In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 138 Poisonous Light - Azure Scale Golden Dragon

Wang Zhao was not some omniscient and omnipotent god, so of course he wouldn't know some of Dugu Bo's little thoughts at this moment. He simply said as usual:

"Senior Dugu, this must be your granddaughter."

"That's right."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo instantly suppressed his surprise and instead patted Dugu Yan's little head with a kind expression, saying:

"Her name is Dugu Yan. You can call her Yan Yan, Yan Zi, or whatever you like."

"grandfather!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's face immediately flushed slightly. Then, her spoiled and willful nature was fully exposed. While shouting in embarrassment and anger, she jumped out and forcibly pulled the dignified Title Douluo, Dugu Mianxia, ​​down to bend over. Then, without caring about Wang Zhao's gaze, she started making a fuss about her grandfather's beard.

"Ouch..."

After playing around for a while, Dugu Bo quickly broke free from his granddaughter's "death grip" before looking at Wang Zhao and coughing lightly.

"Grand Tutor Wang, I'll trouble you to take a look at her next. Yan Yan, you must be obedient."

"……oh."

So, Dugu Yan approached Wang Zhao shyly. Although she was actually the same age as Wang Zhao, the height difference between them was quite obvious.

Wang Zhao bent down slightly, carefully observing the little girl with a scientific and rigorous eye, and then said to Dugu Bo:

"Senior Dugu, your granddaughter, Miss Dugu Yan, is not suffering from severe poisoning, but in some aspects, she doesn't seem as stable as you. I suspect this is due to her martial spirit."

"Can you tell me about it?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo opened his mouth in surprise, but having gradually accepted Wang Zhao's extraordinary talent, he nodded slightly and then spat out a jade-green pill that floated on his palm.

"This is the pill I condensed when I broke through to the Title Douluo level and evolved my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul into the Jade Scale Serpent Queen. It can be said that half of my strength is in this pill. Its existence can enhance my control over poison attributes. And if I die one day, it will automatically detonate, instantly turning a radius of a thousand meters into a dead zone."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo suddenly smiled.

"How about it, kid? Scared to be with me, this human walking bomb?"

"How could that be?"

Wang Zhao casually agreed, and then said:

"Senior Dugu, your poison pill is very interesting. I'd like to study it for a while."

"...There is nothing wrong with that."

Dugu Bo gave Wang Zhao a deep look, but ultimately did not refuse.

"Also, I'll probably be staying here for quite some time, so I'll have to rely on Senior Dugu for my food, clothing, and lodging. Also, I hope you can provide me with some private space."

"Good lad!"

Dugu Bo's face instantly turned somewhat gloomy.

"Are you treating me, the Poison Douluo, like a babysitter? Living on my territory, a place inhabited by poisonous people, aren't you afraid?"

"Even if you have a Super Douluo elder..."

"It's fine."

Wang Zhao maintained a smile throughout.

"I believe in Senior Dugu's character, and also, by now, I have gained considerable confidence in treating your and your granddaughter's illnesses."

"What percentage?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately lost interest in joking and asked with some nervousness.

"Ninety percent! And there's a high probability that it will cause your martial soul to mutate, retaining its powerful poison attribute without harming yourself or even leaving poison for your descendants."

Wang Zhao spoke fluently, his years of preparation giving him immense confidence. Before Dugu Bo could say anything, he continued to ask:

"Has anyone heard of the Azure-Scaled Golden-Eyed Dragon, senior?"

"You actually knew that."

Dugu Bo couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. After all, as a member of the family that inherited the Azure Scale Serpent Martial Soul, he was naturally familiar with the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon, a variant of the Azure Scale Serpent. However, what puzzled him was that apart from the Dugu family, the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon was only mentioned sporadically in the Martial Soul Hall on the continent. How did Wang Zhao, an inheritor from the "Ancient Dragon Clan," know about it? Could it be that the Ancient Dragon Clan was really as ancient as the rumors suggested?

"It's not just about knowing."

Wang Zhao held up two fingers.

"My second spirit ring comes from the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon."

"……I see."

Dugu Bo suddenly realized, and asked again:

"You mean, the way out for the Dugu family's inherited martial spirit lies in this mutated Azure-Scaled Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon?"

"That's right."

Wang Zhao nodded.

"I've heard that when you were a dominant force in the Soul Master world in your younger days, you used a ninth Soul Skill called 'Azure Scale Divine Light'?"

"You know that? That's right. My ninth soul skill is the Azure Scale Divine Light, which comes from a fully grown Azure Scale Serpent King soul beast. Once released, it can instantly spread poisonous light over a large area, posing a fatal threat to any soul master below the Title Douluo level."

After a brief moment of astonishment, Dugu Bo stated this with a hint of pride.

Wang Zhao then asked, "Senior Dugu's advancement to Title Douluo is probably a rare occurrence in the entire history of the Dugu family. However, I think the Dugu family should have quite a few records of the spirit rings and spirit skills produced after the death of the Azure Serpent King spirit beast, and these records will not change just because the age is relatively high, provided that the age does not exceed 100,000 years."

"So here's the question..."

"Senior, do you really think it's reasonable for the Azure Scale Serpent King to produce the Azure Scale Divine Light soul skill?"

"Hiss~"

Dugu Bo frowned slightly.

Wang Zhao's words struck a chord with him. Based on the records in his family history, he knew that the ordinary Azure Serpent King had never produced the "Azure Scale Divine Light" soul skill. However, he had noticed that the Azure Scale Divine Light seemed to be much stronger than the soul skill that the Azure Serpent King should have produced, so he did not investigate further. He simply assumed that he had cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo and absorbed a Azure Serpent King soul beast of a higher age, which was why the soul skill he obtained had changed.

Hearing Wang Zhao mention it again, and considering what he had said before about the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon, Dugu Bo paused and said, "Could it be that the Azure Scale Serpent King Soul Ring I absorbed back then is related to the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon?"

"Your insight is profound."

Wang Zhao nodded approvingly.

"Throughout the entire Azure Scale Serpent lineage, only the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon can be associated with 'light'; if I'm not mistaken, the Azure Scale Serpent King that you encountered back then almost mutated into the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon during the Azure Scale Serpent King stage. However, due to certain reasons, the mutation failed or was not fully completed, which caused the curse that prevented the Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon from breaking through the ten-thousand-year cultivation level to be broken indirectly, thus enabling it to rapidly become a Serpent King."

"That's certainly possible..."

Dugu Bo listened and couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"So what are your thoughts?"

Wang Zhao smiled slightly.

"Since the Azure-Scaled Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon has the potential to break through its limits, it must also possess a superior life form. The ordinary Azure-Scaled Golden-Eyed Flood Dragon corresponds to the Azure-Scaled Serpent King, while the Azure-Scaled Serpent Emperor corresponds to..."

"Azure-scaled Golden-eyed Dragon!"

(End of this chapter)