Douluo Continent: Starting from Awakening the Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

"As for Yue Guan, his martial soul, Qi Rong Tong Tian Ju, is a top-tier plant-type martial soul, so he should have some resistance to Dugu Bo's poison."

"It's hard to say who will win or lose."

"We'll see."

He had barely finished speaking when he heard a boy shout from the audience.

"Keep going, Dad!"

Di Hong looked over and saw a boy with green hair and green eyes standing at the very front of the audience seats, holding onto the railing and constantly urging the central fighting arena to cheer him on.

The boy looked to be less than ten years old. Di Hong guessed that this should be Dugu Bo's son, but his son probably wouldn't live long, and might die before he was fifty.

Looking at the boy, Di Hong stroked his chin and fell into thought. Perhaps he could consider winning over Dugu Bo, who was a future Title Douluo. Moreover, his poison was exceptional, especially in group battles. If he wanted to unify the continent in the future, he might become a great help.

He might not be able to defeat a Title Douluo, but he can reduce his opponent to only a Title Douluo.

Of course, that's in the future.

Hearing his son cheering him on, Dugu Bo, who was usually stern and unsmiling, revealed a rare smile.

"The competition begins!"

As the starting signal rang out, the two moved simultaneously, launching their attacks at the same time. However, neither of them released their soul skills first. Without releasing their soul skills, their strengths were almost equal, and most of the audience's attention remained on the central battle arena.

After all, compared to the Soul Battles here, the Soul Battles on other Soul Battle Arenas seem rather uninteresting. Who would want to watch low-level Soul Masters fight when they can watch high-level Soul Masters battle?

A battle at the Soul Emperor level is much more exciting than a battle at the Soul Venerable or Soul Sect level.

The most exciting match among Soul Master level contestants so far has been the one involving Bibi Dong, who defeated her opponent in the shortest amount of time.

During the exchange, Yue Guan couldn't help but frown slightly. Dugu Bo's strength was stronger than when they last met, but he was still a bit weaker than himself. He slightly suppressed Dugu Bo in terms of soul power, although the difference was only two levels, so it was hard to tell.

After exchanging a punch, Yue Guan used the momentum to create distance between himself and Dugu Bo. Then, he leaped into the air, and his fourth purple spirit ring lit up.

Fourth Soul Skill: Solitary Admiration!

Soul power continuously converged towards his legs, and then he raised his legs and unleashed two beams of light towards Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo didn't take the attack head-on. Just as the blade of light was about to fall, he slightly bent his knees and then jumped back to dodge it. But the instant he landed, Yue Guan appeared in front of him and then concentrated his soul power on Dugu Bo's right leg, kicking him hard.

"First Soul Skill: Azure Scale Poison Fire".

The moment the soul skill was released, dark green flames suddenly appeared around him. Yue Guan's pupils widened in shock, and he quickly withdrew his move and retreated to create distance between himself and Dugu Bo.

If he were to encounter this poisonous fire, he would be in for a world of hurt.

Seizing the opportunity of his opponent's retreat, Dugu Bo threw out two poison balls condensed from soul power.

"Second Soul Skill: Light of the Strange Treasure".

A barrier appeared around Yue Guan, blocking the poison ball released by Dugu Bo and then reflecting it back. Dugu Bo dodged to the side.

Then Yue Guan unleashed his soul skill again.

"Third Soul Skill: Aura Barrier!"

Countless petals of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum flew out and surrounded Dugu Bo, forming a barrier once again, with a faint floral fragrance permeating the barrier.

"Trying to stop me from moving? Dream on." Dugu Bo sneered, then unleashed his third soul skill, [Azure Phosphorous Bewitching Array].

The moment his soul skill was released, a cloud of emerald green poisonous mist spread from his body, and he disappeared completely, leaving Yue Guan unable to detect his presence.

The dense poisonous fog almost filled the entire Soul Arena. To prevent the poisonous gas from spreading and affecting others, the protective shield of the Soul Arena was activated, isolating all the poisonous gas within the arena.

To prevent the poison gas from affecting him, Yue Guan immediately released his first soul skill, [Qi Rong Protects the Body], to protect himself. Having lost Dugu Bo's target, he could only stand in place and wait for the poisonous fog to dissipate. He refused to believe that Dugu Bo could hide forever.

Chapter 52 Draw

The poisonous fog filled the fighting arena, making it impossible for the audience in the stands to see what was happening inside, although not everyone could see it.

All eyes were fixed on the Soul Fighting Arena.

In the center of the poisonous fog, Yue Guan still stood there, while Dugu Bo did not appear for a long time.

Just then, Dugu Bo suddenly appeared behind him and struck out with a palm at Yue Guan. This palm, which contained soul power, would at least cause Yue Guan a minor injury if it hit him.

However, Yue Guan reacted quickly. The moment Dugu Bo made his move, he turned around and used his soul power to defend himself.

Although he was pushed back a few steps by Dugu Bo, he himself was not injured.

