Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Withered Wood Dragon Python!

What Dugu Bo had described was the norm among these major powers.

The White Tiger Family's soul skills had remained the same set Dai Mubai possessed even ten thousand years later.

As Xia Yuan followed Dugu Bo through the forest, he secretly spread out his Blue Silver Domain, using the information provided by the surrounding Blue Silver Grass under the domain's enhancement.

If nothing else, this ability to ask Blue Silver Grass for intelligence was absurdly useful.

The Blue Silver Grass could even tell Xia Yuan what kinds of soul beasts had passed by them not long ago.

Through the spiritual connection created by the Blue Silver Domain, Xia Yuan also briefly conveyed his needs to them.

Life, dragon.

For now, that was the most they could understand.

Yet despite Dugu Bo personally leading the way and the Blue Silver Grass providing Xia Yuan with intelligence, their first day of soul beast hunting ended without success.

Dugu Bo led Xia Yuan back to the outer region. He first scattered insect- and snake-repelling powder around their tent, then created a ring of poisonous mist around their resting place.

Ten-thousand-year soul beasts roamed the mixed zone. Though Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo, a wise man did not stand beneath a crumbling wall.

Why rest in a dangerous place when they could stay somewhere safer?

"Tomorrow, we'll try another direction." Dugu Bo looked at Xia Yuan.

Xia Yuan was currently roasting a Soft Bone Rabbit that Dugu Bo had casually caught, one close to a hundred years old.

With the limited conditions, he had only barely managed to remove the gaminess, though its fragrance had already begun to spread.

However, that scent had mixed into the poisonous mist created by Dugu Bo and could not travel far.

As Xia Yuan turned the stick holding the roast rabbit, he asked, "Does no one else know how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan searches for dragon-type soul beasts?"

"This sort of matter can be considered confidential," Dugu Bo said. "Why would the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan let outsiders know?"

"Enough. Once you finish eating, go to sleep. I'll keep watch tonight."

"Then thank you, Senior Dugu." Xia Yuan did not refuse.

Absorbing a Soul Ring required him to maintain a sound physical and mental state. Dugu Bo's cultivation had already reached the level of a Title Douluo, and with his previous torment gone, staying awake for a night would not affect him.

The night passed without incident.

At dawn the next day, Xia Yuan woke right on time.

This time, the two explored southward, toward the Star Luo Empire. Xia Yuan likewise used the countless Blue Silver Grass throughout the Star Dou Great Forest to gather intelligence about soul beasts.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Dugu Bo, who was walking ahead, gave a soft cry.

"Traces of a dragon-type soul beast?" Xia Yuan asked.

Dugu Bo shook his head. "We don't know yet whether it's dragon-type."

"Ever since I cultivated to the level of Title Douluo and my Martial Soul evolved from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, I have possessed the ability of the ancestor of all serpents."

"Look. These trees bear traces of being coiled around. The force penetrated deep into the wood, showing just how great its strength was."

"By my estimation, this should be a snake-type soul beast over ten thousand years old."

Xia Yuan looked up at a distant tree. "Senior Dugu, is that the python?"

The Blue Silver Grass had just told him that a snake had passed through here, but it had not left long ago.

When searching for soul beasts, Dugu Bo naturally would not let his aura leak out.

Thus, quite a few soul beasts regarded Dugu Bo and Xia Yuan as snacks.

But in the end, all of them were silently poisoned to the ground by Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo did not kill them, however. He merely rendered them unable to move for a while.

If they were lucky, those soul beasts would naturally survive.

If they were unlucky, they could only become another soul beast's meal.

This ten-thousand-year python of unknown species had clearly also regarded them as prey.

Following the direction of Xia Yuan's finger, Dugu Bo saw a not particularly massive python coiled around an ancient towering tree.

The python possessed some unknown ability that made it impossible to notice at first.

Had Xia Yuan not explicitly pointed out its location, Dugu Bo might not have discovered it from so far away.

After observing it carefully for a while, Dugu Bo finally said, "This should be a ten-thousand-year Withered Wood Dragon Python."

"It was named for its resemblance to withered wood. It also possesses illusion and camouflage abilities, so it often coils itself atop trees, using its own abilities and the trees' cover to hunt for food."

"Furthermore, it carries a trace of Wood Leaf Earth Dragon bloodline, making it an earth dragon-type soul beast."

"Illusion? Camouflage?" Xia Yuan began to ponder.

Those abilities were already connected to spiritual powers.

If he chose it as his third Soul Ring, what kind of soul skill would he obtain?

"Let's choose it." Xia Yuan made the decision.

"Are you sure?" Dugu Bo turned to look at Xia Yuan.

"Though it can be considered an earth dragon-type soul beast and meets your requirements."

"Its abilities may not necessarily be compatible with yours."

Xia Yuan smiled. "Senior Dugu, have you forgotten what I said before?"

"If my Martial Soul were something else, that might be true."

"But when it comes to compatibility, what could possibly compare to my Blue Silver Grass?"

"Perhaps it might even give me a rather good soul skill."

"Hahaha." Dugu Bo laughed loudly. "You understand how to make use of your own advantages better than most."

"I'll capture it for you right now."

With that, Dugu Bo's body swayed. Nine Soul Rings emerged as he directly unleashed his seventh soul skill, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar.

Jade-like green light burst from Dugu Bo's body. His human form completely vanished, replaced by an enormous jade-green serpent.

Diamond-shaped emerald scales covered its body, expanding slightly as hazy green mist enveloped it.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor that Dugu Bo had transformed into was over thirty meters long and as thick as a water vat.

As his Martial Soul Avatar appeared, the distant Withered Wood Dragon Python trembled all over and nearly fell from the tree.

Having cultivated the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, Dugu Bo, as the ancestor of all serpents, naturally possessed a degree of suppression over snake-type soul beasts!

However, even under suppression, the Withered Wood Dragon Python would never wait helplessly for death!

It swiftly slithered higher up the tree, trying to escape the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

But the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor merely flicked its tongue, and a mouthful of jade-green poisonous mist swept forth, racing toward the tree where the Withered Wood Dragon Python was like a roaming dragon.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor itself did not remain idle either. Its immense body shot forward and immediately coiled around the ancient tree where the Withered Wood Dragon Python was located.

Xia Yuan hurried after it. Before long, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor transformed from Dugu Bo flung down the Withered Wood Dragon Python, which had already been severely poisoned.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Yuan immediately released his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. His second Soul Ring flashed brightly as dazzling golden light bloomed from his right hand.

Blue Silver Tyrant Spear!

He hurled the spear, striking the Withered Wood Dragon Python directly in the head and violently piercing into it!