A twelve-year-old Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.
He had lived for so many years; it was not as though he had never seen geniuses before.
Take his granddaughter Yan Yan, or that boy Yu Tianheng from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
In his eyes, they could already be considered geniuses among the younger generation.
Yet before this young man, they all paled in comparison.
A twelve-year-old Four-Ring Soul Ancestor—such a thing had never appeared in the entire history of Douluo Continent.
Perhaps he truly could cure Yan Yan's poison.
Thinking this over, Dugu Bo decided to send Yan Yan away first.
Once only the two of them remained in the room, Dugu Bo finally looked at Duan Yu and said gravely:
"Brat, do you know why this old man called you here?"
"I do."
As he spoke, Duan Yu lounged lazily against the sofa, acting as though this were his own home without the slightest embarrassment.
Dugu Bo snorted. "You know my ass. I haven't even said anything, and you claim you know?"
Duan Yu: "..."
He finally understood why this old bastard had once been hunted down by order of Spirit Hall.
With that mouth of Dugu Bo's, if he had been from Spirit Hall, he would probably 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. Killing intent surged within them, and his icy aura seemed as if it would pierce straight through Duan Yu.
The strength of a Title Douluo was simply too terrifying. Although Dugu Bo had refrained from striking lethally out of consideration for the fact that Duan Yu was Dugu Yan's friend,
that frigid killing intent still bore down on Duan Yu like something tangible.
Naturally, Duan Yu could not simply wait to die. He released his Spatial Dragon King martial soul.
A resonant dragon cry 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 activated.
Then Dugu Bo saw that Duan Yu's four soul rings had actually begun to move. They collided with one another, then gradually stacked together after the collisions, fusing into one in an instant.
Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically.
This was Ring Fusion!
Dugu Bo was not wrong. Xue Qinghe had taught him this secret technique of Ring Fusion back then.
Ring Fusion was a secret technique similar to the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Explosion.
While it could not compare to Ring Explosion's instantaneous increase in power on an individual level, once all the soul rings fused together, the user's strength could rise dramatically.
Dugu Bo had never expected a twelve-year-old child to know a secret technique like Ring Fusion.
After the four soul rings completely fused, Dugu Bo actually felt the surrounding space begin to reject him.
How was that possible? He was a Title Douluo, even if he was not particularly skilled in spatial abilities.
Yet 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 and looked at Duan Yu. Duan Yu had now entered an utterly wondrous state.
Silver light flickered continuously around his body, while behind him, the phantom of the Spatial Dragon King had appeared.
Even facing a Title Douluo, there was not the slightest fear in Duan Yu's eyes.
Streams of silver light merged into his body and formed silver armor, while the Spatial Dragon King's phantom transformed into a longsword in his hand.
Duan Yu raised the longsword and slashed at Dugu Bo's forehead.
Dugu Bo could clearly feel that this sword strike had caused space itself to tremble.
Dugu Bo did not dare be careless. The eighth soul ring on his body lit up.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze."
Dugu Bo pointed at Duan Yu from afar with his index finger and shouted, "Break!"
With just one move, Duan Yu was blasted away, coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Grandfather, what are you doing?!"
Dugu Yan's voice rang out behind Duan Yu.
The disturbance caused by the two had grown too great, and Dugu Yan outside the room had eventually sensed it.
The moment she pushed open the door, she saw her grandfather attacking Duan Yu. She hurriedly stepped in front of Duan Yu, afraid that her grandfather might kill him if he was not careful.
Looking at Yan Yan, who had suddenly appeared, Dugu Bo stammered, "Yan Yan, it's not what it looks like."
"Grandfather, you're lying!"
Dugu Yan's eyes reddened as she pointed at Duan Yu, who had crashed headfirst beside the wall, and said:
"Look at what you've done to him!"
Dugu Bo followed Dugu Yan's gaze toward Duan Yu and, while she was not paying attention, gave Duan Yu a meaningful look.
Duan Yu: "..."
This old bastard beat me up and now wanted me to speak up for him? What a shameless man.
For the Immortal Herbs, he was practically becoming a ninja turtle. He was truly speechless.
This time, he...
Would endure it one more time.
"Sister Yan, you misunderstood Senior Dugu. Senior Dugu was only giving me a Soul Power pressure test just now."
"That's right, Yan Yan. Grandfather was merely testing the boy," Dugu Bo echoed.
"A Soul Power pressure test?"
Dugu Yan froze for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "A Soul Power pressure test sends someone flying into a wall?"
Duan Yu coughed lightly and said, "Sister Yan, Senior Dugu is a Title Douluo, so naturally he is different from those teachers at the academy."
"That's right, Yan Yan."
Dugu Bo nodded. "When has Grandfather ever bullied one of your people? Grandfather is eager to protect Yan Yan's friends."
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 the pressure of this Title Douluo.
But Duan Yu did not dare say that aloud. If he did, who knew how Dugu Bo would torture him.
After casually placating Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo sent her out again. This time, he even put up a Soul Power barrier.
He was afraid that they would start fighting again and Yan Yan would see it.
"Tell me, how did you know I was poisoned?" Green light glimmered 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 Yan Yan's friend, Dugu Bo would not show him mercy.
Duan Yu smiled lightly. "There is no need for that, Senior. The reason I knew you were poisoned was entirely because of Sister Yan."
"Yan Yan?"
Dugu Bo's expression changed. "What happened to Yan Yan?"
Duan Yu shook his head. "Sister Yan is fine. I have known her for three years."
"As Sister Yan's Soul Power increased, I could clearly sense that the poison in her body was increasing as well."
"Sister Yan's martial soul is the Jade-Scaled Serpent. It is normal for some poison 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 poison in Sister Yan's body increased far too quickly. In only three years, it had doubled compared to three years ago."
"If this continues, then I'm afraid..."
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."
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