In Douluo Continent, there is a proper way to die.

Chapter 108 Why did you say they were dead?

Upon hearing this, the three clan leaders, Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao, all changed their expressions slightly. They glanced discreetly at Dugu Bo beside Yin Lan, and their hearts sank.

If Dugu Bo were the only Title Douluo who came this time, given his rumored strength, it wouldn't be impossible for the four of them to defeat him even if they fought to the death.

...Although the three of them disagreed with Titan's words, the four clan chiefs were, after all, good brothers with whom they had a long-standing friendship, and it was impossible for the three of them to actually go and see Titan go and die.

The problem is that two Title Douluos have arrived this time. No matter how much they struggle, they are powerless to change the situation. The best-case scenario is that the four of them, along with their entire clan, will perish together with Dugu Bo. After all, compared to Dugu Bo's official title "Bi Lin", his other title is even more famous - "Poison"!

If Yinlan knew their thoughts, she would probably be speechless. Dugu Bo hadn't made a move for many years, and coupled with his infamously poor performance in the past, the world now has a great misjudgment of Dugu Bo's strength and underestimates his power. No wonder he always adds his current cultivation level when introducing himself.

...As for which battle was his infamously "awkward" record?

Hey, Yinlan had also made a guess back then, and actually tried to ask him. Dugu Bo couldn't hide it from him, mainly because it wasn't something that was little known. Yinlan could easily find out by asking any elder in the Spirit Hall. Even if it was embarrassing, he had to tell him.

He was once defeated by the spirit fusion skill of the couple known as "Dragon Lord" Meng Shu and "Snake Lady" Chao Tianxiang... Back then, Meng Shu was only a Soul Saint and Chao Tianxiang was only a Soul King!

Damn, it really was them! Yin Lan almost lost her composure. She had expected this, because in the original work, it was said that in the Soul Master world, the Soul Fusion Skill of the "Peerless Dragon and Snake" couple could not be stopped by anyone below the level of a Title Douluo. Since this power was recognized by the Soul Master world, it was impossible for the couple to have boasted about it. They must have actually had a positive record of fighting against Title Douluos.

The number of Title Douluos in the Douluo Continent I era was actually not that many. Most of them had names and surnames, and the vast majority of them hid their strength and were not very active. The number of Title Douluos who were active outside could be counted on two hands. Considering that Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were only Soul Saint and Soul King respectively at the time, the one who could be defeated by them must have been a "fake" Title Douluo with not much strength.

What a coincidence! Before meeting Yin Lan, Dugu Bo perfectly matched the above description! Even during the main storyline, the three instructors from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, who were only Soul Douluo level and whose Soul Rings were not optimally matched, almost fought with Dugu Bo!

When he ran into the "Golden Iron Triangle," it wasn't because he was holding back. The Golden Sacred Dragon (Light Sacred Dragon) had a strong suppressive effect on his snake-type martial soul, even though he was the emperor of snakes, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King. The Azure Phosphorous Serpent King was still a snake! In addition, he was poisoned at the time and had to focus on suppressing the toxins in his body. A Golden Sacred Dragon (Light Sacred Dragon) with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo was not something that his weak combat power could easily defeat. No wonder he couldn't even win the game against the weaker opponents.

Fun fact: The Golden Iron Triangle's Soul Fusion Skill, once activated, would immediately and forcibly synchronize the cultivation levels of Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong to Soul Douluo. In other words, Dugu Bo was facing a Golden Sacred Dragon (Light Sacred Dragon) with the soul power reserves of three Soul Douluos!

Back then, when Dugu Bo faced the Dragon God and Snake Goddess, he boasted that if the couple could really defeat him, he would let them go. Who knew that the couple would actually be defeated by his car...

Dugu Bo has no other merits, but his greatest merit is keeping his promises. He is a man of his word, and when he said he would let the couple go, he really did. He didn't even mention playing any "word games" or retaliating against their family and power.

This is why Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were unharmed after offending Dugu Bo, who is known for his vindictive nature. Neither side concealed the details of that battle. Dugu Bo was not one to argue, and it was no secret that he was weak in direct combat. As long as he still possessed terrifying lethality against lower-level Soul Masters, he would also have a deterrent effect on various forces.

