harleyscars Chapter 112 Beast Tide
Chapter 112 Beast Tide
"Old monster, don't you think they seem to be organized and premeditated, as if they know that after passing through your poison array, there are countless immortal herbs to consume?" Xiao Yan looked at Dugu Bo and said calmly.
The scene before them was indeed rare. More than a dozen soul beasts with a history of over a thousand years could be described as a beast tide. It was a close call. If Xiao Yan hadn't needed their help to obtain soul rings today, the beasts would probably have been completely destroyed by the time Dugu Bo returned to the back garden. Although the soul beasts hadn't achieved any significant results yet, Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo were certain that if they took turns for a few more rounds and found the pattern of the poisonous fog, some soul beasts would definitely be able to break through the poison array.
"What do you think, little monster?" Dugu Bo simply gave up thinking. After all, he was good at fighting with poison, but he was too lazy to analyze things like speculating on the behavior of soul beasts. Anyway, wasn't Xiao Yan some kind of theoretical master Yan Xiao's disciple? This little thing was definitely no problem for him.
"When soul beasts cultivate for a certain number of years, they will gain intelligence and have their own thoughts. Although they still act and behave like wild beasts, it does not hinder their survival. Moreover, let alone soul beasts, even in the hearts of humans, the underlying instinct is to survive. When it comes to matters that endanger their lives, they are not willing to sacrifice themselves one by one."
I have seen extremely united groups of spirit beasts in the far north, but that's because they all have their own tribal leaders, each a ferocious beast over 100,000 years old. In comparison, these scattered spirit beasts in Sunset Forest come from all sorts of races and species. The fact that they are gathered together in such unity, forming a beast tide, and attacking in a regular pattern, has already exceeded the limits of these beasts.
Xiao Yan's analysis drew repeated nods of agreement from Tang San, who was standing nearby.
"So given the current situation, there can only be one scenario: as long as the opponent's age isn't excessive, my fourth spirit ring will arrive."
"Does Big Brother mean that these soul beasts are acting so systematically because they are being driven by a soul beast with extremely strong spiritual power?"
"It can only be this situation. Otherwise, given the selfishness of these thousand-year-old soul beasts, they wouldn't be so united. The herbal scent in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well obviously hasn't leaked out. Although we don't know what method that mental-type soul beast used to sense the immortal herbs inside, it's clear that the actions of these soul beasts are all related to it."
"Who cares about all that? The little monster wants that spirit-type soul beast on the back, right? And you want a defensive soul beast. Isn't there a few thousand-year-old Scaled Armor Beast in there? Although it looks a bit ugly, how come it's mutated and only has one eye? How about we settle on this?"
Dugu Bo stopped wasting words. If these soul beasts really figured out how to break the spell, would his little garden ever have any peace again?
Xiao Yan nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, old monster."
Dugu Bo immediately placed the two on the ground, and nine spirit rings lit up from his body one by one, with the seventh black spirit ring attaching to Dugu Bo first.
Xiao Yan and Tang San each took a step back. Right now, they were inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and unlike the soul beasts on the outer edge, they were not troubled by the poisonous miasma.
With the use of the seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body, a giant emerald green snake, tens of meters long, appeared in front of Xiao Yan and the others.
It seems that Dugu Bo, in order to finish the battle quickly and also to show off, chose to use his best methods directly.
Dugu Bo stood between the giant snake's eyebrows, seemingly one with it. The giant snake twisted its body, occasionally flicking its tongue to intimidate the surrounding soul beasts.
However, these soul beasts, with only a thousand years of cultivation, seemed to lack any sense of propriety and showed no fear of Dugu Bo, who had activated his Martial Soul True Body. This thoroughly angered Poison Douluo.
With a flick of its tail, the Azure Serpent King accurately flung the one-eyed Scaled Beast, which had cultivated for a thousand years, away. Tang San was a little worried that because he was a Title Douluo, he might not be able to withstand the force and kill the Scaled Beast, preventing him from absorbing the spirit ring. However, Xiao Yan shook his head, indicating that he could rest assured. Since he had already said he wanted that spirit beast, Dugu Bo, who was obsessed with his granddaughter, had obviously already helped his granddaughter hunt for spirit rings more than once.
Dugu Bo couldn't possibly be unaware of the principle that whoever kills a soul beast can absorb its soul ring. So, that tail whip was simply an attempt to shake off the Scaled Armor Beast, since our Poison Douluo's greatest strength lies in his group attacks.
Sure enough, before the one-eyed scaled beast, which had flown several meters away, could react, a light suddenly appeared above Dugu Bo and the Azure Scaled Serpent King's heads. In the dim light, it seemed as if there was a transparent skull. Then, two beams of laser shot out from the Azure Scaled Serpent King's eyes, staring directly at the remaining group of soul beasts who had no intention of running away.
This is Dugu Bo's head soul bone soul skill: Medusa's Gaze!
