Chapter 29: Detoxification (IV)

Dugu Bo took out the soul bones he had obtained over the past few days. Overall, he had exceeded his expectations. The drop rate of soul bones was one in ten thousand, so it was extremely lucky for Dugu Bo to obtain three pieces after hunting more than twenty ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

"Grandpa Dugu, could you please tell me about your gains this time?" Li Luochen asked as he looked at the three soul bones in front of him, their powerful soul power fluctuations evident. Unfortunately, none of them matched his attributes, but he was still eager to know how old they were.

"Oh, you're still calling me 'Grandpa'? Just follow Yanyan's lead and call me grandpa. You're quick to act! If I had come back any later, would the matter have been settled?" Dugu Bo remarked calmly, though Dugu Yan's face turned red again. She was clearly flustered, as they had been caught before they even kissed.

"Well, I'm sorry, Grandpa Dugu. Could you please tell me about your harvest this time?" Li Luochen responded shamelessly, and Dugu Bo's expression brightened instantly. He knew how to let other people's children earn their rewards.

"The three soul bones we harvested this time are: the right arm bone of a 70,000-year-old Infinite Poisonous Python, the left arm bone of a 50,000-year-old Mandragora Snake King, and the left arm bone of a 40,000-year-old Black Jade Black Mamba.

I got lucky. I specifically hunted powerful soul beasts with poisonous attributes in the Sunset Forest, using corrosive poison to slowly dissolve the soul bones they had just acquired. However, this time, I killed all the poisonous soul beasts in the Sunset Forest."

Dugu Bo mentioned that although he had only been out for two or three days, it didn't take him long to deal with each soul beast. The strongest, the Infinite Poisonous Python, only lasted a quarter of an hour, and the rest were reduced to slag in less time.

After listening to Dugu Bo's introduction, Li Luochen's mouth widened in surprise. They were all top-grade 10,000-year-old soul bones, and there was even a 70,000-year-old soul bone. This was outrageous. Was Dugu Bo really that lucky?

"So, how does Grandpa plan to distribute them?" Li Luochen asked, getting to the heart of the matter. How to distribute the soul bones was indeed a problem, as they were all top-grade.

"I want to give the two higher-grade soul bones to Yanyan, but from the look in your eyes, it seems you have other ideas?" Dugu Bo, who doted on his granddaughter, did want to give her the best, but he hesitated when he saw Li Luochen's expression.

"No, Grandpa. Yanyan only needs one piece. You should absorb the other two. You could go further with them. I consider myself fortunate to get even one piece. Keeping more would be too much." 

Dugu Yan was very clear-headed at this moment. She knew her limits. It would be abnormal for a Soul Grandmaster to possess two soul bones and not be killed for them. Even the title of Poison Douluo would be useless in the face of a powerful treasure like the Blood River Treasure.

"That's right, Yanyan is correct. I don't recommend her absorbing two soul bones. I suggest she absorbs one of the two left arm bones with a lower age. If a Soul Grandmaster has two soul bones, it could be dangerous.

Moreover, one soul bone is enough to treat the toxins in Yanyan's body. The toxins in your body are more numerous and severe, so one soul bone may not be enough. It's safer to use two soul bones together, and it can also help you, Grandpa, take another step forward.

This would be suitable for our next plan. I suggest you absorb the 70,000-year-old soul bone. Once you become stronger, you can continue searching for soul bones."

Li Luochen's words also made Dugu Bo realize that only by becoming stronger could he protect those he cared about, like his granddaughter, from the dangers posed by treasures like the Blood River.

"Alright, I'll absorb two soul bones, and you can absorb this 40,000-year-old Black Jade Black Mamba left arm bone. That Black Mamba was much more powerful than the Mandragora Snake King, and its soul bone should offer more powerful attacks."

Dugu Bo recalled the Black Mamba's crescent-shaped poisonous slash, which was incredibly powerful.

"Okay, Grandpa." Dugu Yan didn't refuse this time. She knew that the soul bone could save her life, so she took the black left arm bone and began to absorb it.

Dugu Bo sat cross-legged and started absorbing the two soul bones—the right arm bone of the 70,000-year-old Infinite Poisonous Python and the left arm bone of the 50,000-year-old Mandragora Snake King. He hoped these would allow him to advance further.

Even Titled Douluo would be envious of soul bones over 50,000 years old. Such soul bones could provide tremendous assistance, not only by adding soul skills but also by greatly enhancing physical abilities.

Dugu Bo himself was at the peak of level 91 and had been stuck at this level for several years. With the help of the soul power within the soul bones, he broke through to level 92 in one go, reaching the late stage of level 92, with level 93 just around the corner.

Dugu Yan, while absorbing the soul bone, experienced a powerful surge of energy. Her soul power, originally at level 28, directly increased to level 30. The increase was substantial, and she could see how much it had grown after obtaining her third soul ring.

After the grandfather and granddaughter finished absorbing the soul bones, Dugu Bo planned to capture the soul beast needed for Dugu Yan's third soul ring. Originally, he would have captured one that was over a thousand years old.

Li Luochen suggested that Dugu Bo capture a two-thousand-year-old soul beast. Soul bones can greatly enhance a soul master's physical fitness. Since Dugu Yan absorbed a forty-thousand-year-old soul bone, she should be able to absorb a soul ring beyond her previous limits.

After listening to Li Luochen's explanation, Dugu Bo went out and caught a purple poisonous snake that was exactly two thousand years old. After Dugu Yan absorbed it, her soul power reached the peak of level 32. The Black Mamba soul bone had brought her a two-and-a-half-level soul power improvement.

At this point, Dugu Yan successfully became a Soul Master. The next step was to focus on refining pills, while Li Luochen worked hard to help.

Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo forced their own snake venom into their soul bones. It only took Dugu Yan three days to force the toxins in her body into the soul bone.

Dugu Bo needed half a month.

Although Dugu Yan's eyes were still emerald green after the poison was removed, they had faded significantly. Li Luochen checked Dugu Yan's pulse, and when his soul power probed her body, he found that most of the toxin was gone, though some residual poison remained.

Moreover, due to the long-term erosion of toxins, her body had some hidden injuries that needed to be slowly healed.

It's worth mentioning that Dugu Yan's third soul skill remained Green Scale Purple Poison, but it had become much more powerful. The soul bone skill of the left arm bone was Black Mamba Poison Slash, which released a black venomous slash.

It was extremely corrosive, and because Dugu Yan had forced her own green-scale snake venom into her soul bone, a more potent venom was created. The originally black poisonous slash turned dark green, a mixed venomous slash containing the corrosive poison of both the Black Mamba and the Green Scale Snake.

Dugu Bo's soul bone skills were also quite powerful. The skill from the right arm bone of the 70,000-year-old Infinite Poisonous Python was an amplification skill that increased all poison attributes by 200%. Now, Dugu Bo's poison could threaten Titled Douluo of the same level.

And once he forced the poison into his right arm bone, the Green Scaled Snake King Poison that would be released later would be even more terrifying.

The skill from the left arm bone of the 50,000-year-old Mandragora Snake King was more ordinary. It could send out multiple snake shadows to entangle the opponent and release poison, making it a control-type soul skill.

As long as someone was controlled by the soul skill of the left arm bone and contaminated by Dugu Bo's snake venom, even a level 95 Super Douluo would be severely injured.