Douluo: Dream Overlord

"Prepare to die! Savage charge!"

The rhinoceros roared as its third soul skill suddenly flashed.

The rhinoceros horn that grew on his forehead became thicker and longer under the effect of his soul skill, and the white rhinoceros horn shone with a dazzling white light under the lamplight.

"My goodness! This rhinoceros horn can actually grow longer!" Shi Guang exclaimed in amazement. "If it can grow back after being cut off, they'll make a fortune."

Seeing the rhinoceros charging towards him, Time steadied his waist and assumed a defensive stance to meet the enemy.

As the rhinoceros-man's sharp horn lunged at him, Shi Guang suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the rhinoceros horn, using a Tai Chi-like technique to lift the man up.

This is a move he created after his battle with Tang San yesterday, using the Crane Control and Dragon Capture technique as a template.

It is derived from the concept of using minimal force to deflect great force. Although it does not have the bizarre control ability of controlling cranes and capturing dragons, it can still be effective against opponents of similar strength.

The rhinoceros-man was pulled into the air by the force of the attack. He thrashed his legs blankly, as if swimming, before being pulled back by time and struck by a punch imbued with his soul power.

With a thud, the rhinoceros-man fell straight to the ground, dispelling his martial spirit possession state, unable to rise again.

Wow! That's impressive, Time!

Yu Feng, who was using the agility of his martial soul Wind Chime Bird to toy with his opponent, was somewhat surprised to see Shi Guang cleanly and efficiently resolve the battle.

"What's the big deal? As teammates in the Heaven Dou Royal Team, battles should be this simple and direct!"

Yu Tianheng sent a rhinoceros-man flying with a single punch, and looked at Shi Guang with satisfaction.

"Hehe, Yu Feng, if you don't take this seriously, Tian Heng might get angry~"

"I used poisonous fog to knock a rhinoceros-man to the ground," Dugu Yan said with a smile.

"Huh?" Yu Feng looked around the arena and found that everyone except himself had finished their battles.

Even the turtle brothers used their experience and the quality of their martial spirits to knock several rhinoceros men unconscious with their shields.

"Alright, then I should get serious." Yu Feng muttered as he spoke his first soul skill, "First Soul Skill—Wing Blade!"

Wind elements emerged from her pure white wings, converging into a sharp blue blade that shot towards the rhinoceros-man.

The rhinoceros fell to the ground with a thud. Yu Feng raised his hand to adjust his baseball cap and looked at Shi Guang triumphantly.

Time smiled and gave her a thumbs up; the girl put her hands on her hips and looked smug.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Team swept through the arena with lightning speed, eliminating their enemies.

The audience cheered, applauding the swift and decisive battle.

Yu Tianheng and the others smiled as they watched the cheering audience cheer for them, waving back. Yu Feng, in particular, proudly crossed his arms and waved to the audience.

Time doesn't like to show its face in front of people, and it silently left through the entrance.

Ye Lingling also came along.

Seeing the aloof girl walking up from behind, Shi Guang took two energy drinks from the vending machine in the backstage, paid with coins, and handed one to the girl.

"Thanks."

Ye Lingling was a little surprised. She accepted the drink, thanked them politely, and simply held it without opening it.

Chen Qi sat in a chair, opened his drink and drank it, while observing Ye Lingling, who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed.

"I studied a little psychology in my past life, and this kind of posture mostly indicates a state of vigilance."

Silently watching Ye Lingling's aloof expression, Shi Guang began to recall every little thing that had happened since he joined the team.

It seems that I communicate well with everyone else, but Ye Lingling seems to be out of place.

This isn't just about her own relationship with others; it seems the girl's relationships with everyone else are just so-so.

Whether it's with girls, Dugu Yan and Yu Feng disguised as a boy, or Yu Tianheng and his gang of men, their relationships are limited to being teammates in battle.

In their daily lives, they had no interaction whatsoever. Ye Lingling always went about her own business, and she was always the first to arrive at the playground for the morning assembly.

