Bibi Dong nodded obediently, her eyes full of trust.
"Alright. With Brother Yu protecting us, I can relax."
With that, Bibi Dong walked over to a flat boulder not far from Dugu Bo and sat down cross-legged.
She slowly poured her Soul Power into the bone in her left arm, closed her eyes, and began guiding the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone as it fused with her.
Qian Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calm as he looked at Dugu Bo, whose face was twisted in pain and whose head was drenched in sweat. He spoke evenly.
"The energy of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is extremely domineering. For you, who only recently got rid of your poison, it really is quite a trial.
Hold fast to your mind. Don't let Medusa's resentment turn back on you.
As long as you endure this, your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul will undergo a qualitative leap."
Though Dugu Bo was gritting his teeth and struggling to hold on, he couldn't respond.
But his body jolted, and his somewhat unsteady aura forcefully settled once more.
Clearly, he had heard Qian Yu's advice and was fighting with all his might to persevere.
Qian Yu withdrew his gaze.
He turned to look at Bibi Dong, whose aura was steady as she sat wrapped in a soft red glow.
A smile tugged at his lips, and he murmured to himself.
"Dong'er has a much stronger foundation than he does. Fusing with this Soul Bone shouldn't take her long.
Once they've both finished absorbing them...
We can return to Heaven Dou and give Mother an Immortal Herb.
Even if it can't help her break through to Titled Douluo right away,
It'll still greatly improve her potential and Soul Power.
After that, we can make sure she reaches Level 90 within two or three years."
Before long, a surging wave of Soul Power burst from Dugu Bo's body.
The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring hovered steadily around him, shining in harmony with his other eight Soul Rings.
Dugu Bo abruptly opened his eyes and let out a long, exultant howl.
With his cry, the phantom of his Martial Soul behind him quickly solidified and grew larger.
His Jade Phosphorous Serpent form not only became far more massive,
But its scales also gained streaks of dark golden patterns, and fleshy horns like a crown sprouted from its head.
Nourished by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, his Martial Soul had fully evolved into a true Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!
At the same time, the Soul Power aura around Dugu Bo surged higher and higher.
In an instant, he shot straight from the beginning of Level 90 to the peak of Level 91!
Dugu Bo was so overcome with emotion that tears streamed down his face. He hurried to his feet and bowed deeply to Qian Yu.
"My lord, your kindness is beyond measure!
Not only did this old man successfully absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but my Martial Soul has also fully evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!
My Soul Power has even shot straight to the peak of Level 91!"
Looking at Dugu Bo, who was beside himself with excitement, Qian Yu gave a slight nod and spoke calmly.
"It's only the peak of Level 91. There's no need to be so excited.
The energy contained in a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is immense.
You should still have plenty of residual medicinal power and Soul Power inside you that you haven't fully absorbed."
Dugu Bo froze, then quickly replied with respect.
"My lord is perceptive. There is indeed a reserve of power still coursing through my body."
Qian Yu looked at him calmly and ordered him.
"Sit back down at once and stabilize your current aura.
Don't waste that power. While you still have this momentum, refine all the remaining energy and break straight through to Level 92!"
Dugu Bo's expression turned solemn. Without hesitation, he sat cross-legged again.
"This old man will not fail your expectations, my lord!"
With that, Dugu Bo immediately closed his eyes and began surging toward the Level 92 bottleneck.
Just then,
Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes, her face alight with excitement.
She hurried over to Qian Yu and proudly raised her left arm.
"Brother Yu!
I've completely absorbed it!
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone really is incredible.
Not only did it raise my Soul Power to Level 67, it also gave me two incredibly powerful Soul Bone Skills!"
Seeing how happy she was, Qian Yu smiled warmly.
"Oh?
Show me."
Bibi Dong turned to face a huge boulder not far away. A blinding gray-red light instantly shone from her left arm.
"Brother Yu, watch closely. First skill:
Medusa's Gaze!"
A beam of gray-red light shot from Bibi Dong's left arm and struck the boulder in an instant.
With a few sharp cracks, the surface of the once-solid boulder rapidly turned ashen.
Its very substance had been completely changed, transforming it into a lifeless, ash-gray stone sculpture.
Qian Yu's mouth twitched slightly.
Wasn't that a left-arm bone?
And it had to be a "gaze"?
Well, as long as the Soul Skill worked.
Bibi Dong turned back with a smile.
"This skill can petrify a target instantly.
If the target is alive, even a Soul Master at the same level will be forcibly petrified and controlled if the beam so much as grazes them.
They won't be able to move at all!"
Qian Yu nodded slightly.
"That's an excellent hard-control skill. Combined with your web, it's a perfect match. What about the second one?"
A sharp glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. The gray-red light on her left arm suddenly shifted into a ghostly green poison glow.
"Second skill, Medusa's Wrath!"
Bibi Dong casually swept her arm, sending a ghostly green blade of poison slicing through the air.
It struck the petrified boulder from before.
"Hiss, hiss—"
There was no violent explosion, only a corrosive hiss that made one's scalp crawl.
The enormous stone sculpture touched by the poison blade—
In the blink of an eye, it melted into a puddle of poison.
Bibi Dong withdrew her Soul Power and explained with a bright smile.
"This skill perfectly combines Medusa's ultimate poison with the Death Spider Emperor's venom.
It not only has tremendous corrosive and penetrating power,
But once it breaks through an enemy's defenses, the poison instantly destroys their life force. Not even the gods could save them!"
A look of approval flashed through Qian Yu's eyes, and he chuckled.
"One to control, one to kill. They really are top-tier Soul Skills.
This Soul Bone was practically made for you."
As the two were talking,
Another burst of formidable power erupted from Dugu Bo not far away.
He abruptly opened his eyes and stood up, his face flushed with excitement.
"My lord!
I did it!
My Soul Power has fully stabilized at Level 92!"
Qian Yu was just about to nod—
When disaster struck!
A somewhat smaller Medusa serpent, though still boasting a cultivation of eighty thousand years, had somehow been lying in wait nearby in the poisonous miasma.
It suddenly shot out from the shadows, its gaping maw lined with venomous fangs.
It became a gust of foul wind and lunged straight at Bibi Dong, the closest target!
Dugu Bo's face changed drastically, and he cried out in alarm.
"Saintess, watch out!"
Qian Yu's brows knitted slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"Looking for death."
Brilliant golden wings instantly unfurled, and the Seraphim Martial Soul possessed him once more!
Qian Yu didn't even move his feet. He simply swept the Seraphim Sword in his hand behind him.
Whoosh—
A dazzling golden sword arc tore through the air.
Like a knife slicing through tofu, it split the eighty-thousand-year Medusa serpent in two from head to tail!
The giant serpent's corpse slammed heavily into the ground, dead on the spot.
Yet at the very moment the giant serpent died,
A dazzling mass of dark purple light slowly rose from its shattered head.
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