A Titled Douluo Couldn't Possibly Lose to a Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Could He?

Before leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Li Ye did not forget to harvest the remaining medicinal herbs.

Seeing that Li Ye had left behind the poisonous herbs he recognized, Dugu Bo said nothing more.

"Grandpa Dugu, could I trouble you with one more thing?"

"What is it?"

"Well..."

"What? You want me to help that woman you brought hunt for a soul ring, and from a fifty-thousand-year Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast, at that!"

Seeing Dugu Bo's furious expression, Li Ye remained completely unruffled and said slowly, "Grandpa Dugu, you're a Titled Douluo. You couldn't possibly lose to a mere fifty-thousand-year soul beast, could you? Surely not."

"Hmph! You little brat certainly know how to scheme, trying to get me to hunt that woman's seventh soul ring for her this way. You really do have some ideas." Dugu Bo snorted coldly, then turned and left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Hey, Grandpa Dugu, is that a yes or a no?"

"Hmph, what do you think, brat? Hurry up and follow me!"

"Young Ye Li, you're in luck. This Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast is badly injured. In a moment, I'll only need to exert a little effort to slay it on the spot."

Looking at the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast covered in wounds not far away, Dugu Bo suddenly grew confident.

After all, fifty-thousand-year soul beasts were generally hunted for their soul rings only by Quasi-Soul Douluos and Quasi-Titled Douluos, who would then absorb them.

Take him, for instance: his seventh soul ring had only just reached forty thousand years, while his eighth soul ring had only just reached fifty thousand years.

As one of the Titled Douluos whose strength did not lie in single combat, Dugu Bo naturally had to be a little careful when facing a fifty-thousand-year soul beast.

"Go, Grandpa Dugu! We'll cheer you on from behind." With that, Li Ye made an encouraging gesture at Dugu Bo.

"Heh, just watch, brat!"

With that, Dugu Bo immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into an enormous serpent over a hundred feet long, and charged at the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast before it could react.

"Wretched beast, submit to your death! Medusa's Gaze!"

Dugu Bo roared, releasing a white petrifying ray from his head that shot straight toward the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast as it prepared to flee.

Then the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor lashed its tail, slamming the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast hard into the ground.

"Eighth soul skill, Time Freeze!"

To prevent the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast from escaping, Dugu Bo unleashed his eighth soul skill after injecting the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's venom into its body.

"Long'er, now! Hurry and use your strongest soul skill to deal this Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast the finishing blow." Seeing that the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast was nearly done for, Li Ye immediately urged Liu Erlong beside him to act.

"Sixth soul skill, Crimson Dragon Fury Flame!"

At Li Ye's words, Liu Erlong immediately unleashed her strongest soul skill, Crimson Dragon Fury Flame.

Liu Erlong's martial soul, the Fire Dragon, gathered power continuously before spewing a fierce azure-blue flame straight at the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast's head.

Only after the azure-blue flame had burned clean through the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast's head did Liu Erlong stop attacking.

"Uh, how did she suddenly become so violent? She wasn't like this before, was she?" Seeing what Liu Erlong had just done, Li Ye felt a chill down his back.

"Ye Li, I'll go absorb the soul ring now." Seeing that the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast was dead, Liu Erlong turned back to let Li Ye know.

"All right, Long'er, go ahead. Senior Dugu and I will stand guard for you," Li Ye replied with a nod.

"Grandpa Dugu, thank you for this." While Liu Erlong absorbed the soul ring, Li Ye did not forget to thank Dugu Bo.

"No need to stand on ceremony over such a small matter."

"Grandpa Dugu, once Long'er finishes absorbing her soul ring, I'll have to say goodbye. I've been away for rather a long time, so I need to head home soon."

"All right, young Ye Li. Go home, then. Just remember to visit Yan Yan at Heaven Dou Royal Academy when you have time."

"Don't worry. I will."

Li Ye quietly stayed by Liu Erlong's side like that for an entire day and night, without drinking so much as a mouthful of water.

Although he had known all along that absorbing this soul ring would be something of a strain for Liu Erlong and would take a rather long time, Li Ye could not stop worrying about her, afraid something might happen to her.

Sigh, this brat really is a fool for love. If Yan Yan gets together with him, she probably won't suffer any mistreatment. Naturally, Dugu Bo had seen everything Li Ye did.

It was precisely because of Li Ye's behavior that Dugu Bo finally felt reassured about his character.

"Wait, that's a soul bone!"

Just as Dugu Bo was about to tell Li Ye to get some rest, a gentle yet scorching glow gradually emerged from the Poison Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast's torso.

It was unmistakably a torso soul bone of exceptional quality.

Seeing a torso soul bone, the most important of the six soul bone locations-and a fifty-thousand-year top-grade soul bone at that-even Dugu Bo could not resist the temptation.

Just after the soul bone appeared, Liu Erlong finished absorbing her seventh soul ring as well.

"This is wonderful, Ye Li! Absorbing this soul ring brought my soul power straight up to level 72." Although Liu Erlong had noticed the soul bone too, she still chose to throw herself into Li Ye's arms first.

Li Ye likewise seemed not to have seen the soul bone, happily embracing Liu Erlong.

"Long'er, congratulations on becoming a Soul Saint."

"Ye Li, it's all thanks to you. Without you, I might have remained a Soul Emperor for the rest of my life."

At that moment, seeing the care and love in each other's eyes, the two could no longer restrain their feelings for each other and shared a passionate kiss.

At this sight, Dugu Bo, who had been captivated by the soul bone just a moment earlier, instantly grew so embarrassed that his toes could almost have dug out a three-bedroom apartment.

Good grief, were young people these days all so adventurous? They were completely ignoring a seventy-four-year-old man like him.

"Ahem! You two, show a little restraint. I'm still here." Seeing their actions grow increasingly heated, Dugu Bo immediately spoke up to remind them.

Hearing Dugu Bo's voice, Li Ye and Liu Erlong inwardly cursed him out, but also stopped at the appropriate moment.

"Ahem, now it's time to discuss this soul bone." Seeing the two stop, Dugu Bo brought up what was currently the most pressing matter to him.

"Grandpa Dugu, you helped Long'er hunt this soul beast, so this soul bone rightfully belongs to you. Besides, this soul bone happens to have a poison attribute. It couldn't be more suitable for you," Li Ye said.

"Yes, Ye Li is right. This soul bone rightfully belongs to you, Senior Dugu," Liu Erlong echoed.

"Oh, enough. Stop singing in harmony, you two. Would a Titled Douluo like me really take something from you youngsters?"

"Besides, even if you gave it to me, it wouldn't be much use. After all, I only have a few years left to live." With that, Dugu Bo could not help sighing.

"Grandpa Dugu, is it because of the problem with your martial soul?" Seeing Dugu Bo like this, Li Ye could not help asking.

Although he knew the reason, he was not Tang San and did not know how to neutralize the poison. He only had a rough idea of how to help Dugu Bo.

"Young Ye Li, you've noticed the problem with my body too."