Chapter 146: Attack from Dugu Bo
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Amon's previous theft of all twelve of Bibi Dong's soul skills was due to a combination of factors.
First, the situation at the time required weakening Bibi Dong's combat power. Otherwise, if she attacked him in anger, he would be somewhat embarrassed and unable to create the effortless and composed image, leading others to question his strength.
Second, stealing more skills was to facilitate the subsequent negotiations, giving him more bargaining chips and gaining the initiative in the deal with Bibi Dong.
Third, and most importantly, Amon's theft was random. The "Eternal Creation" was particularly difficult to steal, and he only managed to get it last.
As for why he returned eleven soul skills instead of keeping a few more, it's because leaving just one, as agreed upon in the deal, was still within Bibi Dong's acceptable range. Keeping more would definitely lead to her retaliation.
Moreover, only the "Eternal Creation" was essential, as it could effectively compensate for Amon's lack of attack power. The others weren't as necessary.
Walking out of Bibi Dong's room, Amon nodded at Yue Guan and Gui Mei at the entrance of the Papal Palace, then swaggered away.
Seeing Amon, who looked refreshed after coming out, Yue Guan and Gui Mei both looked up at the moon, pretending they hadn't seen anything.
Moonlight, like water, spilled on the ground, making Spirit Hall City in the night appear peaceful and serene.
Leaving the brightly lit Papal Palace, Amon strolled along the street.
There weren't many residents in Spirit Hall City to begin with, and even fewer people were on the streets at night.
Along the empty roads, some unknown large trees were planted. Their shadows danced, making rustling sounds.
He turned a corner at the street and headed towards the city gate.
"Stop, who's there?" A team of soul masters in Spirit Hall uniforms shouted at him. "No entry or exit through the city gate is allowed at night."
Amon flipped his wrist and took out an Elder token. "I have business. Don't delay me."
"Yes." The leading soul master saluted and said respectfully, "Please wait a moment, we'll open the city gate right away."
Beside the road, a small, emerald green snake raised its head, flicking its tongue. Seeing Amon leave the city gate, it quickly darted into the bushes and swam away into the distance.
Amon walked slowly along the road. After more than ten minutes, he suddenly deviated from the main road and headed into the secluded forest.
"Heh heh, heaven has a path you don't take, hell has no door but you walk right in. If you had stayed in Spirit Hall City, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything to you, but now, prepare to die!" A sinister and terrifying voice echoed in the forest.
"Heh… Dugu Bo, since you're here, don't hide like a coward. Put away your petty tricks. This little bit of poison you've spread in the air is useless to me."
This was a lie. Amon had already been poisoned, but he could switch the externally manifested Worm of Time to another one that hadn't been poisoned at any time.
Besides, he wasn't afraid that the poison would be fatal, because the one currently manifested was force-fed poison by Dugu Bo and was destined to be abandoned.
"Heh, your face is already turning green, and you're still being stubborn?" Dugu Bo walked out from behind a tree, looking at Amon with his eerie green eyes, emitting a clear murderous aura.
"Maybe I'm poisoned, but it doesn't affect my combat power." Amon took out a right leg bone obtained from Tang Xiao from his space ring and threw it to Dugu Bo. "The thing we agreed on, here you go."
Dugu Bo cautiously took a few steps back at first, but when he saw the fluorescent bone on the ground, a look of astonishment appeared on his face. "'This isn't one of the three soul bones from the championship reward?"
"Yeah, it's not. I got it from somewhere else. Don't you want it?"
Dugu Bo picked up the soul bone, put it into his "Ruyi Treasure Pouch", and took a deep breath:
"Yes, of course I want it, but you don't think I'll let you go just because of this, do you? What you did to Yan Yan in the arena alone deserves ten thousand deaths!
"It's too late to beg for mercy now, but for the sake of the soul bone, I can give you a quick death and leave you a complete corpse."
Amon smiled noncommittally:
"I'm just keeping my promise. I'm a person of my word and never go back on my debts.
"What gave you the illusion that you can kill me? Do I need your forgiveness?"
Dugu Bo snorted disdainfully:
"I'm very sure that you haven't truly reached the Title Douluo level. Your bloated soul power pressure can only scare those low-level soul masters who haven't seen the world.
"It's useless against us Title Douluos. As long as we're mentally prepared, we can overcome it. Besides, you probably relied on a special soul skill to block Bibi Dong's attack."
He had seen Xiao Wu use "Invincible Golden Body" in the previous competition and guessed that Amon also had a similar soul skill.
Dugu Bo left early and hadn't seen Amon's two subsequent attacks; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so careless as to ambush him alone.
"You're too dangerous. If I give you a few more years, I'm afraid I won't be your match, and you've shown malice towards Yan Yan, so you must die!"
Although he spoke with disdain, Dugu Bo was very vigilant. He used words to buy time, waiting for Amon's poisoning symptoms to worsen.
After all, the terrifying pressure that made people afraid to resist was indeed present. Dugu Bo had made a great determination to attack Amon.
