Douluo: Martial Soul Golden Crow, I am the Emperor of Heaven

Chapter 17: Dugu Bo

The hand resting on Dugu Yan's neck was so slender, long, and well-defined, yet Dugu Yan felt a profound chill emanating from it.

It made her lose her will to fight, and a sense of fear and dread towards Pei Qing arose in her heart.

Especially when stared at by Pei Qing's golden eyes, Dugu Yan felt the urge to kneel and beg for mercy, to completely submit.

Her martial soul—the Jade Phosphor Serpent —was a very advanced martial soul. Even if it evolved again, it could rank among the top martial souls. Yet that deep-seated submission made her extremely uncomfortable, and her legs became weak involuntarily, giving her the immediate urge to kneel.

This kind of pure martial soul suppression—even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, known as the world's number-one beast martial soul—could not suppress her to this extent.

"Golden Crow... What kind of martial soul is that?"

Dugu Yan raised her head with difficulty, looking at Pei Qing with a strong desire to understand and curiosity in her eyes.

"The divine bird born in the sun is the Golden Crow."

"So, Senior Dugu, are you willing to join my team?"

Pei Qing withdrew his hand from Dugu Yan's snow-white, slender neck, took a step back, and casually retracted the aura of his Golden Crow martial soul.

"but whether Ling Ling joins, I can't decide."

Dugu Yan's legs gave out, and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Pei Qing was quick, reaching out to support her and then helping her sit down on the ground.

"Senior Ye, I will talk to her myself. I am already content with Senior Dugu joining today."

"But, Senior Dugu, your green eyes are quite special. Is that a side effect of your martial soul?"

Pei Qing smiled and looked at Dugu Yan, speaking casually.

Dugu Yan was stunned and shook her head. "My grandfather's eyes are green. How could my Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul have side effects?"

"If there were side effects, my grandfather wouldn't have been able to cultivate to become a Titled Douluo. I didn't expect you to be so strong, yet so stupid."

Dugu Yan stood up and looked at Pei Qing with some contempt as if she were looking at a fool.

Pei Qing's breath was momentarily choked, and he was speechless. She was poisoned by her Martial Soul without knowing it, and when he told her, this little girl dared to call him an idiot.

"Dugu Senior, it would be better to go home and ask Poison Douluo, Your Excellency."

Although Dugu Bo's title is Jade Phosphorus Douluo, people on the continent still prefer to call him Poison Douluo.

After all, he is the only one who has reached the peak of poison cultivation in thousands of years.

Though the Porcupinefish Douluo besides his boss lady also uses poison, he differs from Dugu Bo in that his martial soul is a Porcupinefish with hard armor. He can become a Titled Douluo through the combination of hard armor and venom, but there is still a significant difference between him and Dugu Bo.

"You little brat, if my grandfather finds out you said the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul has side effects, just wait and see if he doesn't teach you a lesson."

Dugu Yan pouted, very displeased.

"Yan Yan, are you alright!"

Just as Dugu Yan and Pei Qing were arguing, Ye Lingling ran over.

After seeing Dugu Yan defeated, she hurried to approach, so she didn't hear the conversation just now.

"It's okay. Nothing can happen to me—I just let this kid go."

Is that so?

If this were the second dimension, Pei Qing might have a question mark over his head.

"Junior Pei, thank you for showing mercy. Since Yan Yan lost and joined your team, may I join as well?"

Ye Lingling had few friends since childhood, and Dugu Yan was her only close friend.

She didn't want to be separated from her. Since Dugu Yan had joined Pei Qing, she wanted to join too.

Moreover, Pei Qing had broken through to level 33 at age ten. With such talent, what level would he reach in seven years? Soul Ancestor? Or Soul King?

"Of course. It would be great if Senior Lingling could join my team. I hope we can get along well in the future."

Dugu Yan pouted, secretly displeased.

You still say you don't like Ling Ling. You call me Senior Dugu, but you call Ling Ling, Senior Ling Ling.

Oh my, how affectionate!

"Mm, please guide me."

Ye Lingling nodded, unaware of Dugu Yan's resentful gaze.

Pei Qing noticed, but didn't care at all.

"Hmph, Ling Ling, don't talk to this guy anymore, let's go!"

"Let's go home, I want to hunt a soul ring."

Dugu Yan snorted coldly, pouting unhappily.

She dragged Ye Lingling towards the outside of the academy.

As an auxiliary soul master, Ye Lingling couldn't resist Dugu Yan, a control-type soul master, and was directly pulled out of Heaven Dou Academy.

She could only apologize to Pei Qing, who shook his head and didn't care.

Watching the two women leave, Pei Qing hummed a song, singing a ditty, and went straight back to his dormitory.

The students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy all lived in single rooms, which was very different from the mixed living arrangements at Shrek.

Soul masters had their secrets in cultivation. Living together could hinder their progress. Shrek Academy couldn't do this because of the environment, but Heaven Dou Academy paid great attention to such matters.

So, at this time, Pei Qing stayed in his room practicing Taiyi Breathing alone.

As his level increased over the years, the Taiyi Breathing Technique became more and more effective for his improvement.

In his sea of consciousness, the sun that nurtured the Golden Crow grew larger and larger, and the three-legged Golden Crow bred in the sun became more handsome and majestic.

When it was fully formed, Pei Qing couldn't imagine how powerful the three-legged Golden Crow truly was.

At this moment, the true sun fire carried by Pei Qing's Golden Crow already had a temperature close to the ultimate fire. After consuming the immortal herb, Pei Qing was confident he could reach the ultimate fire level.

This is just the Golden Crow. The difference between the three-legged Golden Crow and the ordinary Golden Crow was entirely a matter of dimension.

Pei Qing looked forward to seeing the true power of the three-legged Golden Crow.

As time passed, the sunset and the moon rose.

The sky was enveloped in a thick darkness, with moonlight and starlight falling, casting a silvery-white glow over Douluo Continent.

Pei Qing felt that tonight's moon was especially large, and even the atmosphere outside his room was remarkably quiet.

"Senior Dugu, since you're here, why do you hide?"

"Is this the spirit of your titled Douluo?"

"You don't even dare to see a soul elder like me?"

Pei Qing stood on the balcony, looking down with a frivolous smile, speaking indifferently.

"Boy... are you not afraid of death?"

After a long silence, a figure slowly emerged. He was slender, wearing a gray robe, expressionless, with deep cheeks, and a pair of green pupils that gave him a ghostly appearance.

Especially the aura emanating from him, which confirmed Pei Qing's suspicion—this was Dugu Bo.

(End of this chapter)