Jin Shan Battles Dugu Bo

As he ran, Jin Shan kept sensing Dugu Bo's every move. If Dugu Bo dared break his word, Jin Shan would immediately turn back and hunt him down.

After traveling several hundred meters, Jin Shan stopped and turned to face Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo stopped as well. The two stood more than ten meters apart, sizing each other up. Neither had any intention of making the first move.

"Now you can tell me your name."

Green light swirled in Dugu Bo's eyes as he stared fixedly at Jin Shan before him, his tone several degrees colder than before. With Tang San no longer at his side, he had no more reservations.

"This old man does not change his name whether standing or sitting. My surname is Jin, my given name Shan. My title is Golden Tiger."

Jin Shan revealed his identity without hesitation. Even if he did not say it now, once they began fighting and his Martial Soul was activated, his identity would naturally be exposed.

"Golden Tiger Douluo? I seem to have seen him from afar many years ago. He appeared to be wearing a mask then. No wonder I didn't recognize him without it now."

Dugu Bo recalled some memories from years past.

"Since you want to spar, let's begin! Let me see just how capable the supposedly mysterious Golden Tiger Douluo truly is."

Dugu Bo stopped wasting words and directly activated his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul. Two yellow, two purple, and five black Soul Rings emerged.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"

Dugu Bo instantly transformed into a thirty-meter-long jade-green serpent and sprayed a thick pillar of green poison toward Jin Shan.

"This old poisoner activated his Martial Soul Avatar right from the start. Interesting! Interesting!"

Seeing the poison pillar surging toward him, Jin Shan immediately responded.

"Second Soul Skill, Vajra Bodyguard Shield!"

The yellow Soul Ring around Jin Shan lit up, and a golden energy shield instantly appeared, enveloping him within it.

"Overconfident!"

"You think a mere second Soul Skill can block the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison while I'm in Martial Soul Avatar form?"

Dugu Bo's mocking voice came from the enormous serpent mouth as it opened and closed.

The moment Dugu Bo finished speaking, the golden shield around Jin Shan began to corrode and melt, like ice beneath the warm spring sun.

Hmph! Then taste this move of mine: "Fifth Soul Skill, Vajra Body!"

A black Soul Ring around Jin Shan lit up. Golden light covered the surface of his body from head to toe, forcibly blocking Dugu Bo's poison.

"Now it's time for you to taste this old man's power."

"Martial Soul Possession!"

"Third Soul Skill, Vajra Tiger King Transformation!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Vajra Tiger Clone!"

Jin Shan activated two Soul Skills in succession. His body instantly grew taller, his muscles swelling visibly, while foot-long claw blades extended from his hands and his aura soared. At the same time, his body split into three as they leaped into the air and attacked the green serpent Dugu Bo had become.

The green serpent continuously attacked Jin Shan's three bodies. Jin Shan's three forms shifted constantly between real and false, weaving, flipping, and maneuvering through the air with extraordinary agility. The foot-long golden tiger claws tore bloody gashes across the green serpent's body. Though the wounds were not serious, they enraged Dugu Bo beyond measure.

"You've gone too far!"

The green serpent opened its enormous mouth and let out an enraged roar.

At that moment, white light gathered within the green serpent's enormous eyes.

"Medusa's Gaze!"

Two white pillars of light burst forth, shooting directly toward Jin Shan's three bodies.

"This is— a head Soul Bone skill!"

"Worthy of a Titled Douluo! He really has some tricks up his sleeve."

Though Jin Shan felt delighted, he did not dare lower his guard in the slightest. He immediately moved, controlling his clones to evade.

Within a few breaths, two of Jin Shan's clones were struck by Dugu Bo's Medusa's Gaze and directly petrified. To protect his true body, Jin Shan had no choice but to sacrifice the conjured clones.

"Jin Shan, how does my Medusa's Gaze taste?"

Dugu Bo attacked even as he taunted him.

"Old poisoner, your head Soul Bone is indeed powerful, but that is all. Let this old man show you the power of my head Soul Bone."

Jin Shan sneered, instantly pulling away from the green serpent Dugu Bo had become.

Jin Shan landed on the ground. A skull resembling a tiger's face instantly appeared on his forehead, and the clear character for king upon it shone with brilliant golden light. At the same time, a black Soul Ring flashed. He exerted himself and roared, "Eighth Soul Skill, Submission of All Beasts!"

A golden giant tiger, ten meters long and five meters tall at the shoulder, appeared behind Jin Shan and raised its head to roar at the green serpent.

Under the attack, Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Avatar was instantly dispelled, and his Soul Bone skill was interrupted. Dugu Bo fell to the ground clutching his head with both hands, his face twisted in pain.

"What terrifying pressure and spiritual attack. My Soul Skill was forcibly interrupted, even the Soul Power within my body was suppressed, and my soul was heavily wounded as well. What's strange is, why do I feel like submitting?"

Dugu Bo forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart, his jade-green eyes filled with disbelief.

"Hahaha!"

"Old poisoner, how does that feel? Now you know there is always someone stronger, don't you?"

Jin Shan smugly examined the somewhat dispirited Dugu Bo.

"Hmph! We are still evenly matched for now. Who wins and who loses is still unknown."

Dugu Bo refused to show weakness.

"Good! Your mouth is still stubborn. Let this old man give you a taste of my strongest killing move."

Jin Shan's aura surged explosively as a pitch-black Soul Ring emerged. He crossed his hands before his chest, curling them into claws as he gathered strength for his strongest strike.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Tiger King Vajra Slash!"

A massive crescent blade of golden light, crossed in an X shape, slashed diagonally toward Dugu Bo with an unstoppable aura.

Though Dugu Bo refused to yield verbally, he had long since wavered inwardly. Jin Shan's Eighth Soul Skill had truly shocked him.

"This Soul Skill actually has a locking effect. Looks like I can't evade it."

Watching the enormous blade of light draw closer and closer, he could only helplessly gather strength and activate a Soul Skill to block it.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze."

The atmosphere on Huo Lei's side was equally tense.

"Lin Yin, how are things?"

Huo Lei asked nervously.

"Young Master Lei, the youth you mentioned is approaching our direction. He is roughly one hundred and fifty meters away."

Lin Yin devoted all his attention to sensing as he replied.

"Lin Yin, quickly hide yourself and keep track of that youth's movements at all times. The moment he enters your attack range, restrain him immediately."

Huo Lei gave the instruction excitedly, then found a patch of dense brush to hide in.

Lin Yin quickly headed toward a large tree ahead. The moment he approached it, his figure merged with the tree and vanished.

Huo Lei clearly saw Lin Yin's actions through the gaps in the grass, and inwardly marveled again and again in shock.

After watching Dugu Bo leave, Tang San got up and continued on his way. He still had the Eight Spider Soul Bone released, running and leaping through the forest without realizing the danger ahead.

"One hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters..."

Lin Yin excitedly sensed and calculated the distance between himself and Tang San, not daring to let down his guard in the slightest.

"So this is Tang San? This is what he looks like."

Huo Lei, hidden in the dense brush, had already seen Tang San through the gaps. Although he had never met Tang San before, he recognized him at a glance from the two obvious features of the Soul Tool belt and the Eight Spider Soul Bone.

Huo Lei was only a little over ten meters away from Lin Yin.

"Lin Yin, you must succeed. All my hopes rest on you."

Huo Lei repeated the words over and over in his heart.

Tang San drew closer and closer to the tree where Lin Yin was hiding. "Ten meters, eight meters, five meters..."

When Tang San was only three meters from the tree, a scale-covered tail suddenly wrapped around him.