Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Poison

Another day.

At first light, Dugu Bo took Dugu Lin into the air to hunt for his first Soul Ring.

"Grandpa, what kind of soul beast are you planning to choose for my first Soul Ring?"

"Do you have any ideas yourself? By the way, which Martial Soul do you want to add a Soul Ring to first?"

"The Jade Phosphorous Serpent. We still don't know the secret of the Spirit Album Martial Soul, so we should save it for later and study it slowly."

"Alright."

Dugu Bo nodded. He had also been thinking of adding a Soul Ring to the Jade Phosphorous Serpent first, so they could conceal the secret of the Twin Martial Souls.

When Dugu Lin awakened his Martial Soul, many people had seen that he had awakened the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. If he rashly revealed the Spirit Album Martial Soul, it would certainly bring a great deal of trouble.

"Lin'er, what type of soul beast do you want to choose?"

"A soul beast? I did want to follow the path of Martial Soul Evolution and evolve toward becoming a dragon. But Grandpa, you know as well as I do that soul beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines are exceedingly rare, and many of those bloodlines are not pure enough. So, relying solely on obtaining Soul Rings to evolve my Martial Soul into a dragon would be incredibly difficult!"

Dugu Lin had also considered using Immortal Herbs to evolve his Martial Soul, such as the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng held by the Speed Clan!

But in the end, he gave up on the idea.

Because a single Immortal Herb was not enough to evolve a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul into a dragon. At most, it would leave it as some bizarre, neither-fish-nor-fowl creature.

There was another reason as well! His ninth Soul Ring, eighth Soul Ring, and even seventh Soul Ring might require God-given Spirit Rings. Although God-given Spirit Rings were highly suitable for Soul Masters, they did nothing for Martial Soul Evolution! Without those crucial two or three Soul Rings, how could transforming into a dragon be easy?

Besides, evolving the Jade Phosphorous Serpent into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor would be enough. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was already among the absolute pinnacle of beast Martial Souls, so there was no need to overthink it. Wouldn't it be better to focus his efforts on his Second Spirit?

So!

It would be better to leave the Earth Dragon Golden Melon for Dugu Yan, helping her Martial Soul evolve and completely resolving its flaws!

And leave the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for Dugu Bo. The Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng could reshape the body and restore Dugu Bo to his peak!

"That is indeed true!"

Dugu Bo nodded. His own Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had only become the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor after evolving multiple times. It was not even a flood dragon, let alone anywhere close to becoming a true dragon.

Dugu Lin continued, "So, Grandpa, I want to obtain Soul Rings in a way that replenishes my Martial Soul's origin! At the same time, I want to follow the ultimate path!"

An External Spirit with only half-level Innate Soul Power truly had a somewhat weak origin.

However, replenishing the origin of a snake-type Martial Soul was actually simple. He merely had to seek out the outstanding members among snake-type soul beasts, and such snakes were not rare.

Back then, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid had only remedied Dugu Lin's innate talent deficiency. It had not replenished the missing Martial Soul origin.

"The ultimate path?"

"Yes, Grandpa. You should know about Soul Power attributes like Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice, right?"

"I don't."

"Uh... alright. In any case, I want to pursue the paths of Ultimate Poison and Ultimate Ice!"

In this era, there was no concept of ultimate attributes, so it was normal that Dugu Bo did not know. Dugu Lin then explained what ultimate attributes were, adding that he knew of them because, after that little bastard became a god in the future, he established a classification for the quality of Soul Power attributes.

With a serious expression, Dugu Lin continued explaining, "My Jade Phosphorous Serpent is a mutated Martial Soul with both poison and water attributes. So I have an idea: use the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to turn my Martial Soul into one with the Ultimate Ice attribute! I just don't know whether it will work."

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass granted resistance to ice attributes, but! It seemed to always counterbalance the extreme fire attribute of the Infernal Delicate Apricot. He had never heard that it could grant someone an extreme cold attribute.

So Dugu Lin was not entirely certain either.

"It's good that you have a plan! Do you have any requirements for your Soul Skill? Do you want an enhancement type or an attack type?"

