Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 184 The Thunderous Hell Vine is a real entity.
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“Based on my investigations over the years, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan has a forbidden area where lightning rages year-round. It is also a training ground for the direct disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, and the sect leader, Yu Yuanzhen, often secludes himself there,” Bibi Dong said.

"If nothing unexpected happens, there should be Thunder Hell Vine that is over ten thousand years old living inside. However, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan guards it very tightly, so it will be very difficult to enter and obtain the Thunder Hell Vine."

Xuanming looked at Bibi Dong and asked, "Why are you investigating the forbidden area of ​​someone else's sect?"

"Don't worry about that, just tell me if you want it or not," Bibi Dong said.

"If you want, I'm not busy lately, so I can take you."

"You've caused such a big incident today, as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, I should also make a statement and win people's hearts."

Xuan thought for a moment, "Let's inquire again. What if we don't find it? Wouldn't that be a wasted trip?"

"Inquire?" Bibi Dong was taken aback.

"This is a forbidden area of ​​someone else's sect. Who can we ask for information?"

"you guess?"

"..."

……

Shrek Academy.

"The forbidden area of ​​the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan? Will he tell me?"

After leaving the Martial Soul Temple, Xuanming returned directly here and told Arou about the situation.

The incident at the auction has already blown up, and soon the seven major families will send people over. The Heavenly Dou Royal Family will definitely send Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to deal with it as well. He has no interest in wasting time talking to these people.

We need to ascertain the situation from Yu Xiaogang as soon as possible. If there really is a Thunderous Hell Vine in the forbidden area of ​​the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Bibi Dong can make preparations sooner.

If not, he would have to ask Arou to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to look for it.

"You try it first, if he doesn't say anything." Xuanming paused.

"I'll have to play the role of a reclusive master."

Spatial attribute, this ability allows him to hide the two dragons on his back and disguise his identity.

If he couldn't get confirmation from Yu Xiaogang using provocation, he would have to resort to violence.

"Then why don't you just pretend to be a reclusive master?" Ning Rongrong said.

“I don’t think he’s a tough nut to crack; he’ll probably talk if you scare him.”

“That will happen tonight,” Xuanming said.

"You guys go and try it first. If it works, great. If not, I'll do it again tonight."

“Okay.” Ning Rongrong nodded.

Yu Xiaogang is a very vain person. If we start by satisfying his vanity, we should be able to induce him to voluntarily reveal the relevant information.

……

It was nearing evening at the training ground on the back mountain.

Although the events at the auction house are causing a great uproar in Tiandou City, it has no impact on Shrek Academy; those matters are not their concern.

After returning to the academy, Flander told Tang San about the advice Xuanming had given him and asked if he could help prepare some medicines. Tang San naturally agreed. He had quite a few prescriptions for nourishing yin and reducing fire, and for harmonizing yin and yang.

If Ma Hongjun could stop thinking about those things all the time, the conflicts between him and Xiao Wu and the others could be reduced.

He simply couldn't stand the team arguing all the time, and yet he was caught in the middle.

On one side are Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, led by Xiao Wu, and on the other side is the Grandmaster who supports Dai Mubai.

He can't help anyone.

“Alright, I’ll be in charge of Ma Hongjun’s training starting tomorrow,” Flander said.

"Of course, you can come along if you're interested."

"..."

No one answered. The training plan that Flander just mentioned was even more terrifying than the one the master had used in Soto City!
It's the kind of thing that really drains you dry!
“Flander, I think it would be more appropriate for Qin Ming to be in charge of Ma Hongjun’s training plan,” Yu Xiaogang said.

“Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul is fire-attributed, as is Qin Ming’s Blazing Wolf, so he can perceive Ma Hongjun’s flame changes more clearly.”

“This…” Flander looked at Qin Ming. This training plan required him to keep an eye on Ma Hongjun almost around the clock!
After all, he knew very well that although Ma Hongjun readily agreed, given his lazy nature, he wouldn't be able to stick to it without someone pushing him.

Ma Hongjun is his personal disciple, so it's only natural for him to keep an eye on him, but troubling Qin Ming...

“Dean Flander, Master is right. I am indeed more suitable. Besides, as the dean, you have so many things to deal with every day, it is really not appropriate for you to keep an eye on him like this,” Qin Ming said.

Flanders thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you."

"Then next... cough cough!" Yu Xiaogang coughed heavily twice.

"It's meeting time now, Xiaowu, you two be quiet."

"Isn't the point of a meeting to speak freely?" Ning Rongrong said.

"Besides, we're not gossiping, we're talking about serious business."

"Important business?" Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly.

"What's the matter?"

“I remember the master said before that the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, with its powerful dragon-transformed body and the ability to control lightning, won the title of the number one beast martial soul in the world,” Ning Rongrong said.

"During the Soul Battle in Soto City, we witnessed the power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master. At that time, only Yu Tianheng could stand up to Xuan Ming head-on on the Soul Battle Stage. As for the others..."

Ning Rongrong gave Dai Mubai a meaningful look.

"You!" Dai Mubai's eyes turned cold, and his fists clenched. "Rongrong, what do you want to say?" Liu Erlong asked.

