Purple Scale Armor-Piercing Thorn, Bestowing a Bone, Jade Scale Blood-Transforming Kick! Distributing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma!

As the giant python finally lost all signs of life, a deep purple Spirit Ring slowly emerged.

Meng Yiran immediately sat cross-legged, drawing the Spirit Ring into her body and beginning to absorb it.

Half an hour later, Soul Power surged around Meng Yiran. She slowly opened her eyes, and four Spirit Rings pulsed rhythmically beneath her feet.

"How does it feel?

What is your fourth Soul Skill?"

Huang Yan looked at her and asked casually.

Meng Yiran beamed with joy. She stood and respectfully reported:

"Reporting to the young master, the absorption went very smoothly!

My fourth Soul Skill is called 'Purple Scale Armor-Piercing Thorn.'

It can double the penetrating power of my Serpent Cane and ignore most of an opponent's defenses if they're at the same level.

It also carries a potent paralyzing poison."

"Not bad. A very practical Soul Skill."

Huang Yan nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Dugu Bo.

"Yiran's Spirit Ring has been taken care of.

Dugu Bo, do you have any suggestions for my fifth Spirit Ring?"

Huang Yan didn't know much about the Star Dou Great Forest.

This was a good opportunity to ask Dugu Bo's opinion.

Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Young master, the Sunset Forest may be vast, but high-year Spirit Beasts are scarce.

Finding a flying Spirit Beast between seventy and ninety thousand years old, with either fire or light attributes...

I'm afraid that's completely impossible in the Sunset Forest."

"The Star Dou Great Forest is several times larger than the Sunset Forest. The closer you get to its core, the more top-tier Spirit Beasts under a hundred thousand years old you'll find.

If we go there, I'm confident I can find suitable prey for you, young master."

"Good."

Huang Yan stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Then we'll set out for the Star Dou Great Forest immediately."

"With a Titled Douluo like you accompanying us,

as long as we don't provoke the Sky Azure Bull Python or the Titan Giant Ape, we'll have no trouble getting around."

Huang Yan smiled faintly, making no move to leave just yet.

"But before we set out, there's one more thing."

Huang Yan turned his wrist and took a bone radiating a ghostly green light from his Storage Ring.

A thick aura of poison instantly filled the air.

"Dugu Bo, you've performed well lately. Take this Soul Bone as a reward."

Dugu Bo took one look at it, and his eyes went wide. Even his breathing grew ragged.

"Young master, th-this is a Soul Bone?!"

"A two-thousand-year-old Jade Scale Poison Python Left Leg Bone. It's extremely compatible with your poison attribute."

Huang Yan casually tossed him the Soul Bone.

"Take it."

Dugu Bo fumbled to catch it, trembling with excitement. He dropped to one knee and bowed his head deeply.

"Thank you for your generous reward, young master!

I swear I'll devote myself to your service until my dying breath!"

The value of a Soul Bone went without saying.

Even as a Titled Douluo, he couldn't stay calm when faced with a twenty-thousand-year-old Soul Bone that was perfectly suited to him.

"All right, get up.

Don't waste time. Refine it here, boost your strength a little, and then we'll set out."

Huang Yan gave the order.

"Yes!

I'll obey, young master!"

Without hesitation, Dugu Bo went to one side and sat cross-legged.

He held the Soul Bone against his left leg and began refining it with his Soul Power.

A little over an hour later,

Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes. A flash of ghostly green light flickered across his left leg and disappeared.

"Finished refining it?

What Soul Skill did you get?"

Huang Yan looked at him and asked casually.

Dugu Bo's face was flushed with excitement. He clasped his fists and replied:

"Reporting to the young master, it went very smoothly!

I acquired an extremely powerful single-target attack Soul Skill called 'Jade Scale Blood-Transforming Kick'!

Its explosive power is astonishing, and it also carries an exceptionally vicious corrosive poison.

If I land a kick on an opponent of the same level, in less than a quarter of an hour, their flesh and Soul Power will both melt into a pool of blood!"

"Not bad. With this Soul Bone, your combat power has risen another notch, and we'll be better prepared for the Star Dou Great Forest."

Huang Yan nodded in satisfaction and swept his hand through the air.

"Let's go. Our destination is the Star Dou Great Forest."

Just as Huang Yan finished speaking, Meng Yiran remained where she stood.

She gently bit her lip and hesitantly began:

"Young master... Yiran has a favor to ask."

"Go ahead."

Huang Yan stopped and looked at her.

"Yiran would like to ask the young master for Immortal Herbs for her grandparents..."

Meng Yiran lowered her head, afraid Huang Yan might be upset, and explained in a rush.

"Grandpa is already eighty-eight. If he had an Immortal Herb to help him, he'd very likely break through his bottleneck and become a Titled Douluo!

If Grandma refined an Immortal Herb, she could also reach the Soul Saint realm and gain her Martial Soul Avatar.

Then, when the two of them used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, 'Dragon-Serpent Combined Strike,' their strength would surely soar, and they could serve you even better!"

After hearing her out, Huang Yan smiled without the slightest hesitation.

"I thought it was something serious. Of course."

Meng Yiran jerked her head up, her eyes full of delighted disbelief.

"Young master, you... you agree?"

"Dragon Duke Meng Shu is already quite powerful.

I'd been planning to give him an Immortal Herb anyway, to help him become a Titled Douluo and a powerful asset under my command."

Huang Yan spoke evenly.

As for Chao Tianxiang... Huang Yan thought to himself.

That old woman had already reached the end of her potential.

Even if he gave her a genuine Immortal Herb, she'd most likely remain stuck at the Soul Douluo realm for the rest of her life.

It would be a complete waste.

He hadn't originally planned to give Chao Tianxiang an Immortal Herb.

But since Meng Yiran had served him so attentively and made him feel so comfortable, giving her grandmother a little something wouldn't hurt.

Huang Yan turned his wrist. A vibrant Immortal Herb and a lustrous purple Ganoderma appeared in his palm.

"Take this Immortal Herb and give it to your grandfather."

Huang Yan handed the two herbs to Meng Yiran, then pointed at the purple Ganoderma and continued:

"As for this Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, it may not be a true Immortal Herb, but it's still a rare, top-tier medicinal herb.

Your grandmother has reached the limit of her potential and can't handle anything too potent.

The Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma has gentle medicinal properties. It should help her strengthen her foundation and reach the Soul Saint realm. That will be enough."

The Immortal Herb was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

"Thank you, young master!

Yiran and the Dragon and Serpent Family will never forget your kindness!"

Meng Yiran's eyes reddened with excitement. Her hands trembled as she carefully took the herbs and put them away in her Storage Soul Tool.

"We're all on the same side. There's no need to be so formal."

Huang Yan drew Meng Yiran close by the waist, and the Bright Phoenix's wings abruptly spread behind him.

"Then let's return to Heaven Dou City first."

The three of them raced through the air and were soon back in Heaven Dou City.

As soon as they landed in the courtyard of Dugu Bo's residence, Huang Yan released his hold on Meng Yiran.

"Go on. Give the herbs to your grandparents."

Huang Yan instructed her.

"Have them refine the herbs as soon as possible.

Once they've finished, we'll set out for the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Yes, young master!

Yiran will be right back."

Meng Yiran bowed respectfully, then hurried off toward the Dragon and Serpent Family's residence.