63: Chapter 63: The Uninvited Guest, Dugu Bo

The medicinal fragrance around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well grew increasingly rich.

Everyone was busy, carefully placing those rare Immortal Plants into jade boxes.

Xiao Wu was attracted by a glowing blue herb; she squatted beside it, watching intently, and occasionally reached out to touch the dew on its leaves, scattering tiny specks of light.

Wang Donger was focused on picking that purple herb, her fingertips gathering faint Soul Power, afraid of damaging the delicate roots.

After all, they only wanted the herbs that had already matured and saw no need to wipe them out completely; perhaps they would be useful later.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue stood by the spring, watching the strange spectacle of ice blue and crimson blending together, her eyes, like galaxies, filled with curiosity.

Lu Jing had just placed a glowing "Golden Dragon Whisker" into a box when he suddenly heard a low shout from behind, carrying unmistakable vigilance: "Who is there!"

It was Porcupinefish Douluo who spoke.

He had originally been standing in the middle, responsible for keeping watch.

Now, he turned around abruptly, his plump body tensed, his small eyes fixed on the dense forest not far away, and the Soul Power around his body began to surge; he had clearly sensed something unusual.

This shout was like a thunderclap on flat ground, instantly breaking the silence of the valley floor.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look.

In the shadows on the edge not far away, an old man stood, though no one knew when he had arrived.

He wore a green robe, his long green hair hanging loose, with a few withered leaves mixed in, making him look somewhat unkempt.

The old man was thin, his face covered in deep wrinkles like gullies, but his eyes were narrowed, shooting out a cold light, sizing up everyone present like a venomous snake staring at its prey.

"You have a lot of nerve."

The old man's voice was hoarse and aged but carried a daunting pressure.

He squeezed the words out through his teeth, coldly saying: "To dare to intrude on my territory, you truly have a death wish."

Hearing this, Qian Renxue was slightly stunned and instinctively frowned, asking: "Your territory?"

She looked at the old man carefully, finding him more and more familiar.

Suddenly, she remembered something, and a glimmer of realization flashed in her beautiful eyes—wasn't this the famous Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo?

She had heard that before this, he would run to the Sunset Forest from time to time; she hadn't expected him to be hiding in a place like this.

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, his feet slowly landing on the ground.

The moment his toes touched the ground, the Soul Power around his body erupted suddenly.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—two yellow, two purple, and five black, nine spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, interlocking and slowly rotating around him, radiating the powerful aura of a Titled Douluo.

"What else?"

He pointed to the surrounding Immortal Plants and the strange spring water, his tone filled with undisguised possessiveness as he scolded: "This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is my herb garden.

You uninvited guests, it is one thing to trespass, but to dare touch my treasures? You are truly tired of living!"

Qian Renxue understood.

No wonder Dugu Bo's poisonous arts were so formidable; he had been guarding such a treasure trove all these years.

These Immortal Plants must have provided him with plenty of materials for refining poisons.

However, she was not panicked; after all, they had a Titled Douluo on their side, and Porcupinefish Douluo's Spirit happened to restrain poison-type Spirit Masters.

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue turned to look at Porcupinefish Douluo and instructed in a calm tone: "Elder Porcupinefish, I will leave Dugu Bo to you."

Fortunately, she had listened to Lu Jing today and brought Porcupinefish Douluo along; otherwise, every one of them would have been finished, becoming fertilizer for these herbs.

Porcupinefish Douluo grinned, his fat face showing a hint of disdain, and patted his chest: "Don't worry, Young Mistress.

You all go about your business; leave this trivial matter to me."

He was best at dealing with poison-type Spirit Masters; in his eyes, Dugu Bo was simply not worth mentioning.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul Power within Porcupinefish Douluo surged wildly.

With the same two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit ring configuration, nine spirit rings were arranged neatly, radiating an aura no weaker than Dugu Bo's.

He took a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet trembled slightly; his plump body actually gave people a feeling of oppressive pressure like a mountain.

Seeing this, a flash of shock and disbelief instantly crossed Dugu Bo's originally cold eyes.

He clearly had not expected the other party to also possess the strength of a Titled Douluo, and with a spirit ring configuration exactly the same as his own.

You must know, there were very few Titled Douluo in the entire Douluo Continent; how could a powerhouse he had never seen before suddenly appear?

"Who are you?"

Dugu Bo asked instinctively, his tone becoming more solemn.

Being able to encounter another Titled Douluo in the Sunset Forest was definitely not a coincidence.

Porcupinefish Douluo just sneered, crossed his arms, and said: "You don't need to know who I am.

You only need to understand that this territory now belongs to us.

If you are smart, get lost immediately, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."

"Insolent!"

Dugu Bo was furious, completely enraged by the other party's attitude.

