LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 59: chapter 59
[TL:double chapter on this my efficiency increase after going to different website so now i can keep editing chapters]
"Haha, what's the matter, Juhuaguan? Is this all you can do?" Seeing that he had the upper hand, Dugu Bo mocked his opponent.
"Damn it, old poison, don't be too proud. I'm not serious yet!" Ju Douluo snapped and using his third soul skill Breath Barrier. This skill released the petals of his chrysanthemum, surrounding Dugu Bo to restrict his movement.
While this move wasn't as effective on a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo, it provided enough of a momentary restriction. In this split second, chrysanthemum Douluo quickly retreated, increasing the distance between them.
Chrysanthemum Douluo wasn't a Titled Douluo skilled in close combat, and his soul power was nearing level 95. The best approach was to suppress Dugu Bo with his superior soul power.
"Chrysanthemum, you even use this little trick against me? Have you run out of options?" Dugu Bo taunted.
In the original novel, Dugu Bo was only at level 92, while Yue Guan was between level 94 and 95. This level difference, nearly three full levels, meant Dugu Bo would be easily suppressed. But now, after taking the Purple Gold Pill and benefiting from Tianlin's Holy Breath Barrier over the last six months, Dugu Bo had reached level 93 and was close to the late stage. The actual difference between them was now less than two levels, and with the Green Scaled Snake King's poison growing stronger, he felt confident enough to go head-to-head with Yue Guan.
"Chrysanthemum, prepare to die! Seventh soul skill, the true form of the Green Scaled Snake King!" Dugu Bo unleashed his martial soul's true form, transforming into a massive venomous snake covered in green scales. Wherever it passed, all the plants withered instantly from its potent toxicity.
"Hmph, martial soul true body, I also have one!" Chrysanthemum Douluo activated his martial soul's true form, and a massive chrysanthemum bloomed in the sky above him, casting a shadow over the forest.
"Sixth soul skill, Golden Core with Flowing Clouds!" Chrysanthemum Douluo's sixth soul skill erupted, creating a power so destructive it could easily level an area several miles wide if it hit the ground.
"Green Scaled Snake King Poison!" Dugu Bo used his own soul power to fight back against Ju Douluo's attack. The two forces collided in mid-air, neither giving way.
"Old Poison, you've indeed gotten stronger, but my soul power is still superior Watch out!" Yue Guan growled, pushing more soul power into his attack.
The Golden Core continued to glow stronger, slowly pushing Dugu Bo's poison back.
However, Dugu Bo remained calm. Though he appeared to be struggling, he was confident in his victory.
"How is this old poison so calm? Wait... that's not right!" After a while, Yue Guan began to realize something. While it seemed he had the upper hand, he wasn't truly harming Dugu Bo. Instead, his own martial soul was beginning to corrode from the poison.
"My martial soul is being corroded? How is that possible?" Yue Guan gasped in disbelief.
"Haha, have you finally figured it out, chrysanthemum? Your soul power is indeed higher than mine, but you've overlooked a very important detail: martial soul restraint. Poison soul masters like me are inherently able to restrain many plant-based soul masters. Didn't you know that?" Dugu Bo grinned wickedly.
"Impossible! That's an ordinary plant-type martial soul, but my martial soul is a immortal-grade one!" Yue Guan roared in disbelief.
Indeed, his martial soul, chrysanthemum, was a immortal-grade plant-type soul. Typically, immortal-grade souls have a high resistance to poison, so Yue Guan was not expected to be affected by Dugu Bo's toxins. Normally, this would give him the advantage in battles against poison users.
[TL:idk what to put top grade or immortal grade]
But even resistance has limits. Once the poison surpassed the resistance threshold of the chrysanthemum, it began to corrode the plant-based martial soul, rendering it ineffective.
After Dugu Bo combined his poison with Medusa's soul bone, his Green Scaled Snake King poison had grown to new heights. Thanks to the soul power purification of the Purple Gold Pill, every strike Dugu Bo made now carried a much stronger and purer poison.
He had intentionally led the battle into a stalemate, where the two exchanged powerful soul skills, allowing him to continuously output his soul power and slowly corrode Ju Douluo's chrysanthemum.
"You old evil creature! You've set a trap to harm me. You're despicable!" As chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul began to corrode, he felt his strength weakening. Finally realizing the situation, he roared in fury.
"All is fair in war, chrysanthemum. Today is the day you die." Dugu Bo continued to push his soul power, and the Green Scaled Snake King poison began to overpower the Golden Core, pushing it back. If this continued, chrysanthemum Douluo would be finished.
Just as chrysanthemum Douluo seemed on the verge of defeat, a massive ghostly hand suddenly appeared between the two. It clenched into a fist and struck the point where their soul powers clashed, sending both Yue Guan and Dugu Bo flying backward.
The ghost hand was clearly aiding Yue Guan. Without this intervention, Yue Guan would have likely perished.
"I only see the ghostly figure, but no soul ring. Humph, Old Ghost, I didn't expect you to show up too" Dugu Bo sneered already suspecting who the newcomer was.
The ghostly figure slowly took form and solidified into a human shape, standing beside chrysanthemum Douluo.
"Old Ghost, you've arrived!" Ju Douluo exclaimed surprise and a hint of affection in his voice. It was clear that these two shared a special bond.
"Chrysanthemum, you're really useless. You can't even beat an old poison" the ghost said with a smile.
From his words, it was clear that Ghost Douluo's strength surpassed Yue Guan's.
"This old poison's martial soul can defeat me. Otherwise, I could have killed him with my soul power alone"chrysanthemum Douluo said, still unwilling to accept the situation.
"Haha, his martial soul can defeat you, but not me. Let me take care of him. After I kill him, we can go back and drink and eat meat," Ghost Douluo grinned, charging toward Dugu Bo.
His speed was much faster than Yue Guan's. Unlike Yue Guan, who was a strong attack type, Ghost Douluo was agile and fast. Dugu Bo was momentarily unable to keep up with him.
"Damn it, this old man is really powerful. If we continue like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat him. If chrysanthemum Douluo recovers and joins the battle, I'll be caught between two Titled Douluo. My life will be over!" Dugu Bo thought frantically. He realized he had no choice but to...