Douluo: Martial Soul Iron-Eating Beast, Never Be a Slave — Section 19

"Third Soul Skill: Wrath of the Winter, Blazing Heaven!"

As Zhao Mu's words fell, Heibai planted both feet on the ground and stood upright. With a spread of his arms, red and blue halos enveloped his body.

Heibai's body continued growing until he stood over two meters tall, roughly the same size as when he was in his thunderous state.

His formerly silly round face became far more imposing, and the dark circles around his eyes faded. His two pitch-black eyes also turned one blue and one red.

The black-and-white stripes in his fur gradually vanished, replaced by red and blue crystal armor that looked almost like crystallized scales.

Watching the third Soul Skill Zhao Mu had displayed, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were utterly stunned.

They had both seen Beast Martial Soul masters before, but this was their first time seeing someone like Zhao Mu. Especially Heibai—after using his Soul Skill, his appearance had changed so drastically that he could practically be considered an entirely new species.

Even Dugu Yan had seen the dragonization and possession of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. As the continent's number one Beast Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's dragonization and possession looked like child's play compared to Heibai's transformation—barely worth five cents in special effects.

"Roar!"

After completing his transformation into this new form, Heibai let out a triumphant roar.

Looking at Heibai in his Red-Blue Crystal Armor form, Zhao Mu, as his Soul Master, understood that the third Soul Skill was also a transformation skill for Heibai.

And if it was a transformation skill, that meant it could be developed into many different techniques.

"Heibai, can you use fire attacks and water-element attacks?"

Heibai instinctively nodded, but then quickly shook his head, shaking it like a rattle drum.

"So can you or can't you?" Zhao Mu could not help asking again as he watched Heibai nod one moment and shake his head the next.

This time, Heibai did not hesitate. He decisively shook his large head with all his strength.

"I see. I was thinking that if you could use fire and water-element attacks, I could give you some extra meals in the future and let you eat more Immortal Herbs related to those elements."

Extra meals?

The moment Heibai heard those words, his eyes instantly lit up.

Awoo, awoo, awoo~

I can! I can use them!

After howling, a faint glow bloomed in Heibai's red eye. He opened his mouth, and a stream of flames immediately shot out, scorching the walls surrounding the basin of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Then his blue eye shone with radiant light, and a thick water column spewed from Heibai's mouth, blasting the walls around the basin as well. For a moment, the earth shook and the mountains trembled.

After seeing that Heibai could use water and fire-element attacks, Zhao Mu's thoughts became active again.

There were countless water and fire-element attack techniques. If Heibai practiced diligently in the future, he should eventually master a few.

For example, fire-element techniques like Great Fireball, Phoenix Sage Fire, Great Fire Annihilation... and Great Flame Burst.

Water-element techniques like Water Dragon Bullet, Water Severing Wave, Water Iron Cannon... and Great Waterfall.

In short, water and fire elements held all kinds of possibilities and creative potential. Maybe Zhao Mu could even earn himself the title of Soul Skill Doctor someday.

"Heibai, there's still a lot for you to practice in the future!"

Awoo, awoo, awoo~

More practice? He already felt incredibly strong.

As Heibai lowered his head, his gaze inadvertently met Dugu Bo's.

It's this green old man. He actually dared to glare at me and tell me to shut up. Does he think he's my Soul Master? Does he feed and house me?

As Heibai grumbled inwardly, he suddenly remembered that he probably could not beat him yet. Awoo~

Just wait until I've had a few more meals!

An Iron-Eating Beast would never yield. A Panda King had to know when to bend and when to stretch!

This green old man is staring at me. If I can't beat him, should I greet him first?

But this old man won't let me talk. How troubling.

With his thoughts running wild, Heibai finally narrowed his eyes and answered Dugu Bo's gaze with a smile.

Dugu Bo snorted coldly and ignored Heibai. Instead, he turned to Zhao Mu. "Brat, your third Soul Ring wasn't obtained by hunting a Soul Beast? Strange, very strange! And your third Soul Ring seems somewhat different from everyone else's. What's going on with it?"

Other than God-Bestowed Soul Rings, it seemed that all Soul Rings had to be acquired by hunting Soul Beasts, so it was only natural that Dugu Bo did not understand.

As for Dugu Bo's question about his third Soul Ring, Zhao Mu could only spread his hands helplessly. "You're asking me? How would I know?"

Not to mention a red-and-white Soul Ring, Zhao Mu had never even seen a Hundred-Thousand-Year red Soul Ring.

He wondered whether any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would be willing to sacrifice itself for him, so that he could experience what sacrifice felt like.

