The Sunset Forest was the gathering place for soul beasts in the Heaven Dou Empire. The number of ten thousand year soul beasts was far less than those in the Star Dou Forest.
Xu Mingxi and Dugu Xin agreed to meet in a small town outside of the Sunset Forest, but the Xingguan Sect was far away, and the three of them were still two days late despite their haste.
Dugu Xin stood at the entrance of the town and looked from a distance at the three people he met in the Star Dou Great Forest. She told Dugu Bo about the strength of the two elders.
This made Dugu Bo very excited. He thought that the Star Crown Sect was showing great respect by sending two Soul Douluo, but he didn't expect that they would also send a Titled Douluo.
He forced a smile on his somewhat stiff face and walked quickly forward to greet him.
Xu Mingxi also saw the old poisoner, who was one of the most important supporting characters in the original novel. He had dark green hair and beard, sunken cheeks, and emerald eyes that radiated stunning sharpness.
Under Dugu Bo's suspicious gaze, Xu Mingxi walked past Titled Douluo next to him, stepped forward and extended his right hand toward him.
"Senior Dugu, I've long heard your name. I'm Xu Mingxi of the Star Crown Sect, nice to meet you, senior."
"I've long heard of you."
Dugu Bo stared at the two silent strong men beside him, and he had a guess in his mind about Xu Mingxi's status in the Star Crown Sect. Of course he wouldn't treat her as a junior anymore.
Neither of them were enthusiastic or talkative people. After chatting a few words, Dugu Bo took out a scroll from the soul guide storage and slowly unfolded it in front of Xu Mingxi and the other two people.
"It has a slender body, dark green scales, a single horn on its head, and two claws under its belly. Senior Dugu, this is a poisonous dragon, right?"
"Exactly. I've already investigated it. This poisonous dragon should be about 70,000 years old."
Dugu Bo thought of the other scrolls in the storage soul guidebook and felt a little guilty.
He had originally chosen the 60,000-year-old Poisonous Light Snake King, but he hadn't expected that there would be a Titled Douo in the ranks sent by the Star Crown Sect this time.
In that case, he changed his target to a poisonous spirit dragon that was older and had a stronger bloodline. That shouldn't be a big problem.
When he reached level 80, he was able to absorb Medusa's 50,000-year-old soul ring. Now that he had reached level 90, he had absorbed Medusa's soul bone and suppressed the miasma in his body. There was no reason why he couldn't absorb the 70,000-year-old poisonous dragon.
Xu Mingxi glanced at the Great Elder and saw him nod. She kept the scroll and agreed to hunt down the target chosen by Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo was relieved. He led the way and introduced the details about the poisonous dragon. Then they stepped into the Sunset Forest.
"The strongest feature of the Poison Spirit Dragon is its poison. The poison sprayed from its mouth can even turn a lush forest into a deadly place. We will try our best to prevent it from releasing the poison."
Compared to detoxification, Dugu Bo was better at poisoning. Even he had to avoid the Poison Spirit Dragon's poison.
Moreover, Dugu Bo was confident that he could control the poisonous dragon. His eighth soul skill, Time Freeze, combined with his skull soul skill, Medusa's Gaze, was considered one of the strongest controlling soul skills in the Doulouge Continent.
"Alright, then I'll try my best. Old Nine, if the Poison Spirit Dragon hasn't died by then, I'll leave it to you."
Dugu Bo could do nothing against the Poison Spirit Dragon except this restraint. The poison was difficult to overcome, even for a soul master.
If used against a soul creature like the Poisonous Spirit Dragon that had an extraordinarily powerful poison body, the poison could not yet be said to be completely useless, but could only be said to be better than nothing.
As they moved forward, everyone discussed precautions. The 70,000-year-old Poison Spirit Dragon was almost the dominant existence in the Sunset Forest, and other soul beasts were no match for it. They arrived at the Poison Spirit Dragon's territory without any danger.
Over the years, this place had long been turned into a deadly land by the poisonous dragon. The highly poisonous swamp was full of bubbles, and poisonous gas billowed from the burst bubbles. The air was covered in a poisonous mist. Even with the soul power Xu Mingxi possessed, he still felt a slight stinging pain.
"You three, this is a detoxification pill that I specially prepared. By taking them, the poisonous gas here will not spread into your bodies."
Dugu Bo took out some brown pills from his soul guide and distributed them to everyone, two pills per person. Since he had included the Poison Spirit Dragon as one of his targets, he did not do any homework.
This potion was carefully formulated by Dugu Bo after he collected the soil and poisonous fog from the poisonous dragon's territory and did extensive research. Not to mention the swamp and poisonous mist, even if sprayed by a poisonous dragon, one could still survive for a while.
Hopefully I won't have to use the second one, Dugu Bo prayed silently. He really wasn't sure if he could neutralize the poisonous spirit dragon's venom.
Everyone waited outside the Poison Spirit Dragon's territory until midnight. The Great Elder, sensing the active starlight around him, gave the order to depart, and he was the first to leave.
Dugu Bo followed behind him. The moment he saw the poisonous dragon, he would exert all his strength to control it and buy the great elder some time.
Xu Mingxi looked up at the night sky. Today was clear, the moon shone high, and the stars twinkled. It was a good day for soul hunting.
Not long after they left, there was a rumbling sound in the sky, many trees fell, and a green dragon flew into the sky.
"Stop, everything stop. The Poisonous Spirit Dragon seems to be fighting with something."
Everyone lowered their bodies and held their breath. Dugu Bo jumped onto the tree beside them. His eyes turned into snake pupils, watching the Poisonous Spirit Dragon's every move.
I saw it soar into space, twist its body in the air, open its ferocious mouth, and spray water fiercely downwards. The green poison seemed to be steaming still, and turned into a curtain of water that covered the entire area below it.
At this moment, a column of dark light shot into the sky and broke through the poisonous water curtain. Xu Mingxi only saw a black shadow flashed past, and when it reappeared, it had already reached the tail of the poisonous dragon.
"Ah!!!"
The soul beast that suddenly appeared directly bit the tail of the poisonous spirit dragon, twisted its body, and directly threw it down.
With a loud noise, the poisonous dragon slammed into the ground and was unable to move for a while.
"Eighty thousand year old shadow wolf!"
Dugu Bo had been searching for poisonous insects in the Sunset Forest for many years, and he was very familiar with this place. He recognized the shadow wolf at a glance, which was one of the dominant soul beasts in the Sunset Forest, just like the Poison Spirit Dragon.
After the Poison Spirit Dragon fell to the ground, the Shadow Wolf fell on him and directly bit his vital spot. The Poison Spirit Dragon was not to be outdone, it swung its tail and pulled the Shadow Wolf off its body.
The two soul beasts fought back and forth and got entangled with each other. The Shadow Wolf was older and had unbelievably fast speed, while the Poison Spirit Dragon had a stronger bloodline, so its venom and physique were extremely powerful.
The two went head to head, and the Shadow Wolf was quickly defeated, turning into a beam of black light and quickly disappearing into the forest.
Green blood flowed from the poisonous dragon's body, with a bit of shadow wolf blood still remaining in its mouth. It roared into the sky, showing its victory and declaring its power.
"Begin!"