Chapter 136: How Can a Golden Scale Stay in a Small Pond?
After returning to Heaven Dou City, Lin Mo did not immediately head back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the others. Instead, he returned to the Ye Family Medical Hall together with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
Their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest had taken many days. Now that they had returned safely, they naturally had to report their safety to the two elders first.
The inner courtyard of the Ye Family Medical Hall.
Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan were sitting opposite each other, chatting about something.
When Lin Mo and the other two appeared at the courtyard entrance, Dugu Bo paused slightly, then looked up.
His emerald green eyes swept over the three of them. After confirming that all of them were unharmed, he breathed a soft sigh of relief.
"You're back?" There was a hint of concern in his voice.
"Grandpa, we're back."
Dugu Yan quickly walked forward and sat down beside Dugu Bo, while Ye Lingling also walked to Ye Linyuan's side.
Lin Mo bowed to the two elders. "Senior Dugu, Teacher."
Dugu Bo sized up Lin Mo, his eyebrows twitching slightly. "Your spirit power has stabilized quite a bit. It seems this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest yielded significant gains."
Lin Mo nodded. "Indeed, there were gains."
At this moment, Dugu Yan chimed in. "Grandpa, you have no idea what we encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest!"
She immediately recounted the incident of Ma Hongjun's insolence from beginning to end.
At the end, Dugu Yan snorted coldly. "If Lin Mo hadn't stopped me, I would have released my poison right then and let those two bastards taste the Azure Luan Purple Poison!"
After listening to Dugu Yan's narration, Dugu Bo's face darkened at a visible speed.
A hint of coldness flashed in his emerald pupils.
"Good, very good." Dugu Bo's voice also turned completely cold. "Since when did two ignorant juniors dare to insult my granddaughter, Dugu Bo's granddaughter?"
His gaze turned to Lin Mo. "You didn't teach them a lesson?"
"We did." Lin Mo nodded. "I personally gave them a beating. They were burned by Charizard's flames and won't be able to recover anytime soon."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression softened slightly, but there was still a trace of anger in his eyes.
Seeing this, Lin Mo said, "Senior Dugu, this is a matter between us juniors. It is better to let us handle it."
"If you were to step in personally, it would inevitably look like you were bullying the young in the eyes of others."
"Don't worry. I'll beat those two guys every time I see them in the future. I will definitely vent this anger for Sister Yanyan and the others!"
Dugu Bo glanced at Lin Mo and remained silent for a moment before finally snorting.
"Fine. Since you put it that way, I'll leave it to you."
Lin Mo felt slightly relieved.
His reason for dissuading Dugu Bo was naturally not out of concern for the reputation of "bullying the young."
The real reason was that Tang Hao followed Tang San most of the time, protecting him from the shadows.
Although Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, he most likely would not be a match for Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.
After all, while that man's brain was not very useful, his strength was genuinely formidable.
This could be seen from how he had wandered around the continent with his wife, even though he knew his wife, a transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, was about to give birth. Eventually, he still ran into the previous Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji, who came looking for them.
In that situation, having just broken through and fighting one against three, he still managed to kill one and heavily injure two. This showed that Tang Hao's strength was indeed impressive.
Since Lin Mo knew of Tang Hao's existence, it was better to avoid him as much as possible if he could.
Let Spirit Hall deal with the trouble that was Tang Hao.
Ye Linyuan spoke at the right time, changing the subject.
"Xiao Mo, how was your harvest from this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest? And how did it feel to conduct a Spirit Hunt alone?"
Everyone's gaze fell on Lin Mo once again.
Lin Mo pondered for a moment before saying, "The harvest was quite good."
"My fifth spirit ring came from a Sun Worm King with a cultivation of around thirty thousand years."
"The Spirit Ability it granted Charizard is Corona Light. In terms of attack power alone, it is no weaker than the full strength strike of a seven-ring Spirit Saint."
"Furthermore, after absorbing this spirit ring, Charizard's own fire attribute was further purified."
Hearing this, Ye Linyuan stroked his beard and nodded.
"A thirty thousand year spirit ring. No wonder your spirit power fluctuations have become so much stronger. You don't look like someone who has just entered the five-ring stage. It seems that while the risk was great, the rewards were also immense."
However, Lin Mo soon recalled his encounter with Qian Renxue and the experience of being secretly locked onto by Snake Lance Douluo. A trace of lingering resentment appeared on his face.
"As for the feeling of hunting alone..."
Lin Mo paused and did not go into detail. "I can only say it was dangerous, but fortunately, everything ended safely."
Even now, he still felt a bit of lingering fear.
After all, the feeling of being watched from the shadows by a Titled Douluo was truly unpleasant.
Dugu Yan asked curiously, "A-Mo, exactly how strong are you now?"
"To be able to kill a thirty thousand year Spirit Beast alone without anyone's help, you must already have the strength of an ordinary Spirit Saint!"
As Dugu Yan finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned toward Lin Mo.
But before Lin Mo could speak, Dugu Bo, who was beside him, began to mutter.
Dugu Bo stroked his chin, his tone carrying a hint of emotion. "This kid, even before obtaining his fifth spirit ring, already had combat power no weaker than an ordinary seven-ring Spirit Saint."
"Now that he has obtained a thirty thousand year spirit ring, his strength is likely even more exaggerated."
He looked at Lin Mo and raised an eyebrow. "Is this old man correct?"
Lin Mo smiled and did not deny it.
Ye Lingling spoke thoughtfully. "Is this why you're no longer deliberately concealing your strength like before?"
Her purple eyes flickered slightly. "The Emperor Fighting Team has all witnessed your amazing feat of possessing a ten thousand year fourth spirit ring and becoming a twelve-year-old five-ring Spirit King."
"Either of these two achievements, taken alone, would undoubtedly break the Spirit Master cultivation records of the Douluo Continent."
"And for both records to appear on the same person..." Ye Lingling paused. "It is foreseeable what kind of reaction the other forces will have once the news spreads."
Lin Mo nodded, his voice calm. "I can't keep hiding forever."
"Just as Senior Dugu said before, without experiencing wind and rain, it is difficult to grow into a truly towering tree."
Hearing this, a look of approval flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.
But then, he seemed to remember something, and his brow furrowed slightly.
"Wait."
Dugu Bo slowly said, "Your past style of doing things was always based on stability. Hiding when you could, avoiding when you could."
"Why have you suddenly changed your nature and started not minding being exposed to the spotlight?"
Speaking to this point, Dugu Bo suddenly remembered the spar he had with Lin Mo after Lin Mo's Martial Soul evolved into Charizard.
Although Dugu Bo had taken the initiative to stop that spar back then, Lin Mo had appeared extremely confident and incredibly composed at the time.
Thinking of this, Dugu Bo leaned forward slightly, his emerald eyes staring fixedly at Lin Mo.
"Are you..."
"Still hiding some trump card that you haven't told us about?"
As Dugu Bo's voice fell, the courtyard suddenly became quiet.
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