"Dugu Bo, I never expected you to resort to sneak attacks."

The poisonous fog dissipated, revealing Dugu Bo's figure.

"Chrysanthemum Pass, if you're scared, you'd better just admit defeat."

"Stop talking nonsense. You think you can beat me? Dream on."

He knew very well that Dugu Bo was poisoned and no match for him; the longer the fight dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for him.

Fifth Soul Skill: Gathering of Cold Blossoms.

The black soul ring lit up, and Yue Guan's soul power surged around him. Then, the petals of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum condensed into a large sword.

With a wave of Yue Guan's hand, the plant-shaped greatsword flew towards Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo hurriedly dodged, but the plant-shaped blade seemed to lock onto him, relentlessly pursuing him. He could only keep dodging, but this was a huge drain on his stamina, and counterattacking was not an easy task either.

He had to be constantly on guard against the large knife that was chasing him.

Fifth Soul Skill: Azure Scale Heavenly Shield!

A dark green soul power shield protected him. The greatsword struck the shield, and the poison on the shield's surface immediately began to invade the greatsword. After all, this was just a greatsword formed from plants, not a real greatsword. Faced with Dugu Bo's poison, its power was constantly weakening, and it was already showing signs of being corroded, but the process was relatively slow.

After all, it was a top-tier plant-type martial soul, so Yue Guan had a certain resistance to Dugu Bo's poison. Moreover, Dugu Bo was afflicted with the deadly poison and could not unleash his full power.

Di Hong watched the two fight.

“These two are evenly matched, but Dugu Bo seems to have been holding back, which is why he couldn’t take down Yue Guan.” As a once-in-a-century genius of the Haotian Sect, Tang Hao immediately saw the problem Dugu Bo was facing.

He had reservations, so he couldn't go all out.

"Could it be because Dugu Bo was suffering from a deadly poison, as Di Hong mentioned before?" Tang Xiao said.

Di Hong nodded slightly.

"That's right, it's his poison. Dugu Bo's poison is very strong. In addition, there is his own Jade Scale Serpent Emperor Poison. Even a Soul Saint would probably not dare to face him, since they could be poisoned to death if they are not careful."

"But his success was also due to poison; the poison in his body both made him and harmed him."

"If he doesn't suppress his own poison, he probably won't live for many more years. If he wants to live longer, he can only break through to the Title Douluo level, or someone can cure his poison. Moreover, his poison will not only harm himself, but also his descendants."

Tang Hao was a little puzzled: "You seem to know a lot about that Dugu Bo. Have you met him before?"

Dugu Bo is a Star Luo person and a free Soul Master. Logically speaking, Di Hong should not have met him, unless Dugu Bo has been to the Heaven Dou Empire or Di Hong has been to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Di Hong did not answer, but simply smiled calmly.

"In that case, he's quite pitiful." Tang Yuehua felt a little sorry for him. Not only was Dugu Bo himself covered in deadly poison, but he could also pass it on to his descendants, which meant that his offspring would suffer from the torment of being poisoned.

"Is there anyone on the mainland who can cure their poison?"

Di Hong shook his head: "There shouldn't be any, at least not so far. If we really have to count, then I only know of one person."

"Who?" Tang Hao asked.

Di Hong revealed a mysterious smile.

"That person is both far away and right before my eyes."

"You?" Tang Hao shook his head: "You have a fire-attribute martial soul. Even if you can counter poison, you can't possibly cure him, right?"

"Do you even know anything about poisons?"

"I don't understand," Di Hong shook his head.

He added, "Although I don't understand, I have a way."

"Oh?" The group looked at him curiously.

Under the gazes of the others, Di Hong raised his right index finger, and a cluster of flames danced at the tip of his finger.

"My Vermilion Bird Flame can burn away all poisons. I can control it to burn away all the poisons in Dugu Bo's body. However, the only drawback is that after it's burned away, his poison skills will be useless."

"And if he regains his poison skills, the poison will reappear."

"Because he has a beast spirit, not a weapon spirit."

"If it's a weapon spirit, he can guide the poison into the spirit."

Actually, he had another method, the same one Tang San used, but he couldn't reveal it. After all, it concerned the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and he couldn't tell anyone. As for the Clear Sky Sect, maintaining normal friendships was enough. He could make friends with those he needed to, and do what he needed to do. But he didn't really want to get too involved with Tang San in the future.

If the relationship is too close, he might not be able to protect the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Moreover, they are very likely to become enemies in the future.

He didn't know whether Dugu Bo had a soul bone or not.

Dugu Bo couldn't possibly give up his poison skills, after all, he had cultivated them to this point, and if he gave them up, he would have to start all over again.

The battle between the two on the Soul Arena continued. By now, both Dugu Bo and Yue Guan had exhausted a considerable amount of their soul power, especially Dugu Bo. If it weren't for his body covered in poison, he wouldn't be afraid of Yue Guan at all.

But he also had his pride, and he could not admit defeat.