Refinement Successful, Poison Devoured, Tail Hook Bone Age Skyrockets to 120,000 Years?

"Yes, Senior."

Dugu Yan did not hesitate in the slightest, nodding immediately to accept.

Opportunities are fleeting, and absorbing a poison-attribute soul bone in this environment filled with lethal toxins truly offered a unique, unparalleled advantage.

"Grandfather, please guard me."

Dugu Yan turned to Dugu Bo, her eyes filled with determination.

"Rest assured, Yanyan. With Grandfather here, not even a fly will be able to get in!"

Dugu Bo patted his chest in assurance, then his figure flickered as he retreated to a giant rock at the edge of the Myriad Poison Pool, watching his surroundings vigilantly.

Although those Medusa had already been terrified out of their wits by Yu Nan's dragon might, he dared not be the least bit careless when it came to his granddaughter's safety.

Dugu Yan took a deep breath and slowly walked toward the Myriad Poison Pool, where ink-green venom churned.

If this were in the past, facing this lethal poison capable of corroding a Soul Saint, she would have had to be extremely cautious even just to approach it.

But now...

"Martial Soul, Possession!"

Following a clear, delicate shout, a brilliant purple light erupted from Dugu Yan's body.

ROAR--!

A low, majestic dragon roar echoed throughout the valley.

A phantom of a purple-gold Poison Dragon suddenly manifested behind her.

As her Martial Soul possessed her, Dugu Yan's pupils instantly turned into vertical slits, and a layer of faint purple-gold scales appeared on her originally fair skin.

She leaped, jumping directly into the Myriad Poison Pool!

Splash!

The ink-green venom instantly submerged her.

However, the tragic scene of her skin tearing and her body melting into pus, which one might have expected, did not occur.

On the contrary, the moment those lethal toxins touched Dugu Yan's body, they surged joyfully as if they had encountered their own kin.

They flowed through the pores of her skin, frantically drilling into her body.

Not only did they cause no harm, but they transformed into streams of pure energy, nourishing her meridians and her Martial Soul.

"So comfortable..."

Dugu Yan could not help but let out a soft moan.

This sensation was like returning to a mother's embrace—warm, comfortable, and filled with a sense of security.

She sat cross-legged, suspended in the center of the poison pool, with only her head and shoulders exposed.

The purple-gray, sixty-thousand-year Bone-Eroding Poison King Scorpion Tail Hook Bone was currently floating before her, emitting a faint purple glow.

"Begin. Use your soul power to guide it and let it fuse with your spine."

Yu Nan's voice resonated in Dugu Yan's mind, steady and powerful:

"Remember, the fusion process of an External Soul Bone will be extremely painful, as it requires breaking your original bone structure to reshape it anew.

You must grit your teeth and endure; you absolutely cannot lose consciousness!"

"Understood!"

Dugu Yan recited silently in her heart, then mobilized all her soul power, transforming it into strands of purple silk that wrapped around the tail hook bone.

Hum!

Pulled by the soul power, the tail hook bone seemed to come alive, trembling violently.

It then transformed into a streak of light, piercing fiercely into the spine on Dugu Yan's back!

"AH--!!"

A shrill, miserable scream instantly rang through the valley.

The agony was as if someone had forcibly ripped out her spine and replaced it with a red-hot iron rod.

Dugu Yan's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and cold sweat poured down like rain.

Her body trembled violently, and the previously calm poison pool surged with massive waves due to the berserk soul power erupting from within her.

"Yanyan!"

On the shore, Dugu Bo felt his heart twist like a knife upon hearing his granddaughter's scream, and he instinctively moved to rush over.

"Don't move!"

Yu Nan shouted sharply to stop him:

"This is a transformation she must undergo!

If you intervene now, you will only harm her!"

Dugu Bo forced himself to stop, his hands gripping the rock beneath him so tightly that his fingernails snapped.

Blood flowed freely, yet he remained completely oblivious to it.

He could only watch helplessly as his granddaughter struggled in agony within the poison pool, praying silently in his heart.

At this moment, Dugu Yan felt as if she were trapped in a living purgatory.

The moment the tail hook bone entered her body, it released an incredibly overbearing and frigid energy.

This energy surged wildly along her spine.

Wherever it passed, her bones shattered inch by inch, only to be rapidly reconstructed under the nourishment of her soul power and the venom.

The agony of this bone-shattering rebirth was simply beyond human endurance!

Hold on... I must hold on...

Dugu Yan gritted her teeth so hard that her lips split open.

Blood trickled down the corners of her mouth.

It dripped into the ink-green Myriad Poison Pool.

It instantly bloomed and dissipated.

Images flashed through her mind: her grandfather forced to bow his head to others just to protect her.

She saw the expectant gaze of senior Yu Nan...

I must become stronger... I must become stronger!!

An indomitable will erupted within Dugu Yan's heart.

Dugu Yan snapped her eyes open, her purple-gold slit pupils erupting with a terrifying light.

ROAR—!

Yu Nan was also very satisfied with Dugu Yan's willpower.

With a flick of his thought, the phantom of the Poison Dragon behind Dugu Yan let out a roar toward the heavens.

It then dove downward, plunging straight into Dugu Yan's body!

BOOM!

A terrifying shockwave swept outward from Dugu Yan, blasting the venom of the entire Myriad Poison Pool skyward!

Amidst the rain of poison, the clothes on Dugu Yan's back instantly shredded.

A brilliant purple light flared from the location of her spine.

Following this, purple-gray bone segments emerged from beneath the skin of her back, rapidly growing and extending.

In the blink of an eye, a three-meter-long, purple-gray scorpion tail, tipped with a razor-sharp barb, appeared behind her!

This scorpion tail swayed with fluid grace, each movement accompanied by a heart-stopping whistle as it tore through the air.

The surrounding space seemed to be sliced open by that sharp tail hook.

At the same time, the venom in the Myriad Poison Pool seemed to respond to a summons, rushing frantically toward the scorpion tail.

The originally ink-green pool water began to clear at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Every trace of poison was completely devoured by this newly formed External Soul Bone!

"It... it succeeded?!"

Dugu Bo, standing on the shore, watched this scene, trembling with excitement as tears of joy streamed down his face.

A sixty-thousand-year External Soul Bone!

It had truly succeeded!

As the last of the venom was absorbed, Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes.

Her temperament had undergone a drastic change.

Her original charm was now layered with a chilling, cold beauty and an overbearing aura.

The purple-gray scorpion tail behind her swayed gently, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, radiating a lethal threat.

"How do you feel?"

Yu Nan's voice carried a hint of satisfaction.

"After absorbing the tail hook bone, it directly drained the toxins from the poison pool."

"Its age has skyrocketed by sixty thousand years, reaching the level of one hundred and twenty thousand years."

Dugu Bo was shocked upon hearing this.

"One hundred and twenty thousand?"

Dugu Bo gasped, his breath hitching.

"Don't forget, Yan Yan still has a two-hundred-thousand-year torso bone inside her!"

Yu Nan said indifferently.

Devouring toxins was merely the most basic ability of this Erosion Bone Poison King Scorpion Tail Hook.