Yu Yuanba and Yu Tianjun of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Lin Hao: Let me spar with him!

"Good!"

At Lin Hao's words, Dugu Bo immediately shouted his agreement.

The next moment, amid dazzling dark green light, he summoned his newly evolved martial soul-the Jade Phosphorus Poison Flood Dragon.

A Poisonous Flood Dragon martial soul appeared behind him, over ten meters long and dark green all over, with a pair of dragon horns on its head, sharp claws beneath its belly, and a fierce, imposing face. It abruptly merged with him.

After Martial Soul Possession, Dugu Bo shot up in height. Dark green scales spread across his body like a rising tide, his hands became dragon claws, his eyes became slit pupils, and dragon horns sprouted from his head.

At the same time, nine soul rings-two yellow, two purple, and five black-rose from beneath his feet in succession and circled his body.

Then Dugu Bo leaped, instantly becoming a streak of dark green lightning as he charged straight at the ten-thousand-year Titan Dragon Ape.

"First soul skill: Jade Phosphorus Poison Fire!"

"Second soul skill: Crimson Serpent Python Strangulation!"

As he charged, Dugu Bo shouted, and the first and second soul rings circling him lit up one after another.

Amid waves of soul power, balls of jade-green poison fire condensed around Dugu Bo and shot toward the Titan Dragon Ape like cannonballs.

Though wounded, the Titan Dragon Ape had lost none of its ferocity. It clenched its fists and roared furiously, either dodging the incoming poison fireballs or blasting them apart with its punches.

The poison fire exploded and splashed in all directions. Wherever it landed on the surrounding trees, it instantly corroded large, charred holes into their trunks.

Immediately afterward, giant pythons formed from crimson, highly poisonous energy materialized in the air and coiled toward the Titan Dragon Ape like living creatures, seeking to strangle it.

The Titan Dragon Ape roared, swinging its fists wildly and tearing the crimson serpentine iron pythons apart.

But as energy constructs, the crimson serpentine iron pythons swiftly re-formed after being shattered and coiled toward the Titan Dragon Ape again.

While the Titan Dragon Ape was busy dealing with the crimson serpentine iron pythons, Dugu Bo's fourth soul ring had already lit up.

"Fourth soul skill: Jade Phosphorus Poison Formation!"

In an instant, a jade-green poison formation spread beneath the Titan Dragon Ape's feet, forming a deadly poisonous domain dozens of meters across.

Dense jade-green poisonous mist rose within the formation, continuously eating into the Titan Dragon Ape's wounds and draining its stamina.

The Titan Dragon Ape let out a pained roar, its movements visibly slowing.

All those soul skills Dugu Bo had used were merely preparations for his final killing move.

"Sixth soul skill: Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor Break!"

Seizing the opportunity, Dugu Bo shouted coldly, and the sixth black soul ring circling him abruptly blazed with light.

Dazzling dark green light bloomed around his right hand as he thrust it out, aiming his palm at the Titan Dragon Ape.

A thick beam of jade-green energy instantly blasted forth with the force of a storm sweeping away rotten wood, slamming viciously into the Titan Dragon Ape's chest!

Boom!

A deafening crash rang out.

The Titan Dragon Ape's massive body was sent flying, smashing through several large trees before crashing heavily to the ground.

After a few agonized roars, it finally lay motionless, completely stripped of its ability to fight.

"Hao, go finish off this Titan Dragon Ape, then absorb its soul ring!"

Dugu Bo landed, clasped his hands behind his back, and turned to Lin Hao with a proud declaration.

"Yes, Senior Dugu!"

Excitement flashed in Lin Hao's eyes. He took out the Silver Dragon Spear and strode toward the Titan Dragon Ape.

But just as Lin Hao raised the Silver Dragon Spear's tip, preparing to thrust it through the Titan Dragon Ape's eye socket-

An urgent shout suddenly rang out nearby.

"Stop!"

As the shout faded, a tall, powerfully built middle-aged man came rushing over.

He wore luxurious blue-silver robes embroidered with intricate lightning patterns in gold thread, faintly glimmering like electricity in the sunlight. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, fierce eyes, and a short beard on his chin, and he exuded the authority of someone long accustomed to a lofty position.

