Sunset Forest is located in the center of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Compared to the Star Dou Great Forest, it is much smaller. Furthermore, due to widespread overhunting and killing by humans, although there are many soul beasts in Sunset Forest, ten-thousand-year soul beasts are rare; most are thousand-year soul beasts.
The Royal Fighting Team arrived at Sunset Forest in less than a day.
The zu zong's third soul ring—the Earth Demon Spider—was obtained here, so they were not unfamiliar with Sunset Forest.
The group entered the forest, with the clan leader and Yu Tianheng leading the way. Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Oslo, and Yu Feng stood on either side, Ye Lingling, a support-type, stood in the center, and Xiao Wu and Qin Ming, the leader of the Royal Fighting Team, stood at the back.
The zuzong raised his sword and casually cut down the vines blocking his path, looking at Yu Tianheng. "Tianheng, what kind of soul beast do you plan to choose for your fourth soul ring?"
Yu Tianheng smiled faintly and said, "I think that'll be a bit troublesome. It depends on luck. The soul beasts that our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul needs to hunt must be of the sub-dragon species. It would be best to choose one with over 4,000 years of cultivation and sub-dragon blood."
The zuzong nodded. He possessed the Blue Silver Domain, and within Sunset Forest, he could detect almost any place with Blue Silver Grass. Moreover, the Blue Silver Domain had evolved to the second stage, awakening the attached skill "Myriad Manifestations of the Forest," which could assimilate and suppress. The suppression skill would suppress all of the enemy's martial soul attributes by 10%, including reducing soul power release by 10%. The longer one stayed within the domain, the stronger the suppression effect would become. This was currently one of the clan leader's trump cards.
The zuzong circulated his soul power, and the Blue Silver Domain was released. Everything around him became incredibly clear in his mind.
Suddenly, the zuzong sensed something rapidly approaching in the distance.
"So fast," he thought to himself.
Just as he was about to notify everyone, the other thing stopped. The zuzong was startled at first, then a smile spread across his face.
Sure enough, a moment later, Dugu Yan approached.
Yu Tianheng's eyes lit up. "Yan Yan, what are you doing here?"
"My grandfather lives in Sunset Forest, and I've been here with him for the past month," Dugu Yan said softly. Then she looked at the zuzong, a hint of guilt on her face. "ZuZong, my grandfather needs to speak with you."
The zuzong was secretly pleased; things were settled. But he still feigned shock.
The zuzong pretended to be alarmed. "Yan Zi, what does His Excellency the Poison Douluo need me for?"
"My grandfather might—" Dugu Yan pursed her lips, hesitating to speak.
Ever since the zuzong said a month ago that she might have been poisoned... At first, she didn't believe it, but remembering how easily her zuzong had neutralized her snake venom and later helped Tang San cure the Five Poisons of Bilin, she thought it might not be entirely unfounded. With a skeptical attitude, Dugu Yan went back and told her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
To her surprise, Dugu Bo was furious and threatened to settle accounts with her zuzong, accusing him of spreading rumors.
Now Dugu Yan knew her grandfather was truly angry.
Naturally, Dugu Yan couldn't just stand by and watch her grandfather cause trouble for her zuzong. After all, they were members of the same team, and while their relationship wasn't exactly close, it wasn't bad either. He had also provided her with significant help in her daily training.
She had to persuade him to stay. But unexpectedly, her clan leader came to her door today, seemingly to help her boyfriend, Yu Tianheng, obtain a spirit ring. Now Dugu Yan couldn't stop Dugu Bo anymore and could only repeatedly assure him not to harm her clan leader.
Sensing Dugu Yan's unease, her zuzong didn't say anything more. Perhaps Dugu Bo would attack her, but he would never harm her. As long as she could cure the poison in his body, there was nothing to fear.
As for how to cure it, she would simply plagiarize Tang San's method. The zu zong's principle was: walk the protagonist's path, leaving the protagonist with no path to walk.
"Yanzi, isn't Poison Douluo over there?" The zuzong pointed in the direction Dugu Yan had come from.
Then he looked at Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, wait for me to come back."
Xiao Wu nodded heavily, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Just as Dugu Yan was about to tell the clan leader not to go, she heard the zu zong's voice in her ear, "Although Poison Douluo has a fearsome reputation, I believe you won't harm me."
As he spoke, the zuzong gathered his soul power and leaped towards the direction Dugu Yan had come from.
Watching the zuzong figure gradually disappear, Dugu Yan felt a pang of sadness. Looking at Xiao Wu, he said softly, "I'm sorry, Xiao Wu. My grandfather wouldn't harm the zuzong."
Xiao Wu nodded, looked in the direction the zuzong had left, and uttered a sentence that was unclear whether it was addressed to Dugu Yan or the zuzong, "I believe you."
A moment later, the zuzong stopped, for this was the spot where he had sensed Dugu Bo had stopped earlier.
The zuzong cupped his hands in a fist salute and said loudly, "May I ask what important matter Senior Dugu has summoned me for?"
For a long time, no one answered.
Suddenly, the surrounding air turned cold, and the zuzong shivered, frowning involuntarily. He thought to himself, "This chilling aura... it must be Dugu Bo. I might be able to locate him with my Blue Silver Domain, but it's best not to reveal myself now."
Just then, the clan leader stopped, sensing someone standing behind him.
Instantly, an extremely dangerous aura enveloped him, making his hair stand on end. He turned around, but there was no one there.
When he moved forward again, he found himself in a different place. A person entirely in green.
Green hair, green eyes, green armor, and a cold, evil gaze like a venomous snake—this person who suddenly appeared before the zuzong was, without a doubt, the Title Douluo Dugu Bo, whose title was synonymous with poison.
The zuzong clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, saying, "I am the clan leader. May I ask what business Senior Dugu has with me?"
Dugu Bo still didn't answer, and the next moment, he was already in front of the clan leader.
At the same time, the zuzong sensed the impending danger and almost instinctively used his Instantaneous Movement Technique to widen the distance between them again.
Dugu Bo didn't seem to care about his mistake, though a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He said calmly, "Your soul skill is quite interesting, kid. You can actually reach the speed of a speed-type Soul Saint in an instant. Seeing that you haven't activated your Martial Soul, you must have created your own soul skill!"
The zuzong activated his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and got into a fighting stance. "Just a trivial skill! How dare you show off your skills in front of Guan Yu?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo frowned slightly. "Kid, who is Guan Yu? Is he nearby?"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo became wary, because even with his level 91 cultivation, he hadn't detected the other party, which meant he must be a very powerful Title Douluo.
"Uh." The zuzong face darkened. It seemed there was no Guan Yu in this world. He then awkwardly explained, "Senior Dugu, Guan Yu is a character I read about in a book. His swordsmanship is said to be the best in the world. You just praised my speed, so I said I was showing off my skills in front of Guan Yu, meaning my speed is far inferior to yours."
Dugu Bo was stunned. It turned out the other party was praising him. But that didn't change the fact that he had been tricked.
Dugu Bo said, "Boy, there's no point in saying more. You spread rumors in front of my granddaughter that she was poisoned. Today, I'll teach you a lesson."
Damn, it looks like they want to take me away!
Although it suits my wishes, I, the clan leader, am not one to be easily subdued. I want to test the extent of my strength. The Sharingan and Blue Silver Domain cannot be exposed in public for now. Even if I activate them, their use against Dugu Bo would be negligible. Since that's the case