Douluo Continent: I came from Demon Slayer!

Dugu Yan is also a decisive person.

She drew the dagger she had prepared and plunged it fiercely into the most vulnerable spot of the Bone-Eating Viper.

The massive body of the Bone-Eating Viper writhed wildly, instantly turning the surrounding swamp upside down.

Lin Yang and Dugu Yan stepped back and stood aside, watching coldly.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the aura of the Bone-Eating Viper completely dissipated, and a purple soul ring slowly emerged from the corpse, condensing into shape in the air.

Dugu Yan sat down cross-legged on the spot, circulated her soul power to draw the soul ring over, guided it to her body, and began to refine and absorb it.

In the shadows, Dugu Bo wanted to intervene several times, but ultimately held back.

He believed that if Lin Yang dared to let Yan Yan do this, he must have been quite confident. His appearance at this moment would only make things worse.

As time went by, Dugu Yan's changes were exactly as Lin Yang had anticipated.

After getting through the initial painful period, Dugu Yan's condition began to stabilize. The tightly furrowed brows on her face gradually relaxed, and her breathing became steady and long.

Most importantly, the earth dragon golden melon in her body, which had not yet been fully digested and absorbed, began to take effect under the stimulation of the soul ring.

A faint but powerful dragon aura emanated from her, more oppressive and heavier than before.

At the same time, the fluctuations in soul power became increasingly stable and smooth.

At this point, there is virtually no possibility of failure in the refining process.

In the shadows, Dugu Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He withdrew his gaze and instead focused on Lin Yang, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Sure enough, letting this kid bring Yan Yan out to hunt souls was definitely the right choice.

Just then, he noticed that Lin Yang suddenly moved and even summoned his Martial Soul.

Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat. Before he could react to what was happening, he saw the ground beneath Lin Yang's feet suddenly explode.

A dark shadow burst forth from the ground, its eight ferocious spider legs tearing through the air as it lunged at Dugu Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

It happened very quickly and suddenly.

Even he, a titled Douluo, didn't have time to react.

"Yan Yan—!"

Dugu Bo's eyes were bloodshot, and his body instinctively lunged forward.

But Lin Yang was faster than him, as if he had expected it, and stepped in front of Dugu Yan first, with three soul rings, yellow, yellow and purple, flashing at the same time under his feet.

Clang—!

The Nichirin Blade was drawn from its sheath, its black blade gleaming with a chilling light.

The next instant, a flash of light appeared.

This strike was incredibly fast; the blazing flames, intertwined with endless blade light, formed an impenetrable net of blades that enveloped the soul beast.

Swish swish--!

The flashing of swords ceased.

The soul beast's figure suddenly froze in mid-air.

The next second, the massive body shattered like a collapsing block, scattering across the ground.

Looking at the bits of flesh and gore scattered on the ground, Lin Yang flicked his wrist, wiping the bloodstains off "Hijiki's" body, and sheathed his blade.

His movements were clean and swift, as if he had casually swatted a mosquito, without letting it disturb Dugu Yan behind him in the slightest.

At that moment, Dugu Bo, who was about to charge forward, suddenly froze, as if he had been frozen in place by a spell.

One cut?

No, it was a series of slashes that were delivered in that instant, but the speed was so fast that it looked like only one slash had been made.

and.....

Dugu Bo looked at the black spirit ring floating on the minced meat and suddenly felt that he had grown old.

If this kid grows up, he will surely become another figure of the Thousand Paths level.

At this moment, Lin Yang stared at the minced meat in front of him, lost in thought.

Ten-thousand-year-old underground demon spider?

Could the cave spider he killed be the one that will become Tang San's fourth spirit ring in the future?

There aren't many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Sunset Forest to begin with, so he might actually run into one.

But Lin Yang quickly stopped thinking about it. Anyway, the so-called plot had already been messed up by the time he came to this world.

Who cares about a soul beast anymore?

Dugu Bo quietly appeared beside the two of them. He was going to personally guard Dugu Yan from now on, as he didn't want to experience what had just happened a second time.

Lin Yang was not at all surprised by Dugu Bo's appearance.

"Greetings, senior," Lin Yang said with a slight bow.

Dugu Bo looked at Lin Yang with a complex expression, his tone filled with emotion.

"Young man... thank you for earlier, you saved Yan Yan's life again."

"You're too kind, senior. Even without me, this cave spider would be no match for you."

Dugu Bo shook his head. He wouldn't normally take a cave spider that was just over ten thousand years old seriously.

But life and death hang in the balance. In that situation just now, if Lin Yang hadn't intervened in time, even he would have been forced to watch helplessly as his granddaughter perished.

"Lin Yang!"

Dugu Bo's deep green eyes looked at Lin Yang, his voice filled with solemnity.

"From today onwards, your affairs are my affairs, Dugu Bo's affairs. As long as I am alive, no one else can lay a finger on you."

Dugu Bo's meaning was already very clear: he was willing to be Lin Yang's protector until Lin Yang had fully matured.

It's no longer like before, relying on so-called promises and vows.

This is a deeper level of bondage.

Lin Yang saved Dugu Yan time and time again, which was an extremely heavy debt of gratitude to Dugu Bo.

Similarly, Lin Yang's various performances also convinced him that Lin Yang's future achievements would far surpass his own, which was also a kind of investment.

Connections based solely on gratitude or self-interest are often the least reliable.

Only when gratitude and interests are intertwined can sustainable development be achieved.

Lin Yang's expression shifted, and he bowed slightly: "Thank you, senior!"

"Haha," Dugu Bo laughed loudly, waving his hand.

"Don't call me senior anymore, just call me grandpa like Yan Yan does, it sounds more intimate."

"This..." Lin Yang hesitated for a moment.

"Let's still call him Old Poison."

Dugu Bo didn't mind the titles and nodded, saying, "That's fine!"

The two then stayed with Dugu Yan, chatting idly.

As time passed, the purple soul ring surrounding Dugu Yan was completely refined, standing alongside the previous two soul rings, radiating dazzling brilliance.

At the same time, her soul power was significantly stronger than before.

Level 33.

Dugu Yan couldn't help but curl up her lips.

The residual medicinal effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Soul Ring of the Bone-Eating Viper allowed her Soul Power level to directly match Lin Yang's.

Does this mean we're a little closer to that guy?

Then Dugu Yan opened her eyes, and a kind, concerned old face suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Grandpa," Dugu Yan blurted out.

What are you doing here?

She realized what she had said as soon as she opened her mouth.

No wonder Grandpa was so comfortable with her following Lin Yang out to hunt souls; he was secretly following behind.

"grandfather!"

Dugu Yan clung to Dugu Bo's arm, shaking it and acting coquettishly.

"You clearly said you'd be free to do whatever you wanted this time, but you went back on your word."

"How could I go back on my word?" Dugu Bo glared.

"When you were dealing with that Gale Leopard, I didn't lift a finger either, did I?"

Dugu Yan's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of suspicion flashing across them.

"Grandpa, you didn't deliberately release that Gale Leopard, did you?"

Dugu Bo coughed lightly, a hint of unease flashing across his face, but he quickly straightened his neck and said matter-of-factly,

"It was just a test of your abilities, and it seems... you've barely passed."

"snort!"

Dugu Yan released his arm, turned her face away, but couldn't help but smile.

Only then did she notice a pile of minced meat not far from her, and a deep black spirit ring slowly floating around it.

Dugu Yan instinctively covered her mouth, looking at Dugu Bo in disbelief.

"Grandpa, did you put this here too?"

Dugu Bo was stunned: ? ? ?

No, no, don't talk nonsense!