Chapter 182: Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon and the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons
Led by the two powerhouses, Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan, the group headed directly toward the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Although the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest was vast, the number of Spirit Beasts living there was far lower than in the mixed region on the outskirts.
Hundred year Spirit Beasts were almost nonexistent here, while thousand year Spirit Beasts were relatively rare. Ten thousand year Spirit Beasts were the true rulers of this region, and if one was particularly unlucky, it was even possible to encounter a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast.
Any Spirit Beast capable of occupying its own territory in this area possessed a cultivation of at least thirty thousand years.
Because their schedule was tight, the group did not waste any time searching the outer regions and instead headed directly into the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Dugu Bo's spirit power cultivation had already stabilized at Rank 94.
Meanwhile, Ye Linyuan's cultivation was steadily approaching Rank 90.
According to his own estimation, within another year or two, he should be able to complete his breakthrough naturally through the Spirit Core Method.
With the current composition of their Spirit Beast hunting team, as long as they did not venture too deeply into the true core of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Great Fierce Land, they had little to fear.
They could not exactly travel through the Star Dou Great Forest without obstruction, but they were not far from it.
Lin Mo and the two girls walked in the middle of the group.
The trees in the core area were far taller than those on the outskirts. Their enormous canopies blocked out most of the sky, allowing sunlight to fall through the gaps only in scattered patches.
Dugu Bo walked at the very front.
His Titled Douluo aura faintly radiated outward, deterring the Spirit Beasts lurking in the surrounding darkness.
Ye Linyuan followed at the rear of the group. His Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul had already been quietly released, and a gentle healing light enveloped everyone, allowing him to respond immediately if an accident occurred.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling walked beside Lin Mo, both appearing somewhat tense.
Dugu Yan in particular was filled with anticipation.
After all, she was about to obtain her fifth spirit ring.
"Grandpa, how much farther do we have to go?" Dugu Yan asked.
Dugu Bo answered without turning around.
"Not far. If this old man remembers correctly, there is a poisonous swamp ahead. There is a high chance that a poison attribute Spirit Beast suitable for you lives there."
Ye Lingling gently held Dugu Yan's hand.
"Yanyan, don't worry."
Soon, the second day after they entered the Star Dou Great Forest arrived.
The group stopped at the edge of a swamp within the core area.
A pale purple mist filled the swamp ahead, and a strong, fishy odor permeated the air.
"This is the place."
Dugu Bo stopped and scanned the depths of the swamp with his emerald eyes.
The group cautiously advanced deeper into the swamp.
The farther they went, the denser the surrounding poisonous mist became, and their visibility continued to decrease.
Fortunately, Dugu Bo was an expert in poison.
With a casual movement, he formed a spirit power barrier around the group, completely isolating them from the poisonous mist.
After advancing for roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn, a rustling sound suddenly came from the swamp ahead.
Immediately afterward, an enormous figure slowly rose from the mud.
It was a giant centipede shaped Spirit Beast more than ten meters long.
Its entire body was dark purple, and the surface of its carapace gleamed with a metallic luster.
A curved, sharp horn grew from either side of its head, while its opening and closing mouthparts revealed rows of sharp white fangs.
Most striking of all were the rows of sharp bone spurs covering its back and the deep purple poisonous mist surrounding its enormous body.
"Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon."
Dugu Bo recognized the Spirit Beast at a glance.
"Its cultivation is around sixteen thousand years. It's a poison attribute Sub Dragon Spirit Beast and extremely suitable for you."
Excitement immediately filled Dugu Yan's eyes.
"That's the one!"
The Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon had obviously noticed the intrusion of these outsiders as well.
It released a hoarse growl, and its enormous body twisted violently through the swamp, sending waves of mud rolling outward.
Dugu Bo turned toward Lin Mo.
"Kid, let Charizard handle it. Let's finish this quickly."
Lin Mo nodded, and his thoughts stirred.
Crimson light flashed.
Charizard instantly appeared above the swamp.
It let out a low roar and spread its wings as five spirit rings slowly rotated beneath it.
Two yellow, one purple, and two black.
