Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is Valkyrie

A tall, thin old man slowly walked out.

The old man's beard and hair were dark green, and his eyes were like emeralds.

This time, this place, this appearance.

Clearly, this is Dugu Bo, the true angel investor in Douluo Continent (who only gives and doesn't expect anything in return).

"Junior Dugu Bo greets Senior." (In the original text, Dugu Bo's title and honor were apparently bestowed by Jin E, so I will write it here as if I don't recognize it.)

"I was merely searching for medicinal herbs in Sunset Forest and absolutely did not follow you two."

Dugu Bo felt the terrifying pressure from Qian Daoliu.

They're too strong. If they were to fight, I wouldn't have a chance to fight back at all.

Dugu Bo wanted to slap himself a few times for being so curious and prying.

Now things are really messed up. He heard things he shouldn't have heard, and whether he can even get back alive is now in question.

Qian Daoliu continued to release his pressure, forcing Dugu Bo to release his martial spirit to relieve the pressure.

Dugu Bo?

Isn't this the biggest enemy on his granddaughter's path to seizing power?

"You should have heard the effects of my disciple's soul skill, right?"

Dugu Bo broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this and hurriedly spoke up.

"I have indeed heard of the genius of your senior disciple."

"But please rest assured, senior, I swear I will never reveal what I heard or saw today to anyone."

"I implore you, senior, to spare my life for the sake of the Heaven Dou Empire."

Qian Daoliu thought of his granddaughter and his expression turned strange.

He was contemplating whether to kill Dugu Bo right there.

"Oh?"

"Are you from the Heaven Dou Empire?"

Dugu Bo looked at Qian Daoliu's strange expression, rubbed his hands together, and felt quite uneasy.

"It is true that I was invited to become a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire some time ago."

"If the senior feels it's inappropriate, the junior can also assume another identity."

Lin Huai felt that his teacher might want to take action.

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's quick wit, he immediately joined the conversation.

"Senior Dugu, you are, after all, a Title Douluo."

"We certainly won't kill you without warning, but..."

Seeing that his disciple had spoken, Qian Daoliu let him do as he pleased.

Let's see what he's going to do.

Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

He might have suffered a major hemorrhage, but at least he survived.

Otherwise, his lovely granddaughter would be left without his care.

Who knows which monsters and scoundrels will bully us?

"Young master, please feel free to ask. As long as I am able to fulfill your request, I will do so."

"You can name any conditions!"

Lin Huai pretended to think for a moment.

"I'm not kidding you, we're from the Spirit Hall, and specifically from the Hall of Offerings."

"My teacher is none other than the peerless level 99 powerhouse known as 'Invincible in the Sky'—Grand Elder Qian Daoliu!"

Qian Daoliu was praised like this by his own disciple to his face.

Even this face, which has lived for over a hundred years, couldn't quite hold back its composure.

Dugu Bo was even more surprised.

This was a terrifying character from the last era!

"So it's Angel Douluo, Lord Qian Daoliu."

"When I began my travels across the continent, I had heard so much about your story!"

"It's just that we haven't heard from you in all these years, and there are rumors on the mainland that you've already..."

Lin Huai looked at Qian Daoliu helplessly.

It's truly incomprehensible how the Spirit Hall behaves; they could simply say, "I don't eat beef."

Yet they still have to endure the provocations of some clowns.

"Teacher, you see, you've been silent for too long, and everyone has forgotten about you."

"If the elders of the Hall of Worship were to take action from time to time, how would those forces on the continent dare to challenge the majesty of our Spirit Hall?"

Dugu Bo, standing to the side, felt that this kid was trying to make things difficult for him.

"How could that be? Who on the continent doesn't fear the Spirit Hall's might?"

Lin Huai had a look on his face that said, "Are you kidding me?"

After careful consideration, he said:

"Let's not discuss that for now. Senior Poison Douluo, why don't you join our Spirit Hall?"

"However, you will serve as a guest elder of the Heavenly Dou Empire for now, just like an undercover agent we have planted in the Heavenly Dou Empire."

