"Damn it!"
"Jade Phosphor Divine Light!"
At the mountaintop, Dugu Bo let out a sharp shout.
His ninth spirit ring flared to life, vast spirit power instantly converging into a single point. A green beam capable of washing away everything burst forth, ripping through the air toward Z2.
The beam shot straight ahead—
But Z2 showed no fear. Its body flickered, and a Substitute appeared in front of it, blocking the path between them.
The Jade Phosphor Divine Light was terrifyingly powerful—even Zygarde's Substitute struggled to withstand it.
Yet no matter how fierce the attack was, the Substitute stood firm like an unbreakable fortress wall, refusing to yield.
"Thousand Arrows!"
"Awoo—!"
At that moment, Little Soft threw back its head and roared to the sky. White light enveloped its body.
Countless arrows seized the opening, firing from every direction and mercilessly raining down on the back of the Jade Phosphor Serpent.
"Gah—!"
Dugu Bo had sensed the danger early and activated a spirit ability to resist, but in his haste, it wasn't enough to block everything.
The arrows themselves didn't deal devastating damage, yet an unimaginable Gravity erupted along with them.
"Ah!"
The Jade Phosphor Serpent felt its body suddenly become unbearably heavy. In the next instant, it was slammed straight down from the sky, crashing violently into the valley below.
Dust billowed into the air, and its massive body twitched uncontrollably.
"Grandpa…"
Dugu Yan watched the brutal aerial battle, her eyes filled with worry.
"Relax. Your grandfather won't die."
Bai Mu lounged lazily on a deck chair, even peeling an orange at his leisure. Yet his gaze was icy as he spoke:
"Thousand Waves, Thousand Arrows!"
"Awoo—!"
Little Soft, in its Dragon Hound Form, launched another assault. Endless arrows fell from the sky in a merciless bombardment.
"Raaah—!"
At the same time, Z2, in its Z Snake Form, slammed its tail into the ground.
The earth around it split apart violently, as if enraged. Massive waves of soil and stone surged upward like a tsunami, sweeping straight toward the Jade Phosphor Serpent!
Once caught in that torrent of earth and rock, escape would be impossible.
Above, the rain of Thousand Arrows waited to strike.
The combination completely sealed off all of Dugu Bo's paths of evasion—there was nowhere to dodge, nowhere to flee.
"You deserve to die!"
"Damn it!"
Sensing a fatal threat, Dugu Bo's pupils shrank to slits.
He clenched his teeth, and the eighth spirit ring beneath his feet lit up.
"Eighth Spirit Ability—Time Solidification!"
This ability consumed an enormous amount of energy, but at critical moments, it could produce miraculous results.
A strange ripple flashed instantly, and the entire valley's space and time seemed to freeze.
The incoming Thousand Waves and Thousand Arrows, attacking from multiple directions, slowed dramatically.
In this razor-thin instant, Dugu Bo's thoughts raced—should he dodge, or should he face the attacks head-on?
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Bai Mu holding Dugu Yan.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
Whether he dodged or resisted, he would still struggle to defeat this snake and this hound.
So why not… go straight for the source?
As long as he killed this masked man, everything would end!
He made his decision instantly, forcing his Eighth Spirit Ability to its absolute limit.
Time across the entire valley became even more stagnant.
"Now!"
Dugu Bo seized the moment, accelerating as he charged straight toward Bai Mu.
Midair, he withdrew from his Martial Soul True Body, shaped his hand into a claw, and viciously grabbed forward.
"Brat—hand over your life!"
Bai Mu appeared utterly horrified.
He tried to dodge, but under the effects of Time Solidification, he couldn't move an inch.
Whoosh—!
A green flash streaked past. When Time Solidification ended, Dugu Bo's hand had already clamped firmly around Bai Mu's neck, lifting him into the air.
Dugu Yan was knocked away by the force and fell to the ground.
At the same time, the delayed impacts of Thousand Waves and Thousand Arrows erupted, shaking the entire valley as terrifying energy fluctuations spread dozens of miles outward.
Dugu Yan, who had been "saved," showed no joy. Clutching Dugu Bo's trouser leg, she pleaded:
"Grandpa, please—don't worry about Yan Yan! You need to escape quickly!"