“After the battle at the Soto Grand Arena, Brother Xuanming said that even a powerful offensive Soul Master with extremely strong explosive power would find it difficult to break free from Xiao San’s third Soul Skill in a short time. He would need the assistance of his teammates. If an agility-type or support-type Soul Master is trapped, it would be completely impossible for him to break free on his own,” Ning Rongrong said.

"But if there are teammates, they can still be rescued. But what if the Blue Silver Cage is both controlling and offensive?"

"Imagine what it would be like to be entangled by electrified blue silver grass?"

Everyone was taken aback, and their expressions changed somewhat.

"I can't say for sure about other things, but support-type Soul Masters are definitely doomed!" Ning Rongrong said.

"So, I'm wondering, is it possible for Xiao San to obtain a spirit beast spirit ring with powerful lightning control capabilities for his fourth spirit ring?"

"In this way, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul is not just a simple control type, but like Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, it has powerful offensive capabilities while controlling?"

Tang San's eyes lit up slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Rongrong's idea is novel. If the Blue Silver Grass can be controlled with lightning attacks, it will undoubtedly play a huge role in battle. However, it will probably not be easy to find a soul beast with strong lightning control ability that is suitable for my fourth soul ring."

“Yes, there aren’t many soul beasts with powerful lightning attributes, let alone one with a plant-type martial soul like Xiao San,” Ning Rongrong said.

"It would be great if there were a plant-type soul beast that inherently possessed powerful lightning abilities."

"A plant-type soul beast with lightning attributes?" Zhu Zhuqing looked puzzled.

"Does such a spirit beast exist?"

"Do you know about this mistress?"

Tang San shook his head. "I've never heard of it either."

"The power of thunder is one of the most violent forms of natural energy. Those who can bear the power of thunder are usually predatory soul beasts with powerful bloodlines. This plant soul beast..."

"Yes," Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Yu Xiaogang.

"Really?" Oscar looked bewildered.

“Of course,” Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

"However, this kind of soul beast is extremely rare. In a sense, it is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex among plant-type soul beasts!"

"So powerful? What kind of spirit beast is that?" Flander couldn't help but ask.

"Xiao Gang, stop keeping us in suspense. This might be Xiao San's choice for his fourth spirit ring."

"Yes, teacher, I've never heard you mention this kind of soul beast before," Tang San said.

Yu Xiaogang's expression was somewhat unnatural. "This plant-type soul beast king that controls the power of lightning is called the Thunderous Hell Vine. It is extremely dangerous, and the difficulty of absorbing it is probably far greater than that of the Earthly Demon Spider Soul Ring that you absorbed before."

"To my knowledge, no one has ever successfully absorbed the soul ring of the Thunderous Hell Vine."

"So, I've been hesitating about whether or not to tell you about this."

"Teacher Qin Ming, have you ever heard of this kind of soul beast?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Qin Ming shook his head. "This is the first time I've heard of this either."

"Teacher Erlong, what about you?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Liu Erlong shook his head. "Never heard of it."

“Even Teacher Erlong has never heard of such a rare soul beast. I’m afraid it’s impossible to find one at all,” Xiao Wu said.

“They might all be extinct,” Zhu Zhuqing said.

"In recent years, quite a few types of soul beasts have gone extinct in the Douluo Continent."

"More than that, even Teacher Erlong hasn't heard of it. I feel that whether the Thunderous Hell Vine even exists is another matter." Ning Rongrong pouted.

"Maybe it was made up by someone..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became somewhat unnatural.

Clearly, they all share this idea.

After all, among so many people present, only Master knew, and he hadn't even told Tang San.

It's very likely that he made it up on the spot just to brag!

Under the skeptical gazes of the crowd, Yu Xiaogang frowned deeply. "The Thunderous Hell Vine is real, and I personally witnessed a Thunderous Hell Vine that was over ten thousand years old many years ago!"

"He's starting to brag again..." Ning Rongrong leaned on Xiao Wu's shoulder, looking on with amusement.

“Rongrong, the master wouldn’t make up something like this,” Xiaowu said.

"It's normal that Teacher Erlong and the others haven't heard of such a rare soul beast."

"Yes, yes, I misspoke." Ning Rongrong pouted.

"However, it's useless to know about a soul beast that can't be found, or that is even very likely extinct."

“I know where the Thunderous Hell Vine is,” Yu Xiaogang said in a deep voice.

"Master, you don't mean to say it's in the Star Dou Great Forest, do you?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

"When did you go into the Star Dou Great Forest alone? It's such a dangerous place, and there are ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts there. You went there all by yourself?"

Yu Xiaogang frowned and ignored Ning Rongrong. "Little San, the Thunderous Hell Vine is extremely dangerous. However, if you really want to obtain its spirit ring, I can take you there in the future."

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong and the other two exchanged glances, and smiles appeared on their lips.

They had seen it many years ago, more than ten thousand years ago. Flander and Liu Erlong didn't know about it. It's not like the Star Dou Great Forest. They were confident they could take Tang San to find it.

What else could this be?
(End of this chapter)