"Sky Dome Silver Peng?!!"
Hearing Dugu Bo name the Soul Beast, Yun Ming exclaimed. Recalling the information on this species, Yun Ming felt the situation becoming rather thorny.
The Sky Dome Silver Peng is a Super Soul Beast possessing the bloodline of the divine Peng Bird. It is massive, its wings cover the sky, and its physical strength is incredibly formidable. It can be called the pinnacle among avian Soul Beasts. Coupled with its exceptional spatial talent, it has no shortcomings in speed, strength, or defense. It is a perfect Soul Beast capable of battling True Dragons of the same rank, an undisputed hegemon of the sky.
In his previous life, Yun Ming's first Soul Spirit was a hundred-year Sky Dome Silver Peng. It fought alongside him for a hundred years, continuously evolving until it reached the level of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit, so he was well aware of this Soul Beast's combat power.
Now that Dugu Bo told him the target was a thirty-thousand-year Sky Dome Silver Peng, whose combat power was essentially equivalent to a high-bloodline, battle-hardened hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, he truly felt it would be difficult to deal with.
Seeing Yun Ming's shocked expression, Dugu Bo spoke with calm composure.
"Rest assured, I have my own ways of dealing with it."
"Even if it is one of the hegemon Soul Beasts of this Sunset Forest, it cannot escape!"
Seeing Dugu Bo so confident, Yun Ming had his guesses about Dugu Bo's methods, and could only express his hope that Dugu Bo would succeed.
After killing the Iron Arrow Snake King, Yang Wutian dragged the snake carcass out of the swamp himself, found a suitable spot, and after greeting Yun Ming and Dugu Bo, began to refine the Soul Ring.
Three hours later, Yang Wutian successfully absorbed his Eighth Soul Ring. Even though he had been unable to break through level eighty, Yang Wutian had continued to meditate diligently for many years, and in the end, it was not in vain. Assisted by the energy of the Soul Ring, after his breakthrough, Yang Wutian reached level eighty-three in one go, directly surpassing Yang Wudi to become the new strongest member of the Breaking Clan.
When Dugu Bo saw Yang Wutian's Soul Breaking Spear, he understood Yun Ming's background, which explained why Yun Ming was so knowledgeable about pharmacology and potent poisons at such a young age. Seeing Yang Wutian, who had broken through to become a Spirit Douluo, Dugu Bo felt even more confident in his plan.
After the three exchanged a few words, they began to discuss the specific plan to hunt the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
Dugu Bo's plan did not surprise Yun Ming at all: it was poisoning.
Over the next few days, Yang Wutian and Dugu Bo observed the Sky Dome Silver Peng's living habits and administered poison to it. The method was to catch Soul Beasts in the Sky Dome Silver Peng's hunting grounds, poison them, and let the Sky Dome Silver Peng ingest the poison itself.
If they tried to force it, even if they could win, they wouldn't be able to keep it or kill it, which didn't fit Yun Ming's requirement for it to serve as his Fourth Soul Ring, so they had to resort to underhanded tactics.
However, a Soul Beast of this level has high intelligence and strong resistance to poison. If one move went wrong and it ran away, it would be very difficult for Yun Ming and the others to keep up. Therefore, Dugu Bo chose to use two layers of poison.
The first layer was "Nether Gloom Powder," a paralytic poison that had no effect upon initial ingestion and required an antidote to trigger. It was not lethal, only affecting its movement; this was the first layer. Considering the size of the Sky Dome Silver Peng, this was what they used over the past few days.
The second layer was the antidote for the first, combined with Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor origin poison.
Sunset Forest, below Cloud Pine Cliff.
A giant Peng Bird, nearly sixty meters tall with silver-white feathers and peerless strength, stood on the ground, pinning down a ten-thousand-year Pipi Elephant and eating its dinner. This giant Peng Bird was Yun Ming's target, the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
Yun Ming and the two others hid in the shadows, watching as the potent poison and the small vials of antidote they had stuffed into the Pipi Elephant's flesh were all swallowed by the Sky Dome Silver Peng. The reason they put the poison in vials was that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's origin poison was too volatile; a poisoned Pipi Elephant would show obvious signs, and the Sky Dome Silver Peng wouldn't eat it.