Since then, the reputation of "Peerless Dragon and Snake" martial soul fusion skill, which could not be stopped by anyone other than a Title Douluo, has spread. In order to avoid provoking Dugu Bo, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning Dugu Bo's name in the rumors. However, anyone in the soul master world with any information channels basically knew that he was the one who was defeated.

When Dugu Bo's achievements came out, the Haotian Sect was still at its zenith, still the number one sect in the world. As its vassal four single-attribute clans, they naturally couldn't be unaware of these things.

But the past is the past, and the present is the present!

Dugu Bo's strength is now vastly different from what it used to be. His martial soul has evolved into the dragon-type "Azure Phosphorous Sacred Dragon," which is far superior to the current "Number One Beast Martial Soul in the World," the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Not to mention, he is a level 96 Title Douluo with a soul core. Even if the top combat power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi all attacked together, they would not be able to defeat him in a short time. With the endurance of the soul core, he will only get stronger as the battle goes on.

Dugu Bo can now be said to have finally risen to prominence. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate the poor old man!

Yinlan's words were indeed not a lie. She hadn't initially intended to win them over, let alone ask them to do anything for her. But when she saw Bai He's granddaughter, the well-behaved girl who poured her tea, her blood cousin Bai Chenxiang, looking so thin, she suddenly felt a surge of kindness.

Anyway, they're not Tang San's people now, and they haven't bothered me. If Titan and Tang San could trick them into joining the Tang Sect, why can't I trick them into joining as well?

This kid was already pretty miserable. I wonder if there's any such thing as "secondary development" in Douluo Continent. If he ends up standing against me with Tang San and gets killed by me in a muddle, that would be too unlucky.

Moreover, even following Tang San, Bai Chenxiang didn't get anything good. In the original history, in order to make Bai Chenxiang fall in love with Ma Hongjun, the Shrek Seven Devils isolated, ostracized, and manipulated her. Even Seagod Island only gave her a Yellow-level test, which required her to kiss Ma Hongjun mouth-to-mouth for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

Even though Bai Chenxiang eventually managed to climb the sixty-first step of the Sea God's Light through sheer willpower, it only changed the divine test from the first yellow-level test to the first purple-level test.

The question is, is the natural talent of white agarwood really that bad?

Fun fact: In the original history, Bai Chenxiang grew up in the Min clan, which had nothing and couldn't even afford to go to school, yet she still managed to reach level 44 at the age of 20!

As the third largest sect in the world and possessing the number one beast martial soul in the world, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan has one of its future candidates for the family head, Yu Tianheng, known as the "Blue Lightning Twins," who is only level 39 at the age of 21. Even so, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan still dares to boast that he is "worthy of a title" and is the family's future "hope."

The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family certainly doesn't lack resources; they even managed to feed Yu Xiaogang, who was only a useless character with a natural level of 0.5, to level 29.

What an unlucky kid, Yinlan thought with some pity as she looked at Bai Chenxiang, whose figure was rather unfortunate.

Bai Chenxiang, who was already trembling with fear, became even more shaky when she saw that look in her eyes, and she was so nervous that she was about to cry.

Bai He's eyes narrowed, and he reached out to pull Bai Chenxiang behind him, protecting his granddaughter with his body. His gaze kept sweeping back and forth between Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Titan. Everyone could see the struggle and hesitation in his eyes.

The Min family has had a really tough time these past few years.

He didn't know which faction these three people came from, but judging from their tone, even the powerful Spirit Hall was helpless against them, which meant that their background was definitely extraordinary.

His granddaughter was born in the wrong era, at the most impoverished time of the Min clan. However, she possessed exceptional talent, arguably the greatest in the Min clan in a century. Unlike him, an old man in his eighties who was still only a Soul Saint, Bai Chenxiang's talent was destined to make her a Title Douluo.

...He didn't want to jeopardize his granddaughter's future!

Furthermore, the fact that the other party could so casually offer three Xuan Shui Pills and one million Gold Soul Coins to trade for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng... to be honest, this was many times more than the valuation he had given in his mind. But this also proved that the other party's claim of "enough resources" was not untrue.

Bai He swallowed hard. The more he thought about it, the less he dared to look his good brothers in the eye... He was really tempted.

Niu Gao shared a similar mindset with him.

