Dugu Bo Breaks Through to Level 92! His Fifth Soul Ring Target: A 70,000-Year-Old Medusa! (Please Read On!)

Yu Nan waved dismissively.

"Eat it already, then get back to cultivating.

Once you're stronger, you'll be able to protect Yan Yan better—and that'll help me, too."

"Yes! This junior will obey!"

Dugu Bo said no more. He walked solemnly over to the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.

He took a deep breath, carefully plucked it, and sat down cross-legged.

Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Bo put the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid into his mouth.

The Immortal Herb melted on his tongue, turning into a gentle, warm current that swept through every part of his body.

Dugu Bo felt warmth spread all over him, as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring.

Then a gentle but steady force began coursing through him.

Everywhere it went, it rapidly cleared away his old injuries and the accumulated remnants of toxins, as if melting snow and ice.

Boom!

A powerful surge of Soul Power burst from Dugu Bo's body.

For years, he had been stuck at the peak of level 91. Under the impact of the medicinal energy, the bottleneck loosened in an instant, and then—

Crack!

Level 92!

Dugu Bo's eyes snapped open, two beams of light shooting from them.

Feeling the surging, boundless Soul Power within him and the unprecedented ease in his body, Dugu Bo couldn't help throwing his head back and roaring:

"Level 92! I've finally broken through!"

"Thank you for granting me this medicine, senior!"

Watching Dugu Bo's ecstatic delight, Yu Nan's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

The stronger this Old Poison Freak became, the easier it would be to get things done later.

"All right, don't celebrate too soon."

Yu Nan cut off Dugu Bo's jubilation and looked toward the other side of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"Since everyone's gotten stronger, it's time to take care of business."

"I've already chosen a target for Yan Yan's fifth Soul Ring."

"There's a Soul Beast in this Sunset Forest that's perfect for her..."

Yu Nan was talking about a Medusa with a cultivation of more than 70,000 years.

After transmigrating into a Poison Dragon, Yu Nan had discovered this creature.

It was just right for the job.

"Medusa?!"

"And it's over 70,000 years old?!"

Dugu Bo sucked in a sharp breath. His head shook like a rattle as he turned deathly pale and stepped in front of Dugu Yan.

His words came fast and firm.

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Senior, you mustn't!"

Veins bulged on Dugu Bo's forehead as he anxiously tried to talk Yu Nan out of it.

"Yan Yan may have absorbed your 200,000-Year Soul Ring, but you offered it to her willingly, and its energy was gentle.

There was no spiritual resentment to batter her, which was why she could absorb a Soul Ring beyond her limit."

"But this Medusa is different!"

"It's a wild Soul Beast. If it's hunted, it'll surely die with a tremendous grudge!

With 70,000 years of cultivation, it's equivalent to a Soul Saint or even a Soul Douluo!"

"Normally, a Soul Master's fifth Soul Ring is limited to around 12,000 years.

Even with Yan Yan's extraordinary talent, she'd be lucky to absorb one that was 20,000 or 30,000 years old."

"Seventy thousand years... that's a difference of 50,000 or 60,000 years!"

"The energy impact and spiritual shock would be more than a Soul Ancestor who'd just reached level 50 could withstand!

She'd be walking straight to her death!"

Watching Dugu Bo jump with worry, Yu Nan idly picked at his ear.

"Old Poison Freak, how come you've gotten more timid with age?"

"If I say it'll work, then it'll work."

Yu Nan drifted out of Dugu Yan's body. His purple-gold phantom looked down at Dugu Bo, his eyes carrying a hint of exasperation.

"Do you think I don't know the risks of absorbing a Soul Ring beyond your limit?"

"There are only two:

First, your body can't withstand the massive impact of Soul Power and bursts apart;

Second, your mind can't withstand the spiritual shock left by the Soul Beast's death, and you end up a fool."

Yu Nan raised one finger and gave it a light wag.

"Let's start with the first one: physical strength."

"Old Poison Freak, did you forget what Yan Yan just went through?"

"The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and the tempering in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well—together, they've forged her an 'Ice and Fire Golden Body'!

She's immune to both water and fire, and impervious to every poison!"

"And that Snow Swan Kiss she just took completely awakened the potential of the 200,000-Year Poison Dragon Torso Bone inside her, strengthening her bones and meridians to an unbelievable degree."

Yu Nan gave a cold laugh.

"To put it bluntly, in terms of physical strength alone, Yan Yan's tougher than you, a Titled Douluo!

The energy impact of a mere 70,000-year Soul Ring might make her feel a little full at most. Burst her apart? Dream on!"

Dugu Bo froze, then instinctively looked at Dugu Yan.

It was true. His granddaughter's aura was steady as a mountain, and a faint radiance seemed to flow beneath her skin, giving her an indestructible air.

"But... but what about the spiritual shock?"

Dugu Bo still wasn't reassured. He clenched his teeth and said:

"The resentment of a 70,000-year-old Medusa would unleash a terrifying mental assault!

Yan Yan's mental strength may be decent, but she absolutely can't withstand that!"

"Spiritual shock?"

Yu Nan looked as if he'd heard a joke. His lips curled into an utterly arrogant smile as he pointed at himself.

"Old Poison Freak, have you forgotten who I am?"

"I'm a 200,000-year-old Poison Dragon!

I'm this girl's Wisdom Soul Ring!

I live in her Sea of Consciousness!"

Purple-gold light blazed in Yu Nan's eyes as an imposing pressure from the depths of his soul burst forth.

"In my territory, does a puny 70,000-year-old snake think it can throw its weight around?"

"If that Medusa's remnant soul dares enter Yan Yan's Sea of Consciousness, Yan Yan won't even need to lift a finger.

I'll slap it into oblivion and leave not a scrap behind!"

"With me here, this so-called spiritual shock is a joke to Yan Yan!"

His words rang with such force and domineering authority that they struck like a hammer.

Dugu Bo opened his mouth, only to find himself at a loss for words.

That was right.

With a 200,000-year-old Ferocious Beast guarding her Sea of Consciousness, what kind of vengeful spirit would dare go looking for death?

That'd be like a mouse serving as a cat's bridesmaid—a death wish!

The Ice and Fire Golden Body had dealt with one of the two biggest risks, and Yu Nan had the other covered.

So maybe she really could absorb a 70,000-year-old Soul Ring...

"Besides..."

Seeing that Dugu Bo was still hesitating, Yu Nan tossed out his final bait.

"Medusa Soul Beasts have innate petrification and gaze abilities, making them the perfect prey for a control-type Soul Master."

"If Yan Yan can absorb its Soul Ring, combined with the Poison Dragon Domain, her control abilities will undergo a terrifying transformation."

"She might even awaken... Medusa's Gaze!"

"By then, forget being invincible among her peers. Even against a Soul Saint, Yan Yan could kill them with a single glare!"

At the words "Medusa's Gaze," Dugu Bo's breathing grew heavy again.

That was a top-tier control Soul Skill, straight out of legend!

Dugu Bo's own Medusa Head Soul Bone had granted him that very skill.

He glanced at his granddaughter, who stood beside him with a resolute gaze, eager to try. At last, he clenched his teeth, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

"Fine!"

"If senior is that confident, then I'll go along with this madness!"

"A 70,000-year-old Medusa... Hmph. I'll go catch it right now and make it a stepping stone for Yan Yan!"