Showing His Edge

All this time, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo had watched it unfold, growing more anxious by the day.

In their eyes, a new top-tier power was rising at a speed they could see.

Across Heaven Dou City, more and more small and midsize families were flocking to Cloudcrag Academy.

To put it bluntly, what drew them was not the Academy itself, but the newly established Azure Nether Sect behind it.

The Azure Nether Sect had only just begun. Its core members were few, and its structure was still taking shape.

Even so, the sect's overall strength had surged in earnest.

The biggest boost came from Skywater Academy joining them. Besides bringing in fresh talent, it gave them an advantage in recruitment.

Set up a stage outside the Academy, have a few beautiful girls with distinct styles dance on it, and Skywater Academy's years of popularity and star appeal did the rest. Young applicants arrived in an endless stream, nearly wearing out the doorstep.

Of course, such rapid growth was bound to attract trouble.

Some nobles in Heaven Dou City, confident in their lofty birth, coveted Skywater Academy's beautiful female students. They even dared make a move on students who had only just joined the fold.

Not one of those ill-intentioned nobles came to a good end.

Anyone who dared lay a hand on them was found the next day reduced to a pool of blackened blood, dead without a sound.

Dugu Bo might not excel at much else, but poison was not something you fought head-on. A little dose slipped in unnoticed, and you were finished.

Besides, these were only ordinary people. Barely lifting a finger was enough to destroy them.

"And another thing, Chrysanthemum Pass." Dugu Bo glanced sidelong at Chrysanthemum Douluo, his voice thick with mockery. "Don't think I can't