Seeing that the time had come, the three of them acted immediately.
A purple Soul Ring appeared beneath Yun Ming's feet, and he directly manipulated the Sky Support Mark on the vials inside the Sky Dome Silver Peng's stomach. The two vials shattered one after another; the antidote vial broke first, and after the "Nether Gloom Powder" took effect, the poison vial shattered.
Feeling his body grow weak and numb, the Sky Dome Silver Peng was initially puzzled, but when the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's origin poison began to spread through its body and a sharp pain erupted in its abdomen, it quickly realized that someone was trying to harm it.
Pain and anger caused it to let out a deep, high-pitched cry that traveled far and wide, silencing all spirits.
"Screech~!"
The Sky Dome Silver Peng spread its wings, which spanned over two hundred meters. It prepared to take flight, intending to first purge the poison from its body and then find the pests that had tricked it today. But since Yun Ming and the others had already made their move, how could they let the Sky Dome Silver Peng leave so easily?
Dugu Bo ate a Flying Mushroom Sausage, let out a long whistle, and his emerald-like Soul Power radiance burst forth with full force. Dugu Bo's first seven Soul Rings lit up, and immediately after, his thin body expanded within the emerald Soul Power radiance, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant snake with wings on its back.
The emerald-green diamond-shaped scales on the snake's body looked like pieces of inlaid jade. The snake was thirty meters long and as thick as a water vat. The only slightly discordant part was that this giant emerald snake had a pair of purple wings.
This was Dugu Bo's Spirit Avatar, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor; as for the purple wings, they were Oscar's Third Soul Skill, the "Flying Mushroom Sausage."
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's snake eyes stared coldly at the Sky Dome Silver Peng, its tongue flicking as thick green mist swirled around its body.
Seeing the Sky Dome Silver Peng attempting to flee, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor immediately flapped its wings, stirring up gusts of wind, and raced toward the Sky Dome Silver Peng like a bolt of lightning.
Due to the influence of the poison in its body, the Sky Dome Silver Peng's takeoff speed was slower this time. It had just taken to the air and hadn't traveled far before it was caught up to by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Perhaps because the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent both belonged to the snake family, Yun Ming always felt that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's flight looked exceptionally smooth.
Seeing that the culprit was a "small" venomous snake, and that it dared to appear before it, the Sky Dome Silver Peng looked up and let out a cry. With a wave of its wings, countless feathers flew out like sharp swords, carrying the power to tear through space, slashing toward the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor didn't flinch at all; its mouth opened wide, and a wave of green toxic mist sprayed toward the Sky Dome Silver Peng. After spraying the mist, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor flapped its wings and flew higher. Most of the feather-swords were dodged, and the few that couldn't be avoided were shattered one by one by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor using its tail like a whip. Although this caused some damage to the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, breaking some of its emerald scales, it was of no consequence.
Facing the incoming toxic mist, the Sky Dome Silver Peng adjusted its angle and flapped its wings, blowing the mist back toward Dugu Bo. Facing the mist blown back at him, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor ignored it and continued his attack; his own toxic mist was of little use against him.
Opening its snake mouth, another wave of emerald-green toxic light shot directly at the Sky Dome Silver Peng. This time, the Sky Dome Silver Peng couldn't dodge in time and could only use its massive wings as a shield. A layer of silver-white protective energy appeared on its wings, blocking the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's toxic light wave.
Taking advantage of the Sky Dome Silver Peng using its wings as a shield and being unable to move, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor quickly flew toward it and whipped its toxic tail onto the Sky Dome Silver Peng's back, causing it to stumble.
Seeing that the "small" venomous snake transformed by Dugu Bo dared to whip it, the Sky Dome Silver Peng—a top-tier avian Soul Beast—was enraged at being struck by a snake. It wanted to kill Dugu Bo first before purging the poison. Although the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's poison was potent, its own resistance to poison was also very strong.
Even though the Sky Dome Silver Peng was weak all over and had to suppress the fierce poison in its body, it remained the hegemon of the sky.
