Ninety Thousand Year Soul Beast

"Alright, then we'll search the Sunset Forest for now. If we really can't find one, we'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest."

After a moment, Ling Feng gave it some thought, swiftly analyzing all the possible scenarios in his mind.

Quite a few powerful soul beasts were hidden within the Sunset Forest. Searching here first would save them a great deal of time and effort.

If they truly could not find a suitable soul beast here, it would not be too late to head to the far more expansive Star Dou Great Forest.

Thus, Ling Feng followed behind Zhao Yun and Dugu Bo as they continued deeper toward the Core Area of the Sunset Forest.

The stronger the soul beast, the more it preferred to remain in the Core Area. It was the territory of the forest's rulers, filled with unknown dangers.

"My lord, there's a soul beast roughly ninety thousand years old approaching us from not far away. I don't know whether it would be suitable as Dugu Bo's Ninth Soul Ring."

Relying on his extraordinarily powerful senses, Zhao Yun immediately detected the movements of a soul beast nearby.

"Oh? Let's go take a look. Maybe we're lucky."

Ling Feng's eyes lit up slightly, and a trace of anticipation rose in his heart.

He had not expected that only minutes after entering the Core Area, a soul beast of suitable age would appear.

As for whether this soul beast possessed a poison attribute, they would only know after going to see it.

Thus, under Zhao Yun's protection, Ling Feng cautiously made his way toward the distance.

As they were about to reach their destination, Ling Feng and the others suddenly stopped. Then, with a leap, they jumped onto the trees nearby and looked out at the scene ahead.

"A Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor soul beast? Good heavens, are we really this lucky?"

When Ling Feng looked at the soul beast ahead, a delighted expression appeared on his face.

Dugu Bo's Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, the soul beast most suitable for his Martial Soul was undoubtedly a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor identical to it.

"This soul beast is nearly a hundred thousand years old. Can you absorb it?"

At that moment, Ling Feng focused his attention and carefully observed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's form.

By sensing the powerful aura radiating from the soul beast, he clearly realized that this Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was infinitely close to being a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

It was an exceptionally powerful soul beast.

He did not know whether Dugu Bo possessed enough strength to absorb its soul ring.

"I'm more than eighty percent confident. After taking the immortal herb just now, not only did my strength increase, but my physical constitution also improved tremendously."

Dugu Bo spoke calmly.

At the same time, excitement surged within him. This was a soul ring that was about to reach one hundred thousand years.

If he could truly absorb it, his strength would undergo an earth-shaking transformation. It was difficult to imagine what new heights he would reach.

"Since that's the case!"

"Then we'll hunt this soul beast."

After deep consideration and weighing all the pros and cons, Ling Feng decisively agreed to let Dugu Bo absorb this soul beast.

He knew clearly that this was the best choice available. If they missed this soul beast, who knew how much more time and effort it would take to find another so suitable.

Ling Feng completely dismissed the idea of extracting a soul ring from this soul beast.

On one hand, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor soul beasts were extremely vengeful, and neither their intelligence nor their strength could be underestimated.

On the other hand, with his current strength, he simply could not extract soul rings older than fifty thousand years.

Therefore, there was only one option: kill this soul beast and let Dugu Bo absorb its soul ring directly.

"Dugu Bo, you'll deal with this Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor next. I'll assist you from the side."

Ling Feng had his own calculations as well. He wanted to test several newly acquired soul skills and see just how effective they were in actual combat.

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo, who had just stood up on the tree branch, shuddered violently. He staggered and nearly fell from the tree.

He stared at Ling Feng in utter disbelief, his eyes wide as he could not believe what he had just heard.

He inwardly cried out in distress. Even though his strength had broken through to the Titled Douluo realm, he only had eight soul rings.

Moreover, he knew that his poison attribute held no advantage whatsoever against the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

To a certain extent, the poison released by a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was even stronger than his own, while its offensive methods and defensive abilities were both terrifying.

They were asking a Titled Douluo with only eight soul rings to fight a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor that was about to break through to one hundred thousand years.

Wasn't that just courting death?

No matter how he looked at it, this was no different from a suicide mission.

"Don't worry. With Zhao Yun watching from the side, he definitely won't let anything happen to you."

Seeing Dugu Bo's frightened expression, Ling Feng understood his concerns. He smiled faintly, putting his mind at ease.

With someone as powerful as Zhao Yun guarding them from the side, how could he possibly allow the two of them to come to harm?

Ling Feng trusted Zhao Yun's strength. As long as Zhao Yun was there, even against a stronger enemy, they would still have the power to fight and retreat unscathed.

"Alright."

Upon hearing Zhao Yun's name, Dugu Bo finally relaxed somewhat.

He knew that Zhao Yun's strength was unfathomable. With him present, he truly felt much safer.

Moreover, he understood that this was a rare opportunity. If he successfully absorbed this soul ring, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

Thus, he gritted his teeth and decided to give it everything he had.

Dugu Bo slowly stepped forward, approaching the territory of the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor. A trace of solemnity gradually appeared in his eyes.

This battle was of utmost importance to him. It concerned not only the improvement of his personal strength, but also his Ninth Soul Ring. There was absolutely no room for failure.

He raised both hands slightly, and his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul instantly appeared. A massive jade-green serpent phantom coiled up behind him, emanating an aura that sent chills down one's spine.

The serpent phantom's eyes flickered with cold, ghostly light as it stared at the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor that was nearly one hundred thousand years old.

"Hisss!"

The Azure Scale Serpent Emperor soul beast seemed to sense Dugu Bo's hostility. Its enormous body slowly writhed across the ground, emitting a low hiss.

The scales covering its body gleamed with an azure-green luster. Every single scale was like a meticulously forged shield, indestructible.

Suddenly, it raised its head sharply and opened its massive, bloody maw. A thick cloud of dark green poison gas surged toward Dugu Bo like a tide.

Wherever the poison gas passed, flowers and grass instantly withered, while the branches and leaves of the trees rapidly yellowed, as though shrouded by the breath of death.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar."

Seeing this, Dugu Bo did not dare let his guard down in the slightest.

With a loud shout, the Seventh Soul Ring on his body shone brilliantly as he unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.