Dugu Bo's eighth soul skill encompassed a two-thousand-meter radius in the blink of an eye.
And this was under his control!
"Kid!"
"Now besides hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, no spirit beast dares to break into this poison mist I've set up."
If it were before...
Dugu Bo probably wouldn't dare to boast like this, but now he was advancing toward Level 94.
"This poison barrier can't last long."
"Next, it'll depend on your luck."
The terrain here was completely different from his Sunset Forest.
Although he could control the area encompassed by this poison barrier, it was only temporary.
This time completely depended on whether a violent wind would rise in the spirit beast forest.
At this moment...
Yang Fan smiled and took out a small medicine bottle from his storage soul guide device, then dripped the colorless transparent liquid from the bottle onto the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
"Kid."
"What is this thing?"
Dugu Bo was surprised to discover that when the liquid from the small bottle contacted the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the immortal herb's aura instantly multiplied exponentially.
"Snow Swan Kiss!"
"I also dug it out from your place before."
The Snow Swan Kiss's effect was to multiply poisonous objects by thousands or tens of thousands of times.
But when Yang Fan refined it into medicine, this effect changed.
Now it could not only multiply poison, but also medicinal herbs like the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
So...
He came to the Great Star Dou Forest to hunt soul rings fully prepared.
If he couldn't lure a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast within half a month using this method, then Yang Fan would really accept his fate.
"Hmph—"
Dugu Bo saw such a good thing coming from his Ice Fire Yin Yang Well again, and his mood suddenly wasn't as comfortable as before.
He just hated that he didn't know as much as Yao Chen!
...
Under the buff enhancement of the Snow Swan Kiss, the surging immortal herb aura from the Aromatic Silk Beauty spread through the poison barrier to the outer spirit beast forest area.
Not long after...
Low growls of spirit beasts could already be faintly heard outside the poison barrier.
Dugu Bo was absolutely right!
These tens-of-thousands-year spirit beasts were all attracted by the Aromatic Silk Beauty's aura, but because of the poison barrier's obstruction, they didn't dare to cross the threshold at the edge area.
Buzz—
A sudden low, deep, and resonant sound caught Yao Lao's attention.
It appeared particularly domineering among all the beast sounds!
Not just Yao Lao.
The spirit beasts at the outer edge of the poison barrier were especially sensitive to this sound, and even began to make way in their areas.
"A big fish has come!"
Before the words finished.
A tiger with a body length of just over two meters appeared in everyone's field of vision. Even counting the tail, this colorful tiger's body length probably didn't exceed three meters.
The tiger was entirely pitch-black without any extra colors to set it off. Even its forehead lacked the 'king's mark' that a tiger should have. Its dark eyes stared intently at the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his hand.
Such a physique was like a toy among the crowd of massive ten-thousand-year spirit beasts.
But...
All the spirit beasts didn't dare to underestimate this skinny little tiger, and even worried about not avoiding it in time.
"Scarlet Flame Black Tiger?!"
Dugu Bo suddenly exclaimed, his eyes showing undisguised disbelief.
"Scarlet Flame Black Tiger?"
"What kind of spirit beast is this?"
Yang Fan indicated this was the first time he had heard this spirit beast's name. Even during his years of tempering in the spirit beast forest, he had never seen this species.
"Kid, you definitely didn't pay attention in class at the academy."
Yang Fan's face showed embarrassment.
Indeed!
At Blazing Fire Academy, he had only attended a few practical combat classes.
But that was under the circumstance where he thought he knew enough. Today it seemed he had overestimated himself.
"It's said that the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger went extinct several hundred years ago. I didn't expect this old man would have the fortune to see it in the Great Star Dou Forest."
"The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger was originally just called Black Tiger!"
"This was because all soul masters before thought the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's attack method was only biting."
"Until one powerful soul master once encountered a black tiger burning with flames in the Great Star Dou Forest."
"And it was from that time that the soul master world knew Black Tigers would possess flames after reaching a hundred thousand years."
Yang Fan understood this!
That is to say, the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger would undergo an ultimate evolution when reaching a hundred thousand years.
He also understood why he didn't know about this Scarlet Flame Black Tiger species.
A spirit beast recognized as extinct by the Douluo Continent for several hundred years—how the fuck would he know?