"I remember her martial soul... it's like a rare healing martial soul called Nine Heart Begonia."

Time twists the bottle cap and begins to ponder.

"I remember that the effect of this martial soul is to heal the injuries of a soul master in a wide area."

No matter how many spirit rings it possesses, the Nine-Hearted Begonia's spirit skill will always be the same—area-of-effect healing for all targets.

Although the healing effect can be controlled by the Soul Master's will, the higher the Soul Power level and the more Soul Rings, the stronger the healing energy.

However, its functionality is very limited, lacking the ability to provide other capabilities such as attack, defense, or control.

After digging Ye Lingling's information out of his memory, Shi Guang looked at Ye Lingling silently staring at the drink in her hand, and seemed to understand something.

According to the original work, this rare martial soul belongs to a family, and only one soul master in each generation can inherit it.

Moreover, this martial soul is not inheritable. Unless the previous owner of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul dies, this martial soul will not be passed on.

From this perspective, Ye Lingling is most likely a descendant of a single heir. As the only Soul Master with the Nine Heart Begonia, one can imagine the malice she suffered in her family.

Everyone wanted to kill her so that their descendants could give birth to the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

This somewhat thin girl, without the protection of relatives, can only survive by her own stubbornness, using her ever-improving strength to refute those people...

"The Nine-Heart Begonia, as a top-tier support-type martial soul, is a force to be reckoned with, comparable to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Limited by the quality of one's martial soul, cultivating soul power will definitely be very difficult.

As Shi Guang pondered, he suddenly remembered Dugu Yan.

To be more precise, it was Dugu Yan's grandfather, Dugu Bo, a level 90 control-type titled Douluo.

He possesses the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, one of the three rare treasure basins on the continent, which is filled with mostly immortal herbs.

Tang San later used the Eight Spider Lances to absorb the toxins from Xiao Wu's body. After Dugu Yan informed Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo kidnapped Tang San and took him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

This allowed Tang San to not only achieve immunity to all poisons by using the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, but also to improve his strength and soul power, and his external soul bone to evolve.

Later, he became close friends with Dugu Bo and acquired the title of Douluo to assist him.

They also took away all the mature immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, practically plundering the entire Treasure Basin.

In the end, he even designated the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as his private territory, which could only be entered by people from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

"Since Tang San can eat and take things, there's no reason why I can't do the same."

Shi Guang pondered: "According to the original work, Dugu Bo's poison had become integrated with his soul power due to his cultivation. To disinfect it, he would have to give up his cultivation."

Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances and the rare herbs from the Treasure Basin to temporarily suppress the poison for Dugu Bo. Later, he even cured Dugu Bo's long-standing ailment by injecting the poison into his soul bone.

After that, Dugu Bo broke through levels one after another, and with his accumulated strength, he broke through to level 92 in one fell swoop.

Dugu Bo was a loner by nature. His cultivation of a poisonous martial soul meant that few soul masters were willing to associate with him, and even when they did, it was out of fear.

He acts as he pleases, is unyielding to both soft and hard approaches, narrow-minded, and will eliminate any threat he faces. He doesn't mind bullying the weak and doesn't care about saving face.

Although not a bloodthirsty person, they usually do not provoke others unless their bottom line is crossed or they pose a threat.

He cherishes freedom, detests constraints and troubles, and is unwilling to talk much with strangers.

He is extremely arrogant in the art of poison, brooks no dissent, and possesses a ruthless, snake-like nature; once he strikes, he goes all out.

Moreover, although she appears cold on the surface, she is actually a person of her word and will always keep her promises. She also gradually shows a warmer side as she interacts with Tang San.

If I can cure him, I can not only accept the immortal herb and seize Tang San's opportunity, but also gain Dugu Bo's trust and obtain the assistance of a titled Douluo.

Most importantly, it also provides an opportunity to get to know Dugu Yan.