No wonder her poison erupted prematurely; it turned out her martial soul had evolved!
But! Why did this happen?
How did her martial soul evolve?!
Under Ye Qiu's probing gaze,
two long, straight legs slowly merged together, transforming into a long snake tail, her slender waist swaying gently to maintain balance.
A patch of emerald green diamond-shaped scales appeared between her brows, her eyes became vertical pupils, her expression icy, as if she had lost all human emotion.
Dugu Yan's voice was chilling.
"Although Lingling told me that your soul skill is very strange, it seems I really have to see it for myself!"
Although he wanted to know how Dugu Yan had changed
, he didn't have the chance; she had already begun to act!
A purple light suddenly flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes, and her purple soul rings burst forth.
The scales on her snake tail were covered with a layer of purple poisonous mist.
Her voice was extremely cold, and purple smoke billowed from her mouth as she spoke.
"Third Soul Skill, Azure Phosphorus Poison!"
Purple poisonous gas erupted, leaving scorched patches on the ground and walls in its wake.
A six-pointed star bloomed in Ye Qiu's eyes like a flower.
His divine power had been activated.
Purple smoke pierced through his body.
At this moment, his body was completely isolated from this space, so he didn't need to worry about being harmed by the poison.
The purple poisonous mist didn't dissipate, continuously spreading throughout the room, gradually filling the space.
Outside the door, Ye Lingling suddenly noticed poisonous mist seeping from the crack in the door.
She immediately got up and knocked on the door.
"Yanzi!"
"Don't come in! We were just sparring!"
Dugu Yan shouted outside.
Yu Tianheng also noticed the commotion, a look of joy flashing across his face.
'I didn't expect them to actually fight; it seems their negotiations have broken down!'
"Yanzi! Call me anytime if you need help!"
Yu Tianheng also called out inside, then walked away from the rest room.
"Hmph! Hypocritical," Ye Lingling sneered.
Inside the room, the poisonous fog had become extremely dense.
But Ye Qiu remained steadfast.
After a brief moment of shock, he had calmed down.
Frowning, he stood opposite Dugu Yan.
"Miss Dugu, I think we can have a proper talk!"
However, she seemed not to hear his voice, as if she had found some amusing toy.
Holding the dagger she had taken from her soul tool, she repeatedly slashed at Ye Qiu's body.
It was like slicing through rotten cotton, without the slightest resistance.
A cold smile hung on the corner of her mouth.
"Is this a soul skill that Lingling has never seen before? It's indeed very strange! But every soul skill has a weakness. I wonder if yours has a time limit?"
Ye Qiu's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed inwardly. As expected of someone taught by a Title Douluo, she actually thought of this.
Currently, his Divine Might did indeed have a maximum duration of three minutes at a time, and each upgrade of one ring would increase the duration by one minute.
No one had ever been able to keep his Divine Might active for such a long time before.
Of course, this was also because he had voluntarily chosen to stand here.
"Miss Dugu, actually I just want to make a deal with Miss Dugu, or perhaps with His Majesty the Poison Douluo!"
Dugu Yan chuckled smugly.
"Heh. Getting anxious?"
"Anxious? Not really. It's not that I can't handle you, I just don't want to lose our harmony."
Ye Qiu shook his head, ignoring Dugu Yan's expression, and continued.
"Besides, you're the one who should be anxious! Aren't you?"
Picking at her nails with a dagger, Dugu Yan raised her eyelids, looking at him with amusement.
"What do you mean by that?"
Lifting his foot, Ye Qiu walked straight up to her.
"You stop right there! Huh?"
Seeing him approach, Dugu Yan also brandished the dagger in her hand.
But she couldn't touch or stop him at all.
Ye Qiu suddenly accelerated and passed right through Dugu Yan.
At the same time, his calm, slightly smug voice rang out.
"Shouldn't you be anxious? If you can't control the poison, your day of reckoning isn't far off, is it?"
He stood behind her, a smile on his face.
"Besides! You don't want your grandfather to be tormented forever, do you?"
With her back to Ye Qiu, Dugu Yan's smile finally faded.
She understood why he had come all this way—to tell her
that her soul skill meant nothing to him; he could simply leave!
Her playful expression vanished, replaced by seriousness.
She turned around, facing Ye Qiu directly.
"Heh... You claim you can save me without any proof; why should I believe you?"
Ye Qiu was prepared for this question.
"Whenever it's cloudy or rainy, His Majesty Poison Douluo experiences a tingling, itchy sensation in his ribs... Also, around midnight, Senior Dugu experiences needle-like stabbing pains on the top of his head and the soles of his feet, accompanied by spasms throughout his body, lasting for at least half an hour!"
"Miss Dugu must have already suffered from this!"
Dugu Yan looked at him in shock, not expecting Ye Qiu to be so familiar with their symptoms.
This undoubtedly made Ye Qiu's words much more credible.
Dugu Yan frowned, somewhat tempted!
Who wants to die when they can live well?
"What kind of deal? Tell me quickly!"
Ye Qiu didn't keep her in suspense.
"I can cure you and your grandfather, but I need Senior Dugu to promise me one thing."
Dugu Yan frowned, looking troubled.
"I can't agree to your request right now! I can't make decisions for my grandfather!"
"It's alright! You can convey the message, or you can personally take me to see His Majesty Poison Douluo!"
"Hmm?" Dugu Yan looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to dare to see her grandfather.
This made her believe Ye Qiu's words even more.
"What does Miss Dugu think?"
Ye Qiu looked at her calmly.
"Yes! I can take you to see my grandfather!" Without further hesitation, Dugu Yan nodded in agreement.
It just so happened that Dugu Bo had been staying at his mansion in Tiandou City after sending her out earlier that day.
"When is it?"
Ye Qiu felt a surge of joy; he was one step closer to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
"Hehe." Dugu Yan chuckled, playing with her dark green fingernails.
Her eyes glanced at Ye Qiu.
"You can go now! If you dare..."
"Hehe! I wasn't joking just now, but I heard that the Poison Douluo has a rather eccentric temper, so I'll need Miss Dugu's help."
"You'd better really have a way to detoxify, otherwise you might be missing something! Hmph!"
Dugu Yan snorted coldly, and the surrounding poisonous mist slowly receded.
Watching the purple poisonous mist slowly dissipate, Ye Qiu frowned; his time was almost up!
"Miss Dugu, I'll go out and wait for you then!"
Without waiting for her reply,
he slipped through the wall.
Dugu Yan looked at the wall where he had left, a plan forming in her mind.
'Perhaps Lingling's thinking is right, this guy really does have the ability. That guy is too annoying!'
…
"Ah~"
She almost bumped into Ye Lingling as soon as she stepped outside.
"Ye Qiu! Where's Yanzi? Why are you the only one out!"
Ye Lingling suppressed her surprise, her voice tinged with worry.
"Phew~" Ye Qiu smiled, taking a breath of fresh air.
"Don't worry, Miss Dugu will be out soon."
Yu Tianheng also stepped forward and questioned.
"Boy! Where's Yanzi? What did you do to her?!"
(End of Chapter)