54: Chapter 54 This World is Too Crazy
This remark hit the nail on the head for Dugu Bo. His harsh words just now were merely bluster; he dared not truly tear off his mask with Spirit Hall completely.
As a lone Titled Douluo without any sect or faction, how could he possibly contend with a behemoth like Spirit Hall? If he truly provoked these two Titled Douluo, and Spirit Hall sent three or five more Titled Douluo later, he wouldn't even have a place to run, let alone protect his precious granddaughter.
What he was waiting for was this very sentence. Trading a few Immortal Plants he couldn't figure out how to use for a favor from Spirit Hall was the best outcome he could imagine.
Dugu Bo pretended to ponder and stroked his chin. After a long while, he snorted coldly, retracted the toxic mist surging around his body, and his tone still carried a hint of arrogance: "You little brat knows how to talk. Fine, this old man will give Spirit Hall this Face. You can only pick three Immortal Plants, not one more. After picking, leave immediately, and you are not allowed to step foot in this old man's herb garden again."
"Three? Senior, isn't that a bit..." Qiangu Jue frowned immediately, wanting to bargain, but was quietly pulled back by Gui Mengguan. Gui Mengguan gave him a wink, knowing full well that they should agree first. Once they got their hands on them, if they took a few more, this old thing might not even notice. Even if he did, by then they would be at Spirit Hall; would they still be afraid of this?
Just as Gui Mengguan was about to open his mouth to agree and finalize the matter, a crisp, delicate shout suddenly came from the cave deep in the valley. A green figure rushed out like lightning and landed steadily beside Dugu Bo.
She was a little girl who looked to be only seven or eight years old, wearing a neat high ponytail. Her features were seventy percent similar to Dugu Bo's, carrying an untamable, heroic Spirit.
She held a long, emerald-green sword in her hand. The blade was winding and twisted, like a venomous snake ready to strike. The blade was covered in dense, emerald scales, shimmering with cold light. When she approached, the tip of the sword split into two halves with a "swish," like a snake flicking its tongue, carrying bone-chilling cold and a faint toxic mist. It was Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
"Grandpa! Why are you wasting your breath with them!" Dugu Yan blocked Dugu Bo with her sword, her almond eyes glaring fiercely at the group opposite, her tone full of unyielding ruthlessness.
"Aren't they just two Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall? We have a trump card in hand. Even if we go all out, it's not impossible to keep them here! Why should we give our Immortal Plants to them for nothing?"
Looking at his granddaughter's protective stance, Dugu Bo felt both helpless and doting. He reached out and tugged at her arm, whispering: "Yanzi, don't make trouble. This has nothing to do with you. Step back."
"I won't!" Dugu Yan stiffened her neck, and the snake-shaped sword in her hand trembled slightly. The scales on the blade stood up instantly as if they had come to life, and the rich Jade Phosphor Snake poison permeated from the blade, locking onto the group opposite.
Looking at the snake-shaped sword in Dugu Yan's hand, Gui Mengguan, Qiangu Jue, and Oupai widened their eyes instantly, and the inner monologue in their hearts exploded.
【Gui Mengguan: Holy crap?! This isn't right! Isn't Dugu Yan's Spirit the Jade Phosphor Snake Beast Spirit? How did it become a Tool Spirit?!】
【Qiangu Jue: This sword looks wrong. It wasn't forged at all! Look at those scales, that snake-tongue sword tip, and the poison on it—it's exactly the same as the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit! This is definitely a Spirit!】
【Oupai: Could it be twin spirits? It wasn't written in the original work! Or did the Dugu Family's Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit mutate? It went directly from a Beast Spirit to a Tool Spirit?】
【Qiangu Jue: Good heavens, is she trying to be the Douluo version of the Jade Snake Gentleman? A Beast Spirit turning into a Tool Spirit, and it's this kind of snake-shaped sword—this talent is way stronger than in the original work! Maybe she doesn't even need to fear the backlash of the poison anymore.】
【Gui Mengguan: Something's wrong, something is very wrong! First Dugu Bo's poison was cured, and now Dugu Yan's Spirit has changed! This must be the work of that Transmigration guy who came early! Is this old thing's trump card this mutated Spirit?】
The three of them felt a turbulent storm in their hearts, their eyes filled with suspicion as they looked at Dugu Yan.
They originally thought that even if there were deviations in the plot, it wouldn't deviate too much. But now, it seemed that the Dugu Bo and his granddaughter in this World were no longer the ones in their memories.
Alternative also stared intently at the snake-shaped sword in Dugu Yan's hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
He could clearly perceive that the poison-attribute aura on this sword originated from the same source as Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit, yet it was more condensed and sharper. It was indeed a genuine Tool Spirit, not something forged from ordinary iron.
A Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit mutating from a Beast Spirit into a Tool Spirit was an extremely rare occurrence in the Spirit World.
Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo also tensed up instantly, gripping their Coiling Dragon Rods again, their eyes fixed on the snake-shaped sword in Dugu Yan's hand.
A Genius who could make a Beast Spirit mutate into a Tool Spirit, plus the Old freak Dugu Bo who used poison—things seemed to be much more troublesome than they had anticipated.
Seeing Dugu Yan's aggressive stance, the expressions of Qian Jun and the Demon Subduing Douluo became increasingly grave, and their hands gripping the Coiling Dragon Rods tightened a bit more.
They could clearly feel that the poison power attached to the snake-shaped sword in Dugu Yan's hand was in no way inferior to Dugu Bo himself, and was even more condensed and sharp. A single moment of carelessness could lead to them being poisoned.
Standing behind, the three of Gui Mengguan, seeing this scene, felt their hearts skip a beat. They instantly thought of the most critical problem, and their inner monologues went wild.
【Gui Mengguan: Wait! I almost forgot! Dugu Bo has guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for so many years; how could he not have some hidden trump cards? This place is a unique treasure of heaven and earth. He could definitely barely mobilize the Origin power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!】
【Qiangu Jue: Holy crap! That's right! This is the Yin and Yang spring eye that can nurture Immortal Plants. Now that the plot has changed, even if he can only trigger a tiny bit, it's the ultimate Ice and Fire power that even a Titled Douluo can't withstand! No wonder he dares to challenge the two Titled Douluo; the trump card is here!】
【Oupai: If he is really forced to use the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then we're in big trouble! Not to mention whether we can win, even if we do, if these children get even a bit of the ultimate Ice and Fire power, they will be seriously injured!】
【Gui Mengguan: My god, who would have thought this Old freak understood the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so thoroughly that he could actually trigger its Origin power? This World is truly too crazy!】
The three of them felt a turbulent storm in their hearts. Looking at Dugu Bo, their eyes instantly filled with genuine wariness. They originally thought Dugu Bo was just bluffing, but now that they thought about it, how could a Titled Douluo who could walk sideways on the continent truly not have any trump cards?
Just as the atmosphere dropped to freezing point again, and both sides were at daggers drawn, on the verge of making a move, Dugu Bo suddenly reached out and pressed down on the snake-shaped sword in Dugu Yan's hand, saying in a deep voice: "Yanzi, put away your Spirit. This is not your place to speak."