Four Rings Fused, Dragon King Phantom

A twelve-year-old four-ring Soul Ancestor.

He had lived to this age, and it was not as if he had never seen geniuses before.

Like his granddaughter, Yanyan, and that boy named Yu Tianheng from Tiandou Royal Academy.

In his view, they could already be considered geniuses among the younger generation.

But before this boy, they would all pale into insignificance.

A twelve-year-old four-ring Soul Ancestor—such a thing had never appeared in the entire history of Douluo Continent.

Perhaps he really could cure Yanyan's poison.

At that thought, Dugu Bo considered it and decided to send Yanyan away first.

Only after the room was left with just the two of them did Dugu Bo look at Duan Yu and ask in a deep voice:

"Boy, do you know why I called you here?"

"I do."

As Duan Yu spoke, he lounged lazily against the sofa, acting as though this were his own home without the slightest embarrassment.

Dugu Bo sneered. "You know my ass. I haven't even said anything, and you claim to know?"

Duan Yu: "..."

He finally understood why this old bastard had once been hunted down under orders from Spirit Hall.

With Dugu Bo's mouth, if he had been part of Spirit Hall, he might have chased him even more fiercely.

Duan Yu let out a breath and said, "If I haven't guessed wrong, Senior Dugu sought me out because the poison in your body has become too severe."

The moment Duan Yu said this, the mockery vanished from Dugu Bo's eyes, replaced by surging killing intent. His icy murderous aura seemed as though it would pierce straight through Duan Yu.

A Title Douluo's strength was simply too formidable. Even though Dugu Bo refrained from striking a fatal blow because Duan Yu was Dugu Yan's friend,

that frigid killing intent still rushed at Duan Yu like something tangible.

Naturally, Duan Yu could not simply sit and wait for death. He released his Spatial Dragon King martial soul.

A resonant dragon's roar rang out.

The four soul rings beneath Duan Yu's feet began to pulse and collide, glowing faintly. It was impossible to tell which skill he had unleashed.

Then Dugu Bo saw that Duan Yu's four soul rings had actually begun to move. They collided with one another, then gradually overlapped, fusing into one in an instant.

Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically.

This was Ring Fusion!

Dugu Bo was not wrong. This Ring Fusion secret technique had been taught to Duan Yu by Xue Qinghe back then.

Ring Fusion was a secret technique similar to the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Explosion.

Although its instantaneous boost in power was inferior to Ring Explosion, once all the soul rings fused together, the Ring Fusion user's strength could increase dramatically.

Dugu Bo had never expected a twelve-year-old child to know a secret technique like Ring Fusion.

Once the four soul rings had completely fused, Dugu Bo actually felt the surrounding space beginning to reject him.

How was that possible? He was a Title Douluo, even if he was not particularly skilled in the spatial domain.

But that was the truth. If Dugu Bo had not released the aura of a Title Douluo, he might truly have been expelled by this space.

Dugu Bo raised his head to look at Duan Yu. Duan Yu had now entered an utterly marvelous state.

Silver light flashed continuously around his body, while behind him, a phantom of the Spatial Dragon King had appeared.

Even when facing a Title Douluo, there was not a trace of fear in Duan Yu's eyes.

Strands of silver light merged into his body and formed silver armor, while the Spatial Dragon King phantom transformed into a longsword that appeared in his hand.

Holding the longsword, Duan Yu slashed at Dugu Bo's forehead.

Dugu Bo could clearly sense that this strike had caused space itself to tremble.

Dugu Bo did not dare underestimate him. His eighth soul ring lit up.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze."

Dugu Bo pointed at Duan Yu from afar and shouted, "Break!"

With just one move, Duan Yu was blasted away, coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Grandpa, what are you doing?!"

Dugu Yan's voice rang out behind Duan Yu.

The commotion between the two had been far too great, and in the end, Dugu Yan outside the room sensed it.

The instant she pushed open the door, she saw her grandfather attacking Duan Yu. She hurriedly stood in front of Duan Yu, afraid that her grandfather might kill him by accident.

Looking at Yanyan, who had suddenly appeared, Dugu Bo stammered, "Yanyan, it's not what you think."

"Grandpa, you're lying!"

Dugu Yan's eyes reddened as she pointed at Duan Yu, who had crashed against the wall, and said:

"Look at what you've done to him!"

Following Dugu Yan's gaze, Dugu Bo looked toward Duan Yu. While Dugu Yan was not paying attention, he shot Duan Yu a meaningful look.

Duan Yu: "..."

This old bastard beat me up, and now he wants me to make excuses for him. What shamelessness.

For the sake of the Immortal Herb, he was practically becoming a turtle who endured humiliation. He was truly speechless.

This time, he...

Would endure it once more.

"Sister Yan, you misunderstood Senior Dugu. Senior Dugu was only giving me a soul power pressure test just now."

"That's right, Yanyan. Grandpa was merely testing the boy," Dugu Bo echoed.

"A soul power pressure test?"

Dugu Yan paused, then asked suspiciously, "A soul power pressure test sends someone flying into a wall?"

Duan Yu coughed lightly. "Sister Yan, Senior Dugu is a Title Douluo. Naturally, he is different from those teachers at the academy."

"That's right, Yanyan."

Dugu Bo nodded. "When has Grandpa ever bullied one of your people? Grandpa would protect Yanyan's friends before anyone else."

Hearing Dugu Bo's shameless words, Duan Yu's mouth twitched.

He was clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Just now, he had nearly been crushed to death by this Title Douluo's pressure.

But Duan Yu did not dare say that aloud. If he really said it, who knew how Dugu Bo would torment him.

After casually placating Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo sent her out again. This time, he even set up a soul power barrier.

He was afraid that if they started fighting again, Yanyan would see it.

"Tell me. How did you know I was poisoned?" Green light flickered in Dugu Bo's eyes as he stared fixedly at Duan Yu.

If there was the slightest problem with Duan Yu's answer, then even if he was Yanyan's friend, Dugu Bo would show no mercy.

Duan Yu chuckled. "There's no need for this, Senior. The reason I knew you were poisoned was entirely because of Sister Yan."

"Yanyan?"

Dugu Bo's expression changed. "What happened to Yanyan?"

Duan Yu shook his head. "Sister Yan is fine. I've known her for three years."

"As Sister Yan's soul power increased, I could clearly sense that the toxins in her body were increasing as well."

"Sister Yan's martial soul is the Jade-Scaled Serpent. It was normal for some toxins to exist in her body."

"Then why did you become suspicious?" Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

Duan Yu glanced at him. "The problem is that the toxins in Sister Yan's body increased far too quickly. In only three years, the amount of toxins in her body doubled compared to three years ago."

"If this continues, I'm afraid..."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately grew anxious and interrupted before he could finish.

"Afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid Sister Yan will not live past thirty."