Dugu Yan's Strange Attributes

This sight made Dugu Yan's pupils suddenly contract, her heart filled with shock. "How is that possible?!"

Caught off guard, Dugu Yan used the blazing speed boosted by the Red Poison to whip her thick snake tail viciously at Lu Xiao's waist.

Lu Xiao neither dodged nor retreated, crossing his arms in front of him to block.

Bang!

A dull collision exploded!

The snake tail smashed fiercely into Lu Xiao's arms. The tremendous impact kicked up a ring of Soul Power shockwaves, bending all the flowers and grass in the courtyard as cracks spread across the ground.

Lu Xiao's feet remained firmly planted on the bluestone bricks. Only his upper body swayed slightly, and not even a red mark was left on his arms.

Using the rebound force, Dugu Yan retreated slightly. Her slit pupils locked onto Lu Xiao. "How can your body be so strong? Why is my poison completely ineffective against you?"

Lu Xiao slowly raised his eyes. "Your strength is actually quite good. At the very least, among Soul Elders, not many people can defeat you."

His tone was calm, but it thoroughly stirred the pride and competitive spirit buried deep within Dugu Yan's heart.

Looking at Lu Xiao, she warned, "Next, I'll use my third soul skill! Even a Soul Ancestor could die on the spot if they were hit by this skill!"

Lu Xiao smiled faintly. "Bring it on!"

Dugu Yan nodded, and her third soul ring suddenly blazed brightly.

"Third Soul Skill! Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison!"

Her originally emerald-green eyes turned completely purple. Even the green scales on her snake tail were covered in a faint violet glow!

Dugu Yan parted her cherry lips and exhaled a dense cloud of purple mist. It rapidly spread through the air, surging toward Lu Xiao.

"Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven!"

Lu Xiao shouted deeply. Golden light flared around him, accompanied by a low dragon's roar.

His blood and qi began circulating in reverse, the Bloodline Power within him surging madly and burning!

"Roar—"

The dragon's roar rose from low to thunderous. The golden light around him grew ever more brilliant, while layers upon layers of golden flame blazed fiercely, dazzling and radiant.

The scorching golden blood-and-qi flames incinerated the purple poison in an instant.

For a moment, Dugu Yan seemed to see a colossal golden dragon raising its head, shaking heaven and earth!

She froze on the spot. Her slit pupils abruptly widened, her eyes filled with terror.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul was inherently a sinister, venomous beast martial soul, naturally suppressed by the supreme might of a dragon!

Dugu Yan's gaze instantly cleared.

The absolute suppression originating from her bloodline caused the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul to immediately disengage from its possession state!

Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul would be unable to resist this dragon might, much less a snake-type martial soul inferior even to a lesser dragon!

At this moment, Dugu Yan could not mobilize any Soul Power at all. Her body toppled backward beyond her control.

Seeing that her martial soul had been suppressed by the dragon's might and that she had lost the ability to move, Lu Xiao instinctively reached out to steady her, intending to end the duel.

Unexpectedly, Dugu Yan twisted her waist and planted her legs on the ground, stabilizing her nearly falling body in a backward-leaning posture.

Thrown off by his misjudgment, the landing point of Lu Xiao's outstretched hand shifted.

Smack!

A crisp, abrupt sound rang out in the quiet courtyard.

Lu Xiao's palm landed solidly and with uncanny precision on Dugu Yan's firm, soft buttock.

A warm, soft sensation traveled through his palm, and Lu Xiao instinctively withdrew his hand.

At the same time, Dugu Yan's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Her mind went blank on the spot, and she stood there completely stunned.

Lu Xiao had not used little force in that slap.

An unfamiliar, warm, tingling sensation spread instantly from where she had been touched and coursed through her entire body.

"Mmnh~~"

A muffled moan escaped Dugu Yan's throat. The soft, ticklish pleasure that made her whole body weak caused her tense back to tremble faintly on its own.

Her long lashes fluttered in panic. A visible flush rapidly spread across her fair cheeks, flowing from the roots of her ears all the way down her neck.

