Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 45 One-on-One Duel

Inside the magnificent golden council hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong was clinging to Ning Fengzhi's arm and pleading, "Daddy, please take me out to play! Rongrong has already reached level 26 in cultivation. Nobody cultivates as fast as me, so please take me out to play for a few days."

Ning Fengzhi thought to himself: This little girl is spoiled rotten. She's known as the "Little Witch" in the sect and is not only lawless, but she also always wants to play and doesn't care about cultivation at all. I need to find a way to teach her a lesson.

"Rongrong, Daddy's been very busy lately. How about I take you to Shrek Academy in Soto City when I have time? Shrek Academy is quite different from other academies." Ning Fengzhi thought of the academy he had found for her and knew he had to pique her interest, so he deliberately mentioned Shrek Academy to her.

Ning Rongrong huffed in dissatisfaction, "Hmph, Daddy always lies to me. Even when you had time before, you never took me out to play. Now you're making excuses to lie to me again. I'm going to find Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone. They'll definitely take me out to play." Ning Rongrong ran off angrily.

However, Ning Rongrong was indeed interested in Shrek Academy at this time and planned to find an opportunity to secretly go and take a look.

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In the Zhu family mansion in the Star Luo Empire, a young woman with a cold and aloof appearance, black hair and black eyes, a slender waist, and a firm and full abdomen was lying on the bed, simply treating the wound on her wrist.

Looking at the wounds left by her older sister forcing her to fight her with her soul, the girl thought, "My sister is becoming more and more heartless towards me. I wonder how Dai Mubai is doing now. I heard that he went to Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy in Soto City to study. Could he have already cultivated to the Soul Grandmaster level? If I stay in the family, I will be assassinated at any time. I might as well find a chance to escape and go find Dai Mubai."

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The moon hung high in the sky, and its bright light shone on Lin Yizhang, who was lying on his bed in the dormitory area.

At this moment, Lin Yizhang was not cultivating; he was pondering something.

Zhang Fan, now 19, has reached level 38 in soul power. After receiving the "upgraded cultivation method" taught to him, his cultivation speed has also increased significantly, reaching level 46. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling are both 20 years old and at level 42. Yu Tianheng, on the other hand, is only at level 38 in soul power. This shows that the second team's strength has far surpassed that of the first team.

Tang San is now 12 years old, and he will soon be enrolling in Shrek Academy. I wonder what kind of future my arrival will bring to Tang San.

Lin Yizhang imagined countless future scenarios, but finally shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it. The future is created with one's own hands, not imagined. He should just go back to doing what he needed to do.

Oh right, what should I do next?

I can now cultivate the skills of the Thousand Blades Demon Blade and try refining pills. Right, it's time to eat the immortal herbs first. Now that Dugu Bo's poison has been completely cured and his soul power has broken through to level 93, I should be able to easily fleece him now. Besides, he's not like Tang San who was completely plucked clean.

Lin Yizhang then stopped thinking about it and fell into a deep sleep.

The reason Dugu Bo was able to reach level 93 so quickly was because all the toxins in his body had been transformed into pure poison-attribute soul power. Moreover, Dugu Bo's cultivation talent wasn't bad; previously, the toxins had simply hindered his progress. After practicing the cultivation technique given to him by Lin Yizhang, he could both detoxify and cultivate his soul power, resulting in significant gains over the past two years.

Dugu Bo's appearance has also changed quite a bit. His dark green beard and hair have now turned into a healthy black. After being detoxified, he looks as if he has become 10 years younger. His face no longer looks as old as before, but rather like a middle-aged man.

His appearance had changed gradually over the past two years, and those who had frequent contact with him were used to it. However, when Dugu Bo's old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, challenged Dugu Bo to a duel again, Yue Guan almost didn't recognize him.

Now that Dugu Bo has been detoxified, his strength has greatly increased. Moreover, without the toxins in his body, his body has regained its flexibility and is no longer as stiff and sluggish as before. With the help of the poison pill, although Dugu Bo's soul power is still two levels lower than Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, he is no longer in a situation where he can only be easily beaten like before.

Moreover, poison is the nemesis of flowers. Dugu Bo's one-on-one fight with Yue Guan was evenly matched, and both sides were having a great time. Although Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan enjoyed the fight, he was still somewhat depressed. In the past, he could take his anger out on Dugu Bo, but now he could only use Dugu Bo as a sparring partner. This sudden sense of loss made him somewhat unhappy.

After their fierce battle, both were panting heavily. This was the most intense fight they had ever had since they began their one-on-one duel. In the past, when Dugu Bo was defeated, he would use his control soul skill to escape. This time, however, they first engaged in close-quarters combat, followed by a battle of soul skills. Both of them almost exhausted their soul power before stopping.

Yue Guan sat cross-legged on the ground thirty meters away from Dugu Bo, recovering his soul power as he asked, "Old Poisoner, I know you were poisoned before, but how come you're cured now? Don't tell me you cured yourself. If you had that ability, you wouldn't have been constantly suppressed by me before."

Seeing Yue Guan recovering his soul power, Dugu Bo immediately sat down cross-legged to cultivate as well. But upon hearing Yue Guan's words, he angrily retorted, "Chrysanthemum Guan, who do you think you are? I wonder who is two levels higher in soul power than me and still can't beat me."

Yue Guan wasn't annoyed by Dugu Bo's sarcasm. He calmly said, "Old Poison, just tell me. I promise I won't report our conversation to the Pope. After all, we've been fighting for many years. It's not easy to find a worthy opponent after reaching the Title Douluo level. Besides, even if you don't say it, I can guess. Isn't it that kid who often comes and goes from your residence? I think his name is Lin Yizhang, right? Even our Spirit Hall can't find out the exact background of this kid, but his birthplace is very likely near Notting City. I personally went to investigate him back then."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo calmly replied, "I don't want to get involved in the conflict between your Spirit Hall and the two great empires. My role as a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Royal Family is merely to repay Prince Xue Xing's life-saving grace from back then. It was you and Old Ghost who nearly killed me. If Prince Xue Xing hadn't forced you to leave with his army, I would have been dead long ago. However, I've handled quite a few things for Xue Xing over the years, so I don't owe him much anymore. From now on, I'll only protect him. As for that kid you mentioned, he's my granddaughter's husband. If you dare to lay a hand on him, I'll risk my old life to avenge him."

Yue Guan said, "Alright, I can't make decisions about your affairs. I have to follow the Pope's arrangements. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll come back to challenge you to a duel in two years and let you experience the feeling of being utterly crushed by me before."

Yue Guan had left sometime earlier, but his words continued uninterrupted, as if Yue Guan had been speaking the whole time. Seeing Yue Guan leave, Dugu Bo quickly followed suit.

(End of this chapter)