Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 61 Subduing Dugu Bo

A day later, Ye Liangchen and his mother and daughter were resting under a tree by the roadside, dozens of miles away from the small town of Ors, letting their horses graze on some grass by the roadside.

Suddenly, an old man and a young girl walked towards them on the opposite official road. They were Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan.

"Grandpa, aren't those Lingling and Aunt Suling? What are they doing here?"

"And who is that boy? How come he's with Lingling?"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling are best friends, and they even study together at the Tiandou Royal Academy! Because of some unpleasant experiences in her childhood, Ye Lingling has always been alone and rarely speaks. Unexpectedly, she is now with a young man, which arouses Dugu Yan's interest.

"Oh, interesting. Could that young man be the boyfriend that Patriarch Ye found for Lingling? Let's go take a look."

Dugu Bo naturally knew Ye Suling and her daughter, but he was very curious about the boy who suddenly appeared beside them.

"Yanzi, it's you!"

"Lingling..."

As Dugu Yan saw Ye Lingling, Ye Lingling also saw her. The two ran towards each other. Dugu Yan wanted to hug her good friend, but Ye Lingling avoided her, as the other was poisoned and she couldn't bear it.

"Lingling, my poison is gone, and even my martial spirit has evolved. I'm free of poison now. Come give me a hug."

"Yanzi, is it true?"

"Of course it's true, look, my hair and eyes are no longer green."

"Congratulations, Yanzi, you will no longer have to suffer from now on."

The two women excitedly embraced, their affectionate manner amusing Ye Liangchen, who was watching from a distance.

"Aunt Ye, is there something going on between those two?" Ye Liangchen teased Ye Suling, as if to say: Something's not right with your daughter!

"Pah! Xiao Chen, what are you thinking? That woman is Dugu Yan, my daughter's best friend. They study at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy together and have a very good relationship."

"The old man walking behind is her grandfather, Dugu Bo, known to the world as the Poison Douluo. However, he and Dugu Yan seem to have changed. Their hair and eyes used to be green, but now they have disappeared."

Ye Suling introduced Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's identities to Ye Liangchen, but she was very curious about the changes in the two of them.

"So he's the infamous Poison Douluo!"

Ye Liangchen feigned surprise. He had previously aimed his Barrett sniper rifle at that old man! He never expected to run into him again. Moreover, judging from the other man's appearance, he must have obtained the opportunity he had left behind, which caused the change.

Ye Liangchen pondered how to subdue the other party, after all, the old man was a titled Douluo.

Just then, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo arrived in front of Ye Liangchen.

"Greetings, Senior Dugu."

Ye Liangchen and Ye Suling both bowed to Dugu Bo. This is the rule in the Soul Master world: when you see a powerful person, you must bow.

"Clan Chief Ye, you're too kind."

"Senior, your complexion has improved; it seems the toxins have been eliminated."

"Yes! Thanks to the help of a master, the fate of my Dugu family has changed, and we no longer have to suffer that kind of painful torment."

"Then congratulations, senior."

"Clan Chief Ye..."

After Ye Suling and Dugu Bo met and chatted for a while, Dugu Bo looked at Ye Liangchen and wondered if this young man was really the son-in-law chosen by Ye Suling.

Ye Liangchen didn't want to interrupt the conversation between the older generation, so he sat quietly to the side and listened to them.

"Hey! Handsome, what's your relationship with Lingling?"

Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling aside and stared at Ye Liangchen, feeling that this guy had a certain air about him and was also quite handsome.

"We're just friends," Ye Liangchen said calmly.

"I don't believe it. If they were just friends, would Aunt Suling have brought you and Lingling along?"

"Lingling, that's so unfair of you. You didn't even tell me you have a boyfriend."

Dugu Yan pursed her lips and turned her gaze to her best friend Ye Lingling, revealing a very gossipy expression.

"Yanzi, stop talking."

Ye Lingling blushed slightly, feeling very embarrassed, and reached out to tug at her best friend.

