Chapter 56: Dugu Bo's Fantastic Adventure (Part Two)

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Dugu Bo openly took the soul bone, and everyone in the soul-hunting team witnessed it. Hai She Douluo saw this and shouted furiously:

"Boy, how dare you!"

At this moment, Dugu Bo no longer wished to pretend. He unleashed his full power, manifesting his True Body of the Spirit. The Jade-Gold Phosphorous Snake Emperor appeared.

Hai She Douluo was shocked, his voice trembling as he said: "A Super Douluo! Who are you, and why did you hide your cultivation level to infiltrate our team?"

While Hai She Douluo was speaking, the Sea Dragon King seized the opportunity, shooting a beam of blue light from its dragon eyes at Hai She Douluo's True Body of the Spirit. Hai She Douluo immediately spat out a mouthful of blood; he had been severely injured by this attack.

"Hehe, wasn't it your team that recruited me? If I'm not mistaken, if your mission had gone smoothly, you would have eliminated me afterward, right? But still, thank you for obtaining such an excellent head soul bone for me."

Dugu Bo spoke with a sinister tone, which infuriated Hai She Douluo so much that he spat out another mouthful of blood.

"I've no time to play with you anymore. Ninth soul skill, Jade-Gold Phosphorous Divine Light!"

Dugu Bo directly unleashed his ninth soul skill, combined with the seventy-thousand-year Boundless Poison Python right arm bone skill, increasing his poison attribute by two hundred percent.

All living beings present, including the Sea Dragon King, were completely corroded by the poison.

As the Sea Dragon King turned into black ash, another deep-blue soul bone fell from its head. Dugu Bo was overjoyed and used his soul power to pull the soul bone toward him—it was yet another ninety-thousand-year Spirit-Crushing Demon-Breaking Head Bone. Now, both his granddaughter and grandson-in-law each had one, completing the pair.

"It seems this pair of Sea Dragon Kings were also a couple. That Sea Dragon King's roar before its death must have summoned its mate."

Dugu Bo muttered to himself, then cleaned up the battlefield, collecting all the soul-guiding devices from the soul-hunting team.

Next to the black ash of Hai She Douluo, a deep-purple soul bone was revealed. Earlier, Dugu Bo's attention had been focused on the Sea Dragon King's head bone, so he hadn't noticed that Hai She Douluo had dropped a soul bone as well.

"This appears to be a right leg bone, probably around thirty-five thousand years old. It must have been obtained when Hai She Douluo acquired his seventh soul ring. Judging by its appearance, it should be the right leg bone of a Sea Viper Snake. There's still quite a bit of poison on it; Hai She Douluo must have stored his venom within this soul bone."

Dugu Bo examined the deep-purple right leg bone. Its age was relatively low, but it still suited him. Hai She Douluo's snake venom might enhance his own Jade-Gold Phosphorous Snake Emperor venom even further.

Dugu Bo absorbed the right leg bone on the spot. Why absorb it himself? Dugu Bo had become very particular. His granddaughter's soul bones were all forty-thousand-year ones, and none of the four soul bones on his body were below fifty-thousand years.

He hoped to find better soul bones for his granddaughter in the future, at least one hundred-thousand-year soul bone. This was what he wanted to do for her.

Although this soul bone's age was low and wouldn't significantly boost a Super Douluo, it helped Dugu Bo progress from the early stage of level ninety-five to the middle stage. However, the residual venom and soul power within the Sea Viper Snake's leg bone proved highly beneficial to him.

After absorbing the remaining venom, Dugu Bo's Jade-Gold Phosphorous Snake Emperor venom reached new heights, allowing him to advance to the late stage of level ninety-five, nearing the completion of level ninety-five.

However, breaking through from level ninety-five to ninety-six required profound insight. Hadn't Juhua Guan and Gui from the Spirit Hall, along with Old Bone of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, been stuck at level ninety-five for over a decade?

In the current world of soul masters, Dugu Bo knew of no more than five people who surpassed level ninety-five: Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, Jin E (T/N: 2nd Offering, Golden Crocodile King Douluo), and Chen Xin. These were the powerful figures he was aware of.

