Jade Phosphor Poison Pill

Dugu Yang stepped forward, his arm hanging at his side as it transformed into Dragon Claws.

With Dugu Yang's current strength, he could not easily break through the defenses of a Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast like the Jade Phosphor Snake King.

But the Jade Phosphor Snake King had been tortured half to death by Dugu Bo, its body covered in wounds. Dugu Yang's claws pierced its body with ease.

As Jade Phosphor Death was injected into it, the Jade Phosphor Snake King, which had been on its last breath, suddenly rallied. Its enormous body writhed wildly.

Fortunately, Dugu Yang had been prepared and retreated a step ahead of time.

Hiss—

The Jade Phosphor Snake King let out waves of agonized hisses. The pain it suffered now was a hundred times worse than Dugu Bo's earlier torture.

The final counterattack of a Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was terrifying. Its brown vertical pupils locked firmly onto Dugu Yang, the source of its unbearable agony.

Unfortunately, it ultimately could not harm Dugu Yang.

Just as the Jade Phosphor Snake King prepared to perish together with Dugu Yang, Jade Phosphor Death ended its life first.

As the light of life in its vertical pupils completely faded, the Jade Phosphor Snake King died.

"Xiaoyang, your Jade Phosphor Death is truly terrifying. Even this Thirty-Thousand-Year Jade Phosphor Snake King couldn't withstand it."

Dugu Bo praised him.

Dugu Yang merely smiled faintly and did not reply. This was still far from enough.

As the two chatted and laughed, a deep black Spirit Ring slowly rose from the Jade Phosphor Snake King's corpse.

Dugu Yang did not hesitate. He immediately stepped forward and released his Soul Power, drawing the Spirit Ring into his body.

Dugu Bo was equally familiar with the process and skillfully stood guard for Dugu Yang.

Honestly, if any other Level 40 Quasi-Soul Ancestor were absorbing a Thirty-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, everyone watching would surely be stunned.

Yet when it came to Dugu Yang, Dugu Bo had grown accustomed to it. He had not even noticed this himself.

Vast, surging Soul Power burst into Dugu Yang's body like a flood breaking through a dam.

Yet Dugu Yang's body was like an impregnable dam. No matter how the torrent of Soul Power battered it, it stood firm.

There was no helping it. The Right Arm Spirit Bone, Spirit Rings, Whale Rubber, and other extraordinary enhancements had made Dugu Yang's Physical Body far stronger than his cultivation level. Even the pressure of a Thirty-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring could not shake it.

After absorbing all the Soul Power from the Spirit Ring, Dugu Yang's consciousness sank, and he entered the Soul Skill Space once more.

Dozens of white light clusters representing Soul Skills floated before Dugu Yang, awaiting his selection.

Although Dugu Yang had already decided on the Soul Skill he wanted—Poison Miasma Ring, a large-scale poisoning Soul Skill that released an expanding ring centered on himself, poisoning anyone touched by it—it did not stop him from examining the other Soul Skills possessed by the Jade Phosphor Snake King.

"Jade Phosphorous Serpent Fangs, Phantom Shadow Ambush, Jade Phosphorous Serpent King Shield..."

The Jade Phosphor Snake King truly deserved to be called a Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Its Soul Skills were remarkably comprehensive.

Suddenly, Dugu Yang's expression shifted. He had already settled on his choice, but upon seeing this Soul Skill, he hesitated.

Jade Phosphor Poison Pill

The effect of this Soul Skill was to alter the form of deadly poison, including vaporization, liquefaction, and solidification. The Jade Phosphor Snake King had used this Soul Skill to condense its poison into Poison Pills. During battle, it could launch the Poison Pills or directly disperse them into mist, forming a cloud of Poison Mist.

If Dugu Yang could obtain this Soul Skill, not only would he gain a large-scale poisoning Soul Skill, but more importantly, he would be able to condense Poison Pills.

Condensing Poison Pills was an ability the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul gained after evolving into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Across the entire continent, only one person possessed a method of condensing Poison Pills: Dugu Bo.

Half of Dugu Bo's strength lay in his condensed Poison Pill. If Dugu Bo died, the Poison Pill would immediately detonate. Within a thousand-meter radius, not even a Titled Douluo could withstand the corrosion of its deadly poison.

In Dugu Yang's eyes, this Poison Pill was actually a different kind of Soul Core. It only took the form of a pill bead because of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.

Ever since breaking through to Three-ring Soul Elder, Dugu Yang had continuously compressed his Soul Power in order to condense a Soul Core as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, condensing a Soul Core was simply too difficult. Even the child of fortune ten thousand years later only began attempting it after reaching Seven-Ring Spirit Saint.

Although Dugu Yang's compression of Soul Power had shown results, he was still unimaginably far from condensing a Soul Core.

According to Dugu Yang's original estimation, he might also need to reach Seven-Ring Spirit Saint before he could condense a Soul Core.

But things were different now. Dugu Yang had discovered the Jade Phosphor Poison Pill Soul Skill.

"Although I can't yet determine whether a Jade Phosphor Snake Poison Pill is truly a Soul Core, the underlying principle is at least the same. Both solidify one's own energy. If I can obtain the Jade Phosphor Poison Pill Soul Skill, perhaps I really can once again bring forward the process of condensing a Soul Core."

"Moreover, Jade Phosphor Poison Pill can also release Poison Mist, which makes it a large-scale poisoning Soul Skill as well."

Dugu Yang quickly made up his mind and chose Jade Phosphor Poison Pill as his fourth Soul Skill.

Outside, when Dugu Bo saw the Fourth Soul Ring around Dugu Yang slowly condense, a smile appeared on his face.

Every Spirit Ring absorption was a perilous experience. No matter how confident one was, no one could guarantee success with absolute certainty.

Not to mention that Dugu Yang absorbed Spirit Rings beyond his limit every single time. It was like walking a tightrope.

Now that Dugu Yang had succeeded, Dugu Bo was naturally delighted.

But before he could be happy for long, a sudden change occurred in the next moment.

Dugu Bo sensed Dugu Yang's previously rising aura abruptly plummet. His Soul Power cultivation, which had originally reached around Level 43, fell to Level 41 within just a few breaths.

"How could this happen?!"

Dugu Bo was horrified, thinking something had gone wrong with Dugu Yang.

At that moment, Dugu Yang opened his eyes. There was not the slightest panic over his fallen cultivation in his gaze; instead, they were filled with delight.

"Xiaoyang, why has your cultivation fallen? Did something go wrong while absorbing the Spirit Ring?"

"Second Grandfather, don't worry. Nothing went wrong. It's just because of my fourth Soul Skill."

Dugu Yang smiled faintly, then opened his mouth and spat out a pill bead the size of a soybean.

"This is... a Poison Pill?!"

Since Dugu Bo also possessed a Poison Pill, how could he fail to recognize it?

But what shocked Dugu Bo was that he had only condensed his Poison Pill upon breaking through to Titled Douluo. Dugu Yang had merely broken through to Four-ring Soul Ancestor—how could he have condensed a Poison Pill already?

"My fourth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Poison Pill, can solidify deadly poison. That is why it condensed into this Poison Pill."

Dugu Yang explained.

His explanation was far too simple. In truth, this Poison Pill was not merely an ordinary condensation of deadly poison, but an Embryonic Soul Core.