Nangong Ming seemed a little puzzled, seeing Liu Erlong and Ye Qiu seemingly give up resisting.
He leaned out, and his hoarse, overlapping voice rang out, "What? Boy, are you going to surrender and join us?"
Under Liu Erlong's confused gaze, Ye Qiu gently shook his head.
"Joining you is impossible."
"I just want to end this battle quickly."
As he spoke, Ye Qiu unhurriedly untied a brocade pouch from his waist.
Hearing this, Nangong Ming frowned and said coldly, "End the battle quickly? Good, then I'll grant your wish!"
With that, he didn't care whether they resisted or not, and immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
The Sixth Soul Ring of the two people at his feet and Nangong Ming's Seventh Soul Ring flashed.
He aimed the arrow at Ye Qiu.
"Boy, go to hell!"
"Spirit Fusion Skill: Heaven's Punishment, Earth's Destruction!"
Swish!
An arrow, blood-colored and entwined with a dragon's shadow, shot through the air, accompanied by a booming sound.
It made Liu Erlong's face change.
"Ye Qiu!" She tightly grabbed Ye Qiu's hand, about to pull him away to dodge.
"Calm down!" Ye Qiu pulled her back, gently pinching her soft hand.
He glanced at the blood-colored arrow that was already making his brow faintly ache.
Black Flame instantly ignited on the arrow.
Before it could reach Ye Qiu's eyes,
it had already turned to ashes.
Nangong Ming frowned, moved to another tree, and drew his bow again.
Three stars in a row!
Looking at the blood-colored arrow that was once again coming menacingly,
Ye Qiu's Amaterasu was effective,
but it couldn't withstand continuous shots!
A slight smile played on his lips as he held the brocade pouch in one hand.
He spoke leisurely, "Senior, if you don't make a move soon, my Yan Yan will become a widow!"
"Ye Qiu?" Liu Erlong looked at him strangely, not knowing who he was talking to.
Seeing the lightning-fast arrow, a look of anxiety flashed across her face.
She subtly moved closer to Ye Qiu.
Suddenly, with a whoosh!
As Ye Qiu's words fell, a dark green stream of light appeared.
It shot out from the brocade pouch.
Liu Erlong looked up in surprise.
Green hair and beard, a gray cloth robe, and dark green pupils.
A somewhat thin old man stood in the air.
Below him, two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings displayed his terrifying cultivation to everyone.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Serpent Python Heavenly Shield!" A magnetic, somewhat aged voice came from the air.
The old man's Fifth spirit ring flashed beneath his feet, and a huge, lifelike Azure Serpent Emperor appeared behind him.
The Azure Serpent Emperor coiled once, quickly shielding Ye Qiu and the others in the center.
A 360-degree, all-encompassing protective shield shimmered faintly.
Pfft!
The blood-colored arrow pierced the shield, entered the phantom's body, and then slowly stopped.
Finally, it vanished without a trace.
As soon as the enemy's attack was dealt with, a complaining voice came.
"Boy! You almost suffocated this old man!"
The old man glared at Ye Qiu unhappily.
The space inside was already small, and this kid had sealed the opening, which was truly stifling!
With such distinct features, who else could it be but Poison Douluo Dugu Bo?!
The item in Ye Qiu's hand was precisely Dugu Bo's spirit tool,
the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, a spatial spirit tool that could store living beings!
"This is Poison Douluo!?"
As the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou Imperial City, Liu Erlong naturally recognized the notorious Old Poison.
She looked at Ye Qiu in shock.
So this was the preparation he had made!
At the same time, she was full of questions, wondering how Ye Qiu had gotten involved with Poison Douluo.
Become a widow?!
Ye Qiu's voice echoed in her mind, and Liu Erlong's expression suddenly changed, with some understanding.
She pursed her lips, looking at the young man beside her with a melancholic and complex expression.
"Hehe... I just wasn't convenient!"
Ye Qiu didn't notice Liu Erlong's strangeness and said to Dugu Bo with a fawning smile.
"Hmph! This old man will settle accounts with you later!"
Dugu Bo glanced at Liu Erlong, who was standing beside him.
He snorted coldly, and then flew towards Nangong Ming's direction.
