"The outcome has been decided. This game is over!"
Yue Guan spoke calmly. The anticipated clash of dragon and tiger had never happened; the battle had been one-sided from beginning to end.
Admittedly, Dugu Bo's Soul Skill was downright broken!
Not only could it strengthen him, but it also carried a deadly poison buff, letting him poison his opponent as he fought. Unfortunately, he had run into an opponent using cheats.
Immunity to all poisons, plus absolute fire immunity!
All one could say was that Meng Qianqiu's stats far exceeded Dugu Bo's. Whether in a duel or a group battle, Dugu Bo could only swallow this bitter loss.
"Unfair! Rematch, rematch!"
"We're both rank fourteen, so why could you keep beating me down? My Soul Skill hitting you was like scratching an itch!"
The more Dugu Bo thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He was the Dugu Family's proud son of heaven, yet he had never imagined he would lose so utterly today!
"The Manggu Vermilion Toad is innately endowed with both fire and poison attributes!"
"My little froggy might look frail, but it's actually known as the king of all poisons. Your poison doesn't even qualify as child's play before it!"
Meng Qianqiu immediately spoke up and analyzed the situation.
"Little froggy, come on, show them what you can do!"
The moment he finished speaking, firelight blazed from the Manggu Vermilion Toad's entire body. A cloud of red mist spewed from its mouth and rapidly spread in all directions.
Wherever the red mist passed, everything dissolved and all surrounding life perished. Sensing the danger, everyone present broke out in cold sweat across their foreheads.
"We're going to die, we're going to die~"
Their sixth senses flashed frantically in their minds. Having swallowed the Snow-Color Swan Kiss, the Manggu Vermilion Toad's red mist could be called Ultimate Poison.
Such ultimate fire poison was truly rare in this world!
"Boss, please rein in your divine powers!"
Wang Zhan had never seen anything like this. The red mist looked dazzling, but hidden within it was the utmost danger. It was sheer terror.
"So this is your real killing move!"
"An External Martial Soul and its Soul Master can count as two fighting forces. They complement each other and can sometimes unleash terrifying combat strength."
At that thought, even Yue Guan felt a little envious.
Whether a Beast Martial Soul, a Tool Martial Soul, or a Plant-type Martial Soul like Yue Guan's, that characteristic remained unchanged.
In other words, when Soul Masters used their Martial Souls, they merged with them, and could only be considered a single whole.
An External Martial Soul, however, was quite different!
The Soul Master was equivalent to a summoner, while the Martial Soul counted as an independent fighting force. Once they cultivated to Titled Douluo, Soul Masters with External Martial Souls would effectively possess the fighting strength of two people.
"How am I supposed to play against that?"
Dugu Bo glanced at Meng Qianqiu. He could not even beat the weakest link, the summoner, let alone go head-to-head with the summoned beast.
"Can't afford to mess with him, can't afford to mess with him!"
Dugu Bo kept protesting that he could not take it. Was this the gap between people? He felt as though at least an entire galaxy lay between them!
"The Jade Phosphorus Snake King is quite good. At the very least, it's among the very best Beast Martial Souls. Cultivate diligently and put your heart into exploring its potential!"
"With your potential, as long as you cultivate diligently, you can aim for Titled Douluo someday, and your chances are quite good."
Seeing Dugu Bo looking somewhat dejected, Meng Qianqiu offered him more encouragement.
The Jade Phosphorus Snake King was a top-tier Beast Martial Soul. Logically speaking, Dugu Bo also had the potential to grow into a Titled Douluo in the future.
The difference between the Jade Phosphorus Snake King and the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor was like that between the Blue Silver King and the Blue Silver Emperor. The gulf in their growth potential could hardly be measured in miles.
"Titled Douluo!"
Hearing those words, everyone sighed with emotion.
In terms of talent alone, Meng Qianqiu ranked first among those present, followed by Yue Guan and Gui Mei, then Dugu Bo and Wang Zhan.
Yue Guan's Martial Soul was an immortal medicinal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Innately ranked as an immortal herb, its quality rivaled a Super Martial Soul!
If Yue Guan swallowed a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to replenish his Martial Soul's innate origin, he could cultivate all the way to Limit Douluo in one go.
There would be no bottlenecks along the way, and his cultivation would advance swiftly!
"Come home with me after school."
Meng Qianqiu had not forgotten that Yue Guan's first Soul Ring was still unsettled. As it happened, his family had a three-hundred-year-old Vajra Chrysanthemum.
