Douluo Continent: Cultivating Qi and Immortals, Insidious to the Extreme

The two walked and stopped, one explaining the types of snake-like spirit beasts they encountered, and the other judging the cultivation level and age of the spirit beasts. Unconsciously, they found themselves surprisingly in sync.

The only regret is that a suitable soul beast for Dugu Yan has still not been found.

They encountered at least ten snake-type spirit beasts, but they were either too old, too young, or not poisonous.

If Dugu Bo were here, in order to dilute the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Venom in Dugu Yan's body, he would definitely choose to suppress Dugu Yan's abilities and let her absorb those non-poisonous soul rings.

Just like in the original story, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, who was originally a master of poison, was forced to cultivate into a support-type Soul Master.

But in Jiangxia, there is no such thing as suppression. Weaknesses should be made up for, and strengths should be strengthened.

If it weren't a highly venomous snake, Jiang Xia would never have allowed Dugu Yan to absorb it.

Just as the two were about to leave the valley, Jiang Xia, who was leading the way, suddenly let out a soft exclamation, then his face lit up with joy, and he quickly walked forward.

Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

After walking several hundred meters, Jiang Xia stopped and gestured for Dugu Yan to remain quiet.

Dugu Yan immediately covered her mouth, her big eyes looking around, but she found nothing.

He then looked at Jiang Xia with a puzzled expression, as if asking what was wrong.

Jiang Xia pointed to a large tree not far away.

Among the dense canopy of trees, a long snake, over five feet long and as thick as a wrist, with a body entirely emerald green, hung upside down.

Its triangular head flicked its tongue, and its cold, vertical pupils stared intently at the two people under the tree.

Clearly, the long snake had spotted them.

Dugu Yan stared wide-eyed at the long snake, her breath quickening, her expression a mixture of tension and excitement.

"Jiangxia, Jiangxia, the Azure Phosphorus Serpent, that's the Azure Phosphorus Serpent."

"Quick, grab it! I want it to be my second spirit ring."

For a Soul Master, the most suitable Soul Ring is undoubtedly the one produced by a Soul Beast of the same species and genus as their Martial Soul.

Just like Dugu Bo's ninth spirit ring, which came from a Jade Phosphorous Serpent that was over 50,000 years old.

This makes his ninth soul skill extremely terrifying, and it is also the main reason why he was able to single-handedly massacre a city in the original work.

Although the Azure Phosphorous Serpent in front of him was not as tall as 50,000 years old, in Jiang Xia's perception, it had at least 800 years of cultivation.

By comparing their auras, it was not much weaker than the 900-year-old Lightning Falcon that he had absorbed.

This is undoubtedly the most suitable soul beast to serve as Dugu Yan's second soul ring, without exception.

"Hiss~"

An urgent, short hiss came from the snake.

Clearly, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent was mostly provoked by Dugu Yan's exclamation; its tongue flickered in and out, and its cold, vertical pupils began to flash with a fierce light.

Jiang Xia's expression remained unchanged. A purple light flashed in his right hand, and the Three-Inch Purple Lightning was tightly gripped in his palm. A yellow soul ring then appeared.

Since absorbing this first spirit ring, he has never used his spirit skills. Today is a good day to test them out.

"Hiss~~"

Sensing the change in Jiangxia's aura, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent immediately became agitated.

The next second, without any warning, the Azure Phosphorus Serpent hanging from the tree suddenly bent and sprang out, instantly transforming into a green line that shot straight at Jiang Xia's face.

A distance of only a dozen meters is but a fleeting moment for the Jade Phosphorous Snake.

Dugu Yan's pupils contracted, and her mouth opened wide, as if she was about to speak up to warn him.

But, it's too late.

In that split second, the yellow spirit ring on Jiang Xia's body suddenly shone brightly.

"Sword Flash!"

A sharp sword intent erupted from Jiang Xia's body in an instant, and purple lightning streaked across like a streak of light, colliding head-on with the flying Azure Phosphorous Serpent.

puff~

With a soft sound, the sword's edge sliced ​​through the snake's body, leaving a trail of blood.

In an instant, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent was cut in half at the waist by Jiang Xia, falling in two pieces.

"Hiss~"

Severely injured, the Azure Phosphorus Snake let out a painful hiss, its two halves writhing on the ground, its blood splattering everywhere.

Dugu Yan's small mouth was slightly open, but she couldn't utter a single word.

This Azure Phosphorous Serpent clearly possesses over a hundred years of cultivation, comparable to a second-ring Great Soul Master.

In Jiang Xia's hands, he couldn't even last a single round.

"Wow, Jiang Xia, you're amazing! That move was so fast, I didn't even have time to react."

"Is this your first soul skill? It's incredibly powerful. No wonder you were so confident in protecting me in the core area of ​​Sunset Forest."

"If I had such a powerful soul skill, I'd dare say something like that too!!"

Jiang Xia glanced at her but didn't explain anything further.

Should I tell her that my confidence doesn't come from my first soul skill, but from my sword intent and divine sense?

Dugu Yan would definitely ask what sword intent is and what divine sense is.

After explaining all this, she will definitely ask herself if she can cultivate.

Wouldn't this drive him crazy?

It's best to just leave it at that.

Everything becomes perfectly reasonable when she fills in the blanks with her imagination.

"Hmm, that Azure Phosphorous Serpent is almost dead. Go finish it off and absorb its spirit ring."

"Mmm!" Dugu Yan nodded repeatedly, took out a dagger from her storage soul tool, and walked happily toward the Azure Phosphorous Serpent.

Snakes are quite resilient; even though the Jade Phosphorous Snake was cut in half by Jiangxia, it did not die completely.

The tail half continued to wriggle under the influence of its reflexes, while the head half frantically crawled away into the distance.

Wherever it went, snake blood was spilled, making it look incredibly tragic.

But Jiang Xia showed no sympathy whatsoever.

After all, he was the one who started all of this, so why should he feel sorry for his prey?

People like Tang San would label spirit beasts before hunting them, classifying them as evil according to their own will.

Jiangxia would never stoop to such hypocritical behavior.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, is the most fundamental law of nature.

Today he is stronger, so he will naturally hunt soul beasts according to his own will.

When a spirit beast becomes stronger than him one day, it will naturally be able to hunt him down with ease.

Dugu Yan naturally felt no sympathy; in fact, she was delighted that she was about to break through to the second ring of the Great Soul Master.

In her view, it is only natural for Soul Masters to hunt Soul Beasts, so why should she feel sorry for them?

Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. If it weren't for the fact that Soul Masters need Soul Rings from Soul Beasts to break through their cultivation levels, all the Soul Beasts in this world would have been hunted down long ago.

Hurriedly approaching the fleeing Jade Phosphorous Serpent, Dugu Yan flicked her wrist and shot out the dagger.

"Hiss~~"

Just then, a sudden change occurred. As if sensing danger, the half-section of the Azure Phosphorous Snake abruptly turned its head.

The snake's half-body suddenly exerted its strength, bending its body and springing up from the ground to dodge the dagger shot by Dugu Yan, heading straight for her face.

The snake's mouth was open at a 180-degree angle, its sharp fangs gleaming with a chilling light, and two drops of emerald green venom gathered at the tips of its teeth, reflecting an ominous aura.

This was a desperate attack from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, and it was three times faster than its previous attack on Jiangxia, leaving no time for anyone to react.

If bitten, Dugu Yan would either die or be seriously injured.