"It would naturally be best if it were an enhancement-type Soul Skill. If there isn't one, then a poison-attribute Soul Skill will do."

Dugu Lin felt it was better to leave it to fate.

The type of soul beast he needed had already been decided. No matter what Soul Skill he obtained, he could accept it.

Although obtaining enhancement-type Soul Skills for the first and second rings would be the most worthwhile outcome.

If he could not get an enhancement Soul Skill, though, a thousand-year poison-attribute Soul Skill would also be acceptable. After all, a thousand-year poison-attribute Soul Skill was already comparable in strength to an ordinary Soul Master's third Soul Ring!

Dugu Bo thought over which snake-type soul beasts could yield enhancement-type Soul Skills, but after considering them all, he could only sigh and shake his head.

After a moment of silence, Dugu Bo suddenly asked, "By the way, Lin'er, twenty-four years from now, what... Soul Power Level will you have?"

"Ha ha~~ Level 31."

Dugu Lin casually made up a Soul Power Level. It only needed to be a little higher than Yu Xiaogang's.

"Level 31?"

Dugu Bo's mood suddenly grew somewhat heavy. The moment he thought of the future his grandson had mentioned, waves of rage flared up within him. Then he added another mark beside Tang San's name in his little notebook.

A moment later.

"We're here."

The two landed near a swamp.

"So, Grandpa, what soul beast have you prepared for me? You can tell me now, right?"

"A snake-type soul beast clan lives in this swamp. They are called Red-tailed Triangle Snakes! Not only are Red-tailed Triangle Snakes poison-attribute soul beasts, they also possess Dragon Clan bloodlines. They can improve Martial Soul quality and origin a little, making them very suitable for you."

"Red-tailed Triangle Snakes?"

Dugu Lin nodded slightly. He had transmigrated here; he had not truly been reborn! Thus, his knowledge of soul beasts was still rather incomplete. But just from the name Red-tailed Triangle Snake, he could tell this snake was extraordinary. Coupled with its Dragon Clan bloodline, it was clear that Red-tailed Triangle Snakes suited the Jade Phosphorous Serpent very well.

"Wait here for Grandpa. I'll go find one."

"Alright, Grandpa. Be careful."

"Don't worry. Your grandpa is a Title Douluo."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Bo flew into the air and condensed a ball of pure Soul Power in his hand, hurling it into the calm swamp.

He did not use a Soul Skill, nor did he use poison. Dugu Bo was worried that he might accidentally poison a thousand-year poison-attribute soul beast to death.

Splash!

The churned-up mud fell back down as soul beasts and ordinary animals emerged from the swamp and fled wildly.

Hundred-year Green Crocodile Turtles, hundred-year Twin-Tailed Black Tortoises, ten-year Red-tailed Triangle Snakes, hundred-year Tricolor Poison Scorpions, and more.

"Hm? Found one! A thousand-year one... what a pity, what a pity. It has three thousand years of cultivation, exceeding Lin'er's absorption limit."

Dugu Bo examined them one by one. That was the privilege of being a Title Douluo.

"Hm? That is... a ten-thousand-year Red-Tailed Triangle Snake King!"

Suddenly, Dugu Bo spotted an unusual Red-tailed Triangle Snake among the swarm.

As Red-tailed Triangle Snakes increased in cultivation, their bodies grew larger, while the scales on their tails turned a deeper red and the red coloration spread farther.

Yet the Red-tailed Triangle Snake before him was entirely crimson!

"Hiss, hiss~~"

The soul beast, suspected to be a Mutated Red-tailed Triangle Snake King, flicked its tongue at Dugu Bo, clearly ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"A ten-thousand-year soul beast? But... its aura does not seem like that of a ten-thousand-year soul beast. Forget it. My goal is only to find a Red-tailed Triangle Snake around two thousand five hundred years old. There's no need to provoke it."

In the end, Dugu Bo selected a Red-tailed Triangle Snake that looked especially robust. Exactly twenty-five centimeters of scales on its tail were red, meaning it had just surpassed two thousand five hundred years of cultivation!