Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 75 Dugu Bo's Mission
On the other side, Lin’s Manor.

Lin Rong's excuse to the outside world was that he had entered deep meditation and was putting on a full show.

He was still in deep meditation, so of course it was impossible for him to appear at the opening ceremony of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.

However, even though Lin Rong did not attend the opening ceremony, he did not deliberately send anyone to inquire about the news.

However, the news that the contestants from Blue Tyrant Academy defeated the second team of Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy was still spread by word of mouth among the people of Tiandou City and reached the Duke's Mansion.

"The Royal Academy lost to a small academy that was only established a few years ago during such a grand opening ceremony. This is a huge loss of face for the royal family."

Lin Rong sat in the first seat and said to Dugu Bo who was sitting next to him:
"Given the character of the royal family, they will never let what happened today happen again in the next competition."

"Dugu Bo, your granddaughter has taken the Longyun Xianzhi Pill. Her soul power and cultivation aptitude should have improved significantly. She should be able to help the royal family save face in the next competition."

After hearing this, Dugu Bo, who didn't know his master very well, considered his words and replied:

"I have to thank you for the medicine, sir. Those three Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills were of great help to Yanyan."

"The improvement of soul power and cultivation aptitude are still secondary. The most important thing is that the quality of Yanyan's martial soul has improved a lot."

After saying this, Dugu Bo seemed to be hesitant to speak, but finally he spoke:
"Sir, I wonder if you have any of these Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills left."

Lin Rong took a sip of tea slowly, listening to Dugu Bo's somewhat embarrassed tone, and asked:

"Why? Do you regret giving all three pills to your granddaughter?"

"That's not the case." Dugu Bo hurriedly explained after hearing this:

"My Lord, you also said that the effect of this pill in improving soul power is only effective for soul masters below level 50, and the effect of improving aptitude is better for younger people."

"I am already old. This elixir can only improve the quality of my martial soul. It cannot fully bring out the value of the elixir. Naturally, I have to give it to Yanyan."

"But..." Dugu Bo changed the subject:
"If the quality of my martial soul can be improved, I will have the hope of making further progress in the realm of Titled Douluo. Which soul master can refuse such a temptation?"

"Of course, I know this elixir is very precious, so I want to ask."

After hearing this, Lin Rong had some guesses in his mind, so he asked tentatively:
"You want this pill so much, is it because after Dugu Yan took the Longyun Xianzhi Pill, his martial soul showed a tendency to transform into a dragon, which alleviated the symptoms of the backlash poison of your family martial soul to a certain extent?"

After hearing this, Dugu Bo was shocked and relieved, and finally answered:
"Sir, you really know the drawbacks of our Dugu family's martial spirit inheritance."

"So, that day in Tang Sect, you took out that herb in order to shock me, right?"

After Dugu Bo finished speaking, he wanted to hear what Lin Rong’s answer was.

As a result, Lin Rong just replied calmly:
"If you hadn't come to the Tang Clan banquet that day, things wouldn't be like this now."

These unexpected words left Dugu Bo silent for a while.

After a while, Dugu Bo finally said with some relief:
"It is God's will, fate plays tricks on us."

"If I hadn't brought Yanyan to the Tang Sect that day, I wouldn't have received the elixir you gave me, giving Yanyan a chance to escape the backlash of her family's martial spirit."

"I have no regrets in submitting to you, sir."

These words were Dugu Bo's way of expressing his loyalty, and Lin Rong naturally heard it.

So, under Dugu Bo's expectant gaze, Lin Rong took out a jade bottle and threw it to Dugu Bo, saying:
"There are still pills, but you have to know that improving the quality of the martial soul can only alleviate the symptoms of the backlash poison. If you want to get rid of it from the root, you need to evolve your martial soul to do that."

The ninth-grade dragon ganoderma is the best ganoderma lucidum second only to the immortal-grade medicinal herbs. If Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan were to take it directly, it might allow their martial soul, the green phosphorus snake, to evolve and completely get rid of the martial soul's backlash poison.

However, Yang Wudi used the ninth-grade dragon fungus with other herbs to refine it into twelve pills.

Each person can take up to three pills, and because of drug resistance, the efficacy will decrease with each additional pill. Taking three pills can only obtain less than 15% of the medicinal properties of the ninth-grade dragon ganoderma.

This little bit of medicinal properties can only improve the quality of the Green Phosphorus Snake's martial soul. It is far from enough for it to evolve.

Dugu Bo hurriedly took the jade bottle, smiled, and answered with joy:
"Thank you, sir. I know, but the more the backlash can be alleviated, the better."

After saying that, Dugu Bo couldn't wait to open the jade bottle, took out a pill and was about to swallow it.

"Wait." Lin Rong interrupted Dugu Bo's actions.

Then, in Dugu Bo's puzzled eyes, Lin Rong continued:

"This pill is for you, but it's not for you."

"The three Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills I gave you are mission items. Go to the Barak Kingdom to find the peerless dragon and snake couple. No matter what method or means you use, you can do it."

"In short, I want them both to submit to me."

"After completing the mission, if there is any medicine left, it will be yours. If there is none left, it is your own fault."

"This is the first mission I've issued to you since you surrendered. You must complete it beautifully and don't let me down!"

"Ah, ah?" Dugu Bo put the pill back into the jade bottle with some embarrassment, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and replied:

"Yes, I take your orders!"

After hearing this, Lin Rong waved his hand and drove them away:

"Go quickly and come back soon. I'll be waiting for your good news."

After Dugu Bo left, Lin Rong no longer had to pretend to be a superior in front of his subordinates and lay comfortably in the recliner.

"It's such a pleasant day to have a break from the busy life!"

In the past, he basically did everything important himself.

Later, although Grandpa Yu broke through to the Titled Douluo, Grandpa Yu needed to protect him closely and could not do many things.

Now with Dugu Bo, a powerful and ruthless subordinate, Lin Rong can have some free time by assigning some important but not very important tasks to him.

"This is what a leader of a faction should be like. If I have to do everything myself, then what's the point of me establishing a faction?"

"According to the description of Dugu Bo in the original novel, he would be a capable subordinate, but having only one such capable subordinate is not enough!"

"Bring Juhua and Xiaogui here some other time. The Bipolar Forbidden Field is a good thing, and we can't let it get away with the Spirit Hall."

"It just so happens that I still have two immortal herbs, Qirong Tongtianju and Shuixian Yujigu. One is yang and the other is yin, which just correspond to their martial spirits."

"I don't know how loyal Xiaogui is to the Spirit Hall, but Juhua is not very loyal to the Spirit Hall at all. She is more greedy for the wealth and glory that the Spirit Hall can give her. This is what Juhua herself admitted in the original book."

"It's not a problem for Qirong Tongtianju to take down Chrysanthemum, and with the help of the ambiguous relationship between Chrysanthemum and the little ghost, it won't be a problem to take down the little ghost either."

"When the time is right, we have to let Dugu Bo seduce Juhua out, and then everything will be done."

"But right now, Grandpa Yu has not yet broken through to level ninety-seven, and I have just broken through to Soul Sect. There is still a lot of time, no rush, no rush."

"Wait a few years, until Grandpa Yu breaks through to level ninety-seven. When the time is right, it won't be too late to take action."

(End of this chapter)