Douluo: Starting by Crafting a Gun Chapter 46

The Ink Jade Divine Bamboo suitable for Ling Na.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid suitable for Oscar.

Dugu Bo even prepared the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower suitable for that guy, Ma Hongjun.

There were even the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and the Aromatic Silk Beauty, two extra immortal herbs.

It is no exaggeration to say that, aside from some highly toxic immortal herbs, the ones Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had already consumed, and the King of Immortal Herbs that could never be plucked, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, almost all other immortal herbs were here.

In addition to these, there were dozens of rare medicinal materials that did not reach the immortal grade, such as the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, the Dragon Ganoderma Leaf, and so on.

Such a generous reward was enough to prove that Dugu Bo had put his heart into it.

As a gesture to strengthen their bond, Shen Feng naturally gifted the reverse scales of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings to both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

After Dugu Bo personally tested them, he was astonished to discover that the reverse scales of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings could actually be refined into one's martial soul.

However, the pressure exerted by the reverse scales on dragon-type soul beasts was immense, and this refinement process would require a very long time.

Dugu Bo estimated that once they successfully refined these two reverse scales, his and Dugu Yan's martial souls would very likely evolve as a result, reaching a level close to that of pure-blooded dragons.

At the very least, they would reach the height of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul among dragon-type martial souls.

However, these were all speculations; before truly refining the reverse scales, no one knew exactly what level of evolution could be achieved.

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, Dugu Bo brought Shen Feng and Dugu Yan out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and arrived at the very center of the Sunset Forest.

"We've arrived. This is the core area of the Sunset Forest. Xiao Feng, take out the Lovesick Heartbreak Red."

Immortal herbs are rare treasures of heaven and earth; consuming them is not only beneficial to humans, but naturally, it also holds immense benefits for soul beasts.

The plan of Shen Feng and the others was precisely to use the precious aura of the immortal herb to attract soul beasts, thereby saving the process of searching for them.

With the strength of a level 90+ Title Douluo, he brought Shen Feng and Dugu Yan directly to the innermost region of the Sunset Forest.

Since the other immortal herbs had already been picked, and using them casually might damage their medicinal properties and lower their quality, they decided to use the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which could not be plucked without a certain destiny.

Shen Feng nodded and took out a black, stubborn stone from his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch.

On that black stone grew a white peony with only a root and no leaves. The flower was not large, only the size of a palm, and on its white petals were several strands of startling red, as bright as blood, giving one a heart-stopping feeling.

This was the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, known as the King of Immortal Herbs. Legend had it that only those who were unfailingly loyal in love could successfully pluck it.

Consuming this herb allows one to be as immortal as heaven and earth, significantly increasing soul power and comprehensively transforming the body.

If consumed by someone on the verge of death, it can also bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh and bones, breaking the boundary between life and death.

Unfortunately, although the effects of this flower were great, neither Shen Feng, Dugu Yan, nor Dugu Bo could pluck it.

Taking it out now could only unleash its most basic function: stimulating its medicinal properties to act as bait to lure soul beasts.

Shen Feng took the Lovesick Heartbreak Red out of the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, and Dugu Bo took a small jade bottle from his storage soul tool.

Opening the cap, a rich medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air, even briefly suppressing the scent of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red itself.

Shen Feng knew that this was an immortal herb catalyst that Dugu Bo had spent all night brewing with fifteen precious medicinal materials to ensure the success of today's plan.

If poured onto the roots of an immortal herb, it would not only fully stimulate its medicinal properties but also slowly enhance its original potency; it was truly invaluable.

Dugu Bo carefully poured a drop of the catalyst from the jade bottle onto the roots of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then preciousely stored it back into his storage soul tool.

Before long, the stem of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red began to sway slightly, as if dancing joyfully.

The next moment, a thick, blood-red gas erupted from the stamen of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, followed by a fragrance that made one feel comfortable all over, spreading in all directions.

Dugu Bo nodded slightly: "It's done. Nourished by the medicine, this Lovesick Heartbreak Red can continuously release its fragrance for an hour, enough to reach twenty miles away."

"At such a distance, it should be able to attract some decent soul beasts. After all, I doubt any soul beast would dislike the scent of a treasure of heaven and earth."

"If it doesn't work, we can just change locations. The core area of the Sunset Forest is not small, and there are quite a few ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Spending a few more days will fully satisfy the needs of you two little ones."

Although there were no hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Sunset Forest, there were plenty of ten-thousand-year soul beasts; at the very least, there were many under fifty thousand years.

And Shen Feng only needed a fourth soul ring between 30,000 and 40,000 years.

It wasn't that he didn't want to absorb a higher-year soul ring, but his mental power did not meet the requirements.

Although after condensing the Water and Fire Dual Soul Cores, his physical fitness was already comparable to a seven-ring Soul Saint, his physical defense was comparable to an eight-ring Soul Douluo, and the meridians in his body were comparable to those of a Title Douluo.

