"Haha, it's nothing. Your fighting skills really opened my eyes."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo smiled and waved his hand.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it, not even if he were beaten to death. There was actually a Soul Master who possessed combat power comparable to a Soul Douluo when he was still a Soul Master.
And this really happened. Qingmu's existence made him feel like he had been living a life of utter waste all these years.
"It seems I need to quickly research a pill that can improve my strength, otherwise I'll be surpassed by Qing Mu before long."
Dugu Bo pondered this in his heart.
At the same time, Qingmu thought to himself, "Although it has photosynthesis and Grassy Terrain for healing, its weak defense is indeed a current weakness of Venusaur."
"Perhaps after obtaining my fifth spirit ring, I should look for a move similar to Growth that can enhance Venusaur's defense. But does Venusaur have such a move in its skill pool?"
In the following period, Dugu Bo often fought against Qing Mu at her invitation. Under the guidance of Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo, Qing Mu's experience in combat systems was constantly improving.
One day, after Qingmu and Venusaur dodged the attack from Serperior, they launched Solar Beam in a unique pose.
At such close range, coupled with the inherent speed of the sunlight and flames, Dugu Bo was hit without any surprise.
A large amount of white light instantly engulfed the Azure Scale Serpent King that Dugu Bo had transformed into. A moment later, a large, somewhat charred serpent appeared in front of everyone.
At this moment, Venusaur also regained its footing. Qingmu looked at the somewhat charred, emerald-green snake, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He said to Venusaur, "Venusaur, use Crazy Plant!"
"Da na!!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Venusaur roared at Qingmu's command!
In an instant, hundreds of vines as large as trees burst forth from the ground around them, extending rapidly toward the Azure Scale Serpent King that Dugu Bo had transformed into.
"What kind of move is that!?"
Upon seeing this scene, Dugu Bo was first stunned, and then a sense of crisis rose in his heart.
This made Dugu Bo's expression instantly serious, because even Qing Mu's blazing sunlight couldn't make him feel any sense of crisis.
This means that the attack power of these giant vines is actually stronger than that of sunlight and flames.
The Azure Scale Serpent King, transformed from Dugu Bo, moved swiftly, its body twisting as it dodged the attacks of several giant vines, and shot towards Qing Mu's true form.
In his battles with Qing Mu these past few days, Dugu Bo has not been without gains. In the past, he relied more on poison to kill his opponents, and his ability to fight head-on was actually inferior to that of a Title Douluo of the same level.
This is one of the reasons why he is considered by many to be the weakest in one-on-one combat among his peers.
However, since Qingmu and Venusaur are immune to poison, his Viper Venom is ineffective. Therefore, he can only use Viper King and some high-energy damage attacks to fight Qingmu. Over time, his combat power has been greatly improved without poison.
The fact that he easily dodged the attack of the crazy plant is the best example. If it were before, he would never have been able to dodge it so easily. Instead, he would have used the powerful body of the Azure Serpent King to crush it directly.
Under Dugu Bo's control, the Azure Serpent King was extremely agile, easily dodging many attacks from giant vines. This was a skill honed under Qing Mu's rapid attacks from numerous vines.
However, the further Dugu Bo went, the more surprised he became, because there were more and more giant vines in front of him.
At first, he only had to face attacks from a few giant vines, but now he has to face seven or eight at the same time.
Finally, as the giant vines increased, Dugu Bo was still accidentally hit.
"Smack!"
A giant vine lashed out at the Azure Serpent King, instantly piercing through its poison protective layer and striking it.
Dugu Bo felt a tremendous force coming from him, and his body immediately plummeted downwards uncontrollably.
"not good!"
The battle-hardened Dugu Bo immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. Disrupting his rhythm in such a dense area of vines meant he was in for a world of trouble.
Sure enough, the moment the Azure Serpent King fell, the other giant vines, as if smelling blood, swam frantically toward it.
"Slap!" "Slap!" "Slap!"...
Giant, steel-like vines lashed at the Azure Serpent King like a storm, and its protective layer of toxins was visibly worn away in the process.
In just a short while, the protective membrane of toxins covering the entire body of the Jade Scale Serpent King was completely exhausted.
"Crack~"
Without the protective membrane, the Azure Serpent King's defense dropped several levels, and its scales shattered under the attack of the frenzied plants.
Just then, a large amount of poisonous mist spread out from between the vines. This poisonous mist was like a viscous liquid, which greatly affected the speed of the vine plants. Dugu Bo took this opportunity to control the Jade Scale Serpent King to slip out from among the vines.
After escaping the attack range of the mad plants, the Azure Serpent King shattered, revealing a somewhat disheveled Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo gazed intently at Qingmu and Venusaur, who were surrounded by a large number of vines, and sighed, "Kid, you won this sparring match."
Dugu Bo was not truly unable to defeat Qing Mu in her current state, but under the circumstances just now, if he wanted to win, he would have had to use his eighth soul skill, Time Freeze.
Dugu Bo knew he couldn't bring himself to use Time Freeze on a Soul Master.
And even if you win using Time Freeze, so what? It's still too ugly.
The next moment, the giant vines, as large as trees, quickly retracted into the ground, revealing Qing Mu and Venusaur to Dugu Bo once again.
Next, Venusaur's body began to shrink rapidly and degenerate into Ivysaur, panting heavily as it took root in the ground to recover its energy.
Qing Mu, looking somewhat weary, cupped her hands in thanks to Dugu Bo, saying, "Thank you, senior."
Although Qing Mu knew that Dugu Bo had not used his full strength, she was still very excited.
The moment Dugu Bo conceded defeat, an extremely powerful energy surged within his body.
After refining this energy, his level 50 bottleneck was instantly broken.
In other words, Qing Mu can acquire his fifth spirit ring and become a true Spirit Master at any time, as long as he is willing.
Just as Dugu Bo was experiencing mixed feelings and Qing Mu was secretly pleased, Dugu Yan excitedly ran over and shouted to Dugu Bo and Qing Mu, "Grandpa, Qing Mu, I've successfully broken through to level 50!"