Douluo Continent: From Blue Silver Grass to Nine-Leaf Sword Grass

Chapter 44 Provocation

Seeing this, the people below immediately fell silent.

The silence didn't last long. Hu Yanli suppressed his anger and gave orders to his men without any mercy.

"Go investigate this pretty boy's background! I want to see where this pretty boy comes from, daring to get so close to the woman I've got my eye on."

A little while later, the people below brought up the limited information about Jiang Li.

After Hu Yanli finished reading the information, he couldn't help but laugh in anger. He looked in the direction the two had left and sneered.

"I thought this guy had some kind of powerful background. A Blue Silver Grass Soul Master in a medical clinic? Even if you were lucky enough to become Senior Dugu's disciple, you shouldn't be coveting things that don't belong to you."

That's right, the information Hu Yanli obtained was just a slightly modified version of some things that Jiang Li had intentionally revealed.

Even now, he doesn't know that Jiang Li is Dugu Bo's disciple.

However, due to Jiang Li's usual personality, and the fact that he revealed very little at the Tiandou Palace banquet, this was not the case.

This led him to believe that Jiang Li was just a lucky kid.

So when Hu Yanli saw that Jiang Li had also signed up for the Soul Battle here...

A playful glint flashed in his eyes, and he continued to give orders to his subordinates.

"Give the person in charge here a heads-up, and arrange for me to be paired with that pretty boy in the next Soul Battle."

Upon hearing Hu Yanli's instructions, his subordinates immediately rushed to communicate with the people inside the Karl City Arena.

At this moment, Hu Yanli crushed the information about Jiang Li in his hand without any mercy, and with a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Kid, I'll teach you a lesson today..."

Jiang Li was completely unaware that he was being targeted.

The three of them were currently celebrating Dugu Yan's victory.

After all, in the previous battle, Dugu Yan had defeated no ordinary person.

Instead, he is a level 39 control-type Soul Master who has maintained a ten-game winning streak in the solo Soul Master battles in Karl City.

Its spirit ring configuration is also the optimal configuration: yellow, yellow, and purple.

However, Dugu Yan defeated this opponent in less than five minutes, ending the battle directly.

This was enough to make the strong-willed Dugu Yan feel quite smug.

After Dugu Bo and Jiang Li finished their boasting, the three of them originally planned to leave and celebrate Dugu Yan's departure.

At this moment, a man who identified himself as the manager of the Karl City Arena walked in. After looking at the three of them, he focused his gaze on Jiang Li and spoke slowly in a polite tone.

"Mr. Jiang Li, the next battle will be yours. Please prepare yourself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li frowned slightly, because he knew...

Even without the three of them using any special abilities, Dugu Yan waited for a full hour. After more than ten battles of spirit fighting below, it was finally Dugu Yan's turn.

Now that it's his turn, he's right after Dugu Yan.

Although he had also waited for an hour before that.

But Jiang Li still sensed something was amiss.

Dugu Yan, however, didn't think that much about it. Seeing that Jiang Li was also facing a battle, she couldn't help but add fuel to the fire with a grin.

"Hehe, Xiao Li, haven't you been practicing swordsmanship for so long? Let me see what you've accomplished over the past year."

Faced with Dugu Yan's instigation, Jiang Li's face showed a helpless expression.

If you're going to engage in a battle of spirits, you'll inevitably expose a significant portion of your strength.

These kinds of information are easy for powerful people to investigate if they want to.

At this moment, he was struggling with whether or not to go, but then Dugu Bo spoke up in a deep voice.

"Xiao Li, go up and test your skills. With my current strength, those people will still give me some face."

Dugu Bo spoke to Jiang Li with a touch of heroic spirit.

This confidence stems from the fact that he has reached level 95 over the past year.

At this moment, he could sense that with a little more insight, it would take at most another five or six years.

He was able to successfully enter the 96th level.

It was precisely because his strength was about to increase that Dugu Bo had this confidence, as long as Jiang Li did not reveal his spirit rings.

He believes that protecting Jiang Li shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that Dugu Bo had said so, Jiang Li nodded slightly.

Then he turned and walked towards the arena, after all, for Jiang Li...

Because of his consistent style of doing things, he rarely gets the chance to take action.

Now that he had decided to spar with someone of the same level, the long-suppressed passion within him began to surge.

After seeing Jiang Li agree, the manager of Carl City turned to leave and unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, revealing a relieved expression.

But Dugu Bo saw this little action.

After witnessing the manager's subtle maneuver, Dugu Bo's years of experience told him...

Perhaps the story behind Jiang Li's battle is not so simple.

