The three searched for a long time in the Sunset Forest, and on the seventh day, they found Soul Beast suitable for Dugu Yan's fourth Soul Ring near a swamp.
It is a Giant Venomous Python, approximately five thousand years old.
Belonging to the snake-type Soul Beast, it possesses both the powerful strength of a python and the terrifying venom of a poisonous snake, making it extremely suitable as Dugu Yan's fourth Soul Ring.
Upon seeing this, Yu Tianheng's gaze locked onto the Giant Venomous Python. It was coiled in the shadows of the rotten swamp. Its five-zhang-long body was like black iron splashed with ink. The edges of its dark purple scales shimmered with phosphorescence. Spiderweb-like venom seeped from under each piece of armor, corroding the rotten wood beneath it into bubbling black holes.
As its triangular head lifted off the water, its three pairs of crimson eyes lit up one after another in the miasma—the venomous ray shot from its main eye struck the rocks, instantly melting the ten-foot-tall stone pillar into green smoke; the secondary eyes overflowed with pale purple mist, which condensed into countless phantom images of venomous pythons upon contact with the air, twisting and flicking their tongues in mid-air.
The snake's tail slapped the water's surface, splashing up black mud in which floated thousands of needle-like stingers, each coated with viscous venom.
When it sensed the presence on the shore, its entire body suddenly arched, its scales scraping together with a sharp, metallic sound, and poisonous bubbles from the bottom of the swamp gurgled up, turning the water's surface into a dark green vortex.
Most terrifying of all is its gaping maw—foot-long venomous fangs hang upside down from its upper jaw, and the venom dripping from the fangs crashes onto the water's surface, creating a corrosive aura with a radius of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), instantly withering even the poisonous lotus floating on the water into charcoal.
Upon witnessing this scene, Dugu Yan swallowed hard. To be honest, she wasn't confident she could kill this Soul Beast. After all, she was only a Control System Soul Master, and the greatest power of the Jade Phosphorus Snake was its poison. This Giant Venomous Python python, on the other hand, was naturally poisonous and likely had some immunity to the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison.
In this way, it would be difficult for Dugu Yan to kill him using other means.
So she first turned her attention to Dugu Bo, hoping to ask him for help in dealing with the Giant Venomous Python.
But Dugu Bo waved his hand. "It would be beneath my dignity to have Titled Douluo- level expert like my grandfather deal with a mere Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Let your Tian Heng handle it."
Dugu Yan gave a soft snort and turned her head towards Yu Tianheng: " Tian Heng, can you help me take down this Giant Venomous Python?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng chuckled and said, "Of course."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tianheng raised his hand, and Thunder condensed in his palm.
Dugu Bo quickly warned, "Kid, go easy on it. Don't accidentally kill this Giant Venomous Python. You know, Soul Master can only absorb Soul Beast they kill themselves. If you're too rough and kill this Giant Venomous Python, then we'll have to find other Soul Beast."
Yu Tianheng nodded to indicate that he understood, and then leaped up to stand in front of the Giant Venomous Python.
Upon seeing someone suddenly appear before it, the Giant Venomous Python's vertical pupils, as large as copper bells, snapped shut on Yu Tianheng, its scales gleaming with a cold, bluish-black light in the shadows of the forest.
Its body suddenly tensed up like a coiled dragon, and foul-smelling saliva dripped down its serrated fangs. The next second, it smashed the tree trunk, which was as thick as a bowl, into a broken piece.
When the gaping maw opened, the putrid stench churning in its throat almost solidified, and its dark purple tongue licked its fangs, threatening to engulf Yu Tianheng entirely in that all-consuming darkness.
Yu Tianheng frowned. "This is disgusting! Go to hell!"
As he finished speaking, Yu Tianheng raised his right palm.
A bolt of purple Thunder, as thick as a bowl, surged forth from his palm.
Palm Lightning!
The Martial Skill recorded in the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Prison Suppression Scripture is no less powerful than the " Purple Lightning Mad Saber " that Yu Tianheng used earlier.
As the lightning exploded, the blinding purple light made the branches and leaves in the forest tremble. The violent power of the Thunder, like a dragon bursting from its dam, crashed into the gaping maw of the Giant Venomous Python with crackling and explosive lightning.
The moment the python's snout touched the Thunder, puffs of burnt white smoke rose from its bluish-black scales. A foul roar mixed with the crackling of electricity exploded, and its massive body was shaken back repeatedly, its thick tail slamming into the rock wall behind it, creating spiderweb-like cracks.
Yu Tianheng continued to increase the power of the Palm Lightning. After a while, the Giant Venomous Python was ravaged by the lightning and was hissing and smoking. Although its red eyes were still wide open, they had lost all their ferocity and could only weakly flick its tongue.
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng grabbed the Giant Venomous Python by the head and dragged it to Dugu Yan: "This Giant Venomous Python is still half alive, Yanyan, hurry up and deal with it, then absorb its Soul Ring."
As he spoke, Yu Tianheng drew a sharp dagger from his waist and handed it to Dugu Bo.
"Good!"
Dugu Bo took the dagger handed to him by Yu Tianheng, quickly walked to the Giant Venomous Python's body, and stabbed it into a vital spot.
Blood splattered, and the Giant Venomous Python died instantly. A purple Soul Ring then appeared on the Giant Venomous Python's corpse.
Dugu Yan sat down cross-legged, guided the Thousand-Year Soul Ring with her Soul Power, and began to absorb it on the spot.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Bo stood on either side, protecting him.
Judging by the time, it would take Dugu Yan at least an hour to absorb this Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and she could not be disturbed during that time, otherwise she would fail and suffer serious injuries.
Soon, half an hour passed.
Dugu Yan has already absorbed half of the Soul Ring. The process went smoothly and nothing happened. In a little while longer, she should be able to complete the task.
But in the next instant, a sickening sizzling sound of scales scraping against each other suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest and swamp. The next second, thousands upon thousands of bluish-black shadows surged in from all directions like a tidal wave, the stench of blood whipping up fallen leaves. It was none other than Giant Venomous Python.
Looking around, each Giant Venomous Python had a bloodthirsty glint in its eyes, and all of them had been cultivated for over a thousand years.
The leading Giant Venomous Python had a body as thick as a city wall pillar, and its dark purple scales were covered with golden venomous patterns.
When it saw the charred carcass of the Giant Venomous Python, it suddenly opened its blood-red maw, roared to the sky, and the sound shook the snow in the treetops to the ground. With each flick of its tongue, it seemed to be filled with boundless hatred.
The next second, the female python's thick tail slammed down on Dugu Yan, who was absorbing the Soul Ring. Yu Tianheng hurriedly tried to block it, but Dugu Bo was faster than him.
In an instant, Dugu Bo appeared in front of Dugu Yan, and at the same time, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Avatar appeared, blocking the full-force attack of the female Giant Venomous Python.
Then Dugu Bo threw a punch, striking the female python's massive head and sending it flying.
At the same time, Yu Tianheng also came to Dugu Yan's side to protect her closely.
Dugu Bo said, "It seems we were careless. We didn't expect that Giant Venomous Python wasn't alone; it actually belonged to a group."
"Furthermore, judging from my observation, this Giant Venomous Python that made the move is female, enormous in size, and at least 50,000 years old. It is very likely a relative of the previous Giant Venomous Python, and went mad after witnessing the killing of its offspring!"