Dugu Bo looked troubled.

Is the Spirit Hall that terrifying?

Me, a titled Douluo, here to go undercover?

He looked at Qian Daoliu, trying to persuade the two to change their terms.

"Joining the Spirit Hall isn't a problem, but having me as an undercover agent..."

"While that might sound like self-praise, I am, after all, a Title Douluo. Isn't it a bit of an underutilization of my talents?"

Qian Daoliu's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

"No, you're good to be an undercover agent."

I'll arrange for someone to liaise with you; you'll just need to follow that person's orders completely.

Dugu Bo was shocked when he heard this.

I didn't expect the Spirit Hall to attack the Heaven Dou Empire so quickly.

Judging from the looks of it, the person who was planted here holds a fairly high position.

"Teacher, Tian Dou still has our people?"

"Yes, we had a plan targeting the Heaven Dou Empire before, but it's not easy to explain it now."

When Qian Daoliu said these words, his expression was hard to decipher.

"However, you little rascal."

"How can we control Dugu Bo?"

Lin Huai spoke with a strange expression.

"Sir, you wouldn't want your family to..."

Upon hearing about family.

Dugu Bo hurriedly swore:

"I swear on my martial spirit that I will never betray you, or I will have my martial spirit shattered, my soul power scattered, and I will suffer a fate worse than death!"

Lin Huai was slightly surprised, not expecting that Dugu Bo would hand in his hand before he could even finish speaking about his life.

After all, in the Douluo Continent, swearing an oath with one's martial soul is effective.

"It seems Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng aren't a couple yet, otherwise this old guy wouldn't be so nervous."

He immediately put on a righteous expression and began to comfort Dugu Bo.

"Even if you didn't swear an oath, I would still believe you, since I've heard a little about you."

"Although the world has many criticisms of you, believing you to be capricious."

"But I know that you are actually a very trustworthy person."

Dugu Bo thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second."

If I don't make this vow, I will surely die here.

Lin Huai then asked with a hint of doubt:

"However, as far as I know, Senior Dugu was a carefree person before. He must have received some favors from the Heaven Dou Empire to become a guest elder."

"As a person who is compassionate, righteous, and trustworthy, how should the senior handle this favor?"

He pondered why he had become a guest minister of the Heavenly Dou Sect.

Dugu Bo looked constipated.

"Young master, you may not know this, but I was previously recruited by the current Pope."

"I didn't agree at the time, and then I was chased by Chrysanthemum Douluo. By chance, I was saved by Prince Xuexing, and that's how I became a guest elder of the Heaven Dou."

He then said with a serious expression, "As long as the Spirit Hall spares Xue Xing's life, I don't care about anything else."

"That's not a big problem."

Lin Huai casually agreed, glancing at Dugu Bo's head of green hair.

"Now that you've sincerely decided to join the Spirit Hall, let's discuss the issues you have."

Dugu Bo responded somewhat awkwardly when Lin Huai stared at his hair.

"Haha... Young master, you're joking. What problem could a Title Douluo like me possibly have?"

"Oh... are you sure?"

"If you don't tell me now, it'll be difficult to get my help later."

Dugu Bo looked troubled.

After some hesitation, he finally revealed the extent of his family's suffering due to the effects of the Jade Scale Snake venom.

Qian Daoliu was surprised.

"Little rascal, how did you know Dugu Bo was poisoned? Does your martial spirit have this ability?"

Lin Huai scratched his head.

"No, that's not it. My martial soul only sensed that Senior Poison Douluo's body contained terrifying toxins."

However, as a poison-attribute Soul Master, having potent poison within one's body is normal.

"I deduced this from an autobiography I read, written by another Azure Serpent Soul Master. I then combined this with other books written by other poison-attribute Soul Masters."

Dugu Bo's tone was filled with admiration.

"Young master, it's quite remarkable that you could deduce this from between the lines. At least until now, no one else has known that our family has such a flaw."