Green poisonous miasma churned through the forest.
In the depths of the once-silent Sunset Forest, an aura belonging to an outsider suddenly appeared.
A green figure shot out from the depths of the poison formation, landing steadily on the branch of a towering ancient tree.
It was a tall, lean old man.
His beard and hair were both green, his eye sockets deeply sunken. Within his emerald-like eyes flickered a sinister light that seemed to seize one's soul.
Dugu Bo looked down from above at the young man who had trespassed into this place.
This was his Medicine Garden.
The outer perimeter was protected by Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison that even ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts dared not approach.
Yet this man had walked in without a scratch.
He had some skill.
"Which family does this little brat belong to?"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Dugu Bo's voice was hoarse and grating, like two pieces of raw iron scraping together.
"You trespassed into this old man's territory. If you cannot give me a proper explanation, then this place will be where your bones are buried today."
Even though the other party had broken through his poison formation, Dugu Bo did not think much of it.
As a Titled Douluo, this was the confidence of one who stood at the peak of the continent.
Tang Yuan raised his head.
As he looked at the imposing old man atop the tree, his expression did not change in the slightest.
It was as though he were looking at an utterly ordinary old man.
"Heaven Dou City, Tang Yuan."
Five simple words.
Dugu Bo's dark green pupils narrowed slightly.
Tang Yuan.
The Blue Silver King.
That young powerhouse who had recently caused such an uproar in Heaven Dou City, supposedly suppressing all the great nobles single-handedly until they could not even raise their heads.
He had not expected him to be so young.
Dugu Bo sized Tang Yuan up.
He could not sense any particularly strong Soul Power fluctuations from him.
Either the other party was an ordinary person.
Or his cultivation had already returned to simplicity, making him impossible even for Dugu Bo to see through.
Since he had made it through the poison formation, the former was clearly impossible.
"So it is the Blue Silver King himself."
Dugu Bo let out a strange laugh.
"This old man has heard of your reputation. You do have some ability."
"However."
Dugu Bo's tone shifted, and the aura around him suddenly turned sharp and fierce.
"This is not Heaven Dou City."
"This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye is this old man's private Medicine Garden."
"Considering that your cultivation was not easily achieved, leave now, and this old man can let bygones be bygones."
In Dugu Bo's view, he had already given the other party ample face.
If not for his wariness toward the unknown Forces behind him, anyone else would have long since been turned into a puddle of pus.
But Tang Yuan did not move.
He even took a step forward.
"Since I have seen it, it is ownerless."
"Dugu Bo."
"Heavenly treasures belong to the capable."
"You have guarded this treasure land for so many years, yet only know how to use it to suppress poison. What a waste of nature's gifts."
He spoke as though it were only natural.
He showed no regard whatsoever for this Titled Douluo.
Dugu Bo was so enraged that he laughed instead.
He had dominated the Soul Master World for decades. Even elders of Spirit Hall had to show him some measure of courtesy when they met him.
Today, he had actually been lectured by some brat?
Someone dared to snatch something from Dugu Bo?
"What a fine case of the capable claiming it!"
"I'd like to see just how capable you are, to dare spout such nonsense here!"
Dugu Bo stopped wasting words.
Roaaar—
An impassioned roar echoed through the mountain forest.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.
Nine perfectly matched soul rings rose beneath his feet.
The phantom of an enormous emerald serpent emerged behind him, exuding a nauseatingly fishy stench.
The pressure of a Titled Douluo erupted without reservation.
The surrounding trees trembled beneath that pressure, while countless birds fled in terror.
"Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison!"
Dugu Bo waved one hand.
The giant serpent behind him opened its maw.
Whoosh!
An incomparably dense cloud of dark green poison swept toward Tang Yuan, blotting out the sky.
Wherever it passed, grass and trees withered instantly, while even rocks sizzled as they were corroded.
This was a deadly poison that killed upon contact.
Faced with the poison mist filling the sky, Tang Yuan merely stood there quietly.
He neither dodged nor evaded.
He did not even summon his martial soul immediately.
Not until the instant the poison mist was about to touch the hem of his clothes.
Buzz.
A strange ripple spread out from Tang Yuan's body.
No soul rings appeared.
Yet countless Blue Silver Grass plants sprouted wildly from the ground.
This was no ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
Every blade was covered in golden patterns, radiating the aura of an emperor.
Blue Silver Domain, Forest Luo Eternal Treasure.
The Blue Silver Grass that should have withered beneath the poison mist now seemed as though it had been injected with stimulants.
They swayed amid the toxic fog, spreading their leaves.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, enough to kill ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, was directly devoured the instant it touched the Blue Silver Grass.
There was no corrosion.
No withering.
On the contrary.
Having absorbed the poison mist, the Blue Silver Grass became even greener and more crystalline.
It even fed a stream of pure life energy back into Tang Yuan's body.
Tang Yuan stood amid the Blue Silver Grass, surrounded by a green ocean.
That poison mist was like nourishment delivered to this sea of grass.
"How is that possible?!"
Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched wildly atop the treetops.
No one knew his poison better than he did.
Even Titled Douluos had to be wary of it.
Yet it had been eaten by a few lousy weeds?
And they even seemed to be enjoying it?
"I don't believe it!"
Dugu Bo roared.
His seventh soul ring suddenly lit up.
Martial Soul Avatar!
He transformed into a gigantic emerald-green serpent thirty meters long, coiling in midair.
Its enormous maw opened, spewing out poison that was even denser and more violent.
This time, the toxic mist had become so concentrated that it had turned liquid.
Like green rain, it poured down onto the sea of Blue Silver Grass below.
"Let's see how much you can absorb!"
Dugu Bo had gone all out.
Even a single drop of this poisonous rain could instantly kill an elephant.
Tang Yuan looked up at the toxic rain filling the sky.
Not only was he not the least bit flustered, a hint of enjoyment appeared on his face instead.
"Perfect timing."
He raised his right hand, palm facing the sky.
The sea of Blue Silver Grass below suddenly shot upward, transforming in an instant into vines as towering as ancient trees.
The vines intertwined, forming a massive green net.
The poisonous rain fell.
Every drop was caught by the giant net.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
The sounds of devouring rang out without end.
The venomous liquid, capable of corroding metal and iron, was instantly broken down, purified, and absorbed before the Blue Silver Grass's tyrannical life force.
Tang Yuan's aura actually began to rise steadily under the nourishment of the poisonous rain.
To him, these toxins were an immense tonic.
Dugu Bo was completely dumbfounded.
After roaming the Soul Master World for so many years, he had never seen such a bizarre martial soul.
Being immune to poison was one thing.
But it could even eat poison like food?
That was far too overbearing!
"If this is all you have, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on to this treasured land."
Tang Yuan's indifferent voice passed through the poisonous mist and reached Dugu Bo's ears clearly.
There was no mockery in his voice.
He was merely stating a fact.
A ruthless glint flashed through Dugu Bo's enormous snake eyes.
Since poison couldn't kill you—
Then I'll blast you to pieces!
"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Stasis!"
"Ninth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Divine Light!"
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