From Dugu Bo's appearance, only a few words had been exchanged.
Looking at the dark green figure in the air, Nangong Ming's blood-colored pupils suddenly constricted.
"Not good! Damn it... where did this Titled Douluo come from?! Wasn't his spatial ability sealed?!"
Suddenly, Ye Qiu raised the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse in his hand towards him.
Nangong Ming's face instantly darkened.
His knowledge was not bad; if he guessed correctly, that should be a spirit tool that could hold living things!
Damn it!
He hadn't expected this brat to carry an old man with him!
If he had a Titled Douluo, why didn't he bring him out earlier?
Pulling such a move, he was truly without martial ethics!
His thoughts raced, and Nangong Ming gritted his teeth.
Looking at Dugu Bo charging towards him, Nangong Ming drew his bow again.
Several spirit rings flashed brightly beneath his feet.
The arrows divided into thousands.
It was still a rain of arrows, coupled with connecting red lines.
The trees, already cut in half, were further ravaged.
Spirit Fusion Skill: Heaven's Net, Earth's Trap!
After one strike, Nangong Ming dared not linger any longer and immediately fled into the forest.
He didn't even dare to look back.
This move had a terrifying attack range, and Nangong Ming could only try to make Dugu Bo worry about the safety of Ye Qiu and the others.
Unfortunately,
this little trick was useless.
Not to mention that Ye Qiu and the others were not afraid of this move, Dugu Bo also had no need to turn back.
With a thought, his eyes glowed green.
He saw the Azure Serpent Emperor behind him look up at the Heaven's Net, Earth's Trap falling from the sky, and its two eyes suddenly burst forth with dazzling green light.
As two beams of green laser light streaked across the sky,
all the arrows in the air and the connecting fine lines were petrified.
This was precisely Dugu Bo's Head Spirit Bone Skill: Medusa's Gaze!
Its power was immense, capable of even petrifying energy.
Looking at Nangong Ming attempting to flee, Dugu Bo's expression turned cold, and his Eighth Soul Ring flickered beneath his feet.
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Time Freeze!"
"I'm going to die, I'm going to die..." Nangong Ming frantically jumped between various trees.
His body was already soaked with cold sweat.
As Dugu Bo's words fell, his Eighth Soul Ring beneath his feet continuously expanded, quickly exceeding a hundred meters in radius.
Everything in this space seemed to have paused.
Falling withered leaves, the gentle breeze.
And...
the frantically fleeing Nangong Ming.
In the frozen time, Dugu Bo's Sixth Soul Ring flickered.
The thick, ferocious Azure Serpent Emperor behind him rolled a few times in the air, then quickly crashed towards Nangong Ming's direction.
Sixth Soul Skill, Azure Serpent Emperor's Break!
The terrifying impact uprooted many trees, which fell to the ground.
Under these circumstances, Nangong Ming directly took the full force of Dugu Bo's Sixth Soul Skill.
Within the powerful force, there was even the Azure Serpent Emperor's poison mixed in.
Boom!
The ground exploded, and after only a brief pause, time returned to normal.
In a huge deep pit, a thin layer of green mist permeated.
Nangong Ming spat out blood, his face ashen.
He looked poisoned.
A flash of blood light, and Nanming fell out of his body.
Red long hair, a frail body, limp, with black blood flowing from his nose and mouth.
And the burly figure returned to its original state, Nangong's fierce, crew-cut face showing a weak expression.
Yet, he still forced himself to stand up.
"Nanming, don't lie there, run!"
Nangong looked at his brother, who had already fallen to the ground.
He endured the pain in his body and was about to bend down to help Nanming up and continue fleeing.
"Ah! My leg!"
Nangong, who had just stood up, immediately felt a sharp pain in his leg.
He immediately fell back into the deep pit.
"Brother! Ah! My... my leg! No... don't..."
Nanming cried out in panic, then it turned into terror and screams.
Looking down, his heart instantly trembled!
His calf had actually ignited with Black Flame.
"No! Spare my brother! Save me, save me!"
The eerie Black Flame slowly spread.
Nanming's wailing, however, left Nangong unmoved.
Cold sweat broke out on Nangong's forehead.
