The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 100 Xia Liang VS Dugu Bo

"Senior, didn't you want to test the defensive limits of my Skeleton Martial Soul before? Perfect timing, I just broke through to level 40 and became a Soul Master, so I also want to test my limits."

"What?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in shock, "You've already broken through level 40?"

"Yes. While traveling, I never neglected my soul power cultivation. With the help of herbs I gathered near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, my soul power was able to break through to level forty very quickly."

At this point, Xia Liang concealed something and said, "When I passed through the Star Dou Great Forest, I encountered a mercenary group I knew before. With their permission, I followed them to obtain my fourth spirit ring, and my martial soul awakened the dark attribute as a result."

Dugu Bo suddenly realized, "No wonder I felt a significant change in your aura. In that case, I have no choice but to spar with you. Boy, don't worry, I'll hold back. Aside from not using my martial spirit, I'll only use thirty percent of my soul power. How about it, dare to fight?"

"Of course," Xia Liang replied.

"Let's go then, let's go to an open area first." With that, Dugu Bo put his hand on Xia Liang's shoulder, and in a flash, the two disappeared from the cave and arrived at the safe area inside the poison array.

an open space.

Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his calm face. He had wanted to test the potential of his prospective grandson-in-law for a long time, and now was the perfect opportunity.

Xia Liang walked thirty meters away, put some distance between himself and Dugu Bo, took a deep breath, and adjusted his fighting stance.

"Boy, use your full strength and let me see what qualifications you have to be admitted to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy as a commoner Soul Master."

When he uttered the last word, Dugu Bo's pupils involuntarily dilated.

What came into his view was Xia Liang's Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul.

A towering, eight-meter-tall, dark purple half-skull appeared as if from nowhere, its two enormous, fleshy arms clenched into fists, and bright yellow eyes gleaming in the oppressive skull's eye bones.

A scene that surprised and even horrified Dugu Bo unfolded.

Xia Liang was enveloped by the enormous, dark purple half-skull.

Yellow, yellow, purple, black.

Four spirit rings slowly floated down from the top of the huge, blackish-purple half-skull head.

A black spirit ring has appeared on a Soul Master?

"The fourth ring of ten thousand years? How is that possible?" Dugu Bo's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Senior, it was agreed that you cannot use your Martial Soul, but you can decide how to use your Soul Power depending on the situation."

As a reminder, Xia Liang placed his palms together, and the first three of the four spirit rings rotating around his body suddenly appeared in his palms, activating his Spirit Ring Fusion talent.

He clasped his hands together, and the power gained from the fusion of his first three soul rings flowed into his own skeleton, then acted upon his undead skeleton martial soul.

Suddenly, the area within a hundred meters was shrouded in darkness.

The eight-meter-tall, dark purple half-skull had its left arm covered in a layer of bony scales. A piece of armor appeared on its right shoulder, and a pair of horns grew from the top of its skull.

After its chest was covered by the hard iron-backed scorpion carapace, the entire black and purple half-skull transformed into the armed form of Susanoo.

A terrifying, all-encompassing aura of darkness spread.

Dugu Bo, who had not released his martial spirit, was instantly overwhelmed in terms of aura.

Xia Liang quickly raised his right hand, and the Ossified Susanoo followed suit with the same movement.

A finger flick the size of a human head shot out from the tip of the ossified Susanoo's right index finger, hurtling towards Dugu Bo like a cannonball.

Dugu Bo stood still, raising his right hand as well. Suddenly, three thick, highly poisonous earthen walls rose up one after another from the ground in front of him.

The enormous fingertip that flew in pierced through the foremost poisonous earthen wall, and half of the fingertip's volume was corroded by the poison.

It wasn't until it pierced through the second wall of highly toxic earth that the enormous finger-shaped projectile was dissolved and corrupted.

Just then, Xia Liang used spatial jump to silently arrive behind Dugu Bo. At the same time, the fist formed by the ossified Susanoo's left hand slammed down on Dugu Bo's head.

