Chapter 114: Sparring
Lin Mo looked up at Dugu Bo and asked, "Senior, could I trouble you to help me test how strong Charizard and I currently are in combat?"
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Dugu Bo froze for a moment. Then he subconsciously pointed at himself, a look of exasperated amusement appearing on his face.
He suspected he had misheard.
"You brat, you want to spar with me?" Dugu Bo's voice was filled with obvious disbelief. "I am a Titled Douluo. Even if your spirit power has broken through, you are only a Rank 50 quasi Spirit King, and you do not even have your fifth spirit ring yet!"
Lin Mo smiled, his tone calm. "I only want to test our current combat power. Please grant me this, Senior."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo stared at Lin Mo for a moment. Seeing his serious expression and realizing he was not joking, he no longer hesitated.
"Alright then." He waved his hand. "Since you want to try, I'll exchange a few moves with you."
The two immediately left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
With a thought from Lin Mo, Charizard let out a low growl and spread its broad wings. Lin Mo leaped up and landed steadily on Charizard's back.
With a flap of its wings, Charizard carried Lin Mo into the sky, following behind Dugu Bo as they flew into the distance.
The aftermath of their upcoming battle would likely be quite large. If they fought inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the damage caused would be unacceptable to anyone.
They had to find an open area far from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After flying for about fifteen minutes, Dugu Bo finally stopped above a desolate valley.
Charizard slowly descended, and Lin Mo looked around.
The terrain here was open, surrounded mostly by bare rock walls with only sparse vegetation. It was a place seldom visited by people.
After Dugu Bo released his Titled Douluo level aura, a Ghost Tiger with thirty thousand years of cultivation that had been lurking there was forced to rush out of its hiding cave and flee deep into the forest without looking back.
This was a human Titled Douluo. It only had thirty thousand years of cultivation, so there was no shame in being unable to fight. That was how it comforted itself.
Soon, Lin Mo slowly descended from Charizard's back and faced Dugu Bo.
"Senior, before the spar begins, may I make some preparations in advance?" Lin Mo asked.
Dugu Bo nodded, not minding at all.
"Suit yourself." He looked relaxed. "I'll wait for you."
He believed he understood Charizard quite well.
After all, he was the one who had taken Lin Mo to hunt for Charizard's third and fourth spirit rings.
Moreover, according to his observations, Lin Mo's Charizard only seemed able to push its state to the limit under the effect of its third Spirit Ability, Sunny Day.
But that state was not without a price. Because it consumed a great deal of stamina, Charizard itself could not maintain it for too long.
Thinking of this, Dugu Bo felt at ease.
He treated this purely as an examination of how much Lin Mo's Martial Soul had improved after its latest evolution.
Lin Mo smiled, not minding his attitude.
He turned to Charizard and said solemnly, "Let's begin."
Charizard growled in response, and the spirit rings beneath its feet lit up one after another.
The first spirit ring bloomed with yellow light.
First Spirit Ability, Molten Body!
Immediately after, the second spirit ring also lit up.
Second Spirit Ability, Dragon Dance!
This was also the first time Charizard had stacked Molten Body and Dragon Dance to their limits. Its attack, defense, and speed all reached four times their base values.
And that was not all.
With a thought from Lin Mo, the third spirit ring beneath Charizard's feet suddenly blazed.
Third Spirit Ability, Sunny Day!
A dazzling golden sphere of light was spat out from Charizard's mouth, rising into the air and hovering above the valley.
Blazing light poured down, illuminating the entire valley.
Under the radiance of Sunny Day, the temperature of the flames Charizard exhaled suddenly skyrocketed. Their color shifted from crimson to incandescent white as the effect of Suns Fire was triggered.
Before long, deep within its orange red eyes, a flash of dark red fire appeared.
The Blaze trait had also been triggered.
At this point, Charizard's state had reached the absolute peak it could currently achieve.
Flames churned, and heat waves rolled outward.
Even from several thousand meters away, Dugu Bo could clearly feel the intense heat striking his face.
The air was thick with a scorched scent, and even the ground beneath his feet began to turn slightly hot.
Dugu Bo, who had originally only been watching with playful interest, suddenly widened his eyes. The relaxed expression on his face vanished instantly, and his green snake pupils became solemn.
He actually felt a trace of threat from the Charizard before him!
He, a Titled Douluo, actually felt threatened by the External Beast Martial Soul of a Rank 50 quasi Spirit King.
Under normal circumstances, this was practically impossible.
Dugu Bo's expression became completely serious.
He no longer hesitated. Spirit power surged around him, and nine spirit rings, two yellow, two purple, and five black, emerged one by one beneath his feet.
"Martial Soul Possession!"
With a low shout, Dugu Bo's form began to change.
Dark green scales emerged from beneath his skin, his legs merged into a thick snake tail, and his green snake pupils locked coldly onto Charizard.
The moment Martial Soul Possession was completed, Dugu Bo moved first.
With a swing of his tail, his body moved like lightning, lunging straight at Charizard.
That thick snake tail tore through the air, whipping fiercely toward Charizard.
"Roar!"
Charizard was not to be outdone. It clenched its right fist as scorching heat wrapped around it, then threw a punch.
Fire Punch!
Boom!
The snake tail and Fire Punch slammed violently into each other.
A dull explosion erupted in the valley, and the shockwave swept outward in an instant, kicking up clouds of dust.
To Dugu Bo's shock, although Charizard was knocked back several steps by the tail strike, carving two deep furrows into the ground, it did not retreat very far.
And his snake tail, covered in hard scales, actually felt a clear burning pain.
The flames mastered by Charizard could actually penetrate his protective spirit power and wound him?
Dugu Bo's eyes sharpened.
Before he could think further, Charizard had already stabilized itself. With a flap of its wings, it lunged again. Its Dragon Claw, covered in incandescent flames, tore through the air and aimed straight for Dugu Bo's face.
"Good kid!"
Dugu Bo gave a low shout. His tail whipped hard as he shifted sideways to avoid the claw. At the same time, he reached out with his right hand, his fingers turning into dark green sharp claws as he countered toward Charizard's neck.
Charizard reacted extremely quickly, blocking with its left wing. The collision between wing and claws produced an ear piercing metallic screech.
When his strike failed, Dugu Bo's tail whipped out again, this time faster and from an even more cunning angle.
Charizard neither dodged nor avoided it. Its chest puffed out, and it opened its mouth to unleash a pillar of incandescent fire.
Flamethrower!
The pillar of fire and the snake tail collided once more.
This time, Dugu Bo clearly felt the burning pain on his tail intensify. He let out a muffled groan and used the force to retreat, putting distance between himself and Charizard.
In just a few exchanges, he had completely discarded his earlier contempt.
Charizard's combat power under multiple buffs was exaggerated to the extreme. It was definitely not at a level a normal quasi Spirit King could reach.
Especially those incandescent flames. Their temperature was absurdly high, and they were even able to burn through his protective spirit power.
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, looked at Lin Mo, and spoke in a deep voice, "Lin Mo, next, I'm going to use poison."
He paused, his tone serious. "If you can't hold on, say the word. I will stop in time."
Although his close combat ability had been enhanced after the transformation brought by the earth dragon golden gourd, compared to close combat, what he was naturally best at was poison.
Poison accounted for more than half of his combat power. That was his true specialty.
However, hearing Dugu Bo's words, a very strange smile appeared on Lin Mo's face.
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