Detoxification

Chapter 27 Detoxification (2)

Dugu Bo was happy to see Li Luochen and Dugu Yan reconcile, and he was already thinking about making Li Luochen his grandson-in-law.

He had to start planning. For his granddaughter's future, he was willing to do anything, even if it meant forcing the issue. He had observed that Li Luochen wasn't a bad person, and he guessed that saving him was mostly for seeking protection.

That's probably how it is. The second ring of millennia will eventually be won over by all sides. He probably already knew this, which is why he's seeking protection.

Just as Dugu Bo had guessed, Li Luochen was indeed eager to find a powerful protector, otherwise he was very likely to be assassinated by a powerful force.

Not long after, Dugu Bo went to Sunset Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul bones. Knowing Dugu Bo's purpose, Li Luochen gave him some small suggestions.

"Senior Dugu, there's a way to increase the probability of obtaining soul bones: torture and kill soul beasts to greatly increase their resentment. In this case, the drop rate might be higher, but try to do it as little as possible."

Li Luochen originally wanted to say something that was against the natural order, but he swallowed his words. The cultivation system of Douluo Continent was obtained by hunting soul beasts. The cultivation was inherently abnormal, and it was all for the purpose of suppressing the soul beast race. This was the rule of the God Realm.

Even if Dugu Bo were to commit massacres, it wouldn't seem to cause any trouble; in fact, some gods in the divine realm might even applaud it.

Dugu Bo left shortly afterward. This time, he set his sights on the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in Sunset Forest. He remembered that there was an injured Boundless Poisonous Python in a swamp before. He could try his luck and see if torture and killing it really worked.

Li Luochen wasn't worried about whether Dugu Bo would be in danger. The most powerful creature in Sunset Forest was a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, so there was nothing that could threaten Dugu Bo.

However, it's different in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Star Dou Great Forest is home to real soul beast powerhouses, a place where even a level 99 Limit Douluo can easily get into trouble. It's unwise to obtain soul bones there by brutally killing others.

Next, it was time for Li Luochen and Dugu Yan to have some alone time. Without a third wheel, they talked more, getting to know each other better, sharing their innermost thoughts, and recounting their own growth experiences.

Li Luochen's first female friend in Douluo Continent. He didn't think much of her at first, but after getting to know her better, he found Dugu Yan quite nice. He liked her personality, she was very beautiful, and Dugu Yan hadn't gone to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy yet.

Yu Tianheng is still nowhere to be found. Li Luochen is Dugu Yan's first friend, and she values ​​him highly. She has been lonely since childhood, which has led to her somewhat impulsive personality. Actually, it's just because she's been too lonely and repressed.

As they talked more and more, their relationship gradually grew closer, and their hands began to touch. Dugu Yan was a person who dared to love and hate, and she was straightforward when she liked someone.

Li Luochen is the same; if he likes someone, he will pursue them. He doesn't like the kind of person who silently gives his all, as that's usually considered a "simp." He expresses his feelings openly and doesn't hide it. Moreover, Li Luochen is very devoted in relationships; his heart can only hold one person.

He felt that having one good husband for life was enough, and he didn't need anything else. He wasn't an emperor who needed a harem, nor was he a nobleman who needed multiple wives and concubines. He thought monogamy was just fine.

Just moments ago, after developing feelings for Dugu Yan, he took the initiative to hold her hand, and Dugu Yan did not resist. He knew then that the two of them were already in sync.

However, Li Luochen and Dugu Yan have one thing in common: their only remaining family member is their grandfather. This is what allows their relationship to grow stronger; it's more about sharing a similar plight.

the other side

Dugu Bo wandered around Sunset Forest, and the first thing he looked for was a 70,000-year-old Boundless Poisonous Python. This venomous python was one of the overlord-level soul beasts of Sunset Forest, but it had been severely injured by the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King and the Demon-Eyed Fox in a recent battle.

Dugu Bo happened to be nearby during that battle, intending to sit back and reap the benefits, see if the three soul beasts would perish together, and then pick up the scraps. Unfortunately, just as the battle ended, Dugu Bo's poison took effect, and he hurriedly returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to suppress the poison.

This time, Dugu Bo wanted to deal with the Boundless Poisonous Python first. If it could drop a soul bone, that would be even better, since higher-level soul beasts have a higher probability of dropping soul bones. Combined with Li Luochen's method, it might work.

Before long, Dugu Bo arrived at a swamp. He used his spiritual power to search for the location of the Boundless Poisonous Python. Dugu Bo possessed a soul bone, and it was the second most precious skull, a 50,000-year-old Medusa skull, with the skill: Medusa's Gaze.

Dugu Bo wasn't strong in combat among the Title Douluo, but his mental strength was quite strong. This is why he was able to suppress the poison with great willpower; his strong mental strength was an indispensable aid.

Dugu Bo quickly discovered a black python, 28 meters long and as thick as a water bucket, coiled in the swamp. The python was entirely black, but it had several tiger claw marks on its body, especially the claw marks on its head.

"Hehe, found you. Seventh Soul Skill, Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor True Form."

Dugu Bo directly unleashed his Martial Soul True Form. Soul beasts that have reached 70,000 years of age are generally quite strong. 70,000 years is enough to make a Title Douluo's ninth soul ring. Dugu Bo's own ninth soul ring is only a little over 80,000 years old.

The Boundless Poisonous Python sensed the approaching danger and quickly stood up, assuming a fighting stance. Upon closer inspection, it saw a gigantic Azure Phosphorous Serpent King, and it knew very well that this was a powerful human.

It had encountered this powerful human before; he lived in a place in the Sunset Forest where even it feared the poisonous miasma. And now, at its weakest moment, this powerful human had arrived.

"First Soul Skill, Azure Phosphorous Poison Mist"

Dugu Bo unleashed his first soul skill. Although it was his first soul skill, the attack he unleashed under his Martial Soul True Body was no less powerful than that of a Soul Saint.

Dugu Bo used his first soul skill primarily to allow the snake venom to enter the body of the Boundless Poison Python. In its injured state, the python was unable to withstand the poison of the Azure Scale Serpent King; once it came into contact with it, it would suffer a slow death.

The Boundless Poisonous Python stared at the green poisonous mist before it, its eyes filled with fear. In its current state, it was no match for the poison of a powerful human; to come into contact with it would mean a slow death.

The Boundless Poisonous Python wanted to rush out quickly, so it used all its strength to coat its entire body with its own venom and use its poison to resist Dugu Bo's Jade Scale Serpent Emperor Poison.

"Heh, trying to run? Not so easy! Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze!"

Dugu Bo's eighth soul skill is taken from Medusa, the queen of the 50,000-year-old snakes. It is the most suitable soul ring for snake-type martial souls. However, it consumes a lot of soul power. But Dugu Bo narrowed the scope and only used it around the Boundless Poisonous Python, which greatly reduced the consumption of soul power.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Corrosive Poison!"

Dugu Bo's fourth soul skill is a highly corrosive poison. By combining his own natal snake venom with the corrosive poison, he slowly kills the Boundless Poisonous Python. The most crucial part is experiencing the process of his own death. This is the method Dugu Bo could think of to torture and kill soul beasts.

The venomous python was locked in place and unable to move. It could only watch as the green snake venom and the purple corrosive poison invaded its body, causing it excruciating pain all over its body. Unable to move, it could only stare at Dugu Bo with a terrifying gaze filled with hatred and resentment.

Fifteen minutes later, the Boundless Poisonous Python was corroded to nothingness, and finally a piece of dark green soul bone fell off.

(End of this chapter)