Dugu Bo turned around and grabbed upwards with his right hand, managing to catch the punch that the boned Susanoo was about to deliver with a single hand, aided by 40% of his soul power.

Xia Liang used his mind to control the right hand of the boned Susanoo to draw the Totsuka Sword from behind his back. A light sword formed from the spine and flame energy quickly slashed down towards Dugu Bo's position.

This time, Dugu Bo felt threatened.

He retreated twenty meters, watching as the enormous flaming sword cleaved down, instantly creating a fifteen-meter-long crack in the ground.

Before Dugu Bo could react, the bone-transformed Susanoo's left hand reached out to grab him from a distance.

When he came to his senses, Dugu Bo found that his entire body was being held tightly in the air by a huge skeletal hand, and he was unable to break free for a moment.

However, Dugu Bo had no intention of breaking free from the giant hand's restraints. His gaze remained fixed on the Totsuka Blade held in the right hand of the boned Susanoo, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this also your skeleton martial spirit ability?"

"Hmm." Xia Liang concealed something, "My Skeleton Martial Soul can use its own bones as weapons. Senior, you might need to use more soul power to defend against this next move."

As a reminder, Xia Liang manipulated the bone-transformed Susanoo to thrust the Totsuka Blade forward. The huge flaming blade suddenly extended, heading straight for Dugu Bo, who was being held by the skeletal hand.

As a titled Douluo, Dugu Bo possessed an extremely keen sense of danger. He immediately used 50% of his soul power to shatter the skeletal hand gripping his body.

However, the Totsuka Sword's attack speed is much faster than expected.

Once Dugu Bo was freed from the grip of the skull's hand, he had no time to escape the trajectory of the Ten-Fist Sword's attack.

Just as Xia Liang was about to retract the Totsuka Sword, Dugu Bo suddenly released the Medusa head soul bone. A grayish-white ray of light shot out from the soul bone and collided with the extended blade of the Totsuka Sword.

Suddenly, the collision of the two energy entities caused the surrounding air to vibrate.

Strangely, amidst the tremors, the fiery blade of the Totsuka Sword gradually petrified and shattered.

Just as Xia Liang successfully retrieved the Ten-Fist Sword, stones began to fall from the sky and crash heavily to the ground.

"Alright, kid. Let's end this sparring session here."

After landing safely, the Medusa head soul bone on Dugu Bo's forehead disappeared. He asked in surprise, "Is your skeleton martial soul really a defensive type? How can it have such domineering attack power?"

Xia Liang didn't answer the question directly. After deactivating his Ossified Susanoo form, he ran up to Dugu Bo and asked, feigning ignorance, "Senior, was the petrification ability you used just now also granted by the Earth Dragon Golden Melon?"

"Of course not. You don't even know what a soul bone is?" As soon as he asked this question, Dugu Bo remembered that a soul bone, like a domain, is not something every soul master possesses.

Even if people know about the existence of soul bones, some may not have actually seen one. Although this kid in front of me has a lot of theoretical knowledge, theory is still just theory; he probably hasn't seen what a real soul bone looks like.

"Senior, how did you obtain your soul bone?" Xia Liang asked curiously. "Did you get it from a soul beast, or at an auction?"

"Kid, don't ask too many questions you shouldn't."

Dugu Boxu glanced at Xia Liang. "Let's talk about your Skeleton Martial Soul. Was that sword blade formed from bones your fourth soul skill? And how come your fourth soul ring is a ten-thousand-year soul ring?"

Xia Liang shook his head. "Senior, just as you said, you shouldn't ask too many questions you shouldn't ask."

"You brat." After cursing, Dugu Bo didn't press the matter further. He didn't mind if Soul Masters hid their abilities.

"Let's go home. From now on, the Dugu residence welcomes you anytime."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo tossed the key to the Dugu Mansion to Xia Liang, then walked alone out of the poison array.

(End of this chapter)