[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-216":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550731,2014,"Chapter 216 - 216 – Senior Dugu, Long Time No See; Who Still Dares Call Me the Weakest Titled Douluo?","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>When Li Zhexian first arrived on the Douluo Continent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the first place he set foot in was a small town within the Heaven Dou Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin (Sword Douluo) took him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which also lay within Heaven Dou territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And later still…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to travel the continent — one man, one sword, and one jug of wine — stepping into the wandering world of jianghu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Qian Renxue who found him a place to stay in Heaven Dou City, granting the drifting wanderer a hint of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He settled in Heaven Dou City, listening to the wind at the Wind Sword Sect, comprehending the sword within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, meeting those lifelong friends along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven Dou had long since become his root on this continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a sky strewn with stars over vast plains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian reined in his horse, standing quietly upon the main road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the night, the distant city loomed vast and indistinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of lights shimmered like fragments of gold, flickering gently in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly found himself unable to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing mountains and rivers, braving countless trials, it was this short stretch of road home that became the hardest step to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there silently for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he had gathered enough strength did he murmur softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go… home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were so light they vanished into the night wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew if he spoke to his horse — or to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Dugu Residence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the garden, a thin old man sat cross-legged among strange plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two eerie green rays shot out, piercing the air for three feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself sizzled — \"zzzzt!\" — as if scorched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisonous herbs around him withered instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to revive again in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's there?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes, his cold voice sharp as a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intruder's aura was fierce and focused; the condensed killing intent made even this old poison master, who could annihilate clans at will, feel a jolt of alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft sound, his body turned into a cloud of green mist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which drifted silently along the night breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool night wind stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the upturned eaves of a distant roof,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the mist swirled and condensed —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the thin old man stepped out from within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who dares intrude… hmm?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked onto the familiar, upright black-clad figure standing on the roof's edge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the eerie green in his pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could speak further,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that black-clad figure slowly turned around—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint smile upon his handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian greets Senior Dugu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Dugu — long time no see. I hope you've been well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blur, Dugu Bo appeared right before Li Zhexian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his thin hand clutching the young man's arm tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian! It truly is you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold aura surrounding him melted away like snow in spring, and warmth surged in his aged eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Good! It's good that you're back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not go to a tavern, nor did they enter the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder and the youth simply sat side by side on the rooftop ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's wine pouch served as their cup, and the five years of hardship were the finest dishes to accompany it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Dugu Bo was no longer the cold, deadly Titled Douluo—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but merely an old man, gently inquiring about his junior's journeys beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked this and that, sighing now and then with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only five years…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo studied the youth beside him from head to toe, wonder filling his aged face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your aura has grown at least tenfold stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I truly cannot imagine how you cultivated like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian raised his head, took a long drink of wine,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with a faint smile, asked in return:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how have you been these years, Senior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old man's days have been calm as still water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo clinked his wine pouch against Li Zhexian's,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his long, silvered brows furrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That killing intent of yours… did you really fight your way out of the so-called Slaughter City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The winds of the continent have shifted greatly — I fear you haven't yet heard of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's hand paused mid-drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression hardened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed — after leaving the Slaughter City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>apart from that single night with Qian Renxue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had been traveling non-stop ever since.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly knew nothing of what had transpired on the continent in the past five years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The friction between the Spirit Hall and the two great empires grows with each passing day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the pretense of 'developing the continent's Spirit Masters,' they've been expanding the territory of Spirit City endlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rumors have already begun to spread among the people… saying that the current Pope, Bibi Dong—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's grip on the wine gourd tightened, his brows furrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bibi Dong seeks to proclaim herself Empress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow flickered across Dugu Bo's cold, stern face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ambition of Spirit Hall can no longer be concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given its authority among Spirit Masters—if Bibi Dong truly raises the banner of founding a Holy Nation of Spirit Masters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would surely spark a tide of universal support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one loyal to the Heaven Dou Empire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo could never submit to the Spirit Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the future…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was bound to be filled with bloody conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the weight of the mood pressing between them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo suddenly waved his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wine in his pouch transformed into several emerald-green serpents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slithering and writhing through the air before darting into his nose and mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This effortless yet eerie technique—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such mastery of poison—was something the Dugu Bo of the past could never have achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Dugu, your poison mastery has greatly advanced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All thanks to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well you gave me, and to your guidance in recognizing those rare poisonous herbs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without that, even reaching Rank 92 would've been a miracle in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now at Rank 93… hah, that's likely my limit\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Senior, don't speak of 'gifts.' The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was yours to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian hesitated briefly, then turned his palm over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gem-like orb, glowing with shifting gold and red light, appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it emerged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo's face changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul manifested involuntarily with a hiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that immense serpent body lowered itself, trembling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>showing unmistakable fear and submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… what is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo abruptly stood up, his jade-green eyes narrowing to slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor was already a top-tier serpent Martial Soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could make the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor fear to this extent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was something I obtain in the Slaughter City— the inner core of an Ancient Relic beast, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe it will be greatly beneficial to you, Senior. I offer it to you as a gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Dugu Bo didn't understand what \"Ancient Relic Beast\" meant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could sense instinctively that this was a treasure among all serpentine beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, this item is far too precious. I cannot—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't refuse, Senior.\" Li Zhexian said with a serious expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cultivated with your Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and you've protected me more than once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the continent's winds are shifting, only greater strength can face what's to come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this serpent core—no one is more suited to it than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting the youth's sincere gaze, the ruthless old poison master felt, for the first time in many years, a rare warmth stir in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in the end, all his words condensed into a single sigh of heartfelt relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old man… didn't misjudge you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Dugu Bo finally accepted the inner core,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint smile curved Li Zhexian's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, and Senior—\" he reminded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent may only possess ten-thousand-year cultivation, but its life level is incredibly high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you absorb the inner core, you can let Sister Dugu stay nearby to absorb the energy that overflows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That energy's strength is just right for her now. It will benefit her greatly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Excellent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo stroked his beard with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you refine that core, Senior…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes gleamed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…perhaps the continent will see yet another Titled Douluo worthy of joining the Heaven's Ridge Martial Tournament!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven's Ridge Martial Tournament—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a peak tournament open only to Rank Ninety-Five and above Titled Douluo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to determine successors to the invincible titles once held by those three peerless beings of ages past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, your words strike straight to my heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo threw his head back in hearty laughter, his spirit surging skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When that day comes, I shall see for myself—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who still dares say that I, Dugu Bo, am the weakest Titled Douluo?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1532,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","7626dd0a62a01b4fdbab93ec576da72c7f1a2e61a498b310fdce84a9ad5a000e","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-217","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-215",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]