This caused a dangerous glint to flash in Dugu Bo's eyes, and he remained silent for a long time.

He didn't even use his reputation for anything.

Unexpectedly, someone actually dared to plot against him. Although Dugu Bo believed that Jiang Li was almost impossible to lose in this Soul Venerable level battlefield.

But if someone is plotting against you, that's a different story.

As for whether he might offend someone he can't afford to offend?

Dugu Bo was not worried at all. The only thing he dared not provoke on the continent was the Spirit Hall.

On the other side, just as Jiang Li stepped into the arena, his opponent slowly walked out as well.

The moment Jiang Li saw his opponent, he immediately became serious.

Because the person opposite was the size of a small mountain, with a height of at least 1.9 meters, and his burly physique was evident even with just a cursory glance.

This is enough to conclude that the person in front of us weighs at least 300 pounds.

Standing before him, Jiang Li, who was only about 1.78 meters tall and somewhat thin, looked rather like a little chick.

Upon their first meeting, Jiang Li had already made a rough assessment of his opponent.

Judging from the fact that the other person's blood and qi fluctuations are only at the age of fifteen or sixteen, it is remarkable that someone of that age could possess such a physique.

The opponent is most likely a Soul Master who excels in strength-related abilities.

After making several judgments in his mind, Jiang Li was about to say a few words to the person in front of him, but to his surprise, the person's first words made Jiang Li frown.

"Pretty boy, remember this: the person who's about to defeat you is named Hu Yanli!"

The moment Hu Yanli finished speaking, Jiang Li ignored the disdain in Hu Yanli's small eyes and the arrogant expression on his face.

Instead, he began searching his memory for information about this person.

As his cultivation level improved, his memories of his past life became clearer.

Hu Yanli seems to be one of the few beings in the Soul Master Competition in the original work who possesses a Soul Bone.

It possesses the head spirit bone, one of the most precious spirit bones.

Although the exact timeframe is unknown, given Huyan Li's status as the only grandson of the Elephant Armor Sect's leader, the timeframe is at least three thousand years.

Its martial soul is a defensive beast martial soul passed down through generations: Diamond Mammoth.

In terms of strength and defensive capabilities, it can be considered one of the top martial souls on the continent.

In combat, they are known for their ability to initiate defense and then counterattack by strengthening their physique.

After quickly reviewing the information about Hu Yanli, Jiang Li couldn't help but exchange a few polite words with him.

"So you're the young sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect. I never expected to meet you here. I've heard so much about you."

Jiang Li never expected that after he had just said a few polite words, Hu Yanli would actually start panting.

Seeing Jiang Li's behavior, Hu Yanli's pride and arrogance resurfaced, making him uncontrollably arrogant.

"It's good that you know my name. By the way, I heard you're some kind of traditional Chinese medicine doctor? Or some kind of Blue Silver Grass Soul Master? Never mind, none of that matters. Since you're sensible enough, I'll kindly remind you that some people are not for you to covet."

After Hu Yanli finished speaking, Jiang Li immediately adopted the expression of an old man on the subway.

Although he realized that the other party might have investigated him, what Hu Yanli said next was too confusing.

Jiang Li once thought that Hu Yanli might have either a problem with his language expression ability or a congenital brain problem.

Seeing this, Hu Yanli couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Jiang Li.

"I'm talking about Dugu Yan! Dugu Yan! I took a liking to that young lady at first sight, and my identity is that of the young master of the Elephant Armor Sect. My grandfather's status is no less than that of Senior Dugu, so my union with Miss Dugu Yan is a powerful combination. Although you are fortunate..."

Upon hearing that Hu Yanli mentioned Dugu Yan, Jiang Li's expression unconsciously darkened.

Although his feelings for Dugu Yan are not clear at the moment, Jiang Li still treats Dugu Yan like his little sister next door.

But Hu Yanli seemed to have already taken Dugu Yan as his own in just a few words.

When you see someone you care about being treated casually, like a marriage alliance or an object, it's heartbreaking.

These dismissive words caused a rare flash of anger to appear on Jiang Li's face.

This prompted Jiang Li to interrupt Hu Yanli's rumors and then relay them to Hu Yanli with a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but the important thing is for people to have self-awareness. With your appearance, putting everything else aside, when you get an erection, no one can see it."

The moment the words left his mouth, Hu Yanli's previously smug face instantly turned into a hideous grimace, consumed by rage. He even dared to make a harsh statement to Jiang Li in front of everyone.

"Pretty boy, you're not leaving here alive today!"

(End of this chapter)