Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

"Brother Lan Chen, your method of communicating with plants relies on this domain, doesn't it? A domain is something even I have yet to master. It truly is astonishing!"

Dugu Bo truly lived up to his title as a Titled Douluo. Merely from the methods Lu Chen had displayed, he had guessed the foundation of his Martial Soul.

Just then, Lu Chen's expression suddenly brightened.

"Brother Dugu, Yanyan, I found it. Follow me."

As soon as he spoke, Lu Chen took the lead and hurried toward a certain direction in the forest.

Dugu Bo was also invigorated. He raised a hand, grabbed Dugu Yan by the shoulder, and swiftly chased after Lu Chen with her.

At their speed, they reached their destination in less than half an hour.

A highly toxic swamp filled with a faintly fishy stench!

Lu Chen stopped at the edge of the swamp and said to the approaching Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan,

"Brother Dugu, Yanyan, according to the information I obtained through communicating with the plants, there's an eight-thousand-year Poison Arrow Frog in this swamp."

"A Poison Arrow Frog can spit out several, or even more than a dozen poison arrows. Those arrows contain potent neurotoxins that can cause any prey they hit to lose control of its body in a short time."

"Then, while its prey remains conscious, the Poison Arrow Frog swallows it bite by bite. This Spirit Beast may be ugly, but it definitely meets our requirements."

"Brother Dugu, look over there. That Poison Arrow Frog is hiding in the mud pit in the swamp."

Dugu Bo nodded, agreeing with Lu Chen. This eight-thousand-year Poison Arrow Frog really did meet their requirements.

Following the direction Lu Chen pointed, he spotted the Poison Arrow Frog in the mud pit at once.

Dugu Bo did not hesitate. He placed Dugu Yan beside Lu Chen.

"Brother Lan Chen, keep an eye on Yanyan. I'll go catch that Poison Arrow Frog."

The moment he said this, Dugu Bo shot into the air and flew toward the Poison Arrow Frog.

The Poison Arrow Frog hiding in the swamp also noticed Dugu Bo, its enemy. It croaked three times and prepared to spit out poison arrows containing powerful neurotoxins.

However, the Poison Arrow Frog had truly kicked an iron plate this time. Could an eight-thousand-year Spirit Beast possibly deal with a dignified Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo?

Dugu Bo did not even summon his Martial Soul. He simply released the oppressive might of Titled Douluo-level Soul Power, which crashed down upon the Poison Arrow Frog like an overwhelming mountain.

Before the Poison Arrow Frog could spit out its poison arrows, its eyes rolled back, and it fainted.

Seeing this, a look of disdain appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

If it had been a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, he would have needed to put in some effort.

But dealing with a Spirit Beast below ten thousand years was far too easy.

Dugu Bo descended, grabbed one of the Poison Arrow Frog's hind legs, lifted the three-meter-long creature, and turned back toward Lu Chen and Dugu Yan.

An eight-thousand-year Poison Arrow Frog had been dealt with so easily!

Jade Phosphorus Poison Arrow Rain

In the blink of an eye, Dugu Bo had dragged the Poison Arrow Frog by its leg to the shore of the toxic swamp.

With a bang, Dugu Bo threw down the Poison Arrow Frog, and it crashed heavily onto the ground.

Dugu Bo landed right afterward and looked solemnly at Dugu Yan.

"Yanyan, this is an eight-thousand-year Spirit Beast. Most Spirit Masters only absorb Spirit Rings below five thousand years for their fourth Spirit Ring."

"Absorbing an eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring beyond the limit will indeed bring you tremendous improvement, but it also comes with certain risks. Think it over carefully. If you aren't willing, Grandpa absolutely won't force you."

Dugu Yan heard the concern in Dugu Bo's words. She revealed an innocent smile before speaking confidently.

"Grandpa, I'm willing to absorb this Spirit Ring, and I don't think it poses much risk at all."

"I know exactly how strong my body is now. Absorbing an eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring definitely won't be a problem."

After making her stance clear, Dugu Yan jogged over to the Poison Arrow Frog and looked at the enormous Spirit Beast.

Ordinary daggers or short swords would probably be unable to kill an eight-thousand-year Spirit Beast.

Thus, Dugu Yan activated Martial Soul Possession. Dragon scales emerged from beneath her skin, interlocking to form a set of Dragon Scale Battle Armor. A diamond-shaped crystal also appeared on her forehead, with a pointed tip on either side, making it resemble dragon horns.