He understood that advancing from level ninety-five to ninety-six was like crossing a vast chasm, and moving from ninety-six to ninety-seven was even more difficult. As far as Dugu Bo knew, those who reached level ninety-eight all possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

Having a hundred-thousand-year soul ring made advancing to level ninety-eight easier. Otherwise, breaking through from ninety-seven to ninety-eight could take decades or even longer.

Super Douluo had lifespans of several centuries, gaining an additional hundred years with each level increase. Limit Douluos could live for a millennium.

But cultivation required continuous effort; too much contemplation could erode one's determination to move forward.

After reflecting on this, Dugu Bo inspected the storage soul-guiding devices of the soul-hunting team. The Soul Sages and Soul Douluos mostly carried gold soul coins, clothing, and miscellaneous items.

Dugu Bo collected all the gold soul coins and valuable items. Additionally, he found two lead boxes in Hai She Douluo's soul-guiding device.

These were perfect for storing the two Spirit-Crushing Demon-Breaking Head Bones. He decided to give these soul bones as gifts to the two youngsters, also serving as a dowry.

Aside from this, Dugu Bo didn't find anything else of value—just a lot of gold soul coins, totaling millions. No wonder they were offerings of the Star Luo Empire; they truly had a lot of money.

After finishing his inventory, Dugu Bo departed. Before leaving, he extracted the brain of the first Sea Dragon King. Whale jelly was the brain of sea spirit beasts, and not only whale-type spirit beasts produced it—most sea spirit beasts had whale jelly.

Once again, he obtained a ninety-thousand-year whale jelly. This trip had been incredibly fruitful for Dugu Bo: two top-tier head soul bones, two ninety-thousand-year whale jellies, three eighty-thousand-year whale jellies, six seventy-thousand-year whale jellies, and over a dozen fifty-thousand-year whale jellies.

This bounty was enough to strengthen the entire Shrek Academy. High-quality whale jelly was comparable to heavenly treasures. Hundred-thousand-year whale jelly was of quality comparable to high-grade medicinal herbs.

The efficacy of high-quality ten-thousand-year whale jelly was no less than that of nine-leaf purple fungus or ten-thousand-year ginseng. Unfortunately, people of this era were unaware of this, wasting such precious resources.

Dugu Bo headed directly toward the Tian Dou Empire. He was currently in a coastal city of the Star Luo Empire and needed to cross most of the Star Luo Empire to return to Tendo territory.

It had been just over half a year since he left. He wondered how Yan Yan was doing. Thinking of his beautiful granddaughter, Dugu Bo felt satisfied with the wonderful gifts he had prepared for her during this trip.

With this in mind, Dugu Bo quickened his pace, eager to return swiftly to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City of the Barak Kingdom.

The journey would take about ten days, so he would arrive slightly later than planned.

Barak Kingdom, Suotuo City, Shrek Academy

Dugu Bo had returned to Shrek Academy. He went straight to his granddaughter's place and saw her deep in thought, missing him.

"Oh~ Does my little Yanzi miss her grandpa so much? Come here, let Grandpa give you a hug." Suddenly appearing, Dugu Bo's hearty laughter snapped Dugu Yan out of her melancholy.

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan exclaimed joyfully, throwing herself at Dugu Bo and hugging his neck tightly, a bright smile spreading across her face.

Later, Dugu Bo handed over the two ninety-thousand-year Spirit-Crushing Demon-Breaking Head Bones he had obtained to his granddaughter and grandson-in-law.

His granddaughter's soul power had just reached level forty. At fifteen years old, reaching level forty was already an extraordinary achievement.

Li Luochen's soul power had increased by three levels, reaching level forty-eight and a half.

Since both their spirits were related to dragons, the head soul bones dropped by the Sea Dragon King were extremely suitable for them.

Both their mental strengths had reached the level of Soul Douluo. Li Luochen's innate mental strength surpassed others, and he had also consumed pills refined by Dugu Bo to enhance his mental power.

Though Dugu Yan's mental strength was average, it had been greatly improved by the effects of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. Now, with the help of the head soul bone, she had developed the ability known as "Fiery Eyes of Truth."

The head soul bone skills of Li Luochen and Dugu Yan were identical—a beam of blue light shot from their eyes, called "Demon-Breaking Divine Light." This concentrated beam of their mental strength and soul power was immensely powerful.

Moreover, the power of the soul bone skill would increase as their mental strength grew, making it a scalable soul skill.

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