Immortal Herbs and Food-type Soul Skills

Seeing Xia Liang charge straight at her with a blade in hand, Dugu Yan decisively drew on most of her Soul Power to unleash her Third Soul Skill.

Deep purple poison mist rapidly spewed from her mouth, instantly forming a long-range Poison Mist Ray.

A sight that shocked Dugu Yan appeared.

This deep purple poison mist ray was her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, the Third Soul Skill she had unleashed at great Soul Power cost. Not only was its corrosive power vastly enhanced, but its impact could also rival some Assault System Soul Skills.

Yet Master Xia seemed completely unaffected. Under the protection of his ribs, he actually charged straight through the Poison Mist Ray toward her? Recalling how even the three layers of poison mist from earlier had failed to corrode and dissolve those bizarre ribs, Dugu Yan immediately closed her mouth and stopped releasing the Poison Mist Ray.

At that moment, Xia Liang had somehow already appeared at her right side. Holding the Iron Bone Blade in a reverse grip with both hands, he viciously stabbed at her thick jade-green snake tail.

The first thing a Control System Soul Master had to do when an enemy got close was create distance.

As an outstanding Control System Soul Master, Dugu Yan naturally understood this. At the same time she stopped releasing the Poison Mist Ray, she shifted one position toward the front left, predictively dodging the Iron Bone Blade's thrust.

"You fell for it!"

As she spoke, Dugu Yan swept her three-meter-long jade-green snake tail toward the rear right.

The two of them were standing at the edge of the Soul Fighting Platform. The snake tail struck from an extremely tricky angle; once it landed, Xia Liang would be sent flying off the platform and lose the match.

Dugu Yan had lost last night after being knocked off the Soul Fighting Platform. Her eye-for-an-eye nature immediately made her think of eliminating her opponent the same way.

Standing on the platform as the winner and hurling all kinds of mockery at Xia Liang after he fell below—this was the scene Dugu Yan had fantasized about all night.

However, the scene that shattered her fantasy suddenly appeared.

The sweeping snake tail lashed fiercely against Xia Liang, but instead of knocking him flying, it was blocked by a small section of Black-Purple Ribs that suddenly appeared.

Seeing this, Dugu Yan gritted her teeth unwillingly. Those bizarre Rib Defense again. They were not only immune to her serpent poison, but even the snake tail could not knock him down. How was she supposed to fight an opponent like this? In a burst of anger, Dugu Yan poured all her remaining Soul Power into her Third Soul Ring. Just as she was about to unleash one final Jade Phosphor Purple Poison from her mouth, Xia Liang struck first. Four Finger Bullets hit her shoulders and thighs respectively.

It seemed that her numbness points had been struck with precision. Dugu Yan's shoulders and thighs instantly became sore and numb, leaving all four limbs weak.

At that moment, the ribs covering the right half of Xia Liang's body grew a Skeleton Right Arm and reached forward, instantly seizing Dugu Yan's body and fixing her in midair.

Her limbs had first been weakened, then she was suspended in the air with no point from which to exert force, and her Soul Power was nearly exhausted. Dugu Yan knew she could no longer resist the Skeleton Right Arm's grip, so she simply stopped struggling.

What drove her to despair was that while the enormous skeletal palm gripped her body, its thick thumb also blocked her mouth, leaving her unable to release the last of her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison mist.

"You lost again."

As he spoke, Xia Liang raised his right hand. A fifth Finger Bullet condensed at the tip of his index finger, ready to fire.

Looking at the phalange aimed at her forehead, Dugu Yan's pupils trembled.

Lost again? Thoroughly defeated by a Two-Ring Great Soul Master?

No. Dugu Yan's gaze suddenly became resolute, even carrying a trace of grim determination.

She would rather die than lose to an opponent with one fewer Soul Ring than herself.

Because that would not only negate all her efforts over the years, but also indirectly prove that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul was worthless, unable even to defeat an opponent weaker than herself.

The more immense pain Dugu Yan endured in the skeleton hand's grip, the fiercer the determination in her eyes became. Her emotions were so intense that her eyes reddened. This was absolutely the moment her will was strongest—and also the moment her mentality was closest to collapse.

"Stop. We concede."

The abrupt voice brought Xia Liang's attack to an immediate halt.

He and the host turned toward the spectator area at almost the same time.

They discovered that the speaker was Qin Ming, the teacher leading the Imperial Fighting Team.

Great Soul Arena, main hall.

At the front desk.

After finishing his Soul Battle with Dugu Yan, Xia Liang came to the front desk to register his points. After collecting the Gold Soul Coin reward for his victory, he also received a Blue Brocade Pouch from the receptionist.

The Soul Battle just now, fought across ranks, had been a wager match. This Blue Brocade Pouch was the stake Dugu Yan had used to register for the match.

Based on Dugu Yan's description, this Blue Brocade Pouch should be the living-storage Soul Tool that Dugu Bo had given Tang San in the original story: the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.

With this treasure, he would have somewhere to store Immortal Herbs in the future.

Although he currently lacked knowledge about Immortal Herbs, Xia Liang remembered that the original story had described several of them in detail. Their appearances were distinctive and easy to identify.

Especially the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot that grew near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

These two Immortal Herbs respectively possessed extreme Cold Poison and extreme Fire Poison. One could sense very distinct ice and fire energy just by approaching them.

The original story had also mentioned how to harvest and consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.

According to the original story, many Deadly Poison Immortal Herbs and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures also grew near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If he passed through and accidentally came into contact with some poison, he would be finished.

Xia Liang felt that over the next few days, he needed to prepare tools for harvesting the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, while also buying large quantities of antidote food created by Food-type Soul Masters using their Soul Skills.

That way, even if the Skeleton Frame could not defend against the toxins of those Immortal Herbs, he would at least have a way to detoxify himself.

Besides that, he also needed to acquire some Food-type Soul Skills that could allow temporary flight.

The original story said that Dugu Bo acted solely according to his whims and did not mind using his strength to bully the weak.

Because of Dugu Yan, he might come looking for trouble. Having the ability to fly would make Xia Liang feel much safer then.

Fortunately, the green compartment of the Three-colored Ring had spatial storage effects that preserved freshness and refrigerated its contents, allowing it to store food made through Food-type Soul Skills for long periods.

And the Head Chef of the Academy Kitchen was a level fifty-seven Food-type Soul King whose Martial Soul was a Chicken Leg.

His Fifth Soul Skill, Soaring Thousand Miles Swift Wind Leg, was precisely a flight-type Soul Skill. It allowed the consumer to fly at the speed of a Swift Wind Flying Luan for three minutes.

Tomorrow, Xia Liang could find an excuse to ask the Head Chef for a few chicken legs.

As long as Dugu Bo had not used his Eighth Soul Skill, Time Solidification, there was a chance of escaping with the Swift Wind Flying Luan's flight speed.

Of course, these were all worst-case preparations.

If a Titled Douluo wanted to kill someone, who could escape?

Unless he was caught stealing Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, merely having a Soul Battle with Dugu Yan should not be enough for Dugu Bo to go on a killing spree.

If it truly came to that, he could only use the method of resolving Serpent Poison Backlash through a Soul Bone to prove his value.

If he had value, he had a chance to live.

"Master Xia." An abrupt voice called out.

Casting aside all his concerns, Xia Liang tucked the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch inside his clothes and turned toward the voice.

It was Qin Ming, with Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and the others following beside him.

"Teacher Qin, do you need something?" Xia Liang asked.

Walking up to Xia Liang, Qin Ming smiled faintly. "Could we talk in private?"