Yellow, yellow, purple—three Spirit Rings slowly rose beneath her feet. Then, the third purple Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.

"Third Spirit Skill, Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison!"

Dugu Yan took a deep breath. A glimmering purple hue emerged in her jade-green eyes, and she opened her mouth to spit out a cloud of purple poison mist.

The purple poison mist spread forward and quickly enveloped the Poison Arrow Frog.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

The intense corrosive effect caused streams of white smoke to rise from the surface of the Poison Arrow Frog's skin.

Although the Poison Arrow Frog, as a poison-attributed Spirit Beast, possessed a certain resistance to poison, it was unconscious and could not mobilize its Soul Power to defend itself.

The severe pain caused the Poison Arrow Frog's body to twitch involuntarily.

Suddenly, the Poison Arrow Frog croaked and opened its eyes. They were filled with pain and ferocity. It had actually been awakened by the pain.

After waking up, the Poison Arrow Frog began flailing and struggling violently, instinctively attempting to attack Dugu Yan.

But Dugu Bo was still standing nearby!

Seeing that the Poison Arrow Frog was still struggling, Dugu Bo snorted coldly. The oppressive might of his Titled Douluo Soul Power poured forth again, pressing down on the Poison Arrow Frog like an avalanche.

Unable to bear it, the Poison Arrow Frog rolled its eyes back and quickly fainted again.

Its body still twitched from time to time due to the excruciating pain.

In less than a minute, the Poison Arrow Frog's life had completely come to an end. Corroded by the purple poison mist, it had nearly turned into a pile of rotten flesh, emitting a foul stench that made people frown.

The next moment, dense purple light erupted from its body, radiating astonishing energy fluctuations before finally gathering into a purple Spirit Ring.

Seeing the Spirit Ring appear, Dugu Yan did not absorb it immediately. Instead, she looked at Dugu Bo and Lu Chen.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Lan Chen, I'll have to trouble you both to protect me."

Only after saying this did Dugu Yan sit down cross-legged. With a wave of her hand, the purple Spirit Ring floated toward her, gradually settling around her body before swiftly shrinking and merging into her.

Boom!

A cold, tyrannical energy instantly swept through Dugu Yan's body, her limbs, bones, organs, and entrails, making her delicate brows knit slightly.

After all, this was an eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring!

The energy it contained was immensely vast and violent!

However, Dugu Yan demonstrated her ability to remain calm in a crisis. Relying on the power of her Jade Phosphorus Dragon Martial Soul, she endured the first wave of energy impact.

The energy of a Spirit Ring surged fiercely at first, weakened the second time, and was exhausted by the third. The first wave of energy impact was the fiercest and hardest to resist.

As long as she withstood the first wave, the following energy impacts would grow weaker and weaker, becoming easier and easier to endure.

Before long, Dugu Yan had passed the most dangerous stage of absorbing the Poison Arrow Frog's Spirit Ring and gradually got on track.

Dugu Bo, who had been guarding her nearby, also let out a sigh of relief. Just now, his heart had truly been in his throat.

He had feared that his granddaughter would be unable to endure the eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring, causing damage to her meridians and dantian and harming her foundation.

Compared to Dugu Bo's anxiety, Lu Chen appeared much calmer.

After all, the Immortal Herb he had chosen for Dugu Yan was the Dragon Origin Fruit, which had inherited part of the draconic essence of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.

If Dugu Yan, who had absorbed the Dragon Origin Fruit, could not absorb an eight-thousand-year Spirit Ring, that would have been the truly strange thing.

Therefore, Lu Chen had not been worried from the start.

He even had the leisure to greet Dugu Bo before running into the forest to hunt.

Through the Blue Silver Grass spread throughout the forest, he found a roughly two-hundred-and-fifty-year Grass Chicken Spirit Beast in less than ten minutes.

Lu Chen used the Blue Silver Domain to command the Blue Silver Grass, causing it to grow wildly and weave into a large Blue Silver Grass net that easily captured the Grass Chicken Spirit Beast.

After capturing it, Lu Chen immediately killed it, plucked its feathers, removed its internal organs, and cleaned it. Then he chopped some firewood and returned to set up a fire for grilling.

Seeing Lu Chen so relaxed, Dugu Bo even glared at him. But after soon catching the faint scent of roasting meat, Dugu Bo hurriedly called out,

"Brother Lan Chen, don't just think about yourself. Save half for Yanyan and me too."