"Yan Yan, don't worry," Dugu Bo said gently. "This brat is already in my grasp. He can't stir up any trouble now. Be good and stay inside for a while."
With that, he placed Dugu Yan into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Bag.
Only then did Dugu Bo finally let out a small sigh of relief.
"Brat, you planned everything… but you never expected me to have this move, did you!"
He turned to Bai Mu, who was still suspended in the air, lips curling into a cruel smile as malice flashed in his eyes.
"Anything else you want to say before you die?"
"Cough… cough… old bas—tard…"
Bai Mu spoke with extreme difficulty. "If you kneel down right now… kowtow… apologize… and become my dog… I might let you die… a little easier."
"Shameless arrogance! You're still talking tough at a time like this?!"
"You hide behind a mask, pretending to be mysterious—I want to see who you really are!"
Enraged, Dugu Bo swiped his hand, shattering the mask on Bai Mu's face.
"…You—! It's you?!"
The moment he saw Bai Mu clearly, Dugu Bo froze.
Memories surfaced—Xue Xing forcing Bai Mu to withdraw, with him helping hold the line. Dugu Yan saying Bai Mu was special. The reward he had once offered for detoxification.
"Impossible!"
"How could it be you?!"
Dugu Bo stared in disbelief. "Weren't you only level eleven three years ago?! How could you be this strong now?!"
Who could have imagined that a Spirit Master could stand against a Titled Douluo after just three years?!
"So…" Bai Mu smiled despite his face flushing red from lack of air, "are you going to be my dog?"
He looked utterly fearless, as if death itself meant nothing.
"Brat! You are strong—but so what?! Aren't you still in my hands?!"
"You want me to be your dog? I'll torture you to death—ah!"
Dugu Bo's roar abruptly turned into a pained snarl as poisonous miasma suddenly burst from his body.
Poison—still spreading!
"Damn it! Brat! Detoxify me right now! Otherwise, I'll kill you immediately!"
His face twisted in agony as he shouted, outwardly fierce but inwardly panicked.
"De… toxify… you?"
Bai Mu burst into wild laughter, spitting a mouthful of saliva straight into Dugu Bo's face.
"You think you deserve it? Bah!"
"You deserve to die!"
Dugu Bo's grip tightened violently, squeezing Bai Mu until foam appeared at the corners of his mouth—
Suddenly—
Poof!
He vanished.
"Fake… a fake?!"
"How is that possible?!"
Dugu Bo's expression froze. A dignified Titled Douluo—and he hadn't even realized he was holding a decoy?!
At that moment, applause echoed through the valley.
Clap clap clap clap!
Bai Mu stepped forward, calmly applauding as he walked in.
"You finally figured it out," he said lightly. "Then this battle should end now."
"Damn brat—you dare trick me?!"
"Today is the day you die!"
Dugu Bo's expression darkened as he charged straight at Bai Mu.
Bai Mu didn't move at all, merely reciting calmly, as if reading from a menu:
"Thousand Arrows. Roar of Time. Thousand Waves. Land's Wrath."
As his words fell, Dugu Bo's hand once again clamped around his neck.
Yet Bai Mu showed not the slightest hint of panic.
"Awoo——!"
"Raaah——!"
Atop the mountain, the two Zygarde unleashed their power simultaneously.
Around the Z Snake, the ground split apart as countless terrifying light arrows erupted from the earth in a saturated bombardment.
From its mouth burst a roaring wave that distorted time itself.
Within that roar, the Dragon Hound stirred up colossal surges, the ground exploding as Land's Wrath erupted like a volcanic cataclysm.
Four completely different attacks overlapped, engulfing both Dugu Bo and Bai Mu at once!
"Jade Phosphor True Body!"
"Jade Phosphor Divine Light!"
Dugu Bo transformed once more into the Jade Phosphor Serpent, condensing an extremely concentrated dark-green beam that shot forward, as if burning away his very life force.
But in the next second, the beam was torn apart by the arrows—
And the Jade Phosphor Serpent was swallowed whole by the raging torrent of moves.
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