Incredible Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling

Dugu Bo almost wanted to slice off his own ears and wash them thoroughly, just to check if they were plugged up inside.

This master he had acknowledged was actually just a six-year-old child?!

What kind of joke was this.

Six years old.

Level sixty.

Spirit ring configuration of four blacks and one red.

Terrifying beyond belief.

Could this master he had acknowledged possibly be a reincarnated deity?

How else could one explain such a terrifying freak of nature?

"What? Do you have a problem?" Ice Emperor hugged Beiming Lieyang's left arm, casting a sideways glance at Dugu Bo.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Dugu Bo's face was full of awe, "It's simply that the master's age has left his subordinate utterly shocked."

Ice Emperor curled her lips. "Who can blame... well, um, after absorbing a spirit ring, one's spirit power washes over the body and grows rapidly from that point on. After finishing the over-limit absorption of four spirit rings, he already grew to look about the same as an adult."

Dugu Bo immediately felt a sense of relief.

As everyone knew, spirit masters grew and developed rapidly after absorbing spirit rings.

On Douluo Continent, people basically started families and reproduced by the age of twelve.

Yet he truly had never seen such a monstrous existence capable of absorbing so many spirit rings at such a tender age.

However, this also proved that the master he had acknowledged possessed monstrously freakish talent.

The other party's martial soul also possessed terrifying amplification abilities.

"Alright, Xiaoyang should still rest a little bit and take a breather, then we'll take you to acquire your sixth spirit ring."

Hearing Snow Emperor say once again that she wanted him to take a breather, Beiming Lieyang originally wanted to speak up.

In the spirit master world, strength was paramount. Rest?

Rest for what?

Just let me grind away!

Spirit power improving too fast?

Don't give me any nonsense about how absorbing over-limit spirit rings consecutively, eating too many immortal herbs, absorbing the force of ice and fire, and the rapid growth of spirit power after absorbing spirit rings and spirit bones would lead to an unstable foundation and conflicting medicinal properties.

Please, which spirit masters on Douluo Continent had ever spoken of such a thing?

Clearly, the faster your spirit power rank increased, the more stable your foundation was.

Especially with immortal herbs and the Ice and Fire Spring Water—they were obviously cheats. Anyone who didn't use them was a total idiot, and the more you ate, the more badass you became.

Moreover, he possessed an ultimate martial soul. Precisely because of his martial soul's overbearing nature, his spirit power was constantly compressed and refined, so where would any unstable foundation even come from?

Just leveling up left and right was the correct path.

Once he advanced to Title Douluo, he would be able to wield his Solar Star God Apollo and properly experience the thrill of piloting a mecha.

Especially when using his seventh spirit ability martial soul true body, enlarging the martial soul would probably summon a solar star god several hundred meters tall directly!

And if he unleashed the coronal light on top of that, it would be a thousand-meter-long greatsword!

Just thinking about it was thrilling.

What boy didn't have a dream of piloting a mecha?

Yet looking at his own Snow Mum's gentle gaze, Beiming Lieyang ultimately agreed:

"Alright, then we'll rest properly for a few days. Anyway, I've already walked the vast majority of the way through a spirit master's ranks."

If someone with this kind of starting hand could still be freely surpassed by others, he might as well just drop dead to save himself from losing face as a time-traveler.

Hearing this, Snow Emperor revealed a soft smile and patted Beiming Lieyang's head.

"Mas... Master, why not head over to the courtyard where this subordinate resides to catch your breath? It's right nearby in Heaven Dou City."

Dugu Bo seized the opportunity to make his suggestion, wanting to properly host this master and the two terrifying grown-ups.

"Heaven Dou City? That must be the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire."

Ice Emperor glanced at Dugu Bo, then turned her gaze back to Beiming Lieyang, a look of eagerness shining in her eyes.

"Speaking of which, I've never officially been to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire before."

"Then Ice Aunt can accompany me to experience the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire." Beiming Lieyang spoke up right away.

He knew very well that over the past few years, Ice Emperor had traveled back and forth between the human world to scavenge supplies for him, going through a tremendous amount of trouble over whale glue alone.

This stuff required the flames of fire-attribute spirit power to scorch and soften it before it could be used.

Ice Emperor had no way of starting a fire, so she could only prepare a sufficient supply all at once to bring back, and then catch some unlucky fire-attribute spirit beast to burn it.

