Second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Red Poison, Ten Thousand Snake Valley

A sword over a meter long appeared in his hand and stabbed directly into the Mutated Red-tailed Triangle Snake's eye.

Soon, a deep purple Soul Ring condensed from the Snake King's body.

Dugu Bo said delightedly, "Judging by the color of the Soul Ring, it should be over 8,500 years old—nearly 9,000 years!"

Dugu Lin laughed. "Hahaha~~ 8,500 years is just right for me! My physical condition had already allowed me to absorb Soul Rings over 3,000 years old. Later, the Ice-Fire Golden Body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well increased that by another 4,000 to 5,000 years. Plus, I refined a 70,000-year Whale Rubber, which probably added another 1,000 years or so. A 9,000-year Soul Ring won't be a problem! Even a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring would be easy!"

Thump~

Dugu Bo flicked Dugu Lin on the forehead and scolded, "Don't aim too high. The mental impact of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring cannot be underestimated."

"Haha~ Don't worry, Grandpa. I know. I was just saying."

Dugu Lin smiled. As for gaining an External Soul Bone by absorbing a Soul Ring beyond his level, that was merely wishful thinking. He would not recklessly try to absorb one.

One hour later.

The Soul Ring absorption was complete, but Dugu Lin felt as though he was nowhere near his physical limit!

"Little Lin, right?"

"Hiss hiss~"

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent indicated that he was right. After absorbing the second Soul Ring, it had grown from one meter long into a great snake over three meters long, with its raised head reaching a height of one meter.

After receiving the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's confirmation, Dugu Lin said excitedly, "Grandpa, just as I thought! My External Spirit can help me share half the Soul Power pressure! The age of the Soul Rings I can absorb should far exceed my own physical strength!"

"What?"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened as he asked in astonishment, "This is an External Spirit? It actually has such a talent!"

"Hahaha~~" Dugu Lin was thrilled. He had not discovered the true use of his External Spirit with his first Soul Ring, but realizing it with his second was not too late at all!

"Lin'er, hurry and tell us—what level is your Soul Power now?"

"I'll check."

Dugu Lin closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment before saying happily, "Level 23!"

The 70,000-year Whale Rubber and the nearly 9,000-year Soul Ring had allowed Dugu Lin to break through directly to Level 23. He was somewhat disappointed, having thought he would reach at least Level 24. He guessed it was probably due to resistance to the effects of Whale Rubber. No matter how good the Whale Rubber was, it likely would no longer improve his physical strength or Soul Power.

"Level 23! Hiss~ Little brother, you're already Level 23!"

Dugu Yan cried out, quickly covering her mouth, her eyes full of envy.

"Hahahaha~ As expected of my grandson, Dugu Bo!" Dugu Bo laughed heartily, feeling utterly delighted.

"Quick, see what your second Soul Skill is."

Dugu Lin looked at the Jade Phosphorous Serpent and shouted, "Little Lin, second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Red Poison!"

As soon as he spoke, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent opened its mouth and spewed out a cloud of red poison mist. A massive tree half a meter thick in front of it rapidly withered at a visible rate.

Dugu Lin was rather disappointed that he had not obtained an enhancement-type Soul Skill, but this Soul Skill was still quite good.

"Grandpa, my Soul Skill not only possesses corrosive poison, but it can also numb an enemy's nerves, causing them to lose control of their body and their judgment of the battlefield."

"Hahaha~~" Dugu Bo said with a smile, "An 8,500-year Soul Skill truly is formidable!"

The second Soul Ring's Soul Skill possessed both corrosive poison and neurotoxin. This was something that would require two poison-attribute five-ring Soul Kings to accomplish.

"Little brother, you're amazing!" Dugu Yan's face was full of envy, and her eyes sparkled with little stars.

"It's all basic stuff. No need to make a fuss."

Dugu Yan asked in confusion, "What does 'basic stuff' mean?"

"It means it's just a basic operation. No need to be so surprised."

Dugu Bo stroked his beard approvingly at the side. His grandson was only six years old, yet his Soul Power had already reached Level 23! Whose grandson could possibly be this outstanding? Oh~ It turned out to be his own!

"Big sister, let's go find your second Soul Ring. Oh, right, Grandpa, what kind of soul beast should we choose for Big Sister's second Soul Ring?"

The two of them looked at Dugu Bo together.

Dugu Bo laughed. "Yan'er, the second Soul Ring Grandpa prepared for you comes from the same type of soul beast as Grandpa's own second Soul Ring: the Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake!"

"The Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake?"

Dugu Bo nodded. "Back then, with your great-grandfather's help, Grandpa obtained my second Soul Ring in a snake valley. Grandpa still remembers that a Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King was enraged by your great-grandfather, and your great-grandfather nearly died... In the blink of an eye, decades have passed! Sigh~ When people grow old, they like reminiscing about the past. I'm truly old now~~"

Dugu Bo sighed emotionally.

Dugu Lin asked, "Let's not reminisce about the past. The one you prepared for Big Sister should be a Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King, right?"

"Mm! Back then, the Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King gave birth. The offspring of a Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King is naturally also a Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King! I estimate that the one born back then should be around 6,000 years old now, which is just right for Yan'er."

"Six thousand years? I can definitely absorb it!" Dugu Yan was full of fighting spirit. She did not want to fall behind her little brother.

Half a day later.

The three finally arrived at a snake valley in the northwestern corner of Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo began warning them again. "This place is called Ten Thousand Snake Valley. There are countless kinds of venomous snakes here, and powerful soul beasts are even more numerous. You will probably come here to obtain your third, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings in the future."

"Grandpa, are there any Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperors here? I was thinking of seeing whether I can evolve my Jade Phosphorous Serpent into a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor."

The key to evolving a Jade Phosphorous Serpent into a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was replenishing its snake-type origin. Then, with the help of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor soul beast, it could make one final push and evolve in a single stroke!

Hearing this, Dugu Bo smiled. "There are many soul beasts here, and no one dares to casually enter the depths. If you provoke a group assault from the soul beasts, even Grandpa would find it difficult to escape safely."

Dugu Lin said, "Then we'll come back after we all become stronger."

In any case, a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was certainly a powerful soul beast. Even the weakest would not be less than 50,000 years old. Dugu Lin could not absorb a Soul Ring of such a high age yet, so there was no rush. Perhaps his fifth Soul Ring would not work, but his sixth...

Thinking of how his External Spirit, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, could share his Soul Power pressure, Dugu Lin's expectations for his sixth Soul Ring steadily rose!

Moreover, even if he no longer cared for a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor by then, Dugu Yan could still use one in the future.

"Hahaha~~ Grandpa will wait for you two to grow stronger!"

Not long after entering Ten Thousand Snake Valley, the three landed in a cave on a mountainside cliff. Looking out over Ten Thousand Snake Valley, they saw dense mist shrouding everything within sight.

"Ten Thousand Snake Valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is shaped like a gourd. From the mouth of the gourd to its tail, it stretches for roughly 160 li! Among them, the strongest soul beast Grandpa knows of is a Hell Crimson Spirit Python with over 80,000 years of cultivation! Even if Grandpa encountered it, I could only flee for my life..."

"A Hell Crimson Spirit Python?" Dugu Lin had already set his sights on that snake.

As Dugu Bo introduced Ten Thousand Snake Valley, he warned them, "Therefore, Grandpa will set up the Jade Phosphor Poison Formation here. You two must stay within the formation and not run around, understand? Ten Thousand Snake Valley is unlike other places. If anything happens... Grandpa may not be able to save you in time."