Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent

Lu Xuan hesitated only briefly before following the older man's lead. "Grandpa Dugu."

"Your herb garden holds countless precious plants. Two of its Immortal Herbs could eliminate the snake venom Yanyan was born with and give her enough of a foundation to reach Titled Douluo one day!" He turned to Dugu Bo and asked calmly, "But would you be satisfied if she stopped there?"

"Every Immortal Herb here could produce a genius whose talent rivaled Innate Full Soul Power. The younger the child, the less fixed her physical foundation, and the greater the benefit an Immortal Herb can provide." Lu Xuan continued evenly, "Grandpa, why not set your sights higher? Why not try raising Yanyan to become an Ultimate Douluo?"

"An Ultimate Douluo!"

At those words, Dugu Bo and his son, Dugu Xin, both stared at him, their pupils contracting in disbelief.

Dugu Bo had always been talented. When he hunted for his Eighth Soul Ring, a stroke of luck had even brought him a head Soul Bone that suited him exceptionally well.

Even if an Immortal Herb cured the flaw in his martial soul that had plagued his family for generations and broke through his long-standing bottleneck, he only dared hope to reach level ninety-six and become a Super Douluo someday.

As for Dugu Xin, even after taking an Immortal Herb, his greatest wish was merely to become a Titled Douluo in his lifetime. That alone would be a blessing beyond anything he had imagined.

Dugu Yan was slightly less talented than Dugu Bo had been at her age. Even with the Immortal Herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well at her disposal, Dugu Bo had only hoped his granddaughter might one day rise above level ninety-six.

Yet Lu Xuan had casually set level ninety-nine, Ultimate Douluo, as her goal.

Father and son felt almost dazed. Could the Dugu family truly aspire to such heights?

Seeing the shock on their faces, Lu Xuan understood just how astonishing that goal sounded to them.

In truth, he was still holding back.

With the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, even seeking godhood was not out of the question!

But godhood was too distant a notion, too staggering to contemplate. If he spoke of it as a child, everyone would dismiss it as childish nonsense.

Putting all these resources to use, however, was entirely possible.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was Dugu Bo's territory, after all, and Lu Xuan could never use so many Immortal Herbs on his own.

Since the opportunity lay before them, they might as well use it lavishly and let everyone present reap tremendous benefits.

"Spend the next few days talking it over with Yanyan. What matters most is the path she herself wants to follow," Lu Xuan said slowly. "It must suit not only her martial soul but also her temperament if she's to go far."

"She's so young, yet she already cares an awful lot about looking pretty." Dugu Xin sighed helplessly, then said with a rueful smile, "All she talks about is wanting something beautiful. But what 'pretty' path is there for a Soul Master?"

"Pretty?" Lu Xuan nodded slightly. "That's how children think. Strength can be honed through training, but how she looks is something she'll remember all her life. Wanting a beautiful martial soul that also enhances her own appearance is perfectly understandable."

"Of the dragon-type martial souls, the most dazzling is the support-type Rainbow Dragon. Among snakes, the most beautiful is the Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent." After a moment's thought, Lu Xuan looked up at Dugu Bo. "It's a venomous snake covered in seven-colored scales. You've heard of it, haven't you, Grandpa Dugu?"

"It's a mutated branch of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent!" Dugu Bo nodded slowly. "It's slimmer and smaller than an ordinary Jade Phosphorous Serpent, but its venom is even more potent. My great-grandmother's Third Soul Ring came from a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent that had just reached a thousand years of cultivation. Beautiful, yes—and deadly."

"Yanyan hasn't obtained her First Soul Ring yet. If she eats that Seven-Colored Rainbowglow Ginseng, her martial soul may evolve toward the Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent!" Lu Xuan pointed to a ginseng plant whose leaves shimmered with seven-colored light. "Have Yanyan eat the ginseng itself. Then find a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent and feed it the poisonous scarlet spirit fruit at the top of the plant. Afterward, let Yanyan take the snake as her First Soul Ring. That should bring her an enormous, unexpected opportunity."

"A Soul Ring from a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent?" Dugu Bo frowned, pondering Lu Xuan's proposal. "Would that really work?"

"In theory, it should." Lu Xuan nodded. "The greatest difficulty is finding a Soul Beast as rare as the Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent."

The Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent's venom was fearsome, but the species was exceedingly rare.

Even his teacher, Ye Renxin, had encountered only one in decades of practicing medicine, and that individual had merely ten years of cultivation. Lu Xuan was far from certain Dugu Bo could find another.

"I'll look for one!" Dugu Bo rose abruptly, his voice firm. "I saw a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent in the Sunset Forest ten years ago. I just don't know how much its cultivation has grown since then, or whether it would still suit Yanyan's First Soul Ring."

A Soul Beast's cultivation was unpredictable. If it ate some rare treasure that suited it, its cultivation could soar, reaching several hundred or even a thousand years in a short time.

If that serpent's cultivation had grown too high for Yanyan to withstand, the whole plan would come to nothing.

"I'll go too," Dugu Xin said, stepping forward. "I'm nearly a Soul Emperor. If we find it, I can help capture it and bring it back."

"Very well." Dugu Bo nodded. "While we're there, I can find a suitable Soul Ring for you as well and help you become a Soul Emperor."

Dugu Xin's requirements for a Soul Beast were not especially strict. Any snake with a powerful body and no venom of its own would do. If they were lucky enough to encounter a dragon-type Soul Beast with a formidable physique, so much the better!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During that time, Zhao Yan fully absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's immense medicinal power and steadily advanced to the threshold of Soul Douluo.

Once his cultivation stabilized, he volunteered to join the search for a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent suitable for Dugu Yan.

Lu Xuan remained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he and Ye Qingxian made thorough preparations.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingling took a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King.

Its medicinal effects were powerful yet gentle. Even someone with no Soul Power could take it and become a genius with Innate Full Soul Power!

Taking it before her martial soul awakened would give Ye Lingling a solid foundation.

On the day they prepared for the awakening, Dugu Bo returned ahead of the others with Dugu Xin.

They had been unlucky and had not found a Seven-Colored Rainbow Phosphorus Serpent for Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo had, however, found a twenty-five-thousand-year-old Purple-Gold Spirit-Scaled Python for Dugu Xin's Sixth Soul Ring. It granted Dugu Xin a powerful soul skill called Jade Phosphorus Purple-Gold Slash!

Dugu Xin's earlier soul skills had been unremarkable, but Jade Phosphorus Purple-Gold Slash gave him a powerful means of attack.