Douluo Continent has a system, but I don't want to use it.

Chapter 82 An Encounter with a Soul Beast Undergoing Tribulation

There must be a reason why the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall slaughtered high-level spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Was it because he was enraged by the murder of a Title Douluo's family and friends? Or was it for the sake of the soul bone?

Hopefully, this was just the personal act of this Title Douluo. In the original story, there doesn't seem to be any mention of a major battle breaking out between the Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Great Forest at this point in time.

We've only been watching the Spirit Hall's reaction for a few days. If the Spirit Hall has issued a warrant for that Title Douluo's arrest, then they must have already reached a reconciliation with the Star Dou Great Forest.

After all, massacring high-level soul beasts is not only detrimental to the soul beasts themselves, but also a very bad thing for the soul masters.

It takes a considerable amount of time to grow into a high-level soul beast. If all the high-level soul beasts are slaughtered, how can other soul masters attach soul rings?

The act of slaughtering high-level soul beasts has incurred the wrath of the masses.

"Old Poison Master, let's wait here for a few days. It's too dangerous in the Star Dou Great Forest right now," Fang Tian said to Dugu Bo.

"Okay, let's wait a few days then. Safety first," Dugu Bo agreed.

Three days later, the Spirit Hall issued a notice.

"In light of Wind Wolf Douluo's rampage against high-level soul beasts for personal reasons, the Spirit Hall has imprisoned him. We apologize to all soul masters affected by this. Furthermore, we hereby inform you that the Spirit Hall has reached an agreement with the Beast King within the Star Dou Great Forest, and soul masters can now enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls normally."

After seeing the announcement from the Spirit Hall, Fang Tian and Dugu Bo leisurely prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.

It's not that the Star Dou Great Forest is now a forbidden area for the two of them, but rather that it's better to avoid trouble.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Fang Tian and Dugu Bo headed straight for its inner area.

The soul beast that Dugu Bo needs this time is around 60,000 years old, and it can have either snake or dragon blood. Even if the age is insufficient, Fang Tian can study the soul skill runes on the soul beast and directly inscribe them onto Dugu Bo's martial soul.

After a week of searching, the two finally found a suitable soul beast for Dugu Bo—the Forest Green Python.

This kind of spirit beast does not kill its opponent with poison, but rather by strangling it with its own power.

The reason for choosing this non-venomous python spirit beast was mainly due to Dugu Bo's body's ability to withstand toxins.

If he can truly create a poison technique in the future, he will be able to control toxins at will. In the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, there is also a Snow-Colored Swan Kissing Immortal Grass, which can greatly enhance Dugu Bo's abilities.

For now, it's best to play it safe and focus on improving physical fitness first. We can talk about toxins later.

The age of the found spirit beast, the Azure Python, was just right, allowing for direct absorption of its spirit ring.

Dugu Bo spent two days finally refining and absorbing the Azure Python Soul Ring. He gained the Soul Skill—Physical Attribute Enhancement—which could comprehensively enhance his physical attributes by 80%. His Soul Power also increased to level 81.

"Old Poison Master, congratulations on advancing to Soul Douluo. You are now a powerful figure. With no Title Douluo emerging, you are among the strongest." Fang Tian congratulated him with a smile.

"Hehe, congratulations to you! Congratulations to you too! I'm still far behind you and Xiao Qiu." Dugu Bo also said modestly with a face full of joy.

"Boom, crack! Boom! Boom!"

A thunderous roar suddenly came from the southeast direction!

Fang Tian looked up at the sky. There was no sign of rain, so why was there thunder out of nowhere? Were there lightning-attribute soul beasts fighting? But the noise was too much.

"Boom! Boom!" The violent thunder continued to rumble.

"Could it be that a soul beast is undergoing a 100,000-year tribulation? I haven't seen this before, I need to study it carefully." Fang Tian became excited at this thought.

"Old Poisoner, let's go. There might be a soul beast undergoing tribulation ahead. Let's go and observe." Fang Tian called to Dugu Bo.

"A soul beast undergoing tribulation? I've never seen anything like this before. Since I've stumbled upon it by chance, I definitely have to go and take a look." Dugu Bo's interest also grew.

The two of them excitedly rushed towards the direction of the lightning tribulation.

In just ten minutes, the two arrived at a place about a mile away from the lightning tribulation.

Although it was still a mile away from the tribulation lightning, the oppressive force emanating from it could already be felt, as if facing an insurmountable mountain, majestic and vast, seemingly capable of crushing everything at any moment.

Fang Tian felt that if he got any closer, the tribulation lightning would include him in the trial.

"It really is a soul beast undergoing tribulation!" Fang Tian thought to himself.

Fang Tian and Dugu Bo stopped on a large tree and looked up. In the very center of the lightning, a soft-boned rabbit about ten meters long was being struck repeatedly by lightning.

The Soft Bone Rabbit continuously used its soul skills to resist the lightning, but to little avail, and its body was constantly being slashed and wounded. The charred flesh, dripping with blood, was repeatedly blasted off its body by the lightning, only to be continuously repaired by the powerful vitality and self-healing ability of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

The lightning struck for a full half hour before reluctantly retreating.

At this moment, the Soft-Boned Rabbit, which had endured the lightning tribulation, was on the verge of death.

Upon seeing the lightning tribulation recede, Fang Tian and Dugu Bo rushed directly towards the soul beast that had just survived a hundred thousand years of lightning tribulation.

However, before they could even get close to the soft-boned rabbit lying on the ground, two other soft-boned rabbits of the same age of 100,000 years ran out to stop them from getting any closer.

Fang Tian was taken aback when he saw two more 100,000-year-old Soft-Boned Rabbits arrive. "Could this be Xiao Wu's family?"

"Humans, you are not welcome here. Leave immediately." Fang Tian felt a mental fluctuation coming from here, and then he "heard" a warning.

"Gentlemen, we mean no harm. We've just never seen a 100,000-year-old soul beast undergo tribulation before, so we came to broaden our horizons. We saw that the soul beast was injured, so we wanted to help it. I'm actually a healing-type soul master."

After studying it for a while, Fang Tian understood how to transmit information using mental fluctuations. Then he explained it to the two 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbits opposite him.

"Humans aren't that kind. I think you're after the 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone. I'm warning you to leave now, or we won't be polite." The slightly larger Soft Bone Rabbit on the other side didn't believe Fang Tian's words and instead tried to drive Fang Tian and his companion away again.

Fang Tian had no choice but to retreat with Dugu Bo to a distance of about a mile.

It wasn't that Fang Tian couldn't kill these two 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbits. But what use would killing them be? Fang Tian didn't need spirit rings or spirit bones. Besides, killing 100,000-year-old spirit beasts involved certain risks; who knew if they had any hidden tricks up their sleeves?

Why would Fang Tian do something where the risks and rewards are clearly disproportionate?

However, Fang Tian was not in a hurry. The Soft Bone Rabbit undergoing its tribulation was clearly severely injured, possibly even its very essence. Without a large amount of life force replenishment, it was very likely to die.

This is Fang Tian's chance!

(End of this chapter)