Lu Chen smiled and agreed.

"No problem."

Time passed little by little!

After about six hours of absorption, Dugu Yan finally successfully absorbed the eight-thousand-year Poison Arrow Frog Spirit Ring.

She opened her eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and sprang up from the ground, looking full of vigor.

It seemed that absorbing this Spirit Ring had brought her tremendous benefits.

Dugu Bo hurriedly asked,

"Yanyan, how do you feel? What level has your Soul Power reached? What kind of Spirit Skill did you obtain?"

Dugu Yan lifted her chin and said excitedly,

"I feel great. My body is full of strength."

"My Soul Power has already reached level forty-six. Even I find it unbelievable. The medicinal power of the Dragon Origin Fruit actually increased my Soul Power by more than ten levels."

"And my Fourth Spirit Skill is called Jade Phosphorus Poison Arrow Rain. It can condense multiple poison arrows for attack. The arrows contain powerful neurotoxins. As long as they touch the skin, they instantly invade the target's body, causing them to lose control of their body while remaining conscious."

"As a special effect of absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond the limit, there is no upper limit to the number of poison arrows my Fourth Spirit Skill can condense. As long as I have enough Soul Power, condensing dozens or even hundreds of them won't be a problem. Such a large-scale attack would make it impossible for people to dodge."

After hearing Dugu Yan's explanation, Dugu Bo's face was filled with amazement. At the same time, he was happy that she had gained such a tremendous improvement.

Just then, Lu Chen strode over to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with a freshly roasted Grass Chicken in hand and said with a smile,

"Yanyan has finished absorbing the Spirit Ring, and this Grass Chicken is done roasting too. Let's eat it together. We haven't eaten anything since last night."

Earth Dragon Golden Melon

A Grass Chicken with crispy skin, tender meat, and a rich aroma was quickly devoured clean by Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.

Fortunately, this Grass Chicken was a two-hundred-and-fifty-year Spirit Beast and was rather large. Otherwise, it truly would not have been enough for the three of them.

After finishing the Grass Chicken, the three of them were basically full, and they returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Because of the threat from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was inconvenient for them to go outside now. Thus, for the next period of time, they could only hide at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The valley of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well contained an extremely violent ice-and-fire energy. Whether human or Spirit Beast, anyone who inhaled this energy for a prolonged time would ultimately explode and die.

Dugu Bo could rely on his profound Soul Power to forcibly suppress this violent ice-and-fire energy.

In the past, he had even used this ice-and-fire energy to suppress the deadly poison invading his body.

Lu Chen had consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Now, even if he entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to bathe or swim, he would not suffer any harm.

Naturally, the ice-and-fire energy in the air could not harm him either.

As for Dugu Yan, she had consumed the Dragon Origin Fruit. Her Jade Phosphorous Serpent had evolved into the Jade Phosphorus Dragon, giving her a powerful physique and astonishing digestion. Not only could she refine deadly poison to increase her Soul Power, she could even refine ice-and-fire energy to increase it.

She was equally at home in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Not only would she not be harmed, but this place could greatly accelerate her cultivation.

For all these reasons, Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan now all possessed the ability to live at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a long time.

Over the next half month!

Every three days, Lu Chen used his Fourth Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Baptism, to help Dugu Bo purify the poison within his body.

Because the poison in Dugu Bo's body had accumulated over many years, it had become deeply entrenched. The poison had seeped into his organs and entrails, even into his bone marrow.

Even Lu Chen needed half a month and five treatments before he finally completely eliminated the poison from Dugu Bo's body.

On that day!

As the poison in Dugu Bo's body was completely cleared away, the bottleneck that had trapped him for many years was forcibly broken through in an instant.

His Soul Power rose from level ninety-one to level ninety-two!

It was rather pitiful, really. Ever since Dugu Bo had absorbed his Ninth Spirit Ring and become a Titled Douluo, his Soul Power had remained stuck at level ninety-one. No matter how diligently he cultivated, it had not increased in the slightest.

There were many reasons for this, but the most important was that Dugu Bo had used the Soul Power he cultivated so painstakingly every day to suppress the poison within his body.

That was why his Soul Power had remained stagnant for so many years.

Now that he was no longer plagued by poison, the Soul Power previously used to suppress it was naturally completely freed, allowing his Soul Power to rise by one level.