Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 127 The Changes of the Green Phosphorus Snake King

A family with the surname Shui.

Chen Feng suddenly had an association in his mind.

But he didn't say anything, instead he asked:

"Then, Senior, you went to explore overseas with the Shui family and successfully obtained the harvest?"

Dugu Bo said:
"We did get a harvest, but the process wasn't smooth. According to the Shui family's records, there were suspected to be two kinds of magical herbs with different properties. Judging from the strange phenomena they observed, they should be of ice and water attributes respectively.

"The powerful sea beast guarding that place is a gigantic shark. This shark is incredibly powerful, probably approaching the level of a hundred thousand years old. It is extremely difficult to deal with. The Shui family has suffered many setbacks in the past because of its obstruction."

Chen Feng thought for a moment and asked:

"Then can't we use the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain? Wouldn't it be enough to lure the shark away?"

"Sharks travel in groups, and that shark is the leader of the group. Even if we lure it away, there are still a group of shark subordinates left, so there is basically no other way except to attack head-on." Dugu Bo explained.

Chen Feng understood, "But a frontal assault would require a lot of manpower. The only known harvest from that place is two magical herbs, and there's no guarantee they'll even be there. If we recruit too many people, the spoils might be unevenly distributed."

"That's right." Dugu Bo nodded. "The Shui family always wanted to swallow up the two immortal herbs, but they didn't have the strength to match their greed, so the situation was at a stalemate."

Chen Feng laughed, "Thank goodness they kept the secret so well that no one leaked it for so many years."

"Things that concern the family's rise and fall must naturally be kept strictly confidential." Dugu Bo said lightly.

"But this time they invited you, an outsider. Has the Shui family figured it out?" Chen Feng asked curiously.

"Well, this generation's Shui family patriarch, Mizunoe, is a smart man. He knows that if you want everything, you will get nothing. So he decisively gave up part of the gains, hoping to use this part of the gains to attract helpers.

"So he took out the thousand-year-old water-attribute herbs that were treasured by his family, hoping to lure out a skilled player who needed water-attribute herbs. That's how I was lured over.

"And the reason why he gave up the water attribute and wanted the possible ice attribute fairy grass is because the genius of this generation of the Shui family has the ice attribute as his martial soul." Dugu Bo said.

"Ice Phoenix?" Chen Feng asked.

"How do you know?" Dugu Boqi asked.

"Uh, guess."

Although Dugu Bo didn't believe it, he didn't delve too deeply into it.

He knew that this genius scholar had many secrets, but he was not a curious person who liked to get to the bottom of things.

So he continued:

"You guessed correctly. Mizunoe has a daughter named Shui Bing'er. Her martial spirit is the Ice Phoenix, and she is also very talented. Mizunoe places the family's hopes on her. Therefore, he wants to obtain the ice-attributed magical grass that may exist overseas to further improve Shui Bing'er's martial spirit."

"Then how did you deal with that shark and its clan?" Chen Feng asked.

"Of course it's poison." Dugu Bo gave an answer that was not surprising.

"My poison is particularly good at killing large groups of sharks. That's why Mizunoe invited me to join. However, my poison will still be diluted in the sea, so I don't actually kill many sharks. Most of them run away because of the threat of the poison.

"After we dealt with that massive group of sharks, the nearly 100,000-year-old shark sensed trouble after a fierce battle with me and the Shui family, and ultimately chose to flee. We finally reached the island it was guarding."

"Are there really two magical herbs on it?" Chen Feng asked curiously.

Dugu Bo shook his head, "Only one."

"Ah?" Words like uneven distribution of spoils, murder and robbery suddenly flashed through Chen Feng's mind.

At the beginning, Dugu Bo and the Shui family agreed that Dugu Bo would pick and harvest first. That was because the Shui family believed that there were two magical herbs on it, at least that was the case based on the visions observed by their ancestors.

Even if Dugu Bo took one plant, the Shui family could still get one, so they would not lose out at all.

But it turned out that there were not two magical herbs as initially thought, but only one. Wouldn't this cause a conflict between the two parties?

The Shui family not only provided intelligence but also sent a large number of people. They would probably find it difficult to accept the result of returning empty-handed. But now Dugu Bo is sitting in front of Chen Feng in good health, and his hair has turned black.

