Zhuge Lan was still enjoying himself toying with Tang San.
"You're all really from the same academy?" Dugu Bo suddenly asked coldly. "You sure there's no grudge between you?"
"Pfft—!"
That sharp comment made Oscar burst out laughing.
But after Dugu Bo's glare fell on him, he immediately straightened his face—this was a Titled Douluo, after all; he had no right to act up.
However… someone else did!
"Hahahaha—!"
Zhuge Lan slapped his leg, laughing loudly—
"Old Onion, you're hilarious when you talk. Keep it up!"
"Jiejiejiejiejie—!"
[Emotion Points +174174]
[Emotion Points +11111]
Zhuge Lan's unrestrained laughter made Tang San feel utterly humiliated.
Not giving him even a shred of face? But… he had brought this upon himself. Zhuge Lan was, at most, just adding insult to injury.
There was no room to get angry.
He could only hold it in bitterly.
However— Dugu Bo's expression turned odd!
"Old Onion?"
"Yeah," Zhuge Lan said matter-of-factly. "You're old and you dress in green. Calling you Old Onion, what's wrong with that? Or would you prefer Old Toad? Old Poison?"
[Emotion Points +77777]
Dugu Bo squinted at Zhuge Lan, looking on the verge of losing his temper.
That made Ning Rongrong and the others tense up instantly! They quietly retreated a few steps, afraid to get caught in the blast.
Only Tang San held his breath, afraid to miss a single moment of the excitement.
—That's right! Hit him!
Zhuge Lan smiled playfully, meeting Dugu Bo's gaze, completely unfazed by his oppressive aura.
If Dugu Bo really dared to make a move, Zhuge Lan would immediately exchange for a killing weapon and scatter his ashes right in his beloved medicine garden.
—But before that, of course, he'd torture him a bit first, milk every drop of Emotion Points, then kill him.
Zhuge Lan was already thinking through the process.
First, make him "pregnant," then childbirth, childbirth, childbirth… Let him "give birth" to all that Titled-level soul power, and then distribute it to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
That should shoot them straight up to Soul Saint level, right? But leveling too fast might make their foundation unstable.
Hmm… The extra power could go to Xiao Wu. Let her mature faster—otherwise, it just feels too perverted.
Zhuge Lan's unrestrained gaze made Dugu Bo's back go cold! [Emotion Points +11111]
—Why did he suddenly feel like his death had already been arranged?
An illusion? He remembered that white-haired phantom from before—just one word from it had made him kneel.
Dugu Bo silently retracted his killing intent—if things escalated again, kneeling might be the least of what would happen.
"Hahahaha—!"
Dugu Bo suddenly burst out laughing—
"It's been so many years since anyone dared talk to me like this."
"Little pervert, you're not bad! Fine then, Old Onion it is!"
Zhuge Lan: "???"
What the hell? "Pervert" is bad enough, but what's with the "little" part? [Emotion Points +44444]
The surge of emotion from Tang San's direction made Zhuge Lan's thoughts stutter for a moment.
He's insulting me, not you—why are you getting emotional?
Wait— the emotion was directed at him! Tang San wanted to kill him!
Forget it.
A small fry assassin wanting to kill someone was normal.
He looked toward Dugu Bo again.
"All right," Zhuge Lan said with a compromise, "we're not that familiar. I'll call you Dugu Bo, and you call me Zhuge Lan. How's that?"
But Dugu Bo's lips curled up.
"No," Dugu Bo said smugly. "Old Onion actually sounds pretty good now."
"But 'Little Pervert' doesn't work for me!" Zhuge Lan bared his teeth. "Don't make me go all out!"
He instantly activated Mental Domain: Simulation, and loaded up a Fixed-Mount Soul Guidance Cannon—Tai'a Model.
[Emotion Points +99999]
Feeling the terrifying aura of that weapon—
Even Dugu Bo, currently the "Disgrace of the Titled Rank," couldn't stop his eyelid from twitching wildly!
—And you still claim you're not a pervert? What kind of Soul Elder whips out something that could make a Titled Douluo flinch?!
"Fine, fine! I agree!" Dugu Bo said hastily. "Put that thing away! Don't destroy the immortal herbs!"
Zhuge Lan finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Old Onion, you've got some sense. Otherwise, I'd have blown you to bits!"