"Alright! I won't say anything more, but Lingling, you said you were going to hunt soul beasts to get your fourth soul ring. Weren't you only level 35 before? How did you level up to 40 so quickly?"

Dugu Yan thought to herself, "When I and my grandfather obtained the Creation Pill in the herb garden, not only did my martial soul evolve, but my soul power also broke through level 40. Could it be that my good sister also obtained some kind of opportunity?"

"Lingling, did you take some kind of drug? Let me see your martial spirit!"

When Dugu Bo heard about Ye Lingling's changes, he felt that they were somewhat similar to the opportunities he had received.

Ye Suling used her soul power to transmit her voice to Ye Liangchen: "Little Chen, what should we do? Senior Dugu Bo is about to find out."

"Aunt Ye, don't worry. The changes in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan are due to them consuming the Creation Pills I left behind." Ye Liangchen calmly transmitted his voice, reassuring Ye Suling.

"Xiao Chen, you're really something. When Dugu Bo was chatting with me before, he kept saying he wanted to thank that Lord Tenglong. I never expected it to be you."

Ye Suling felt that this little guy was really capable; if nothing unexpected happened, even Dugu Bo might be subdued by him.

"Lingling, let me tell you, my grandfather and I obtained some miraculous Creation Pills in the herb garden. After consuming them, our martial spirits evolved and are no longer poisonous. It's a pity that Lord Tenglong only left behind two Creation Pills, otherwise I could have given them to you to take, which might have lifted your curse."

Dugu Yan knew the miraculous power of the Creation Pill and was certain it could break Ye Lingling's curse.

"Ah! Yanzi, you and Senior Dugu also took the Creation Pill?"

Ye Lingling was immediately startled. The Creation Pill was something only Ye Liangchen possessed. Could it be that someone else had the Creation Pill?

"Buzzing..."

"hold head high…"

Dugu Yan released her martial spirit directly, and a blue dragon appeared behind her, surrounded by four spirit rings of yellow and purple.

"Lingling, look, my martial soul has evolved into a dragon! Let me see your martial soul."

Ye Liangchen, who was standing nearby, secretly transmitted his voice to Ye Lingling: "Release them! Don't worry, the Creation Pills they took were left by me."

"Buzzing..."

Upon receiving the instruction, Ye Lingling immediately summoned the Sacred Heart Begonia. The white petals that appeared made it look extremely holy.

"It has truly evolved, Clan Chief Ye. It seems the curse on your Nine-Star Begonia Martial Soul has been lifted." Dugu Bo knew that the Nine-Star Begonia Martial Soul had purple petals, but now they had turned white, and even the Martial Soul level had increased.

"Yes, Senior Dugu."

Seeing that Dugu Yan's martial soul had evolved, Ye Suling also congratulated Dugu Bo:

"Senior Dugu, Yanzi is finally free from the torment of the poison."

"That's right! Even the poison that has plagued me all my life has been cured. That Lord Tenglong is truly a divine being. Clan Chief Ye, it seems we've encountered the same person. Have you met him?" Dugu Bo was eager to meet the divine being who had changed his destiny.

"Senior Dugu, the person you want to see is both far away and right before your eyes. It was Xiao Chen who helped us solve the problem of my daughter's and my martial soul curse by using the Creation Pill."

Ye Suling directly pushed Ye Liangchen forward, meaning that he should take the opportunity to win over Dugu Bo.

"Kid, it's you."

"How did you know I own a medicinal herb garden? And how do you know so much about my poisoning?"

Dugu Bo stared coldly at Ye Liangchen. It was truly unbelievable that this young man knew everything about his situation.

"My name is Ye Liangchen. I learned some medical skills from a Title Douluo. He told me that Senior Dugu, you are suffering from poison, so I came to Heaven Dou City to find you and try my medical skills to see if I can cure your poison."

