Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 67 Before Hunting Souls

Dugu Bo's nine soul skills have all been enhanced, and his possession of a soul core has greatly improved his endurance and attack power.

Moreover, Dugu Bo's ninth spirit ring was almost a 100,000-year spirit ring.

A 100,000-year soul ring can greatly enhance a person's body, increasing physical strength and significantly reducing the difficulty of reaching level 98. Once level 97 is reached, there are no bottlenecks to breaking through to level 98.

However, level 99 is a hurdle that has stumped countless powerful individuals. Dugu Bo is still unsure of his chances, and as his soul power level increases, he becomes increasingly aware of the difficulty of advancing.

Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Thunder Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo have all been stuck at their bottlenecks for many years. How difficult it is for them to take that first step!

However, judging from Dugu Bo's current situation, reaching level 97 is definitely a certainty, but reaching level 98 will depend on opportunities and other factors.

No one knew about Dugu Bo's transformation, and no one would believe that a single inner core could greatly enhance all of a Title Douluo's spirit rings.

This thing is comparable to divine trials and immortal herbs. The inner core enhances one's foundation, strengthens the first few soul skills, and even changes all the soul skills. The immortal herbs can improve one's foundation and consolidate one's vital energy.

Having consumed celestial herbs and now obtained an inner core similar to the reward from the Divine Trial—capable of increasing the lifespan of one's soul rings—Dugu Bo can be considered one of the strongest individuals on the continent. Those who can defeat him are few and far between. (Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Jin E.)

(Poseidon is at sea, Tang Chen is parasitized, and Tang Hao is instantly killed the moment he peeks out.)

"Congratulations, Grandpa, on your great improvement!" Xiao Yi said at the right time.

"Haha, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, my martial soul wouldn't have evolved into Xiangliu, and my soul power wouldn't have increased so quickly," Dugu Bo said, looking at Xiao Yi.

After Dugu Bo's martial soul evolved, information about the martial soul also came to his mind. Although he didn't know what Xiang Liu was, he sensed that it had the attributes of water and poison, which made it seem very strong.

"No, I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants to see the world. Grandpa, don't praise me too much," Xiao Yi said, rubbing his nose.

"Speaking of which, you came to see me not just to give me this inner core, right? You were level 58 when you left more than a year ago, and you've been at level 60 for a while now, haven't you? What kind of soul ring do you want?" Dugu Bo asked.

"Hmm, I wonder if Grandpa has ever heard of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?" Xiao Yi asked.

"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger? I'm not sure about that," Dugu Bo muttered.

"It's okay if I don't know. You can help me hunt for the soul rings when the time comes." Xiao Yi made the decision directly.

"By the way, Yan Yan seems to be reaching level 60 soon, right? How about we wait for her to go hunting for soul rings together?" Dugu Bo said, looking at Dugu Yan.

A year and a half ago, when Xiao Yi left, Dugu Yan consumed the Narcissus Jade Bone and the head soul bone, along with whale glue, which allowed her to absorb the soul rings and reach level 54. Now, a year and a half later, it's normal for her to be close to level 60.

"Hmm... I'll probably need another week. By then, I'll reach level 60 and get my soul ring with Xiao Yi." Dugu Yan said to Dugu Bo, holding Xiao Yi's arm.

"It's not impossible. I've been stuck here for a year already, so a week won't make a difference. Besides, I still need to go to the Crown Prince's residence," Xiao Yi said.

"Well, let's talk about it again in a week," Dugu Bo said.

"Then I'll head to the Crown Prince's residence first, Grandpa." After saying that, Xiao Yi took to the air and flew towards the Crown Prince's residence.

Because of the no-fly zone in Tian Dou City, Xiao Yi landed from the air as soon as he arrived at the city gate. The guards at the gate did not stop him, so Xiao Yi simply entered the city gate.

After entering the city, he headed towards the Crown Prince's residence, and soon he arrived at the gate.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence, Xiao Yi took out the Crown Prince's token and entered the residence directly.

Before Xiao Yi even arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, Qian Renxue already knew that Xiao Yi was coming to see her, so she simply had a stand-in take care of the fake Crown Princess.

