"Alright, it's been a while since I've stretched my muscles. I'll handle this Dugu Bo."
Demon Subduing Title Douluo slowly stood up.
Dugu Bo had already arrived behind the two of them, his face cold, and his voice icy as he said, "Don't you two know that this place is Poison Douluo's territory?"
Grandpa Jiangmo yawned, turning lazily to face Dugu Bo: "Isn't this Sunset Forest a habitat for Spirit Beasts? When did it become your Dugu Bo's territory?"
"Heh, it seems you two knew this was Dugu Bo's land, yet still dared to trespass privately. You truly are audacious!"
"Who do you take me, Dugu Bo, for?!"
"I! Am a Titled Douluo!!"
As Dugu Bo roared, his aura surged, and a cold, eerie, gigantic green Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Spirit appeared behind him, with nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—shining beneath his feet.
Dugu Bo was neither purely good nor evil, not a benevolent person; his first reaction to anyone threatening him was to eliminate them.
His personality was as insidious as a snake; if he didn't move, he wouldn't, but once he moved, he would go all out.
"You're tired of living, daring to act wild on my territory!"
"Go to hell!"
Dugu Bo was full of arrogance and extraordinary dominance, instantly mobilizing vast spirit power with a fierce aura, charging towards Demon Subduing Title Douluo, appearing incredibly formidable and powerful.
Dugu Yan, standing by, also showed an admiring gaze: "Grandpa! Get them!"
However, at this moment.
Demon Subduing Title Douluo's spirit rings also emerged one by one beneath his feet: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, all nine rings revealed.
A rod carved with dragon patterns also appeared in his hand.
This was the Coiling Dragon Rod, and a Sky Awakening Holy Golden Dragon was sealed within it.
"What! A Titled Douluo, such a powerful aura… who exactly is he…?"
"Not good!"
Dugu Bo was stunned, but it was too late.
"A mere Rank 91 Titled Douluo dares to be insolent in front of me, Jiangmo." Demon Subduing Title Douluo smashed down with his rod.
"Scram!!"
Bang! Boom boom!
Splat~!
"Ah ah ah~!"
The incredibly arrogant Dugu Bo was instantly sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
He was heavily injured by Grandpa Jiangmo's rod and fell to the ground!
"Grandpa!!!!" Dugu Yan was dumbfounded.
Dugu Bo: ???????
What's going on?
I… I was instantly heavily injured, so easily defeated?
I, a dignified Titled Douluo, was heavily injured by one move?
Dugu Bo was also bewildered; he never expected this person in front of him to be so strong!
No, who are these two?!
"Who exactly are you? I don't know where I, Dugu Bo, offended you two, that you would specifically come here to kill me." Dugu Bo knelt on the ground, his face pale, with a hint of fear.
Demon Subduing Title Douluo's eyes already held killing intent: "I am the Spirit Hall's Seven Enshrinement, Demon Subduing Title Douluo."
"You… you are Demon Subduing Title Douluo!!"
Although these Enshrinement Elders of the Spirit Hall had long since secluded themselves.
Their absence from the pugilistic world did not mean there were no legends about them.
Dugu Bo had heard of him and also sensed Demon Subduing Title Douluo's killing intent.
In an instant, the fear of death spread throughout his body. He wasn't particularly afraid of death himself, but his Dugu Yan was still beside him!
"Yan Yan! Quick, go!!"
Dugu Bo's arrogant demeanor was completely gone; he had lost his will to fight and immediately scrambled up from the ground, wanting to escape with Dugu Yan.
"Want to leave? Not so easy."
Demon Subduing Title Douluo intercepted them.
Lin Yu still didn't know that a fight had broken out outside. At this moment, he had finished absorbing the Immortal Herb, and his physical body and constitution had received an unprecedented boost.
Under the effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fierce Fire Apricot, his spirit power had also increased by a few points, reaching the peak of Rank 18. (It must be emphasized again that Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fierce Fire Apricot are Immortal Herbs that strengthen the physique; they do not have the effect of strengthening the foundation and increasing spirit power. This is the original setting.)
Lin Yu had no immediate plans to leave; instead, he prepared to swim into the deepest part of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to investigate.
"The bones of the Ice Fire Dragon King are buried beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; those were the Nine Great Dragon Kings of the God Realm back then!"
"If a 100,000-year-level Spirit Beast is guaranteed to produce a Spirit Bone, then the Ice Fire Dragon King is also highly likely to produce a god-level Spirit Bone. If that's true, absorbing it would be a great aid before I become a god!"
Lin Yu dove five hundred meters deep in one breath; the surroundings were already pitch black.
It also seemed bottomless.
As he continued to swim down, first, he was somewhat unable to withstand the intense pressure of the water.
Second, it was at this moment that Lin Yu discovered an energy layer blocking his path.
Preventing him from diving further.
"As expected, with my current strength, aspiring to the bones of a divine dragon is still too soon. I'll wait until I become stronger before trying again."
Lin Yu temporarily gave up on this idea and quickly swam back to the surface.
Splat~!
When he burst out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he immediately saw Dugu Bo being mercilessly beaten by Demon Subduing Title Douluo.
Facing the Rank 96 peak Demon Subduing Title Douluo, Dugu Bo, with only Rank 91 spirit power, no matter how hard he tried, was far from being his opponent!
Within the Titled Douluo realm, each level of spirit power made a huge difference, especially the gap between Rank 95 and Rank 96, which was an insurmountable chasm.
Dugu Bo was quickly crippled, beaten by Grandpa Jiangmo's rod until he knelt on the ground.
Bang!
Splat~
"Ugh." Blood streamed from Dugu Bo's mouth as he knelt, looking up at Grandpa Jiangmo, who was preparing to unleash his Fifth Soul Skill.
It felt like Mount Tai pressing down, filling him with despair.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Demon Subduing Coiling Dragon Strike!"
Dugu Yan cried out: "No! Don't! Grandpa!!"
"Am I, Dugu Bo, going to die here today, so inexplicably?" Looking at the absolutely powerful Demon Subduing Title Douluo in the sky, Dugu Bo was also filled with despair.
Just as Dugu Bo believed he was certainly going to die.
A tender voice sounded not far away.
"Wait!"
"Grandpa Jiangmo, please show mercy!"
Demon Subduing Title Douluo, who was in the middle of his attack, heard the voice and immediately retracted his power.
Lin Yu arrived in time and said to Demon Subduing Title Douluo: "Grandpa Jiangmo, we don't necessarily have to kill Dugu Bo."
"Little Yu, if this person isn't removed, he will certainly be a hidden danger in the future!"
Lin Yu naturally knew Dugu Bo was a big problem. Although he was called the "most useless" Titled Douluo by people from Blue Star.
There was a saying about him: Dugu Bo couldn't defeat a single Titled Douluo, but he could fight until only Titled Douluo remained.
Though somewhat exaggerated.
However, in the original work, during the battle of Jialing Pass.
Dugu Bo, through his Eighth Soul Skill combined with his Ninth Soul Skill, poisoned tens of thousands of soldiers inside Jialing Pass in a short period, thus becoming legendary in that battle.
Such a person indeed posed a hidden danger if left alive.
But!
Lin Yu said: "Grandpa Jiangmo, the method to solve a hidden danger isn't necessarily to eliminate it; it can also be to persuade them to surrender."
Qian Jun and Grandpa Jiangmo, however, were not optimistic about this approach. In their view, Dugu Bo would not genuinely surrender to the Spirit Hall.
Qian Jun shook his head and said: "Little Yu, even if we use strong-arm tactics to win over Dugu Bo, he won't truly serve our Spirit Hall, and he might even betray us in the future."