"Of course, of course!"
Yue Guan smiled and immediately agreed.
Heaven Dou Royal City, the Meng Family estate!
"This entire stretch is your family's medicinal fields?"
Looking at the vast medicinal fields before him, Yue Guan was completely dumbfounded. How was this merely a medicinal field? It was practically an enormous flower valley.
Within the flower valley, medicinal fields stretched acre after acre!
"The Meng Family has tended this flower valley for over a century, and there's no shortage of precious spiritual herbs here. What do you think? Not bad, right?"
The Meng Family's accumulation over nearly a thousand years far exceeded an ordinary person's imagination. Moreover, as a family of medicine makers, they certainly had no shortage of medicinal fields.
"When I have money someday, I'll lease a valley too and plant a few flower fields. Honestly, I'm a little envious of you."
"Now this is how a person should live!"
People were always drawn to beautiful things. Yue Guan already had an eye for discovering beauty, and now he felt this deeply.
"You..."
"Enough marveling. Hurry up and follow me!"
Meng Qianqiu entered the flower valley. Right at its center lay an acre of medicinal plants, wreathed in medicinal vapors and brimming with exceptionally abundant vitality!
"This is what you need!"
Meng Qianqiu pointed at a three-hundred-year-old Vajra Chrysanthemum. Plant-type Soul Beasts rarely attacked humans of their own accord, even after developing intelligence.
That was because Plant-type Soul Beasts could not move at all!
The exception was hundred-thousand-year-old Plant-type Soul Beasts, which had already developed extremely high intelligence and possessed numerous means of protecting themselves.
Aside from their tenacious vitality making them somewhat harder to kill, ordinary Plant-type Soul Beasts were no different from normal plants.
Plant-type Soul Beasts were very uncommon in forests. Generally speaking, it was rare to encounter older Plant-type Soul Beasts in the wild.
That was because survival was difficult for Plant-type Soul Beasts. In nature, plants occupied the very bottom of the food chain, and very few could develop into spiritual beings.
"We can't let this Vajra Chrysanthemum go to waste."
"After all, it's still a fifth-grade spiritual herb!"
Yue Guan took out a jade box, then drew the jade knife he carried with him. With a sudden stroke, he severed the Vajra Chrysanthemum.
"Come, my first Hundred-Year Soul Ring!"
Yue Guan swallowed the Vajra Chrysanthemum's flower, then summoned his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul and drew the Soul Ring toward it.
The bright yellow Soul Ring floated above the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Yue Guan closed his eyes and focused, beginning to absorb the Soul Ring and refine the medicinal potency within his body.
"Whew, I finally succeeded!"
"First Soul Skill: Self-Admiration!"
"Like yours, my first Soul Skill is also a rare enhancement-type Soul Skill. It can increase attack and defense."
"And the Soul Ring's age isn't low either-a full three hundred and sixty years. My Soul Power has already broken through to rank twelve."
Yue Guan slowly roused himself. Thanks to absorbing the Soul Ring and swallowing a fifth-grade spiritual herb, his Soul Power had also undergone a surge.
"Congratulations, Yue Guan!"
Seeing this, Meng Qianqiu offered his congratulations from the side.
Generally speaking, it was best for a Soul Master's first three Soul Rings to grant enhancement-type Soul Skills, helping them lay a solid foundation.
That way, even after the Soul Master became a Titled Douluo, their first three Soul Rings would still be useful rather than left idle.
A single Soul Ring slot was not to be underestimated. Sometimes, victory or defeat hinged on a single thought, and leaving a Soul Skill unused was an enormous waste.
"From now on, I, Yue Guan, am at your command!"
Yue Guan knew how to act, too. Having benefited from the Meng Family, he immediately stated his allegiance. From now on, he could be considered a member of the Meng Family's faction.
"Of course, of course!"
"Let's all work hard together. Having a friend like you on the road of growth is a great joy for me, too."
He thought very highly of this gentleman among flowers.
Meng Qianqiu did not regard Yue Guan as a servant. What he wanted was a group of like-minded friends, something akin to brothers in life and death.
As the saying went, a long road revealed a horse's strength, and passing days revealed a person's heart.
There were many days ahead, and many things he could not say for certain!
As long as Yue Guan and the others kept following him and growing alongside him, Meng Qianqiu would grant them a heaven-defying opportunity as well.
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