Douluo Continent: From Blue Silver Grass to Nine-Leaf Sword Grass

Chapter 34 Dugu Yan's Third Soul Ring

Half an hour later, Dugu Bo arrived at the location of the soul beast with Jiang Li and Dugu Yan.

"Found it."

"This is... a Thorn Dragon?" Dugu Bo recognized the soul beast the moment he saw it.

Not far from the three of them, a huge creature was fast asleep on the riverbank, with large bubbles coming out of its nose.

Even when lying down, it is over two meters tall. Its enormous size is like a small mountain. Its entire body is covered with black spikes, and its skin is silver. Its huge head takes up almost a quarter of its entire body.

"Thorn Dragon? What kind of soul beast is that?" Dugu Yan asked in confusion.

Hearing Dugu Yan's question, Dugu Bo explained, "The Thorn Dragon is a sub-dragon soul beast with spatial attributes. It possesses powerful attack and defense capabilities. However, this kind of soul beast is extremely rare, with only a handful found on the continent. I heard that the Ancient Banyan Tree of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School absorbed the soul ring of this kind of soul beast. Yan Yan, you are really lucky."

At this point, Dugu Bo shook his head and continued, "It's a pity. Other soul beasts might be okay, but you probably can't absorb this Thorn Dragon."

Indeed, the Thorn Dragon before us is a top-tier soul beast. Not only is its dragon blood abundant, but it also possesses an extremely rare spatial attribute, making it suitable even as a fourth soul ring. Although its age is a bit low, its bloodline level is high.

In Jiang Li's opinion, this thorn dragon not only has amazing defense, but also probably amazing poison resistance. He wondered if Dugu Bo's poison could seriously injure it.

"Grandpa, have you forgotten that I also absorbed the immortal herb and my martial soul has evolved into a dragon-type martial soul? I definitely wouldn't have been able to absorb the previous Azure Serpent, but now I think I can give it a try," Dugu Yan said confidently.

"Uh." Dugu Bo was momentarily embarrassed. Thinking back, Dugu Yan had taken a medicinal bath that was comparable to rare and precious herbs, and after consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, she had achieved dragon transformation. Her martial soul quality was even stronger than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Absorbing a Thorn Dragon's soul ring didn't seem difficult, not to mention that the Thorn Dragon was only a sub-dragon. Dugu Yan's martial soul could completely suppress the Thorn Dragon's bloodline.

After thinking for a while, Dugu Bo finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, but I will interrupt you if you can't absorb it."

Although Dugu Bo agreed with Dugu Yan's idea, as a doting granddaughter, he certainly didn't want his granddaughter to suffer any harm. If Dugu Yan really couldn't absorb it, he would interrupt her. Although she would get hurt, it was better than being burst.

"I understand, Grandpa. Don't worry." Dugu Yan nodded in agreement. This soul beast was perfect and extremely rare; its soul skills must be very powerful.

"Xiao Li and Yan Yan, keep your distance. I'll go and meet him. I don't want you to get hurt in the process," Dugu Bo said.

Even without Dugu Bo saying it, Jiang Li knew he should keep his distance. The Thorn Dragon was no ordinary soul beast. As a dragon-type soul beast, it was generally very powerful. It was normal for a thousand-year-old to fight a ten-thousand-year-old one, let alone a dragon-type soul beast like the Thorn Dragon with spatial abilities. Jiang Li himself wasn't afraid, at most it would be a bit troublesome, but Dugu Yan was different. Dugu Yan didn't have that ability.

However, Jiang Li looked at the scales on the Thorn Dragon's body and couldn't help but feel uneasy. The spikes not only looked incredibly strong defensively, but they were also probably incredibly resistant to poison. He wondered if Dugu Bo's poison could seriously injure it.

Dugu Bo immediately activated his Martial Soul True Form, and a forty-meter-long Azure-Eyed Golden-Scaled Flood Dragon appeared.

