Douluo: Twin Jade Phosphorus, Painting the Future
Chapter 22

100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

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Dugu Lin turned another page and said, "The second immortal herb I chose for my sister is the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It nourishes the tendons and mends the bones, opens the qi through the seven meridians and eight extraordinary vessels, and can build the strongest possible foundation for her. The plan is to let her take it after she reaches level fifty."

"Mm, this immortal herb is excellent too." Dugu Bo looked at the records in the Immortal Herb Catalogue, thoroughly pleased.

"Grandpa, the second immortal herb I prepared for you belongs to the Speed Clan: Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. It can reshape your body and restore your youth! When the time comes, your strength will surely rise another step, and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor may even evolve again."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo stroked the small tuft of beard on his chin and muttered, "Mm~~ After helping you and Yan'er obtain your Soul Rings, I'll first arrange an engagement for Yan'er. Then I'll make a trip to Vast Sea City and the nearby coastal cities to purchase a batch of Whale Rubber. After that... we can start dealing with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and the Speed Clan."

"Cough, cough~~ Grandpa, let's keep peace as the priority. Let's get the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng first! Whether the Speed Clan lives or dies doesn't matter; the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is more important! Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could trick Yang Wudi into coming over and making pills for the few of us?"

No matter how things developed in the end, Dugu Lin still wanted to trick Yang Wudi over first and make him work for a few years. If Yang Wudi managed to develop alchemy, Dugu Lin would strike it rich!

If Yang Wudi truly chose to become his enemy for the sake of the Strength Clan and the Speed Clan, Dugu Lin would not mind killing the donkey once it had ground the grain! He would make the Breaking Clan vanish completely!

Dugu Bo nodded. "That makes sense. Lin'er, what you said makes sense. We cannot let hatred blind us."

"By the way, Grandpa, have you bought enough Whale Rubber? My sister's second ring needs to absorb a Soul Ring of at least six thousand years, and she has to absorb it safely!"

Because the body developed resistance to Whale Rubber, raising the Soul Ring endurance limit from five thousand years to six thousand years required a great deal of Whale Rubber.

Dugu Lin's sudden mention of Whale Rubber made Dugu Bo's face darken.

"Breathe in~ Breathe out~"

Dugu Bo took a deep breath. Narrowing his eyes, he radiated killing intent and said in a chilling voice, "I don't know which bastard spread the news that this old man had been buying Whale Rubber in large quantities! If I catch him, I'll tear him into ten thousand pieces!"

"Cough, cough~~"

Dugu Lin coughed twice guiltily and asked, "Grandpa, let me ask you this. Didn't Prince Xue Xing give you a piece of Whale Rubber that was over seventy thousand years old? Let me refine that piece. Ordinary-quality Whale Rubber is already useless to me."

At this stage of the Douluo Continent, high-quality Whale Rubber was all hoarded by nobles. Even when pharmacies managed to acquire a piece of high-quality Whale Rubber, they would use it to curry favor with nobles.

"Lin'er, how did you know about the seventy-thousand-year Whale Rubber?!"

Dugu Bo enunciated every word, his narrowed eyes dangerous as he stared at Dugu Lin.

"Ha... hahaha~~~ Huh? Sister, you've come out of seclusion?"

"Yan'er?"

Dugu Bo immediately changed expression and turned toward the empty entrance of the cultivation room.

In an instant, Dugu Bo realized that his grandson had fooled him. When he turned back, sure enough, he saw his grandson running away.

"You brat! So it really was you, you little bastard!"

Dugu Bo transformed his Soul Power into a giant hand and grabbed Dugu Lin just before he could escape.

"Lin'er, according to what you said, before you were reborn, you were a spoiled young master with no actual combat experience, right?"

"Gr... Grandpa, could you not smile so terrifyingly?"

Dugu Bo smiled pleasantly. "Grandpa is doing this for your own good! After you obtain your second Soul Ring, Grandpa will help improve your combat experience."

Dugu Lin instantly shuddered, as though a venomous snake had fixed its eyes on him.

My grandpa really is a venomous snake—and an extremely poisonous one like the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor at that! Dugu Lin bitterly endured a beating.

After getting beaten up, Dugu Lin still got his hands on that piece of Whale Rubber that was over seventy thousand years old. He murmured, "With this Whale Rubber, plus Ice-Fire Body Tempering, absorbing a Soul Ring over eight thousand years old will be no problem at all. A Soul Ring over nine thousand years old should be my limit. Nine thousand five hundred years would be a little risky!"

He had already consumed countless pieces of Whale Rubber before, and his body's "drug resistance" had risen sharply. Even Whale Rubber over seventy thousand years old could probably only raise his endurance limit by one thousand years.

All in all, his physical strength had already risen to just above the nine-thousand-year level.

Evening.

Dugu Yan finally refined the thirty-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider Right Arm Bone, and her Soul Power rose from level 16 to level 18!

It turned out to be a Spirit Bone that had never been absorbed before. It contained an enormous reserve of Soul Power, which a Soul Master could use to raise their cultivation after absorbing it.

In a short time, Dugu Yan's Soul Power Level had broken through several times in succession, making her little tail practically stick up in the air.

The three of them did not wait until the next day. They headed straight for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As Dugu Bo carried him through the air, Dugu Lin asked in confusion, "Grandpa, can Soul Masters also increase their Soul Power by absorbing Spirit Bones?"

Dugu Bo explained, "Under normal circumstances, inherited Spirit Bones from major sects cannot increase a Soul Master's Soul Power. However, if a Spirit Bone has just been obtained from a Soul Beast, it contains immense Soul Power and can raise the Soul Master's Soul Power Level. That is why Spirit Bones that drop directly from Soul Beasts cost more than fifty percent more than inherited Spirit Bones of the same quality! One reason is that Soul Beasts have an extremely low chance of dropping Spirit Bones! Grandpa was lucky enough to get a precious head Spirit Bone when I hunted Medusa for my eighth Soul Ring."

"So that's how it is."

Dugu Lin nodded, then smiled thoughtfully. "I remember that Tang San's mother was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Beast in human form. There's a hundred-thousand-year right leg bone hidden by Tang Hao in a cave behind a waterfall somewhere near Holy Soul Village."

"What did you say?!"

"A hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone?!"

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were both startled at the same time.

Dugu Lin did not answer. Instead, he laughed. "Hahaha~~ Grandpa, in a few years, let's go steal the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone."

"Good!"

Dugu Bo agreed with exceptional firmness. He was determined to get that Spirit Bone! At worst, he would fight Tang Hao!

Dugu Lin was equally determined to obtain that Spirit Bone!

It concerned whether he could add Soul Rings to his Second Spirit ahead of time.

The restriction of Twin Martial Souls was that one could not attach Soul Rings to both Martial Souls at the same time! Otherwise, the conflicting attributes of the two Martial Souls' Soul Rings would backlash, leaving the Soul Master's body unable to endure it before exploding to death.

The best solution was to improve the Soul Master's physical constitution! Obtaining high-quality Spirit Bones was one way to do so.

Soon, the three arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Bo said, "Lin'er, find the Earth Dragon Golden Melon first, then let Yan'er eat it."

"Mm."

Dugu Lin answered and walked in one direction. That was exactly where the Earth Dragon Golden Melon was located.

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