Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 65 The Queen of Thorns

However, these toxins and germs had no effect on Shi Quan. The combined abilities of the Divine Skill and the Marrow Cleansing Technique were not only to make him immune to all poisons, but also to ward off all diseases.

"Xiao Quan, come closer. The toxins in this toxic fog are astonishing."

In Dugu Bo's mind, there was no such thing as germs; he simply regarded them all as toxins.

Shi Quan came to Dugu Bo's side, and under Dugu Bo's soul power protection, he walked straight inside.

"No wonder this miasma has been generated."

The ground around was covered with rotten branches and leaves, and most of the plants were blood-red, even the insects and ants were blood-red. It looked eerie no matter how you looked at it.

Judging from the scene before him, Shi Quan couldn't help but wonder if the divine blood of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had been spilled in this area when they fell.

The combination of dragon bloodline and dangerous terrain is almost certainly the answer.

As they continued onward, even the blue silver grass on the ground was affected, its blue tinged with blood red.

Putting everything else aside, the Blue Silver Grass's adaptability and survival ability are absolutely top-notch; it has managed to survive and adapt to this kind of environment.

As the Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver King, Shi Quan's ability to sense the Blue Silver Grass became clearer. Even with these mutated Blue Silver Grasses, Shi Quan could easily connect with them and use the surrounding Blue Silver Grasses to perceive everything around him.

Previously, Shi Quan could only connect with the Blue Silver Grass when cultivating, but now he can do so whenever he wants. This is one of the benefits of the evolution of his Martial Soul.

Using the Blue Silver Grass's senses, Shi Quan quickly noticed a giant, blood-red python about a hundred meters to his right.

The aura it exuded was clearly only a thousand years old, but the size of this giant python was already close to that of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

"Grandpa Dugu, the soul beasts here seem to be much larger than those outside."

"It is indeed much larger." Dugu Bo nodded and said, "The environment here is special. I have explored it in depth before. Apart from some powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the deepest part, there is nothing special about the rest. I don't know what caused them to mutate into their current form."

"Moreover, the soul beasts here have exceptionally strong senses, and the poisonous fog further complicates the hunting process, making it much more difficult to hunt them. Therefore, very few people come here to hunt soul beasts."

"No wonder it's called a dangerous place." Shi Quan nodded slightly.

The two continued forward, and because their destination was on the left, they did not encounter the giant python that Shi Quan had sensed.

Moreover, this is only the outermost perimeter. Their target is a nine-thousand-year-old plant soul beast, which is already close to ten thousand years old and is at least in the middle layer of this area.

This place is shrouded in poisonous fog, making it a paradise for poisonous soul beasts. No wonder Dugu Bo came here to help Dugu Yan find soul bones.

Along the way, Shi Quan also saw a lot of soul beast bones, and it was possible that these bones were the work of Dugu Bo.

They hadn't reached their destination by nightfall.

"There's still some distance to go. To avoid encountering those powerful soul beasts inside, let's rest tonight and set off again tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Shi Quan nodded.

The two rested briefly on the spot for one night without saying a word, and continued their journey early the next morning.

About an hour later, they had been walking.

Dugu Bo pointed to the valley, "It's in that valley over there."

The Blue Silver Grass's perception only extended to the area outside the valley; there wasn't a single Blue Silver Grass inside the valley, which showed just how domineering the plant spirit beasts in the valley were.

The two entered the valley, where the ground was covered with animal bones of varying sizes. Strangely, each of these white animal bones had a blood-red petal mixed in.

"Why do these petals look a bit strange?" Shi Quan kept searching his mind for relevant information about plant spirit beasts, but he couldn't remember them for a moment.

"Xiao Quan, look, these are the thorns." Dugu Bo pointed to the blood-red thorns hanging on the mountain wall. "If we go any further, we should be within the attack range of these soul beasts."

"Can you tell what kind of spirit beast this thorny bush is?"

"Grandpa Dugu, the soul beasts here are all mutated. I can't tell just by looking at some vine branches." Shi Quan shook his head and smiled bitterly. However, looking at these thorny vines and the blood-red petals on the beast bones, he did have some guesses in his mind. But whether they were true or not, he would have to look more closely to find out.

"Then move closer, let's go in and take another look."

As the two ventured deeper, the blood-red petals on the ground gradually increased, and the thorns around them also multiplied.

"Is this a mutated Queen of Thorns?" Shi Quan looked at the alluring plant, which resembled a human, amidst the intertwined thorns in the distance, his expression filled with excitement.

"The Queen of Thorns?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan with a puzzled expression.

"Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is an extremely rare soul beast among plant-type creatures. She can be considered a symbol of life, and wherever she goes, new life is ignited. However, this life refers to thorns..."

