"Earth dragon golden melon! This is the immortal herb, earth dragon golden melon!"
Dugu Bo pondered briefly, then put the earth dragon golden melon into his Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse rather than eating it immediately.
Seeing this, Dugu Xin grew deeply worried.
"Dad, the poison in your body is even worse than mine. If you don't take it now, I'm afraid you won't have much longer to live."
At these words, Dugu Bo glared at Dugu Xin.
"Go on, get out of here! What kind of son curses his own father like that? This old man-your father-has his own reasons for not taking the earth dragon golden melon. In any case, this place where ice and fire alternate can suppress the toxins in my body extremely well and help me cultivate. What difference does it make to me whether I take the immortal herb sooner or later?"
Long Qianming, however, saw straight through Dugu Bo's concerns.
"Senior, eating the earth dragon golden melon will neutralize some of the toxins in your body. You can't bear to part with those toxins, can you?"
Dugu Bo was displeased that a junior had seen through his thoughts, but since that junior was Long Qianming, he let it go.
"That's right. Back when I traveled the continent, my poison arts were renowned throughout the world. The earth dragon golden melon may be excellent, and taking it would certainly eliminate the backlash from my serpent venom, but I, Dugu Bo, have used poison all my life. If the earth dragon golden melon weakens my poison arts, that would be troublesome."
Earlier, while talking with his children, Dugu Bo had already discovered that after Dugu Xin's Martial Soul Evolution, his last two similar Soul Skills had changed, but the toxins of his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had been greatly weakened.
For Dugu Xin, no longer facing the constant threat of death was a good thing, but for a level 78 Soul Saint like him, weakening his toxins was no different from taking his life.
Hearing this, Dugu Xin and Su Qing'er both found his reasoning quite sound. Long Qianming, however, smiled faintly, as though he had a better suggestion in mind, and said,
"Senior, since you don't want to give up your poison arts, I suggest hunting a Medusa Soul Beast, known as the serpent queen, when you obtain your eighth Soul Ring. Absorbing its Soul Ring may produce unexpected results."
"If you take the earth dragon golden melon afterward, you won't have to worry about your toxins weakening!"
Long Qianming's brows furrowed slightly. Dugu Bo seemed to have absorbed a Medusa Soul Ring as his eighth Soul Ring.
Although he did not know whether his arrival would affect Dugu Bo obtaining Medusa's Head Soul Bone later, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and the poison core in his body were sure things.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul was the ancestor of all serpents, as well as one of the extremely powerful dragon breeds. If he then took the earth dragon golden melon, Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor would only become stronger.
And the poison core was the best solution to the weakening of his toxins after taking the earth dragon golden melon.
"Oh! Adding a Medusa Soul Beast as my eighth Soul Ring would indeed be an excellent choice."
Dugu Bo was quite interested in this Soul Ring suggestion. After all, he now possessed this treasure land and had the earth dragon golden melon as a life-saving trump card, so he could strengthen his poison arts.
If he could break through to Titled Douluo one day, perhaps every Soul Master on the continent would have to fear him.
Dominating the world with poison-Poison Douluo. Just thinking about it made his heart stir.
Dugu Bo was in no hurry over this matter. After all, his Soul Power was only at level 78. The immediate priority was hunting suitable Soul Beasts for Xin'er and Long Qianming, who had reached their Soul Power bottlenecks.
"Xin'er, Qianming, lad, what Soul Rings do you two plan to obtain? Since we're already in Sunset Forest, I can catch the Soul Beasts and bring them straight to you."
Dugu Xin thought for a moment, then decided to ask Long Qianming's opinion. His mind was rather muddled right now, and he did not know whether to keep absorbing poison-attribute serpent Soul Rings or choose something else.
Dugu Xin spoke slowly.
"Brother Ming, what kind of Soul Ring would suit me?"
"That's actually very simple. Your Martial Soul is now a lesser dragon Martial Soul, and its strength is no less than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
Long Qianming enunciated "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon" with particular emphasis, then continued,
"When choosing Soul Rings, you can absorb those of lesser dragon Soul Beasts with matching attributes. Even different types of Soul Beasts will do. You don't have to confine yourself to the path of serpent Soul Beasts.
Immortal herbs transform Soul Masters tremendously, so you don't have to limit your fourth Soul Ring to four or five thousand years, either. You can choose a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast up to six thousand years old."
Regarding absorbing Soul Rings beyond the usual age limit, Long Qianming wanted to prevent any unnecessary risks.
After careful consideration, he had raised the Soul Ring age limit by one thousand years from the five-thousand-year baseline for a fourth Soul Ring.
"As for my Soul Ring, the Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest are still too scarce. Once Senior helps you obtain your fourth Soul Ring, he can help me obtain my third!"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately entered Soul Hunting Forest to search for a suitable lesser dragon Soul Ring.
Not long after Dugu Bo left, Dugu Xin could no longer contain his desire to fight.
"Brother Ming, this valley is quite large. Why don't we find somewhere relatively flat and have a match? I'd like to see just how strong your Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul is outside your body!"
"Sure! No problem."
Long Qianming looked at Dugu Xin, who was somewhat overestimating himself. Since he wanted to fight, Long Qianming would oblige him.
To prevent an overly fierce battle from damaging the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the two deliberately chose a stretch of flat ground as far from it as possible for their match.
Su Qing'er stood to the side as the referee. Looking at the eager Dugu Xin, she held little hope for him inwardly, but still cheered him on.
"Go, Brother Xin! You can do it! Remember to stop short of hurting each other."
Two standard Soul Rings rose beneath Dugu Xin's feet, and the phantom of a Jade Phosphorus Dragon appeared behind him.
Long Qianming stood with his hands behind his back and activated his Soul Bone Skill in advance. Two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet in succession, and a Dark Sacred Dragon twelve in length flew out of the space.
Its entire body coiled behind Long Qianming, its head looking down at Dugu Xin below. Its draconic eyes were cold and fierce, and deep, muffled breaths sounded one after another.
At that moment, despite having activated Martial Soul Possession, Dugu Xin involuntarily took a step back with his left foot. He actually felt a trace of fear.
"There's no helping it. I'm the one who asked to fight, so let's fight! He's just a Quasi-Soul Elder with two rings. Can he really be stronger than a three-ring Soul Master like me?"
Then he forcibly suppressed his cowardice and looked ahead solemnly.
"Dugu Xin, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphorus Dragon. Level 40, three-ring Quasi-Soul Ancestor. Please instruct me."
"Long Qianming, Martial Soul: Dark Sacred Dragon. Level 30, two-ring Quasi-Soul Elder. Please instruct me."
The instant Long Qianming finished speaking, Dugu Xin charged at him.
"Second Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon Claw!"
In an instant, Dugu Xin's hands underwent Dragon Transformation, and a pair of earthen-brown dragon claws coated in green, deadly poison slashed toward him.
Long Qianming was utterly dismissive and waved a hand.
"Xiao Tian, play with him."
"Let me see how strong your body is while you're at it."
Hearing his master's command, Xiao Tian immediately ran out, his running posture still thoroughly comical. His enormous tail came crashing straight toward Dugu Xin.
Dugu Xin was already prepared for this.
"A large body means sluggish movement. That's the Dark Sacred Dragon's weakness, and the price you'll pay for underestimating me, Long Qianming."
Dugu Xin pushed off with his rear foot and leaped, successfully dodging the sweeping dragon tail. Yet in the next second,