"That old monster is showing off too much." Xiao Yan felt that Dugu Bo could deal with these thousands of years old soul beasts by using his own soul skills amplified by his martial soul true body. He never expected that Dugu Bo would even bring out his trump card to show off. It seems that he really wants to show Xiao Yan how strong he is as a titled Douluo.
However, Xiao Yan knew Dugu Bo inside and out, so he didn't show much expression on his face. Sure enough, after using this move, Dugu Bo took a moment to glance back at Xiao Yan, but after finding the other party expressionless, he wisely turned back to look at the group of soul beasts in front of him.
Tang San was rather curious, as he had indeed seen a phantom image on Dugu Bo's forehead when he activated his Purple Demon Eye.
"Big brother, why was that Poison Douluo able to unleash a move as soon as his forehead lit up? Logically speaking, aren't the only attack methods of a Soul Master's Martial Soul?"
Xiao Yan glanced at Tang San. Come to think of it, it had been a long time since he had asked him questions like this. After entering the Heaven Dou Academy, the Heaven Dou Academy's library was several times larger than that of Notting City. It seemed that Tang San had been living there for quite some time now.
"Not entirely, after all, you can also use Blue Silver Grass to wrap around your own hidden weapon and stab it. So, is it your soul skill or your hidden weapon? That's the ability given to the old monster by his soul bone. You should have learned about soul bones at the Heaven Dou Academy, so I don't need to repeat it."
Tang San nodded: "I have learned about it, and it is also written in books, but I have never seen it before. I only know that this soul bone is an extremely rare thing, and it is rare in the world."
"Yes, unless it's a 100,000-year-old soul beast that's hunted down and will inevitably drop a soul bone, otherwise it can only be described as incredible luck."
Although soul bones are rare, it seems that Tang San has never lacked them along the way. He won one in the National Tournament, then his mother's bone, his wife's bone, and his brother-in-law's bone. Xiao Yan also remembered Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, which shattered again and again before finally becoming part of a divine artifact. If he had followed Gangzi back then, he might have been able to get that broken spear by now.
However, speaking of which, the Eight Spider Lances can absorb a person's life force and inflict poison effects. If this were in Douluo Continent II, they would definitely be treated like evil spirit masters. Fortunately, Sanzi was living in Douluo Continent I at that time.
As the two were talking, the battle on Dugu Bo's side was coming to an end. If it could be called a battle, since the Martial Soul True Body was activated and the skull soul skill was added, it was a one-sided crushing victory. For Dugu Bo, these thousand-year-old soul beasts were naturally a piece of cake.
The soul beasts, lacking the mental strength to resist the skull's mental attack, stood frozen in place, as if petrified. Dugu Bo leisurely swung his tail and killed them all. Then, the outer ring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was filled with countless purple soul rings.
Dugu Bo deactivated his Martial Soul True Form, then landed slowly, clapping his hands with a relaxed air: "How was that, little monster? Not bad, right?"
"Indeed, it works. Although I didn't directly face the gaze of that skull, judging from the appearance of these soul beasts, it should be a kind of mental attack. Under the illumination of your skull skill, the soul beasts changed from their original fearless eyes to hesitation, and then even some fear. Unfortunately, their bodies wouldn't obey their commands. The change in the eyes of these soul beasts confirms one thing for me: they were controlled by that mental soul beast. So, without their own knowledge, they charged here fearlessly. It was your soul bone skill that interrupted its control in an instant, which is why these soul beasts showed despair in their eyes before they died."
Dugu Bo looked at Xiao Yan with surprise in his eyes. He had only demonstrated a move briefly, and the move had only taken a few seconds, yet Xiao Yan had seen through it. Moreover, Xiao Yan's explanation was exactly the same as his own experience after using the Soul Bone Technique.
"Not bad, as expected of the little monster, his discerning eye is just like mine."
"...Come on, old monster, why don't you take a look at the scene?"
Beyond the poisonous miasma, the scene before them was utter devastation. Even the cleaners of Sunset Forest would need some skill to dispose of these corpses. Moreover, there was no guarantee that the bodies of these soul beasts, who had died from the poisonous soul power of the Poison Douluo, were not poisonous themselves. The rows of dazzling soul rings made Xiao Yan sigh with regret, wondering when the people of Douluo Continent would realize the importance of sustainable development.
The soul beasts that were originally surrounding the poison array are all dead now, except for the special one-eyed scaled beast that was thrown away by Dugu Bo before he made his move, fearing that he would be killed by him.
"You mean to say that I let your friend's soul beast escape? Hahahaha, don't worry, I'm not some newbie. As a Title Douluo, do you think I would make such a low-level mistake? It's just that the one-eyed scaled beast is obviously unusual. I suspect that if it really is a soul beast with extremely strong spiritual power, as you said, then this one-eyed scaled beast must be the one most deeply affected, otherwise it couldn't have mutated like this. I've already left a poisonous fragrance on it. Following that scent, we can naturally find the beast behind it." Dugu Bo said, still not forgetting to show off.
Xiao Yan just wondered if the poison used by that old geezer Dugu Bo could really be associated with the word "fragrant".