Douluo: The martial soul Nine-headed Xiangliu swallows the sky and devours the earth!

Chapter 196 Qualitative Improvement
Dugu Yao, leading Dugu Yan, did not lose their way and began to return the way they came. On the way, they encountered many young soul beasts that were stubborn and unyielding.

Dugu Yao greatly admired the spirit beasts that dared to attack them, as such ferocity was rare and valuable. Therefore, he entrusted them all to Dugu Yan for practice.

Having little practical combat experience, Dugu Yan was initially quite clumsy in dealing with these soul beasts, but she couldn't hold on.

After Dugu Yao put away Xiang Liu, more and more foolish soul beasts appeared.

In just a few days, Dugu Yan had killed more than a dozen soul beasts, making a qualitative leap in terms of combat ability, and was completely different from a few days ago.

Of course, if Dugu Yan encounters a soul beast she can't defeat, Dugu Yao is there to protect her. So, in the past few days, the other party has been squeezing her dry.

He improved his weaknesses in practical combat skills, and the effect was obvious. Dugu Yao was very satisfied with this, as was his sister.

Even without his overwhelming level of ability, practical experience still needs to be improved to make up for shortcomings.

As for him? He can't be easily defeated, so what practical experience can he gain? Besides, he doesn't have any powerful soul beasts to serve as his whetstone.

For Dugu Yao, the main reason was his terrifying strength, which was his source of confidence, and therefore, it was crucial for improving his combat experience.

He wasn't particularly interested in it; he'd rather spend that time cultivating and raising his soul power level to 70 as soon as possible to become a Soul Saint.

"Roar!"

The Lone-Eyed Demon Wolf, with its dark, vertical eyes, stared intently at the eager girl before it, letting out a warning howl. Its target was the boy behind her.

Compared to the girl in front of him, the young man behind him was clearly more attractive to him, as if he were some kind of exquisite delicacy, while the girl was more like a treat to satisfy his cravings.

"Heh, target, is it my brother? You underestimate me too much. I am your opponent!" Dugu Yan said disdainfully.

The thousand-year-old one-eyed demon wolf had a huge body. It opened its blood-red maw full of fangs and spewed out a corrosive black light.

It charged toward Dugu Yan's location. Since this girl was courting death, it would send her to her death first. After dealing with the girl in front of it, the boy would also be its prey!
The thousand-year-old soul beast is not very intelligent; it only has a simple thought: to eat the attractive young man in front of it and the girl who wants a snack.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Tri-phase Protection!"

A dazzling black ten-thousand-year soul ring bloomed, forming three golden snake-patterned barriers around her, blocking the black light.

This black light, though seemingly powerful, did not cause any damage to Dugu Yan's snake-patterned barrier; it remained perfectly intact, suspended in the air.

"Possessed by a martial spirit!"

The Three-Phase Azure Serpent appeared behind Dugu Yan, instantly completing the process of possessing her martial soul. Green scales gradually appeared on her body.

Like armor, it adhered to Dugu Yan's body, and her originally black eyes transformed into fierce emerald green snake eyes, looking at the other party with amusement.

What's most terrifying is the three snake heads attached to him in the air: a kind old snake head, a majestic middle-aged snake head, and a contemptuous young snake head.

The three-headed snake pierced through her clothes and grew out from her back; this was the ability of her martial spirit possession, though terrifying.

But once you get used to it, it has a different charm. Of course, given Dugu Yao's strictness, Dugu Yan's current appearance is very cute.

Those old snakeheads and middle-aged snakeheads were a bit of an eyesore. "Roar!"

The one-eyed wolf howled again, gripping the ground firmly with its limbs, and charged towards her, its chilling claws gleaming with an astonishing cold light.

"First Soul Skill: Tri-phase Netherflame Breath!"

"Second Soul Skill: Tri-phase Wind and Miasma Breath!"

Behind Dugu Yan, the three snake heads, the older one opening its mouth, spewed out vicious flames, a deadly breath of venomous Netherflame, sweeping towards the charging one-eyed demon wolf.

The middle-aged and young snake-headed individuals spewed out highly toxic and hallucinogenic hurricanes from their mouths, which lashed out at the Lone Eye Demon Wolf like knives.

The fire, fueled by the wind, burned ever brighter, and the wind, fueled by the fire, grew even more intense. In an instant, the flames and the hurricane engulfed the demonic wolf.

Flames burned all around, and within the flames, the figure of a demonic wolf could be vaguely seen, its mournful howls echoing endlessly. Gradually, the howls faded away.

Dugu Yan released her Martial Soul Possession, dispelling the burning flames and hurricane, leaving only the dying demon wolf.

She approached the demonic wolf, looked at the dying wolf on the ground, and clicked her tongue, saying, "Why did this have to happen? Why did it have to attack us? Did it really think of us as food?"

On her way back, she was improving her combat experience as she retraced her steps. She encountered many spirit beasts, but most of them were no match for her.

She handled it with ease; this thousand-year-old demon wolf was the youngest soul beast she had encountered along the way.

Defeating the opponent is a piece of cake.

Snap snap~ Snap snap~ Snap snap~
Dugu Yao clapped his hands and walked to Dugu Yan's side with a smile. He had witnessed Dugu Yan's improvement over the past few days.

Fighting against equally matched soul beasts has a remarkable effect on improving combat skills, which even he envied for a moment.

"Not bad, not bad," Dugu Yao exclaimed.

"Hehe!" Dugu Yan chuckled, ignoring the fact that the soul beast was near death. Although it still had a breath left, its final fate was nothing more than becoming food for other soul beasts.

She looked at her brother, eager to try, and Dugu Yao took in all of this, his smile growing even wider.

"Yanyan, do you feel that your combat skills have improved remarkably in the past few days, so you want to challenge me?"

"Of course, as your older brother, I will grant your wish!" He clenched his long, slender fingers into a fist, looked at Dugu Yan, and said calmly.

Dugu Yan shook her head in embarrassment, recalling how her opponent had easily broken her sixth soul skill without even using a soul skill, relying solely on the power of her martial soul itself.

Even if I have improved a lot in the past few days, I still wouldn't be a match for my brother. To challenge him rashly would only be asking for trouble.

She shook her head vigorously and said, "Later, later, later, brother. If there's a chance in the future, I will definitely not hesitate to ask for your guidance."

(End of this chapter)