He had roamed the Douluo Continent for many years in the name of poison and had never been treated with such contempt.

"When I was roaming the continent, you didn't even know where you were drinking milk!

To dare speak such big words in front of me—today, I will let you taste the power of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor!"

Amidst the roar, a giant jade-green snake shadow appeared behind Dugu Bo.

The snake scales shimmered with an eerie light, and the triangular snake head flickered with a forked tongue, emitting a nauseating, fishy stench—it was his Spirit, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

"First Spirit Ability: Jade Phosphor Purple Fog!"

Dugu Bo released his Spirit Ability without hesitation.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor phantom suddenly opened its mouth, and a dense purple poisonous fog instantly gushed out, sweeping toward Porcupinefish Douluo like a tidal wave.

This poisonous fog was highly corrosive; wherever it passed, the green grass on the ground instantly withered and turned yellow, and even the air seemed to be tainted with deadly poison.

However, faced with this deadly poisonous fog, Porcupinefish Douluo showed no fear, even revealing a mocking smile.

"Is that all you've got? You dare to show off in front of me?"

He took a deep breath, his chest and abdomen suddenly expanding, and dense spikes appeared on the surface of his skin, like a pufferfish ready to strike.

"Second Spirit Ability: Poison Thorn Siphon!"

Following a low shout from Porcupinefish Douluo, the spikes on his body suddenly lit up with a faint red light, and a powerful suction force was generated out of thin air.

The surging purple poisonous fog seemed to have met its nemesis; it stopped spreading, instead turning direction and gushing toward Porcupinefish Douluo like rivers flowing into the sea, being completely absorbed by the spikes on his body.

In just a moment, the Jade Phosphor Purple Fog, which could instantly kill a Spirit Douluo, vanished without a trace.

Porcupinefish Douluo patted his stomach and smacked his lips, saying: "The taste isn't great, and the purity is a bit lacking."

Dugu Bo watched, dumbfounded, his face instantly turning livid.

His Jade Phosphor Purple Fog was incredibly overbearing; even a Titled Douluo of the same level would have to keep their distance.

He hadn't expected the other party to be able to absorb it directly!

What kind of Spirit was this?

"How is it possible..." Dugu Bo muttered, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"There is nothing impossible about it."

Porcupinefish Douluo flexed his wrists, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: "To tell you the truth, my Spirit is naturally designed to restrain those of you who play with poison.

The stronger your poison, the more enjoyable it is for me to absorb.

Whatever skills you have, use them; don't waste time."

Dugu Bo was shocked and angry but dared not be careless again.

He knew he had encountered a tough opponent and had to bring out his real skills.

"Fifth Spirit Ability: Serpent Emperor Parasite!"

As the fifth black spirit ring lit up, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor phantom swooped down, turning into countless tiny green snake shadows that shot toward Porcupinefish Douluo like sharp arrows, trying to burrow into his body and destroy him from the inside.

Seeing this, Porcupinefish Douluo sneered, and the spikes on his body became even denser.

"Seventh Spirit Ability: Avatar of Martial Soul!"

The seventh black spirit ring suddenly lit up, and Porcupinefish Douluo's body instantly expanded several times, turning into a giant Porcupinefish, with spikes all over his body standing up like steel needles, shimmering with a metallic luster.

Those green snake shadows collided with the spikes and were instantly bounced away, unable to get close at all.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The green snake shadows struck the Avatar of Martial Soul one after another, making dull sounds, but they couldn't even shake a single spike.

"Eighth Spirit Ability: Poison Domain!"

Gritting his teeth, Dugu Bo activated his eighth black spirit ring, and a more massive aura of deadly poison spread out from him, shrouding the entire valley floor.

Within the Domain, even the air turned ink-green, emitting poisonous gas capable of paralyzing nerves; even a Titled Douluo of the same level would have their strength greatly reduced in this Domain.

However, Porcupinefish Douluo was like nothing had happened, leisurely rotating his body within the Poison Domain, and even let out a yawn.

"This bit of poison isn't even enough to scratch an itch for me."

He inhaled sharply, the spikes all over his body lighting up with red light again, continuously absorbing the surrounding poisonous gas into his body; the range of the Domain was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Dugu Bo was completely panicked.

All his poison techniques were firmly restrained by the other party; this wasn't a battle at all, but a one-sided crushing!

He had lived for so many years and this was the first time he had encountered someone who restrained him so much.

Just as the two were fiercely fighting, Lu Jing on the other side acted as if he hadn't seen the battle at all, still focused on picking Immortal Plants.

He had just plucked an herb and was carefully placing it into a jade box, his movements as gentle as if he were cherishing a rare treasure.

Dugu Bo caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of his eye and was so angry that smoke almost came out of his seven orifices.

He was fighting for his life over here, yet this kid was still unhurriedly picking his Immortal Plants; he simply didn't take him seriously!