In order to prevent Dugu Yan from facing such a strong enemy in the future, he decided to fight desperately.
Amon raised his right hand, adjusted his monocle, and said with a smile:
"Your concern for your junior is admirable. To reward you, I will send her down to accompany you after I kill you… Why do you think I would suddenly leave the city alone at this time? Naturally, it's to… kill you!"
Amon wasn't sure if Dugu Bo would ambush him outside the city, but guessed that he might, so he came out for a stroll. Anyway, even if Dugu Bo didn't come, he wouldn't lose anything; he just took it as a walk.
Perhaps it was because he was too worried about Dugu Yan, Amon's fishing plan went smoothly, and Dugu Bo took the bait immediately.
When the last sentence "kill you" exploded in Dugu Bo's ears like thunder, his expression changed drastically.
He suddenly couldn't feel his first to sixth soul rings!
"What did you do?" Dugu Bo's heart sank, and he felt that today's operation probably wouldn't go smoothly.
"Just a little trick that's not worth mentioning, but it can take your life." Amon's eyes were deep, revealing a faint killing intent.
Dugu Bo only felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart. The sense of madness revealed in Amon's killing intent made even this Title Douluo break out in a cold sweat.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm his mind. His concern for Dugu Yan made him desperate. He knew that if he didn't kill Amon now, he would face even more terrifying revenge in the future!
For the sake of Dugu Yan's future, he wouldn't hesitate to die here!
Relying on this will, Dugu Bo successfully overcame the pressure comparable to a Limit Douluo, overcame the fear in his heart, and rushed towards Amon.
Amon squeezed his eye socket, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth. Dugu Bo's killing intent towards him was the most secure lasso.
Dugu Bo's eyes turned into serpentine vertical pupils, his martial soul lit up, and his seventh soul ring shone. He used his martial soul true form from the start, transforming into a giant Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
The giant snake coiled in the air, overlooking Amon from above. It suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark green mist, covering a large area below.
In the area covered by the poisonous mist, the trees quickly withered, the flowers and plants lost their vitality, and even the ground made a sizzling sound as it was corroded, which was chilling.
Amon used materialized soul power to create a spherical barrier, enveloping himself.
He felt his soul power being consumed at an alarming rate, and couldn't help but sigh:
"As expected of a Title Douluo, even a relatively weak one. I can't fight against them at all without using special means."
Extending his right hand, a soul power vortex condensed in his hand, and the surrounding air quickly gathered, forming a dark green sphere.
Void Refining Bullet, formed by compressing air with soul power, was a soul skill that Amon had created in the past.
However, he wasn't using this to attack at this time, but to gather all the poisonous mist in the surrounding air.
The poisonous mist thinned at a visible rate, and finally all gathered in Amon's hand.
With a "bang", the air bomb, which had gathered all the poisonous mist, shot into the distance.
The giant Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor swooped down, its tail lashing.
Amon activated "Invincible Golden Body" for the first time to defend.
But he didn't use "Immovable as a Mountain" at the same time and was sent flying by the tail, sliding dozens of meters on the ground, plowing out a deep ditch before turning over and stabilizing himself.
He looked somewhat disheveled, and his monocle was broken.
A hint of pleasure appeared in Dugu Bo's eerie green snake eyes, and he was also greatly relieved, feeling that Amon was nothing more than that.
Although he could temporarily resist his attacks with that special rule-based soul skill, it definitely wouldn't last long. As long as he kept attacking, he would eventually reveal a flaw.
He guessed correctly. This aggregate Amon only had two hundred or so Worms of Time on his body. If he launched attacks non-stop, forcing Amon to rely solely on "Invincible Golden Body" to defend, then Amon could only last for six hundred or so seconds.
For a Title Douluo, launching such attacks wasn't difficult. All he had to do was activate his martial soul true form and keep using normal attacks.
Amon silently launched a counterattack, and the Worms of Time in his body kept using "Deception" on Dugu Bo.
Although he couldn't slow down the other party's thinking speed due to the huge difference in spiritual power, he could reduce the other party's mental defenses, creating conditions for his fifth soul skill to sense the other party's thoughts.
Dugu Bo was about to launch another attack when he felt a suffocatingly terrifying pressure, and his figure couldn't help but stagnate.
Although he had experienced this pressure before, and although he had been mentally prepared for it before coming, he still had an urge to turn around and run when he actually faced it.
It was the instinctive fear of life towards a more terrifying creature. Every cell in his body was trembling, and every bone was shaking.
But he knew he couldn't retreat. Behind him was an abyss! If he didn't kill the other party here today, he would definitely face even more terrifying revenge in the future.
For the sake of Dugu Yan's future, he wouldn't hesitate to die here, even if it meant his old bones would break!
Relying on this will, Dugu Bo successfully overcame the pressure comparable to a Limit Douluo, overcame the fear in his heart, and rushed towards Amon.
Amon pinched his eye socket, a smile outlining the corner of his mouth. Dugu Bo's killing intent towards him was the most secure lasso.
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