The Elephant Armor Sect, one of the four lower sects, has been pressuring Yu Zhi Clan more than once, with its sect leader Hu Yanzhen trying to annex it. What good is excellent construction ability? Yu Zhi Clan has only been in Longxing City for a few years. How can it compare to the Elephant Armor Sect's network of connections? Under the Elephant Armor Sect's targeting, Yu Zhi Clan's business has been declining year by year.

The other side can even get involved with the Spirit Hall. If they join, solving the problem of a mere Elephant Armor Sect shouldn't be a problem at all!

His gaze kept lingering between Bai He and Yang Wudi. He was a man without much of his own opinion, so if these two good brothers really decided to join each other's ranks, he would not hesitate to follow suit!

Compared to Bai He's eagerness and Niu Gao's opportunistic actions, Yang Wudi's face showed immense inner turmoil.

The Po clan suffered the most casualties back then, with even his son and brother dying in battle one after another. He hated both the Clear Sky Sect and the Spirit Hall to the bone. Although he knew that Yin Lan only had a close cooperative relationship with the Spirit Hall and was not a member of the Spirit Hall, joining the other party's ranks meant that he could no longer take up arms against the Spirit Hall!

How could he swallow this insult!

However, he also knew that joining the other side was the best way to appease the Broken Clan. He couldn't let his personal grudge ruin the entire clan.

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None of the three clan leaders considered Titan's opinion, because everyone knew that this fool intended to follow Tang Hao to the death, leaving him there beating his chest and stomping his feet, lying on the ground and constantly yelling, "You're all so foolish."

"Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. Even if you refuse me today, I won't do anything to you or your families," Yinlan added to allay their concerns. "Just consider this a fair deal between us today, nothing more."

"...I'm sorry," after a long while, it was Yang Wudi who made the first decision. He looked at Yin Lan with a bitter expression, "I still can't get over the Spirit Hall in my heart. I'm afraid that one day it will bring trouble to you."

"Well..." Yin Lan frowned. She was actually getting a little impatient. Recruiting the three clans wasn't really a necessary thing; it was just something she did on the side. If they refused, then so be it. It was just a pity. She wouldn't hesitate to kill when the time came in the future.

"No, please let me finish," Yang Wudi quickly said, his tone sincere. Seeing Yin Lan nod, he continued, "Although I am stubborn, I cannot allow my family to be implicated... Therefore, could you allow me to withdraw from the Po Clan? From now on, all members of my Po Clan will submit to your command. In this way, even if I were to die at the hands of the Spirit Hall one day, it would not cause you any trouble!"

"Damn, he really has the temper of a goat," Yinlan thought to herself.

"Old Goat, you...!" Bai He and Niu Gao were startled and hurriedly tried to grab Yang Wudi, but he waved them away.

"...Consider it as me asking for trouble," Yang Wudi said with a bitter smile. "Wushuang and Xiaoning both died at the hands of the Spirit Hall, and I..."

"Wait a minute, why did you say they were dead?" Yin Lan quickly interrupted the brewing tragic atmosphere. "Besides, you said it yourself, you are you, and your family is your family. If you die at the hands of the Spirit Hall, even if you leave your family, can you say that your entire Breaking Clan won't have any resentment? That the hatred won't continue to spread? No, I don't agree. If you're coming, bring your whole family with you!"

"Huh?" The three clan leaders were all dumbfounded.

"Your brother Yang Wushuang and your son Yang Ning are still alive. I saw them in Wuhun City. Not only your brother and son, but all the survivors of the four clans from that battle were taken away by the Spirit Hall. Moreover, Yang Wushuang has a fairly high status and has been trying to protect your four clans all these years," Yin Lan rolled her eyes. "The Spirit Hall didn't do anything to them, they just detained them in Wuhun City and wouldn't let them leave, so that you wouldn't take advantage of them and push your luck. But if you become my people in the future, I can help you get them back. The Spirit Hall will still give me face."

The poison Qian Renxue originally planned to give to Emperor Xueye was prepared by Yang Wushuang. Even Tang San and Dugu Bo couldn't cure it, and she wanted to use it to ensure the safety of the four major single-attribute clans.

"And..." Yinlan reached out and touched the teardrop-shaped pendant around her neck, taking out a large pink flower that emitted a faint light and had a delicate fragrance. "I also have this, Chief Yang."

(End of this chapter)