Wariness, Thousand Year Spirit Ring

Huo Wu!

Dugu Yang shouted. Behind him, Brilliant Flames surged upward, and against the blaze, Huo Wu looked incomparably radiant. Yet in her hand, she was condensing a Scorching Fireball.

Go!

With a light flick of her finger, Huo Wu sent the fireball hurtling toward the Tree Poison Toad.

But as a Thousand Year Soul Beast, the Tree Poison Toad would not be defeated so easily.

Dugu Yang's full-force punch had only sent it flying dozens of meters. It had not suffered any substantial injury.

After landing, the Tree Poison Toad quickly got back up and, with its nimble speed, effortlessly dodged Huo Wu's fireball.

Yet upon seeing this, Huo Wu's lips curled up. With a twitch of her finger, the fireball that had clearly brushed past the Tree Poison Toad abruptly changed direction and slammed into its back.

This was Huo Wu's First Soul Skill, Fireball Technique. It condensed a fireball and shot it at an enemy, while allowing her to control its direction.

Boom!

Flames scattered everywhere. The Tree Poison Toad was engulfed in blazing fire, and the mucus secreted over its body became fuel for the flames, making them impossible to extinguish.

Croak!

For the first time, the Tree Poison Toad let out a cry of pain.

But Dugu Yang and the others showed no mercy. With a boom, another fireball came flying.

It was Huo Wushuang.

The Huo Wushuang Siblings possessed the same First Soul Skill: Fireball Technique.

This fireball struck the Tree Poison Toad again, causing the flames already consuming it to spread further.

At the same time, Dugu Yan fired a poison arrow, but it dealt almost no damage to the Tree Poison Toad, whose Poison Resistance was extremely high.

Keep going, don't stop!

Dugu Yang shouted.

The Huo Wushuang Siblings knew Dugu Yang was speaking to them. Their First Soul Rings lit up, and they condensed more fireballs.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom!

After another two rounds of fireball attacks, the Tree Poison Toad, trapped within the flames and enduring searing agony, had no strength left to dodge. It could only allow the fireballs to crash into its body.

Sizzle!

The stench of burning flesh filled the air, foul and pungent. The Tree Poison Toad gradually stopped moving, sprawled on the ground as though waiting to be slaughtered.

Did we succeed?

Huo Wu cried out in delight at the sight.

After all, the Tree Poison Toad was a Thousand Year Soul Beast. Even though the four of them had joined forces to kill it, Huo Wu was still excited.

But Dugu Yang shook his head. "It won't be that simple."

Dugu Yang did not believe a Thousand Year Soul Beast would be killed by a few Fireball Techniques, even one with such a frail Physical Body as the Tree Poison Toad.

Sure enough, in the next instant, countless pores on the Tree Poison Toad's body spewed out a great deal of mist, isolating an area ten meters in diameter into a vacuum.

Without oxygen, the flames on the Tree Poison Toad's body gradually went out.

What a troublesome creature.

Huo Wushuang could not help frowning at the sight.

But in the next moment, the Tree Poison Toad whose flames had been extinguished let out a miserable cry.

Croak, croak, croak—

Its cries were even more miserable than before, as though it were suffering pain more intense than being burned alive.

What's happening?

The Huo Wushuang Siblings were baffled, but then they saw Dugu Yang calmly stroll forward, a sharp Ivory Dagger appearing in his hand.

Overwhelmed by intense pain, the Tree Poison Toad's entire body had stiffened. Even as it watched Dugu Yang approach, it had no means of resistance and could only helplessly watch his dagger plunge into its body.

Squelch!

Green bodily fluid trickled from the wound pierced by the dagger. Already severely wounded, the Tree Poison Toad merely kicked its legs a few times before dying.

"Dugu Yang, was that your doing?"

Huo Wu ran over to Dugu Yang and asked.

Dugu Yang did not hide it and nodded.

"That's right. The punch I struck it with earlier carried the Thirteen Poisons. But the Tree Poison Toad's Poison Resistance truly is formidable. At first, the poisons had no effect at all. Only when it exhausted its Soul Power to put out the flames on its body did the poisons finally take effect."

Hearing Dugu Yang's words, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, who had just arrived, both felt their hearts turn cold with deep fear.

But it was not fear of the Tree Poison Toad.

It was fear of Dugu Yang.

During the earlier battle, they had only seen Dugu Yang throw a punch. They had not noticed him poisoning the Tree Poison Toad at all, much less with thirteen different poisons.

That meant Dugu Yang could also poison them with the Thirteen Poisons without them ever realizing it.

The Tree Poison Toad could withstand them because it possessed extremely high Poison Resistance. But what about them? They would likely turn into a puddle of pus after only a few breaths.

Huo Wushuang understood this all too well. After all, he had previously been felled by the poison of Dugu Yang's Jade Phosphor Four-legged Snake.

The Huo Wushuang Siblings exchanged a glance, both understanding what the other meant.

"This boy must never become an enemy."

Dugu Yang had no idea that the Huo Wushuang Siblings had become wary of him. But even if he had known, he would not have cared.

An opponent of the same level could not withstand his poisons even if they knew about them.

"Yanzi, guard me."

When he saw the Thousand Year Spirit Ring wreathed in purple light slowly rise from the Tree Poison Toad's corpse, Dugu Yang called Dugu Yan over.

Though he knew the Huo Wushuang Siblings were unlikely to attack him, absorbing a Spirit Ring was when he was at his most vulnerable. He could not afford to be careless.

Dugu Yan answered softly, a smile appearing on her lovely face.

"You two, move back a little. If anything goes wrong while Ayang absorbs the Spirit Ring, I can't guarantee I won't attack you."

Seeing the dangerous gleam flashing in Dugu Yan's green eyes, Huo Wushuang took the initiative to pull Huo Wu back to a safe distance, indicating that he had no ulterior intentions.

Though Huo Wu was displeased, she also knew how important it was for a Soul Master to absorb a Spirit Ring.

"Ayang, leave the guarding to me."

Hearing Dugu Yan's words, Dugu Yang nodded. He immediately released his Martial Soul and circulated his Soul Power, drawing the purple Spirit Ring before him above his head.

As the Spirit Ring abruptly contracted, Dugu Yang once again felt that familiar pressure.

Only this time, the pressure was more than ten times stronger than before.

There was a qualitative difference between a Thousand Year Spirit Ring and a Hundred Year Spirit Ring. The dense Soul Power surged like a raging river, forcefully flooding into Dugu Yang's Limbs and Bones. In that instant, he was like a balloon pushed to its limit, as if he would burst apart the next moment.

But in the end, Dugu Yang endured it.

The Spirit Ring he absorbed this time was over ten times stronger than his first Spirit Ring. Yet he himself had also become several times stronger. To absorb this Thousand Year Spirit Ring, he had even specifically asked Dugu Bo to prepare a more potent, poisonous Body Tempering Potion for him.

A full year of cultivation had given him the physique necessary to withstand the Soul Power of a Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

When he opened his eyes again, his consciousness had already returned to the Soul Skill Space.

Success!

Dugu Yang was overjoyed. Unlike others, he possessed the All Things Affinity Golden Finger, which spared him the obstacle of the Soul Beast Remnant Soul. This was also his greatest reliance in daring to absorb a Thousand Year Spirit Ring.