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

Chapter 211 Bone-Transforming Dragon and Azure Scale Divine Light

At this moment, the battle situation in the distance changed again.

"Old Poisoner, although you have repeatedly avoided direct combat with me, using your poisonous aura to engage me in direct attacks, which I am not good at, I have to admit that your strength is indeed not what it used to be. Not only are you hard to beat among those of the same level, but you are also able to fight me to this extent despite being of a higher level..."

Gu Rong said calmly.

"However, you seem to have overlooked one point: as a Super Douluo, my soul power reserves far exceed yours."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo, who had just failed in his advance and was blocked by the ancient banyan tree's sturdy defense, regained his footing, raised his eyebrows slightly, and revealed a look of interest.

When it comes to soul power reserves, Gu Rong has really walked right into his trap.

After all, the two immortal herbs that Wang Zhao gave to him and his granddaughter were selected based on the unique poison pill method of their Dugu family. Dugu Yan may still be lacking in skill, but Dugu Bo's poison pill method has directly reached the sky in one step, and seems to have achieved a kind of "complete" transformation. From then on, the speed, quality and total amount of soul power recovery have been significantly improved.

It was precisely because of these factors, and the fact that the transformed Azure Scale Golden-Eyed Dragon could subtly suppress Gu Rong's Bone Dragon Martial Soul, that Dugu Bo was able to fight Gu Rong to this extent despite being of a higher level.

If this drags on, it's hard to say who will ultimately win. After all, although Gu Rong possesses some rather strange spatial abilities, he is still a defensive-type Soul Master, and his offensive capabilities are not particularly outstanding among those of the same level.

If it were a level 95 Chen Xin fighting Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo might actually lose.

Of course, Dugu Bo wouldn't reveal any of this to Gu Rong. He simply waved his hand and said with a hint of sarcasm, "As a dignified Super Douluo, do you think you can play stalling games with a level 94 Title Douluo like me?"

"You old bone, have you no shame?"

Gu Rong snorted coldly at this.

"Playing delaying tactics? It's not something that can be decided overnight between Title Douluos. You know that old poisoner."

"Because my Rongrong's birthday party is about to begin, I might as well give up my 'advantage' over you and finish this quickly. After all, it's just a friendly spar. Old Poison, you are already proud of yourself for fighting me like this. After this battle, the world will once again spread the fame of your Azure Scale Douluo."

"Heh~"

Dugu Bo chuckled at this, and without offering any explanation to Gu Rong's questioning gaze, he immediately said, "Alright, let's finish this quickly!"

As soon as Dugu Bo finished speaking, Gu Rong didn't hold back. He immediately unleashed his soul power, brewing a powerful soul skill. The space in the void rippled softly, and dark, cold bone spurs faintly appeared.

Dugu Bo simultaneously unleashed his most proficient and powerful combination of soul skills: his eighth soul skill, Time Freeze, and his ninth soul skill, Azure Scale Divine Light. A faint light seemed to flicker around his head.

The two were ready in no time. Their terrifying aura blotted out the sky, making many onlookers in the distant square feel somewhat oppressed.

Clearly, these two rulers not only intend to end the battle quickly, but also to determine the victor in one fell swoop.

boom!

The next moment, terrifying black mist emanating from the ancient banyan tree spread throughout the area, and countless bone spikes simultaneously materialized, densely surrounding Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo himself instantly transformed into a substantial, majestic bone dragon, lunging towards him – this was none other than his ninth soul skill!

Bone-transforming dragon!

In its "Bone-Transformed Divine Dragon" state, Gu Rong not only possesses unparalleled defensive power that even Chen Xin, who usually spars with him, can only marvel at, but also has considerable physical destructive power, enough to tear everything apart.

But at this moment, Gu Rong, who seemed to have seized the initiative, suddenly stopped.

Swish!

It turned out that, along with a strange fluctuation, time in this area was temporarily frozen by Dugu Bo using his eighth soul skill!

Previously, his eighth soul skill might only be effective against soul masters below the Title Douluo level. Now, with his martial soul quality far surpassing his previous level, when he activates his eighth soul skill, he can not only restrict Title Douluos of the same level, but also have a brief effect on beings stronger than him, though the degree of effect may vary.

Ancient banyan trees, however, undoubtedly lack the terrifying strength to break free from their restrictions instantly.

That being the case...

Dugu Bo's gaze narrowed slightly, and he immediately seized the opportunity to switch from defense to offense, launching a series of substantial attacks on the ancient banyan tree.

Soul Bone and Soul Skill: Medusa's Gaze!

Ninth Soul Skill, Azure Scale Divine Light!

The latter possesses terrifying corrosive and destructive power, which goes without saying. The former is similar to Dugu Bo's eighth soul skill. After the martial soul transformation, the excellent soul skill that could only be used against lower realms has become one that can also produce remarkable effects against the same realm.

Just as Gu Rong was about to be completely overwhelmed by Dugu Bo's combo, still being restricted, the endless black mist around him suddenly began to move again.

"Um?!"

Dugu Bo was startled, but then he saw the "Bone Dragon" opposite him slowly curving into a smile.

Dugu Bo, now that I know your current strength, how could I not be wary of your strange and powerful soul skills?

Gu Rong chuckled inwardly, but couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Based on Dugu Bo's confident demeanor when sparring with him, Gu Rong had already keenly realized that Dugu Bo's soul skills, which were originally terrifying but could only be effective against soul masters who were a whole realm lower than him, might now be able to affect titled Douluo.

I didn't expect it to be true.

Fortunately, he had taken precautions against this and had left a defensive measure in the spatial soul skill he had used earlier, in order to deal with Dugu Bo's ninth soul skill, Azure Scale Divine Light.

At this moment, the spatial black mist was constantly resisting the erosion of the Azure Scale Divine Light, but it seemed to be struggling. After all, the Azure Scale Divine Light was Dugu Bo's ninth soul skill, which was much higher in energy level than the spatial black mist. Gu Rong's spatial black mist was completely unable to cancel out the Azure Scale Divine Light, not to mention that there was also Medusa's Gaze assisting it.

This was within Gu Rong's expectations, after all, all he wanted was to break free from the shackles of frozen time during this period, and then...

Bang!

Suddenly, a sound like something shattering rang out, and then a majestic bone dragon broke free from its restraints and soared into the sky.

At the same time, the black mist finally could not withstand the erosion of the Azure Scale Divine Light and was instantly dispersed by the increasingly fierce Azure Scale Divine Light. Then, the Azure Scale Divine Light continued to bombard the bone dragon in the sky with undiminished power. As for Medusa's gaze, it was barely offset by the endless bone spikes hidden in the ancient banyan black mist.

Instead of retreating, the Bone Dragon advanced. Of course, because the speed of the Azure Scale Divine Light was too fast, even if he wanted to retreat, he had nowhere to retreat. So, resisting the erosion of the Azure Scale Divine Light, he aggressively pressed down on Dugu Bo opposite him.

(End of this chapter)