Dragon Emperors, Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor, Crushing the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake!

The sound of churning magma rose and fell around their ears. Beneath their feet lay the collapsed volcanic crater. Though the small volcano had caved in, the magma had not vanished with it!

Before long, they passed through the cave and arrived atop a cliff. Ahead of them was a vast sunken expanse filled with flowing, scorching magma. At its very center stood a massive blackish-purple boulder!

A blast of heat rushed toward them, sending Dugu Bo's jade-green hair dancing through the air.

"This is the original crater. The temperature really isn't low," Dugu Bo remarked calmly, one hand behind his back as he stared at the blackish-purple boulder ahead.

"Where's the Spirit Beast? Where's the Spirit Beast? Grandpa, why can't I see it? There's magma everywhere, and only a huge blackish-purple rock in the middle." Dugu Yan looked around but found no trace of a Spirit Beast!

"It's on that blackish-purple boulder. Look carefully. Does it think we won't notice it just because it hides like that?" Dugu Bo said with amusement.

This Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake was already extremely close to ten thousand years old, so it clearly possessed considerable intelligence. Knowing it could not escape its calamity, it tried to conceal itself. But the only place in this area where it could hide was that large boulder.

With the perception of a Titled Douluo, how could Dugu Bo possibly fail to notice it? This was nothing more than a futile attempt at deception!

Dugu Yao carefully examined the enormous boulder ahead. There really was a raised section, and its color was somewhat different from that of the stone.

"Beast, reveal yourself at once!" Dugu Bo immediately unleashed his Martial Soul. The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor appeared behind him, and he released the terrifying pressure unique to a Titled Douluo!

The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor opened its bloody maw and roared at the boulder, displaying its dragon might!

The Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake hiding atop the boulder seemed to understand that it could not escape death. It slowly raised its body, flicking its tongue as it looked fearfully at the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor!

This nearly ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake was roughly 5.2 meters long and eighty centimeters thick. Its hide was covered in purple-black scales, making it somewhat similar in color to the blackish-purple boulder!

Its neck had six pairs of mimic air vents that sprayed high-temperature steam, forming a faint, shifting mist. Its tail split into a trident-like structure, with an obsidian-textured horny layer at the tips, upon which orange flames burned.

"This Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake is the oldest Spirit Beast in this cave. Look at its pupils—they form an incomplete golden ring like a sun halo. Once it reaches ten thousand years, they will become three concentric circles!"

"The flames on its tail are orange-red. Once it reaches ten thousand years, they will turn blue-white! Although it has not yet reached ten thousand years—"

"The outer edges of its orange-red tail flames have already turned blue-white, so it is extremely close to ten thousand years," Dugu Bo said with a smile.

"Hiss—" The Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake let out a hysterical shriek and immediately opened its bloody maw. The six pairs of mimic air vents on its neck violently spewed scorching steam!

An orange-yellow flame tinged with blue-white erupted from its mouth and swept toward Dugu Bo and the others.

Its power was immense. Even the magma beneath the blackish-purple boulder was affected, erupting into violent turmoil.

"A dying struggle!" Dugu Bo snorted coldly. The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor Martial Soul immediately charged at the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake, sweeping its tail and directly scattering the orange-red flames!

The Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake looked at the charging Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor. The dragon might radiating from a dragon—and a Dragon Emperor at that—

Pressed down on it so heavily that it could barely breathe. It wanted to attack, but its body would not obey. The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor bit down directly on its head, its venomous fangs piercing through!

Yet it did not kill it outright, instead leaving it with a final breath. Holding it in its jaws, it brought the snake before Dugu Yao and set it on the ground.

"Yao'er, this Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake still has one breath left. Kill it," Dugu Bo said, taking a dagger from his Space Soul Tool and handing it to Dugu Yao.

Dugu Yao shook his head. "Grandpa, there's no need for a dagger. Watch me."

He then pulled back his sleeve, revealing a bracelet with unusual jade-green patterns. He slapped it, and the bracelet trembled before coming apart. It was none other than his Martial Soul, Xiangliu!

A few days ago, he had considered recalling Xiangliu into his body and sending it back to the Otherspace. However, Xiangliu had strongly resisted, and Dugu Yao could sense its emotions, so he had not done so.

Instead, he had asked Xiangliu to coil around his wrist. From the outside, it looked like an exquisite jade-green bracelet.

Xiangliu sleepily climbed onto Dugu Yao's shoulder, staring at him in bewilderment. It had no idea why Dugu Yao was hitting it this time.

Last time, it had been because it wanted to taste dirt and ate a little. Was it being hit this time because it was sleeping?

"Xiangliu, use your venomous fangs to poison this Spirit Beast to death!" Dugu Yao pointed at the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake before him and instructed Xiangliu.

"Will this little fellow's venom really work?" Dugu Bo asked doubtfully as he watched Dugu Yao's actions.

"Grandpa, don't worry. Other poison-type Martial Souls may need to absorb a Soul Ring before they can release their Martial Soul's poison, but my Xiangliu is different!"

"It is an External Martial Soul and can release venom from birth. Its poison is exceptionally potent, and it also has the hundredfold enhancement of a Million-Year Soul Ring. Killing this Spirit Beast will be easy!"

Dugu Yao explained.

"True." Dugu Bo nodded slightly. Even if Xiangliu's venom was nothing special, did it not still have the effects of a Million-Year Soul Skill?

Even different poisons would become terribly toxic if amplified a hundredfold!

Following the instruction, Xiangliu flew onto the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake's head, bared its venomous fangs, and bit down. Venom poured forth into the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake's body.

In only a moment, the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake's body convulsed violently as though it were in unbearable agony. But under the suppression of the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor—

No matter how it struggled, only death awaited it.

Once dark-green poison markings emerged across its body, the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake died outright. From the venom entering its body to its death, only a moment had passed.

"Hiss—" Seeing the dead Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake, Dugu Bo sucked in a breath. The Martial Soul was tiny, but its venom was immense. It truly was worthy of being Xiong Shen's Martial Soul!

After the Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake completely breathed its last, Soul Power gathered around its body, and a blackish-purple Soul Ring slowly appeared. It was unmistakably a Thousand-Year Soul Ring nearing ten thousand years!

"Yao'er, absorb the Soul Ring. And Yanyan, this three-thousand-year Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake is for you. Kill it and absorb its Soul Ring!"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo handed Dugu Yan the unconscious three-thousand-year Crimson Eye Netherflame Snake he had been gripping, along with a dagger.