"That's enough!"
Upon hearing Qing Mu's words, Dugu Bo let out a long sigh of relief. Being able to get rid of the Spirit Hall meant that the two sides had at least reached some kind of agreement, and there shouldn't be any problems in the future.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
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Dugu Bo stared at Qing Mu in shock. "What did you just say? You killed four Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall, and you even killed Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall?"
Qing Mu nodded, even sighing, and said, "That's right, but it's a pity that my strength is still a bit weak. I couldn't keep Qian Daoliu here and let him go back. We need to be careful of the Spirit Hall's retaliation."
This is what Qing Mu is most worried about. After all, it is impossible for him to protect so many people at all times. Besides Qing Mu, the strongest combat force is Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo.
If he is not present and the Spirit Hall launches an attack, Dugu Bo alone will absolutely not be able to stop it.
"Hiss~"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately gasped in shock; this news was truly astounding!
The legendary Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall Bibi Dong, and several Title Douluos joined forces, but not only could they not capture Qing Mu, they were killed by Qing Mu, including the current Pope of the Spirit Hall Bibi Dong!
If this message gets out, it will probably cause a sensation all over the continent!
After a long while, Dugu Bo finally came to his senses. Looking at Qing Mu in front of him with a complicated expression, he said in a low voice, "Killing five Title Douluos in one battle and scaring Qian Daoliu into fleeing for his life, is this what you call 'few and far between'?"
Dugu Bo did not doubt that Qing Mu was lying. First, Qing Mu was not the type to boast. Second, such a lie was meaningless and too easy to be exposed. If he were to lie, Qing Mu would be the one to lose face.
"Senior Dugu, I am not lying about this."
Qing Mu smiled and shook his head, then looked into the distance as if traversing time and space, and said in a solemn tone, "Senior Dugu Bo, where do you think Qian Daoliu's strength ranks in this world?"
"this..."
Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I think you should be able to rank in the top three, right? Of course, if we include you, this freak, you might have to move down one place."
This top three ranking is not something Dugu Bo made up randomly, but rather something he thought out carefully.
As a titled Douluo, Dugu Bo naturally knew some secrets. He had heard of Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen, two legends in the Soul Master world, and even the High Priest of Seagod Island, Poseidon.
However, because they hadn't appeared for so long, people suspected they were dead.
However, since Qian Daoliu is still alive, Tang Chen and Bo Saixi, the other two Limit Douluo, must also be alive. Therefore, it is reasonable for Qian Daoliu to be ranked in the top three. After all, there can't be any other Limit Douluo, right?
"If we're only talking about Soul Masters, your judgment is correct, but this world isn't just populated by humans!" Qing Mu said meaningfully.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's pupils contracted sharply, clearly understanding Qing Mu's implied meaning.
Dugu Bo frowned and stroked his chin: "Qingmu, are you saying that there is a soul beast stronger than Qian Daoliu? But what kind of 100,000-year-old soul beast is that strong?"
In Dugu Bo's view, although 100,000-year-old soul beasts are strong, the combat power of an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast is only equivalent to that of a level 95 Title Douluo.
Even a mutant like the Titan Giant Ape is at most comparable to a level 96 or 97 Title Douluo, and is no match for Qian Daoliu. You must know that Qian Daoliu is a level 99 Limit Douluo, just one step away from becoming a god. The two are not even in the same league.
"A 100,000-year-old soul beast is indeed impossible!"
Qing Mu nodded, but then gave a wicked smile, "But... what if it's a soul beast that's two hundred thousand years old, three hundred thousand years old, or even a million years old?"
"A million-year-old soul beast?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo was slightly taken aback, but then his brows furrowed even more deeply. "A million-year-old soul beast? Impossible. Isn't it said that after a soul beast breaks through 100,000 years, it can only live for a maximum of 1,000 years? If soul beasts can live for a million years, then why do they need to transform into humans?"
What Qing Mu said went beyond his worldview. In his mind, a 100,000-year-old soul beast was the highest level of soul beast, and he had never even heard of a million-year-old soul beast.
"Senior Dugu, look what this is?"
Qing Mu did not continue to refute, but directly unfolded his spirit rings. Seven spirit rings, yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, and gold-red, appeared around Qing Mu and rotated around him.
Seeing Qing Mu unfold her spirit rings, Dugu Bo subconsciously looked over, and then exclaimed in amazement.
Not only is Qing Mu's fourth spirit ring at the ten-thousand-year level, but his seventh spirit ring is also the most hated hundred-thousand-year spirit ring among spirit masters. It's hard to imagine how powerful the boost that spirit true body of this age can provide to Qing Mu would be.
"Huh? Qingmu, what's wrong with your 100,000-year-old soul ring? Could it be...?"
Suddenly, Dugu Bo noticed that Qing Mu's 100,000-year spirit ring seemed to be different from ordinary 100,000-year spirit rings.
An ordinary 100,000-year soul ring is entirely blood red, but Qing Mu's '100,000-year soul ring' has some golden patterns within its blood red color.
Seeing that Dugu Bo had noticed something amiss, Qing Mu smiled and explained, "That's right, this is a soul ring that is over 100,000 years old. When a soul beast reaches 200,000 years old, the soul ring it produces will have golden patterns on its blood-red surface, and the higher the age, the more golden patterns it contains."
My seventh spirit ring comes from a spirit beast that is nearly 400,000 years old, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!
I made a deal with her, and in return, she was willing to sacrifice herself for me.
"As for what you said about soul beasts only living for a thousand years after 100,000 years, it's because every 100,000 years, a soul beast has to undergo a heavenly tribulation. If it can't overcome it, it will die. Therefore, not all soul beasts can break through 100,000 years; only a very few soul beasts can break through the shackles of 100,000 years."
Listening to Qing Mu's series of explanations, Dugu Bo was momentarily dazed. He had no idea that soul beasts had such secrets.
Then, Dugu Bo pondered and said, "From what you're saying, after a soul beast reaches 100,000 years old, it will have to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation at most a thousand years later. Some soul beasts are not confident that they can overcome it, so they transform into human form?"
"That's right, but there are also some special reasons why they can take human form." Qing Mu nodded.
"Is that so? Then I am indeed ignorant."
Dugu Bo stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
"However..." Suddenly, Dugu Bo changed the subject and said with some worry, "According to you, soul beasts have to go through a life-or-death tribulation every 100,000 years, and only a small number of soul beasts can successfully overcome it each time. Doesn't that mean that soul beasts that live to be a million years old are incredibly powerful?"