Seemingly realizing something, Shi Quan quickly and subconsciously pulled his feet away from the petals, saying repeatedly, "Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is a very special soul beast. It likes to wait for its enemies to slowly fall into its trap, and then kill them with its deadly thorns. These petals are its traps."

"Petals?" Dugu Bo looked at the petals at his feet with surprise and doubt.

"These petals are actually its seeds. Once the Queen of Thorns is activated, these seeds will grow rapidly, not only exploding into thorns, but also directly entangled and strangled enemies."

"That scary?"

Dugu Bo paused slightly, but Shi Quan said repeatedly, "Grandpa Dugu, don't stop. If you stop and show any signs of retreat, the Thorn Queen will immediately launch an attack."

"It's enticing us to go deeper, and we can also use this opportunity to find a way to strike decisively."

"Wow, is this Thorn Queen really that smart?"

"It's not that she's clever, it's just the nature of the Queen of Thorns."

"So many seeds? Doesn't that mean it perfectly meets your requirements?"

"That's right, it's just a pity that the Thorn Queen doesn't have any other special abilities. However, the Thorn Queen's vines are extremely strong, not only tough but also possessing sharp thorns, which greatly enhances my Blue Silver King. It would be even better if my third soul skill could inherit its thorns."

Shi Quan said excitedly, "Most importantly, this Thorn Queen is a mutated one, so its abilities are definitely stronger than other Thorn Queens of the same level."

"Haha, that's good. We didn't make a wasted trip." Dugu Bo smiled. "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo's powerful soul force surged out, scattering all the surrounding petals. His originally emerald green eyes instantly turned a terrifying white, and a layer of white halo appeared in his emerald green eyes.

The next second, two pale white beams of light shot out from Dugu Bo's eyes.

The Thorn Queen, who was not far away, didn't even have time to react.

All that could be seen was that the intertwined thorny vines had all turned to stone and solidified in place.

Shi Quan smirked. He thought Dugu Bo would show off some skills, but instead he just unleashed his ultimate move right away.

You could say he didn't show off, but he definitely did.

"Xiao Quan, these thorns shouldn't be its main body, right?" Dugu Boteng leaped up in front of the Thorn Queen, turned around and asked Shi Quan.

Shi Quan quickly caught up and said, "Grandpa Dugu, the humanoid vine in the middle is its core; the others are not."

"That makes things simple."

Dugu Bo transformed his hands into blades and swept them swiftly. In the blink of an eye, all the surrounding blood-red vines were severed.

With a cultivation level of a thousand years, one would only be able to take a beating in front of Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo.

She was completely controlled from beginning to end until she died. When the petrification effect wore off, the Thorn Queen was left with only her core in the center, surrounded by poisonous fog, and completely lost her ability to move.

"That's enough." Dugu Bo looked around to make sure the Thorn Queen had no ability to resist before turning to Shi Quan and nodding slightly, signaling him to come over.

"Thank you for your trouble, Grandpa Dugu Bo." Shi Quan stepped forward, and the Blue Silver King Vine in his hand shot out, releasing its hardening ability. With a stir, it easily shattered the Thorn Queen's core.

A deep purple spirit ring slowly floated out from the shattered vines of the Thorn Queen.

"Xiao Quan, Grandpa is waiting for you to succeed." Dugu Bo looked at the deep purple soul ring in mid-air, a trace of worry still appearing in his eyes.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu."

Shi Quan sat cross-legged on the spot. The Blue Silver King emitted a pale blue light and began to draw the spirit rings. The spirit rings slowly descended and encircled the Blue Silver King, and the vast energy within them immediately began to rage.

As the energy surge began, Dugu Bo's gaze never left Shi's entire body.

"You must hold on," Dugu Bo silently prayed as he watched Shi Quan convulse.

Sunrise, sunset.

Time passed little by little.

The surging energy transformed into white mist, mixing with the surrounding poisonous fog, and the crackling of bones gradually subsided.

The Blue Silver King quietly emitted a pale blue light, and a faint red layer appeared beneath its crystalline surface before slowly disappearing. The Blue Silver King returned to its previous appearance, except for being slightly longer.

The Queen of Thorns possesses a mutated attribute, but the specific nature of this mutated attribute remains unclear. However, judging from the petals and thorny vines, it is certain that it is not poisonous.

As the impact of soul power ended and the transformation of soul power began, Shi Quan also sensed the specific mutation of the Thorn Queen from the soul ring. This mutated Thorn Queen soul beast actually had a certain devouring ability, and could absorb and devour the soul power of enemies.

This was an unexpected surprise for Shi Quan. Although he didn't know how the Thorn Queen had mutated to develop the Devouring attribute, and although the Thorn Queen's Devouring ability wasn't strong, it was exceptionally compatible with Shi Quan's Blue Silver King, because the Blue Silver King itself possessed both Life and Devouring attributes!

The Thorn Queen is inspired by Zyra, the Thorn Rising champion from League of Legends.

(End of this chapter)