Myriad Phenomena Bookworm

Dugu Bo's expression froze.

That was right. Girls like Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya were no different from real people.

They had minds of their own, distinct personalities, and even flashy Martial Souls.

To anyone else, there was no way to tell they had been summoned by someone else's Martial Soul.

"Then can I?"

Xu Hanfeng's mouth twitched.

Even if I could, there's no way I'd do something like that.

"Grandpa Dugu, probably. As you've seen, all the Soul Masters I summon are women."

A strange look immediately appeared on Dugu Bo's face. "Y-you... your Martial Soul really is special."

Dugu Bo had originally wanted to say it was improper. What kind of Summoning System Soul Master could only summon female Soul Masters?

Was that really proper?

"Ahem... it's just rather special."

"All right, then."

"Do I have a solution?"

Dugu Bo was not afraid of death, and Yan Yan now had Xu Hanfeng looking after her.

Though Xu Hanfeng was young, he was very mature.

Dugu Bo was at ease.

"There is... but not right now. I'm still too weak."

Xu Hanfeng said with a smile.

"You little brat, tell me, what do you want?" How could Dugu Bo not know what kind of person Xu Hanfeng was?

The kind who would not act without getting something first.

"I heard Grandpa Dugu has a medicine garden?"

"It's yours." Dugu Bo was exceedingly generous.

At worst, he could treat it as Yan Yan's dowry.

"Good!"

Xu Hanfeng was delighted. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was in the bag; he could go there later.

"Now tell me, what exactly is the solution?"

"I have a way to completely deal with the poison, but I'm too weak right now. I'll need to be at least a Soul King or Soul Emperor.

"But I do have a way to temporarily deal with the poison."

Dugu Bo was slightly excited. "What is it?"

"Soul bones. You can transfer the poison in your body into your soul bones."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo thought it over carefully.

"Come to think of it, your method might actually work. I used to condense the poison into a Poison Pill, but Poison Pills have limits too. I can't condense any more."

"Soul bones are the same, but the stronger the soul bone, the more poison it can store. Grandpa Dugu, you can give it a try."

"Good."

Dugu Bo immediately began transferring the poison within his body into his soul bones.

Xu Hanfeng looked toward Dugu Yan.

"I have to say, the effect is pretty good. My body already feels much more comfortable."

Dugu Bo was extremely excited.

"As long as it works. Sister Yan should be waking up soon too."

The two of them slowly walked over.

"Phew... Xiao Feng, Grandpa absorbed it."

Joy spread across Dugu Yan's face. Her third Soul Ring was actually nearly three thousand years old.

"Sister Yan, how many levels did your Soul Power increase by?"

"Three levels!"

Dugu Bo nodded. That was about right for the Soul Power increase.

"Yan Yan, Grandpa needs to discuss something with you."

"What is it?"

"Actually, your father and mother's deaths were both related to our Jade Python Martial Soul."

Dugu Yan froze upon hearing this.

"But... Grandpa, didn't you say Father and Mother were killed by soul beasts?"

"That wasn't the case. You were still young then, so I couldn't tell you the truth."

Dugu Bo felt somewhat guilty. "While our Jade Python possesses extremely powerful poison, that poison also erodes our bodies."

"That is why our eyes are green."

"Your parents died because of that poison."

Dugu Yan was stunned and fell silent.

After a long while, Dugu Yan finally came back to her senses.

Tears welled in her eyes as she clenched her fists, which trembled slightly.

Xu Hanfeng felt a little heartache, but he could not interfere in this matter.

It was a matter between grandfather and granddaughter.

"Grandpa... why are you telling me this now? Wouldn't it have been better to keep hiding it from me?"

Dugu Yan wiped away her tears and asked.

"Because this brat has a way to solve the poison in our bodies."

Dugu Yan abruptly looked at Xu Hanfeng.

"Xiao Feng... do you really have a way?"

"Of course."

"Grandpa Dugu can explain the details to you. It ultimately depends on you."

Dugu Bo nodded and went to Dugu Yan's side to explain.

When Dugu Yan heard that she could become Xiao Feng's card, she was stunned.

But then she was overjoyed. In her view, wouldn't that tie her life together with Xiao Feng's?

That was a good thing to her.

Moreover, she knew very well that Sister Xiao Tao and the others were so powerful because they were cards.

For her, this was entirely a good thing.

"Yan Yan... you?"

"I agree!"

Seeing Dugu Yan answer so quickly, Dugu Bo rubbed his forehead speechlessly. He had known it—his granddaughter had feelings for this brat.

Granddaughter! Although Grandpa has prepared your dowry, this brat is still young.

Don't commit a crime.

Seeing Dugu Bo like this, Dugu Yan became a little shy and awkwardly rubbed her hands together.

"Ahem... Sister Yan, we'll talk about it after we return."

"Fine. Grandpa will help Xiao Feng obtain a Soul Ring first."

The three continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

After traveling for a long time, Xu Hanfeng and the other two arrived at a strange place.

There was an extremely thick book here, but it was embedded inside a stone.

"Grandpa Dugu, what's going on here?"

Xu Hanfeng was a little bewildered. Did the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest love reading this much?

There was even a book here.

"Shh~"

Xu Hanfeng immediately fell silent.

Dugu Bo was powerful enough to see farther.

He could see a tiny silver insect within the book.

The moment he saw that insect, Dugu Bo was greatly surprised.

"To think it's this kind of soul beast."

"What is it?"

Xu Hanfeng was very curious.

Dugu Bo turned around. "There's a Myriad Phenomena Bookworm inside that book."

"Myriad Phenomena Bookworm."

Neither Xu Hanfeng nor Dugu Yan had heard of it.

It was also too far away for Xu Hanfeng to scan it.

"The Myriad Phenomena Bookworm is a very special kind of soul beast. These soul beasts come in all sorts of strange appearances, depending on the books associated with them."

"Hm?"

"It is said that Myriad Phenomena Bookworms are born when insect-type soul beasts absorb the knowledge within books and evolve."

Xu Hanfeng was dumbfounded. There were soul beasts like that? Was that even real?

Dugu Bo knew what Xu Hanfeng was thinking and shook his head. "I don't know whether it's true either."

"But whenever a Myriad Phenomena Bookworm is discovered, it is always beside a book."

"We're very lucky. Honestly, it would be a waste to give it to you. A Myriad Phenomena Bookworm is a soul beast with extremely powerful Spiritual Power. It would be incredibly useful for a Spirit System Soul Master."

Dugu Bo was somewhat disdainful.

Although Xu Hanfeng's Martial Soul was powerful, he did not seem to need such a special soul beast at all.

"Grandpa! We found it, so it's definitely ours."

"True enough. I just don't know how much cultivation this Myriad Phenomena Bookworm has. I can't tell."

"Grandpa Dugu, just capture it. Leave the rest to me."