"Green hair, with the aura of snake venom around him."
Lin Tian spoke calmly.
"Dugu Bo."
The old man's expression darkened.
He had not expected Lin Tian to recognize his identity at a glance.
"Since you know I am Dugu Bo, you still dare sit there like that?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
Lin Tian glanced out the window.
"This is the resting area of Spirit Hall Academy."
"You sneaked into my room. You probably didn't come here to chat with me."
Dugu Bo raised a hand.
Emerald-green Soul Power spread from his body.
The temperature in the room rapidly dropped.
A faint layer of green mist condensed across the surrounding walls.
"You should know perfectly well what you did on the Soul Battle Platform just now."
"You humiliated my granddaughter."
Lin Tian's gaze remained calm.
"The match is over."
"Dugu Yan lost."
"She lost the match, but not her dignity."
Dugu Bo stared at Lin Tian.
"But in front of so many people, you knocked her off the Soul Battle Platform."
"She told me everything after returning to the resting area."
Lin Tian recalled what had happened on the Soul Battle Platform.
Dugu Yan had released Jade Phosphor Snake Poison from the side.
Without even turning around, he caught her wrist.
Then, Lin Tian raised his hand and struck her back with his palm, sending her out of the competition area.
That strike had not been heavy.
Yet Dugu Yan had blushed on the spot.
After steadying herself, she declared before everyone that she would definitely settle the score with Lin Tian.
"She ambushed me."
Lin Tian said.
"I merely taught her that sneak attacks are not a good habit."
Dugu Bo's expression turned even uglier.
"What do you take my granddaughter for?"
"She is a soul master with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul."
"She has her own way of fighting."
"Fighting methods can be changed."
Lin Tian looked at Dugu Bo.
"If an ambush fails, she should admit that she lost."
Dugu Bo raised his hand.
"What a fine way to admit defeat."
"Since you are unwilling to apologize to her, then as her grandfather, I can only seek justice for her."
Emerald-green Soul Power gathered behind him.
A massive phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent coiled above the room.
Nine Soul Rings rose beneath Dugu Bo's feet.
Two yellow, two purple, and five black.
The pressure of a Titled Douluo instantly enveloped the entire room.
Cracks appeared in the bed beneath Lin Tian.
The windows, tables, and chairs all let out faint creaks.
Dugu Bo looked at Lin Tian.
"I won't kill you."
"After all, you are the captain of Spirit Hall Academy."
"But poisoning you and making you suffer for a few days is still something I can do."
Lin Tian rose from the bed.
Forty-fifth-level Soul Power circulated through his body.
The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus and Nine Nether Beast appeared at the same time.
Two utterly different auras instantly dispersed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's pressure within the room.
Dugu Bo's pupils contracted.
The Soul Power he had released could no longer advance toward Lin Tian.
"These two Martial Souls..."
Dugu Bo stared at the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus and Nine Nether Beast behind Lin Tian.
"Who exactly are you?"
"I am Lin Tian."
Lin Tian raised his right hand.
A black Soul Ring slowly rotated around the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus.
Immediately afterward, three more black Soul Rings appeared at once.
The radiance of four Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings illuminated the entire room.
Dugu Bo's expression changed.
In all his years, he had never seen such a Soul Ring configuration.
Lin Tian looked at Dugu Bo before him.
"You want to poison me?"
Dugu Bo did not answer.
His palm had already risen.
Emerald-green light gathered in his palm.
"You think four Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings are enough to stop me?"
"You only have the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor."
"And I am a Titled Douluo."
The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor opened its enormous jaws.
A great expanse of green mist descended from above the room.
Lin Tian did not retreat.
Nine Nether Beast raised its wolf head.
An aura of destruction spread from its body.
The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus cast down Azure Divine Light, blocking all the green mist outside.
Dugu Bo's expression grew increasingly grave.
Just as he was about to mobilize his Soul Power, Lin Tian spoke first.
"Are you sure you want to make a move?"
Dugu Bo's gaze darkened.
"What else do you have to say?"
Lin Tian looked at him.
"My master is Qian Daoliu."
"Do you dare?"
Dugu Bo's raised hand froze in midair.
The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor still coiled above the room, its seven Soul Rings slowly rotating.
Yet the pressure that had blanketed the entire room visibly stalled at that moment.
Qian Daoliu.
The Grand Worshipper of Spirit Hall.
A level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.
A being who stood at the pinnacle of the continent.
Though Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, he knew very well the gap between himself and Qian Daoliu.
If Qian Daoliu acted personally, he would have no chance of escape.
Lin Tian looked up at Dugu Bo.
"If I wish, I only need to send my master a single message, and you will not live past tomorrow."
Dugu Bo's expression gradually became ugly.
He did not doubt Lin Tian's words.
Given Qian Daoliu's status, he would not care about the request of an ordinary Soul Ancestor disciple.
But since Lin Tian had been accepted as Qian Daoliu's disciple, that was another matter entirely.
"The Grand Worshipper would not personally act against me over such a trivial matter."
Dugu Bo slowly lowered his hand.
"This is merely a spar between us. Would Spirit Hall really kill a Titled Douluo over this?"
"You just said you wanted to poison me."
Lin Tian looked at him.
"If you only wished to spar, you would not have released poison mist in my room."
"I did not intend to take your life."
Dugu Bo frowned.
"I only wanted to make you suffer a little."
"So I should thank you for showing mercy?"
Lin Tian stepped forward.
Four black Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet at once.
The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus and Nine Nether Beast floated behind him, one to each side.
Azure Life Divine Light and pitch-black destructive aura intertwined, and the tables and chairs in the room shattered one after another under the collision of the two powers.
Dugu Bo's expression changed.
"What do you want?"
"I will give you two choices."
Lin Tian raised his right hand.
Azure lotus leaves unfurled in his palm.
"Submit to me, or die."
Dugu Bo stood where he was without answering.
He had lived for most of his life.
After becoming a Titled Douluo, even when facing experts from the major powers, few had ever dared demand his submission.
Now, a level forty-five Soul Ancestor had proposed such terms right before him.
A surge of anger rose within Dugu Bo.
But when he looked at the Nine Nether Beast behind Lin Tian, that impulse was swiftly suppressed.
He had already witnessed Lin Tian's strength firsthand.
Four Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings.
Two god-tier Martial Souls.
With those alone, Lin Tian possessed the qualifications to challenge opponents above his level.
More importantly, Lin Tian had Qian Daoliu behind him.
If he truly severely injured Lin Tian today, Spirit Hall would never let the matter rest.
"Do you know what you are saying?"
Dugu Bo stared at Lin Tian.
"I am a Titled Douluo."
"I know."
"You only have the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor."
"I know that too."
"What makes you think you can make me submit?"
As Dugu Bo finished speaking, the seventh black Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up.
The enormous Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor surged out from his body.
The giant serpent coiled above the room, dense poisonous light appearing on its emerald-green scales.
But Lin Tian still did not retreat.
Nine Nether Beast raised its wolf head.
An aura of destruction spread outward.
The body of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor immediately stiffened.
The suppression originating from the Martial Soul Origin caused Dugu Bo's Soul Power circulation to slow by half a beat.
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