There were more effects?
It still wasn't over?
Demon Subduing Douluo was numb.
This really was defying the heavens!
Had a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins really gotten Demon Bear Douluo an invincible treasure?
What a bargain!
Just then, Demon Bear Douluo said slowly, "It's nothing much, really. The poison and stun status effects simply ignore levels. They don't have the drawback that control-type Soul Masters have, where their effects weaken because of an opponent's stronger Soul Power or a Martial Soul that counters theirs."
"Also, using the Second Brother's Inflatable Buddy doesn't consume any Soul Power."
Hiss...
Ignored levels?
Consumed no Soul Power.
This was getting more and more outrageous... although its destructive power wasn't astonishing, it was already terrifying in a one-on-one fight. Calling it a true artifact was no exaggeration.
Demon Subduing Douluo sucked in a cold breath and blurted out, "I'm jealous. If I had an artifact like that, I wouldn't even need to break through to level 97. I could drag out the Third Offering, Fourth Offering, and Fifth Offering right now and hammer them however I liked..."
At those words,
everyone's expressions turned strange.
"Ahem."
Qian Jun Douluo coughed dryly and said irritably, "Watch what you say."
"Brother, let's go open jars right now. I can't wait anymore."
Demon Subduing Douluo felt as though his Gold Soul Coins were already thirsting for action.
"Mm."
For once, Qian Jun Douluo didn't refuse.
After everything that had happened, he wanted to witness that shop's wonders for himself.
What if he, too, could defy the heavens and change his fate?
But Demon Bear Douluo interrupted them.
"On our way back, we noticed that the shopkeeper seemed to have closed up. I suggest you go tomorrow."
"Understood. Thank you for the advice."
Qian Jun Douluo nodded and gave Demon Bear Douluo a long, searching look before leaving with Demon Subduing Douluo.
"An artifact!"
"That's incredible."
Watching Qian Jun and Jiang Mo walk away, Demon Bear Douluo spoke with envy written all over his face.
"Actually, it's not quite that amazing. This artifact does have its drawbacks."
Demon Bear Douluo had no intention of hiding anything from his old brother.
"What drawbacks?"
Snake Lance Douluo froze. He had just watched even a powerful level 96 Title Douluo like Demon Subduing Douluo get taken down with two thumping blows.
It was ferocious.
"First, you have to engage in close combat and physically make contact with your opponent to trigger the status effects. Second, the attacks depend on chance. There's a three percent chance of poisoning and a two percent chance of stunning."
Snake Lance Douluo exclaimed in shock, "The chances are that low? Were you burning through your lifespan to trigger those effects just now...?"
"Get lost."
Demon Bear Douluo's face instantly darkened.
"Yeah, I thought Demon Bear's luck was ridiculously good just now, too. I just wonder whether someone can inherit the artifact after he dies..."
Ghost Leopard Douluo joked.
"Not one of you is a decent person."
Demon Bear Douluo choked with anger.
"By the way, aside from this artifact, did you get any other good treasures?"
Demon Bear Douluo asked again.
"If you want to know, that's easy. Fight me, and I'll tell you."
Demon Bear Douluo couldn't help rubbing his hands in anticipation.
But Snake Lance Douluo glanced at the wooden club in his hand and immediately shook his head.
"Don't worry. I won't use this artifact."
As he spoke, Demon Bear Douluo put away the Second Brother's Inflatable Buddy.
He felt he would have to study it carefully once he got back. Surely he could develop more ways to use it.
"That confident?"
"Did you get an Enhancer that can enhance Soul Rings?"
Snake Lance Douluo asked.
"No."
As Demon Bear Douluo spoke, powerful Soul Power erupted from him, and nine Soul Rings rose one after another beneath his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.
Snake Lance Douluo hurriedly examined them and confirmed that their ages hadn't changed.
"The ages are right, and your Martial Soul's strength is normal, too. So who gave you the courage to court death like this?"
