Chapter 48 Helping Dugu Yan Hunt for a Soul Ring: A Three-Thousand-Year-Old Black Spiderweb Python!
After placing several distinctive Immortal Herbs into his spirit tool, Ye Tianchen was in high spirits and completely failed to notice that Dugu Yan's gaze toward him had changed.
"Ye Tianchen, I have successfully broken through to level 40."
"I know."
Ye Tianchen was somewhat confused as to why Dugu Yan was telling him this again.
"So...."
Dugu Yan looked at Ye Tianchen with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"I need a spirit ring, my fourth spirit ring."
"You want me to help you?"
Ye Tianchen realized what was happening, and his expression turned strange.
"Right."
A cunning glint flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes.
"You were able to single-handedly infiltrate my grandfather's Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes and move freely in the poisonous miasma of the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flowers. In addition, your soul power level is already thirty-nine. With the two of you working together, taking down a thousand-year-old spirit beast shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
Ye Tianchen chuckled.
This girl knows how to make use of resources.
"Okay."
He nodded.
"Let's go, I'll help you find a suitable spirit beast."
The Sunset Forest, deep within.
The two walked side by side through the dense forest, sunlight filtering through the tree canopy and casting dappled shadows, occasionally punctuated by the distant roars of spirit beasts.
Dugu Yan walked ahead, her long purple hair swaying gently in the wind.
She was in a good mood, and her steps were as light as a bird's.
"Do you know?"
She talked as she walked.
"I used to be most afraid of acquiring spirit rings."
"Why?"
"Because of the poison in my body."
Dugu Yan's tone was calm, but Ye Tianchen could hear the emotions hidden within it.
"Every battle, every use of my spirit, and every increase in strength is an accumulation of toxins in my body. Grandpa always says that he is a Titled Douluo and that he can protect me all by himself, but he often forgets that he is also a member of the Dugu family and that his spirit is also the Jade Phosphor Serpent. Every time he uses his spirit, he is also consuming his own life. I don't want that."
She stopped and turned to look at Ye Tianchen.
A bright light was flashing in those purple vertical pupils.
"But things are different now. The poison in my body will no longer harm me. I can fight to my heart's content, grow stronger to my heart's content, protect myself, and also... protect him."
Looking at the girl, Ye Tianchen felt a surge of complex emotions.
In the original novel, he only saw her willfulness; in the real world, he could see a different side of her.
"Yes, it will."
He said.
"You will do it."
Dugu Yan smiled and was about to say something when her expression suddenly froze.
"Wait."
She raised her hand to signal Ye Tianchen to stop.
"There's some noise."
After saying that, Dugu Yan held her breath and began to listen carefully.
A silver light flashed in Ye Tianchen's eyes, and his spiritual power surged forward like a tide, revealing a giant python in his perception.
It was entirely black, with scales that gleamed with a cold, eerie luster, and its body was covered with spiderweb-like silver patterns.
It wasn't particularly large, about seven or eight meters long, with a waist as thick as a bucket, but its fierce aura made it a force to be reckoned with.
At this moment, it was perched on a boulder, flicking its tongue, its vertical pupils scanning its surroundings warily.
"A python, entirely black with spiderweb-like silver patterns on its body, about seven or eight meters long."
Ye Tianchen told Dugu Yan what he had sensed.
Dugu Yan glanced at Ye Tianchen in surprise, seemingly not expecting his perception to be so terrifying. She was still a level above him, yet she could only rely on such a clumsy method as listening.
"It's a Black Spiderweb Python, seven or eight meters long... and it should be around three thousand years old, which is perfect for me!"
The deliberately lowered voice couldn't hide her joy.
"That's it then."
As they spoke, the two quietly approached the Black Spiderweb Python, which was a hundred meters away.
After passing through the bushes, the enormous creature came into full view of the two.
"That's right, it's the Black Spiderweb Python."
Dugu Yan's voice couldn't hide her joy.
"The Black Spiderweb Python is an anomaly among pythons. While ordinary pythons rely on strength to constrict their prey, the Black Spiderweb Python is different. It not only possesses immense strength but also a deadly venom comparable to that of snakes. Its black venom corrodes flesh and paralyzes nerves, making it an extremely terrifying killer!"
"How about it?"
Dugu Yan looked at Ye Tianchen, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Can you handle it?"
Ye Tianchen smiled.
"Watch closely."
He stepped out of the bushes and swaggered toward the Black Spiderweb Python.
The giant python instantly became alert, its vertical pupils locking onto the uninvited guest.
It opened its mouth, revealing two jet-black fangs, and emitted a threatening hiss from its throat.
"Beware of its poison!"
Dugu Yan reminded him from behind.
No sooner had the words left her mouth than the giant python suddenly spewed out a mouthful of pitch-black poisonous mist!
The poisonous fog was as thick as ink, and wherever it passed, the air hissed and corroded.
The roadside grass withered instantly, and a rock the size of a human head was affected by the toxic fog, and its surface began to bubble and melt!
Dugu Yan's expression changed, and she was about to rush over to help when she saw a scene that left her speechless.
Ye Tianchen neither dodged nor avoided the poisonous fog and walked straight toward it.
The poisonous fog engulfed him completely.
"Ye Tianchen!"
Dugu Yan cried out in alarm.
But the next second, her gasp caught in her throat.
Amidst the poisonous fog, the figure slowly emerged, completely unharmed.
The deadly poison, strong enough to corrode stone, fell on him like ordinary mist, leaving not a trace.
"That's right! Ye Tianchen isn't even afraid of Grandpa's Jade Phosphor Serpent venom, a Titled Douluo, so why would he be afraid of this Black Spiderweb Python that's about three thousand years old? She's really concerned..."
Dugu Yan paused slightly, and after a moment, suddenly spat lightly.
"Pah, why should she care about him? He's nobody to her..."
At that moment, Ye Tianchen's eyes were only on the Black Spiderweb Python that had raised its body, so he was unaware of the scene he was missing.
The giant python clearly hadn't expected this situation.
It froze for a moment, then let out an angry hiss, abandoned its poison attack, and sprang up like a spring, opening its blood-red maw to bite down on Ye Tianchen's head!
The bite was swift and fierce, accompanied by a whistling sound!
Golden lightning flashed between his brows, and golden lightning instantly covered Ye Tianchen's body.
Under the activation of thunder, the cells in Ye Tianchen's body were released to the maximum extent.
He shifted his feet slightly, his figure moving three feet to the side like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the snake's bite.
At the same time, he clenched his right fist and slammed it hard into the Black Spiderweb Python's vital spot.
"Slash--!"
Scales shattered, blood splattered! The giant python let out a shrill hiss, its massive body crashing heavily to the ground, writhing wildly.
Golden lightning covered the entire body of the Black Spiderweb Python. Under the effect of paralysis, the giant python almost solidified into a twisted shape, and its whole body emitted a pungent, burnt smell.
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