Speaking of which, both the stand-in and the fake crown princess were from the Spirit Hall. The stand-in liked men older than him, and the fake crown princess also liked the stand-in. It was a case of mutual affection. In addition, since it was an arrangement by the Spirit Hall, he was even happier. Moreover, he didn't have to do anything every day. Official duties would be handled by others. He would just show up or make an inspection tour and that would be fine.

At this moment, only Qian Renxue was waiting for Xiao Yi's arrival in the study. While waiting, she was thinking to herself, "How should I face him? He has caught up with my only talent. Do I really have to use my beauty to seduce him?" Qian Renxue blushed slightly as she thought about this.

(Xiao Yi: Qian Renxue, who is born evil, I will personally... hehehe)

"Click!" The door opened while Qian Renxue was thinking about random things.

Qian Renxue looked up and saw Xiao Yi. She immediately calmed herself down and pretended that nothing had happened.

Unfortunately, it was too late. When Xiao Yi entered, he saw Qian Renxue's flushed face and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could this girl be thinking about something strange?"

Seeing Xiao Yi's strange expression, Qian Renxue didn't give him a chance to speak and preemptively asked, "Why are you here to see me at this hour?"

"Well... I came to thank you. I met His Holiness the Pope when I came out of Hell Road. If I'm not mistaken, you must have written a letter. And she has visited me in the City of Slaughter more than once. Why don't we go out for a meal while we have this time?" Xiao Yi said.

It was already evening, the perfect time for dinner. Xiao Yi had originally planned to eat first and then come, but then he remembered how much Qian Renxue had helped him, so he decided to come directly to her.

"No need for thanks. You can think of this as my investment in you. Of course, you can't give up halfway, after all, people with your talent are hard to find." Qian Renxue said this nonsense with a straight face.

(Xiao Yi: I don't believe you for a second, ha, woman)

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes and then said, "Let's go eat."

After saying that, Xiao Yi turned around and left the Crown Prince's residence.

"You!" Qian Renxue watched as Xiao Yi left without hesitation, then transformed into Xue Qinghe and followed Xiao Yi.

"You better not let me catch you, or you'll be in big trouble," Qian Renxue thought to herself as she walked.

Soon the two arrived at the Tiandou Hotel, ordered a private room and a few dishes, and began to eat.

During their conversation, the two talked about the Heaven Dou Empire. Xiao Yi spoke while Qian Renxue listened, and Qian Renxue took notes of everything Xiao Yi said and slowly digested it.

An hour later, after the two finished their meal and paid the bill, Xiao Yi sent Qian Renxue back to the Crown Prince's residence and then returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

.........

One week later.

A soft "bang!" broke the silence of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"Grandpa, Xiao Yi, I've reached level 60, I can hunt for soul rings now." Dugu Yan quickly stabilized the soul power that had dissipated after her breakthrough and then said to Xiao Yi.

It has to be said that Dugu Yan's intuition was incredibly accurate; he predicted a week, and it was exactly a week, not a day more.

"Our Yanyan is the best! Grandpa will take you to hunt for spirit rings," Dugu Bo said, looking at Dugu Yan's happy expression.

"By the way, Xiao Yi, what about that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?" Dugu Bo asked Xiao Yi.

"Don't worry about mine, it can't escape in the Star Dou Great Forest. Let's get it for Yan Yan first. The soul beast I need is very intelligent and difficult to deal with. We have plenty of time to find it," Xiao Yi replied.

"Alright, Yan Yan and Xiao Yi, you two go out first. I'll strengthen the poisonous miasma here a bit more," Dugu Bo instructed Dugu Yan and Xiao Yi.

"Yes, Grandpa." The two listened to Dugu Bo's words and then flew up.

Dugu Bo looked at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the place where he had the greatest opportunity. Coming to the poisonous miasma, Dugu Bo released his martial spirit to further strengthen the miasma. The more he understood the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the more he knew about the terrifying wealth within.

Knowing that wealth should not be flaunted, Dugu Bo decided to further protect this place to prevent unscrupulous people from spying on it and stealing the herbs inside.

The poisonous miasma laid down by Dugu Boxin is a fusion of his own seven-fold mixed poison. Unless one's extreme ice reaches the level of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, they will be poisoned to death. Moreover, the corrosive poison can corrode all organic matter that is isolated from the poison.

P.S.: I got off work at 9 PM. Chapter 2 is still being written.

(End of this chapter)