Hunting the Poison Fiend Wyvern, Part One

"Absorb!"

Dugu Feng hurriedly extended his palm and directly extracted the Ice-Fire Poison that had been lurking within Chrysanthemum Douluo's body.

He had two reasons for doing this. First, the Ice-Fire Poison could no longer kill Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Even if it truly reached his heart, given Chrysanthemum Douluo's strength,

the Ice-Fire Poison would ultimately be worn away by his Soul Power.

However, Chrysanthemum Douluo's heart might develop problems by then.

In other words, heart disease.

Once his Soul Power circulated too violently, his heart would be unable to withstand it.

It would leave behind a fatal hidden danger.

The second reason was that Ghost Douluo was beside Chrysanthemum Douluo. He was likewise a level 95 Titled Douluo.

If something really happened to Chrysanthemum Douluo, Dugu Feng would have to guard against the assassination attempts of a level 95 Titled Douluo at every moment.

The relationship between those two had long surpassed that of ordinary brothers.

He might as well retract the Ice-Fire Poison and take the chance to earn the two of them a favor.

Sure enough, when Ghost Douluo saw Dugu Feng do this, the stern expression on his face instantly gained a trace of astonishment.

"Thank you."

"It was only a spar, not a fight to the death. Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo did not even use his soul skills. Otherwise, I would undoubtedly have died."

"I'll say it again: only the strong can become my teacher. I know you two seniors are acting under the Pope's orders. You surely would not make things difficult for a junior like me, would you?"

Ghost Douluo said nothing, but his expression turned somewhat unsightly.

The more Dugu Feng acted magnanimous and reasonable, the worse Ghost Douluo felt inside.

He picked up Chrysanthemum Douluo. After giving Dugu Bo a meaningful glance, he turned and vanished.

Dugu Bo, standing where he was, burst into laughter.

"Good lad. This is the first time I've seen Old Ghost look like that. It doesn't suit your usual character."

"Spirit Hall's foundation is not something we can provoke right now. Grandpa, we should avoid their edge for the time being and let them owe me a favor while we're at it."

"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I know those two once pursued you and even put you in danger, yet I..."

"Xiaofeng, what are you saying? How could Grandpa blame you? I only blame myself for being too useless. If I had also reached level 95, why would I fear the two of them?"

"Even after condensing a Soul Core, I can barely contend with Chrysanthemum Pass!"

Dugu Bo's tone was filled with unwillingness.

"Grandpa, his martial soul naturally restrains certain poisons. Your martial soul is at a disadvantage before him."

"Yet you defeated him without him using soul skills, despite only being a Soul Emperor. Compared to you, this old man is ashamed beyond measure."

"Grandpa, your poison may not be very lethal against Titled Douluo, but below that rank, it is a fatal weapon. Single combat is not your specialty, but in a group battle!"

"You would be the ultimate weapon capable of turning the tide on a battlefield. Spirit Hall is wildly ambitious. I can sense that they are stirring in the shadows."

"Xiaofeng, are you saying Spirit Hall will start a war?"

"That shouldn't be possible, should it? Though Spirit Hall is somewhat overbearing, they should not be so irrational. They may have many soul masters, but the two great empires have even more troops."

"Most importantly, their territory is small. Although Spirit Hall has branch halls in every city, the only place truly under Spirit Hall's control is Spirit City."

"How could they possibly overthrow the two great empires?"

"True, but we cannot underestimate Spirit Hall's strength. Still, this is ultimately only my speculation. I hope I am overthinking it. Grandpa, I plan to head to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for my seventh Soul Ring."

"How is that possible? You've already reached level 70 so quickly!"

Dugu Bo's face was filled with astonishment.

But it was immediately washed away by joy.

"Fourteen years old, a level 70 Soul Saint, I...!"

At that moment, Dugu Bo forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart and cautiously looked around, afraid that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo might return.

"Don't worry, Grandpa. After what happened this time, Spirit Hall probably won't come looking for trouble with me again anytime soon. The Soul Master Tournament is about to begin, after all."

"If I'm not mistaken, compared to me, Spirit Hall has someone else they want to deal with more."

"Grandpa, do you know someone named Tang San?"

"Tang San... I've heard of him. Yanyan mentioned before that Tang San is skilled with poison, and his hidden weapons are exceedingly sinister. The Imperial Fighting Team encountered their Shrek team in Suotuo City before."

"In the end, Yanyan and the others had higher Soul Power and defeated them through the overwhelming advantage of their Soul Power. But they all spoke of how troublesome Tang San was."

"I originally wanted to take the opportunity to go see for myself, but hearing you say this, could Tang San have some special connection?"

"He is the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao. There is no need to say more about Tang Hao's grudge with Spirit Hall."

"So he is Tang Hao's son. Then all the better—we can draw Spirit Hall's attention entirely onto him. That way, you will be much safer."

"When all is said and done, I'm still not strong enough. I believe that once I break through to Soul Saint, I will definitely be able to condense a Soul Core."

"Once the Soul Core is condensed, I will have the true strength to contend with a Titled Douluo."

"This time, I plan to go alone. Grandpa, if you accompany me, it will instead attract attention. My Spirit Bone skill lets me escape instantly, so you needn't worry about me."

Having witnessed Dugu Feng's strength, Dugu Bo finally put his mind at ease and nodded.

Of course, he had no idea that Dugu Feng intended to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast this time.

Otherwise, he would not have been so calm and composed.

Two months later, within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dugu Feng slowly opened his eyes. As his Soul Power reached level 71,

the age limit of his Soul Rings increased once again.

After all, he was going to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast this time. He had to raise every aspect of his overall strength.

To avoid capsizing in a gutter.

As his Soul Power increased, his body's endurance also rose dramatically. Though he had not officially reached the Soul Saint realm,

his physical defense was already not far inferior to that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Though he still could not match level 95, he was likely already no different from a level 93 assault-type Titled Douluo.

On Douluo Continent, the stronger one's body was, the more greatly the age limit of the Soul Rings one could absorb would increase.

After breaking through to Soul Saint, he planned to travel overseas in search of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber and borrow its power

to bring his Indestructible Vajra Body completely to the realm of perfection.

There had also been a measure of luck involved in cultivating his Indestructible Vajra Body to its current state.

First, he had relied on the power of Immortal Herbs, then on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's tempering through ice and fire.

During the two months he had spent in the Star Dou Great Forest, he had remained in the mixed zone, absorbing the Soul Rings of those ownerless Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.