It spread its pair of giant silver wings, let out a cry, and unleashed a Sky Dome Wing Slash at the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Sensing the immense power and spatial cutting force carried by the Sky Dome Silver Peng's wings, Dugu Bo dared not take it head-on, fearing he would be sliced in two. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor hurriedly twisted his flexible, relatively small body to dodge in an emergency.
The Sky Dome Wing Slash cut out a silver edge. After being dodged by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, it struck toward the direction of Yun Ming and Yang Wutian below. Seeing this, the two hurriedly retreated horizontally. Then, Yang Wutian and Yun Ming witnessed the birth of a canyon.
Wherever the silver edge passed, the earth was torn apart, and nothing could stop it. After the wing-light finally dissipated, it left behind a gruesome canyon about a hundred meters deep and two kilometers long; because of the influence of spatial power, it was not smooth at all.
Dugu Bo also saw the results of the Sky Dome Wing Slash, and his resolve to avoid direct confrontation and rely on guerrilla tactics became even firmer; otherwise, he would definitely be dead!
Seeing that the wing slash had missed, the Sky Dome Silver Peng flapped its wings and pounced on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor again, both claws striking out—one claw aiming for the vital spot, the other tearing through space. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor flapped his wings, relying on the fact that the Sky Dome Silver Peng was poisoned and its movements were slightly slow and stiff, to avoid the Sky Dome Silver Peng's frontal attacks. He continuously spat venom and toxic light to harass and disrupt the Sky Dome Silver Peng's attack rhythm, attempting to make it absorb more toxins and deepen its poisoning symptoms.
Except for attacks that couldn't be dodged, he wouldn't use his snake body to take hits, and even if he did, he would retreat immediately upon contact.
Silver light and emerald light collided continuously, and the entire mountain trembled, sending rocks flying and creating a dazzling display.
Facing a new wing strike launched by the Sky Dome Silver Peng, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor couldn't dodge in time. He swept his snake tail out in an attempt to block it and use the force to retreat, but this time the Sky Dome Silver Peng had learned to be smart—or rather, because the poison's influence on it was growing, it was forced to be smart.
This time, its wing strike was just a feint; the Sky Dome Silver Peng's true goal was to tear the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor apart when he miscalculated his force and couldn't dodge in time.
The tail of the Jade Scale Serpent Emperor whipped diagonally into the wing of the Sky Dome Silver Peng, only to slide right off the slick feathers. Dugu Bo realized something was wrong immediately, but it was too late!
Sky Dome Dragon Suppression Claw
The innate Spirit Skill passed down through the bloodline of the Sky Dome Silver Peng lashed out, and Dugu Bo could no longer dodge.
Dugu Bo was facing a crisis, but Yun Ming also saw an opportunity.
Yun Ming shouted a reminder to Dugu Bo.
"Petrification Ray!"
Then, Yun Ming utilized the Sky Support Mark, carrying Yang Wutian through several instances of Teleportation to arrive before the claws of the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
The four ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings on Yang Wutian's body all lit up, and the pitch-black Soul Breaking Spear became shrouded in black flames. Borrowing force from the Jade Scale Serpent Emperor, Yang Wutian poured every ounce of his Soul Power into this strike, clashing head-on against the Sky Dome Dragon Suppression Claw.
"Soul Breaking Strike!"
The Spear Light met the Peng claw, and as the two energies collided, a deafening boom erupted.
"Clang!!!"
Although Yang Wutian was at a disadvantage, he still managed to block the claw strike of the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
Dugu Bo was not idle either; two ghastly white beams shot out simultaneously from the eyes of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, which had turned white, heading straight for the Sky Dome Silver Peng.
The Sky Dome Silver Peng attempted to manipulate spatial energy to form a shield to block the Petrification Ray. Seeing this, Yun Ming ignited white flames upon the Atlas Divine Spear and activated Anti-air Power.
Under the full force of Yun Ming's exertion, the internal structure of the shield that the Sky Dome Silver Peng had hastily formed from spatial energy was completely shattered, allowing the Petrification Ray to pierce straight through.
Petrification Ray, hit!!!
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