"Kid! You are too insolent!"

Dugu Bo roared, dodging Porcupinefish Douluo's attacks while glaring at Lu Jing, saying: "Don't you see I am dealing with you intruders?

You dare to touch my herbs; do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"

Only then did Lu Jing turn his head slowly and glance at him, his eyes full of disdain, while he secretly complained in his heart: Does this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well have anything to do with you?

You should know that this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was not formed naturally at all, but was the result of the Divine Realm war many years ago, when the bodies of the Ice and Fire Dragon King of the Dragon Clan fell and merged with the power of heaven and earth; it is a holy land for the Soul Beast Clan.

Dugu Bo was just the first human to stumble upon this place, yet he treated it as his own private property; it was simply ridiculous.

Everyone is an outsider; whoever has the ability to occupy this place, it belongs to them.

Why should it become yours just because you, Dugu Bo, occupied it for a few years?

If it were the Silver Dragon King and Di Tian who came, that would be understandable; after all, they belong to the Dragon Clan and also descended from the Divine Realm.

As for you, Dugu Bo, forget it.

Lu Jing couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him, turned his head back, and continued picking Immortal Plants, not even offering a single word in response.

This attitude completely enraged Dugu Bo.

He erupted with Soul Power, forced back Porcupinefish Douluo, and immediately turned to pounce toward Lu Jing, clearly wanting to deal with this kid who didn't take him seriously first.

"You are courting death!"

"Your opponent is me!"

How could Porcupinefish Douluo let him succeed? His massive body flashed, blocking in front of Lu Jing, and the spikes on his body suddenly shot out several rays of red light, heading straight for Dugu Bo's face.

Dugu Bo was forced to defend and entangled with Porcupinefish Douluo again.

But he was already restrained, and just now he had been so angry at Lu Jing that he lost his composure.

Now, he was falling into a disadvantage, forced to retreat repeatedly by Porcupinefish Douluo's spikes, his robe torn in several places, looking extremely disheveled.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Dugu Bo roared repeatedly, but he could never break through Porcupinefish Douluo's defense, let alone hurt a single hair on Lu Jing's head.

He looked at the several jade boxes full of Immortal Plants Lu Jing had already picked, his heart aching as if it were bleeding, yet he was helpless.

Qian Renxue and Wang Donger stood to the side, quietly watching the battle, with a hint of indifference on their faces.

They could both see that Dugu Bo was simply no match for Porcupinefish Douluo; his defeat was only a matter of time.

Xiao Wu was attracted by the commotion, ran to Wang Donger's side, tugged at her sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Donger, who is this person?"

Wang Donger touched her head and replied: "If I am not mistaken, it should be the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who is famous across the Douluo Continent for his poison!"

Sure enough, not long after, Dugu Bo could no longer hold on.

He was hit in the chest by a heavy punch from Porcupinefish Douluo, flew backward, and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper.

His Soul Power was heavily depleted, and the spirit rings on his body had become dull and lusterless; he had clearly lost his ability to fight.

Porcupinefish Douluo walked up to him step by step, looking down at him, and sneered: "How about it? Do you know how strong I am now? Do you still dare to say this is your territory?"

Dugu Bo struggled to get up, but was stepped on the chest by Porcupinefish Douluo and could not move.

He watched as Lu Jing and the others had already put many rare Immortal Plants into their pockets, and then looked at the Titled Douluo in front of him whose strength far exceeded his own and who specifically restrained him.

His eyes were full of unwillingness and anger, but he knew he wouldn't get any benefits today.

Continuing to fight would only lead to a dead end.

"Good... good for you, a group of people..."

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and said, word by word, his eyes full of resentment: "I will remember today's humiliation!

You just wait; one day, I will come back for revenge!

When that time comes, I will definitely make you taste the feeling of ten thousand poisons devouring your heart!"

After leaving this harsh threat, Dugu Bo suddenly erupted with the Soul Power in his body, broke free from Porcupinefish Douluo's foot, and immediately turned into a green light, fleeing toward the top of the abyss in a disheveled manner, disappearing into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

Porcupinefish Douluo watched his retreating back and gave a disdainful "Tsk," without giving chase.

After all, his biggest task at the moment was to protect Qian Renxue from harm; otherwise, what would it matter if he killed Dugu Bo?

His own final outcome would only be to be buried with the other party.

He released his Avatar of Martial Soul, restored to the appearance of a fat old man, walked to Qian Renxue, bowed, and said: "Young Mistress, I have fulfilled the mission."

Qian Renxue nodded, her tone flat: "Thank you for your hard work, Elder Porcupinefish."

The turmoil subsided.

The valley floor returned to silence once more, with only the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well still steaming, and the medicinal fragrance permeating the air, even richer than before.