Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 41 Choosing the Second Soul Ring (Part 3 - End)

The Nine-Section Jadeite is the finest variety of the Bamboo Leaf Viper. Its body has nine extremely hard scales that are difficult to injure with sharp blades. Moreover, its venom is extremely potent. It is said that even a Title Douluo who is bitten by it will turn into a puddle of pus within two hours if he does not understand toxicology or pharmacology.

Tang San never expected to see one here. In the novel "Douluo Continent" that he had read in his previous life, it seemed that only Dugu Boyang had ever seen one.

However, according to the "Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts", the Nine-Section Jade Serpent is a strange beast that does not drop soul rings after death, so no one would provoke this extremely dangerous venomous snake.

This is probably why this wood spirit mushroom has been able to grow for thousands of years in this forest.

However, Tang San sensed that the nine-sectioned jade snake had fluctuations of soul power, indicating that it had become a soul beast.

"What kind of snake is that? It's so short, and its tail is red, looking like a scorpion's barb," Xiao Wu asked softly.

"Nine-section Jade Snake, a highly venomous snake, is a rare species. Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't be able to become a soul beast." Tang San frowned slightly. "This one has probably been lying on the Wood Spirit Mushroom for many years and has been affected by its spores, causing it to mutate and begin to evolve into a soul beast."

"Just transforming into a soul beast? Isn't that very weak?" Xiao Wu felt relieved.

"Strength cannot be judged solely by the fluctuation of soul power. This snake's venom can kill a Title Douluo!" Tang San's eyes were solemn. He had not inherited the memories related to detoxification from Tang San of the Tang Sect. If he were bitten, could his body's immune system overcome the toxin with the powerful vitality brought by his first soul skill?

Therefore, to be on the safe side, we must first deal with that nine-section jade.

So Tang San released the Blue Silver Grassland, wrapping himself and Xiao Wu in two layers of Blue Silver Grass, covering everything except their noses and eyes, making them look like two moving mummies.

Xiao Wu was speechless: "Do we really need to be so wary?"

"I don't know how to cure poison, so I'd better be careful to avoid getting bitten," Tang San said, manipulating his soul power to make countless Blue Silver Grass leaves sprout from the ground and bind towards the Demon Eye Tree, Wood Spirit Mushroom, and Nine-Section Jade.

Sensing danger, the nine-sectioned jade snake instantly curled into a ball, its nine scales forming a peculiar ring that spun rapidly as it leaped away from the wood spirit mushroom.

However, the direction of the jump was exactly where Tang San and Xiao Wu were hiding in the bushes.

"We've been discovered?" In a flash, Tang San's eyes flashed with purple light as he saw the figure of the nine-sectioned jade. He immediately released a Blue Silver Grass, which bound the nine-sectioned jade, which was unable to dodge in mid-air, into a blue silver ball, leaving only its snake head exposed.

Tang San picked it up and said, "Although it is transforming into a soul beast, it is still not a soul beast after all. However, its body is very tough, fast, and stealthy. If it weren't for my sharp eyes... As for why it was discovered, snakes don't seem to use their eyes to catch prey, but can sense the heat inside the animal's body."

Xiao Wu walked over, looked at the nine-section jade in Tang San's hand, and said in confusion, "It doesn't look that powerful."

Tang San held the blue silver ball and brought the mouth of the nine-section jade to the ladybug in her hand.

The nine-sectioned jade immediately opened and bit the ladybug.

In an instant, the ladybug didn't even have time to struggle before it went silent, and its shell visibly deflated, scaring Xiaowu so much that she immediately threw it away.

Snapped!

The insect fell to the ground and instantly shattered into pieces, then turned into a puddle of pus.

"See that? The poison in this nine-section jade is extremely potent. If either of us were bitten, we wouldn't be able to withstand it." Tang San tied the Blue Silver Ball to a tree trunk nearby and had Xiao Wu watch over it.

"Why keep this thing alive? Let's kill it." Xiao Wu was terrified after witnessing the poison of the Nine-Section Jadeite, fearing she would be bitten, and suggested killing the snake directly.

Unexpectedly, the nine-sectioned jade seemed to understand Xiao Wu's words, and actually showed a wronged look in its eyes, as if it was begging the two of them not to kill it.

"It can understand what we're saying? It's that smart?" Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise.

"The reason it's called a strange beast is because it's different from a soul beast. Even if it hasn't fully transformed into a soul beast, it still possesses intelligence comparable to a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and can sense the thoughts of other creatures." Tang San examined the Nine-Section Jadeite for a while, guessing about its situation. "Originally, I planned to kill it directly, but now, I have a new idea."

"You don't mean you want to keep it as a pet, do you?" Xiao Wu trembled, somewhat frightened.

"That's right. The Nine-Section Jadeite can be tamed. If we can raise it, we'll have another way to save our lives. It can be very useful in a surprise attack." Tang San stroked his chin. "Moreover, it must have absorbed the spores and life force of the Wood Spirit Mushroom before it began to transform into a soul beast. My Blue Silver Grass has no shortage of life force, which I can provide to it. In the future, it can naturally be tamed."

Tang San didn't know how Dugu Bo tamed his nine-sectioned jade, but he was confident that he could use his own martial soul to take the little guy under his command.

Thinking of this, Tang San used Endless Recovery on the nine-section jade that was bound.

In an instant, the nine-section jade revealed a comfortable look in its eyes, which were very flexible and could make a variety of human-like expressions.

When Tang San disconnected his endless recovery soul skill, Nine-Section Jade suddenly opened its eyes wide and stared at Tang San, as if dissatisfied with why he had stopped.

"If you listen to me from now on, I'll provide you with the energy of life, how about that?" Tang San asked the Nine-Section Jade.

Nine-Section Jadeite looked at Tang San for a while, nodding its head in agreement.

"Wow, it's incredibly intelligent. It shouldn't just be able to sense our thoughts, but it can actually understand human speech... This is much more powerful than a 100,000-year-old soul beast." Tang San praised the Nine-Section Jadeite with a pointed remark.

Nine-section jade seemed quite pleased and nodded in satisfaction.

"What? How could such a small snake be stronger than a 100,000-year-old soul beast? It can't even speak." Xiao Wu mocked the Nine-Section Jadeite, while also proving her identity as a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"hiss!"

Nine-sectioned Emerald stared at Xiao Wu, sticking out its tongue as if to say: It's definitely stronger than you, a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Xiao Wu couldn't understand the beast's language, since it wasn't a soul beast yet. However, she could sense that the little green snake was mocking her, and she immediately laughed in anger: "A mere snake dares to mock Sister Xiao Wu? Just wait until I get back, I'll stew you!"

Nine-sectioned Emerald turned its head away, ignoring Xiao Wu, as if it couldn't be bothered with this stupid rabbit.

Tang San ignored their bickering and simply told Xiao Wu to keep an eye on the snake to prevent it from escaping. He then walked over to the Demon Eye Tree and the Wood Spirit Mushroom, which were bound by Blue Silver Grass.

Upon closer inspection, Tang San discovered that the stem of the Wood Spirit Mushroom was covered with patterns resembling the "demon eye" of the Demon Eye Tree.

Is this Wood Spirit Mushroom devouring the essence of the Demon Eye Tree?

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(End of this chapter)