Chapter 119: Preparation

No matter how Zhou Heng counterattacked, he only fought to a draw against the two Title Douluos, Qianjun and Jiangmo.

This time, Zhou Heng used all his methods, even employing the soul skill of the newly acquired Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone.

However, he was still no match for the two Title Douluos, Qianjun and Jiangmo; even the Self-created Soul Skill he unleashed was shattered by the Panlong Staffs of the two Douluos.

Zhou Heng even brought out his Blood Qi Soul Ring and protective Qi, yet he still only fought to a draw against the two Douluos.

Although Zhou Heng was confident that he could defeat the enemy in one move after preparing, the two Douluos simply did not give him the time to prepare; as soon as he began to gather power, the two Douluos would use continuous, fierce attacks to prevent him from unleashing his ultimate move.

This made this particular fight feel extremely stifling for Zhou Heng.

And naturally, he did not pass the Angel God Trial.

Zhou Heng specifically reviewed the situation: if he had an eighth soul skill or a skull soul skill similar to Dugu Bo's, he could at least control Qianjun Douluo for one to two seconds.

Qianjun Douluo controlled the rhythm of the battlefield with a continuous stream of attacks, using the power of fierce assaults to mask his various weaknesses.

If he could seize the initiative and force Qianjun Douluo into his own combat rhythm, forcing him to release various soul skills prematurely, perhaps the direction of the battlefield would be completely different.

He did not lack area-of-effect attacks; not to mention the Scarlet Flame Fire Phoenix Fist, once the second soul skill of his Blood Qi Soul Ring was unleashed, everything within a dozen meters would turn into his domain.

Coupled with the addition of the ultimate Five Elements power, transforming it into a Five Elements Melting Furnace, he could even exhaust his enemies to death within his domain.

As for single-target attacks, his Dark Gold Terrorclaw could be considered to have made up for his shortcomings.

The wings he condensed, after the addition of the Holy and Light Attributes, also compensated for his need to be lifted by clouds, improving his mobility.

Now, all he lacked were amplification-type skills and control-type skills; to summarize, those were functional skills.

Although the sword techniques of the Angel God lineage gave him significant inspiration, what was more precious than the sword techniques themselves were the methods of responding to and restraining various enemies within them; as of now, he had no need to deliberately adjust his combat style because of the sword techniques.

Zhou Heng took out a piece of paper, wrote and drew on it slowly, and finally wrote down three terms.

"Amplification, Hard Control, Counterattack."

"Medusa, Queen of Snakes"

Time Stasis, Medusa's Gaze—any one of these skills was the pinnacle of the Control System, capable of not only solidifying soul power but even affecting time itself.

Purely in terms of Control System abilities, Zhou Heng really could not think of a better choice.

At this moment, in Dugu Bo's mansion in Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had been waiting for news from Zhou Heng, but they had not received any; however, to be honest, Dugu Bo was not particularly anxious.

Having witnessed many of Zhou Heng's miracles, Dugu Bo had long since begun to just let things be.

Whatever Zhou Heng said upon his return, he would likely believe.

In his heart, Zhou Heng would absolutely not get into trouble.

After all, in terms of strength, Zhou Heng's power could already be said to be no less than his own, and in some aspects, even slightly superior.

Seeing Zhou Heng return, Dugu Bo also showed an "as expected" expression; although he was a bit curious about where Zhou Heng had gone, he did not force Zhou Heng to tell him.

He just expressed it slightly, then stopped pressing the matter.

After returning to Dugu Bo's mansion, Zhou Heng pulled Dugu Bo into the underground secret room.

In this secret room, Zhou Heng took out the Right Leg Bone that Qianjun Douluo had given him.

Zhou Heng briefly narrated where he had gone, how he had saved Qian Renxue, and then how he had gone to the Spirit Hall, met Qian Daoliu, and obtained the Angel God Trial.

Among these, the only things Zhou Heng hid were the matters concerning the world consciousness and the Divine Power of the Asura God and the Rakshasa God.

Even though Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo, knowing these things would do more harm than good for him, easily making him a target in the eyes of others.

Dugu Bo knew that Zhou Heng had hidden some things, but he was already used to it.

Upon learning that the current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, was actually a disguise of the Spirit Hall's young master, Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo's originally calm expression finally broke, and he revealed a long-absent look of disbelief.

Only after learning that Zhou Heng had received the inheritance of the Angel God's sword techniques and had obtained the Angel God's God Trial, Dugu Bo was no longer surprised by such "small matters," but instead asked Zhou Heng with some confusion.

"Little Heng, with your talent, can you not become a god?"

"Becoming a god is like this, and like that..."

Zhou Heng briefly described the gods and God Trials of the Douluo World to Dugu Bo, refreshing the worldview that Dugu Bo had only recently established.

Upon learning that only a descendant of the Angel God could receive the Angel God's Nine Tests and become the new generation of the Angel God, Dugu Bo could not help but feel a sense of regret for Zhou Heng.

In his view, with Zhou Heng's talent, if not for this restriction, becoming the new generation of the Angel God would be a certainty.

Although Dugu Bo had also heard Zhou Heng say that one could become a god by gathering faith.

But in Dugu Bo's view, inheriting a Godhood was still more reliable.

After the introduction, Zhou Heng stuffed the soul bone to Dugu Bo and told him to refine it.

Knowing that Zhou Heng had already considered the issue of becoming a god, Dugu Bo did not struggle or hesitate this time; he took the soul bone and began to absorb it.

It was merely a thirty-thousand-year soul bone; he deserved better.

More than two hours later, the Blood Tiger Right Arm Bone had been completely absorbed by Dugu Bo, and the excess soul power merged into Dugu Bo's body; Dugu Bo attempted to charge toward the realm of a Ninety-fifth Level Title Douluo.

Six hours later, Dugu Bo's breakthrough reached its end; although there was still a gap in his insights, relying on his unique Poison Pellet and the reinforcement of the soul bone's energy, Dugu Bo finally managed to break through the threshold of the ninety-fifth level and became a Super Douluo.

When Dugu Bo opened his eyes again, his age seemed to have become younger once more.

Originally looking like a man in his forties or fifties, he had now become even younger, turning into a robust man in his thirties.

Because of the qualitative change, Dugu Bo's height, which had not changed for decades, grew again; the muscles that had long since disappeared from his body bulged once more, and his graying hair had completely turned pure black.

The clothes that had originally fit him now appeared somewhat tight on his body.

Looking at him now, if it weren't for the iconic nature of his clothes, even Dugu Yan would find it difficult to recognize at first glance that this person was her grandfather, Dugu Bo.

Every level of a Title Douluo is a qualitative change; the qualitative change at the ninety-fifth level is even greater than the sum of levels 91 to 94.

Dugu Bo raised his arm and gently clenched his fist, feeling his body filled with surging vitality. With his soul power broken through, his body restored to youth, his mental power enhanced, and his martial soul quality improved, he had never felt such a wonderful sensation in his entire life.

Dugu Bo felt that he could now take down a version of himself at the ninety-fourth level in three moves.

If the opponent were a version of himself at the ninety-first level, he could at least fight ten of them at once.