Nurturing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! An Easy Instant Kill! Phoenix Nirvana and Phoenix Flame Suppressing Evil!

The Poison Flood Dragon had been lying motionless in the mud, not daring to breathe.

But when that Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma landed in front of it,

and gave off an exotic fragrance potent enough to drive any plant-type, poison-attribute, or dragon-bloodline Spirit Beast into a frenzy,

uncontrollable greed and desire instantly burst from its icy, vertical pupils!

It was an instinctive call from deep within its bloodline, transcending the very levels of life!

And with the unquestionable command of the "human god" in the air above,

the Poison Flood Dragon didn't hesitate any longer. It suddenly opened its gaping maw and swallowed the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, along with the muddy water around it, in one gulp.

BOOM—!!!

The instant the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma entered its belly, an incredibly terrifying surge of purplish-gold energy erupted inside the Poison Flood Dragon like a volcano!

"ROAR—!!!"

The Poison Flood Dragon abruptly raised its enormous head and let out a deafening roar, pained yet filled with boundless joy.

Its massive body began thrashing violently in the swamp, sending poisonous mud flying everywhere.

Under the wash of this immense medicinal power, its originally dark-green scales began to crack and peel away, inch by inch, oozing foul-smelling black blood.

But beneath the fallen scales, a new layer of dragon scales, even harder and shimmering with interwoven dark gold and deep purple,

was growing at a furious pace before their very eyes!

Not only that, but the slightly curved single horn atop its head was also undergoing a violent transformation, and seemed to be splitting into branches!

This was a sign that its bloodline was being purified, and it was evolving toward becoming a true poison-attribute dragon!

"Th-this aura..."

Not far away, Dugu Bo stared fixedly at the colossal creature thrashing in the swamp.

As he felt its pressure climb higher and grow more terrifying by the moment, he felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. His mind went blank.

"A hundred thousand years... Senior is actually nurturing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!"

Dugu Bo's shriveled lips trembled violently, disbelief and horror filling his emerald-green eyes.

That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

The equivalent of an extremely powerful Titled Douluo. Its existence alone was enough to set off a storm of bloodshed across the entire Soul Master World!

And this senior had casually tossed out an Immortal Herb so peerless that even he, a grandmaster of poison, couldn't recognize it.

With effortless ease, he'd helped this Poison Flood Dragon cross the insurmountable gulf that countless Spirit Beasts couldn't overcome even in a lifetime!

Could it be... that Senior wanted him to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?!

A thought so mad it beggared belief exploded in Dugu Bo's mind.

A red Soul Ring!

That was the ultimate dream of every Soul Master on the entire Douluo Continent!

Even the lofty pope of the Spirit Hall might not possess such a legendary treasure!

But with his current battered body, having only just touched the threshold of Level 90 and with poison sunk into his very bones,

how could he possibly withstand the terrifying Soul Shock and immense energy of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?

The instant the Soul Ring entered his body, he'd surely explode and die!

Just as Dugu Bo was torn between shock and joy, fear and trepidation,

the transformation in the swamp had reached its most critical moment.

BZZZT—!

Accompanied by a dazzling pillar of blood-red light shooting into the sky, it tore straight through the poisonous miasma that perpetually hung above the Sunset Forest.

The terrifying might of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast swept madly in every direction like a tangible hurricane!

All the low-level Spirit Beasts within several thousand meters lost control of their bowels and bladders, collapsing helplessly to the ground.

Even Dugu Bo was forced back several steps by the blast of pressure, and had to summon his Soul Power to resist with all his might.

"ROAR—!!!"

The transformed Poison Flood Dragon... no, perhaps it should now be called a "Ten-Thousand-Year Poison Dragon"!

It raised its upper body upright, its dark-gold vertical pupils flashing with savagery and a haughty contempt for the world.

Breaking through the hundred-thousand-year barrier had filled it with a power unlike anything it had ever experienced.

This power even gave it the illusion

that it could now ignore the human pressing down on it from the sky!

It would tear everything before it to shreds and proclaim the birth of the Sunset Forest's new king!

But before its earth-shaking dragon roar could fully fade,

"Just broke through, and already you dare to act presumptuous before me?"

In midair, Huang Yan lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze as cold as if he were looking at a slightly larger ant.

"Kneel."

He uttered the two words without inflection.

With a thought from Huang Yan, the divine beast's pressure crashed down without restraint!

No dazzling Soul Skill. No brilliant Soul Ring.

Just pure, absolute force of presence crushing down!

BAM—!!!

The Ten-Thousand-Year Poison Dragon, which had been invincible just a moment ago and was about to roar at the heavens, was struck as if by an invisible, sky-supporting giant hand.

Before it could even cry out, its enormous body was slammed back into the depths of the mud at ten times the speed as before!

Mud exploded in every direction!

The Ten-Thousand-Year Poison Dragon's indestructible dark-gold scales cracked apart under the terrifying pressure, and blood sprayed wildly.

Its entire body was pinned firmly in the mire. Even moving a single finger was beyond it.

The savagery in its eyes was instantly replaced by boundless terror, and it let out a shrill, pleading whimper.

Silence.

Deathly silence.

Dugu Bo stared blankly at the scene, his breathing completely stilled.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had just broken through, its might soaring to the heavens...

Just because of a single word and a glance from Senior,

it had been instantly crushed into a miserable wreck?!

This was... the true power of a Limit Douluo, one step away from godhood?!

In that moment, Dugu Bo's reverence for Huang Yan reached its peak, turning into fervent faith as if he were standing before a true god!

Huang Yan slowly drifted down from the air, hovering just a few meters above the swamp.

He turned to Dugu Bo, who was still frozen in shock, and spoke in an even tone:

"I've completely shattered and sealed this beast's Soul Shock and berserk source."

"Now it's nothing more than an empty shell containing the pure energy of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

That's right, sealed!

This was one of Huang Yan's innate signature techniques.

Huang Yan was the leader of the Bright Phoenix clan.

Ever since he hatched from his egg and came into being,

he had comprehended two techniques from his bloodline memories: [Phoenix Nirvana] and [Phoenix Flame Suppressing Evil].

Of the two, Phoenix Nirvana was his trump card among trump cards.

Even if he died, he could turn back into an egg.

And start over.

Phoenix Flame Suppressing Evil, meanwhile, was Huang Yan's method of sealing.

Huang Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his golden eyes reflecting Dugu Bo's face, twisted with overwhelming excitement.

"Dugu Bo, go."

"Kill it, absorb your Hundred Thousand Year red Soul Ring, and then... welcome your new life."

Hearing Huang Yan's words, Dugu Bo felt a boom in his mind. Every worry and fear vanished in that instant!