Behind him followed a lavishly dressed young man who appeared to be in his twenties.

He wore a fitted silver-white outfit, with lightning patterns likewise embroidered on its cuffs and collar. A jade-inlaid belt encircled his waist, from which hung a white jade pendant of exceptional quality.

He was reasonably handsome, with regular features, but undisguised arrogance marked his brow. His chin was slightly raised, and as his gaze swept over Lin Hao and Dugu Bo, it carried a measure of scrutiny and dismissal.

Upon reaching them, the middle-aged man cupped his fist and introduced himself to Dugu Bo.

"I am Yu Yuanba, an elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Greetings, sir."

"This Titan Dragon Ape is our sect's prey. Its wounds were inflicted during its earlier battle with me."

"This is the soul beast I prepared for Tianjun, a genius of our sect. His martial soul is the diamond tyrant dragon, a mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and he needs this ten-thousand-year Titan Dragon Ape's soul ring."

"I hope you will yield this ten-thousand-year Titan Dragon Ape to us. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will certainly reward you generously!"

After severely wounding the Titan Dragon Ape, Dugu Bo had released his Jade Phosphorus Poison Flood Dragon possession.

The nine soul rings that had circled him had also been withdrawn.

Thus, Yu Yuanba did not yet know that Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo.

At those words, Dugu Bo gave a disdainful smile and scoffed.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect? What an illustrious name!"

"I am Dugu Bo. If your sect master Yu Yuanzhen were here saying those words, I might show him a little courtesy."

"But the two of you think you can seize my prey? Aren't you overestimating yourselves?"

Yu Yuanba's expression changed.

He happened to have heard Dugu Bo's name before.

Wasn't he the Poison Douluo who had most recently attained his title?

He had heard that Dugu Bo had also joined Spirit Hall. This was certainly no easy man to deal with.

What a coincidence. He had never expected to encounter him in the Sunset Forest.

But this ten-thousand-year Dragon Ape was truly rare. If he missed this opportunity, who knew when another would come?

Yu Yuanba gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak.

"Sir Dugu, we also contributed to hunting this ten-thousand-year Dragon Ape. I inflicted those wounds on it earlier."

"Since you are unwilling to yield it, why not follow the rules of the soul master world? Let Tianjun fight the young man beside you, and the winner takes this soul beast. What do you say?"

Dugu Bo immediately frowned.

He knew that Lin Hao had broken through to rank thirty at eight years old, and that his second soul ring was a three-thousand-year soul ring absorbed beyond the normal limit. He was a little monster.

His physical prowess far surpassed that of soul masters at the same rank.

Yet Lin Hao was still young-only eight-and his cultivation was only at the threshold of Soul Elder.

But since this Yu Tianjun could absorb the ten-thousand-year Titan Dragon Ape's soul ring, his cultivation had clearly reached rank fifty, making him a Quasi-Soul King.

No matter how strong Lin Hao's physique was-

Food system soul masters lacked offensive soul skills, after all. With that gap in cultivation as well, he was probably no match for Yu Tianjun.

At that thought, Dugu Bo flatly refused with a cold laugh.

"Rules? I brought down this Titan Dragon Ape myself. By the rules, it belongs to me!"

"And you want Hao to fight your man in soul fighting, making him win before he can claim what already belongs to us?"

"Do you think I'm someone you can push around?"

"Besides, Hao is a food system soul master, while this Yu Tianjun beside you is a power attack system soul master. A power attack system fighting a food system-do you consider that fair?"

Hearing that Lin Hao was a food system soul master, both Yu Yuanba and Yu Tianjun froze for a moment.

Disdain and contempt flashed in Yu Tianjun's eyes.

So he was a food system soul master. What was there even to fight over?

Just then, however, Lin Hao spoke, breaking into a grin that revealed a mouthful of white teeth.

"Senior Dugu, I may be a food system soul master, but that doesn't mean I can't fight."

"I've just made a breakthrough, and I was looking for someone to spar with so I could see how strong I am now."

"Why not let me spar with him and decide who gets this ten-thousand-year Titan Dragon Ape?"