Finally, when a yellow Soul Ring gradually emerged from the Mandala Snake's body,
Yu Xiaogang finally nodded and said,
"It was only now that this Mandala Snake could truly be considered dead."
"What a pity. In terms of age, this Mandala Snake was excellent,"
"but in terms of soul beast type, it was completely different from yours."
"Sigh."
Yu Xiaogang gently shook his head and sighed,
"If it had been a Charm Fox, that would have been perfect."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in his head.
He stretched out his left arm and tore the clothes from his right shoulder,
only to see that his right shoulder had already turned black.
Earlier, when Yu Xiaogang had been pursued by the Mandala Snake,
his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, had been bitten by the Mandala Snake,
right on Luo Sanpao's front right leg.
Yu Xiaogang had recalled it immediately afterward.
A Beast Martial Soul and its host were one,
and even if his Beast Martial Soul was mutated, it was no exception.
If the Martial Soul was poisoned, it was equivalent to the host being poisoned as well.
"It has to be treated immediately!"
"Otherwise, I'll die when the poison acts up!"
Yu Xiaogang said through gritted teeth.
"Xiao Gang, I can handle it."
Tang San volunteered at that moment.
After all, she had been the most outstanding member of the Tang Sect in her previous life,
and she was exceptionally skilled with poison.
"You can?"
Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang San in surprise.
Tang San nodded.
"My father taught me before. I'm very proficient at it."
Hearing Tang San say that, Yu Xiaogang immediately relaxed.
Tang Hao had taught her, so there was nothing to worry about.
"Xiao Gang, do you have needles? Needles work best."
Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang,
"If it were severe, we'd need to use a knife to bleed it and cut open the wound. But since you were just poisoned, needles are more suitable."
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and said,
"I do."
He took out a packet of Silver Needles from his storage soul tool bracelet.
At this point, they could no longer worry about whether the fire would attract soul beasts.
Tang San quickly gathered some dry branches and leaves from the surroundings and used a fire starter to light a fire.
Then, she casually tore off all of Yu Xiaogang's upper clothes.
She dug a hole in the ground with a dog-paddling motion,
then took out some clean water and washed the Silver Needles.
The bonfire gradually burned brighter.
After roasting the Silver Needles over the fire, Tang San prepared to use them to detoxify him.
Seeing how standard Tang San's movements were, Yu Xiaogang felt even more reassured.
"Xiao San, I'll leave it to you."
[Tang San nodded and used Silver Needles to stab Yu Xiaogang's lower back. The needles kept going in, and when connected, they even seemed to form the shape of words.]
Ye Ying chuckled and made the alteration.
Interesting.
After making the change, he did not remain idle. It was time to absorb his own Soul Ring.
He walked over to the Mandala Snake and sat down cross-legged beside it.
The Snow King's phantom slowly emerged behind him.
In its right hand was a massive ice cream cone.
He used Soul Power to draw the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring before him.
The yellow Soul Ring flashed as it settled around the Snow King.
Surging energy rushed toward him at once.
Yet every impact of energy was frozen by the Snow King.
However, as the Soul Ring was absorbed, a faint trace of green appeared on the Snow King's body.
[Ye Ying successfully absorbed the Soul Ring of a four-hundred-and-twenty-two-year-old Mandala Snake...]
Seeing this, Ye Ying had to consider how to alter it.
He could alter it at most six times, and that was only if he used up all his Points and the accumulated minor restriction-reduction alteration attempts.
"Let me ask first. After I alter it, I won't just die because its age is too high, right?"
That single sentence silenced the system.
[If it can be altered, then it's fine. Didn't you see the word 'successfully'?]
That put Ye Ying at ease.
"Add ten thousand after the hundred. Make it a million!"
[Insufficient permissions!] [Don't dream of reaching the heavens in one step. Insufficient permissions. Through alterations, you currently need to remain below a thousand years.]
"First, change the four to a nine,"
"then add the word 'Snow' before Snake."
After making two alterations, Ye Ying still felt it was not enough. Though it was now a Snow Snake, the type was still far too different.
"Change Snake into God for me,"
[Dream on.]
Ye Ying smiled sheepishly.
"Change it to Immortal?"
"Change it to Spirit?"
[Alteration successful. Three minor restriction-reduction alteration attempts used. One remaining. Points remaining: 285.] [Ye Ying successfully absorbed the Soul Ring of a nine-hundred-and-twenty-two-year-old Mandala Snow Spirit...]
"Snow Spirit worked?"
Ye Ying was delighted as well.
Snow Spirit, an Ice and Snow Elf.
Just from the name, it was clear that it was extraordinary.
With the Mandala Snake prefix added, he did not know whether it had been improved or weakened, but overall, it was already quite good.
Powerful energy exploded within Ye Ying's body in an instant.
A bittersweet rush surged through his limbs and bones.
Ye Ying received another boost.
Faint purple patterns appeared on the yellow halo beneath him.
This was a sign that it was nearing a Thousand Year Soul Ring.
The trace of green on the Snow King phantom had now disappeared.
It was almost no different from before.
He looked down at his body. He had grown quite a bit taller.
His skin had become even fairer.
Especially his face, which had become more sharply defined.
If looks were justice,
then he was the embodiment of justice.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, all of his bodily functions had improved greatly.
His entire body was filled with a sense of comfort.
Ye Ying turned to look at Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
Tang San was still needling Yu Xiaogang.
However, the poison on Yu Xiaogang's right shoulder was growing more and more severe.
It had already turned a deep purple.
Black qi swirled around his face.
He was taking in more air than he exhaled. Death was not far away.
"Xiao San, isn't the detoxification done yet?"
"This poison is spreading too fiercely."
"I can't feel your needles in my shoulder at all,"
"but I can feel that my lower back hurts terribly."
"Is the poison spreading that fast?"
At that moment, Tang San's needles were continuously piercing Yu Xiaogang's lower back.
Shoulder?
When had she ever needled his shoulder?
She had been needling his lower back the entire time. Naturally, his shoulder would not hurt.
That was because Ye Ying had changed shoulder into lower back.
[Alteration successful. Shoulder changed to lower back. Points increased by one. Current Points: 286.] [Tang San nodded and used Silver Needles to stab Yu Xiaogang's lower back. The needles kept going in, and when connected, they even seemed to form the shape of words.]
Ye Ying slowly approached the two of them, wanting to see what those word-shaped needles were about.
What words could they form?
But the moment he glanced at them, he froze.
There was no need to look closely. At a glance, he could see that they formed four huge characters.
Ye Ying could not help but marvel,
Tang San truly had skilled hands.
At this point, Yu Xiaogang finally could not endure any longer.
"What vicious poison!"
Then, with a thud, he collapsed to the ground.
"Xiao Gang!"
"Xiao Gang!"
Tang San shouted anxiously,
"Needling the lower back doesn't work for detoxification!"
Tang San could not help but curse as well.
Who in my previous life taught me that needling the lower back could detoxify poison?
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