Defeating Chrysanthemum Douluo, Quasi-Saint Realm

Chrysanthemum Douluo snorted coldly. With his formidable Soul Power, he forcibly shattered the Ice-Fire force that had entered his body.

That strike earlier had only succeeded because it caught him off guard.

Now that he was prepared, so long as the Ice-Fire force had not completely penetrated his body, he could shatter it with his Soul Power.

After exchanging a palm strike with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Dugu Feng staggered back repeatedly.

Feeling the throbbing pain in his palms, Dugu Feng experienced the true power of a level 95 Titled Douluo for the first time.

Even without using any Soul Skills, he was still immensely threatening.

If Dugu Feng used all his trump cards, he was confident he could kill a Soul Douluo.

But against a Titled Douluo, he could only maneuver around him.

Knowing that he could not withstand many rounds in a direct clash, Dugu Feng immediately used his Spirit Bone skill, Nether Stealth.

The instant Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked, his body sank into the ground like a phantom, opening the distance between them.

He directly formed several fireballs by hand and threw them at Chrysanthemum Douluo. Without even raising an eyelid, Chrysanthemum Douluo waved his hand and blasted them all apart.

Dugu Feng had no intention of fighting him head-on. He planned to wear him down.

Chrysanthemum Douluo could feel the Ice-Fire force within his body still disrupting his Soul Power.

The longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. Once his Soul Power was depleted too quickly, he would have no choice but to stop. After all, he still needed to expel the Ice-Fire force from his body.

"What a troublesome little poison brat!"

"Toxic Toad Devouring Breath!"

Dugu Feng did not call out which Soul Skill it was. He simply released it directly.

The Thousand-Year Soul Ring beneath his feet slowly rose.

The surrounding air instantly filled with green poisonous mist.

"You think your poison can affect me?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo struck out with his palm, his Soul Power condensing into solid form.

But by the time it landed where Dugu Feng had been—

Dugu Feng had already leaped away like a frog, dodging the attack.

At the same time, he condensed more than a dozen ice spikes and launched another attack.

Using the dense green poisonous mist as cover, the ice spikes shot toward Chrysanthemum Douluo in a sneak attack.

Chrysanthemum Douluo heard the ice spikes slicing through the air.

He circulated his Soul Power and blasted out a strike, shattering every ice spike in the poisonous mist into icy powder.

"Devouring Poison Gas!"

Dugu Feng seized the opportunity to release his third Soul Skill, Devouring Poison Gas.

This Soul Skill could devour a person's Soul Power and life force.

Combined with his First Soul Skill, it was nearly impossible to detect, since its poison was colorless and odorless.

"Disperse!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo circulated his Soul Power, intending to drive away the poisonous mist around him.

Little did he know that Dugu Feng had anticipated this move long ago and had already begun gathering strength. The instant the poisonous mist was blown away—

Dugu Feng, crouched on all fours like a toad, suddenly exerted force through his hind legs.

Soul Power gathered in his palms, and at the instant his hind legs launched him forward, his second Soul Skill, Spiritual Snake Hidden Force, activated as well.

Dugu Feng shot toward Chrysanthemum Douluo like a cannonball.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had just redirected the Soul Power around his body to disperse the poisonous mist, and hurriedly raised his Soul Power in front of his chest.

When Dugu Feng's charged strike slammed into his chest—

The powerful recoil sent Dugu Feng flying backward.

But Chrysanthemum Douluo was also blasted away by that charged strike.

He crashed through several dead trees before barely stabilizing himself, his feet dragging two deep trenches across the ground.

Chrysanthemum Douluo felt his mouth fill with the taste of rust.

He forcibly swallowed the blood in his mouth.

His eyes were filled with fury.

His five fingers curled into claws as he charged at Dugu Feng.

His fingers slashed down fiercely, and Dugu Feng raised an arm to block.

The collision rang out like metal striking metal.

"Not bad, little poison brat. But I wonder just how far you've cultivated that Indestructible Vajra Body."

Dugu Feng's Indestructible Vajra Body had been forged with the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The toughness of his body was now no weaker than that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

That was why he dared to contend with Chrysanthemum Douluo.

