Chapter 156 Medusa: He wasn't like this a few days ago?
Although Yu Yuanzhen's explanation sounded like he was just fobbing Dugu Bo off, since he had said so, Dugu Bo decided to believe it.
Regardless, once they reached the forest, it would be Yu Yuanzhen and his group protecting Yu Xiaogang; he was just a weak Soul Saint, after all.
Thus, the group soon set off towards the Sunset Forest once again.
Yu Xiaogang, who had been forcibly dragged along, was somewhat unwilling.
He currently had a pile of Soul Bones in his hands and was trying to figure out their mysteries, only to be dragged over by his father to verify some ethereal luck.
It was completely pointless.
So, throughout the journey, Yu Xiaogang kept meditating and Cultivating.
He was already Rank 35; with a bit more effort, he would reach Rank 40.
After all, he still wanted to catch up to Bibi Dong sooner.
Yu Xiaogang's diligence, in Dugu Bo's eyes, confirmed his previous expectations.
He didn't even forget to meditate while traveling; it was no wonder he was so strong.
Just like that, the group returned to the Sunset Forest once again.
After entering the Sunset Forest, Yu Yuanzhen followed the previous route, leading the group straight to Medusa's lair.
This time, they didn't encounter that Crimson Flame Tiger on the way, which saved them a lot of trouble.
Arriving near Medusa's lair, the area was filled with poisonous mist. Dugu Bo stepped forward to carefully examine the situation of the mist.
"Interesting. This poison is unprecedented. It seems this Medusa here is indeed, as the Sect Master said, exceptionally toxic."
A sharp glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.
As a master of poison, Dugu Bo had already started imagining what kind of changes it would bring to his current combat system if he could integrate this Medusa's poison into it.
Hiss!!
Just as Dugu Bo was preparing to continue examining the poisonous mist, a hissing sound rang out.
The emerald green Medusa crawled out from the poisonous mist, flicking its tongue at the group, looking ready to attack at any moment.
"It really is a 60,000-year Medusa! Hahaha, with this Soul Ring, my strength will definitely be able to advance further!"
"Sect Master, Grand Elder, Elder Lin, I'll leave the rest to you."
Upon seeing Medusa, Dugu Bo was first delighted, then solemnly bowed to the three men, including Yu Yuanzhen.
"Rest assured, we are all veterans at Spirit Hunting; there won't be any mistakes."
"Yes, yes, Elder Dugu, you can rest easy."
Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder both gave their assurances, while Lin Lang moved to Yu Xiaogang's side.
In this battle, Yu Yuanzhen would lead the attack, the Grand Elder would prevent Medusa from escaping, and Lin Lang would guard against Medusa acting out of desperation to harm Yu Xiaogang.
Medusa stared at Yu Yuanzhen, who stood at the forefront of the group, its eyes brimming with killing intent.
It still remembered that a while ago, this was the person who had come to its lair and been driven away by it.
How dare he come back now?
I'll make sure you never leave!
Hiss! (▼dish▼#)
And so, the battle began.
And then, well, there was no then.
Medusa, intending to repeat the battle from a while ago, was stunned by Yu Yuanzhen within a few moves.
Wait, the strength you used back then wasn't this intense, was it?
Medusa was completely bewildered, while Yu Yuanzhen felt incredibly refreshed.
A few days ago, his Soul Power was Rank 93; today, it was Rank 96.
A three-Rank increase, without crossing a major threshold, wouldn't be much at other stages.
However, it was different for a Titled Douluo.
Upon entering the Titled Douluo level, one basically reaches Rank 91 after absorbing the ninth Soul Ring.
Between Rank 91 and Rank 95, if a Soul Master's Martial Soul quality is extremely high, or if they possess very powerful Martial Soul Abilities, there is still a chance to fight across Ranks.
Take Sword Douluo Chen Xin, for example; when he first became a Titled Douluo at Rank 91, he relied on his own combat power to defeat an veteran Titled Douluo across Ranks.
That Titled Douluo's Soul Power was at Rank 93.
However, such cross-Rank battles basically become impossible after reaching Rank 95.
Because after Rank 95, every single Rank increase is a qualitative change.
Let's use the simplest example of Soul Power increase.
A Rank 96 Titled Douluo has a 20% increase in total Soul Power compared to a Rank 95 Titled Douluo.
One must realize, this is 20% of a Rank 95 Titled Douluo's total Soul Power.
And more importantly, the Soul Power required to release Martial Soul Abilities remains unchanged.
Just this one Rank of increase widens the gap to an exaggerated degree.
This is also why, even among Titled Douluo, those from Rank 96 to Rank 99 are known as Peak Douluo.
Furthermore, Soul Power is not the only thing that increases.
Therefore, the Medusa of today was absolutely not facing the same opponent it had faced a while ago.
So, without any surprises, Medusa was beaten up by Yu Yuanzhen and collapsed in front of Dugu Bo.
"Good, truly good! The Sect Master's strength has actually reached this level."
"With the Sect Master and Xiaogang, in the future, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will not only achieve the feat of having two Douluo, but these two Douluo will also be the best among Douluo."
"My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will be secure for the next hundred years!"
The Grand Elder cheered excitedly, over and over again.
As someone who regarded the Sect as everything, what could make him happier than seeing this scene before him?
Dugu Bo, standing to the side, watched Medusa lying like a corpse before him and couldn't help but marvel at Yu Yuanzhen's might.
"The Sect Master's strength is definitely not that of an ordinary Titled Douluo; an ordinary Titled Douluo isn't this formidable!"
Dugu Bo was absolutely certain of this in his heart.
Of course, these things were not important; what was most important right now was his own Soul Ring.
Dugu Bo rubbed his hands, summoned his Martial Soul, and killed Medusa with a single blow.
A black Soul Ring emerged from Medusa's corpse. Dugu Bo swallowed, thanked Yu Yuanzhen, sat on the ground, and guided the Soul Ring onto himself.
Watching Dugu Bo begin to absorb the Soul Ring, Yu Yuanzhen and the others took several tents out of their storage soul tools and set them up on the spot.
It takes quite a long time for Soul Masters at the Soul Saint or Soul Douluo level to absorb a Soul Ring; if it's more troublesome, waiting for several days and nights is normal.
And Dugu Bo was clearly the troublesome type.
Because a day had passed, and the few people resting nearby suddenly felt a surge of Soul Power.
Everyone looked in Dugu Bo's direction, and then they saw a familiar scene.
Green energy gathered around Dugu Bo's body, gradually wrapping around him, eventually forming an eggshell-like sphere.
Seeing this scene, Yu Yuanzhen and the others subconsciously looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Because not long ago, they had just seen a similar sight.
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