Douro Continent

Chapter 40 The First Soul Ring of Blue Silver Grass (Part Two)

"Is this even acceptable?" Tang San wanted to laugh, but seeing the bitterness in his teacher's eyes, he dared not laugh out loud. He could imagine how embarrassing it was for a Soul Master to possess a Martial Soul that used farting as its attack method. And Grandmaster was proud; how could he feel good about it?

"Luo Luo, Luo Luo, Luo Luo..." A series of urgent cries suddenly rang out, and the bitterness in the master's eyes was immediately replaced by a cold light as he grabbed Tang San's hand.

Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet. A rustling sound clearly reached Tang San's ears. Faintly, there seemed to be a bit more fishy smell in the air. The fishy smell was not strong, and it even carried a faint sweetness and tea fragrance.

Tang San's nose twitched, and he blurted out instinctively, "There's poison."

The master waved his right hand repeatedly, this time casting both of his halos onto Luo Sanpao. He then looked warily in the direction from which the rustling sound came, thinking, "Tonight is far from peaceful."

The rustling sound stopped. Tang San activated his Mysterious Heaven Skill, pushing his Purple Demon Eye to its limit, and looked in that direction. He vaguely saw a dark green, three-faced snake head rising from the bushes, its small, ruby-like eyes looking in their direction. Perhaps intimidated by the realgar powder, it didn't approach further.

"Teacher, it's over there." Tang San pointed in the direction the snake's head had risen. At this moment, Grandmaster didn't have time to think about why Tang San could see a place he couldn't see. He quickly took out a fire trinket from his wrist soul tool and threw it in that direction.

The tinderbox ignited in the wind, its swirling flames illuminating the area. This time, the master also saw the snake's head. He gasped, "It's a Mandragora Serpent. How could such a ferocious creature appear on the outskirts of the Soul Hunter's Forest? Hopefully, it's a ten-year-old one."

Hiss, hiss, as if provoked by the firecracker, the snake slowly raised its head, hissing at Luo Sanpao. But the deterrent effect of the realgar powder remained, and it ultimately did not advance.

The master said in a deep voice, "The venom of the Mandragora Serpent is extremely potent, not only paralyzing but also highly destructive to the nervous system. It is one of the most terrifying poison-attribute soul beasts. Its body is incredibly tough, difficult to injure with ordinary swords and knives; only its mouth and eyes are weak points. However, the Mandragora Serpent is always very good at protecting these two areas, and its speed is incredibly fast. What's most terrifying is its aggression. It will almost always attack humans it encounters. Realgar powder may not be able to restrain it for long; it is waiting for an opportunity."

Tang San wasn't frightened by the master's explanation. In his previous life, he was in the Tang Clan of Sichuan, where there were many kinds of snakes. Although there weren't any like this Datura snake, Tang San had plenty of experience dealing with snakes. The snake's pointed head indicated its potent venom, and the thickness of its neck suggested its weakness wasn't at its vital point. He just didn't know what kind of attack method this snake with soul power used.

The master pulled Tang San behind him. "Little San, now I'll teach you a theory. More rings, more bones, unleash your full power; fewer rings, fewer bones, run for your life. Here, 'rings' refers to spirit rings, and 'bones' refers to spirit bones. I'll explain spirit bones to you later. In other words, when your number of spirit rings and spirit bones significantly exceeds your opponent's, then you must rely on your spirit skills and spirit power to launch a full-scale attack and completely crush the enemy. But when your number of spirit rings and spirit bones is significantly less than your opponent's, then don't hesitate, run immediately. Preserving your life is the most important thing. Face is never as important as your life. If this Mandragora Snake is a ten-year spirit beast, then we can still fight it out; if it's a hundred-year one, run away immediately."

"His farts are like thunder, earth-shattering Luo Sanpao." After giving these instructions, the master immediately ordered Luo Sanpao to launch an attack.

The yellow halo flashed again, and Luo Sanpao sprang to the air with a frantic inhale. Although he had eaten the white radish, he had not yet recovered from the attack he had used on the Netherworld Wolf, and at this moment he only had the strength for two more attacks.

With a thunderous roar, Luo Sanpao unleashed his super thunderous fart. Although the Mandragora Serpent was fast, Luo Sanpao's attack was area-of-effect, making escape impossible for it.

A huge snake's body was seen being lifted off the ground and flung far away.

"Run!" The master glanced at the mandrake that had been thrown into the air and then gave up. The mandrake's cultivation years were related to its body size. Before evolving into a thousand-year-old soul beast, its body length would increase by one centimeter for each additional year of cultivation. The mandrake that had been thrown into the air was definitely over three meters long, even approaching four meters, meaning that its cultivation was close to four hundred years old. The master didn't believe that he, with his level twenty-nine great soul master strength, could fight against such a soul beast, especially since his own martial soul wasn't particularly powerful.

With a piercing croak, Tang San, being pulled forward by Grandmaster, looked back and saw that the Mandala Snake, which had been blasted away by Luo Sanpao, was completely unharmed. As soon as its body landed, it immediately sprang back, its whip-like body springing up like a spring with incredible speed, constantly approaching Tang San and Grandmaster.

Luo Sanpao ran at a fast pace, closely following Master and Tang San, his big eyes filled with panic.

"Farts like smoke, hypnotizing and putting Luo Sanpao to sleep." The master unleashed another powerful move. Luo Sanpao circled in the air, and with a "poof," a cloud of yellow gas shot out from its fat rear end, filling the air.

The master's two spirit rings could respectively add the effects of Thunder Strike and Hypnosis to Luo Sanpao's skills. These had already been fully utilized.

(End of this chapter)