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Hearing this voice, Tang San stopped what he was doing in surprise. He suddenly turned his head and found that a person, a completely green person, had appeared behind him at some point.
"Dugu Bo!?"
Seeing the newcomer, Tang San almost subconsciously wanted to release his Spirit, Blue Silver Grass, but the next moment, Dugu Bo had already arrived in front of him.
Immediately after, a green light flickered in Dugu Bo's eyes, and he just raised his hand slightly. His movement seemed casual, but it carried an irresistible, terrifying power.
Tang San only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his entire body was fanned out like a kite with a broken string, finally smashing hard against the solid mountain wall behind him.
"Boom—!"
Crushed stones splashed, and dust rose. The next second, Tang San's body slid down the stone wall. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, his face instantly turned extremely pale, and he looked utterly disheveled.
"Dugu Bo, you... what do you want!?" Struggling to get up, Tang San endured the severe pain in his body, straightened his back, and angrily said.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo was first stunned, then his face turned cold, his eyes filled with mockery and disdain. "Hmph, you ran into this old man's herb garden to steal things, and you still have the nerve to ask me what I want to do? Truly, when a person is shameless, even ghosts are afraid!"
"Your herb garden? You make it sound so good," Tang San retorted, meeting Dugu Bo's gaze without backing down in the slightest. "This place is called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; it is clearly a place born of nature, a creation of the natural world, and should rightfully be shared by all Spirit Masters in the world. When did it become your private garden, Dugu Bo?"
"Don't think that just because you are Tang Hao's son, I wouldn't dare to kill you!" A green light flickered in his eyes again, and then a cold Killing Intent surged out from Dugu Bo's body.
How could a Rank 40 Spirit Master contend against the strength of a Titled Douluo? As soon as the Killing Intent struck Tang San's chest, he let out a cry, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and fell to his knees. At the same time, the Blue Silver Grass Spirit and the External Spirit Bone Eight Spider Lances also suddenly released under the pressure of Dugu Bo's Killing Intent, beginning to protect the host's body.
On the Periphery of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well
Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender came upon hearing the news, but they only saw a mess where Tang San had disappeared, with broken trees, scattered crushed stones, and a faint smell of poison lingering in the air.
"What happened? Where's Little San? He... he couldn't have been eaten by a Spirit Beast, could he?" Yu Xiaogang's face was somewhat grim, his gaze sweeping around, and he said with a trembling voice.
Hearing this, Flender pondered for a moment, then squatted down to carefully examine the traces on the ground. He shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. Look at these cracks and bloodstains; they don't look like the traces of a corpse. Instead, they look more like Little San and that Man Faced Demon Spider had an intense fight."
"Xiaogang, I just said earlier that you should walk with me, and then let Flender and Tang San walk together," Liu Erlong said, standing with her arms crossed over her chest, her brows tightly furrowed, clearly complaining. "But you just wouldn't listen, and now look what happened! If something really happened to him, how would you explain it to his father?"
"I... I don't want anything else to happen to you!" Yu Xiaogang's face sank; he was already worried, and now, with Liu Erlong saying this, he immediately became a bit annoyed. "Is this my fault? If you two hadn't arrived so late, Little San wouldn't have gotten into trouble!"
Seeing the two start to argue, Flender quickly reached out to stop them, pacifying both sides. "Alright, alright, stop arguing! Now is not the time to blame each other. Little San should still be alive; if he had really been eaten by a Spirit Beast, there would be remains here. Let's go, we'll look further inside, perhaps we can find him."
Hearing this, Liu Erlong didn't say anything more. Yu Xiaogang, on the other hand, snorted coldly, turned his head away, and no longer argued. The three exchanged glances, then immediately set off, heading deeper into the forest.
To the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well
Dugu Bo grabbed Tang San by the neck, lifting him up like a small chick.
"Tang Hao's son? So what?" Dugu Bo sneered. "I didn't kill you last time because people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were present, and I was afraid the news would leak and cause complications. Now there are only you and me here. If I kill you and destroy the evidence, what can Tang Hao do to me? Can he guess it was me? Hmph!"
This time, Tang San didn't even have a chance to resist. He just stared coldly at Dugu Bo, his face flushed, gasping like an ox, unable to even speak.
"Although it's said that an External Spirit Bone, once fused, cannot be absorbed and utilized by other Spirit Masters, this is merely a rumor, and I haven't personally tested it." Looking at the Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back, a greedy glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes; at this moment, he had already made up his mind to kill Tang San.
However, just as he was about to crush Tang San's throat, he suddenly tensed, his brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze looked into the distance, as if he had caught something.
"Two Spirit Saints of over Rank 70, and one Spirit Grandmaster who hasn't even reached Rank 30, are they here to die?" Dugu Bo muttered. "Since that's the case, I'll deal with these three first, then come back to finish you off, kid. That way, if one of them escapes and goes to inform Tang Hao, it'll be troublesome."
As his voice fell, he violently flung his hand, and Tang San's body was thrown out like a broken sack, then heavily slammed onto the ground, instantly falling unconscious.
With a flash of his figure, Dugu Bo transformed into a bi-green streak of light, his Aura sharp, and he charged straight towards the three auras—two strong and one weak, some low, some surging.
In just the blink of an eye, Dugu Bo's figure arrived at the very top of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley.
And at this moment, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong also happened to arrive. The three stood on the edge of a nearby cliff, their steps suddenly halting. All were stunned by the sight before them.
Looking down, they saw through the swirling dense fog below, faintly visible by the rock wall at the bottom of the valley, Tang San, covered in blood and barely alive, lying there.
"Little San!" Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly changed dramatically, his eyes bloodshot, and he angrily said, "Dugu Bo, why did you capture my Disciple?"
"What are you? How dare you come and question me?" Hearing Yu Xiaogang's angry roar, Dugu Bo's face showed disdain, a sneer of extreme mockery curling at the corner of his mouth, and he said.
"It's good that you all came today. Under the guidance of a certain expert, this old man took a fancy to the Golden Saint Dragon Bloodline within you. Today, I'll borrow a bit from you, this useless fellow. Anyway, your Spirit Power Rank will probably never Break through in this lifetime, so it's better to give this Bloodline to this old man."