The large bubble on the Thorn Dragon's nose burst, and the Thorn Dragon opened its eyes and roared.

hold head high---

With a tremendous roar, the Thorn Dragon stood up, reaching a height of six meters. Its eyes were fixed on the enemy before it, and saliva dripped from its mouth, its fighting spirit reaching its peak.

The Thorn Dragon roared, stomped one foot on the ground, and flashed to Dugu Bo's side in the next moment.

"Oh? Interesting. It's quite intelligent. Is it because it's a dragon species?" Dugu Bo thought to himself as he watched the Thorn Dragon flash to his side.

"But it's not very useful." As he said this, Dugu Bo suddenly moved.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!"

Dugu Bo's eighth soul skill, Time Freeze, freezes everything within a one-kilometer radius of himself, time stops, and only he can move.

"Ninth Soul Skill: Azure Scale Divine Light!"

After releasing his eighth soul skill, Dugu Bo immediately released his ninth soul skill, condensing a wisp of his innate poison mixed with other poisons, and launched it at the Thorn Dragon.

Since time was frozen at this moment, the Thorn Dragon had no way to dodge and could only take the poison with its face.

Before long, the Thorn Dragon was weakened and on the verge of death by the poison.

"Yan Yan, come here. It's dying. This part of it has been completely corroded by me, and the poison is about to enter its brain."

"They're here!"

At this moment, the Thorn Dragon had no strength to resist. After Dugu Yan arrived, she directly activated her dragon transformation and pierced through the Thorn Dragon's brain.

Black poisonous blood, red dragon blood, yellow and white brain matter were all smashed out, but unfortunately the Thorn Dragon couldn't even let out a wail.

After the Thorn Dragon died, a purple soul ring appeared. Dugu Yan sat down to meditate and began to absorb the soul ring.

"I wonder if Yan Yan can absorb it." As Dugu Yan guided the soul ring, Dugu Bo's eyes couldn't help but show worry.

"Don't worry, you even prepared Sister Yan's medicinal bath. Its effect is almost as good as a soul bone, not to mention the assistance of cultivation techniques and bloodline suppression."

Just then, Jiang Li also walked over.

It would be strange if Dugu Yan couldn't absorb this soul ring despite the medicinal bath, the earth dragon melon she consumed, and the aid of her cultivation technique. Combat power is one thing, soul power is another; the two cannot be confused. The reason why dragon-type soul beasts are so powerful is because their defenses are thick and their claws are sharp. Ordinary people cannot penetrate their defenses, but they can break through your defenses, which is why they seem so powerful. If someone can break through your defenses, then it's not a big deal. For example, Dugu Bo didn't exert much effort at all when he fought this thorn dragon.

And so, the two chatted while waiting for Dugu Yan to absorb the soul ring, during which time Dugu Yan remained in a very stable state.

The next morning, Dugu Yan woke up after refining the soul ring and saw her grandfather protecting her.

"Grandpa! After absorbing this soul ring, my soul power reached level 35. My third soul skill is to use spatial attributes to teleport short distances, evade enemy attacks, or quickly approach targets. It can increase with my soul power level, and the current range is 100 meters." Dugu Yan boasted, hugging Dugu Bo's arm.

"Really? My Yan Yan is so lucky! This is the Thorn Dragon's innate ability." Dugu Bo praised Dugu Yan after hearing her words.

"Of course, don't you know who I am!" Dugu Yan said proudly, raising her head.

"Alright, alright, my Yanyan is the best." Dugu Bo went along with Dugu Yan when he saw how happy she was.

Hearing Dugu Bo's praise, Dugu Yan looked at Jiang Li with a defiant gaze, as if to say: See? Grandpa spoils me so much.

Jiang Li looked at Dugu Yan's eyes and shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself, "As expected of a girl, she's really competitive. Looks like I'm in for a rough time."

Jiang Li didn't calculate Dugu Yan's level too carefully. Immortal herbs and medicinal baths are things that work gradually. There must still be medicinal power hidden in her body. It would be good to activate it all at once, but the foundation would be unstable.

P.S.: Being on an IV drip is so annoying.

(End of this chapter)