Chapter 262: The Natural Nemesis of All Poisons, A Mobile Spring of Life
Lin Qingmo immediately transmitted his voice:
"Old Poison, increase the output."
"..."
Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.
Why did he suddenly feel like he was being looked down upon?
"Then this old man will add a little more flavor and see whether your sacred rain can withstand it!"
Dense emerald-green poisonous mist, so thick it seemed impossible to dissolve, erupted explosively from his body.
The rolling poisonous mist transformed into tides of dark green poison that instantly enveloped the entire training ground.
Wherever it passed, even the hard ground was corroded into countless fine pits.
Carrying an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, it crazily swept toward the Sacred Heart Ancient Tree at the center.
"Poison Douluo!"
Liu Erlong's expression drastically changed.
She had not expected Dugu Bo to suddenly become this serious.
The poison Dugu Bo released now was enough to make even her heart tremble in fear.
It carried a terrifying feeling of certain death upon contact.
One had to know that Lin Qingmo possessed merely Rank 50 soul power.
However, her worry quickly transformed into shock.
The result was exactly the same as before.
The shimmering white sacred rain falling from the sky violently collided against the emerald poisonous mist.
It was as though invisible holy flames were burning!
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The poisonous mist, powerful enough to make even Soul Saints perish—
Was completely purified by the sacred life rain within mere moments.
Forget injuring the Sacred Heart Ancient Tree; even approaching within fifty meters of the ancient tree proved impossible.
What?!
All traces of Dugu Bo's playful expression and casual attitude instantly vanished.
His face finally changed completely.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
He cried out in shock, his voice trembling with disbelief.
"How could this old man's poison possibly be purified so easily?!"
He was a Rank 92 Titled Douluo!
This poison technique was the very foundation that allowed him to dominate the continent throughout his entire life.
Across the entire Douluo Continent, there were absolutely no more than five people capable of directly resisting his poison and remaining unharmed!
As for completely neutralizing and purifying his toxins—
Aside from the Aromatic Silk Beauty the Young Master had previously taken out, he truly could not think of anything else capable of doing it.
Yet now, these two young people before him, whose soul power had not even reached the Soul Emperor level—
Had casually broken through the poison he was most proud of using, nothing more than an unheard-of Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
"Old Poison, stop holding back. Use your strongest poison."
Lin Qingmo's calm voice came from beneath the ancient tree, without the slightest ripple.
"This..."
Dugu Bo gritted his teeth as a vicious expression instantly appeared upon his face.
He had dominated the Douluo Continent for nearly a century, yet he had never suffered such a massive defeat in the poison arts he specialized in most.
Today, he truly refused to believe that he, the mighty Poison Douluo, could not break the soul skill of two juniors.
His feet violently stomped the ground as nine soul rings abruptly rose around him.
Terrifying Titled Douluo pressure exploded outward.
Dark green poisonous mist surged from within his body.
This poison technique was something even the Titled Douluo of the same level would not dare to directly withstand!
The poisonous mist churned and condensed into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor dozens of meters long.
"Hiss!"
It opened its bloody maw wide, revealing sinister fangs. Its scarlet vertical pupils were filled with brutality as it viciously lunged toward the Sacred Heart Ancient Tree.
The shimmering white sacred rain still fell slowly and steadily from the sky.
There was no heaven-shaking collision, only sharp sizzling sounds.
The giant poisonous serpent formed from dark poison mist resembled a red-hot iron block thrown into icy water the moment it touched the sacred rain.
The terrifying poison, capable of exterminating all life beneath the Titled Douluo level, actually melted away at visible speed.
Within only a few breaths—
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, formed entirely from deadly poison, completely dissipated into the air.
Not even the slightest trace of poison remained.
"..."
The entire area fell into dead silence.
The wind stopped, leaving only the faint sound of sacred rain landing upon the ground.
Dugu Bo stood frozen, like a stone statue.