Then
"Are the Shui family still alive?" Chen Feng couldn't help but ask.

Dugu Bo glanced at him, saw what he was thinking, and said:

"We didn't clash."

"Did the Shui family accept the result of a wasted trip?" Chen Feng asked in surprise.

"Their trip wasn't in vain, because although it was a magical herb, it had two fruits, or perhaps seeds, with different properties.

"That magical grass looks like a lotus pod, but it is a pair of twins. There is a lotus seed in the center of each lotus pod. One is of ice attribute and the other is of water attribute. It looks extremely magical." Dugu Bo explained.

"I see. It seems this is why the Shui family saw two strange phenomena."

"That's right, so the Shui family and I each took a lotus seed, and when we returned to the mainland, we parted ways." Dugu Bo said.

Only then did Chen Feng know the ins and outs of Dugu Bo's disappearance over the past two years. Although Dugu Bo said it very calmly, the real situation was probably much more complicated than he said, and certainly more ups and downs.

After all, that was overseas. Putting aside the endless stream of sea soul beasts, that place was also close to the Far North, so the environment must have been quite harsh.

It is in such an environment that rare creatures like the magical grass with dual attributes of ice and water are born.

The water-attributed lotus seeds were taken away by Dugu Bo. Judging from his current situation, the benefits he gained must be considerable.

The black hair alone showed that the harm of toxins to his body was greatly reduced.

The ice-attribute lotus seeds were taken away by the Shui family and should be used on Shui Bing'er to take her Ice Phoenix martial spirit to the next level.

As Chen Feng was thinking, he suddenly realized a problem.

That is, if Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix spirit were to improve further, wouldn't the Tianshui Academy be greatly strengthened? Wouldn't they be outmatched by other academies in the Spirit Master Competition?

But soon Chen Feng felt that there was no need to worry, because although Tianshui Academy had evolved, their Shrek Academy was not a pushover either.

When the time comes and they meet, it’s still unclear who will win or lose, so there’s no need to worry too much.

"Speaking of which, Senior, has your spirit changed in any way since taking the immortal grass?" Chen Feng asked. "Yes, quite a bit." Dugu Bo pulled out a piece of paper from somewhere. "I drew a picture of my spirit's current appearance. I feel like it's completely surpassed the Jade Phosphorus Serpent King, but I haven't decided on a name yet."

Chen Feng took it and looked at it, only to see a green snake monster drawn on the paper.

The basilisk's face looks a bit like a human face, and has some similarities with Dugu Bo. There are eight protrusions near its neck, and black liquid is dripping from its mouth. The overall appearance is terrifying and creepy.

It looks quite realistic.

"Senior, your painting skills are quite good." Chen Feng praised.

"I was bored and had nothing to do at sea, so I just painted to pass the time," said Dugu Bo.

"By the way, what are those protrusions on the neck of your martial soul?" Chen Feng asked curiously.

"I don't know. After taking that lotus seed, my martial soul became like this, and my soul power also reached level ninety-three."

"Then congratulations." Chen Feng handed the painting back, but suddenly stopped.

He took the painting back and took a look at it. His pupils suddenly shrank and his expression changed significantly.

The basilisk drawn on the paper looked very scary at first glance, and even more creepy upon closer inspection, but this was not the reason why Chen Feng's expression changed.

The reason why Chen Feng's face suddenly changed was that he suddenly discovered that the basilisk in the painting was somewhat similar to a creature he had known in his previous life.

This basilisk has eight protrusions on its neck. If these protrusions are regarded as unformed heads, and the heads that grow out are the same as the basilisk's current heads, then this basilisk is extremely similar to a certain existence.

Nine heads with human faces and a green snake body, could this thing be Xiangliu?

Chen Feng looked at the snake monster drawn on the paper in shock and doubt, and his heart was in turmoil.

He actually had a question before: why can many creatures in myths and legends of his previous life find their counterparts in this world?
Putting aside the most well-known dragon and phoenix, Dou Er also has the appearance of things like Suanni, Golden Crow, and Taotie. Now even a martial spirit that is suspected to be Xiangliu has appeared. Could it be that there is some unknown connection between the two worlds?
Why did legends of these strange creatures appear on Earth in past lives? Did these strange creatures ever really exist on Earth?

