You Brat, You're Nothing but Schemes

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Dugu Bo, his tone laced with mockery.

"You'd be so kind? That's not like you."

"The Soul Master World is full of rumors that Poison Douluo ruthless and cruel, why would you be so kind as to help us?"

Dugu Bo leaned against the stone wall, tilted his head, and the corner of his mouth turned up slightly.

He crossed his arms, a glint flashing in his vertical pupils.

"Of course it wasn't just out of kindness. I remember that if I successfully cured the poison, I would have to grant you five requests. Now it seems I definitely owe you those five requests."

"If I help Ye boy obtain his Fourth Spirit Ring, would that count as fulfilling a request?"

Yu Xiaogang rolled his eyes.

"You wish! How could a Titled Douluo's request be so easy? Just to help him obtain his Fourth Spirit Ring?"

Dugu Bo smiled.

"What if it were a Titan Giant Ape?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed.

His gaze was fixed on Dugu Bo's face. "Titan Giant Ape? How could there be Titan Giant Ape here? You're not lying to me, are you?"

Dugu Bo snorted.

"Having been in the core area of Sunset Forest for so many years, why would I lie to you? I first discovered it about ten years ago. Its cultivation level was a bit low, only a little over five thousand years. I even saw its figure a few days ago, but I didn't get a good look. If we look for it, it shouldn't be a problem."

Yu Xiaogang paused for a moment and began to think.

Ye Lin spoke up.

"Five thousand years of cultivation is indeed a bit low."

Dugu Bo was taken aback.

"A bit low? Then you're more than good enough for me, kid?"

"What kind of Fourth Spirit Ring are you hoping to absorb with a lifespan of ten thousand years?

Yu Xiaogang.

"Ye Lin's Third Soul Ring is already six thousand years old. I want to find him Spirit Ring that is at least ten thousand years old, or even close to twenty thousand years old."

Dugu Bo's lips twitched slightly. His Third Soul Ring six thousand years.

Is this even human?

If that's the case, then the fourth ring in five thousand years is indeed a bit low.

Yu Xiaogang continued, "But a five-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape isn't out of the question either."

"Although its cultivation level is somewhat low, its bloodline is powerful enough, especially its strength, which is unparalleled."

"Alright. If you can successfully help us hunt down the Titan Giant Ape, then that's one request."

A smile appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

He put his hands back into his sleeves and started walking towards the valley entrance, talking as he went.

"Don't rush. I'll go search for the Titan Giant Ape's trail first, then I'll come back and take you out."

Upon reaching the valley entrance, he leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of turquoise light that vanished into the horizon.

Yu Xiaogang stood by the spring, watching the greenish-blue afterimage disappear into the depths of the forest. He then turned his gaze back to Ye Lin.

"Titan Giant Ape. Five thousand years of cultivation might be considered high for others, but it's indeed a bit low for you."

"But the Titan Giant Ape's bloodline is powerful enough."

"Especially strength. If you can absorb its Spirit Ring, your strength will increase to another level."

Sometimes, the power of bloodline is more important than age.

Ye Lin nodded, "I'll do whatever the teacher says."

An hour later, a whooshing sound came from the direction of the valley entrance.

Dugu Bo patted off a few fallen leaves clinging to his clothes, his tone tinged with smugness.

"Found it. It's in the swamp north of Sunset Forest."

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you."

Dugu Bo led Yu Xiaogang and Ye Lin from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, heading north.

He wasn't flying very fast, but his speed was still many times faster than Ye Lin's own.

Only then did he gain a clearer understanding of the flight speed of Titled Douluo.

The last time his clone escaped, Dugu Bo didn't even use half his speed when he chased after it; it was just him playing a trick on himself.

A bluish-green arc of light swept across the Sunset Forest, bending the canopies of the centuries-old trees in the woods before they bounced back.

The three of them finally landed at the edge of a clearing shrouded in moisture deep within the swamp.

Ye Lin stood on the muddy ground at the edge of the open space, his gaze falling on the figure, his pupils contracting for a moment.

Its jet-black body, thick arms, and chest-pounding movements were exactly the same as those of the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming that he had seen in the Star Dou Forest.

But the one in front of them was a size smaller than Er Ming, standing there like a scaled-down version.

Yu Xiaogang stood next to Ye Lin, staring at the Titan Giant Ape for several breaths, then suddenly a smile appeared on his lips.

He turned to look at Dugu Bo.

"Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo, you really are all talk and no action."

Dugu Bo was taken aback.

He tilted his head, looked at Yu Xiaogang, his lips twitched, and he began to mutter curses.

"What are you saying? Who are you calling short-sighted and long-haired? What gives you the right to say that about me?"

Yu Xiaogang chuckled twice.

"You're all talk and no action, and you won't admit it!"

"This isn't a five-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape."

"This is ten thousand years old, at least fifteen thousand years old."

Dugu Bo's expression froze for a moment.

He examined the Titan Giant Ape more closely, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

He silently recited a sentence in his heart.

"There are only a handful of Titan Giant Ape in the world, how am I supposed to find out?"

"Who the hell knows as much as you do?"

He coughed, put his hands back into his sleeves, and straightened his back.

"What are you talking about? I just wanted to test you, to see if you really knew me. Actually, I know everything."

Yu Xiaogang and Ye Lin turned to look at him at the same time.

"Real?"

Dugu Bo straightened his back even more, and a glint flashed in his vertical pupils.

"That's absolutely true, I swear on my honor."

Ye Lin stood to the side, looking at Dugu Bo's young face, and said Youyou,

"I remember someone swearing on their honor that they would never peek at the medication dispensing process."

Dugu Bo's face turned pale and then purple.

He coughed, and his tone softened.

"I just happened to see it."

Ye Lin responded with an "Oh."

The "oh" was drawn out, "So you were spying on the medicine preparation."

Dugu Bo was furious. How could he have been outmaneuvered by a mere brat?

This brat is so annoying!

Were those lips poisoned?

Dugu Bo lifted his foot off the muddy ground and kicked Ye Lin in the buttocks.

The blow wasn't forceful, but Ye Lin Ye Lin staggered forward a step. He straightened up and rubbed his backside.

Why did you kick me?

"You little devil, you're trying to trick me, aren't you? You deserve a beating!"

"He looks simple-minded but all brawn and no brains; I never expected him to be so cunning."

"A hundred pounds of weight, eighty pounds of cunning, and twenty pounds of rebellious spirit."