Yu Nan: A Little Tender, But That Snake Waist Really Knows How to Move! Poison Dragon: Purgatory Breath!

Dugu Bo excitedly took a step forward and came to stand before Dugu Yan, grinning from ear to ear:

"Level forty-nine!

She actually reached the peak of level forty-nine in one go!"

"She's only one step away from becoming a Soul King!"

"And her Soul Power is incredibly solid. There's not the slightest sign of it being unstable!"

"Yan Yan, our Dugu Family has really struck it rich this time. Our ancestors must be watching over us!"

Dugu Bo was so excited that he danced with joy. He was about to grab his granddaughter and celebrate with her, while asking whether she felt any discomfort.

"Yan Yan, quickly put away your Martial Soul and let Grandpa check your..."

However, before he could finish, Dugu Bo's voice abruptly cut off.

Dugu Yan, who had been standing there perfectly fine, suddenly began moving for no apparent reason.

She didn't put away her Martial Soul. Instead, her slender, supple waist suddenly twisted strangely to the left.

Then she raised both arms and struck an extremely seductive yet powerful-looking pose.

"Hm?"

Dugu Bo froze.

"Yan Yan, are you... celebrating by dancing?"

"No, I'm not, Grandpa!"

Dugu Yan's pretty face was full of terror.

She watched helplessly as her right hand rose and gently brushed over her collarbone, then slid down along the line of her arm.

"My, my body... it's moving on its own!"

"I can't control my hand!

Or my waist!"

Dugu Yan cried out in panic, but her body seemed to have a mind of its own.

There on the scorched earth, she began to strut like a cat.

Every now and then, that blood-stirring snake waist would twist.

Her movements were a little stiff, but there was an indescribable...

Sauciness to them?

"Her body's a little tender, but that snake waist really knows how to move."

"Perfect flexibility. Looks like I'll be able to unlock plenty of advanced moves in the future."

At that moment, Yu Nan was inside Dugu Yan's Sea of Consciousness, controlling her body.

He was like someone taking a new car for a test drive, twisting this way and stretching that way.

He completely ignored Dugu Bo's horrified expression and Dugu Yan's panic.

"Mm, her nerve response is good, and her muscle coordination is perfect too."

"As expected of a body transformed by my Poison Dragon Origin."

Yu Nan nodded in satisfaction.

After this simple "body test," Yu Nan had confirmed that he had absolute, top-level access to her body.

As long as he wanted, he could take over at any time.

"All right, test over."

Yu Nan saw that the grandfather and granddaughter outside were so frightened they were practically frozen, and decided that was enough.

If he kept playing around, the little Dugu Yan would probably end up traumatized.

"I'll give your body back for now, so you two can calm down and digest this huge surprise—or shock."

With a thought, Yu Nan immediately stopped controlling her body, and his soul sank once more into the depths of the Sea of Consciousness.

Outside.

Dugu Yan had been twisting her waist uncontrollably. Her body suddenly stiffened, and the sensation of being controlled vanished at once.

"Ha... ha..."

Her legs gave way, and Dugu Yan nearly collapsed to the ground. She gasped for breath, her forehead covered in cold sweat.

"I-it stopped?"

Still shaken, she touched her arms and legs, making sure that control had truly returned to her.

Dugu Bo was just as bewildered as he looked at his granddaughter.

"Yan Yan, what... what was that just now?"

"Did your Soul Power increase too quickly, and cause you to go into cultivation deviation?"

Dugu Yan shook her head in confusion. The sensation had been so vivid, just as though... another person lived inside her body.

But at that moment, the feeling had vanished without a trace, as if it had all been an illusion.

The grandfather and granddaughter looked at each other, both seeing deep shock and lingering fear in the other's eyes.

Everything that had happened today had been too much.

From encountering a two-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast, to its voluntary sacrifice, to Martial Soul Evolution and a huge surge in Soul Power, and finally losing control of her body...

They needed time to digest it all.

Dugu Bo drew a deep breath, forcing down the tempest raging in his heart.

Whatever had caused that strange loss of control, the tangible benefits before him were undeniably real.

Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter, whose entire bearing had been renewed, and his eyes brimmed with anticipation.

"Yan Yan, even though your Soul Power has surged, remember not to become complacent."

"Come, show Grandpa your Soul Skills."

"Especially... the skill granted by that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"

When he said the words "Hundred Thousand Year," Dugu Bo's voice trembled slightly.

That was a legendary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Across the entire Douluo Continent, only a handful of Title Douluo possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, let alone someone like Yan Yan, who was still only a Soul Ancestor!

(Dugu Bo didn't know the difference between a one-hundred-thousand-year and a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, so he simply called it a hundred-thousand-year one.)

"Mm!"

Dugu Yan obediently nodded.

Although her loss of control just now had left her a little frightened,

the powerful energy surging through her body made her eager to unleash it.

"Martial Soul, possess me!"

With a spirited cry,

purple-gold light burst forth once more, and the enormous phantom of a Poison Dragon appeared behind her, flickering in and out of sight.

Then, two yellow, one purple, and one red!

Four Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath Dugu Yan's feet.

The last one, in particular, was as red as blood, with a faint purple-gold sheen.

The moment it appeared, a terrifying pressure that made it hard to breathe swept across the area.

The already ruined scorched earth cracked apart under that pressure!

"Fourth Soul Skill—"

Dugu Yan took a deep breath, and the crimson Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

"Poison Dragon: Purgatory Breath!"

Roar—!!!

Accompanied by a high-pitched dragon's roar, the Poison Dragon phantom behind Dugu Yan abruptly opened its jaws.

A purple-gold pillar of fire, fully two meters in diameter, blasted out like a laser cannon!

Rumble!

Wherever the pillar of fire passed, the air was instantly scorched through, releasing a shrill series of explosions.

A huge boulder the size of a house stood not far away. The instant the purple-gold pillar of fire touched it, it didn't even get the chance to explode.

It melted soundlessly like a candle, turning into a pool of magma that billowed with poisonous smoke!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

The magma hit the ground and continued corroding it. In the blink of an eye, it had burned a bottomless hole.

"Hiss—what domineering poisonous flames!"

Dugu Bo drew a sharp breath, his eyelids twitching.

What kind of ordinary flame was this?

It was clearly dragon flame infused with deadly poison and extreme corrosive power!

One touch meant death!

Even an ordinary Soul Emperor would probably hesitate to take that blow head-on!

However, Dugu Yan's demonstration wasn't over yet.

A flush of excitement appeared on Dugu Yan's face as she looked at Dugu Bo and said:

"Grandpa, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring usually grants two Soul Skills."

"Besides the attack skill I just used, this Soul Ring also gave me a... domain-type skill!"