Gu Rong suddenly stood up, and the air between the two seemed to ignite.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi quickly stood up to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, Uncle Jian Uncle Gu, you two are both getting on in years, why are you still like this? You always end up arguing every time you meet."
Gu Rong snorted, sat back down in his chair, and turned his head away without saying a word.
He knew, of course, that he was inferior to Chen Xin, and since it was Chen Xin who discovered Xiao Wu this time, he didn't really try to compete for her.
But stubbornly, he still said, "Anyway, you old bastard, you owe me a Soul Bone. Next time there's something this good, it'll be my turn."
The next morning.
In the countryside Heaven Dou City, the sunlight had just peeked over the eastern mountain ridge, tinging the clouds on the horizon with a faint orange-red hue.
Gui Yuan and Dugu Bo rode their horses for about half an hour after leaving the city before finding a suitable place to spar.
It was a desolate wasteland, with no villages, no farmland, not even a decent tree, only undulating earthen slopes and sparse withered grass.
The soil beneath my feet was cracked with fine lines due to drought. The wind blew from afar, stirring up wisps of dust that swirled and disappeared into the low-lying areas.
If you do it here, you don't have to worry about accidentally hurting anyone or being seen by anyone.
Dugu Bo reined in his horse, glanced around, and nodded in satisfaction. "This place is good. Even if I blew up half the mountain, no one would care."
Before setting off, Dugu Bo didn't want to bring Dugu Yan along, since with her cultivation level, she was easily injured if she stayed by his side.
But Dugu Yan really wanted to see her grandfather and Gui Yuan spar, so she pleaded and begged for a long time.
Gui Yuan said it wouldn't hurt for her to come along, and then took out three golden chrysanthemums from his person and handed them to Dugu Yan.
"This is the Singular Velvet Golden Body Chrysanthemum. After consuming it, you will enter an invincible state for five seconds. In addition, your attribute power will be amplified by fifty percent."
"You can take a maximum of three flowers a day, which means you'll have fifteen seconds of invincibility."
"Definitely, definitely. When we spar, put these three chrysanthemums in your mouth beforehand. When you encounter Soul Power impact that you can't withstand, swallow one and then retreat, understand?"
Dugu Yan took the three golden chrysanthemums. They were a bit hard to the touch, unlike the softness of ordinary chrysanthemums. A layer of pale golden luster flowed around the edges of the petals.
She carefully put them away, unable to suppress her surprise.
The effect of this Food System Soul Skill is a bit too strong, isn't it?
Fifteen seconds of invincibility! Besides that, it can also boost attributes by fifty percent?
This is way too much!
A 50% attribute boost is actually a very high percentage for Battle Soul Master.
If it's not a top-tier Soul Skill, even a typical Thousand-Year Soul Skill, or even a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill for some unlucky Soul Master, only offers a 50% boost from a single type of skill.
Zhu Zhuqing in the original work is a typical example. Her Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, only increases speed and attack by 50% each!
Compared to other people's Martial Soul Avatar, it was simply extremely inferior.
Under normal circumstances, whose Martial Soul Avatar doesn't have an amplification rate starting at 100%?
The reason why the effect of the Gui Yuan's Singular Velvet Golden Body Chrysanthemum Soul Skill changed is because the age of this Soul Ring has crossed the 50,000-year mark, resulting in a qualitative leap.
"Brother Gui Yuan, you are really amazing." Dugu Yan had never admired anyone so much before.
Even Yu Tianheng, the number one genius of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, could not possibly win her over so completely.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo suddenly spoke up, "Actually, according to seniority, Xiao Yuan is Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo's adopted son, and you are my granddaughter, Yanyan. You should call Xiao Yuan Uncle."
Dugu Yan:???
Gui Yuan:???
After Dugu Bo said that, the two looked at each other and blinked, their expressions somewhat subtle.
To be honest, neither of them had expected this.
Gui Yuan quickly said, "Let's each talk our own thing. Uncle, forget it. I'm feeling quite uncomfortable like this."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
It's a little hard to say to a boy who's several years younger than me "uncle."
Dugu Bo laughed and didn't press the matter, "Then let's each discuss our own points."
Gui Yuan glanced at the empty wilderness in the distance. "Uncle Dugu Bo, let's begin."
Dugu Bo nodded, his smile fading, and his gaze turned serious.
Dugu Yan consciously retreated a hundred meters away, found a slightly raised mound of earth to stand on, and quietly put one of the three Golden Body Chrysanthemum in her mouth, ready to deal with any possible Soul Power impact.
One hundred meters is only a safe baseline.
If her grandfather used all his poison, 100 meters would be far from enough.
However, she believed that her grandfather would control his strength, after all, the other party was only Soul Emperor. Although he was exceptionally talented, the difference in their levels was still significant.
Dugu Bo unleashed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
Emerald green light surged from his body, and his body underwent a dramatic transformation in an instant.
His legs transformed into a thick snake tail, winding and coiling across the ground, while his upper body was covered with a layer of fine, blue scales that gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the morning glow.
His eyes turned into vertical pupils, the pupils contracted like pinpoints, and his entire aura became cold and dangerous.
Nine Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath him—two yellow, two purple, and five black—and began to rotate around him.
"Take all of your Food System Soul Skill's amplification first." Dugu Bo's voice was a few decibels deeper than usual. "It's already unfair of us to spar like this. I also want to see just how strong you really are when you've pushed your power to its limit."
Gui Yuan nodded without refusing.
He took the Singular Velvet Heart-Guarding Petal, Singular Velvet Life-Giving Pistil, Singular Velvet Dark Gold Chrysanthemum, and Singular Velvet Spider Emperor Chrysanthemum in that order.
Defense increased by 70%!
Soul Power has begun to recover steadily!
All attributes increased by 50%!
All attributes increased by 100%!
As various foods were consumed, the aura of the Gui Yuan continued to rise.
Immediately afterwards, two more chrysanthemums appeared in his hand.
A golden, sacred radiance—that is the Singular Velvet Image Chrysanthemum, crafted from the blood of Qian Daoliu.
A dark purple glow surrounded it; it was Singular Velvet Spirit Chrysanthemum made from Bibi Dong's blood.
He didn't swallow them immediately; instead, he held them in the left and right sides of his mouth, leaving them for the time being.
He wanted to test his skills first and see how much influence he could have on Dugu Bo.
Then, a dark golden light emanated from Gui Yuan's right hand, and the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Right Palm Bone was released.
At the same time, a golden light flashed behind him, Six-Winged Golden Cicada Wings unfolded with a "whoosh," the six translucent gilded wings reflecting a shimmering light in the morning light.
With the support of numerous Food System Soul Skill and two External Soul Bone, Gui Yuan's aura surged, almost reaching the level of Soul Douluo!