Preparing the Third Soul Ring's Dojutsu—Kamui!!!

Taichu silently watched the black flames burn out. After absorbing the Second Soul Ring, he learned that the Soul Skill he had gained was Amaterasu, one of the dojutsu that should have belonged to the Mangekyō Sharingan.

At that moment, he understood that he really could turn dojutsu into Soul Skills by absorbing Soul Rings.

Thinking of that.

The corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.

This Soul Ring absorption test had essentially confirmed the possibility of his previous conjecture.

Now that it had been confirmed.

What he needed to do was raise his Soul Power Level to Level 30, then find a Soul Ring that suited him perfectly.

"My Third Soul Ring should preferably come from a Space-Type Soul Beast."

Although he was only Level 23 now, still seven levels away from reaching Level 30 and absorbing his Third Soul Ring, that did not stop him from making plans early.

As he was now.

First Soul Skill—Tsukuyomi!

Mental Attack.

Second Soul Skill—Amaterasu!

Elemental Attack!

He was Invincible against opponents of the same level in terms of mental abilities.

Elemental Attack had also made up for his lack of Physical Attack in reality.

For him.

The one thing he still lacked was a means of preserving his life.

So.

Among dojutsu, was there any life-saving ability better than the Kamui within Uchiha Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan?

The dojutsu contained within the Soul Skills produced by absorbing Soul Rings were generated according to the attributes of the Soul Rings he absorbed. Just as he had absorbed the Phantom Domain Spirit Fox, a Mental Type Soul Beast, and gained the Dojutsu Tsukuyomi.

He had absorbed a Fire and Mental Dual Type Soul Beast and gained the Dojutsu Amaterasu.

Precisely because of that.

If he wanted the dojutsu Kamui to emerge within a Soul Skill, then he should absorb a Space-Type Soul Beast.

"Still, there's plenty of time to consider what Space-Type Soul Beast I should absorb for my Third Soul Ring. For now, it's better to leave Sunset Forest as soon as possible."

He still remembered the matter of the Imperial Dou Team. He did not know whether Dugu Yan had absorbed that Soul Beast's Soul Ring, but even if she had not, so much time had passed that she should have left Sunset Forest by now. Once the Imperial Dou Team returned to Heaven Dou City, its members would certainly inform their families, who would send people into Sunset Forest to search for him.

If he did not leave soon, he feared those people would set their sights on him.

He turned to leave, but the moment he moved, he felt something uncomfortable about his body. Looking down, he understood immediately.

"After absorbing the Soul Ring and becoming a Level 23 Soul Grandmaster, my body developed again under the stimulation of Soul Power!"

Taichu felt somewhat helpless. He had grown too quickly; he had barely worn this set of clothes a few times before needing to buy new ones.

Still, tight was better than nothing.

He did not have spare clothes with him right now. After leaving Sunset Forest, he would buy some new clothes in a nearby city.

Surviving in Sunset Forest was very difficult.

But leaving Sunset Forest was quite easy. In just an hour, he had emerged from the forest and headed toward the nearest city.

Meanwhile.

Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Manor.

In the end, Dugu Yan still absorbed the Blood Shadow Red Snake's Soul Ring. After absorbing her Third Soul Ring, the Imperial Dou Team returned to Heaven Dou City under Qin Ming's leadership, and she immediately chose to go home.

"Grandfather!"

She immediately went to find her grandfather, Dugu Bo.

"Yanyan, it seems you've already absorbed your Third Soul Ring. As expected of my Granddaughter. You've become a Soul Elder at such a young age—becoming a Titled Douluo in the future is practically guaranteed!"

When Dugu Bo saw his Granddaughter, his usually stern face broke into a smile. Yet concern flashed through his eyes. The faster one's cultivation rose, the more violently the toxins in one's body accumulated.

He truly feared that his Granddaughter would end up like his son, unable to suppress the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison in his body once it grew too strong in his thirties, and ultimately lose his life.

She was his last remaining family. If his Granddaughter were gone as well, then he, Dugu Bo, would truly have no descendants left.

"Grandfather, when I was hunting for my Third Soul Ring in Sunset Forest, I met someone. He gave me a method that can temporarily ease the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison inherited by our Dugu Family."

Dugu Yan hurriedly said.

Upon hearing that.

Dugu Bo's expression changed, and his heart thumped twice. When had the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison inherited by the Dugu Family been exposed and made known to an Outsider?

"Yanyan, tell Grandfather this person's name, what he looks like, and where his family lives."

Dugu Bo asked softly.

But the killing intent that flashed through his eyes revealed that he did not merely want to know those things. He wanted to silence him forever. How could anyone who knew the Dugu Family's secret be allowed to live?

"Grandfather, I won't allow you to hurt him! Otherwise, I'll never speak to you again!"

Dugu Yan immediately knew what her grandfather intended to do. She pouted and stomped her foot, looking thoroughly displeased.

"Yanyan, do I look like such an unreasonable person? Didn't you just say he gave you a method to ease the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison? I merely want to thank him in person."

Dugu Bo immediately denied it.

"He really did give me a way to ease the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison, and the method is genuinely feasible. But Grandfather, it seems you don't want to hear it, so I won't tell you."

Dugu Yan deliberately said angrily.

"Don't, don't! Yanyan, of course Grandfather wants to hear it. Tell Grandfather about it!"

Seeing this, Dugu Bo softened his tone.

But Dugu Yan had only said that on purpose. Seeing Dugu Bo yield, she naturally relented and told him.

"He told me a method: absorb a Soul Bone and use it as a container, forcing the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison into the Soul Bone. That way, it can temporarily ease the poison."

"However, he said this method only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. It can only delay the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison, and a Soul Bone's storage capacity is limited like a container's. So it is best to choose a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, which can hold more poison. It is also best to choose a Limb Soul Bone, so that when it reaches its limit of holding the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison, you can sacrifice a limb to survive."

Dugu Yan slowly recounted the method Taichu had told her.

Upon hearing it.

Dugu Bo's eyes lit up at once, and he began considering the feasibility of the method.

A moment later.

He was certain that this method was indeed feasible.

"This method truly works. Although it cannot completely cure the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison inherited by our Dugu Family, it can at least raise our family's average lifespan beyond fifty or sixty years."

"If your father had known this method back then, he would not have..."

As Dugu Bo spoke, he thought of his son, who had died in the prime of his life, and tears welled up in his eyes. The method was clearly so simple, yet he had never thought of it. Instead, he had focused entirely on breaking through to become a Titled Douluo, hoping to resolve the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison that way.

But.

After breaking through, he understood that even a Titled Douluo could not completely cure the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison of the Dugu Family.

Hearing that.

Dugu Yan became sorrowful as well.

After a long while.

"This Old Man really must properly thank that person!"

Dugu Bo sighed.

"Grandfather!!!"

Dugu Yan thought that after learning the method, her grandfather still intended to seek trouble with him, and she immediately became dissatisfied.

"Yanyan, you misunderstood. This time, Grandfather truly wants to thank him."

Dugu Bo hurriedly explained.

"Then wait two or three years. He said that in two or three years, he would personally come to visit our Dugu Family."

Dugu Yan said with a radiant smile.

Hearing that.

Dugu Bo suddenly had a bad feeling. Could it be that while he had not been paying attention, his Granddaughter had been claimed by some pig outside?