But after all, he was currently only a level 40 quasi-Soul Ancestor, and his mental power had just reached the level of being able to project outward, which was simply not enough to support him in absorbing a higher-level soul ring.

A soul beast between 30,000 and 40,000 years, comparable to a Soul Saint, was already his limit.

As for the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, the immortal herb that could increase mental power mentioned in the original work, Dugu Bo had given it to Dugu Yan to consume after he figured out its properties.

However, Shen Feng didn't feel it was a pity; after all, Dugu Yan had absorbed a 6,500-year fourth soul ring, exceeding her limit.

Although it was only 1,500 years beyond the absorption limit for a fourth soul ring, those 1,500 years were more valuable than Tang San successfully absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth ring after refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in the original work.

Of course, this was not at all meant to bash Tang San, but Dugu Yan was one of his own. As long as one of his own benefited, even if it was just by one year, it was worth it.

The precious fragrance of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red spread rapidly, and soon, Shen Feng and Dugu Bo sensed the movement of approaching soul beasts.

Shen Feng's strength was lower, and his perception was not very clear, so he looked up at Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo frowned slightly: "Mostly hundred-year soul beasts, of no great use."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo had already disappeared from where he stood, and only then did his voice slowly drift over.

"You two wait here for a moment. I'm going to set up a poison formation to keep any soul beasts under ten thousand years of age at bay."

Watching Dugu Bo vanish before his eyes, Shen Feng was slightly stunned, then exclaimed, "The old man's strength has grown even further. I could only barely make out the afterimage of him leaving."

Dugu Yan looked at Shen Feng in disbelief, "Grandfather broke through to level 93 after absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. You could actually see his silhouette as he left?"

"Monster, you really are a monster."

Shen Feng shook his head with a wry smile. Fortunately, the old man valued relationships and loyalty; at that speed, if he had truly harbored ill intentions yesterday, I fear I would have had no choice but to hide inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and hold my ground.

A Title Douluo is truly not someone to be trifled with. I cannot get arrogant; I must continue to develop in the shadows.

But what about Qian Renxue's invitation? Should I not go? She has two Title Douluo by her side as well.

Since she sent me an invitation, she has likely already sent people to Soul Hunting Town, and perhaps even investigated my background thoroughly.

Should I force a confrontation and expose her directly? Or have the old man eliminate those two Title Douluo?

Setting aside whether the old man could take on two Title Douluo of the same rank, simply exposing her wouldn't kill her, and I would still have to guard against her future retaliation.

More importantly, her acting as a mole in the Heaven Dou Empire is completely harmless to me. Exposing her rashly would yield little benefit while placing myself in grave danger.

What a nuisance.

Forget it. When soldiers come, block them with generals; when water comes, cover it with earth. At worst, I'll have the old man stay with me for a while longer to protect my pathetic life.

I suppose a small fry like me won't be paid too much attention by her, right? Surely not.

"Xiao Feng, what are you thinking about? A suitable soul beast is approaching."

Before he knew it, Dugu Bo had returned and awakened the distracted Shen Feng, who had been lost in thought.

Shen Feng looked up toward the distance and was shocked to discover a massive brown bear, over seven meters long with shoulders nearly three meters high and a white crescent mark on its chest. It was drooling and glaring angrily at Dugu Bo, yet it dared not approach, lingering nearby because it was drawn by the precious aura of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

"A Moonlight Savage Bear, about 30,000 years old. How about it? Do you want it?"

Shen Feng pondered for a moment. "The age is a bit low, and the attributes don't quite fit. Let's keep it as a backup for now. If there are no better soul beasts, we'll choose this one."

Dugu Bo nodded without further questioning. With a surge of soul power, he waved his hand, summoning four earthen walls filled with emerald-green poisonous mist to trap the Moonlight Savage Bear inside.

"Roar~"

The 30,000-year-old Moonlight Savage Bear let out a single roar before being knocked out by the potent poison released by Dugu Bo. The interior of the earthen walls fell silent instantly.

Shen Feng gave Dugu Bo a thumbs-up. "Old man, you've got even more tricks up your sleeve now."

Dugu Bo laughed heartily. "Thanks to you, after refining the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, I now possess both earth and poison attributes."

"It's just that I'm not yet familiar with controlling the earth element, which is why I need to coordinate it with the poison mist."

"Once I'm proficient, my control, defense, and attack capabilities will all undergo a world-shaking transformation."

Whenever the topic turned to Martial Soul Evolution, Dugu Bo was always overjoyed. He bragged to Shen Feng incessantly, even revealing his own strengths and weaknesses in the process.

Shen Feng knew this was a clear sign of Dugu Bo's trust in him.

"Eh? Yanyan, your soul beast is here."

Suddenly, Dugu Bo, who had been speaking, looked pleased and turned his gaze toward the nearby thicket.

Shen Feng and Dugu Yan followed his gaze.

