Chapter 128: You've Come at Just the Right Time!
[As if thinking of something, you did not rush to obtain your third soul ring. Instead, you began whispering with Golden Crocodile Douluo.]
[You and Golden Crocodile Douluo exchanged a strange smile. Returning to Spirit Hall, you dragged along a bewildered Yue Guan and headed straight for Heaven Dou City. Your objective was already clear.]
[You arrived at Sunset Forest and found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Bo was not present there.]
[The moment Yue Guan saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he dropped to his knees…]
[Even Golden Crocodile Douluo was stunned. He looked at you in astonishment and decided then and there that he would never again doubt your words.]
[Yue Guan looked pitifully at you and Golden Crocodile Douluo, his gaze drifting repeatedly toward the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum…]
[You asked Yue Guan to locate the Immortal Herb known as the Origin Energy Immortal Grass. Though surprised, he did not dare hesitate and quickly retrieved it.]
[The Origin Energy Immortal Grass had a single, focused effect; it greatly enhanced soul power and assisted in condensing a soul core. For someone like Golden Crocodile Douluo, a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, it was perfectly suited.]
[He had dreamed of breaking through to rank ninety-nine.]
[And wasn't this the perfect opportunity?]
[With the Origin Energy Immortal Grass, he would finally have a chance to step into rank ninety-nine!]
[After listening to your explanation alongside Yue Guan's, Golden Crocodile Douluo swallowed the Origin Energy Immortal Grass without hesitation. You and Yue Guan stood guard for him, though in truth, it was mostly Yue Guan watching over him. With your current strength, you were of little use.]
[Before coming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, you had already explained the soul core method to Golden Crocodile Douluo.]
[After consuming the Immortal Herb, he instinctively followed your instructions and began condensing a soul core.]
[Golden Crocodile Douluo's talent was far from mediocre. Among the three Ultimate Douluo, two had reached their heights through divine examinations. He had never undergone a divine examination, yet still reached rank ninety-eight. That alone showed how terrifying his innate talent truly was.]
[After roughly two days, an overwhelming surge of soul power erupted from Golden Crocodile Douluo's body. He successfully condensed a second soul core. Yes, a second soul core. As for the first, condensing it had been effortless for him.]
[With that, he broke through to rank ninety-nine!]
[After reaching rank ninety-nine, the way Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at you became even gentler and warmer than how one might look at their own son.]
[On the Douluo Continent, an inheriting disciple was considered akin to offspring, sometimes even more important than blood relatives. That was perfectly normal.]
[Rank ninety-nine was a realm he had dreamed of for countless years.]
[Because of you, he had reached it.]
[He felt immensely fortunate to have accepted you as his disciple.]
[Yue Guan's expression changed dramatically. He had never expected the Second Worship to actually break through to rank ninety-nine…]
[You continued dividing the spoils. The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum went to Yue Guan. You, meanwhile, first absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, completing the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body.]
[You then absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, greatly enhancing your spiritual power and preparing yourself for a ten-thousand-year third soul ring.]
[A ten-thousand-year soul ring was not merely about having a strong enough body.]
[One also had to withstand the spiritual shock of the ten-thousand-year soul beast's remnant soul.]
[That was precisely why you had come to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.]
[After some thought, you swallowed another Immortal Herb, one that enhanced physical constitution. You faintly felt your body trembling, as if undergoing mutation… or further strengthening.]
[Sure enough, changes occurred. When you activated martial soul possession, a silver radiance appeared over your body. In your mind, the method to wield this newfound power surfaced.]
[By sheer accident, you completed the second awakening of your Body martial soul at the Silver level!]
[A faint smile lifted Golden Crocodile Douluo's lips.]
[His conjecture had been correct. Body martial souls truly could evolve.]
[As for why yours manifested silver instead of gold… even he could not quite figure it out.]
[Having gained these benefits, Yue Guan no longer held as much resentment toward Golden Crocodile Douluo. After all, he belonged to the Pope's faction. Being brought here by the worship elder had left him somewhat speechless.]
[He struggled inwardly. From this moment onward, he likely could no longer serve Bibi Dong wholeheartedly…]
[You tested the power of your Silver-level second awakening before nodding in satisfaction.
Just as you were about to speak—]
[A figure suddenly appeared. It was Dugu Bo.]
[He recognized Yue Guan immediately and had met Golden Crocodile Douluo before. Back when he was granted his title, Golden Crocodile Douluo had personally invited him to join Spirit Hall.]
["Apologies," Dugu Bo said stiffly. "I've come at the wrong time."]
[You gave a wicked smile and shook your head.]
["No. You've come at just the right time."]
[Golden Crocodile Douluo and Yue Guan blocked Dugu Bo's path. He did not dare move. The Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse at his waist soon fell into your hands.]
[Dugu Bo's eyelid twitched, but he dared not resist. He had truly been shaken by Golden Crocodile Douluo's soul power.]
[Right before his eyes, you packed all the Immortal Herbs and Medicine Kings from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.]
[And in that instant, he understood what you had meant.]
[He had come to deliver equipment.]
[You turned to look at Dugu Bo and invited him to join Spirit Hall.]
[He laughed in fury.]
[You had looted his medicinal garden in front of him and still dared to recruit him?]
[He, Dugu Bo, would rather die than submit.]
[You merely smiled faintly.]
["Senior Dugu Bo… you wouldn't want your granddaughter to die from poison as well, would you?"]
[Everyone: ...]
[Yue Guan, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Dugu Bo all stared at you in shock.]
[How could someone your age say something like that so calmly?!]
[Dugu Bo had nearly fled. But after hearing your words, it was as if roots had grown beneath his feet. He stared at you fixedly.]
[After a long silence, he sighed.]
[He chose to join Spirit Hall.]
[You then retrieved two golden sweet potatoes from the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse and handed them to him…]
[Yue Guan and Golden Crocodile Douluo were astonished. Neither had expected that someone like Dugu Bo would be so completely handled by you.]
[If Golden Crocodile Douluo had not been present, Dugu Bo might have attempted to resist.]
[But with Golden Crocodile Douluo here, he might not even have been able to escape.]
[And having recently lost his son and daughter-in-law, he could not afford to lose his granddaughter as well.]
[Dugu Bo did not return to Spirit City with you. Instead, he continued to lie low within the Heaven Dou Empire…]
[You remained in Sunset Forest and obtained your third and fourth soul rings, both ten-thousand-year rings.]
[After acquiring your third soul ring, your soul power directly surged to rank forty. The Immortal Herbs and ten-thousand-year soul ring had provided far too much energy.]
[After obtaining your fourth soul ring, your soul power reached rank forty-five.]
[You did not hurry back to Spirit Hall.]
[Golden Crocodile Douluo, however, seemed thoughtful.]
[He understood what you intended to do.]
[On a dark and windy night, you went alone to the residence of the noble from years past.]
[Your Dark Gold Terror Claws sliced through countless beasts.]
[Within the noble estate, not even chickens or dogs were spared.]
[In the end, you looked at a child of five or six years old.]
[Golden Crocodile Douluo and Yue Guan thought you had softened.]
[Instead, you took out a piece of candy and a knife.]
[Then you asked the child—]
[Which will you choose?]
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