The sound echoing in the mountain valley was erratic, and even though Dugu Bo warily surveyed his surroundings, he couldn't find its source.
Moreover, this familiar voice stirred Dugu Bo's memories.
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Dugu Bo had a deep memory of this voice. Although Quan Yi's voice had lost some of its childishness compared to a few years ago, he recognized it as the voice of that little brat from back then.
His expression immediately became strange, and a hint of a smile even appeared on his stiff face.
He said loudly in a teasing tone, "The fish that slipped through the net and had the good fortune to escape from my hands back then, dares to walk into the trap again?
What, don't tell me you've brought helpers with you today?"
What Dugu Bo was most wary of was the powerful backing that might exist behind Quan Yi.
Because of this, Dugu Bo had strengthened the intensity of the outer poison array in the past few years.
He even used the poisonous weeds around the spring to increase the toxicity of the poison array.
After his strengthening, as long as the soul power level didn't reach the Title Douluo realm, anyone who stepped into the poison array would undoubtedly die.
Even if the soul power reached the Title Douluo realm, if one accidentally stepped into it, their body would be attacked by fierce toxins, causing a decline in their condition.
Quan Yi heard the probing meaning in Dugu Bo's words, and immediately replied, "Senior, there's no need to worry, there are only the two of us here.
Today, I'm here to negotiate with Senior."
"Negotiate? You dare to negotiate with me alone. Kid, I advise you not to be too arrogant."
Dugu Bo laughed in anger. From Quan Yi's tone, he could hear sincere emotions.
However, it was this sense of sincerity that angered Dugu Bo's dignity as a Title Douluo.
Quan Yi replied calmly, "Since I dare to come alone, it means I have enough confidence."
Dugu Bo couldn't help but be greatly shocked by Quan Yi's confident tone.
If it were someone else, Dugu Bo would only think that they were talking nonsense.
However, Quan Yi had once escaped from under his nose. During this process, he didn't even see the other party's name, appearance, soul power level, or even Martial Soul.
Being able to do this was enough to show that the other party was not a simple person.
Since such a person dared to come alone, it meant that he was prepared.
Dugu Bo quickly calmed the agitation in his heart and replied calmly, "Since you have confidence, why not show your true form and let me see your true face?"
As soon as the words fell, the entire space fell into a strange silence.
"Okay, I agree to your request."
Quan Yi then dispelled the Fire Spirit Transformation, and the light quickly changed from a spherical shape to a human shape.
Immediately afterwards, sparks flew and Quan Yi's body was revealed.
Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed, and he saw a tall and mighty man appearing in his field of vision.
The terrifying body that could not be concealed by clothing, and the terrifying aura comparable to a giant dragon, made Dugu Bo feel a strong sense of crisis.
All of his senses were strongly warning him that the person in front of him was an extremely dangerous figure.
Dugu Bo quickly entered a battle state, and as long as the other party made any slight movement, he would launch a thunderous attack.
Just as the scene entered a dangerous situation that was about to break out, an unexpected thing happened.
The Nine-Section Jade, coiled on Dugu Bo's shoulder, shot towards Quan Yi from his shoulder.
Dugu Bo fell into a brief confusion at the sudden action of the Nine-Section Jade.
By the time he reacted and wanted to stop the Nine-Section Jade, it had already flown in front of Quan Yi.
In this emergency situation, Dugu Bo shouted at Quan Yi in a hurry, "Be careful!"
Dugu Bo never thought that he would make such a move, but in the next moment, the Nine-Section Jade actually jumped onto Quan Yi's shoulder.
Dugu Bo's brain went into a crash when he saw the Nine-Section Jade affectionately rubbing against Quan Yi.
Quan Yi also did not expect the sudden action of the Nine-Section Jade.
After all, he only asked the Nine-Section Jade to call Dugu Bo over at the time, and he didn't arrange anything else.
However, what surprised Quan Yi even more than it was Dugu Bo's reaction just now.
Those words were clearly a reminder to him.
The corners of Quan Yi's mouth curled up, and he smiled, "It seems that Senior still has some goodwill towards me."
Dugu Bo's face was flushed at this time, and the embarrassing emotions made him feel like he had lost face.
He said in embarrassment and anger, "Who has goodwill towards you?"
The actions of the Nine-Section Jade, although unexpected, broke the rigid atmosphere.
Let the two no longer fall into a tense state.
Dugu Bo's emerald green pupils quickly swept over Quan Yi, and he was shocked by Quan Yi's youthful face.
He glanced at Quan Yi and exclaimed, "Hand Armor Martial Soul, you are from the Iron Fist Family."
Dugu Bo lived in Heaven Dou City and had heard a little about the Iron Fist Family.
At the same time, he also knew that the Hand Armor Martial Soul was a unique Martial Soul of the Quan family's direct members.
Therefore, after seeing the Hand Armor, he naturally thought of the Quan family.
Quan Yi said, "In that case, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Quan Yi. Today, I am here with sincerity to negotiate with Senior."
Dugu Bo's brain went into chaos.
As far as he knew, only Quan Li and Quan Yue in the Quan family had the Hand Armor Martial Soul.
Looking at Quan Yi's youthful face, a surprising guess emerged in his heart.
He asked, "Are you Quan Yue's son?"
Quan Yi nodded and replied, "Yes."
Quan Yi's answer caused Dugu Bo to be unable to stop the shock in his heart.
Quan Yue was of the same generation as his son, which meant that Quan Yi was of the same generation as his granddaughter.
"What a little monster!" Dugu Bo exclaimed secretly.
After the atmosphere eased, Dugu Bo asked unhappily, "When did you subvert the Nine-Section Jade?"
Quan Yi tapped the green snake with his finger and said, "So it's called the Nine-Section Jade."
"Subvert? It's better to say that it obeys the instinct of beasts. It felt my powerful strength, so it chose to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and throw itself into my arms."
Dugu Bo's forehead bulged with veins, and Quan Yi's words were provoking his angry emotions.
However, Dugu Bo still endured his anger and said, "Hmph, you little robber, while I'm in a good mood now, quickly tell me what you want to negotiate."
Although his words were strong, Dugu Bo had a sense of anxiety in his heart.
Time was passing little by little, and there wasn't much time left before he broke out.
What he thought was something that could be easily dealt with, but now the situation was gradually getting out of his control.
Quan Yi's strength was beyond his expectations.
Moreover, what troubled him the most was that the position Quan Yi chose was too unfavorable to him.
Not only was there a medicinal garden here, but there was also that terrifying hot spring.
The importance of this space to him was self-evident.
And now, Quan Yi chose to appear here, which was to seize his weakness, making him dare not act rashly.
Therefore, he felt a headache and was troubled by Quan Yi.
This was not an ordinary opponent, and Dugu Bo gradually raised Quan Yi's position in his heart to a position similar to his own.
