Chapter 100 Ning Rongrong: I Defeated a Titled Douluo! Dugu Bo's Arrangements and Plans
"Thanks for your help this time!"
Zhu Zhuqing reached out and rubbed Ning Rongrong's head.
If not for Ning Rongrong's support, relying on her own speed alone would not have been enough to avoid Dugu Bo's detection while using the combination of Phantom Flash and Hell Shadow Assault.
If she had fought head-on, she might have needed to use the invincible golden body three times just to have a chance to defeat Dugu Bo through trading injuries.
"Hehe~ I told you, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul is the strongest!"
Ning Rongrong puffed out her chest proudly and said with a playful expression,
"So, how is it? Feeling like you can't go back now?"
"…Indeed."
Zhu Zhuqing fell silent.
What she actually wanted to say was that she still preferred bigger.
No matter how strong the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul was, it still needed to be paired with other augmentation soul skills to display its full strength.
If she couldn't treat Ning Rongrong like a support accessory, she would absolutely never bring this girl along!
"Hehe! Is this inside that strange valley from before?"
Ning Rongrong curiously looked around.
Suddenly, she noticed Dugu Bo, who was wearing shackles and a blindfold, and asked curiously,
"Huh? Zhuqing, who is that?"
"Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo," Zhu Zhuqing replied calmly.
"A Titled Douluo?"
Ning Rongrong froze, asking in disbelief.
"Mm."
"Yesterday, with my support, you defeated a Titled Douluo?"
Ning Rongrong's voice suddenly rose several pitches.
"Mm."
"Th-this!"
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong felt as if she had been struck by lightning, standing there in a daze.
She, Ning Rongrong, a Rank 28 Soul Grandmaster, had assisted a Soul King to successfully defeat a Titled Douluo.
Such a feat was unprecedented and would likely never be repeated!
"I… I defeated a Titled Douluo!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes gradually lit up.
The pride in her voice could no longer be hidden.
"Pfft!"
At the side, Bai Lu almost couldn't hold it in.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of a certain divine mentor's famous quote—
"I raised a god!"
Sorry, he really couldn't hold it in!
"Zhuqing, did your clone just laugh?"
Ning Rongrong suddenly turned her head.
"Did it?"
Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head in confusion.
"Didn't it?"
"No."
"Did I hear wrong?"
"You heard wrong."
The girl responded seriously and nodded toward Bai Lu.
The latter understood and stepped toward Dugu Bo.
"Old poison, take those things off."
"Yes!"
Dugu Bo eagerly removed the shackles and blindfold, bowing as he said,
"Master, everything has been completed. May I now receive the antidote?"
"Catch."
Bai Lu tossed over the pill refined earlier using the girl's blood, along with the remaining two herbs similar to Nine Treasure Purple Zoysia.
"This is…"
Dugu Bo carefully caught them and looked at Bai Lu nervously.
"The pill can detoxify you. The herbs will stabilize your foundation and strengthen your origin, helping you repair your martial soul defect sooner. They can also improve your granddaughter's aptitude."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's hands trembled with excitement.
"Thank you for your grace, Master!"
Because he understood his situation, he was certain these items were genuine.
After all, Bai Lu had no need to deceive him.
"Relax your mind. Do not resist."
Bai Lu paid no attention to his gratitude. He stepped forward and lightly tapped his forehead, saying,
"This is a method for storing poison, as well as a secret technique for condensing a soul core. It will help you turn your inner pill bead into a soul core in the future and go even further."
"Thank you for your grace, Master!"
Dugu Bo immediately bowed in submission.
"I've given you so many things. Old poison, you wouldn't disappoint my trust, would you?"
Bai Lu looked down at him with a commanding gaze.
"I absolutely will not! I am willing to obey the Master completely."
Dugu Bo immediately expressed his loyalty.
Setting aside whether he could still defeat Zhu Zhuqing now—
This exchange alone had been an enormous gain for him.
Most importantly, regarding his martial soul defect, he no longer had any worries.
