The Unlucky Dugu Bo

Although he had already confirmed that his soul was in the state of a human soul.

That was, after all, still his own judgment.

If his judgment was wrong and he rashly appeared before a powerful Titled Douluo, only to be treated as a transformed soul beast, he would be in dire straits.

There were no Titled Douluos in the Star Luo Empire, so he needed to find a relatively weak Titled Douluo to verify it.

Dugu Bo was an excellent candidate.

Although Dugu Bo had not discovered Xiao Wu's identity when they first met in the original story, that did not mean his title as a Titled Douluo was watered down.

The reason was simple: at the time, Dugu Bo had devoted most of his mental power to constantly suppressing the snake venom inside him and monitoring his own condition, leaving only a small portion of his attention for others. That was why he had failed to discover Xiao Wu.

But the current Dugu Bo no longer needed to spend too much time and effort dealing with the snake venom. After all, he had obtained a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone back then and used it to bring the venom under preliminary control.

Once he obtained confirmation from Dugu Bo, his greatest concern would disappear.

Then he could go ahead and do what he wanted without worry.

"You're refreshingly decisive, young friend. That temperament of yours suits me."

Hearing that Dai Mubai wanted to head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as soon as they left, Dugu Bo laughed heartily. This fellow did not dawdle, which suited his tastes.

The two then prepared to leave for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Noticing their movements, Black Panther instinctively moved to follow.

"Black Panther, stay here and rest for the next few days. His Eminence and I have some things to do."

Dai Mubai looked at Black Panther, who was preparing to accompany them, and stopped him.

Although this man was there to protect him, he did not yet count as one of his own people.

It was better not to let him enter a place like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"What, do you think I would harm your prince?"

Seeing that Black Panther had not immediately withdrawn, Dugu Bo's expression instantly turned icy.

Although he had been exceedingly courteous and gentle toward Dai Mubai from beginning to end, that did not mean this was his nature.

He treated Dai Mubai this way partly because he liked the boy, and partly because, although the boy's teacher had beaten him up back then, he had also given the Dugu Family a path to survival and even directly gifted him a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

His attitude toward Dai Mubai was gentle, but that gentleness did not extend to those around him.

Seeing Dugu Bo's expression, Black Panther no longer dared to make any rash moves.

The two then left the residence and headed out of the city toward Sunset Forest.

"Mubai, would you like me to help discipline that guard of yours, so he knows whose orders he ought to obey?"

On the way to Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo made the suggestion.

With his experience, he could naturally tell that while the Soul Douluo appeared to be protecting Dai Mubai, he was not actually obeying his orders and was also keeping him under surveillance.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble Your Eminence to spare some time to discipline him a little. But please don't hurt him. Having him around saves a great deal of trouble."

After a little thought, Dai Mubai decided it was feasible.

He had naturally also noticed Dugu Bo's quiet change in how he addressed him, but he did not resist it.

Although many people called Dugu Bo the bottom rung among Titled Douluos, this bottom-rung Titled Douluo could slaughter an entire force until only its Titled Douluos remained. He was a strategic nuclear weapon.

"Don't be so formal with me. You're about the same age as my granddaughter. If you don't mind, you can call me Grandpa, or simply Senior."

Looking at the young man before him, Dugu Bo already had other thoughts and ideas.

Although he had yet to see Dai Mubai display his martial soul or strength, anyone whom that person would take as a disciple was clearly no ordinary youth.

Having him become his grandson-in-law would also be a very good choice.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Senior."

Dai Mubai naturally recognized Dugu Bo's intentions, but he truly had little interest in Dugu Yan.

The tiger was renowned for having a body of pure yang. With his White Tiger Martial Soul, coupled with his personality, he was destined to have more than one woman in this age of feudalism and slavery, but that did not mean he was not selective.

At the very least, Dugu Yan did not suit his tastes.

Dugu Bo knew that the boy had rejected the idea. He could only sigh softly and blame his granddaughter's lack of such good fortune.

Before long, the two arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Entering this place again, they no longer saw the flowers vying for splendor as they once had, but it remained exceedingly beautiful and enchanting.

Still, Dugu Bo had not let this precious land go to waste. Over the years, he had planted various other medicinal herbs here, and they had now all grown to a considerable scale.

Upon entering, the first things Dai Mubai saw were the octagonal mysterious ice grass and the infernal delicate apricot.

He had been unable to take them away back then, and this was the day he had been waiting for.

"Senior, I may need to stay at the bottom of this pool for a few days. There's no need to worry."

"Once I come out, I'll immediately give you the detoxification method."

Dai Mubai pointed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as he spoke.

He was not only going to perform Water and Fire Body Refinement here, but also condense his second soul ring.

As for why he wanted to condense his second soul ring here, it was not merely because the soul power here was sufficiently dense. He also wanted to give it a try and see whether the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could bring him any surprises.

"You... you're going into that strange, deep pool...?"

Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Dugu Bo immediately grew anxious.

He knew better than anyone how dangerous that place was.

Come to think of it, Dugu Bo was unlucky too.

He lived in a treasure land and guarded treasures without even knowing it.

The one time he had tried to approach those immortal herbs, after he drew near the aromatic silk beauty, it had wildly amplified the snake venom inside him.

Had he not been here, he really would have died.

From then on, he had no longer dared to touch unfamiliar medicinal herbs lightly.

"Rest assured, Senior. Since I dare to enter, I have my grounds for confidence."

"If you get bored keeping watch up here, Senior, you can study this. It concerns the detoxification afterward, but don't try it lightly. At least, don't try it before I come back up."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai took a book he had prepared long ago from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Dugu Bo.

"This..."

Dugu Bo still wanted to stop him, but he saw Dai Mubai's resolve and the composure that did not fit his age.

In the end, he said nothing more.

This boy was just as mysterious as his teacher.

Indeed, if there were nothing exceptional about this boy, how could he have persuaded that person to take him as a disciple?

He then accepted the book Dai Mubai handed him.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai had already begun harvesting the octagonal mysterious ice grass and the infernal delicate apricot according to the methods in the Tang Sect Secret Arts he had obtained from Tang San.

Although the process involved some back and forth, and he did not believe the methods in the Tang Sect Secret Arts were necessarily the best way to handle them, having a method was ultimately better than having none at all.

After quickly consuming them, Dai Mubai jumped into the pool as Dugu Bo watched, dumbstruck.