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

With this soul skill, Dugu Yan was practically an unkillable cockroach on the battlefield, a mobile fountain that could both heal and fight.

"And what about the second soul skill?"

Yu Nan pressed, as this was the part he was more curious about.

In the original work, the second skill Tang San gained after absorbing this soul bone was flight.

However, the formation of a soul bone skill depends not only on the attributes of the soul bone itself but also on the absorber's martial soul, physique, and their intent at the time of absorption.

Dugu Yan's martial soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, which focused on poison and control, differing drastically from Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor.

Therefore, it was highly likely that this second soul skill would mutate.

The corners of Dugu Yan's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.

Instead of answering directly, she focused her mind.

Hum!

A brilliant blue-gold light suddenly erupted from her right leg.

Immediately after, countless crystalline blue-gold vines emerged from thin air.

Rather than coiling or binding like ordinary Blue Silver Grass, they danced wildly in the air like countless tiny venomous snakes.

"The second soul skill, I call it—'Wither and Flourish'."

As Dugu Yan's voice fell, those blue-gold vines instantly pierced into the surrounding rocks and ground.

The next moment, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The originally hard rocks began to weather and crumble at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had endured thousands of years of erosion.

As for the weeds growing in the crevices of the rocks, they withered and decayed in an instant, finally turning into a handful of fly ash.

At the same time, streams of pure life energy flowed back into Dugu Yan's body through the vines, causing her already full aura to surge once more!

"This is..."

A flash of surprise crossed Yu Nan's massive dragon eyes.

"Absorbing life force?"

"Not just absorbing."

Excitement glinted in Dugu Yan's eyes as she explained:

"'Wither and Flourish'—one part wither, one part flourish.

It can forcibly strip away life force within a target area.

Whether it is plants, soul beasts, or soul masters, as long as they are touched by these vines, their life force will be continuously drained."

"And the drained life force is partially fed back to me to restore my injuries and soul power; the other part..."

A cold light flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes, and she swung her right hand violently.

Those originally blue-gold vines instantly turned a sinister purple-black!

"The other part is converted into potent poison and injected into the enemy's body!"

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The purple-black vines lashed out at the ground.

Deep pits were instantly corroded into the hard rock, emitting plumes of black smoke and a nauseating, fishy stench.

"Life deprivation, combined with toxic backlash..."

Yu Nan couldn't help but exclaim:

"What a 'Wither and Flourish'!

This is a god-tier skill tailor-made for you!"

The life attribute of the Blue Silver Emperor and the poison attribute of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor had produced such a miraculous chemical reaction within this soul bone.

How could this be a support-type soul bone?

This was clearly a lethal weapon that integrated control, debuffing, recovery, and burst damage into one!

This girl really has good luck, Yu Nan thought to himself.

He had originally worried that Dugu Yan absorbing this support-oriented soul bone would diminish her offensive capabilities.

Now it seemed those worries were entirely unnecessary.

This "Wither and Flourish" soul skill, paired with her terrifying poison arts, was nothing short of a nightmare on the battlefield.

Just imagine, in a team fight, Dugu Yan would be frantically draining the enemy's life force to heal herself while simultaneously afflicting them with various negative status effects and lethal poisons.

Who could withstand this?

"Very good."

Yu Nan did not hold back his praise:

"With these two soul skills, combined with your current soul ring configuration, even if you encounter a powerhouse at the Soul Emperor level, you have the strength to fight them, or even slay them."

"However..."

Yu Nan's tone shifted, becoming serious:

"This soul bone was stolen, after all, and its characteristics are far too distinct.

Before you possess absolute strength, try to use these two soul skills—especially the Blue Silver Emperor traits displayed by 'Resurrection'—as little as possible in front of others."

"If Tang Hao or the people from Martial Soul Hall recognize it, the trouble will be immense."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately reined in the smug look on her face and nodded solemnly:

"Yanyan understands!

Unless it is a matter of life and death, I will never easily use the power of this soul bone."

Just as the two were conversing.

Rumble—!

Not far away, that massive energy vortex suddenly began to tremble violently.

A terrifying pressure, extreme in its intensity, erupted from the center of the vortex like a volcanic explosion!

"BOOM—!!"

A deafening roar echoed through the heavens.

Dugu Bo, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly snapped his eyes open, and two solid beams of emerald-green light shot straight into the sky!

Behind him, the phantom of a hundred-meter-long Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor manifested out of thin air, roaring toward the heavens.

And at the seven-inch mark of the serpent phantom, a dazzling, brilliant emerald-green crystal core slowly rotated, emitting terrifying, suffocating fluctuations.

The Soul Core, it was formed!

"Level ninety-three... This old man has actually broken through to level ninety-three!"

Feeling the soul power surging through his body like a rushing river, Dugu Bo trembled with excitement, tears of joy streaming down his face.

How many years had it been?

Ever since he first broke through to become a Title Douluo.

He had been stuck at the level ninety-one bottleneck for over a decade!

In these ten-plus years, he had tried every possible method, even going so far as to test poisons on his own body, yet he had been unable to advance even half a step.

He had originally thought his life would end there, at best remaining the "weakest Title Douluo."

But who could have imagined that in just a few short months.

Not only had he resolved the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison backlash that had plagued his family for a century, but today, he had successfully condensed a Soul Core and broken through two levels in one go!

Level ninety-three!

In the world of Title Douluo, the gap between each level is a chasm.

A level ninety-one and a level ninety-two might still be able to trade a few blows, but a level ninety-three against a level ninety-one is a complete crushing victory!

More importantly, the condensation of the Soul Core meant that his soul power recovery speed and purity had undergone a qualitative leap.

Now, even against his old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, he had the confidence to pin him to the ground and rub his face in the dirt!

Having a Soul Core versus not having one.

They are two completely different things!

"Grandfather!

Congratulations!"

Seeing her grandfather break through, Dugu Yan was also filled with joy and hurried over to support the emotional Dugu Bo.

"Hahahaha! Good! Very good!"

Dugu Bo pulled his granddaughter into an embrace, grinning from ear to ear:

"Yanyan, that grandfather has reached this day is all thanks to you... no, all thanks to that Senior Yu Nan!"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo's expression turned solemn, and he bowed deeply toward the direction of Dugu Yan's Sea of Consciousness, his tone incredibly sincere:

"This great kindness from Senior, Dugu Bo will never forget!

If Senior has any commands in the future, Dugu Bo will go through fire and water without hesitation!"