At this point, he already understood that this time, he was absolutely doomed!
His leg was also ignited by Ye Qiu's Amaterasu.
The intense pain made him wish he were dead, his face as pale as paper.
Yet, he gritted his teeth tightly, his body trembling.
Soon, the legs of both of them that had been ignited were completely burned away.
Nanming, after continuous screaming, was exhausted and on the verge of fainting.
Nangong, on the other hand, propped himself up with his hands and turned his head.
He glared at Ye Qiu, who was slowly walking towards him, his eyes filled with fury.
Ye Qiu held Liu Erlong's hand, and blood was still flowing from the corner of his eye.
Looking at Nangong and Nanming,
Ye Qiu's eyes flashed with intense killing intent.
Although the two brothers' Spirit Fusion Skill had been broken and Ye Qiu's Divine Might could be used normally again,
looking at Nangong and Nanming lying on the ground, Ye Qiu's killing intent did not diminish.
The two brothers' Spirit Fusion Skill posed too great a threat to his life.
If he accidentally let them escape, he would have trouble sleeping and eating!
In the air, Dugu Bo also slowly descended.
Looking at the unfortunate brothers in the pit, there was no ripple in his eyes.
Instead, he was somewhat surprised.
"I wonder where these people came from? The sky of this continent is probably about to change!"
"Senior Dugu, don't you know that the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou Empire was assassinated?"
Ye Qiu looked at him strangely.
"There's such a thing?" Dugu Bo looked surprised.
Since Dugu Yan went out, he rarely wandered around Heaven Dou Imperial City.
His Dugu Manor was almost becoming a mere decoration.
Then he reacted, pointing at the two brothers in the pit.
"You mean... these people did it?"
Ye Qiu was a little speechless; this Dugu Bo was too reclusive, wasn't he?
He nodded slightly:
"Mm! They should be subordinates of that Titled Douluo named Evil Blood!"
"Evil Blood? The new供奉 (Gongfeng) of the Heaven Dou Empire?" Dugu Bo gently stroked his beard.
Noticing Ye Qiu's somewhat surprised look, he couldn't help but stare with wide eyes and say, "Brat, what kind of look is that? I'm a Titled Douluo after all, the Heaven Dou Empire would invite me to observe such events!"
"That's true..." Ye Qiu nodded sheepishly.
"Although this old man didn't make it..." Dugu Bo also leisurely added the latter sentence.
"Uh... Senior really has a personality..." Ye Qiu looked at him speechlessly, almost letting him put on an act.
"Haha, of course!" Poison Douluo Dugu Bo laughed heartily, stroking his dark green beard.
"Heh, it seems the Heaven Dou Empire has invited a wolf into their house this time!"
A hint of solemnity flashed across his face, then he shook his head.
He had always been a lone wolf and wasn't very interested in such matters.
He subtly glanced at Ye Qiu.
As long as this kid doesn't get involved… Hiss… That seems highly unlikely, doesn't it?!
"Cough, cough."
He stopped thinking about these troublesome matters.
Dugu Bo glanced at the two people in the pit and coughed twice.
Then, he put his hands behind his back.
He looked at Ye Qiu and said,
"Brat? What are you still standing around for? Do you want this old man to clean up the battlefield?"
"How could I!" Ye Qiu said with a happy smile.
He turned and gently patted Liu Erlong's hand, then released her.
He walked towards Nangong Ming and Nanming.
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Erlong, who was standing beside him, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Liu Erlong glanced at him, also a little curious.
"This brat…"
Dugu Bo mumbled, then looked at Ye Qiu's back, his face twitching.
"I wonder if you could answer my previous question before you die?"
Ye Qiu opened his Sharingan and squatted beside Nangong Ming.
He wasn't afraid of a dying counterattack.
With such severe injuries and poisoned by Azure Serpent Emperor, it was already quite impressive that he could maintain consciousness at this point.
"Heh heh… I have nothing to say. I'll be waiting for you guys down below!" Nangong Ming's throat was still clogged with blood, his words came out with heavy static, and his eyes were as fierce as ever.
Ye Qiu frowned but didn't force him.
Seeing him turn to look at his younger brother, Nangong Ming sneered again.
