Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 41 Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Joyfully Obtaining the Netherworld Treasure Bag

"well--"

Dugu Bo sighed and immediately flew up, lifting Ji Wuming down. Ji Wuming was purposefully searching for herbs in the Yin-Yang Well, while Dugu Bo followed closely behind cautiously, his eyes filled with tension.

"Most of these herbs are highly poisonous, so please don't touch them. If you get poisoned, there's nothing I can do to help you."

When he occupied this precious land before, he had picked a medicinal herb, which immediately turned into powder. His right hand, which had touched the herb, was also tainted with an unknown green poison.

If he hadn't possessed the cultivation level of an 89th-level Soul Douluo, mastered poison techniques, and developed some resistance to poison, and hadn't received treatment from the Ye family's Nine-Star Begonia, Dugu Bo would have long since turned into a pool of blood and died.

"Your Majesty can rest assured. Although I am not knowledgeable in pharmacology, I do know some medicinal herbs."

At this moment, Ji Wuming's eyes were completely absorbed in the sea of ​​herbs and flowers, unable to tear themselves away.

"The Fragrance of the Immortal, the bane of all poisons; the Snow-white Swan's Kiss, the overlord of poisons; the Acacia Red, the king of flowers, a heartbreaking red; and the Fragrance of the Tulip, the Extraordinary Chrysanthemum, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, the Narcissus Jade Skin and Bone, the Dew of Longing for Autumn Water, the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and the Primordial Immortal Herb..."

There were more than twenty medicinal herbs of the celestial herb level, and besides these, there were also quite a few other top-grade medicinal herbs.

"Snow Silkworm, Cinnabar Lotus, Twin Lotus, Dragon Branch Leaves..."

Ji Wuming stopped in front of an extremely robust, earthy-yellow plant with two brown-veined golden gourds growing at its base.

"This is the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, which is most beneficial to Your Majesty and your granddaughter. Just like the name of this plant, Earth Dragon, after you eat it, your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul will undergo further transformation and there is a great chance that you will complete the Martial Soul evolution."

"How is this possible?"

Dugu Bo was extremely surprised upon hearing this. He knew that his Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had only evolved into the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor after absorbing the Queen of Serpents—Medusa—a process of incredibly difficult evolution.

Now, however, one can accomplish the goal of evolving a spirit master's spirit after years or even decades of arduous pursuit simply by consuming a single plant. How utterly absurd is this?

Ji Wuming had anticipated Dugu Bo's surprise. In his view, the martial soul evolution gained from consuming the immortal herb was only effective for the present generation and a few generations to come. After that, the family would still face the problem of martial soul degeneration.

A martial spirit is inherited from both parents by blood, much like dominant and recessive inheritance in biology. Even if a child awakens a martial spirit that does not resemble either parent's, it cannot be definitively concluded that the child is not their biological child; it can only be said that the martial spirit is inherited across generations.

The immortal herb can reduce the probability of recessive inheritance and ensure that powerful martial souls are passed down stably.

Having thought this through, Ji Wuming, seeing that Dugu Bo still had some doubts, further explained to him,

"Snakes belong to the dragon species and have a very faint trace of dragon bloodline in their bodies. Although the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd is an earth-attribute plant, it can enable snake-type soul beasts or snake-type martial souls to complete the process of transforming into dragons, becoming unprecedented sub-dragons or even pure-blooded dragon soul beasts or martial souls."

"If the Azure Phosphorus Serpent evolves into a dragon, then its martial soul poison is very likely to undergo a transformation, no longer causing harm to the human body. Moreover, it is very likely to gain an additional earth attribute, which will further mitigate the damage caused by the poison."

"To prevent you from deceiving me, I will implant something inside your body!"

Dugu Bo wasn't in a hurry for Ji Wuming to pick the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. Instead, he circulated his soul power, forcibly making Ji Wuming float up. The thing hidden in his abdomen began to wriggle upwards towards Dugu Bo, accompanied by a little saliva appearing outside his mouth, which then flowed into Ji Wuming's body.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? This is disgusting!"

Ji Wuming clutched his chest, feeling extremely nauseous and vomiting. He never expected that he would be fed the pill by Dugu Bo. If it were a woman, he wouldn't feel disgusted, but Dugu Bo was a man, and the pill came out of his abdomen.

Dugu Bo felt embarrassed upon hearing this and explained to him.

"Don't worry, this is a pill I've condensed with my life's cultivation. It's temporarily stored inside your body. As long as you don't do anything improper, the pill will only benefit you, not harm you!"

"Alright then, but if there are any more disgusting things in the future, remember to tell me first so I can be mentally prepared."

Ji Wuming used a jade artifact to cut the two brown earthworm-shaped golden gourds directly from the vine and handed them to Dugu Bo.

"Just eat the flesh inside!"

Just as Dugu Bo was about to test the drug first, Ji Wuming suddenly thought of a better way and hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, I have thought of a better way that may allow your martial soul to undergo evolution while simultaneously achieving two qualitative leaps in overall strength."

"Oh! Do you have any other suggestions? Tell me!"

At this moment, Dugu Bo's impression of Ji Wuming had begun to change, and he was very willing to listen to his advice.

"Your Majesty, you are the Poison Douluo, and poison is the foundation of your cultivation. In order not to harm you, you can condense the toxins in your body into the Pill Pearl. While preserving all your poison skills, you can also complete the evolution of your Martial Soul. Perhaps the Pill Pearl will directly transform into the Poison Dragon Pearl and reach the Super Douluo level."

Upon hearing the name Super Douluo, Dugu Bo smiled with delight. He was currently only a level 92 Title Douluo. If he could advance three levels in a few days, he would no longer fear the pursuit of his enemies. A Super Douluo was a rare existence even on the entire continent.

"good!"

Dugu Bo put the two earth dragon golden gourds into his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch, and manipulated the elixir pearl to take it out of Ji Wuming's body. Ji Wuming, who was completely unprepared, almost had his throat torn open.

"Your Majesty, couldn't you have informed me before you took it?"

"Next time for sure. Since you've helped me so much, and you also have a flaw in your martial soul, take a look at these herbs and see which ones can help with your ailment, then go and pick them! Consider this my condition for agreeing to your request!"

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Faced with Dugu Bo's generous permission, Ji Wuming was not so easily fooled.

"Your Majesty, you brought up these words, not me. These are separate matters and should not be confused."

Dugu Bo pointed at Ji Wuming ahead, feeling quite helpless. He never expected that he, a titled Douluo, would encounter a rogue who was practically a scoundrel. So many herbs here couldn't even offset the promise he made to Ji Wuming.

"Actually, I just wanted to take more herbs, just in case. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

"Alright, that suits me perfectly. You can take any of these herbs you like, but remember, you mustn't damage my herb garden!"

As Dugu Bo spoke, he tossed a soul tool from his waist that resembled the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch, except that this soul tool was adorned not with green gems, but with dark blue gems.

"This is the Netherworld Treasure Pouch, which I found along with the Ruyi Treasure Bag. It's also a storage soul tool that can store living things, and now you've got it for free, kid!"

Ji Wuming accepted the Youhai Treasure Bag, feeling grateful but also quite surprised. According to the original plot, shouldn't Dugu Bo only have one Ruyi Treasure Bag? How come he has two such storage soul tools?

(End of this chapter)