They saw a bright yellow python with a triangular head, as thick as a human thigh and nearly 12 meters long, slowly slithering out from the bushes.

Vaguely, the air seemed to grow fishy, accompanied by a faint sweetness and a hint of tea fragrance.

Seeing this bright yellow python appear, Dugu Yan's eyes lit up, and she cried out in joy, "Grandfather, that's the one! I want it for my fifth soul ring."

It was no wonder Dugu Yan was excited; what appeared before them was a Datura Snake.

The poison of a Datura Snake is extremely potent; it not only has a paralyzing effect but also causes severe damage to the nervous system, making it one of the most terrifying existences among poison-attribute soul beasts.

Their bodies are incredibly tough, resistant to ordinary blades, and their speed is lightning-fast, ranking them among the best of all snake-type soul beasts.

According to the Soul Beast Encyclopedia: before reaching a thousand years of cultivation, Datura Snakes have dark green bodies, growing one meter every hundred years, reaching nearly ten meters by the time they approach the thousand-year mark.

Once they break through a thousand years, their power condenses, and they shed their skin repeatedly. Not only does their body color change from dark green to pink, but their length also shrinks back to one meter, after which they grow one meter every hundred years.

After reaching two thousand years of cultivation, they shrink again, and the pink color deepens.

A ten-thousand-year-level Datura Snake turns yellow, and its physical body breaks through its limits, growing one extra meter for every ten thousand years beyond the initial ten-meter base, exhibiting signs of giantism.

The one before them, bright yellow and nearly 12 meters long, was a Datura Snake of just under twenty thousand years.

Although it slightly exceeded the twelve-thousand-year limit for a fifth soul ring, Dugu Yan's fourth soul ring had also been an over-limit absorption. It stood to reason that absorbing this sub-twenty-thousand-year Datura Snake for her fifth ring would be perfectly fine.

With Dugu Bo, a level 93 Title Douluo, present, a mere twenty-thousand-year Datura Snake was naturally easily subdued.

To ensure Dugu Yan wouldn't be disturbed while absorbing the soul ring, Dugu Bo set up another poison formation around the area where the three of them were located.

Afterward, Dugu Yan sat cross-legged to absorb the Datura Snake's soul ring, while Shen Feng and Dugu Bo continued to wait for a soul beast suitable for him.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. The precious fragrance of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red gradually dissipated, and Shen Feng still hadn't encountered a soul beast that suited him.

Although several soul beasts between thirty and forty thousand years had been attracted by the fragrance along the way, their attributes were even less suitable than that Moonlight Savage Bear.

At the very least, the Moonlight Savage Bear was a power-type; as for the others, let's just say they were hard to describe.

"How about this? Once Yanyan is finished absorbing, we'll change locations and try again?" Dugu Bo suggested.

Shen Feng shook his head: "Forget it, for us soul masters absorbing soul rings, where are you going to find a soul beast with one hundred percent compatibility?"

"Being able to reach fifty percent compatibility is already quite good, and the strength of this Moonlight Savage Bear is decent; it should be able to grant me a pretty good soul skill."

Dugu Bo frowned slightly: "Won't you reconsider? If it were any other soul master, a fifty percent compatibility rate would indeed be decent."

"But with your talent, a fifty percent compatibility rate is truly a waste."

"How about I have Yanyan go find that kid from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and have him take you to the Thunder Mountain Range controlled by their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? There are many lightning-attribute soul beasts there; you would definitely be able to find a soul beast suitable for you."

Shen Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Old man, look at my soul ring configuration and the age of the soul ring I am about to absorb."

"Do you really think that if I went to their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Yu Tianheng, I would be able to return in one piece?"

Dugu Bo was speechless, truly not knowing what to say for a moment.

Given the nature of these major powers on the Douluo Continent, if they saw a genius soul master and couldn't recruit them, they would inevitably prioritize eliminating them.

If Shen Feng were merely someone with Innate Full Soul Power, it would be one thing; he, Dugu Bo, was a Title Douluo after all, and could fully protect Shen Feng.

However, the age of the soul ring Shen Feng was currently absorbing was truly too shocking.

If those major powers were to learn of Shen Feng's specific situation, then even if Shen Feng didn't die in the future, he would certainly never have a moment of peace.

"Fine, let's do as you say. You have too many secrets, so it is indeed unwise to take risks."

"After all, only a living genius is a genius; a dead one is just a handful of Kitsuchi."

Shen Feng smiled slightly: "The old man is right."

"Since that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you to release that Moonlight Savage Bear."

Dugu Bo nodded and struck out with a wave of soul power. The earthen wall trapping the Moonlight Savage Bear collapsed with a roar, revealing the Moonlight Savage Bear sleeping soundly inside.

As soul power surged, a large hand formed of mud took shape under Dugu Bo's will, grabbed the body of the Moonlight Savage Bear, and delivered it before Shen Feng.