Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

Since he had promised to help it heal, Xia Ran certainly wouldn't just leave it there to fend for itself.

The next day.

Xia Ran woke up in his tent, ate some simple dry rations, and planned to adjust his heading to continue forward.

Now that he possessed the ability to fly, the difficulty of finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes would be significantly lower.

Little Skylark had been hidden inside a concealed tree trunk, and he had left plenty of low-level spirit beast meat for it, so it should be able to survive for a short time without any issues.

After all, the two of them were still enemies; there was no need for him to waste too much energy on it.

No matter how deep the bond between those two spirit beasts was, they were the ones who had ambushed him first!

After a brief rest, Xia Ran set off once again on his journey to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

The Dark Demon Cloud Wings granted him the ability to fly, so now he just needed to fly to a high altitude and explore the basin terrain one by one.

His spirit power had now reached level 60, and with his three great spirit bones and the Black Blade by his side, even a ten-thousand-year spirit beast wouldn't find it easy to get the better of him.

Even if being in the air made him a target for most spirit beasts, he was confident he could handle these troubles.

He might even encounter a decent ten-thousand-year spirit beast that would deliver itself to his doorstep to serve as his sixth spirit ring.

Thinking of this, Xia Ran flew directly into the sky and headed toward the depths of the Sunset Forest.

Along the way, whenever his spirit power was depleted, he would crouch on a tree to recover it, then continue once he was replenished...

Until dusk, when Xia Ran saw a basin shrouded in purple mist from far away in the sky.

"Found it. This is the poison barrier set up by Dugu Bo."

Xia Ran felt a surge of joy; the thick purple mist before him was undoubtedly the poison barrier. That old fellow Dugu Bo had planted the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers all around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes specifically to prevent any blind spirit beasts from trespassing.

The only uncertainty now was whether that old fellow was home. He could use the barrier of his second martial soul to barely enter the herb garden from a spot where the poison mist was thin.

But if he happened to run into Dugu Bo and the man decided to attack without a word, it would be quite troublesome.

Moreover, he intended to plant Ah Yin here in the future, so the ideal outcome would be to befriend this old fellow and obtain his permission.

Just as he was pondering this, a green light suddenly erupted from the center of the poison mist, shooting straight toward Xia Ran's face.

"No way... attacking to kill the moment we meet!"

[Void]

The green light passed through Xia Ran's body, its momentum undiminished, and shot straight toward the horizon in the distance.

Xia Ran hadn't expected that this old fellow was actually here, and that he would try to take his life just because he had lingered in the vicinity for a few seconds!

The title of Old Poisonous Creature was truly well-deserved!

If that strike just now had landed squarely on him, it might have even triggered his [Undying Cat Demon Body].

In the wake of his narrow escape, he looked down and saw the thick poison mist beginning to churn violently.

A dark green streak of light suddenly flew out, and before Xia Ran could assess the situation, another burst of green energy struck at him.

"Damn it! Won't you even give someone a chance to speak?"

[Fourth Spirit Skill: Clone]

[Spirit Bone Skill: Dark Potential]

Xia Ran's figure split into three, rapidly scattering in different directions.

"A human spirit master?"

"Interesting!"

The dark green figure hovered in mid-air, looking toward the nearby area with a playful gaze.

He had been in the herb garden using the water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes to suppress his toxins and was in a state of extreme vigilance.

He had suddenly sensed a surge of dark energy in the air and initially thought it was some blind spirit beast. After all, the strange phenomena produced by the Yang Spring and Ice Spring sometimes couldn't even be hidden by the poison mist, and occasionally one or two flying spirit beasts passing by would want to investigate the situation.

He hadn't expected it to be a human spirit master with the ability to fly, and the fact that this person could dodge his Title Douluo-level attacks twice in a row piqued Dugu Bo's curiosity.

Who exactly was this person? How did he find this place?

On the other side, Xia Ran took advantage of the moment Dugu Bo was observing the battlefield to hurriedly explain.

"Senior! I have no ill intentions; I am merely passing through. I ask that you please stop attacking!"