After all, only hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts could speak human words, which saved trouble and avoided exposure to humans.

Everything she had done for him, Beiming Lieyang remembered every single bit.

Running all over the ice plains to scavenge whale glue, capturing fire-type spirit beasts to bring back for roasting, making trips back and forth between the Far North and human society over and over again...

She hadn't needed to do any of this, yet she had never once furrowed her brow.

Snow Mum was the same, picking him up from the ice plains and caring for him meticulously.

This debt of gratitude was too heavy to be repaid in a few words, and he could only keep it engraved in his heart.

As long as Snow Mum and Ice Aunt were happy, he was willing to do anything.

Now that their strength had surged, they no longer needed to hide when walking in human society.

Aside from high-level grand priests like Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, ordinary super douluo could no longer see through their identities.

Even if they saw through them, so what? Just crush right past them.

"Then let's go, and properly experience what kind of scenery this empire's capital holds."

Ice Emperor hooked her arms around Beiming Lieyang and Snow Emperor from left and right, preparing to lead them away.

The two of them exchanged a glance and let her pull them along. Dugu Bo took the lead to guide the way for them.

People came and went at the gates of Heaven Dou City, with caravans, pedestrians, and spirit masters all mixed together, and the clamor rose in waves.

A young woman with indigo hair pulled a purple-haired girl wearing a veil as they hurried through the crowd, her face painted with anxiety.

"Slow down..." Ye Lingling was yanked by her into a stumble, her purple hair fluttering slightly in the wind.

"I can't slow down." Dugu Yan didn't even look back. "Just how long has my grandfather been gone? By all rights, he should have arrived long ago. Even though that guy has a stinking temper, he never loses contact for no reason."

Ye Lingling didn't reply, simply following closely behind her with hurried steps.

She knew Dugu Yan's personality; while she claimed he had a "stinking temper," she was actually truly worried.

Dugu Bo was her only remaining family in this world, a fact everyone knew.

As they walked, Dugu Yan's footsteps suddenly halted.

Her gaze locked onto one side of the city gate.

A man with a full head of green hair, a youthful visage carrying a hint of evil charm, was standing right there, accompanied by three people.

A golden-haired, red-eyed youth, along with two exquisitely beautiful females.

One had bright green twin ponytails, golden pupils, and carried an aura of majesty.

The other had white hair, blue eyes, and a tall, graceful figure.

"Grandfather?!" Dugu Yan blurted out, rushing over in a few strides.

Ye Lingling followed behind her, but her gaze involuntarily fell upon the golden-haired youth.

He had regular facial features, radiating a warmth akin to the sun throughout his entire body.

The two women beside him were even more drop-dead gorgeous; one was pert and spirited, while the other was cold and ethereal, standing out exceptionally in the crowd.

"Your Majesty Dugu." Ye Lingling simultaneously stepped forward and called out.

"Yanyan?" Evidently, Dugu Bo hadn't expected to run into his own granddaughter here either, his brow twitching slightly. "What are you two doing here?"

"I should be asking you that!" Dugu Yan grabbed his sleeve. "Just how long have you been gone? I almost thought something happened to you!"

Dugu Bo was shaken slightly by her tug, yet he didn't shake her off, merely letting out a helpless hum:

"What could possibly happen to me? Aren't I back now?"

Immediately following that,

Dugu Bo turned sideways to face Beiming Lieyang, a hint of solemnity entering his tone:

"This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. She's relatively familiar with Heaven Dou City. If you have any matters to attend to, Your Excellency, just order her to do them."

Right now, they were at the gates of Heaven Dou City, where people were many and the company mixed.

Dugu Bo found it inconvenient to directly shout out his master's name or refer to himself as a subordinate.

He was terrified of causing trouble for Beiming Lieyang.

Then, the moment those words left his mouth, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both froze in place.

Did they not hear wrong just now?

Grandfather / Your Majesty Dugu... used an honorific? "Your Excellency"?

Dugu Yan widened her eyes, looking in utter disbelief back and forth between her grandfather and that golden-haired youth.

She knew her grandfather's temper better than anyone.

Aside from her, he treated everyone with an indifferent attitude.

Yet right now, he had actually used a respectful term like "Your Excellency" toward a youth who looked so young.

Just what kind of background did he have??