"I get to name the conditions?"
Luo Yu spoke clearly, "I heard you have a lively granddaughter named Dugu Yan, right?"
Dugu Bo was taken aback at first, then his wrinkled face twisted instantly. He pointed at Luo Yu angrily, "You're going too far! I've already given you conditions, and you still want to set your sights on my beautiful granddaughter?"
"Heh." Luo Yu said lightly, "Don't flatter yourself, old man. If I'm not mistaken, your granddaughter is probably deeply poisoned as well."
Dugu Bo suddenly became embarrassed, then dissatisfied, "Since I've already set a bottom line, there's no need for you to raise the stakes, is there?"
"Let's not use these underhanded tactics. It's better to be open and honest."
"Oh?" Luo Yu turned, staring at his emerald green eyes, "Then I'll just be frank."
Dugu Bo straightened his body, the success of negotiations depending on what the other party offered.
"I can help you and your granddaughter solve the problems with your bodies, but the premise is that you take me to your treasure vault."
"What treasure vault?" Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat, as if a deeply hidden secret had been touched.
"Take me to your treasure vault in this Sunset Forest!" Luo Yu said firmly.
A sly look flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes, and he said without hesitation, "I can take you, but you must first tell me the method of treatment."
Luo Yu dispersed the nine black-scaled great dragons that were circling behind him and nodded in agreement. "To show my sincerity, I can let you see it first, but you must take me to the treasure vault immediately."
Dugu Bo looked at the book that appeared in Luo Yu's hand, its light and shadow flickering, and immediately revealed a look of joy. Matters of life and death were also urgent for him to verify whether it was a feasible method, and he walked closer to Luo Yu step by step.
"Thirty meters—"
"Fifteen meters."
Seeing Luo Yu gradually ease up on his aggressive stance, seemingly intending to keep his promise, Dugu Bo inwardly sneered. He wants to covet his grandfather's treasure trove? Out here in the wilderness, he actually thinks someone will adhere to some sort of code of honor?
Ten meters! Luo Yu, who had been constantly calculating the distance, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
"I'll let you look at this first!" Luo Yu tossed a booklet towards Dugu Bo, stopping the other man's advance.
Dugu Bo didn't dare to catch it with his hands. The Green Scaled Serpent Emperor Martial Soul behind him flashed a streak of green light, coiling back and retrieving the booklet.
Seeing that nothing happened, Dugu Bo, with the booklet in hand, looked up at the figure in black robes, secretly thinking, It seems this guy has a bit of a brain, not daring to let this old man get too close.
But since he dares to give me the materials in advance to look at, it's likely that what's written here is an incomplete solution. Looks like I'll have to find a way to deal with him later. How could an outsider be allowed to easily enter the important area of the treasure trove?
After quickly thinking it over, Dugu Bo's eyes burned with excitement as he looked at the booklet. He had been troubled by this poison entering his body for far too long. He hoped there was a real solution inside.
Luo Yu raised his fingers and quickly flipped through it.
Seeing his opponent lower his head and let down his guard, Luo Yu flashed two spirit items.
His left hand held a black iron hammer, its divine aura naturally formed, covered with complex patterns. His right hand held a gold-rimmed bronze gong, revealing a profound, mysterious, and swirling aura.
However, the auras of the two spirit items were concealed. They were secretly activated, and Dugu Bo, who had lowered his head, didn't notice in time.
In an instant,
Dugu Bo crushed the nonsense booklet, and his soul power instantly went berserk. He raised his head and angrily questioned, "What kind of bullshit is this? Why do you take me for a fool?"
"Clang!!!"
Responding to Dugu Bo was a deafening gong sound.
Luo Yu swung the Soul Suppression Hammer with his left hand. Although the hammer's aura was weak, the faint, flickering light emitted a heavy, muffled aura, like a mountain. It drew a black trajectory in the air and slammed onto the golden gong.
The Startling Soul Gong vibrated violently in moments, its surface displaying mysterious golden patterns as it shook. Clear, soul-piercing sound waves rippled outwards.
The darkness that had enveloped the area recoiled before the gong's golden waves. Dugu Bo, his hair standing on end, looked up in fury and hastily tried to activate his Green Scaled Serpent Emperor Martial Soul to defend himself.
However, the emerald poison mist spewed out by the serpent did nothing to stop the waves. The materialized golden waves passed right through the mist and struck Dugu Bo.
"Not good!"
The strange golden waves entered his body. Dugu Bo widened his eyes, feeling his soul violently shake as if it were about to separate from his body under the gong's sound.
Fortunately, his years of cultivation weren't for show. He barely suppressed the turmoil with his formidable Title Douluo cultivation, but the phantom of the Green Scaled Serpent Emperor behind him seemed to want to float away.
At this moment, he never expected the other party to suddenly attack, nor did he anticipate their methods would be so bizarre. He couldn't even put up a defense.
Seeing that Dugu Bo's soul was injured and he was preoccupied, Luo Yu instantly retracted the two spirit items he had used to great effect. He bit his right index finger, frowned, and began to draw in the air with bold strokes.
Crimson blood, intentionally controlled by Luo Yu, seeped out continuously. As his fingers danced, they formed an obscure and difficult-to-understand incantation in the air. The instant the incantation took shape, it erupted with a burst of brilliant azure light.
"Imperial Censor's Secret Art: Restrain Souls, Command Spirits!"
As Luo Yu roared, his cloak instantly exploded. The black hair, slightly tinged with purple and long, danced with the force of the released energy, suddenly revealing his handsome and unparalleled, yet slightly sinister, face.
Having suffered an initial disadvantage, the Poison Douluo, who was struggling to control his soul, felt as if his soul and Martial Soul were about to leave his body the moment he saw the incantation. Seeing the other party's appearance, which was like a demon descending to the mortal world, he was utterly astonished and feared to the extreme.
He never expected that the black-robed figure, who had been cleverly battling him, would be such an elegant young man, and furthermore, possess such a bizarre and astonishing method.
When things go against the norm, there must be a reason. The Poison Douluo trembled all over, desperately summoning his Martial Soul, prepared to unleash his strongest strength.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black. Nine Soul Rings, carrying the imposing might of a Title Douluo, instantly rose.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Serpent Emperor True Body!"
"Ninth Soul Skill: Green Scaled Serpent Light!"
However, Dugu Bo, having lost the initiative, had no chance to struggle under Luo Yu's careful calculations.
As the deep blue, mystical runes descended upon him, Dugu Bo felt as if his very soul was being torn apart by a tremendous, overwhelming force. He desperately stabilized his soul to resist, but in doing so, he could not attend to all aspects. The massive Green Scaled Serpent Emperor Martial Soul behind him let out a mournful cry and suddenly detached.
The Serpent Emperor Martial Soul struggled fiercely, but it was helpless under the suppression of the deep blue runes. Luo Yu's brow revealed a look of joy, and behind him, a broken, green ancient banner faintly appeared. Its patterns were vivid, seeming to emanate the roars of seventy-two beast lords.
"Collect!"
Luo Yu joined his index and middle fingers together, remotely activating the runes. The deep blue runes, along with the ethereal shadow of the detached Serpent Emperor, directly cleaved through the sky and entered the Blazing Demon Banner.
Green Scaled Serpent Emperor: I'm "dead," and have entered the place where the big shots are imprisoned. Burn some recommendation tickets for me to commemorate me… Let me buy a couple of beautiful snake women to pay respect to the other big shots below.
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