"Don't be delusional. He's just a Spirit Emperor. Do you really expect him to know anything?"
Nangong Ming looked at Ye Qiu mockingly.
He wasn't lying; even as a Spirit Saint, he merely acted on the orders of Evil Blood Douluo and the others.
Ye Qiu quietly watched him.
Nangong Ming was not to be outdone, meeting Ye Qiu's Sharingan, his expression suddenly became a little dazed.
Then Ye Qiu's face turned pale, and his body swayed twice.
"Ye Qiu!" Seeing this, Liu Erlong immediately ran to his side and supported him.
"Ye Qiu, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Ye Qiu shook his head.
Just now, he had only intended to use Tsukuyomi to create some illusions, to confirm or even, if possible, find some information, but he was almost backlashed.
"Hahaha, don't bother! You won't get anything from me!"
Nangong Ming's breath weakened further; clearly, dealing with Ye Qiu's illusion was also somewhat strenuous for him at this point.
He took one last look at his good-for-nothing younger brother, then seemed to mock himself.
It seemed he was also just as good-for-nothing!
"Do it, give us a quick death!"
"Alright!"
As Ye Qiu's voice fell, he began to act.
Although he didn't get any valuable information, it was certain that the other party had not lied.
Pfft!
A sharp, frost-covered Blue Silver Emperor suddenly pierced out from Ye Qiu's hand, directly penetrating Nangong Ming's throat.
"Cough, cough…"
Nangong Ming coughed twice, then his eyelids became heavy, and he slowly lost his breath.
To avoid being too bloody, Ye Qiu froze his blood, with no crimson seeping out.
When he turned to deal with Nanming, he found that he had already quietly passed away at some unknown time.
"Erlong, step back a bit!"
"Mm!" Liu Erlong nodded slightly, stood up again, and retreated.
Ye Qiu's eyes activated Amaterasu.
He dismantled all the Spirit Bones and spirit tools from Nangong Ming and Nanming.
Then he burned both bodies to ashes.
"Oh?"
Ye Qiu looked at the bloody light in the ashes and reached out to pick up a blood-colored bead.
What is this thing?!
Without much thought, Ye Qiu quickly stored all these items into his Divine Might Space.
"Kid, you really don't watch your mouth!"
As soon as Ye Qiu walked over, Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qiu and Liu Erlong teasingly.
Clearly, he had also recognized Liu Erlong's identity.
"Uh, Senior, this matter is a bit complicated…" Ye Qiu smiled bitterly, just about to explain.
Dugu Bo, however, waved his hand.
He said with some schadenfreude:
"Alright, you can explain to Yan Yan later. I can't manage your affairs anymore. This change is too quick. Two days ago, you brought three little ones to visit this old man, and today you've changed to a big one…"
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chilling gaze suddenly fall upon him.
Turning his head, he saw that it was Liu Erlong staring fixedly, not at all intimidated by Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's Titled Douluo cultivation.
Even though she still looked youthful and beautiful now,
her age still made her feel like a thorn between her and Ye Qiu!
Especially the "three little ones" Dugu Bo mentioned, which stung her heart even more.
Seeing Liu Erlong's not-so-friendly gaze,
"Your temper is even bigger than your old man's!"
Dugu Bo frowned, snorted coldly, and said nothing more.
"Heh heh…" Ye Qiu chuckled, taking Liu Erlong's outstretched hand and gently holding it in his palm.
Liu Erlong's resentful, sad gaze made him a little overwhelmed.
"Senior, let's first check our gains!" Ye Qiu looked at Dugu Bo.
Seeing him nod,
he activated Divine Might and disappeared into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Leaving behind only devastation.
…
Inside the Divine Might Space.
By the stone table, Ye Qiu and Dugu Bo sat opposite each other.
Liu Erlong sat beside Ye Qiu, brewing tea with elegant movements.
Even Ye Qiu was a little surprised.
He hadn't expected the seemingly boisterous Liu Erlong to be capable of such refined acts.
Little did he know, Liu Erlong had been learning these things from Tang Yuehua at Moon Pavilion.
Picking up the tea she had poured, Ye Qiu took a small sip. It tasted a bit bitter at first, but a hint of sweetness emerged as it went down his throat.
