Chapter 55 Slaying the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King, the Snow Shadow Demon Wolf Pack
"Little Lin, come back!"
Despite the intense pain in his neck, Dugu Lin quickly summoned the Jade Phosphor Serpent back.
The Jade Phosphor Serpent, which had been struggling frantically just a second ago, suddenly felt its prey disappear from its mouth the next second! The Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King that had been right in front of it turned into wisps of soul power and vanished!
Even the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King, which possessed considerable intelligence, was somewhat bewildered at this moment.
Soon, the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King saw the human land on the ground dozens of meters away, with a five-meter-long Jade Phosphor Serpent appearing beside him.
Immediately afterwards, the human summoned a book, from which vines that snakes hated sprouted. The vines wrapped around the Jade Phosphor Serpent's body, and within seconds, the wound on the Jade Phosphor Serpent's neck was completely healed.
What about the poison?
The Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King, with its not-so-bright little brain, couldn't understand why the venom it injected wasn't working.
But! Before the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King could think any further, it sensed that the toxin the Jade Phosphor Serpent had injected into its body had begun to take effect!
Strands of chilling poison mixed with the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent, almost freezing the meridians within the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King's body and blocking the flow of soul power!
This shocked the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King even more, because it was an ice-attribute venomous snake—so how could it be poisoned by cold?
"Phew~"
At this moment, Dugu Lin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, let out a soft breath, and thought to himself, 'This is much easier than I imagined! The battle ahead should be much easier; I just need to wait for the poison to take effect, and then I can slowly wear it down!'
"Hiss!"
The Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King stared at Dugu Lin and the Jade Phosphor Serpent, flicking its tongue as if in a show of force!
However, it did not make any rash moves to attack, appearing somewhat fierce but actually cowardly.
The two sides remained locked in a stalemate, neither making the first move.
Dugu Lin had already healed the injuries in his body and the Jade Phosphor Serpent's body. Now he just needed to wait for the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King's poison to take effect. There was no rush at all.
"First Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Halo! Third Soul Skill: Golden Serpent King!"
Dugu Lin used his soul skills again. After a flash of light, the Jade Phosphor Serpent's body swelled once more to a size of ten meters, with green stripes on a golden base.
It turned out that when the Jade Phosphor Serpent was summoned back into the body, all amplification-type soul skills would automatically disappear. When it was summoned again, the soul skills needed to be used anew.
Although it was a bit troublesome and consumed a lot of soul power, the impact was minimal.
A cold wind blew, and the snowflakes stirred up by the battle began to fall one by one.
As expected of an ice-attribute soul beast, the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King possessed an exceptionally high resistance to extreme cold poison. If the poison wasn't a mixture of cold poison and Jade Phosphor venom, it would have taken a very long time for the poison to take effect!
The great battle began again, but before long, the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King's blood flow became too fast due to the intense fighting, and the poison took effect quickly—so it chose to flee for its life!
Eighth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!
The Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King was briefly immobilized in place by a soul skill from Dugu Bo, who had been covering the battle.
Dugu Lin and the Jade Phosphor Serpent seized the opportunity to strangle it!
Soon, soul power began to condense on the body of the Heavenly Mountain Ice Serpent King, and after only a few breaths, a deep black soul ring was formed.
With the Blue Silver King healing his injuries several times, everything seemed to be going much more smoothly.
"Thirty-five thousand years... Lin'er, it's not too late to back out now!"
"No!"
Dugu Lin shook his head and said with unusual calmness, "Grandpa, the path of cultivation requires unwavering determination! Once a decision is made, there is no turning back! To retreat would mean cutting off one's momentum and the path forward!"
"Go forward without hesitation?"
Dugu Bo felt that what his grandson said made a lot of sense, and it was a profound truth.
"Alright, Grandpa will protect you. Remember... grit your teeth and hold on, don't give up!"
"Um!"
After adjusting his breathing and state, Dugu Lin turned to look at the Jade Phosphor Serpent and instructed, "Little Lin, it will hurt a lot, hang in there!"
"Hiss~~"
The Jade Phosphor Serpent quickly coiled around Dugu Lin and gently nodded its head.
A soul ring with a lifespan of 35,000 years contained an exceptionally large amount of soul power, far exceeding Dugu Lin's expectations.
The soul ring was introduced into the body, and a vast amount of soul power surged into him, almost bursting all the meridians in his body with the powerful soul power!
Immediately afterwards, strands of soul power flowed into the flesh, internal organs, and bones!
In an instant, Dugu Lin felt as if he were a balloon that had been filled with air!
If he couldn't refine this soul power in a short time, then he would explode!
The pain was excruciating and unbearable!
Every second was torture!
Time slipped away silently.
Dugu Bo watched as Dugu Lin's body grew noticeably fatter, with prominent veins. Moreover, traces of blood seeped from the bare skin of his upper body and the corners of his mouth.
Beside him, the coiled body of the Jade Phosphor Serpent trembled, and traces of blood seeped from the gaps in its scales.
"Phew~"
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, extremely nervous, his heart pounding in his throat, filled with worry.
But at that very moment!
Dugu Bo suddenly sensed a fluctuation of soul power in the distance!
Whoosh!
Dugu Bo stood up, looked into the distance, squinted, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Why would someone approach at this time?"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo's soul power trembled slightly, but he didn't reveal a single trace of it! He was afraid of affecting Dugu Lin's absorption of the soul ring.
As time went by, Dugu Lin's condition did not improve in the slightest.
However, the soul energy fluctuations in the distance were getting closer and closer!
Dugu Bo frowned, thinking, 'Damn it! Why is the direction exactly this way? At this rate, it won't even take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea...'
"Phew~"
"Court death!"
Dugu Bo's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He had already decided in his heart that he wanted to kill whoever came, whether human or soul beast!
"Awoo~"
Suddenly, before the newcomer even got close, Dugu Bo faintly heard a wolf howl.
"Damn it! It's a pack of Snow Shadow Demon Wolves!"
Dugu Bo glanced back at his grandson, who was still absorbing the soul ring, gritted his teeth, and instantly shot forward!
The fighting power of a wolf pack was not to be underestimated!
If the wolf pack got close, it would inevitably affect Dugu Lin's absorption of the soul ring.
Therefore, Dugu Bo had no choice but to keep the wolf pack out!
Dugu Bo shot out, and in just one minute, he crossed two mountain peaks and saw the scene before him.
That was a pack of nearly a hundred Snow Shadow Demon Wolves, chasing after eight human Soul Masters in front of them.
Before Dugu Bo could even see who the human soul masters were, he immediately released his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
"Hold head high!"
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor emitted a sound similar to a dragon's roar, spewing out deadly venom that formed bursts of poisonous mist.
Dugu Bo roared, "No passage ahead! Anyone who dares to cross the poison circle, I will kill you all!"
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