Then he laughed. "Come on, let's have a match. This time, though, I might be the one giving you pointers."
As his voice faded, he had already stepped onto the Training Ground.
Seeing this, Ghost Leopard Douluo chuckled inwardly. Heh, Demon Bear is almost certainly going to use the Goblin Transformation Costume. This should be a good show. I can't wait to see She Long's face after Demon Bear transforms. Will he be scared witless?
Just imagining that scene filled him with anticipation.
Meanwhile, Demon Bear Douluo did indeed act just as Ghost Leopard Douluo had guessed.
He had secretly taken the Goblin COS Costume into his hand.
On the field,
Snake Lance Douluo held his snake lance in his right hand and extended his left, beckoning Demon Bear with a curled finger. "Come at me."
"Heh, that increase in strength really has made you a lot more arrogant."
Demon Bear Douluo smiled faintly, without even activating his Martial Soul,
looking utterly confident.
"That's..."
Snake Lance Douluo noticed the item in Demon Bear Douluo's hand, and his heart lurched.
"Wait, we can't fight!"
"I just remembered something I still need to take care of."
Thinking quickly, Snake Lance Douluo tried to leave the field.
He could tell that the item in Demon Bear Douluo's hand looked very much like the transformation costume Yan had mentioned.
He still remembered how, after Yan transformed, even Hu Liena and Xie Yue's fused Martial Souls had been no match for him. His combat power had shot up several notches.
Even when he himself stepped in, he had been sent flying in a single blow.
There was no denying how powerful it was.
If Demon Bear Douluo transformed, never mind raising his combat power several notches-even an increase of a few levels of Soul Power would be more than he could handle.
He had no artifact to protect him. If they fought like this, he would most likely get thrashed.
"Trying to leave?"
"Too late!"
Seeing this, Demon Bear Douluo smiled coldly and abruptly crushed the crystal in his hand.
The next instant, a burst of dazzling green light enveloped him.
Snake Lance Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo both froze.
Instinctively, they looked toward the green light, waiting for Demon Bear Douluo's transformation.
Bang!
Moments later, the light scattered.
A figure appeared on the field, immediately startling them both.
Then bewilderment spread across their faces...
Before their eyes, the two-meter-tall Demon Bear Douluo had vanished.
In his place stood a... monster roughly a meter and a half tall.
A long nose, pointed ears, and a huge mouth-his facial features were wildly out of proportion.
His scrawny body supported an enormous head, making him look utterly malnourished.
Well, this...
Wasn't this far too weak?
Ghost Leopard Douluo stood stunned. This was what Demon Bear Douluo looked like after transforming.
It seemed...
He would have been better off not transforming at all.
"Hahaha, that's it?"
"Are you deliberately serving yourself up to be killed?"
After sensing his opponent's aura, Snake Lance Douluo laughed.
With Demon Bear Douluo in this state, Snake Lance Douluo felt that even activating his Martial Soul would be bullying him.
"Damn, what's going on? My Soul Power isn't even level ten now?"
"Ghost Leopard, you screwed me over! Didn't you say I'd be stronger after transforming?"
Demon Bear Douluo had also noticed the changes in himself and shouted in despair.
The contrast was too great!
He had thought his strength would skyrocket, allowing him to sweep aside Snake Lance Douluo with overwhelming might.
Now,
he probably faced more peril than promise.
"Could it be that you misheard...?"
Ghost Leopard Douluo shook his head guiltily.
"I'll settle the score with you later..."
Demon Bear Douluo shot Ghost Leopard Douluo a vicious look, then said to Snake Lance Douluo, "Brother, I heard you say you had something to do. Go take care of it. Important matters come first."
Snake Lance Douluo sneered. "Heh, I just remembered that I was mistaken. There's nothing to do after all. Let's spar."
As he spoke, he advanced step by step.
P.S.
If I shout, "Votes, come forth!" would you dare answer?