugu Bo's body trembled slightly, revealing the violent turmoil in his heart.
He stared fixedly at Su Changqing, trying to find any trace of deception in his eyes.
Yet Su Changqing's gaze was clear and calm, carrying an unquestionable confidence.
The killing intent receded like the tide.
He slowly withdrew his martial soul and landed before Su Changqing, looking at him with a hint of hope in his eyes.
"You... who exactly are you? Why do you know about Yan Yan's condition? And what makes you think you can save her?"
Dugu Bo's voice remained hoarse, but it carried less killing intent and more urgent inquiry.
"Also, I just tried to kill you, yet you want to help my family. What exactly is your purpose? State your terms."
Dugu Bo's expression had calmed considerably. Having lived for so many years, he naturally knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.
The person before him had to be a genius from some reclusive clan sent out to train. Approaching him must have had a purpose.
Everything had become far too coincidental after Su Changqing claimed he could cure his family!
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