Having failed to obtain any useful information from Zhao Mu, Dugu Bo continued, "Now that you've absorbed your third Soul Ring, you should be able to treat the Martial Soul toxin in my body, right?"

But Zhao Mu shook his head. "I'm afraid not yet."

Dugu Bo's expression instantly turned cold. "Brat, are you looking to die?"

Seeing Dugu Bo lose his temper again, Zhao Mu immediately explained, "Because I may need to obtain another Soul Ring first."

"Didn't you just obtain a Soul Ring? Why do you need another one? Wait! You mean you need another Soul Ring?" Dugu Bo's expression immediately became extremely colorful. Realizing what Zhao Mu meant, he hurriedly sensed him.

Level forty?!

Soul Power Level forty?!

His Soul Power Level had immediately risen to forty after obtaining his third Soul Ring?!

After calming down a little, Dugu Bo's emotions surged again.

It was the Dan Pearl! This was all thanks to his Dan Pearl!

Thinking of that, Dugu Bo felt as though an old wound had been torn open again.

His heart ached!

This had all originally been his!

There were only two reasons why Zhao Mu's Soul Power Level had immediately risen to forty after absorbing his third Soul Ring.

The first was that the energy contained within his third Soul Ring was simply too massive, allowing him to gain ten levels after absorbing it.

After all, when Zhao Mu obtained his first and second Soul Rings, he had also risen by five levels each time.

As the most powerful tier of Immortal Herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass naturally contained tremendous energy when combined. Moreover, a large portion of Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl energy had been fused into the third Soul Ring.

Although its quality could not be determined from its color, Zhao Mu's third Soul Ring was definitely no weaker than an ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. It might even rival some top-tier Soul Rings more than seventy or eighty thousand years old.

The second reason was the remaining energy within Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl. Before Zhao Mu obtained his third Soul Ring, the Dan Pearl's energy could only push his Soul Power Level from twenty-nine to thirty.

Once Zhao Mu obtained his third Soul Ring, the restriction on his Soul Power Level was removed. Naturally, it continued rising, pushing him directly to level forty.

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"Are you done yet, brat? Treat the Martial Soul toxin in my body first, then go look for your fourth Soul Ring! Obtaining a Soul Ring a little later will not have much effect on a Soul Master. Your Soul Power will accumulate and settle through cultivation, and once you obtain your Soul Ring, it will all be returned to you." Dugu Bo said impatiently.

"But obtaining my fourth Soul Ring is also related to treating your Martial Soul toxin." Since Dugu Bo was so eager for Zhao Mu to treat his Martial Soul toxin, Zhao Mu used that treatment as his excuse.

This time, Dugu Bo did not immediately believe Zhao Mu. He was suspicious. "Brat, are you trying to deceive me?"

"Believe it or not." Zhao Mu acted completely indifferent.

Seeing Zhao Mu put on that unyielding attitude again, Dugu Bo took a deep breath and had no choice but to compromise once more. Yet he still did not forget to threaten him. "Fine. I'll give you more time to obtain your fourth Soul Ring. But if, during the treatment afterward, I discover that the treatment has nothing to do with your fourth Soul Ring, don't blame me for being impolite."

Threats lost most of their intimidation once they were repeated too many times.

At least, Zhao Mu did not take Dugu Bo's threats too seriously now.

After absorbing the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, it seemed he could dive into the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Once he entered the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, even Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, would not be able to do anything to him.

Of course, that was only the worst-case scenario. Zhao Mu could not remain soaked in the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well forever.

Besides, Zhao Mu was not deceiving Dugu Bo. The choice of his fourth Soul Ring was indeed related to the treatment of Dugu Bo's Martial Soul toxin.

More precisely, it was another method for treating Dugu Bo's Martial Soul toxin.

There were two treatment plans for Dugu Bo's Martial Soul toxin.

One targeted the toxin itself, mainly by clearing and controlling it. This was the method used in the original story.

Using the effects of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to suppress the Martial Soul toxin in Dugu Bo's body, then forcing the toxin into one of his Soul Bones.

The other targeted the Martial Soul itself, though Zhao Mu had only heard about it.

Dugu Bo's Martial Soul toxin stemmed from a flaw in the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. So if that flaw in the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul were repaired, would that not solve the toxin problem as well?

As for how to repair the flaw in the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul... perhaps Martial Soul Evolution?

The principle was like a system bug. Upgrading and modifying the system could eliminate the bug as well.

Regarding Martial Soul Evolution, Zhao Mu had heard that it required an Immortal Herb called the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

It seemed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had an Earth Dragon Golden Melon.