Old Scorpion Heavily Injured

Time passed, and Half Moon went by.

On the Training Ground, Dugu Feng held a short sword and stood before an Ancient Tree.

His eyes were closed, his mind completely immersed in his Soul Power.

The Soul Power produced by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul contained deadly poison, but it was not entirely poison. It was a combination of Soul Power and toxin, with no such clear boundary between the two.

And when attacking, one needed to condense the toxin and refine the strongest poison. That was the function of a Soul Skill.

Little Snake's First Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, directly used the Spirit Ring's skill to condense the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's Innate Toxin from his Soul Power, then formed Poison Fog for a wide-range attack.

Dugu Feng understood the principle behind it, but if he tried to condense the toxin himself, he simply could not do it. After all, he did not have such strong Spiritual Power, nor did he have the time to create a Self-Created Soul Skill.

The only thing he could do was increase the output of his Soul Power, attach it to the short sword, and attack. The more Soul Power there was, the more toxin it contained.

After a long while, Dugu Feng opened his eyes.

Bang!

The sword struck out, only for Dugu Feng to retreat several steps, actually moving farther away from the Ancient Tree.

But Dugu Feng's eyes were fixed tightly on the Ancient Tree.

There were two Pale Green Shadows that drifted toward the Ancient Tree as his arms moved.

Splat! Splat!

The two faint shadows landed at the same time and did not strike the Ancient Tree.

Dugu Feng hurried over and picked up two small jade-green snakes from the ground.

The two little snakes were almost transparent, with a total of Nine Bamboo Joint-like Stripes across their bodies. They were less than three inches long, not even as long as Dugu Feng's palm.

They were precisely the Two Nine-Section Emeralds his cheap father had given him during his Martial Soul Awakening.

Over the past half month, they had already hatched into snakes.

After the two little snakes fell to the ground, their originally crimson eyes spun wildly back and forth as if they had fainted.

Hiss, hiss. After returning to Dugu Feng's hand, the bodies of the two little snakes gently slithered, slowly recovering.

He had failed again this time. Dugu Feng shook his head helplessly.

Snake Taming was something that required patience.

Nine-Section Emeralds were one of the most poisonous types of snake. Their bodies were harder than refined steel, difficult for sharp blades to wound.

According to the Dugu Family's Soul Beast knowledge, Nine-Section Emeralds had one very powerful ability, and that was Flight Ability.

It was quite unbelievable. A snake without wings could fly.

Phoenix-tail Crested Serpents could fly because they had wings.

But even once Nine-Section Emeralds reached adulthood, they were only about five inches long and would not grow wings.

However, if they were tamed from a young age, their Flight Ability could be cultivated.

Based on Dugu Feng's understanding of flight, the Nine-Section Emerald's flight used the swinging of the Muscles in its snake body to make short-distance descents or glides in the air. It was different from flying with wings.

Dugu Feng stroked the Muscles of the two little snakes with his fingers, and suddenly thought of the low-profile shape of a Stealth Fighter Jet on Blue Star.

Then he combined it with his own Soul Beast knowledge.

He immediately understood something.

Strands of Soul Power seeped from his fingers and pressed down on the Nine-Section Emeralds.

At once, a strange scene appeared. The bodies of the Nine-Section Emeralds were pressed flat, their width increasing by at least two-thirds.

So that was it. This was the reason Nine-Section Emeralds could be tamed to fly. Their bodies were almost as transparent as emeralds precisely because their Muscles were extremely flexible.

In the air, their originally round bodies became flat, thereby reducing Air Resistance.

The eyes of the Two Nine-Section Emeralds widened into perfect circles.

The next moment, they flew out. No, Dugu Feng threw them out, throwing them while keeping their bodies somewhat flattened.

This time, the Two Nine-Section Emeralds landed a little farther away than before.

"Very good, very good. There's progress!"

"But there's still a long way to go before they can fly. I can only tame them slowly!"

Dugu Feng pondered.

If Dugu Shuo saw this, he would be shocked again.

In just a few days, Dugu Feng had already grasped the trick to Snake Taming. He was simply a monster.

"Young Master, the Clan Leader requests your presence. Old Scorpion has been heavily injured!"

A breeze blew past, and Old Snake suddenly appeared, his expression very grave.

Dugu Feng was startled. "Who could injure him?"

Over the past two years, he had also come to understand the people of the Dugu Family better.

Old Scorpion's name was Dugu Scorpion, and he was also a member of the Dugu Family. However, his Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphor Scorpion, likewise a domineering poison-type Soul Beast.

Why would he be a member of the Dugu Family when even his martial soul was different?

Dugu Feng had asked Old Snake the same thing.

The reason was that, in order to experiment with even more powerful poisons, the Dugu Family had made many attempts when it came to passing on their bloodline.

One of those was marrying women whose martial souls were similarly poisonous Soul Beasts, even to the point of inbreeding.

According to Old Snake, there were at least five kinds of martial souls within the family.

Of course, the one that held the dominant position was the Jade Scale Serpent.

Old Scorpion was special because he was a Soul Emperor, a powerful figure within the Dugu Family.

He was basically never in the residence in ordinary times. As for what he was doing, Dugu Feng had no idea.

He hurriedly picked up the two Nine-Section Emeralds and wrapped them around his wrist.

Then he followed Old Snake closely to the Council Hall in the center of the residence.

As soon as they arrived inside the Council Hall, the first person Dugu Feng saw was a Black Clothed Woman. Her face was veiled with a layer of black gauze, her figure slender, and waterfall-like long hair spilled down her back.

Only a pair of extremely beautiful large eyes were exposed on her face, and when she blinked lightly, they seemed as if they could speak.

Dugu Feng could only judge from her height that she was not very old.

When the woman saw him and Old Snake come in, she merely nodded in greeting.

Old Snake introduced her, "This is Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia Family. She came with her grandfather, Clan Leader Ye. Clan Leader Ye is treating Old Scorpion's injuries right now.

When you enroll, Miss Ye will be your senior!"

"Greetings, Miss Ye!" Dugu Feng gave a serious salute. He had actually met Ye Lingling.

This was a woman in Douluo who truly made one feel pity for her.

He looked carefully at Ye Lingling. Right now, she should be around eleven or twelve years old.

Although he could only see her eyes, Dugu Feng could still keenly sense a lonely air about Ye Lingling. She completely lacked the liveliness someone her age should have.

Thinking of the traits of her martial soul, Dugu Feng could understand it as well. Like the Dugu Family's martial soul, it had a major flaw, accompanying the death of loved ones from the moment of birth.

It really was cruel.

After Ye Lingling returned Dugu Feng's greeting, her gaze turned back toward the hall. Their arrival had not stirred the slightest ripple in her.

Dugu Feng looked over as well.

A pale-faced man with tightly furrowed brows sat in a recliner. In front of him, the one continuously casting white light to treat him should be Ye Lingling's grandfather, Ye Qingxin.

On the way here, Dugu Feng had already learned Clan Leader Ye's name.

Ye Qingxin wore black clothes, with jade hanging at his waist. He looked like a gentle, refined gentleman, which made Dugu Feng take a few extra glances at him.

After that, Dugu Feng's gaze was completely drawn by Ye Qingxin's martial soul.

Nine Heart Begonia—a pink begonia flower, its petals made up of white and pink, its colors brilliant as it constantly released streams of white light. It was exceedingly elegant.

And Ye Qingxin's strength was also revealed: a seven-ring Soul Sage.