Medusa's Gaze

This was a test for Dugu Bo.

Xiao Dong was still young and did not understand that one must always be on guard against others; as her elders, the two of them naturally had to worry more.

At this moment, Bibi Dong had already begun to draw her own blood.

"Using blood as a guide can purge those stubborn toxins within your body. Later, find an opportunity to obtain a high-quality spirit bone, and you will be able to initially resolve the virulent poison inside you. However, there is a limit to what a spirit bone can contain, so this is merely treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. I will find a way to truly resolve the poison for you later."

As she spoke, Bibi Dong handed the drawn blood to Dugu Bo.

Looking at the blood in his hand, Dugu Bo was stunned.

What was all this?

Could such a simple method really resolve the virulent poison he had spent half a lifetime failing to cure?

Why did he feel it was not reliable at all?

Afterward, Bibi Dong briefly explained the underlying principles. Dugu Bo was, after all, half an expert in the way of poisons, and he quickly understood the crux of the matter.

Once he clearly understood the key to the problem, Dugu Bo was dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that the solution would be so simple.

It was merely a matter of finding a substitute, such as the venom sac of a poisonous snake.

It was not that he did not know the principles; he had simply been limited by his own way of thinking and had never considered it from this angle.

After hesitating for a moment, Dugu Bo took a drop of the blood and ingested it, then began his initial attempt.

When he confirmed that this blood could indeed counter the stubborn poison in his body, his heart suddenly burned with excitement.

It was real; all of this was actually real.

Bibi Dong did not pay much attention to Dugu Bo's excitement. After resolving this matter, she devoted herself entirely to meditation, striving to adjust her state to the best possible level.

During this process, not only did Dugu Bo not act rashly, but he also stood guard by Bibi Dong's side at all times.

Having tried to suppress the snake venom, although Dugu Bo was not yet completely loyal to Bibi Dong, at the very least, under the current circumstances, he had crossed that threshold in his heart.

Two days later, Gui Mei returned.

In order to find the spirit beast Xiao Dong needed, he had searched every location provided by Dugu Bo before finally finding the target.

This was a Medusa that had just broken through the twenty-thousand-year mark.

The specific age would only be confirmed after the spirit ring was absorbed.

"Xiao Dong, kill it!"

Having beaten the twenty-thousand-year Medusa to the brink of death, Gui Mei tossed it in front of Bibi Dong.

Once Gui Mei appeared, Yue Guan followed closely behind.

I hope to obtain the Petrification spirit skill!

Bibi Dong's thoughts stirred, and she activated Martial Soul Possession. A sharp spider leg pierced directly into the Medusa's wound, delivering a fatal blow.

As the Medusa breathed its last, a black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring manifested.

This was not her first time absorbing a spirit ring, so Bibi Dong was quite proficient.

She drove her martial soul with practiced ease, guiding the spirit ring.

The next moment, a massive surge of power rushed madly into Bibi Dong's body.

The power of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring was far too formidable.

If not for the Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining, if not for the fact that her previous spirit rings were all beyond the standard age limits, and if not for the various grades of Whale Rubber she had consumed, Bibi Dong would surely have died on the spot the moment this powerful force surged into her body.

Not only that, but the remnant soul of the spirit beast was also frantically assaulting her mental strength.

For Bibi Dong, whether it was the impact of spirit power or the shock to her soul, she was capable of blocking it.

She possessed all the necessary conditions; it was merely a matter of enduring more pain during the process.

Seeing that Bibi Dong did not show any abnormalities due to this spirit ring, Yue Guan and Gui Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The absorption of this spirit ring took a very long time. It took two full days and two nights before Bibi Dong finally completed the process.

Her fourth spirit ring was twenty thousand and eight hundred years old.

Her fourth spirit skill: Petrification.

Or, it could also be called Medusa's Gaze, exactly as Bibi Dong had guessed.

After successfully obtaining the spirit ring, Bibi Dong did not immediately check her spirit power. Instead, she took her notebook out of her storage Soul Tool and recorded her confirmed conjectures, as well as the insights and thoughts she had during the absorption process.

Only then did she sense the increase in her own spirit power.

Level 45!

This did indeed exceed her expectations, but upon reflection, it was perfectly normal.

She had already broken through to level 40 a month and a half ago. She had not stopped cultivating during this period, and although the three medicinal herbs she consumed did not significantly boost her spirit power, they still had some effect, and the spirit ring was twenty thousand years old.

If her strength had only increased to level 44, Bibi Dong would have felt it was a bit low.

"Thank you, two uncles. It was a success."

Bibi Dong composed her mind, her gaze filled with gratitude as she looked toward Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

She was quite satisfied with the soul skill provided by this soul ring.

The only thing she found regrettable was that there was still no External Soul Bone.

Having already absorbed three soul rings beyond the standard age limit, the fact that she had yet to obtain an External Soul Bone remained a source of deep disappointment.

"This is..."

Just as Bibi Dong was feeling regretful, she sensed a fluctuation of soul power emanating from the corpse of the Medusa not far away.

Clearly, this was the fluctuation of a soul bone.

Given the strength of the three people present, they had long since discovered the soul bone's presence.

Yet, not a single one of them stepped forward to claim it for themselves.

Even Gui Mei, who had gone to hunt the soul beast, had no intention of claiming this soul bone.

Not long ago, Xiao Dong had just found a Fifty Thousand Year Head Soul Bone for him, so Gui Mei naturally assumed that this soul bone should belong to Xiao Dong herself.

After all, it was obtained through the soul ring she had absorbed.

Even if Xiao Dong did not absorb it, it should still belong to her.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong immediately understood what Gui Mei meant.

She stepped forward to extract the soul bone; it was a Twenty Thousand Year Left Arm Bone of excellent quality and remarkable integrity.

Looking at the crystal-clear Twenty Thousand Year Left Arm Bone radiating waves of soul power, Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment before tossing it to Dugu Bo, who stood to the side.

"Fuse with this soul bone and attempt to perform an initial detoxification!"

Bibi Dong did not fuse with this soul bone herself, even though she knew that when a soul ring and soul bone come from the same soul beast, they provide a special bonus to the soul master.

However, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was more than enough to make up for any deficiencies.

In this regard, she would not compromise.

"This..."

"This soul bone is for me?"

Staring at the soul bone in his hands, Dugu Bo stood frozen on the spot.

This was a soul bone, not a head of cabbage.

Bibi Dong had just given it to him, just like that.

To say he had no covetous desire for this soul bone would be an absolute lie.

From the very moment he felt the soul bone's fluctuation, his heart had been moved.

But he also knew that trying to snatch this soul bone in front of two quasi-Title Douluo would be nothing short of a death wish.