"Senior… These are all the gains from this time! A total of seven Spirit Bones!"
Ye Qiu chuckled, placing the Spirit Bones one by one in front of Dugu Bo.
Ye Qiu did not take out the two pieces that belonged to Liu Erlong.
Aside from the three pieces dropped by the previous Evil Soul Masters team, Nangong Ming and Nanming, the two brothers, actually dropped four Spirit Bones!
This fortune was richer than most Titled Douluo.
Especially on Nanming's body, there were as many as three pieces.
They were a right arm bone over thirteen thousand years old and a left arm bone over nine thousand years old, both enhancing strength.
And in his spirit tool, there was also an unabsorbed fifty-thousand-year torso bone!
Of course.
The best quality was undoubtedly the skull owned by Nangong Ming, which appeared to be at least sixty thousand years old!
Its effect was to allow the Spirit Master to concentrate better and improve their mental force!
"Jie jie jie, you brat really didn't trick this old man, and it's rare that you still remember me for such a good thing!"
Dugu Bo gently stroked the Spirit Bones, letting out his somewhat harsh, strange laugh again.
"Senior, didn't you say you wanted a set of inherited Spirit Bones before? Now, pick a few suitable ones!"
Ye Qiu covered his face, quickly interrupting Dugu Bo, not letting him continue laughing.
"Alright! You should put them away!" Dugu Bo stopped laughing and suddenly pushed the Spirit Bones towards Ye Qiu with a serious expression.
"Huh? Senior… What is this…" Ye Qiu looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly didn't want them.
"You brat, tell me, who am I going to pass these Spirit Bones to?" Dugu Bo tugged at his beard, annoyed.
"My only granddaughter has been taken by you. You wouldn't be irresponsible, would you?"
"So that's how it is…" Ye Qiu slowly nodded.
In Dugu Bo's current situation, besides Dugu Yan, he was practically alone.
Since Dugu Yan and Ye Qiu hadn't had children yet, these items would just be decorations for him.
However, Ye Qiu did think of his parents-in-law, who were still lying in the ice coffin.
When he revived them,
Dugu Bo should no longer have this worry.
Ye Qiu was about to speak, to let Dugu Bo pick some suitable ones to arm himself.
However, Dugu Bo's next words dispelled his idea.
"Moreover, among these Spirit Bones, only that seven-thousand-year-old emerald green left arm bone, which seems to increase recovery, is suitable for my Azure Serpent Emperor Spirit Master."
Dugu Bo said indifferently, sipping the fragrant tea in his cup, and continued:
"So, you still have to take responsibility and treat Yan Yan well. I've entrusted my entire Dugu family to you!"
"Senior, there's no need to say more about these matters. Ye Qiu will do his best!"
Ye Qiu assured Dugu Bo.
Since Dugu Bo didn't find any he liked, Ye Qiu turned to Liu Erlong beside him.
"You keep them yourself."
Liu Erlong gently shook her head, leaning on Ye Qiu's shoulder.
Having Ye Qiu was enough for her.
Ye Qiu's gaze drifted to the corner of his eye, looking at Liu Erlong, who seemed to have something on her mind.
He didn't say anything more and moved those Spirit Bones to another place.
Now, his wealth had truly grown significantly.
He had no less than ten Spirit Bones alone.
Even if he couldn't use these things himself, they would be excellent for winning people over.
"Oh, by the way, Senior!"
Ye Qiu felt his arm sink deeply and suddenly remembered something.
"Kid, there's one more thing I need your help with."
"What is it? Speak up, stop being so wishy-washy! You'll have to call me grandpa from now on!"
Dugu Bo raised his eyelids and looked at Ye Qiu indifferently.
"…"
Hearing this, Ye Qiu's face darkened a bit.
Why was this old fellow always thinking about him calling him grandpa?
Liu Erlong looked at Ye Qiu's somewhat stiff profile, a slight smile curving her lips.
Indeed, the current Ye Qiu was more interesting.
"Erlong has just broken through to Level 80, hasn't she? So, I want Senior to help hunt for a spirit ring!"
Ye Qiu pouted helplessly, slowly explaining.
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