"But after I came to Tiandou City, I couldn't find you. I learned from others that you often lived in Sunset Forest, so I went to Sunset Forest to look for you, but I still couldn't find you. Later, I found a strange valley. The red and white springs in the valley aroused my curiosity, so I went in and found that there were many medicinal herbs growing there. I thought that they might be yours. So I took those medicinal herbs and refined some pills, leaving you the method of antidote."

Ye Liangchen was talking nonsense with a straight face. Anyway, the old man Dugu's poison had been cured. If he dared to lay a hand on him, he would just call people to beat him up.

"Young Ye, you've gone too far. You've completely wiped out my medicinal herb garden, leaving not a single one."

Dugu Bo stared intently at Ye Liangchen, pressing down on him with his powerful mental energy. However, he found that his mental energy vanished as soon as it touched the little guy, like a mud ox sinking into the sea. Moreover, the little guy was completely unharmed, which shocked him greatly.

"Senior Dugu, I didn't take your medicinal herbs for nothing. I left you a cultivation method to eliminate toxins, as well as antidote pills and creation pills, which solved all your problems. Even your martial spirit has evolved into a blue dragon. I think you've made a profit."

"Besides, you don't recognize those medicinal herbs, so you won't know how to use them."

Ye Liangchen said calmly, since he had enough trump cards and wasn't afraid of any tricks Dugu Bo might play.

"Senior Dugu, Xiaochen is the child of Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan. Now that my Nine Star Begonia family has joined his Tenglong Pavilion, why don't you join as well?"

"Xiao Chen, show your true colors!"

At this moment, Ye Suling introduced Ye Liangchen's identity to Dugu Bo and helped him win over Dugu Bo.

"Okay, Aunt Ye."

"Senior Dugu, would you like to join my organization? Let's make a fortune together and reach the pinnacle of this world together."

Ye Liangchen took off his mask and took the opportunity to deceive Dugu Bo, making empty promises to him.

"Wow! This guy is wearing a mask. Lingling, tell me, are you two officially dating?"

Even the usually proud Dugu Yan was amazed when she saw Ye Liangchen's true face; this guy was really handsome.

"Yanzi, stop talking." Ye Lingling covered Dugu Yan's mouth to stop her from speaking.

"You're actually Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan's child!"

Dugu Bo thought to himself that this kid was really talented. He used a fake identity of Tenglong to fool him and made him completely bewildered. But since this kid had also changed his and his granddaughter's cruel fate, he couldn't do anything to him anymore.

"I see your soul power has reached the advanced Soul Master level. Show me, let this old man see. Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan were both unparalleled geniuses back then. I wonder if you have inherited their talents?"

Dugu Bo knew this little guy was extraordinary. He was already impressed that the little guy had solved his martial soul problem with just one Creation Pill, but he still wanted to see the little guy's strength.

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen released his martial soul directly, and a stunningly beautiful woman in green clothes and green hair appeared behind him. The woman also had a pair of large green wings on her back, which were very beautiful. Four soul rings of yellow, purple and black also appeared, flashing and very dazzling.

"Wow! What kind of martial spirit is this? How can it be so beautiful?"

Dugu Yan's mouth formed an "o" in surprise. Such a beautiful martial spirit actually appeared on this young man. No wonder he was so handsome.

"A second ring every thousand years, a third ring every ten thousand years, and even your first soul ring has a hint of purple—how did you manage that, kid?"

Dugu Bo was stunned by Ye Liangchen's incredible soul ring combination. Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan were already extraordinary enough, but their child was even more extraordinary. Could it be that dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and mice beget mice that can dig holes?

"You flatter me, senior. It's just a few spirit rings, nothing to mention."

Ye Liangchen calmly put away his martial soul. Compared to other transmigrators, his soul ring combination was far inferior. Others could easily have soul rings that lasted for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, which was truly heaven-defying.

"Young Ye, do you have another martial soul?"

