In midair—
Su Chen turned into a beam of golden light, shooting straight down with full force. His Cloud-Splitting Palm had already condensed into a phantom over ten meters wide, crashing down from the sky.
"Ugh!"
Dugu Bo was startled and hurriedly unleashed his trump card:
"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze!"
Duang!
With this clash, Su Chen was frozen mid-air, but the massive palm still slammed viciously into the Jade Scale Snake King, carving a deep pit into the ground.
"Puh!"
Dugu Bo spat out a mouthful of blood and growled:
"Ninth Soul Skill."
"Threefold Unity!"
As Dugu Bo unleashed his final and most powerful attack, Su Chen quickly gathered strength and broke free, forming an energy water shield around his body.
"Soul Bone Soul Skill: Medusa's Gaze!"
Dugu Bo truly went all out, using nothing but lethal techniques.
As soon as Su Chen's water shield was petrified, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, thinking his next wave of attacks would land squarely—but the stone shield shattered, and a new water barrier formed to block his ninth soul skill again.
"How is this possible?"
Dugu Bo was baffled and sighed in defeat:
"Forget it. I admit defeat."
Su Chen descended slowly and said:
"Your soul bone skill is indeed powerful, but my Threefold Unity isn't a one-time soul skill."
"It's a shield that continuously outputs energy. Once you petrify it, I can just form a new one."
Dugu Bo shook his head:
"I don't get it. The stuff on you is too freakish. Even a typical Rank 95 Title Douluo probably couldn't beat you."
"Come on, let's head back."
Su Chen nodded without saying more.
In truth—
Fighting a Title Douluo wasn't easy at all. The eighth and ninth soul skills were just too strong and took a huge toll to defend against.
Threefold Unity might be powerful, but not enough to take down a Title Douluo. The real edge came from his century-old cultivation and the Blue Buff Nine Yang Divine Skill's stamina support.
Dugu Bo suddenly asked:
"I remember 100,000-year-old soul rings come with two soul skills. What's your other one?"
"Acceleration."
Su Chen replied calmly.
Dugu Bo was speechless on the spot. That Battle Qi Wings of his already gave him absurd speed with golden wings—and now he had an acceleration skill too?
"Damn it!"
"You brat, are you sure you're not an agility-type soul master? With those weird techniques of yours, you're just too dangerous."
Su Chen thought for a moment:
"Not exactly. I'm more like that Angel Martial Soul—basically, an all-rounded fighter. And this is just my second soul ring."
The two flew back toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Dugu Bo grew more and more drained just thinking about it. Everything about Su Chen kept shocking him again and again!
While waiting for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to finish cultivating, Su Chen started writing in his water diary:
[Today was another joyful day!]
[After cultivating all night with the help of the celestial herb, I successfully broke through to level 20 and was rewarded with a god-gifted soul ring. That 180,000-year-old soul ring is chef's kiss.]
[Too bad my first soul ring is so lame compared to this one… talking about it just makes me tear up. But hey, that first soul ring is the only proof Brother Ji ever existed. He probably just didn't want me to forget him.]
[At the peak, you'll find false devotion; at dusk, true believers emerge.]
[How could I ever forget?]
[All the celestial herbs are harvested. Left one each for Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling. Hopefully it can help her martial soul break its limits.]
[After all, Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Pagoda after taking the Gorgeous Tulip. The Nine-Heart Begonia should be able to break its limits too.]
[Once Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling finish absorbing the herbs, we can return to Heaven Dou City. Wonder if that little minx Hu Liena misses me—I saved a herb just for her.]
[Finally done with everything. I can't wait to get to Shrek and beat the crap out of some scumbags. Jie jie jie!]
[Today's diary theme is Huo Wu. That girl's just a side character—what's there to write about?]
At that point, Su Chen paused, feeling a mental block. All he remembered about Huo Wu was her name and that she had some flaming dog by her side. And that's it.
This is bullying me, Fat Tiger-style!
"Su Chen."
Just then, Dugu Yan finished her cultivation and came flying over. She threw herself into Su Chen's arms and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
"Smooch!"
The crisp sound pulled Dugu Yan back to reality, and she blushed furiously:
"Uhm… Don't get the wrong idea. I'm just thanking you for the celestial herb. It boosted my soul power by five levels. I'm level 40 now!"
Su Chen smiled and patted her shoulder:
"The herb will also speed up your cultivation. Once you condense your dan bead and evolve the Jade Scale Snake King, you'll truly be a genius."
"Mm!"
Dugu Yan nodded hard, face still red and gaze lowered.
Dugu Bo held his head in his hands. He just felt emotionally drained. Using my herbs to charm my granddaughter—Su Chen, you smooth bastard.
At that moment—
A sudden bloom erupted from Ye Lingling's body. Her Nine-Heart Begonia began to sprout golden veins. It was clearly evolving.
"Hmm?"
Dugu Bo looked surprised:
"Kid, the Nine-Heart Begonia can really evolve?"
Su Chen nodded and explained:
"The Gorgeous Tulip helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Pagoda. That broke a martial soul's limitations. The Nine-Heart Begonia should be capable of the same."
Dugu Yan beamed:
"Does that mean Lingling will finally have more than one skill? She can provide actual support?"
The Nine-Heart Begonia—
Only one heir per generation. At most, two soul masters can exist at the same time. Only after one dies can another be born.
And it only had one soul skill: healing.
Su Chen pondered and shook his head:
"Not sure. I doubt it'll be like the Pagoda's boost-type support. That would be too broken."
Dugu Bo agreed. The Nine-Heart Begonia's healing was already god-tier. If you gave it boost support on top of that, no one else would stand a chance!
The flower bloomed with a faint fragrance, a golden light radiated, and golden-veined petals danced in the air—forming a sea of flowers.
"Su… Su Chen."
Ye Lingling rushed from the flower sea, tears pouring from her eyes. She flung herself into Su Chen's arms, tiptoed up, and kissed him.
A deep, passionate, soaking kiss.
A kiss for the ages.
A kiss that sealed their fate.
Dugu Yan's heart felt sour watching it. Lingling, for real? You're always so elegant and serene, but now not even a shred of restraint?
You're supposed to be the cool, quiet girl!
Hmph!
I, Dugu Yan, might seem bold and brash, but I'd never be so impulsive. At most I'd kiss the cheek. Even if I were starving and had to jump from a cliff—
[Congratulations to Ye Lingling! Hidden mission triggered. Reward: Soul Power +10 levels.]
Dugu Yan: "???"
What the heck?
What did Ye Lingling even do?
Seeing the two hugging and kissing passionately, Dugu Yan was utterly stunned.
♪ Don't want you to leave~
Distance can't divide~
Longing becomes the sea~
But the window stays shut tight… ♪
At that moment—
Forget Dugu Yan being confused—Ye Lingling herself was shocked!
What had she just done? Why did she suddenly complete a hidden mission and gain 10 soul levels?
Oh my god!
Could it be?
The thought struck Ye Lingling, and she hugged Su Chen even tighter and kissed him even harder.
Dugu Bo turned his head away, grumbling internally: "Holy crap. Young people these days… Holy crap!"
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