Lycoris radiata

Dugu Mansion.

Looking at the priceless Blood Coral before him, Dugu Bo frowned unconsciously and muttered,

"This Crown Prince truly knows Heaven Dou City inside and out. No information can be kept from him..."

Creak—

The door opened, and Dugu Yang walked in from outside.

"Second Grandfather, you wanted to see me."

"Xiaoyang."

Seeing Dugu Yang, Dugu Bo quickly beckoned him over.

"Sit here."

Dugu Yang walked over and sat down, immediately drawn to the magnificent, exquisitely crafted Blood Coral that looked as though it had formed naturally.

"What beautiful Blood Coral. Second Grandfather, who sent this?"

"The Crown Prince. But it was not a gift for me—it was for you."

A trace of helplessness entered Dugu Bo's voice.

"Sigh, I miscalculated. I should not have let you go to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena."

Dugu Yang was slightly taken aback, then immediately understood what Dugu Bo meant.

"Second Grandfather, are you saying the Crown Prince knows my identity and deliberately sent such a Blood Coral?"

Dugu Bo nodded slightly and said,

"Xiaoyang, you may not know this, but this Crown Prince is no simple person. He appears gentle and refined on the surface, but his schemes run deep. Even I am somewhat wary of him."

"Entering his field of vision now is truly not a good thing."

Dugu Bo had guessed wrong. How could Dugu Yang not know about the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire?

In fact, he knew far more than Dugu Bo did.

The current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire had long since ceased to be the real Crown Prince. She was Qian Renxue, daughter of the Pope of Spirit Hall.

However, Dugu Yang did not care about entering Qian Renxue's field of vision.

After all, her goal was to seize the entire Heaven Dou Empire. Even if he displayed remarkable talent, she likely would not pay him much attention.

"Second Grandfather, I think you are worrying too much. Even if I enter the Crown Prince's field of vision, she will not do anything to me."

"No, it is not that I think he would dare do anything to you. I am not boasting—let alone a Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, even the Pope of Spirit Hall would pay a tremendous price if they dared harm you."

Dugu Bo's tone was filled with dominance and confidence. As the Titled Douluo known as Poison, he truly had the ability to back it up.

"I simply do not want you dragged into the imperial family's struggle for power. With your current talent, you will certainly break through to become a Titled Douluo in the future. By then, no matter who sits on the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire, you will be their honored guest."

After hearing Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Yang showed a look of realization and chuckled.

"So that is what you meant. But then there is even less reason to worry."

"At the end of the day, I am only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster right now. I have no ability whatsoever to participate in the imperial struggle."

"As for being exposed to the Crown Prince's notice, there is nothing I can do about that. I cannot stay hidden in the Mountain Valley forever, can I?"

Hearing Dugu Yang's words, Dugu Bo felt that they made sense as well and chuckled.

"You are right. I suppose I was overthinking it."

"Since this Blood Coral is a gift from the Crown Prince, you should accept it."

Dugu Yang glanced at it, shook his head, and smiled.

"Forget it. My room does not have enough space for something this large. Second Grandfather, you can arrange it as you see fit."

The next morning, Dugu Yang went to the largest library in Heaven Dou City.

His Soul Power Level had already reached Level 28. It would not be long before he broke through to Level 30 and absorbed his Third Soul Ring.

Dugu Yang had long had an idea for his Third Soul Ring, but he did not know what Soul Beast could make that idea a reality.

So, he wanted to look through the records and find an answer.

After paying five Gold Soul Coins, Dugu Yang received an access card that allowed him to consult all books and materials, then plunged headfirst into the sea of knowledge.

He would be staying in Heaven Dou City for half a month. During that time, he needed to find a way to realize his plans for his Third Soul Ring.

Dugu Yang's First Soul Skill, Poison Sac, and his second soul skill, Poison Body Adaptation, gave him the ability to possess many different deadly poisons.

However, Dugu Yang's ultimate goal was to combine many deadly poisons into a single, unsolvable Mixed Poison.

Unfortunately, he had experimented many times in Sunset Forest but had never found a solution.

Thus, for his third soul skill, he wanted an ability that could combine multiple deadly poisons.

Heaven rewards the diligent. Through his determined search, Dugu Yang finally found the Soul Beast suitable for his Third Soul Ring.

Within Star Dou Forest grew a unique Plant System Soul Beast with a beautiful name: Lycoris radiata.

Yet beneath that beauty lurked deadly poison—the Mixed Poison Dugu Yang had always sought.

However, Dugu Yang had set his sights on Lycoris radiata not because of its Mixed Poison, but because of a soul skill it possessed.

Harmonization!

Lycoris radiata could absorb natural energies of different attributes, transform them into deadly poisons carrying those attributes, and harmonize them into a Mixed Poison.

This was exactly what Dugu Yang needed right now.

Moreover, Dugu Yang was now even more suited to the soul skill Harmonization than Lycoris radiata itself.

After all, Lycoris radiata could only transform attribute energy into corresponding deadly poisons, such as Fire Poison, Ice Poison, and so on. The poisons it could harmonize were limited.

But Dugu Yang was different. Though he currently possessed only fifteen deadly poisons through his Poison Sac soul skill, that was only because he had not fully let loose in devouring poisons.

In theory, Dugu Yang could possess every deadly poison in the world.

How could a Mixed Poison harmonized from hundreds of deadly poisons compare to one harmonized from merely a few attribute-based poisons?

Furthermore, Dugu Yang discovered an even more terrifying effect of the Harmonization soul skill.

It was also because of this effect that Dugu Yang chose Lycoris radiata as his Soul Beast.

Harmonization was not fusion. Fusion meant combining all deadly poisons into a single Mixed Poison.

Harmonization, however, allowed poisonous substances to be freely combined and harmonized. It could be three deadly poisons, or it could be five.

A Mixed Poison harmonized from three deadly poisons might be weaker than one harmonized from five, but it could produce unexpected effects.

Since he was six years old, Dugu Yang had followed Dugu Bo and studied under him. What he learned was not only knowledge about Soul Masters, but also much knowledge about poison.

Dugu Bo had told him that poison was not only at its best when it was lethal. Some poisons were not fatal at all and could instead save lives.

Poison could be medicine, and medicine could be poison.

Some poisons possessed only mild toxicity, yet could temporarily stimulate a person's abilities in certain aspects, such as strength, or eliminate Pain Sensation.

If Dugu Yang obtained the Harmonization soul skill and then devoured a hundred deadly poisons to harmonize them, he could accomplish all of the above.

At that point, he would no longer be merely a Poison Soul Master, but an all-around Soul Master capable of attacking, defending, healing, and supporting.