He no longer needed to fear his granddaughter suffering a poison outbreak in the future, forcing him to once again experience the tragedy of an elder burying the young.
"It's fine. Even if you betray me, it doesn't matter."
Bai Lu smiled calmly.
"I know your background and who your family is. If you truly betray me, I have plenty of ways to make you regret it."
"This old servant… would not dare!"
Dugu Bo quickly lowered his posture even further and suggested,
"Master, should I resign from my position as a worship of the Heaven Dou Empire and bring my granddaughter to fully pledge allegiance to you?"
"A wise man submits to circumstances. Old poison, I'd say you're quite the wise one."
Bai Lu gave Dugu Bo a higher appraisal.
He had originally thought this eccentric old poison would resist quite a bit.
He didn't expect the old man's adaptability to be this strong.
"No need for now. From now on, just act as if you don't know me and carry on as usual."
"When I need you in the future, I'll have you act."
As he spoke, Bai Lu walked to the girl's side.
He gently brushed near her ear, took out the half-dead Blue Silver Emperor, and tossed it in front of Dugu Bo.
"This is…"
Dugu Bo examined it several times. "A mutated Blue Silver Grass?"
"No, this is the Blue Silver Emperor," Bai Lu paused, then added, "the legendary wife of the Clear Sky Douluo."
"Hiss~"
Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong both gasped, staring at the Blue Silver Emperor in shock.
They had both heard of the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
The ruthless figure is rumored to have severely injured the former Pope, leading to their death.
But his wife…
"Why is she a blade of grass!?"
Ning Rongrong was utterly confused.
"Master, could it be… the Clear Sky Douluo's wife is a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast!?"
Dugu Bo suddenly recalled rumors spreading north of the empire.
As well as the mysterious attack suffered by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan some time ago, his eyes widened slightly.
"That's right. She has sacrificed herself once."
Bai Lu nodded lightly and instructed,
"From now on, your only task is to take care of the Blue Silver Emperor."
"Ensure she grows as quickly as possible. While restoring her cultivation, do not allow her any means of contacting the outside world, and do not let any aura leak out."
"Can you do that?"
"Th-this…"
Dugu Bo instantly understood Bai Lu's meaning.
Regardless of Bai Lu's future plans for the Blue Silver Emperor—
If outsiders, especially Tang Hao, discovered her here with him, he would offend both Tang Hao and Bai Lu.
At that point, he would surely die.
Bai Lu repeated, his voice low and gaze cold,
"Can you do it?"
"Yes!"
Dugu Bo gritted his teeth.
"I will reset the poison array and prepare nutrient solutions."
"I will absolutely ensure the Blue Silver Emperor recovers her strength in the shortest time possible, without leaking any aura!"
"Mm. Not bad."
Bai Lu nodded lightly. "Do your job well. In the future, wealth, power, fame, and strength will not be lacking. I look forward to your performance."
"Yes!"
Dugu Bo felt both joy and fear.
"Act as if we don't exist. Go about your business."
Bai Lu waved his hand.
With his soul power exhausted, the Hell Spirit Cat clone dissipated.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately took out one of the pills and swallowed it.
As the medicinal power spread through his body, he instantly felt the serpent poison that had clung to him like a parasite finally being dispelled.
"Ha…"
Dugu Bo let out a breath, feeling an unprecedented sense of ease.
He then took out the herbs that stabilized his foundation and strengthened his origin, consuming them and focusing on refining their effects.
Before long, a green light burst from his body. His Martial Soul, which had degraded into the Jade Phosphor Serpent King, and his soul power, which was on the verge of falling below rank 90, gradually stabilized.
He was confident that within a year, he could condense his inner pill bead again and restore his martial soul to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor level.
He might even directly condense the inner pill bead into a highly toxic soul core!
"…This doesn't seem so bad after all…"
Dugu Bo glanced deeply at the two girls and gradually accepted reality.
Compared to before, when he appeared aloof and glorious on the surface but lived in constant fear and pain—
Following Zhu Zhuqing now felt like a weight lifted off his shoulders, with a vast sky ahead.
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End of Chapter