You Have Twin Martial Souls? A True Grandmaster!

Hiss!

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's hisses rang out again and again.

As time passed,

in less than two minutes, Dugu Bo's expression grew grave.

He had exhausted every trick at his disposal.

Physical attacks, magic attacks, poison attacks-none of them worked!

Dugu Bo finally understood. The boy's physical body might not even be in this space at all. Without a spatial power on par with his, there was simply no touching him.

What a disgusting trick!

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly, his face dark.

"Yawn~"

Ye Qiu raised a hand and yawned, standing there looking rather bored.

The sight

made the veins on Dugu Bo's forehead bulge.

"Bastard!"

Dugu Bo bellowed.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor lashed its tail through the air over Ye Qiu's head with an explosive crack!

Immediately afterward, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor vanished into thin air, and the Soul Rings beneath Dugu Bo's feet faded away with it.

"Hm? Senior, what do you mean by this?"

Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow.

"Surely the time isn't up yet?"

"Brat, you knew perfectly well I couldn't do anything to you, yet you deliberately made a fool of me!"

Dugu Bo's face turned ashen as he shouted at him.

"What are you saying, Senior?"

Ye Qiu deactivated Intangibility for the moment and said seriously:

"Who would make a bet they weren't confident of winning? Weren't you just as sure you'd win because of your cultivation as a Titled Douluo, Senior?"

"Brat, that's sophistry!"

Dugu Bo was beside himself with anger.

"So~"

Ye Qiu smiled. "Are you going back on your word, Senior?"

"You little brat!"

Dugu Bo stared hard at Ye Qiu, nearly flying into a rage.

Only after a long while

did he reluctantly say, his face dark, "Once I've given my word, even a team of four horses couldn't pull it back. How could I break it? I lost this bet!"

"Thank you for letting me win, Senior."

Ye Qiu smiled and gave Dugu Bo a slight nod.

"Hmph! Go on, then. State your condition."

Dugu Bo flicked his sleeve and snorted.

He seemed unruffled, but in truth, he was out of options.

He couldn't keep Ye Qiu here.

He didn't know where Ye Qiu came from, much less how to guard against any retaliation he might seek.

Against a fellow like this,

even Sword Dao Chen Xin would probably have to admit defeat.

Thus,

Dugu Bo could only compromise.

A radiant smile appeared on Ye Qiu's face, and he said respectfully, "Please wait a moment, Senior. I'll be right back."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Ye Qiu raised his head and fell backward toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well behind him.

Dugu Bo's eyes widened in surprise.

But the next moment, before Ye Qiu had fallen flat, his body suddenly twisted, and he vanished from Dugu Bo's sight in the blink of an eye.

"!!!"

Dugu Bo frowned deeply.

Where did he go?!

"Spatial teleportation? This brat's Martial Soul is probably no ordinary one."

Dugu Bo murmured softly,

a look of astonishment suddenly flashing across his face.

In that instant just now,

he had thought of one possible way Ye Qiu could have obtained that Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

A Martial Soul with a spatial attribute

was bound to be of high quality.

In other words, the boy's Innate Soul Power definitely couldn't have been poor.

And Ye Qiu looked only a few years younger than his Yanzi. He had cultivated for at least six years, so by all rights...

He should definitely have been more than a One-Ring Soul Master!

But he couldn't be a Soul King, could he?

That would be far too outrageous!

"..."

Dugu Bo couldn't help frowning.

It was clearly the most likely answer, yet suddenly it made no sense.

"Senior, I'm ready."

Ye Qiu's voice came from a short distance behind Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo turned around and looked at Ye Qiu, who was already standing on the roof. Surprise showed in his eyes, and he couldn't resist asking about his suspicion.

"Brat, you have Twin Martial Souls, don't you?"

"Senior, you truly are knowledgeable!"

Standing on the thatched roof, Ye Qiu looked a little surprised, but he readily admitted it.

By now, he was fully dressed again.

Crystal Love hung around his neck, and his black training clothes fluttered gently in the breeze.

"You're just admitting it like that?"

Dugu Bo was surprised as well.

"What else should I do?"

Ye Qiu shrugged helplessly. "If I didn't tell you, Senior, you'd probably keep dwelling on whatever secrets I might have, wouldn't you?"

"A Ten Thousand Year First Soul Ring—who wouldn't dwell on that?"

Seeing Ye Qiu be so candid, Dugu Bo not only lost all the anger he had felt earlier, but even found him quite interesting and to his liking.

"All right, stop standing up there. Come down and have some tea with me."

Dugu Bo smiled and walked toward the thatched hut.

"You can get close to that spring and even soak in it. I suppose this place won't make your body explode and kill you, will it?"

"Of course not."

Ye Qiu smiled as well and jumped down.

Their brief clash had been enough to show that Dugu Bo was indeed a pretty decent person.

He might be ruthless,

but he was by no means treacherous.

Dugu Bo entered the thatched hut and sat down at a square table. He took a tea set from his Soul Tool and began making tea.

As a Titled Douluo, he was naturally highly resistant to the surrounding environment.

"Brat, what's your name?"

Dugu Bo looked up at the black-clad boy who had followed him into the room.

"My name is Ye Qiu, Senior."

Ye Qiu sat down across from Dugu Bo.

"Ye Qiu?"

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow.

As far as he could remember, aside from the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family of Heaven Dou City, there didn't seem to be any famous families surnamed Ye in the Soul Master World.

"There's no need to probe, Senior. I'm just a commoner Soul Master."

Ye Qiu sat at the table,

his blood-red eyes having turned black.

"Oh?"

Dugu Bo glanced at him and asked uncertainly,

"Your Martial Soul is actually your eyes, a Trash Martial Soul recognized as such throughout the Soul Master World?"

"A Trash Martial Soul?"

Ye Qiu was taken aback, then understood.

Indeed, in the current version, most Body Martial Souls were Trash Martial Souls.

Let alone a fragile organ like the eyes.

Ye Qiu smiled. "Senior, do you think there are any absolute Trash Martial Souls in this world?"

"Of course not."

Dugu Bo shook his head.

He had taken enormous pains to resolve the flaws in the Dugu Family's Martial Soul.

His attainments in Martial Soul Theory were extremely high.

"Even the Clear Sky Hammer, the strongest Tool Martial Soul on the continent, can be awakened without Soul Power. Conversely... as long as a so-called Trash Martial Soul can be cultivated and is developed properly, it naturally won't be a Trash Martial Soul anymore."

As Dugu Bo spoke,

he sprinkled some tea leaves into the teapot, then picked up the freshly boiled water and poured it in.

"..."

Ye Qiu smiled without speaking.

This was the difference between people.

Only someone like Dugu Bo could be considered a true grandmaster of theory.

Chatting with a smart person like him didn't burn the heart.

The fragrance of tea rose with the swirling steam.

Dugu Bo placed a teacup in front of Ye Qiu and said casually, "There's something I'd like to ask you..."

"Go ahead, Senior."

"How long have you been in that spring? Did you happen to see anything?"

"..."

Ye Qiu froze for a moment when he heard this.

He quickly thought of the deathly pale face he had seen when he emerged from beneath the water.