Dugu Bo had seen Ye Liangchen's parents' martial souls before. Ye Feng's martial soul was a sword, while Liu Ruyan's martial soul was a female humanoid martial soul. He thought that this kid was their child and would probably inherit their martial souls. However, it seemed that this kid's female humanoid martial soul had mutated.

"I do indeed still have a sword spirit."

"Clang clang..."

Ye Liangchen directly summoned the Chun Jun Sword Martial Soul to show everyone, since it was bound to be revealed sooner or later anyway.

"Twin Martial Souls?"

The group was stunned. They hadn't expected this guy to have twin martial souls. Their heads were buzzing, and they didn't know how to describe their feelings.

"Young Ye, I have been grateful for your kindness and have agreed to join your organization. I had been looking for that powerful figure named Tenglong, but I never expected it was you who was behind this."

From the moment Dugu Bo first met this little guy, he noticed that he appeared calm and collected. Moreover, this little guy was of good character. If an ordinary person encountered his herb garden, they would never leave him any opportunities. However, although this little guy took his herbs, he left him with great fortune. In terms of character, he had already surpassed 90% of the people on the entire continent.

Dugu Bo thought highly of this kid. He could evolve his martial soul, so he must have even more tricks up his sleeve. Joining his organization would definitely not be a bad thing.

"Senior Dugu, do you really want to join my Tenglong Pavilion?" Ye Liangchen was very surprised, not expecting the old man to agree so quickly.

"I swear by my martial spirit that I will never betray you once I join your Tenglong Pavilion, and my granddaughter Yanyan will join me too."

"Yanyan, quickly make an oath."

"Oh! I, Dugu Yan, swear by my martial spirit that I will serve the Pavilion Master to the death."

Dugu Bo made his decision to invest in the little guy, and even Dugu Yan swore an oath along with her grandfather.

"Welcome, senior and Miss Dugu. Rest assured, joining my Tenglong Pavilion will not let you suffer any losses."

"I'll go to Sunset Forest first to get Sister Ling's fourth soul ring. Then Senior and Aunt Ye will come with me to Tianshui Academy to discuss it with my elders."

Ye Liangchen was naturally delighted to welcome a Title Douluo into his organization.

"Senior, the Lan Xiaodie sisters from Tianshui Academy are this guy's elders. They are the former Shui Lanxin and Shui Lanyue. Shui Lanxin is now a level 96 Title Douluo, and even the former dean Shui Lingfeng has risen to a level 93 Title Douluo. It's really amazing. If we join Xiao Chen's organization, we will have a powerful backer."

Ye Suling introduced the little guy's elders to Dugu Bo, which immediately surprised the old man.

"A level 96 Title Douluo? Wasn't that girl just a Soul Douluo a few years ago? How did she become so powerful?"

"The former dean, Shui Lingfeng, is about the same age as me now. She was just a Soul Douluo before, but now she has become a Title Douluo? That's amazing."

Dugu Bo couldn't understand it. It seemed he would have to go with this little guy to visit her. Female Title Douluos were extremely rare on the entire continent.

Dugu Yan stared at Ye Liangchen for a moment. No wonder this guy looked so calm when he saw a beauty like her. It turned out that he had seen too many beauties in Tianshui Academy, where beauties were everywhere.

"Hey! Ye Liangchen, you're a man, how can you be at Tianshui Academy?" Dugu Yan knew that Tianshui Academy only accepted water-attribute soul masters, and only beautiful women.

"Yanzi, Xiaochen was raised by Lan Xiaodie, the dean of Tianshui Academy. It's not surprising that he's here at Tianshui Academy."

Ye Suling said slowly, "Although Tianshui Academy does not accept male students, it depends on the person. With this little guy's talent of twin martial souls, Lan Xiaodie would not send him out."

"Aunt Ye, Sister Ling, let's go!"

"Senior Dugu, please wait for us to return in Heaven Dou City."

Ye Liangchen walked to the grass by the roadside, drove the carriage over, invited the two women to get in, bid farewell to Dugu Bo, and headed towards Sunset Forest.

(End of this chapter)