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

Chapter 210 Dugu Bo VS Gu Rong

Xue Xing could naturally sense Ning Fengzhi's dissatisfaction, which he hadn't explicitly stated but had expressed through his actions, but he had no complaints.

It was Xue Beng, that idiot little guy, who caused trouble. Ning Fengzhi, disregarding past grievances, had both Sword Douluo and his own family lend a hand, which can be said to be more than enough.

Watching the departing royal carriage, Ning Fengzhi slowly withdrew his gaze, then glanced at the somewhat chaotic scene. He immediately ordered his men to fetch replacements from the storeroom for the banquet items damaged by the aftershocks of the soul skills. If that wasn't enough, he would send agility-type soul masters to the city to buy them.

After briefly managing the situation, Ning Fengzhi quickly settled the guests and explained that the birthday banquet would have to be postponed again due to various reasons. The guests expressed their understanding, and Ning Fengzhi then approached Dugu Bo and Gu Rong.

"Uncle Bone, and Your Highness Bilin, if it's convenient, why don't you two start your sparring now? The sect's protective formation is still active."

"There is nothing wrong with that."

Dugu Bo and Gu Rong both nodded in response to Ning Fengzhi's request. The two quickly arrived at a high place outside the square, standing in the void and looking at each other from afar.

The guests, still caught up in the previous events and hoping to curry favor with Wang Zhao, became interested and began to discuss the matter. Soon, they were informed that the two lords, Poison Douluo and Bone Douluo, were planning to have a sparring match.

This undoubtedly surprised them again, after all, everyone knew that Bone Douluo was a Super Douluo and was unparalleled in both offense and defense, while Poison Douluo Dugu Bo...

To be honest, although ordinary soul masters dared not discuss Dugu Bo because he was a true titled Douluo-level powerhouse, everyone has their gossip moments. In their hearts, they undoubtedly believed that Dugu Bo was the weakest among the titled Douluo powerhouses who had appeared in the world in the present era.

Bone Douluo fighting Poison Douluo, isn't that just attacking a baby?

That being said, the guests present were generally aware that the current Poison Douluo was different from before, and given that it was a rare battle between Title Douluo-level opponents, they were also somewhat looking forward to it.

At this moment, Gu Rong and Dugu Bo, who were high up, exchanged glances and then activated their respective martial souls. Instead of possessing the body, they simultaneously activated their seventh soul rings and directly entered the true form state of their martial souls.

"roar!"

Instantly, a massive bone dragon phantom and a slender, azure-scaled golden-eyed dragon phantom appeared in the sky.

"Not bad looking, old poisoner. Is this the confidence you have to challenge me?"

Facing Dugu Bo's eerie, dark golden snake eyes, Gu Rong suddenly felt a chill run down her spine for some reason, but her aura was in no way weak, and she was the first to speak.

"Are you losing your temper?"

Dugu Bo responded only indifferently.

"...Let your abilities speak for themselves."

Gu Rong's gaze narrowed slightly, and he had already secretly regarded Dugu Bo as an opponent of the same level, so he did not hesitate to immediately activate his soul skill.

Swish!

In an instant, countless bone spikes appeared in the void and suddenly attacked Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo remained completely unfazed, simply flapping his Azure Dragon Wings to dodge the attack.

"After transforming into a dragon, its speed is quite impressive..."

Gu Rong murmured something, took a step towards the void, and the sky darkened slightly. Then, a large number of dense bone spikes appeared, and it seemed that the battlefield was about to turn into a sinister bone prison, enveloping Dugu Bo.

"How are you going to dodge now?"

"hehe."

Dugu Bo suddenly gave a somewhat sinister smile.

Swish!

The next moment, several dazzling golden rays of light emanated from Dugu Bo, instantly changing the somewhat dark sky battlefield. Then, the Bone Prison, illuminated by the golden light, began to show signs of corrosion, as if it had been contaminated with some kind of potent toxin.

"Light? Or poison?"

Gu Rong frowned slightly.

"Poison Light"

Dugu Bo smiled and answered Gu Rong's question.

"For details, please refer to my temple master."

"Oh, that's quite interesting."

Gu Rong then slightly bent over, his eyes sharp, and made as if to charge towards Dugu Bo.

Based on Dugu Bo's past battles, Gu Rong knew that while his poison abilities might be troublesome, his close-combat skills were definitely weak, whereas Gu Rong himself was strong in that area.

In that case, we should naturally play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.

"Good timing!"

Seeing this, Dugu Bo bravely retreated instead of advancing, raising his fist to meet the ancient banyan tree.

The two quickly clashed, and after a few rounds, Gu Rong's pupils shrank slightly. In the end, unsurprisingly, Dugu Bo was blasted away.

However, Gu Rong felt neither pleasure nor relief; instead, she exclaimed in surprise.

"What exactly is going on with you?!"

After all, Dugu Bo's close combat ability is inferior to his, that's for sure. You should know that even Chen Xin, who is one level higher than him, would not easily engage in close combat with him. Dugu Bo's advance instead of retreating just now was already a bit surprising to him. If Dugu Bo could further push him back, that would be simply astonishing.

Even so, Dugu Bo was not as good as him. In Gu Rong's opinion, Dugu Bo was not as good as him. He would have been sent flying hundreds of meters away and suffered considerable internal injuries. Dugu Bo was not only sent flying dozens of meters away, but he also seemed to be completely unharmed.

Is this still Dugu Bo?!

With some lingering doubts, Gu Rong continued to fight Dugu Bo, who gave him no time to breathe. The two engaged in close combat at times and then fought at a distance. Although there was a subtle trend of the Bone Dragon suppressing the Azure Scale Golden Dragon, it was not obvious and the two were generally in a state of mutual restraint.

Seeing this, the gazes of Wang Zhao, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and other experts who had gathered in the distance changed. Chen Xin, in particular, was most familiar with his old nemesis Gu Rong, and he seemed to be able to personally feel Gu Rong's shock at the strength displayed by Dugu Bo.

"What a magnificent Azure Scale Golden Eye Dragon Martial Soul! What a magnificent Azure Scale Douluo!"

Chen Xin's gaze lingered, subtly glancing towards Wang Zhao, before she said meaningfully:

"The Dugu family is about to rise to power."

"To fight a Super Douluo to such an extent with the strength of a level 94 Title Douluo, Palace Master, can you tell me how His Highness Bi Lin managed to do it?"

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but ask Wang Zhao.

To this, Wang Zhao simply smiled and said with considerable pride, "Sect Leader Ning, haven't you realized that times have changed? Starting with me, now I am the Second Elder, and in the future, there will be many more outstanding talents..."

"Level and realm will increasingly fail to represent everything!"

Wang Zhao's gaze was sharp, and his demeanor subtly revealed youthful spirit, as if symbolizing the beginning of a new era.

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)