A thick layer of Soul Power also condensed around Bone Douluo.
Although the momentum was not as grand as Sword Douluo's, his aura was steady and powerful.
"Break!"
Bone Douluo's eyes suddenly opened, and a Bone Dragon Phantom emerged, emitting a faint black mist as if it were about to materialize from the void.
With his loud shout, the Soul Power around him seemed to solidify, suppressing everything in its vicinity.
Li Xun immediately felt the pressure.
The sheer might inadvertently released by a Super Douluo was already more than a low-level Soul Master could withstand.
The pressure was overwhelming, and Li Xun could feel his bones creaking under the strain.
Just as he gritted his teeth and held on, Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi stepped in front of him.
The pressure around Li Xun instantly dissipated.
Ning Fengzhi also felt uncomfortable and quickly moved closer.
"Haha, Old Sword Man, I've finally broken through to the 96th level!"
Bone Douluo's face lit up with joy, and his aura immediately subsided.
Although he had been only one level behind the Old Sword Man, he had been suppressed for years. Now, he had finally crossed the threshold of the 95th level peak and experienced the thrill of reaching the 96th level.
Bone Douluo stood up and looked at Sword Douluo, who was still in the midst of his breakthrough. He really wanted to rush over and give the Old Sword Man a good beating right now.
"Congratulations, Grandpa Bone."
"Congratulations…"
…
Just as Bone Douluo was basking in the praise and congratulations from everyone,
Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword suddenly erupted with a sharp Sword Intent, cold and piercing, instilling fear in those who felt it.
The pressure was far greater than what Bone Douluo had exerted.
Li Xun peeked out from behind Poison Douluo and said, "As expected, the one who breaks through later is stronger."
Feeling this aura, Bone Douluo sighed, feeling a sense of regret. He had missed the best opportunity to deal with the Old Sword Man.
"Finally, I've broken through."
Sword Douluo slowly opened his eyes, his hair floating as if caught in an invisible breeze. His aura was ethereal and transcendent, and the Seven Kill Sword hovered beside him, its cold light restrained.
After consuming the Narcissus Jade Bone, he felt the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in his body become completely unobstructed. Even some Meridians he had never noticed before were now clearly perceptible.
This strange sensation brought him a moment of enlightenment, allowing him to break through smoothly.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Sword Grandpa," Li Xun said with a smile.
Joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had its drawbacks.
For a long time, the pressure of the Soul Hunt Operation had weighed on Li Xun's mind like a small mountain, lingering and unrelenting.
The plan he had painstakingly devised for Ning Fengzhi seemed feasible, but whether it would work in practice remained to be seen.
Now, this pressure had eased with the successive breakthroughs of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
"Xiao Xun, it's all thanks to your Immortal Herb. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to break through this barrier," Sword Douluo said with a sigh.
Now, he was almost touching the realm of his father.
"Sword Grandpa, although the Immortal Herb is powerful, your previous accumulation was also crucial," Li Xun chuckled.
The medicinal properties of the Immortal Herb were indeed potent, but they couldn't help a Super Douluo level up out of thin air.
Otherwise, after consuming three of them, his level would have skyrocketed to Soul Honour or Soul King.
Yang Wudi was in awe.
He had come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School today to collect his share of the cooperative profits, but he hadn't expected to witness so many events.
First, he learned about the true strength of the Spirit Hall, then Li Xun brought out numerous Immortal Herbs, and now he had personally witnessed the breakthroughs of two Titled Douluos.
To be honest, he was now regretting his choice of the Secluded Fragrance Kirin Silk Immortal Plant.
With his knowledge of herbs, how could he not know the effects of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower?
Yang Wudi glanced at the Immortal Herb in his hand, ultimately feeling a bit reluctant to part with it.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Li Xun looked at Ning Fengzhi.
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi was struggling to maintain his composure.
The matters concerning the Spirit Hall had greatly impacted him. Although he was deeply worried, he still managed to restrain himself in front of everyone, maintaining the image he had cultivated over the years as the leader of the sect.
"It's nothing, Teacher is just happy," Ning Fengzhi said, trying to suppress his smile.
"Now that both Sword Grandpa and Grandpa Bone have made breakthroughs, our chances have increased somewhat."
Li Xun's strategy seemed feasible, but implementing it was extremely difficult.
The Spirit Hall had numerous Titled Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi wasn't sure where Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo ranked in terms of strength.
After all, only with strength could one have a say.
If their own strength wasn't sufficient, not only would they have no say in the Spirit Hall, but they might also end up being ordered around. Now, with Sword Douluo's breakthrough, Ning Fengzhi cast aside his last bit of hesitation.
A Titled Douluo at the 97th level—just thinking about it, he was undoubtedly one of the strongest.
"Congratulations to both of you," Dugu Bo said with a smile, cupping his hands in greeting.
The breakthroughs of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had also affected him significantly. He hadn't expected the medicinal properties of the Immortal Herb to be so powerful.
"Just luck, just luck..."
"Haha, we owe it to Poison Enshrined's herb garden," Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo replied with smiles.
With Poison Douluo becoming an enshrined elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the two sides were now colleagues, and their relationship had subtly grown closer.
Dugu Bo laughed heartily, pondering the Soul Guiding Device. "That was Xiao Xun's reward, it has nothing to do with me. Now that the matter is settled, I want to take Xiao Xun back to Heavenly Dou Academy for a while."
His heart was burning with excitement.
This trip had not only provided a solution to the toxins in his and his granddaughter's bodies but had also yielded two Immortal Herbs.
Thinking of the scene when the two before him had broken through, Dugu Bo couldn't wait to grab Li Xun and return to Heavenly Dou Academy.
Xiao Xun said these two Immortal Herbs might allow our Martial Souls to evolve, Dugu Bo thought with fervor.
"Senior Dugu, feel free to take Xiao Xun back," Ning Fengzhi said, his heart stirring. Dugu Bo had mentioned earlier that Li Xun had done him a great favor, and it seemed this matter wasn't over yet.
"Haha, then I'll take Xiao Xun and go ahead."
In high spirits, Dugu Bo grabbed the reluctant Li Xun and walked out of the hall, soaring into the sky.
By the time they returned to Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, it was already late at night. Dugu Bo carried Li Xun straight to the academy dormitory.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Yan Yan, Grandpa is back," Dugu Bo said with a smile, knocking on Dugu Yan's door.
Dugu Yan, still groggy, opened the door. "What is it, Grandpa?"
Two days had passed since her poison had flared up, and knowing the flaws in their Martial Souls, she hadn't been too concerned about what Dugu Bo had been up to.
"Grandpa brought you something good this time," Dugu Bo said, stroking his beard as he entered the room.
"Grandpa, are you talking about Li Xun?"
Dugu Yan was now more awake and pointed at Li Xun in Dugu Bo's hand, laughing.
"Ahem, this kid talks nonsense. This is his punishment," Dugu Bo said, putting Li Xun down.
Li Xun staggered over to a chair and collapsed into it. "Grandpa Dugu, if I hadn't distracted you at the Yin Yang Well, would you have let me consume those two Immortal Herbs?"
On the way back, Dugu Bo suddenly asked him how to concoct medicine using Dragon's Tear and Dragon Heart's Lament. Caught off guard mid-air, he momentarily couldn't figure out how to bluff Dugu Bo.
Although he recognized the Immortal Herb, he had no idea about its medicinal concoction methods; he simply followed the book's instructions.
As a result, he was exposed in just two sentences.
"How is the Foundation Solidifying Detoxification Pill concocted?" Dugu Bo asked, somewhat puzzled.
(End of Chapter)