His face was filled with horror. His mouth opened and closed repeatedly, yet he could not force out a single word for a long while.
His strongest poison,
The Jade Phosphor Serpent poison he relied upon for fame and domination throughout his entire life—
Had actually... been completely purified just like that?
Without causing even the slightest ripple?
This was simply a fantasy tale!
"This... how is this possible?"
Dugu Bo cried out in shock, his voice trembling uncontrollably while his face remained filled with disbelief.
"This old man's poison is actually completely useless? Young Master, your soul skill is far too unreasonable!"
The mighty Poison Douluo had directly become a toothless tiger before this soul skill.
The poison technique he was most proud of had turned into nothing more than decoration, incapable of producing even the slightest effect.
"Hiss!"
Liu Erlong was completely dumbfounded.
She had personally experienced just how terrifying Dugu Bo's poison truly was at close range.
She could say with certainty that if that attack just now had targeted her, she absolutely would not have survived!
Yet now, the deadly poison capable of killing a Soul Saint like her had actually been casually neutralized by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Lin Qingmo and Ye Lingling.
Looking at the stunned appearances of the two, Lin Qingmo already had a clear understanding in his heart.
At the same time, he was deeply shocked.
What exactly was this Sacred Heart Ancient Tree?
Why did it possess such overwhelmingly powerful purification ability?
Ye Lingling herself was even more dumbfounded.
She had never imagined that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between herself and Lin Qingmo would make a lofty Titled Douluo like Poison Douluo react in such a bizarre manner.
After a moment of silence—
"Teacher Erlong, our Martial Soul Fusion Skill also possesses healing effects. Please test it for us."
Lin Qingmo spoke up.
"Alright."
Liu Erlong heavily nodded without the slightest hesitation.
She also wanted to personally witness just how absurd this soul skill could become.
Scorching dragon scales instantly covered her right hand while sharp dragon claws flashed with cold light.
Without the slightest hesitation, she directly sliced a deep wound across her left arm, deep enough to expose bone.
Blood instantly gushed forth, dripping down her arm and splattering onto the ground into glaring crimson spots.
She was a Rank 78 Power Attack System Soul Saint.
This wound exposed the bone itself.
Even if Ye Lingling personally activated the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul with all her strength and exhausted all her soul power, she might barely manage to heal it.
But at that moment, shimmering white life sacred rain lightly fell upon her wound.
A miraculous scene occurred.
That bone-deep wound healed at visible speed.
The torn muscles, blood vessels, and bones recovered completely in mere moments.
Not even the faintest scar remained behind.
"???"
Liu Erlong lowered her head and stared at her completely unharmed arm.
Her fingers repeatedly rubbed the location that had just been injured, her face filled with shock.
No one understood her own body better than herself.
"This... this healing ability is more than ten times stronger than Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia itself!"
Liu Erlong cried out in shock, her voice filled with unconcealable astonishment.
Dugu Bo stood nearby, clicking his tongue endlessly in amazement.
At this point, he had completely understood.
It could purify his poison and possessed overwhelmingly powerful healing abilities.
In other words, as long as this Martial Soul Fusion Skill remained active, no negative status effects could touch them in the slightest.
There were only two ways to break it:
Either use absolute crushing, pure physical attacks to instantly kill the casters without giving them any chance to heal.
Or forcibly exhaust all the soul power of both of them until the domain completely collapses.
Of course, for a Rank 92 Titled Douluo like him, both of those methods were naturally achievable.
But this was still absurd enough.
Two juniors merely at the Soul King and Soul Ancestor levels, relying on a single Martial Soul Fusion Skill, actually forced him, a Titled Douluo, to rely on close-combat brute force to have a chance of winning.
If this were to spread, his reputation as the Poison Douluo would be completely lost.
For the first time, Dugu Bo felt that his poison no longer seemed impressive.
Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was practically the nemesis of all poison-type soul masters in the world!
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