If his body had been even slightly weaker, he would not have dared to let Chrysanthemum Douluo get close.

Chrysanthemum Douluo took the opportunity to strike with a palm. Dugu Feng borrowed the force of the blow to retreat, then widened the distance between them.

"Hell Venom Fire!"

Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo charging directly at him, Dugu Feng hurriedly released his Soul Skill.

Several tongues of flame, burning fiercely, surged up from the ground.

They immediately attacked Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Feeling the flames radiating from those tongues of fire—

Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly leaped aside. But there was more than one tongue of flame, and the moment he dodged, Dugu Feng controlled another one to strike him.

This Hell Venom Fire clung like maggots to the bone. Once it touched someone, it was extremely difficult to extinguish.

The clothes on Chrysanthemum Douluo's body were barely manifested through Soul Power.

And this Hell Venom Fire specifically burned Soul Power.

The struck Chrysanthemum Douluo instantly became flustered and enraged. Seeing this, Ghost Douluo wanted to intervene.

But suddenly, an attack came from the shadows.

It forcibly drove Ghost Douluo back.

It was Dugu Bo, who had returned.

When Dugu Bo arrived, he had thought Dugu Feng was facing two Titled Douluo alone.

"Feng'er, are you all right?"

"Grandfather, there's no need to worry. I have already made an agreement with Senior Chrysanthemum. If he cannot defeat me within fifty exchanges, they must leave at once."

"Senior Ghost Douluo, you aren't planning to interfere too, are you?"

Ghost Douluo said nothing, merely staring coldly at Dugu Feng.

"Disperse!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo once again used his Soul Power to drive away the venomous flames.

By now, his Soul Power had been heavily depleted.

The composure expected of a Titled Douluo had long vanished.

All he wanted now was to end this quickly. He gathered Soul Power into both legs.

His body turned into an afterimage, and in an instant he appeared before Dugu Feng. He gathered all the Soul Power in his body into his palm, preparing to deliver a fatal strike.

"Nether Stealth!"

Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo's palm strike approaching, Dugu Feng hurriedly activated his Spirit Bone skill, Nether Stealth.

He directly ignored Chrysanthemum Douluo's attack and slipped away through the shadows.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's palm struck the spot where Dugu Feng had been. The powerful Soul Power blasted a huge crater into the ground, and the surrounding earth began to crack.

After missing his strike, Chrysanthemum Douluo clutched his heart in pain.

In order to ensure victory with one blow, he had mobilized a great deal of Soul Power, leaving insufficient Soul Power to protect his heart meridians.

Now that his attack had missed, the Ice-Fire Poison lurking inside him combined with the Toxic Toad Devouring Breath and Devouring Poison Gas Dugu Feng had released earlier.

It completely broke through the defenses protecting his heart meridians.

The Ultimate Poison had now invaded his heart.

Ghost Douluo hurriedly came before Chrysanthemum Douluo and infused Soul Power into his heart.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task: Challenge Chrysanthemum Douluo]

[Although you did not kill him, through your wisdom and poison arts, you have rendered him incapable of fighting and unable to continue attacking]

[Reward: Soul Power increased by five levels]

Dugu Feng felt the Soul Power within him suddenly surge. He went directly from level 66 to level 71.

However, he had not yet obtained his seventh Soul Ring. Strictly speaking, he could not yet be considered a true Soul Saint.

That extra level of Soul Power had come from the system's forced reward.

"But I didn't hold out against him for more than fifty exchanges."

[Challenging a stronger opponent and holding out for fifty exchanges can at most be considered a draw. However, through your wisdom and personal strength, you have rendered this stronger opponent incapable of fighting]

[This is equivalent to defeating the opponent, so the reward is naturally greater than for remaining undefeated after fifty exchanges]

[If you successfully kill the opponent, your Soul Power can increase by ten levels, and you will receive an additional Spirit Bone]

[Host's Soul Power has reached level 70. The Ascension task has been unlocked]

[Initial task: Kill one Titled Douluo or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast]

[Your own cultivation must not reach the Soul Douluo realm]

[Reward: Soul Power increased by six levels]

[Task requirement: Rely solely on yourself. You may not depend on others!]