Lu Xiao coughed lightly, his expression awkward. He did not dare meet the gaze of the girl before him, whose face had turned bright red. "Sorry. That was entirely an accident. I didn't mean to."

Hearing his voice, Dugu Yan's shoulders trembled slightly, and a misty sheen covered her green eyes.

"Are... are you okay?"

Looking at the strange Dugu Yan, Lu Xiao secretly thought, Does Dugu Yan have some kind of peculiar fetish?

The next second, Dugu Yan suddenly raised her eyes and said in embarrassed fury, "Shut up!"

"Lu... Lu Xiao! You... just wait!"

Dugu Yan did not dare look at Lu Xiao again. Her steps were slightly unsteady.

After throwing out that utterly unthreatening "threat," Dugu Yan did not linger. She leaped into the air, her figure turning into a pale-green afterimage as she burst through the courtyard gate and fled in panic without looking back.

"What the hell was that?!"

Lu Xiao looked at his right palm, his fingers unconsciously curling as he recalled that sensation. He muttered, "The feel wasn't bad..."

Just then, Du Busi descended from the air.

Looking at Dugu Yan's retreating back, he slowly said, "I never expected this!"

Lu Xiao's mouth twitched. Thinking Du Busi was teasing him, he hurriedly explained, "Master, I didn't do it on purpose!"

Du Busi rolled his eyes at Lu Xiao. "I'm talking about that girl's Martial Soul!"

"I never expected the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul to still have an inheritor!"

Du Busi slowly explained, "The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul has a tremendous flaw. During cultivation, it causes the soul master to suffer backlash from its poison!"

Lu Xiao asked curiously, "Master, is there any way to cure it?"

Du Busi patted Lu Xiao's shoulder, his expression somewhat strange. "Don't tell me you've taken a liking to her, brat? Let me remind you: the Body Sect's Innate Secret Technique requires one to maintain a virgin body. Once you lose it, all your previous efforts will be wasted."

Lu Xiao's mouth twitched, and he quickly changed the subject. "Master, do you want to break through to Limit Douluo?"

Du Busi frowned slightly. With three hundred-thousand-year soul rings as his foundation, he had long been close to the Limit Douluo level!

Although he was only a step away from becoming a Limit Douluo, even decades of bitter cultivation might not be enough to cross that threshold!

"Just say what you want to say, brat!"

Du Busi irritably rewarded Lu Xiao with a knuckle rap on the head.

"Hiss!"

Even with Lu Xiao's current physique, he felt a piercing pain shoot through his skull.

"Master, I know of a blessed place with heavenly treasures capable of helping you break through to Limit Douluo!"

Lu Xiao stared at Du Busi and said calmly, "And that place is in the hands of Dugu Yan's grandfather, Dugu Bo!"

Hearing that, Du Busi curled his lips. "Do we need to make it so troublesome? Wouldn't it be better if I just took it by force?"

Lu Xiao was speechless. If the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well were so easy to find, it would not have nurtured so many Immortal Herbs! Nor would it have ended up in Dugu Bo's hands!

"Alright, Master, stop joking around!"

Lu Xiao's expression turned serious. "Master, do you think forcing the poison into a soul bone could solve this problem?"

This was the method Tang San had used in the original work. Lu Xiao was rather curious whether there was actually a problem with it.

Du Busi pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "That method won't work! A soul bone's capacity is limited. Using it to contain the poison is equivalent to cutting off a soul master's path of advancement!"

"Once the soul bone reaches its limit, not even a god could save her life!"

Then Du Busi changed the subject. "However, an External Soul Bone with an extremely high compatibility might be worth trying."

"An External Soul Bone?"

Lu Xiao's eyes flickered, then he frowned slightly. "External Soul Bones are too precious. This method isn't very feasible."

Lu Xiao did not continue dwelling on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

He looked at Du Busi and smiled. "Master, don't just sit around either. Heaven Dou Royal Academy wants you to lead their team in the next Soul Master Tournament!"

Du Busi looked at Lu Xiao and slowly said, "Sure! I can use the opportunity to ask the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for a few heavenly treasures to help temper your bones!"