Dugu Bo glared— Wait— "Snap!"
Zhuge Lan snapped his fingers.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three more Fixed-Mount Soul Guidance Cannons—Tai'a Models dropped from above, forming a four-point formation aimed right at Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's scalp tingled all over!
[Emotion Points +99595]
One cannon was already too much for him to handle.
Four?! Forget it.
It was just a title anyway. For the sake of the Five Poisons God Palm later, he'd endure it.
"Ahem!" Dugu Bo coughed and turned his gaze toward the immortal herbs. "These treasures… what are you planning to do with them?"
The topic shift was awkward.
But for Dugu Bo, a man as proud as he was, to give in like this—
It was enough to make jaws drop.
—Surely no one really thought Dugu Bo was afraid of death, right?
Unyielding unto death—that was him.
It was only because he found Zhuge Lan tolerable, had something to gain, and honestly couldn't win— that he was acting so conflicted now.
Zhuge Lan, well familiar with Dugu Bo's character, simply smiled.
—Gotcha, old man.
He'd become a good "friend across generations," and later invite him to join Shrek.
That way, he could farm Emotion Points from both Flender and Dugu Bo.
'I really am a damn genius!'
And speak of the devil—here came Owl Flender.
"Whoosh—"
Flender swooped down carrying Ma Hongjun, landing right toward an immortal herb.
Dugu Bo frowned! He waved his hand, sending a wave of soul power that smacked both Flender and Ma Hongjun against the stone wall.
He had held back, considering they might be Zhuge Lan's companions.
But even so—he was a Titled Douluo. Flender, a Soul Sage, could still take it, but Ma Hongjun, a mere Soul Elder, coughed blood on the spot.
At least seriously injured.
Flender was furious!
How dare someone hurt his brother— Then he got a good look at Dugu Bo's face and froze.
He didn't know the man, but that Titled Douluo pressure—that he recognized!
No way!
Flender turned to Zhuge Lan.
Who the hell was this Titled Douluo? Why did he attack the moment they met?
Zhuge Lan blinked, then pointed to where Flender had landed.
Flender glanced down—
[Emotion Points +55555]
Σ(っQДQ;)っ
Holy crap!
"The Immortal Herb—Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower!?"
"I almost stepped on it?"
"Good hit!"
No kidding!
That was the herb that could mend Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul flaw and even push it to the next level! If he had stepped on and destroyed it, he'd have wanted to die on the spot!
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo—who'd been thanked—just clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the sky.
Why did it seem like… every random person here could recognize an immortal herb?
It only made his own ignorance seem even more ridiculous.
—He'd just been unlucky before. The first herb he came across was the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss.
If it had been something milder, like the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid or Water Jade Muscle Bone, he'd have eaten it long ago—and be at least Rank 95 by now.
He sighed deeply.
Fate. Just fate.
He accepted it.
"Whoosh—"
"Whoosh—"
"Whoosh—"
One after another, figures landed from above—each one carefully choosing to land right on an immortal herb!
Dugu Bo's brows twitched wildly.
He struck out again and again.
And just like Flender, once the others bounced up from the ground, they too shouted—
"Damn! Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid!?"
"Damn! Nine-Grade Purple Zhi!?"
"Damn! Lovesick Heartbroken Red!?"
And all their voices ended in the same exclamation—
"Well hit!"
Each of them could instantly identify an immortal herb at a glance, leaving Dugu Bo completely broken.
No way!
Were immortal herbs that easy to recognize!?
The way they acted made him look like a total fool!
Zhuge Lan could tell Dugu Bo's emotions had built up enough.
He struck with a verbal critical hit—
"Good thing you were here guarding all these immortal herbs."
"Without your poison barrier outside, they'd have been ruined by soul beasts long ago."
"Thanks, really~"
Dugu Bo ↓ [Emotion Points +99999]
[Emotion Points +141414]
[Emotion Points +191919]
Completely shattered! Totally broken down! Wasn't that basically saying he, Dugu Bo, was worse than a soul beast!?
What kind of sick man thanks people by stabbing straight into their pride!?
Zhuge Lan chuckled darkly.
Gotcha, old man!
He'd been charging this verbal strike for ages—just waiting to land that critical hit!
But Dugu Bo wasn't one to be outdone—he immediately counterattacked—
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