Douluo Continent: Cultivating Qi and Immortals, Insidious to the Extreme

Time flies, and a month has passed in no time.

The outside world has become completely quiet in the past few days. It seems that Yue Guan and Gui Mei have accepted their defeat or gone elsewhere to search for Dugu Bo's whereabouts.

Jiang Xia quietly slipped out of the cave and quickly traversed the forest, while simultaneously focusing his divine sense like a radar, scanning the surroundings again and again.

Only after confirming that there was no trace of Yue Guan or ghosts within a ten-mile radius did they return to the cave.

"Old Poisoner, you're safe now, come out quickly."

Upon hearing Jiang Xia's call, Dugu Bo did not hesitate at all, and appeared outside the cave in a flash.

Sunlight filtered through the tree canopy, illuminating his slightly pale face.

Dugu Bo squinted, seemingly adjusting to the long-awaited sunlight.

After a month of recuperation, Dugu Bo's injuries have completely stabilized.

Although it has not fully recovered, it no longer affects mobility.

Standing in the sunlight for a long time, Dugu Bo took a deep breath of the free air, looked down at Jiang Xia, and smiled slightly:

"Xiao Jiang, I can never repay your life-saving grace. I will be there whenever you need me."

After living together in a dark cave for a month, Jiang Xia and Dugu Bo got along very well.

Jiang Xia himself is a person with a clear moral bottom line, and always abides by the principle of repaying evil with evil and repaying kindness with kindness.

Dugu Bo was also a benevolent and righteous person, and he was absolutely sincere and generous to his own people.

In the original novel, Tang San only did a small favor for Dugu Bo, who then gave him the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Later, during the final battle, Dugu Bo disregarded his own reputation and helped him slaughter the people of an entire city.

Now that Jiang Xia is Dugu Bo's savior, their friendship has naturally deepened.

The way they addressed each other and their conversation revealed that exchanging names was just the beginning; they even knew each other's true secrets.

Jiang Xia has completely figured out Dugu Bo's physical problems.

Dugu Bo also vaguely knew that there was no so-called master behind Jiang Xia.

Although he was very curious about where Jiang Xia learned so many incredible skills at such a young age, he did not ask any further questions.

True friendship is like water, pure and simple. Morality and sincerity are the foundation of friendship, and mutual respect is the true secret to a lasting friendship.

Jiang Xia nodded; he had already discerned Dugu Bo's intention to leave.

Where are you planning to go?

Dugu Bo looked up at the north: "In Tiandou City, I have something very important to do."

"What about you? Would you like to come with me? That way, I can fully enjoy the hospitality of a host."

Jiang Xia thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I have nowhere else to go anyway."

"Let's go find a place to help me awaken my martial soul, and then head to Heaven Dou City."

Seeing that Jiang Xia agreed, Dugu Bo was secretly delighted.

What he was about to do was important, but also dangerous.

If Jiang Xia, this amazing young man, were to accompany us, perhaps we could find a better solution.

"Come on, come on, you're too slow, I'll take you."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo grabbed Jiang Xia and placed her around his neck.

Jiang Xia froze, feeling his face burning.

He's lived three generations, and his combined age is older than Dugu Bo's. He never imagined he'd be riding a horse one day.

That's really embarrassing...

Jiang Xia smiled slightly. It seemed nice to be a real child again once in a while.

Dugu Bo was fast and steady, each step covering more than ten meters. His figure flickered, and the complex terrain had no effect on him. In the blink of an eye, he and Jiang Xia disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Several hours later, in an unnamed forest far from the Qingyun Mountains, Dugu Bo stopped.

"Let's stop here. I can't wait to see what your martial soul is, Xiao Jiang."

After putting Jiang Xia down, Dugu Bo rubbed his hands together with great interest.

Jiang Xia nodded: "Sure, is there anything I can do for you?"

Dugu Bo chuckled: "You don't need to do anything, just relax and leave everything to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Bo's robes trembled slightly, and emerald green soul power overflowed from his body, floating gently into Jiang Xia's body.

It was icy cold; Dugu Bo's soul power was not warm at all, and even had a coldness unique to snakes.

But it wasn't uncomfortable; in fact, it felt quite comfortable.

Like a glass of ice water on a summer's day, a sip brings a refreshing and invigorating feeling, clearing the mind and soul.

Soon, the icy feeling filled his entire body, and Jiang Xia felt as if he were immersed in a cold mountain spring.

It was a bit cold, but my mind was unusually clear.

As the chill seeped into his body, Jiang Xia clearly felt his Qi Refining Level 1 True Qi begin to fluctuate.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of golden light spots appeared out of thin air in his perception and quickly condensed together under the guidance of Dugu Bo's soul power.

Dugu Bo nodded to himself. He could sense that Jiang Xia's martial spirit was being nurtured and revived.

This power is not weak; it is at least no weaker than when his martial soul awakened.

Dugu Bo nodded inwardly. Such strength was a good martial soul, worthy of the brilliant Jiang Xia.

After a month of getting to know each other, Dugu Bo realized that Jiang Xia's talent had already surpassed his age.

Awakening a powerful martial soul is normal; the opposite is problematic.

Of course, regardless of how powerful Jiang Xia's awakened martial soul was, Dugu Bo had no intention of severing ties with Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia has the potential to become a Soul Master, so he took him under his wing and nurtured him.

Even if he didn't have that, he could still give Jiang Xia a lifetime of wealth and honor.

As long as he is alive, he will certainly not mistreat Jiang Xia.

As the martial spirit within him awakened, Jiang Xia also felt an irrepressible stirring of emotion.

His body began to tremble slightly, and he wanted to roar but could not make a sound.

Being stuck in this limbo is really frustrating.

"Extend your right hand, sense carefully, follow the flow, and guide your martial spirit."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Dugu Bo spoke up to remind him.

Jiang Xia raised his right hand, and purple light burst forth, with arcs of electricity leaping and scattering. Amidst the thunderous roar, an indescribable sharpness pierced through.

Suddenly, a three-inch sword appeared in Jiang Xia's palm.

The small sword was neither gold nor iron; it was entirely purple, with fine inscriptions shimmering on its surface. Purple arcs of electricity ran through the blade, moving as if they were alive, making it look extremely extraordinary.

"Excellent, excellent, excellent! Surrounded by lightning, its sharpness is fully revealed, and its aura is extraordinary. This is definitely a top-tier martial soul that is no less than the Clear Sky Hammer."

Dugu Bo said "good" three times, appearing extremely excited.

Although he wasn't the one who awakened his martial soul, Jiang Xia's martial soul was awakened in his hands.

He felt honored to be the one who guided him.

"Come on, put away your martial spirit, let's test our soul power."

Dugu Bo casually took out a test crystal from his storage soul tool and eagerly handed it to Jiang Xia.

But Jiang Xia did not reach out; instead, he looked up at the sky with a solemn expression.

"No, it's not over yet."

"What?" Dugu Bo was slightly taken aback. The next moment, the wind and clouds changed dramatically, and thunder roared in the sky.