"Ever since I took that immortal herb, the issue within my body has long since been resolved!"
"Old Chrysanthemum, where do you think you're running?!"
Dugu Bo laughed heartily, unable to conceal the pride on his face.
"No wonder your strength increased so quickly."
"So it was an immortal herb… You damn old poison, how did someone like you get so lucky? What a waste."
"Immortal herb, you say?"
"Hmph! You talk too much. Prepare to die!"
Yue Guan's expression twisted in shock, but Dugu Bo had no intention of answering further.
Clouds of poison mist surged toward Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo occasionally spat venom to forcefully overwhelm him in midair.
Yue Guan quickly channeled his soul power, dodging the torrents of poison with difficulty.
Their exchange carried clearly across the battlefield below.
"So Senior Dugu had a hidden injury?"
"No wonder people used to say Poison Douluo was the weakest Titled Douluo… It wasn't that he was weak, it's that he was sick."
"Shh! Senior Dugu isn't someone you and I should gossip about."
"Oh come on, what's wrong with talking about a fight?"
"Now that Senior Dugu has recovered, it looks like he's actually gaining the upper hand!"
The spectators were stunned.
Who would have imagined?
The man once mocked as the "floor tile" of the Titled Douluo world was now revealing his true strength—and a hidden past.
"Now that Senior Dugu is flying high, who's the weakest Titled Douluo now?"
Someone raised the question aloud.
And just like that, curiosity exploded among the crowd.
"If we're talking hypotheticals, let's break it down."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has Sword and Bone Douluo—undeniably powerful."
"Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has a top-tier martial soul, possibly stronger than even Bone Douluo."
"In Spirit Hall, only Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo show up regularly."
"Ghost Douluo seems stronger, right?"
"So does that make Chrysanthemum Douluo the weakest now?"
One speaker interrupted the debate with sparkling eyes and animated gestures.
Nearby, Liu Erlong, who had somehow appeared without notice—nodded repeatedly at their analysis.
Then her gaze lifted back to the sky. Her eyes shone with yearning.
In the lava zone's core—
Elsewhere, Hu Liena had also been listening in on the murmurs around her, and she was slightly dazed.
"Elder Gui… Is Elder Ju really the weakest Titled Douluo now?"
She turned in confusion and looked to Gui Mei behind her.
After all, in her memory, wherever Yue Guan and Gui Mei went together, they were always undefeated.
Now, someone was telling her that Yue Guan was the weakest…
"Old Chrysanthemum is really useless today."
"After this, I don't know how his reputation will survive."
Gui Mei's tone was filled with dissatisfaction, though he still made an effort to offer some explanation out of courtesy.
He couldn't let Yue Guan carry the shame of being the weakest Douluo.
"Holy Maiden, any soul master capable of becoming a Titled Douluo shouldn't be underestimated."
"Poison Douluo may have been called the weakest before, but his strength still surpasses many Rank 92 Douluo in Spirit Hall."
"As for Yue Guan—though he can't handle the newly reborn Dugu Bo, he could still suppress most Rank 92 or 93 Douluo with ease."
Gui Mei spoke coolly, his expression tinged with disdain.
Hu Liena finally understood and sighed in relief.
So it was like that—at least Yue Guan wasn't just some random weakling.
Otherwise, she would have doubted her own safety tagging along.
Yue Guan had been chased to the brink of collapse.
Frustrated by the relentless pursuit, he stopped dodging and chose to make a desperate stand.
"Old poison! Taste my Chrysanthemum again!"
"Chrysanthemums fall, petals scatter, hearts shatter!!"
A golden wheel of energy blasted toward Dugu Bo.
But Dugu Bo remained composed. From the mouth of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, a thick jet of poison surged out to intercept it.
The spinning golden wheel began to slow under the pressure of the poisonous assault.
Yue Guan gritted his teeth in agony, struggling to maintain it.
A thunderous crash followed.
Overwhelmed by the toxic blast, Yue Guan plummeted from the sky.
Gui Mei raced up to catch him midair.
Below, Liu Erlong's eyes widened in disbelief.
A single flower petal fluttered past her head, smashing into the ground and leaving a deep crater.
"So… this is the power of a Titled Douluo?"
"If only I had formed a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Xiaogang back then, maybe I would've reached this level too…"
Liu Erlong looked down, her heart heavy with sadness.
Memories of lost companions filled her thoughts.
Nearby, others were scrambling to dodge the rain of golden petals falling from above.
Those who failed to react in time—Soul Kings and Soul Ancestors alike—were immediately caught in the blast.
Blood splattered. Screams echoed.
The ground turned crimson with the fallen.
A few petals even flew toward Huo Yanbao and Fire Dragon.
They hadn't retreated. Instead, they stood firm, resisting the shockwaves with raw soul power.
Their faces were pale, but they refused to take a single step back.
As Soul Douluo and sect masters, pride anchored their feet.
From afar, Qin Ming finally arrived, just in time to see the carnage unfold.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Good thing I arrived late… and stayed back."
Qin Ming exhaled deeply, shaken.
He had come hoping to seize a stroke of fortune amid the chaos.
But now, he realized how naive that idea had been.
Without overwhelming strength, such opportunities were nothing but death traps.
Ordinary soul masters like him should just stay back.
A hand tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
It was Yan Que'er, leading the rest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy group.
All of them were equally stunned by the scene.
"Teacher Qin, are you hurt?"
"What's the situation over there?"
Yan Que'er, having calmed down from the earlier shock, asked quickly.
"I'm fine, Teacher Yan. Thanks for your concern."
"By now, all the major factions have arrived at the Lava Zone ahead of us."
"I overheard that the Flame Beast King has already awakened—but no one knows where it went."
"The battle between the two Titled Douluo is way beyond anything we can interfere with."
The two Soul Douluo from Heaven Dou Academy looked up helplessly at the battlefield above, where Spirit Hall and Dugu Bo still stood opposed.
"Good. As long as you're not injured."
"For now, we'll observe and wait."
Teacher Bai Baoshan gave the order.
"Old Chrysanthemum, never thought I'd live to see the day you got poisoned by me!"
"Where's that smug attitude from earlier?!"
Dugu Bo roared with laughter as he watched Yue Guan fall, now poisoned and defeated.
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