19: Chapter 19 Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan's Heart Palpitation

Gold Crocodile Douluo suppressed the surging thoughts in his heart and put away the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dark green figure hovering in mid-air not far away.

The newcomer was a thin, tall old man with dark green hair and beard; his eyes resembled emeralds, and this old man was none other than Dugu Bo.

Due to the flaws of his Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit, Dugu Bo needed to come here to cultivate in seclusion every so often to suppress the toxins constantly accumulating in his body.

A few days ago, Dugu Bo had finished his seclusion and returned to Heaven Dou City to spend a few days with his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

Now that the toxins were about to flare up again, he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, only to unexpectedly discover that outsiders had trespassed.

"Spirit Possession."

Dugu Bo let out a low shout, and the phantom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent appeared behind him, with nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—descending in sequence.

"Daring to trespass on this old man's territory, prepare to die!" Dugu Bo's voice was cold and arrogant, carrying undisguised killing intent.

Before the words had even faded, Dugu Bo released the pressure of a Titled Douluo, his Aura surging toward the two like a tidal wave.

Gold Crocodile Douluo, however, merely took a calm step forward, shielding Ji Xuan behind him.

"Hmm...?"

Dugu Bo frowned tightly. How could these two remain unmoved under his pressure, their expressions as normal as ever?

How is this possible?!

Ordinary Spirit Masters would have already collapsed to the ground in the face of his full-strength pressure, yet these two before him...

"Who on earth are you?"

Dugu Bo's heart was shaken, but he still had not seen through Gold Crocodile Douluo's true strength.

Given Gold Crocodile Douluo's strength, he only needed to slightly restrain his Aura, and Dugu Bo would be unable to see through him.

Furthermore, Gold Crocodile Douluo had not involved himself in worldly affairs for many years, so Dugu Bo naturally did not recognize him.

Just at this moment, a smile curled at the corners of Gold Crocodile Douluo's mouth.

The next second, his Spirit, the Golden Crocodile King, appeared with a boom!

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—nine spirit rings descended one by one.

"A Titled Douluo! A... a 100,000-year spirit ring?!"

When that final ring, the bewitchingly blood-red 100,000-year spirit ring, appeared, Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly contracted, his heart shaken violently, and the arrogance on his face vanished instantly, replaced by incredulous horror.

"Junior Martial Uncle Golden Crocodile, just kill him. From now on, this place belongs to Spirit Hall."

Ji Xuan's expression was calm, his tone indifferent.

Although he had the ability to help Dugu Bo detoxify, he couldn't be bothered to waste words on him.

Spirit Hall was not lacking in Titled Douluo who used poison; they did not need one more Dugu Bo.

Moreover, Dugu Bo could hardly be considered a good person, so Ji Xuan had no intention of saving him.

"You... are people from Spirit Hall?"

"Boom—"

Dugu Bo turned to flee, but a massive force suddenly pressed down, smashing him hard from mid-air to the ground.

"Spare... spare me, this place... is yours." Dugu Bo spoke with difficulty.

At this moment, Dugu Bo was filled with fear; it seemed as if the person before him only needed to move a finger to crush him to pieces.

But he could not die yet; otherwise, what would happen to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, if she were left all alone in the future and bullied by others?

"Junior Martial Uncle Golden Crocodile, do it. This place is of great importance and cannot be lost." Ji Xuan ignored Dugu Bo's pleas for mercy.

Gold Crocodile Douluo nodded slightly; this place truly could not be exposed, or it would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of various factions.

Gold Crocodile Douluo walked slowly toward Dugu Bo...

"Spare..." Dugu Bo struggled to speak.

Gold Crocodile Douluo's expression remained unchanged as he raised his foot and stepped on his neck. With a "crack," Dugu Bo's body shuddered, and he breathed his last.

Under the absolute suppression of Gold Crocodile Douluo's strength, Dugu Bo had no ability to resist.

Ji Xuan manifested the Sword of Order and stepped forward. He first pried open Dugu Bo's limbs, then pierced his forehead, and a Spirit Bone emitting a green light emerged.

The Medusa Head Spirit Bone, containing the Spirit Bone skill, Medusa's Gaze, which could petrify enemies.

"I didn't expect this Dugu Bo to actually have a Spirit Bone?" Gold Crocodile Douluo exclaimed in surprise.

"It is a pity that this Spirit Bone has already been tainted by toxins." Ji Xuan shook his head slightly and stored it into his spirit tool.

Immediately after, Ji Xuan squatted down and took a blue pouch from Dugu Bo's waist.

The Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, which could store living things, was exactly what he needed at the moment.

The storage spirit tool his Master Qian Daoliu had given him could only store inanimate objects.

"Junior Martial Uncle Golden Crocodile, why don't you go ahead and absorb the Immortal Plant?" Ji Xuan stood up and suggested to Gold Crocodile Douluo.

"Very well." Gold Crocodile Douluo nodded slightly.

"You can just consume it directly," Ji Xuan added.

Gold Crocodile Douluo walked to an open space in the distance, took out the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, took a deep breath, swallowed it as Ji Xuan had instructed, and began to sit cross-legged with his eyes closed to refine it.

Ji Xuan began to pack the Immortal Plants one by one, following the harvesting methods in the Immortal Plant manual, and stored them into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.

...

Meanwhile, at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, on the training grounds.

The members of the Huangdou Team were undergoing physical training, running with weights.

Their instructor was Qin Ming, who had graduated from Shrek Academy in his early years. He stood not far from the training ground with his arms crossed, his gaze falling upon those students.

Among the running students, one was particularly eye-catching. She had deep purple hair cut to her ears, looking quite heroic; while she couldn't be called stunningly beautiful, she possessed a bewitching charm, and her pair of green eyes gave people a somewhat eerie feeling.

She was none other than Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

Suddenly, Dugu Yan stopped abruptly and tightly clutched her chest with her right hand.

A moment ago, a violent heart palpitation had struck her, as if she had lost something of vital importance...

"Yanyan, what's wrong?" The young girl beside her immediately sensed something was wrong and also stopped.

The young girl had a cold and aloof temperament, a slender and graceful figure, her face covered by a black veil, and a cascade of blue hair draped over her back.

She was none other than Ye Lingling, who possessed the Nine-Heart Begonia Spirit.

She stepped forward to support the slightly swaying Dugu Yan, her eyes above the veil revealing concern.

The other team members also stopped one after another and gathered around.

"Vice-captain, are you okay?"

As the captain of the Huangdou Team, Yu Tianheng had originally been running at the very front of the formation.

Noticing the commotion at the back of the team, he immediately turned around and ran back quickly.

"Yanzi, what's wrong?" He hurried to Dugu Yan's side.

"Tianheng..." Dugu Yan shook her head slightly. "I don't know... I just had a sudden heart palpitation."

"Could it be that you're too tired from training?" Yu Tianheng frowned slightly. "Why don't you go and rest for a bit?"

At this moment, Qin Ming also rushed over: "What's going on?"

"Teacher Qin Ming, Yanzi is feeling unwell, let her go and rest first." Yu Tianheng spoke up first.

"Lingling, you take Dugu Yan back to the dormitory first."

Qin Ming nodded in agreement; Dugu Yan's grandfather was the Poison Douluo, after all.

The Poison Douluo was temperamental and unpredictable, and he dared not offend him; if anything were to happen to Dugu Yan, he would definitely not be spared.

Ye Lingling nodded slightly, supported Dugu Yan, and walked toward the dormitory.

Qin Ming turned to the remaining members and said: "Everyone else, continue training."