Second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, Third Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Maze Formation

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll take good care of my sister."

"You little brat! Who needs you to take care of me? Grandpa, I'll take good care of my little brother." Dugu Yan pouted, her expression utterly serious.

As the two siblings bickered, Dugu Bo could only smile helplessly. After repeatedly reminding them of a few things, he set off to search for the Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake, leaving the two little ones staring at each other.

After a long while, Dugu Yan said seriously, "You're my little brother."

"Uh... right."

Having received confirmation, Dugu Yan continued, "So you have to listen to your big sister."

"Uh... okay, I'll listen to my sister." Dugu Lin blinked. Seeing Dugu Yan's cautious, serious expression, he nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

In his previous life, Dugu Lin had no family. In this life, he had a grandfather and an older sister, and he wanted to cherish them properly—especially this adorable yet slightly silly big sister. He had to indulge her.

About half a day passed.

Dugu Bo appeared at the entrance of the cave halfway up the cliff, bringing back a Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake roughly six meters long.

"Grandpa!"

Dugu Yan had been enjoying the double leg-massage service of her little brother and Little Lin, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. The moment she saw the Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake Dugu Bo had brought back, she leaped up in delighted surprise.

Seeing that both his grandson and granddaughter were safe and sound, Dugu Bo let out a sigh of relief. He had been gone for quite a while this time. Thankfully, nothing had happened to them.

Dugu Lin looked at Dugu Bo and asked, "Grandpa, judging by the way you look, it seems this trip didn't go too smoothly. You weren't hurt, were you?"

"Grandpa, you were hurt? Let Yan'er take a look!"

"Haha, it's nothing. I just used up a bit more Soul Power, that's all. It's no problem." Being cared for by his grandson and granddaughter made Dugu Bo feel warm inside.

Dugu Yan patted her small chest. "Ohh, as long as you weren't hurt."

"Yan'er, come. Quickly kill this Phoenix-Tailed Purple Snake King. It is exactly six thousand years old, below your limit. Absorbing it won't be dangerous."

"Mm."

Time quietly passed, and Dugu Yan easily obtained her second Soul Ring, gaining the Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Purple Poison. Her Soul Power directly rose to Level 30!

A six-thousand-year Soul Ring, a high-quality forty-thousand-year Whale Rubber, and an Earth Dragon Golden Melon directly raised Dugu Yan's Soul Power from Level 18 by a full twelve levels.

"Gulp..."

Dugu Bo could not help swallowing beside her, his heart overflowing with excitement. How long has it even been? My grandson and granddaughter are growing far too quickly! Immortal Herbs! Immortal Herbs!

"Sis, what is your second Soul Skill?"

Dugu Yan raised her chin proudly. "Second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Purple Poison! It's pure poison that can paralyze and rot an enemy's entire body."

"Wow, Sis, you're amazing!"

"Hmph hmph, of course I am!"

Right after that,

Dugu Bo went out again for about half a day and returned with a Scarlet Two-Headed Snake that was exactly seven thousand years old.

"Third Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Maze Formation!"

After absorbing the Scarlet Two-Headed Snake, Dugu Yan released thirty half-meter-long Jade Phosphorous Serpents. These serpents could not only attack enemies, but also spit out clouds of poisonous mist. Anyone who inhaled the mist would become dizzy and disoriented, eventually losing consciousness and falling unconscious.

This was a control-type Soul Skill, using poisonous mist and the attacks of the Jade Phosphorous Serpents to hinder an enemy's movements.

Moreover, with every additional Soul Ring she obtained, her third Soul Skill could release ten more Jade Phosphorous Serpents. By the time she became a Title Douluo, she could release ninety of them. At that point, the dense mass of snakes alone would make anyone's scalp go numb.

"Hehe..." Dugu Yan giggled and looked proudly at Dugu Lin. "Little brother, my Soul Power is already Level 32~ I'm a whole nine levels higher than you!"

"Wow, Sis, you're amazing!"

Off to the side, Dugu Bo watched his grandson's exaggerated expression and his granddaughter's pleased, proud little face. He smiled helplessly, sighing inwardly, This is the family happiness I wanted. My life is complete!

The two of them had obtained three Soul Rings on this trip, making tremendous gains.

The only thing that made Dugu Lin unhappy was that not a single External Soul Bone had dropped. Bad review.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Dugu Lin ran ten kilometers with weights every day, then returned to spar with Dugu Bo. With a Title Douluo accompanying him in training every day, it was painful yet joyful. A Title Douluo as a personal sparring partner and instructor, plus medicinal baths personally prepared each night by Poison Douluo, a master of pharmacology—who else could enjoy such treatment?

It was just that... Poison Douluo always liked adding things such as scorpions and venomous insects to his medicinal baths.

The days passed one by one. Dugu Yan had to attend school every day, and it was miserable. Although her Soul Power Level had risen, she still needed to properly study a great deal of survival knowledge and knowledge about soul beasts.

That day, when Dugu Yan returned from school, she brought along a little girl with long pale-blue hair.

"Ye Lingling?" The two families had been friends for generations, and Dugu Lin had met Ye Lingling several times. He recognized the cute little girl at a glance, and then... images of having three wives and four concubines appeared in his mind.

"Sister Lingling, welcome to our house."

As Dugu Lin greeted Ye Lingling, he slowly climbed up a tree using both feet, trying to conceal the thoughts in his heart.

"Huh?" Ye Lingling looked in surprise at Dugu Lin as he walked step by step up the tree. She softly asked, "Sister Yan'er, how did your little brother do that?"

"This? I'll teach you." The two little girls had a wonderful time playing together.

Ye Lingling's sudden visit reminded Dugu Lin of a powerful Martial Soul he had nearly overlooked: the Nine-Heart Begonia.

Dugu Lin muttered softly, "Once my Second Spirit, the Spirit Album, obtains its first Soul Ring in the future, I'll be able to see how the Martial Soul is truly meant to be used! If possible, the Nine-Heart Begonia must have a place in it! Transformers must take a place too! Also, the Second Spirit should only be able to choose nine Martial Souls or soul beasts to paint into it, so I need to consider it carefully! If the Ginseng Fruit can also be painted into the Spirit Album..."

Elsewhere,

After Ye Lingling mastered the cultivation method, she bade Dugu Yan farewell. "Sister Yan'er, I'm going to hunt for a Soul Ring. I probably won't be at the academy for the next few days."

"Oh... all right."

Dugu Yan wondered whether she should ask for leave and stop going to school. She was already a Level 32 Soul Elder, after all, and she did not really want to keep attending classes.

"Hunting for a Soul Ring?"

Not far away, Dugu Lin heard Ye Lingling's words and walked over to ask, "Sister Lingling, how old are you? Did your Soul Power just reach Level 10?"

Ye Lingling spoke very little around strangers, so Dugu Yan answered for her. "Lingling is seven this year. Support-system soul masters naturally cultivate more slowly, so her Soul Power has only just reached Level 10."

"Oh..." Dugu Lin nodded thoughtfully, considering his future plans.

If he had the help of a Title Douluo-level Nine-Heart Begonia, then what Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, what Blue Silver Emperor—they would all be utterly inferior!

Dugu Lin thought to himself, On Douluo Continent, the status and importance of a Nine-Heart Begonia Title Douluo would probably... be comparable to the Ginseng Fruit in Journey to the West!