The moment the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon sensed Charizard's aura, it instinctively felt threatened.
Charizard did not hesitate.
Its wings suddenly flapped, and several wind blades appeared out of thin air before precisely slicing toward the legs on both sides of the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon's body.
"Hiss!"
The Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon immediately released a painful shriek.
Charizard's attack was simply too fast.
It did not even have time to dodge.
Nearly seventy percent of the legs supporting its enormous body were severed by the wind blades.
Its body instantly lost balance and crashed heavily into the swamp.
Charizard did not stop.
It opened its mouth and unleashed a stream of scorching white flames.
"Fire Spin!"
The Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon struggled desperately to break free.
However, after losing most of its legs, it could barely move and could only frantically attack the surrounding flames in an attempt to escape.
Charizard gave it no opportunity to resist.
It suddenly swooped downward.
Lightning flashed around its Dragon Claw as a Thunder Punch slammed heavily into the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon's head.
Bang!
With a dull impact, cracks spread across the armor covering the Spirit Beast's head.
Dark purple blood immediately seeped from the fractures.
The Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon released a piercing wail.
Its struggles gradually weakened until its enormous body finally collapsed limply within the Fire Spin.
From the moment Charizard attacked until the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon completely lost the ability to resist, less than three minutes had passed.
Dugu Yan stared blankly.
Charizard's movements had been far too fast, much faster than she had expected.
A sixteen thousand year poison attribute Sub Dragon Spirit Beast would be a troublesome opponent even for many six-ring Spirit Emperors.
Yet before Charizard, it had failed to last even three minutes.
And this was merely Charizard in its normal state.
Lin Mo looked toward Dugu Yan.
"Sister Yanyan, it's your turn."
As soon as he spoke, Charizard canceled Fire Spin.
Dugu Yan returned to her senses.
She drew a dagger from her waist and quickly approached the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon.
Raising the dagger, she aimed directly at the crack in its head armor and stabbed downward with all her strength.
The blade sank into its skull.
The Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon's enormous body twitched violently before becoming completely motionless.
A deep black spirit ring slowly rose from its corpse and hovered in the air.
Dugu Yan immediately sat cross-legged.
Her spirit power circulated as she guided the black spirit ring toward herself.
The process of absorbing her fifth spirit ring went much more smoothly than expected.
Perhaps because the Ten Thousand Poison Centipede Dragon's attributes were exceptionally compatible with her Jade Phosphor Dragon Spirit, Dugu Yan needed only two hours to successfully complete the absorption.
When she opened her eyes again, the fluctuations of spirit power around her had grown noticeably stronger.
Five spirit rings rose beneath her feet.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black.
"Rank 52."
A delighted smile appeared on Dugu Yan's face.
"And my fifth Spirit Ability is called Jade Phosphor Green Poison. Now the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons are finally complete!"
Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction.
"The Jade Phosphor Five Poisons are complete. Yanyan, your current strength is definitely enough for you to be considered outstanding among Spirit Masters of the same rank."
Dugu Bo then looked around, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Yanyan's spirit ring has been settled. Next is Lin Mo."
"We'll probably have to go deeper. It's difficult to find a sixty thousand year Spirit Beast suitable for him around the outskirts of the core area."
Ye Linyuan nodded.
"Indeed. Even around here, sixty thousand year Spirit Beasts are rare. Most of them inhabit deeper regions."
Lin Mo remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Then let's continue deeper. Time is tight, and we don't have many choices."
The group rested briefly before setting out again, advancing farther into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
With Dugu Bo allowing a trace of his Titled Douluo aura to leak out, none of the Spirit Beasts they encountered along the way dared recklessly approach them.
In fact, the deeper they traveled, the smoother their progress became.
The deeper regions of the core area were quieter than the outer portions.
There were fewer Spirit Beasts here, but every one of them possessed tremendous strength and powerful territorial instincts.
They rarely left their own territory without reason, nor would they casually trespass into the territory of another powerful Spirit Beast.
This meant that as long as Lin Mo and the others avoided areas that clearly belonged to exceptionally powerful Spirit Beasts, they could move through the core region with relative safety.
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