Titled Douluo? In the Internet Cafe, Even a Dragon Has to Coil Up!

Heaven Dou City should have been peaceful in the morning light.

But in South City Backstreet, the air was stiflingly oppressive.

The stray cats and dogs along the street seemed to sense a terrifying predator. Tails tucked between their legs, they fled without a trace.

"So this is the shady shop called 'Origin'..."

At the end of the street stood an old man in a dark green robe, his hands clasped behind his back.

His long, dark green hair stirred without wind, and murderous intent flickered in his snake-like eyes.

He was Dugu Bo, Poison Douluo and royal guest of the Heaven Dou Empire!

After hearing his granddaughter talk last night about "cutting open her belly and swapping out her heart and liver," Dugu Bo had barely slept.

To him, this had to be some sophisticated Evil Cult brainwashing!

Anyone who could make a proud young noblewoman willingly mutilate herself had to be an utterly vile Evil Soul Master!

"Hmph. Let me see how many lives you have, Evil Soul Master, to dare lay a hand on Dugu Bo's granddaughter!"

Dugu Bo snorted and strode toward the glass doors.

Bang!

He had no intention of opening them. With a domineering sweep of his sleeve, he sent a surge of Soul Power crashing into the entrance.

He would root out this shady shop in front of everyone in Heaven Dou City!

But something strange happened.

The Soul Power, strong enough to bring down a city wall, vanished without a sound the instant it touched the glass doors.

"Hm? There's more to this place than meets the eye."

Dugu Bo frowned, his guard rising. But confident in his Titled Douluo cultivation, he gave a cold laugh, pushed open the door, and strode inside.

"Fiend, get out here—"

Bzz—!!!

The moment Dugu Bo set foot in the Internet Cafe's main hall, he prepared to unleash his nine Soul Rings—power enough to destroy half a city—and scour the shop with Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison gas!

[Highest-level hostile attack intent detected inside the Internet Cafe!]

[Target: Dugu Bo (Level 91 Titled Douluo)!]

[System Absolute Defense Field activated!]

[Sanction protocol: Ultimate dimensional suppression. All beings are equal!]

A supreme pressure, beyond the laws governing the entire plane of Douluo Continent, crashed down on Dugu Bo's head!

Thud—!!!

Poison Douluo, who had been brimming with murderous intent a second earlier, never even finished shouting "get out here." It was as though a mountain ten thousand miles high had dropped onto his back!

The half-formed image of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind him let out a piercing, miserable wail, then shattered into specks of light with a pop!

And the nine Soul Rings at his feet, symbols of the highest tier of power on Douluo Continent—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—were instantly crushed to dust by that invisible force!

Dugu Bo's gaunt body slammed to the floor. His face slid three meters across it before coming to a stop right in front of the counter.

The entire thing took less than a tenth of a second.

In the Internet Cafe's main hall, Zhu Zhuqing froze mid-cleaning.

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow from his chair, tea in hand.

Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong, who had just swiped their cards to use the computers, also turned to look at the green-haired old man sprawled on the floor.

"Oh my gosh... Isn't that Senior Poison Douluo?" Ning Rongrong blinked her wide eyes, a half-eaten youtiao still in her hand. "Why is he making such a grand bow first thing in the morning? We aren't hiring security guards anymore."

Qian Renxue sucked in a sharp breath.

That was a Titled Douluo!

One of the strongest people on the continent!

Yet he had been subdued in an instant without the slightest chance to resist?!

Could the Divine Realm really be running this shop from behind the scenes?!

On the floor, Dugu Bo's mind had gone blank.

My Soul Power... my Martial Soul... they're both gone?!

Dugu Bo realized that the Level 91 cultivation he had spent nearly eighty years building had vanished without a trace!

His body was now weaker than that of a six-year-old who had yet to awaken a Martial Soul!

He struggled to raise his head, only to see the stunning girl in a pink apron, Zhu Zhuqing, looking down at him coldly.

"You dirtied the floor. Two Gold Soul Coins. You caused a disturbance. Five Gold Soul Coins," Zhu Zhuqing said, carrying out her cashier duties.

"You... you people..." Dugu Bo trembled with rage and pointed at Lin Ye behind the counter. "Fiend! What sorcery did you use on me?!"

Lin Ye set down his teacup and sighed helplessly. "Sir, why so angry? Besides, fighting is forbidden here. If you're a dragon, you coil up. If you're a tiger, you lie down! Never mind a Titled Douluo—even if a God King came down from the Divine Realm to wreck my shop, he'd have to lie there and wipe my floor clean."

"Grandpa!!!"

Just then, Dugu Yan finally rushed in through the door, panting.

Seeing her own grandfather sprawled on the floor, his face full of disbelief, she stamped her feet in frustration.

"I told you last night not to come wreck the shop! But you wouldn't listen!"

Dugu Yan hurried over and helped the limp Dugu Bo to his feet.

"Yan Yan, go! There's something terrifying about this shop!"

Dugu Bo gripped his granddaughter's hand tightly. Though he had lost his Soul Power, his instinct to protect her still made him try to push her away.

"Go where? Boss, a bottle of cola, quick! Ice-cold!"

Dugu Yan slapped down three Gold Soul Coins, took the bottle of cold black liquid from Zhu Zhuqing, and pressed it to Dugu Bo's lips without giving him a choice.

"Grandpa, stop talking and drink!"

"What is this murky poison—mmph!"

Before Dugu Bo could refuse, his granddaughter forced a big gulp of Happy Fat Guy Water down his throat.

"Hiss—cough, cough, cough!"

Cold, fizzy bubbles burst in his mouth.

Dugu Bo wanted to spit out the strange liquid, but the next instant—

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, on the verge of erupting because he had forced his Soul Power into action, and the excruciating pain that had tormented him for most of his life...

As soon as they came into contact with the black liquid, they were suppressed outright!

Even the meridians damaged by years of poison felt soothed and gently nourished!

"How... how... how is this possible?!"

Dugu Bo snatched the glass bottle and stared at the black liquid still bubbling inside. His grim old face flushed bright red.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison was the deadliest poison in the world, an affliction that even the rarest treasures could not cure.

And a mouthful of black water had brought it under control?!

"See, Grandpa? I told you the times have changed!"

Seeing her grandfather so stunned, Dugu Yan felt a surge of pride, as though she had won him over.

But Dugu Yan had underestimated the pride of a Level 91 Titled Douluo—and how stubbornly an old-school powerhouse clung to tradition.