Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Azure Phosphorous Serpent, Second Master Dugu Bo

This time, upon hearing that Dugu Yang had successfully absorbed his first spirit ring and had agreed to a duel, Dugu Yan rushed to the valley without stopping.

"The timing was perfect."

Dugu Yang stood up and his gaze fell on Dugu Yan, who was not far away.

Compared to six months ago, Dugu Yan has changed more than Dugu Yang. She is now nearly 1.7 meters tall, and her delicate face has gained a touch of alluring and bewitching beauty.

If you look closely, you can also see that Dugu Yan's fingernails have a faint emerald green color.

This is caused by the venom of the blue-phosphorus snake attacking the body.

Dugu Yang was also poisoned by the Jade Phosphorus Serpent, but because he had been staying in the valley and was suppressed by the extreme cold and heat energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, no symptoms had appeared yet.

"What are you looking at? Release your martial spirit now!"

Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow, completely disregarding Dugu Yang.

Dugu Yang didn't indulge her either, and said in a calm tone:

"Are you ready to lose so quickly?"

"What did you say?!"

Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes narrowed, her anger ignited by Dugu Yang's words.

Just then, a hearty laugh rang out from behind.

"Hahaha! Xiaoyang, if you provoke Yanzi like this and she loses, I won't stop her."

It was none other than Dugu Bo.

"Don't worry, it won't turn out that way."

Dugu Yang said calmly, his tone full of self-confidence.

But this completely ignited Dugu Yan's anger.

"Dugu Yang! Stop whining and release your Martial Soul!"

As she spoke, an invisible wave of energy emanated from Dugu Yan's body, spreading outwards. A diamond-shaped scale appeared between her brows, and her legs came together, transforming into a thick, swaying snake tail.

It's unclear whether it's due to gender differences, but although both Dugu Yang and Dugu Yan possess the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, their appearances when their Martial Souls are attached to each other are completely different.

Dugu Yan's legs will turn into a snake's tail, but Dugu Yang's will not; instead, he will only develop more scales.

Along with the spirit possession, a yellow spirit ring also encircled Dugu Yan's snake tail, emanating a dangerous aura of spirit power.

Dugu Yan's current soul power level is as high as level 13, which is one level higher than Dugu Yang's.

However, for low-level Soul Masters, a difference of one or two levels cannot determine the outcome of a battle.

Seeing that Dugu Yan was eager to fight him, Dugu Yang wasted no time and activated his soul power, possessing his martial soul.

A yellow spirit ring surrounded him, its color deeper than Dugu Yan's spirit ring, after all, it was a spirit ring that was about six hundred years old.

Startled——

The moment she saw Dugu Yang's martial spirit possess her, Dugu Yan's first spirit ring lit up at the same time. She then spat out a short, emerald-green arrow from her embroidered mouth.

This was not a hidden weapon, but Dugu Yan's first soul skill, the Poison Arrow Technique.

Unlike Dugu Yang, Dugu Yan followed Dugu Bo's teachings and chose a poison-based soul skill as her first soul skill.

The poison arrows travel extremely fast and are launched from the mouth, making them very difficult to detect.

In actual combat, the enemy can easily fall into a trap if they are not careful.

Unfortunately, Dugu Yan lacked practical combat experience; what was supposed to be a sneak attack soul skill was instead used head-on.

The moment her spirit ring lit up, Dugu Yang was ready. He rolled on the spot and easily dodged the attack of the poison arrow.

Dugu Yan, unaware of the situation, saw Dugu Yang rolling around and couldn't help but mock him:

"Heh, what a sorry sight."

Ignoring him, Dugu Yang exerted force with both legs and rushed towards Dugu Yan in one stride.

In addition to granting soul skills and increasing soul power level, soul rings also enhance the quality of martial souls.

Although the tree poison toad's spirit ring did not allow Dugu Yang to inherit dozens of its own deadly poisons, it greatly enhanced his leg strength.

The sudden burst of speed startled even Dugu Yan.

By the time she realized what was happening, Dugu Yang was already standing in front of her.

Hey!

Dugu Yang extended a palm, aiming for Dugu Yan's face.

The latter didn't have time to think and raised his hand to block.

Snapped!

Dugu Yan was taken aback, not because Dugu Yang's palm strike was particularly powerful, but quite the opposite, because it was too weak.

It wouldn't cause any harm to an ordinary person, let alone Dugu Yan in her Martial Soul Possession state.

What's even stranger is that after striking out with his palm, Dugu Yang didn't press his advantage; instead, he retreated rapidly.

"Dugu Yang, are you looking down on me?!"

Dugu Yan frowned, believing that Dugu Yang had deliberately let her win.

Dugu Yang did not answer, but instead held up three fingers.

"Three, two, one!"

The moment the words fell, Dugu Yan, who was in the midst of her rage, changed her expression drastically. A sharp, needle-like pain spread rapidly throughout her body from the spot where Dugu Yang had just struck her.

"what!"

Dugu Yan only had time to let out a scream before she lost control of her body and collapsed to the ground.

Dugu Bo, who had been watching the battle, hurriedly went forward to check on the situation.

"Azure Phosphorus Scorpion Venom!"

Dugu Bo recognized at a glance that Dugu Yan had been poisoned by the Azure Phosphorus Scorpion. With a light tap of his finger, his soul power surged forth, forcefully expelling the Azure Phosphorus Scorpion poison from Dugu Yan's body.

However, the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Scorpion was very potent. Even after the venom was forced out, Dugu Yan was still in a state of full-body spasms. It took her a full minute or two to regain control of her body.

"How do you possess the venom of the Azure Phosphorus Scorpion?!"

After recovering, Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Yang, her eyes filled with confusion and shock.

Dugu Yang clearly possesses the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, so where did he get the Jade Phosphorous Scorpion Venom from?

"secret."

Dugu Yang held his index finger to his lips, displaying an arrogant demeanor.

"Hahaha! Xiao Yang, so you asked me for the poison pills of the Jade Phosphorous Scorpion before in order to deal with Yan Zi? Then wouldn't I be an accomplice?"

Dugu Bolang laughed, not caring that his granddaughter had just been poisoned by Dugu Yang.

Dugu Yang smiled and said:

"The five poisons counteract each other, and the final way to deal with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent is naturally the Jade Phosphorous Scorpion venom."

"Not bad. You're able to find ways to defeat your enemies without looking at things from a Soul Master's perspective. Xiao Yang, your combat skills are far superior to those self-proclaimed geniuses."

Dugu Bo's face was full of joy. For him, apart from solving the drawbacks of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, there was nothing more gratifying than seeing the younger generation excel.

Dugu Yan, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered and muttered to herself:

"Grandpa, did you give him the Azure Phosphorus Scorpion venom?"

"Of course not, I don't have that ability."

Dugu Bo replied, without revealing the reason.

After all, soul skills are the foundation of a soul master's combat, and they belong to the privacy of others.

Afterwards, Dugu Bo walked up to Dugu Yang and said, "Little Yang, I promised you before that if you could defeat Yanzi, you could choose any of the spiritual herbs here. Now you can tell me which one you want."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yang's face immediately lit up with joy. He pointed to the spot where he had absorbed the venom of the Azure Phosphorus Scorpion, where a large, pale pink flower was growing.

"I want that one."