This old fellow Dugu Bo probably saw this information about extinct spirit beasts from some bound volume.
"Then how many years is this spirit beast now?"
Although this Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's physique was pitifully small, being able to stand out among the crowd of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts meant it had some real skills.
However...
At this moment, Dugu Bo shook his head.
"I only know you can judge whether it has reached a hundred thousand years by whether there are flames on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's body."
After all, it was a spirit beast considered extinct for several hundred years!
Several hundred years had passed. The Douluo Continent probably only had detailed records about this spirit beast in Spirit Hall.
Yang Fan guessed absolutely right!
Dugu Bo only saw this niche record about the spirit beast from an old book. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to call out this Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's name.
Boom—
It didn't matter that they didn't know the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's years; the tiger itself had already given the answer.
Flames rose on its body!
What surprised Yang Fan was that the flames on this Scarlet Flame Black Tiger were also black.
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger walked step by step toward the Aromatic Silk Beauty in Yang Fan's hand.
Where it passed...
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison created by Dugu Bo couldn't approach this colorful tiger.
No choice!
The biggest nemesis of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison was flames.
Yang Fan looked at the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's dark eyes. Only then did he remember to put away the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
"A hundred thousand years!"
"This is a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast."
Yang Fan's excitement could no longer be concealed.
But amidst the excitement, he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart.
Because they didn't understand the strength of this Scarlet Flame Black Tiger that had been 'extinct' for several hundred years, nor did they understand its exclusive spirit beast skills.
But Yang Fan only had one thought in his heart now: take it down!
Yang Fan gripped the Soul Breaking Spear!
Soul power surged on his body, followed by an upward strike.
Scorching flames spurted from the spear tip, forming a dragon-like flame.
Buzz—
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's head lowered slightly, casually blocking Yang Fan's strike.
"Amazing!"
What he just used was the Xuan Tier Dou Technique given by Yao Lao—Star Chasing · Scorching Fire!
After reaching quasi-Soul Saint, this move was enough to rival many soul masters' eighth soul skills, but before this hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Black Tiger, it couldn't harm it in the slightest.
"Kid!"
"Are you looking down on it, or looking up to yourself?"
In the long river of the Douluo Continent's history, soul masters often liked to compare hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts with Title Douluos.
But...
If the two were truly compared, spirit beasts were actually stronger.
Even if a Title Douluo could suppress a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, wanting to kill it was absolutely no simple matter.
As for those soul masters who had just promoted to Level 90 wanting to rely on eight-ring strength to hunt hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, it was even more wishful thinking.
This was also why very few soul masters possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings!
"Roar—"
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger let out a roar, foul-smelling saliva splattering along with the vibration of its vocal cords.
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger that was strolling leisurely just a second ago rapidly charged toward Yang Fan's direction with lightning speed.
Its target was clear!
It wanted the Aromatic Silk Beauty on Yang Fan's body.
Yao Lao's soul floated out. The Bone Chilling Cold Fire in his palm formed a pale white long sword under his will's condensation, shooting out like lightning.
Woosh—
The pale white long sword formed a sharp breaking-air sound at lightning speed on its path.
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger obviously wasn't as indifferent to Yao Lao's attack as before. Its four limbs moved horizontally toward the side the moment they landed next.
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger displayed speed that shocked even Title Douluos at this moment.
Before the soul master world knew the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger possessed flames, they had always treated it as an agility-type spirit beast.
Indeed this was true!
Before evolving to a hundred thousand years, the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger relied on its terrifying speed.
Although Yao Lao's attack didn't hit the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger, it successfully interrupted this hundred-thousand-year spirit beast's forward momentum.
At this moment...
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison in Dugu Bo's body surged out.
Purple and green two-colored poisonous mist enveloped the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger in an instant.
At the same time!
The sixth soul ring on Dugu Bo's body rapidly lit up. A jade-green giant python condensed from soul power tightly wrapped around the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger.
As a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo's available attack methods weren't just poison.
"Roar—"
Accompanied by an almost berserk roar, the aura on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's body surged again.
Scorching flames melted the jade-green giant python created by Dugu Bo at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Dugu Bo's brows furrowed slightly!