Chen Feng felt that it would be difficult for him to find answers to these questions.

If we must give a reasonable explanation, then information perturbation theory should be more appropriate.

It’s like there are different universes but the main creatures are humans. There may be some information disturbance between these universes, which makes different universes always evolve similar creatures.

However, even if they have evolved, it is not certain whether they can adapt to the environment and avoid extinction.

Perhaps those mythical creatures once appeared on Earth, but later became extinct for some reason.

It is also possible that mythical beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns did not appear on Earth. It was purely information from another universe that was received by the people on Earth, which led to related cultural creations, so there were legends of various mythical beasts on Earth.

Chen Feng couldn't figure out which of the two situations was true, just like he didn't know why there was the legend of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire in the world where Tang San originally lived.

The mysteries of the universe are not something he can explore now, and he can only bury it in his heart as a doubt.

Dugu Bo noticed the change in Chen Feng's expression, but he did not ask rashly.

Only after Chen Feng's expression gradually calmed down did Dugu Bo speak:

"You know what this is, right?"

"I'm actually not completely sure." Chen Feng didn't finish his words.

"Tell me about it. It's okay if you make a wrong judgment." Dugu Bo said.

Chen Feng organized his words and said:
"I learned from some broken ancient books that a kind of ancient beast lived in this world a long time ago. Senior, your current martial spirit is somewhat similar to a beast I have seen."

This is not nonsense on his part, but there are indeed ancient beasts living in the Douluo World. For example, the ten-headed Fiery Sun Snake in the Slaughter City is a ancient beast that still exists today.

In the original novel, Ma Hongjun successfully evolved his martial soul into a ten-headed phoenix by relying on the inner elixir of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Snake.

However, in the comics, Ma Hongjun's martial soul is the Nine-Sky Rainbow Phoenix, which has the potential to evolve into a ten-headed phoenix.

"What's its name?" Dugu Bo didn't ask where the ancient book was, but asked the question he cared about.

He knew very well that the so-called damaged ancient books were mostly excuses, and he was too lazy to delve into where this genius scholar had learned his knowledge from. Intelligent people did not need to be so thorough in their conversations.

At least Chen Feng is willing to find an excuse. Isn't that a sign of respect for him?

"This snake monster looks a bit like Xiangliu," Chen Feng replied.

"Xiangliu? What description of this strange beast is there in the ancient books you have seen?" Dugu Bo asked again.

Chen Feng recalled and said:

"Xiangliu is a terrifying nine-headed serpent monster, all green, with a snake body and a human face. Wherever it goes, it turns into swamps and streams, and the blood it oozes out is extremely repulsive. Plants cannot be grown where its blood flows."

"It doesn't sound like a good thing." Dugu Bo said self-deprecatingly.

"If it's Xiangliu's true form, then it's indeed like that. Its existence is a terrible disaster, but if it's a martial spirit, then its power is unquestionable.

"Moreover, the martial soul is controlled by people, and it will not leave no grass growing wherever it passes like Xiangliu's original body, so there is no need for you to worry too much, senior." Chen Feng comforted.

"I understand, but who can remain calm knowing that their martial soul is such a calamity beast?" Dugu Bo shook his head. "Come to think of it, in your description just now, Xiangliu is a nine-headed snake monster?"

"Yes."

"It seems that these eight protrusions are the heads that have not yet grown." Dugu Bo said as he looked at the painting in Chen Feng's hand.

Chen Feng nodded and said, "The Immortal Grass has helped your martial spirit to advance a step further. If these nine heads are fully grown, you will definitely become extremely powerful."

As he was talking, he suddenly had an idea, "Senior, have you ever thought about passing on such a powerful martial spirit?"

"How?" Dugu Bo hadn't reacted at first, but seeing Chen Feng's unserious expression at this time, he immediately understood.

He swung his sleeves and said unhappily, "I'm already this old, do you think it's possible?"

Chen Feng unwillingly urged, "As the saying goes, old age is always strong."

Dugu Bo sneered, "Let your master settle his life first. Wouldn't it be a shame not to pass down such a powerful martial spirit as the Seven Killing Sword?"

(End of this chapter)