The voice came from all three directions simultaneously, creating an effect similar to an echo.

Hearing this made Dugu Bo frown slightly.

"My spiritual power actually can't detect this guy's true strength!"

"And with such bizarre abilities, my attack actually passed right through his body."

"Which faction does this junior belong to? I've never heard of any genius whose martial soul looks like this!"

A series of thoughts arose in Dugu Bo's mind. The fact that his two consecutive attacks as a Title Douluo hadn't hit, and that the opponent still had the chance to explain, was enough to prove that this person's strength was not trivial—at the very least, he had to be a Spirit Emperor.

Since the person was just passing by, there didn't seem to be a need to kill him.

Furthermore, because of this delay, the toxins within his body had not been suppressed in time, and the symptoms of his poison flare-up were becoming increasingly severe.

"Get out within three breaths!"

"Otherwise, don't ever leave!"

Dugu Bo forcibly endured the pain in his body, feigning a fierce expression as he issued a direct order to Xia Ran.

He was in a rush to return and suppress the toxins; if he were any later, it would be too late!

He had expected this brat to tuck his tail and run, but he never imagined the other party would still be sizing him up with a scrutinizing gaze.

As the pain in his body intensified, a surge of anger rose in Dugu Bo's heart.

"3, 2..."

With the toxins currently backlashing, the situation would only worsen if he were to fight now.

He began to count down for the person before him, hoping the other party would be sensible and leave.

"Senior, you are poisoned!"

Three voices spoke at once!

This time, the words spoken by the other party were like a demonic incantation, instantly setting off alarm bells in Dugu Bo's mind!

The shock in his heart was no less than when he first learned about the toxin backlash all those years ago.

Years of evading the pursuit of Martial Soul Hall and his experience in hiding his own toxins told him that the person before him must be killed!

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo transformed into an afterimage, arriving in front of one of the figures in an instant.

Emerald green scales covered his entire arm as he gripped the person's throat and exerted force.

The larynx shattered, and the figure dissipated into a black shadow!

"Damn it! It's a Clone!"

"On rainy days, your ribs will feel numb and itchy, and it will gradually intensify as time passes!"

"It flares up at noon and midnight, and judging by your current state, it should last for more than an hour."

"Also, every night at the third watch, your crown and heart will feel a needle-like stinging pain, and your whole body will spasm for at least half an hour!"

Two voices came from behind him, and Dugu Bo was shocked once again.

The other party actually knew his symptoms!

Since that was the case, he could not be left alive!

The aura of a Title Douluo erupted suddenly, and a pillar of green light shot into the sky, centered on Dugu Bo.

Xia Ran looked at the figure in the field; this old guy had actually completed his Martial Soul Avatar!

Before he could see the other party clearly, the green shadow flashed again, arriving in front of another figure.

He curled his hand into a claw and struck directly at the heart.

The green arm, covered in snake scales, pierced through the man's chest and crushed his heart.

But what met his eyes was yet another black shadow dissipating!

"Another Clone!"

"Not only are you poisoned, but the poison has already seeped into your bone marrow."

"This kind of Martial Soul poison will even affect your descendants!"

The final voice fell!

It completely shattered Dugu Bo's already fragile psychological defenses!

Outsiders only knew that he was a noble Title Douluo, having whatever he desired and standing above ten thousand people!

Yet they did not know that every time his poison flared up, he not only had to endure heart-wrenching physical pain but also the agony of losing his loved ones in his early years.

If he had a choice, he would rather give up his poison arts and live a stable life with his family as an ordinary person.

Now that he only had one granddaughter left in the world, he had to watch her die from a poison flare-up, just like his wife and children!

Anger and unwillingness caused Dugu Bo to lose his reason at this moment, and he stared at the last figure with a fierce gaze.

"You are courting death!"

[Spirit Bone Skill: Medusa's Gaze]

An emerald green beam of light shot out, hitting the last figure with precision!

The target was instantly petrified, then cracked inch by inch, completely losing all signs of life.