Soul Bone Skill: Wither and Flourish? Devouring Life Force! Condensing a Soul Core, Dugu Bo Breaks Through to Level 93!

With this Soul Skill, Dugu Yan was practically an unkillable cockroach on the battlefield—and a walking fountain who could both heal and fight.

"What about the second Soul Skill?"

Yu Nan pressed, since that was what he was more curious about.

In the original story, after Tang San absorbed this Soul Bone, the second skill he gained was flight.

But a Soul Bone Skill's formation depended not only on the Soul Bone's attributes, but also on the absorber's Martial Soul, physique, and thoughts at the time.

Dugu Yan's Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. She specialized in poison and control, making it completely different from Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

So this second Soul Skill was very likely to have mutated.

Dugu Yan's lips curled slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.

She didn't answer directly. Instead, she focused her mind.

Hum!

Blue-gold light suddenly blazed across her right leg.

Then countless translucent blue-gold vines appeared out of thin air.

They didn't wind around or bind things like ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Instead, they whipped wildly through the air like countless tiny venomous snakes.

"My second Soul Skill is called 'Wither and Flourish.'"

As Dugu Yan finished speaking,

the blue-gold vines stabbed into the surrounding rocks and ground.

The next moment, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The hard rock began to weather and crumble at a visible speed, as if it had endured centuries of erosion.

The weeds growing in the cracks between the rocks withered and shriveled in an instant, then turned to drifting ash.

At the same time, streams of pure life energy flowed back along the vines into Dugu Yan's body, making her already abundant aura surge even stronger!

"This is..."

A flicker of surprise crossed Yu Nan's enormous dragon eyes.

"Devouring life force?"

"Not just devouring."

Dugu Yan's eyes shone with excitement as she explained:

"'Wither and Flourish'—one withers, one flourishes.

"It can forcibly drain the life force of everything within its range.

"Plants, Soul Beasts, or Soul Masters.

"As long as these vines touch them, their life force will be steadily drawn away."

"Some of the life force I absorb feeds back into me, healing my injuries and restoring my Soul Power. The rest..."

A cold glint flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes as she suddenly swept her right hand out.

The blue-gold vines turned a strange purplish black!

"The rest is transformed into deadly poison and injected into my enemies!"

Sizzle, sizzle...

The purplish-black vines lashed against the ground.

The hard rocks were instantly corroded into pits, black smoke rising from them.

A revolting, rancid stench filled the air.

"Draining life force, then striking back with poison..."

Yu Nan couldn't help praising her:

"What a skill, 'Wither and Flourish'!

"It's practically a divine skill tailor-made for you!"

The life attribute of the Blue Silver Emperor and the deadly poison of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor had produced such a marvelous reaction within this Soul Bone.

How could this be called a support-type Soul Bone?

It was a weapon of mass destruction that combined control, weakening, recovery, and explosive power!

"That girl's really lucky,"

Yu Nan thought to himself.

He'd been worried that absorbing this Soul Bone, which leaned toward support, might undermine Dugu Yan's offensive power.

Now it was clear that his concern had been completely unnecessary.

Paired with her terrifying poison arts, this "Wither and Flourish" Soul Skill was a nightmare on the battlefield.

Just imagine: in a team battle, Dugu Yan could drain her enemies' life force to heal herself while inflicting all kinds of negative effects and deadly poison on them.

Who could withstand that?

"Good."

Yu Nan didn't hold back his praise:

"With these two Soul Skills, combined with your Soul Ring Configuration, you'll be able to fight even Soul Emperor-level experts—and might even kill them."

"However..."

Yu Nan's tone shifted, turning serious:

"This Soul Bone was stolen, after all, and its features are too distinctive.

"Until you have overwhelming strength, try to use these two Soul Skills as little as possible in front of others—especially 'Revival,' with its telltale Blue Silver Emperor traits."

"If Tang Hao or someone from Spirit Hall recognizes it, you'll be in serious trouble."

Dugu Yan immediately wiped the smug look from her face and nodded solemnly.

"Yan Yan understands!

"Unless my life is on the line, I won't use the power of this Soul Bone lightly."

Just as the girl and dragon were talking,

Rumble!

The enormous energy vortex in the distance suddenly began to shudder violently.

An utterly terrifying pressure erupted from its center like a volcano!

Boom!

The blast echoed through the skies.

Dugu Bo, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes. Two solid pillars of emerald light shot into the sky!

Behind him, the phantom of a hundred-meter-long Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared out of thin air and roared at the heavens.

At the serpent emperor's vital point, a dazzling emerald crystal core slowly revolved, radiating a suffocatingly powerful fluctuation.

The Soul Core had formed!

"Level 93... I've actually broken through to level 93!"

Feeling Soul Power surge through him like a mighty river, Dugu Bo trembled with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

How many years had it been?

Ever since he'd become a Title Douluo,

he'd been stuck at the level 91 bottleneck for over a decade!

During those years, he'd tried everything. He'd even tested poisons on himself, but he'd never managed to advance a single step.

He'd thought this was as far as he'd ever go—that he'd always be the "weakest Title Douluo."

Who could have imagined that in just a few short months,

he'd not only rid himself of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison backlash that had plagued his family for a century, but also condensed a Soul Core today and broken through two levels in one go!

Level 93!

In the world of Title Douluos, every level was a chasm.

A level 91 might still manage a few moves against a level 92, but a level 93 against a level 91 was a complete rout!

More importantly, condensing a Soul Core meant that both the speed at which he recovered Soul Power and its purity had undergone a qualitative leap.

Now, even if he faced his old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, he was confident he could grind him into the dirt!

Having a Soul Core and not having one—

they were two entirely different things!

"Grandpa!

"Congratulations!"

Seeing her grandfather break through, Dugu Yan beamed and hurried over to support the excited Dugu Bo.

"Hahahaha! Good! Wonderful!"

Dugu Bo wrapped an arm around his granddaughter and laughed from ear to ear.

"Yan Yan, I owe this to you... No, I owe it all to Senior Yu Nan!"

Then Dugu Bo's expression turned solemn. He bowed deeply in the direction of Dugu Yan's Sea of Consciousness, his voice utterly sincere:

"Senior, I'll never forget your great kindness!

"If you ever need anything from me, Dugu Bo will brave fire and water without hesitation!"

(Posted a few minutes late, sorry—I did my best to catch up. Thanks for all your support!)