"However, this also exposed a problem of mine: I still lack the means to deal with such an extremely fast opponent," Qing Mu pondered.
Qing Mu is not without ways to deal with agility-type Soul Masters. After all, Qing Mu positions himself as a control-type Soul Master. Although the role of a Soul Master has become blurred as his strength has increased, Qing Mu still possesses a considerable number of control methods.
From the three disgusting powders—hypnotic powder, paralyzing powder, and poison powder—to vine whip, sweet fragrance, poison strike, ultimate absorption, and crazy plant, they can all be considered control-type special moves.
However, these special moves all have problems. Either they take time to activate, or their control effect is insufficient. They are okay against ordinary agility-type soul masters, but they are difficult to use against titled Douluo like Ghost Leopard Douluo.
Thinking of this, Qing Mu shook his head. He focused most of his energy on direct combat. If it really came down to a head-on confrontation, he could easily defeat Ghost Leopard Douluo.
But if a titled Douluo of the agility-based attack type like Ghost Leopard really wanted to escape, he didn't have a good solution for the time being.
We can't just unleash the Wood Realm Descent the moment we meet, can we? That would be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
"Forget it, let's deal with the Hundred Herbs Sect first. As for those two Title Douluos, we can take care of them next time we see them."
Immediately, Qingmu, riding on Venusaur, transformed into a streak of green light and disappeared from the spot.
On the other side, after running for over a hundred miles with Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qing Mu was not chasing after him, and slowed down his speed.
Ghost Leopard Douluo turned to the Demon Bear Douluo on his back and asked, "Demon Bear, how are you? Are you alright?"
"Cough cough~ It's nothing, how could that be?"
Demon Bear Douluo coughed lightly and said weakly, "If you had acted any later, I might have died. Even now, I estimate it will take me several months to recover after I go back."
"Several months? It'll take that long?"
Upon hearing this, Ghost Leopard Douluo was greatly surprised, as he had not expected Demon Bear Douluo's injuries to have reached such a level.
It should be noted that Soul Masters have extraordinary recovery abilities, not to mention that Demon Bear Douluo is one of the best among Title Douluos. If even he needed to recuperate for several months, it means that he was really only one step away from death.
For a titled Douluo, there is basically no injury more severe than this, because any more severe and they would not be able to survive.
Of course, there are always exceptions. For example, Tang Hao spent more than ten years recovering from his injuries.
However, Tang Hao's injuries were entirely his own doing. Qian Xunji's attack was the least significant of his injuries; the explosion of the rings was the main source of the damage.
More importantly, after escaping, Tang Hao didn't dare to treat Tang San properly. Instead, he took Tang San to Holy Soul Village and lived a life of debauchery. No wonder Tang San's injuries couldn't heal.
Demon Bear Douluo nodded and said with a wry smile, "Yes, who would have thought that Qing Mu would be so outrageous? With only the cultivation of a Soul Saint, he is not even my match."
"I wonder how Qingmu cultivated. Even if she cultivated from the womb, it's impossible for her to become this strong at this age!"
Thinking of Qing Mu's terrifying combat power just now, Ghost Leopard Douluo also echoed with lingering fear.
Ghost Leopard Douluo was extremely fast. With his full speed, he arrived at Wuhun City in just a few hours.
"Demon Bear, didn't I tell you to test Qing Mu? How did you get injured like this?"
Inside the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong frowned slightly as she looked at the heavily injured Demon Bear Douluo.
Upon hearing this, Demon Bear Douluo immediately replied, "Your Holiness, the injuries on my body were inflicted during my battle with Qing Mu. We all underestimated his combat strength."
In my battle with Qing Mu, his combat power definitely reached the level of a level 96 Title Douluo, and he clearly had some strength left to spare.
I even suspect that Qing Mu's true combat strength might be close to, or even reach, the level of a level 97 Title Douluo.
"What, level ninety-seven?"
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong was greatly alarmed, and she gripped the papal scepter in her hand even tighter.
It's important to understand that the combat power of a newly-established Title Douluo and the combat power of a Level 97 Title Douluo are two completely different concepts.
Entering the ranks of Title Douluo for the first time only proves that Qing Mu is an unparalleled genius. Such geniuses have appeared before in the long history of the world, the most recent one being Tang Chen of the Haotian Sect.
With his unique method of exploding rings, Tang Chen once had a record of fighting against a titled expert without being at a disadvantage, even though he was a Soul Saint.
However, even Tang Chen could not possibly reach the level of a level 97 Title Douluo when he was a Soul Saint; the gap between the two is too great.
The difference in soul power alone is dozens of times greater, and although the differences in other aspects are not as great as in soul power, they are still at least ten times greater.
Generally speaking, let alone ten times, a 50% difference in numerical values is enough to create an overwhelming situation.
The news was so shocking that Bibi Dong subconsciously looked at Ghost Leopard Douluo.
Upon seeing this, Ghost Leopard Douluo quickly said, "Your Holiness, what Demon Bear said is entirely true. I saw it with my own eyes. In fact, if I hadn't been fast enough, Qing Mu wouldn't have been able to catch up, and we might already be dead at their hands."
The thought of Qing Mu's powerful white beam of light still filled Ghost Leopard Douluo with lingering fear.
Even the Demon Bear Douluo, with his outstanding defense, almost perished under that move. With his physique, which is far inferior to that of the Demon Bear Douluo, he would probably lose his fighting ability instantly if he were even slightly grazed.
Hearing Ghost Leopard Douluo say the same thing, Bibi Dong was shocked, but she also began to believe it. After all, if it were false, the information would be too easy to expose.
Moreover, the injuries on Demon Bear Douluo's body couldn't be fake. The other party couldn't possibly beat himself to the point of near death just to deceive him, could they?
Bibi Dong calmed herself down and said to the two below, "I understand. Demon Bear, go and treat your injuries first. Thank you for your hard work on this mission."
"Your Holiness, this is our duty."
Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo bowed and then withdrew from the Papal Palace.
After the two left, Bibi Dong frowned. "I didn't expect Qing Mu to become so powerful so quickly. How should I deal with him?"
With a combat power of level 97, there are very few people on the entire Douluo Continent who can threaten him, and killing him would be even more difficult.
"No matter who it is, anyone who interferes with my plans must die!"
A moment later, a cold glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and she said sternly.
Now that her plan is only a few years away from being implemented, the emergence of Qing Mu, an uncertain factor, is something she certainly doesn't want to see.