From the situation on the field, it could be seen that this hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's strength was far above his.
Absolutely not lower than a Level 96 Title Douluo among human soul masters.
At this moment...
Yao Lao in soul state once again displayed the Yao clan's unique secret technique—Vitality Explosion Technique!
Followed by another move, Octane Blast!
Eight layers of dark force instantly acted on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's skinny body.
This fist forcefully suppressed the hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Black Tiger!
Fierce!
Yao Lao who released the Vitality Explosion Technique was completely not inferior to a Level 96 Super Douluo.
"Roar—"
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger let out another heaven-shaking roar.
The black flames on its body burned in a strange form under this roar.
At this moment...
The black flames burning on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger were like a huge vortex, continuously absorbing the surrounding fire-attribute aura into its own body.
Boom—
Flames erupted!
Instantly breaking free from the suppression Yao Lao had just formed.
Yao Lao was strong!
But wanting to take down the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger in a short time was absolutely no easy matter.
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger that broke free from Yao Lao's suppression retreated instead of advancing. Between flashes of light and shadow, it actually retreated toward the path it came from.
"Not good!"
"It's going to run!"
After reaching a hundred thousand years, spirit beasts' intelligence was no less than humans'.
For example, the Titan Giant Ape that could speak human words!
After learning its strength was suppressed, the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger instantly gave up all thoughts about the immortal herb.
A Super Douluo could suppress a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, but relying on one person's strength alone was absolutely impossible to stop a spirit beast that wanted to escape.
After all...
This was the spirit beasts' territory!
This was also one of the biggest difficulties in obtaining hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
Although Dugu Bo had never dealt with hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, at this moment he detected the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's intent in advance.
Green light flashed!
Dugu Bo had already arrived in advance on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's retreat route.
The seventh soul ring rapidly expanded outward, followed by the lighting up of a dazzling black glow.
His originally tall and thin body was instantly replaced by a green giant python.
At the same time!
A bulge suddenly appeared on the green giant python's head. Its two dark green snake eyes also became completely white at this moment.
Two dazzling bright white beams sprayed out!
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger once again displayed its nearly terrifying speed.
Between flashes of dark light, it dodged Dugu Bo's soul bone skill, Medusa's Gaze.
But it seemed to forget that there wasn't just one Title Douluo, Dugu Bo, appearing in this spirit beast forest.
Yao Lao's fierce attack followed closely.
The Xuan Tier Dou Technique Fire-Blowing Palm solidly landed on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's body.
The dual attack of Bone Chilling Cold Fire and Xuan Tier Dou Technique instantly left a patch of charred black on the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's body.
Fresh blood seeped out from the charred area through the skin.
The contrast of one black and one red was striking!
"Roar—"
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger roared to the sky.
Only this time it was no longer a roar to boost morale, but turned into a heart-wrenching scream.
Yang Fan seized the opportunity!
Using Dou Qi, he precisely slapped the colorless transparent liquid refined from the Snow Swan Kiss onto the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's wound.
These two drops of liquid might not cause substantial harm to the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger, but what about when combined with the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison permeating the air?
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison, multiplying by thousands or tens of thousands of times, instantly eroded the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's internal organs.
The black flames gradually extinguished...
The Scarlet Flame Black Tiger became a corpse in the blink of an eye.
A red hundred-thousand-year soul ring slowly floated out from the Scarlet Flame Black Tiger's body.
Because the final strike was delivered by Yang Fan, this soul ring could naturally be smoothly absorbed by Yang Fan.
Yang Fan sat cross-legged...
Under the traction of soul power, the position of the seventh soul ring on his body formed a wonderful connection with the hundred-thousand-year soul ring suspended in mid-air.
Because of the previous experience absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, this absorption became even smoother.
In just one hour, Yang Fan completed the absorption of the hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Black Tiger soul ring.
At this moment...
Yang Fan truly became a Soul Saint!
Only the soul rings circulating around his body weren't seven, but a total of eight.
Yang Fan's gaze fell on his eighth ten-thousand-year soul ring.
Different from other ten-thousand-year soul rings, although this soul ring was also black, it wasn't as deep as the other soul rings.
Based on the color of this soul ring alone, Yang Fan swore he must get rid of it.
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