Chapter 73: Preparing for the Birth of the Elixir!

After a fierce battle, Dugu Bo also figured out the depths of the Titan Giant Ape.

This fellow is indeed a superb hundred‑thousand‑year soul beast and has gained intelligence, but its intellect belongs to that of a brute.

Such brute‑force tactics work well against ordinary Title Douluo or those below that rank.

After all, one force can break myriad techniques.

But against a super‑peak Douluo like Dugu Bo, who possesses a god‑level martial soul, it is useless.

After the fight, he also concluded that he could easily kill the Titan Giant Ape.

Because his poison is terrifying, a kind of magical attack; even if the Titan Giant Ape is extremely hard, the poison's magical invasion can frenziedly infiltrate and corrode it.

Once the poison enters its body, it will spread rapidly, and the Titan Giant Ape's life can end at any moment.

However, upon thinking of Li Fei's words, Dugu Bo had no intention of killing him right now.

Dugu Bo thought to himself: "Since it is the little monster's destined seventh spirit ring, I'll spare your life."

"Blood‑Red Seven Absolute Poison Array, explode!"

He waved his hand, a booming roar erupted, explosive shockwaves spread, and the terrifying blood‑red seven‑absolute deadly poison blanketed the area.

All vegetation nearby withered into blood‑water.

Fortunately, the soul beasts had already fled earlier.

Otherwise they would have become the wedding dress of this battle.

Dugu Bo flew out of the poison mist, Li Fei had already opened a spacetime gate, and the two dove straight in.

After they left, the Titan Giant Ape was flung backward out of the poison mist, smashing into the mountain; its body was covered in wounds corroded by deadly poison, causing it great pain.

"Damned humans, you won't die a good death!"

The Titan Giant Ape roared angrily.

Watching Dugu Bo disappear yet still sensing his presence, it realized there was no point in pursuing him anymore, for it had suffered grave injuries; even if it truly caught up, relying on that human's terrifying poison, it would very likely die!

Although it didn't know why this human didn't kill it this time, it understood one thing: if Dugu Bo truly wished to strike, it would probably die this time! Thinking of this, it began to fear, dragging its wounded body, it hurried back to find Da Ming, to let him vent his spite and heal its injuries.

"How is it?"

After passing through the spacetime gate and returning to the Li Family Headquarters at the Ice and Fire Yin‑Yang Well, Li Fei curiously asked.

"That beast is no match for me; now this old man's strength is terrifying."

"Today's battle was exhilarating!"

"If I weren't considering that this is your destined seventh spirit ring, I would have killed it today to eliminate future trouble."

Dugu Bo laughed heartily.

Since becoming a 97th‑rank peak Super Douluo, he had never known just how strong he was; now, after this battle with a hundred‑thousand‑year Titan Giant Ape, he not only felt exhilarated but also realized his power was far greater than he imagined! "You're pounding it like that, I worry it won't dare show up next time—this fellow has no dragon bloodline, so the Azure Dragon Staff can't sense it." Li Fei said.

"No problem, I've already left a mark on its body; next time I enter the Star Dou Great Forest I can sense it." Dugu Bo waved his hand.

"Then that's fine." Li Fei was very satisfied.

After parting with Dugu Bo, he alone entered Li Yunsong's secluded chamber.

"Grandfather." Li Fei performed a salute.

Li Yunsong opened his eyes, revealing a kind smile: "Little Fei, you're back; did you reap a great harvest this time?"

"Mm, I absorbed a seven‑thousand‑year Giant Spirit Dragon Bear; now I am a sixty‑fifth‑rank Soul Emperor." Li Fei nodded.

"A seven‑year‑old sixty‑fifth‑rank six‑ring Soul Emperor—such talent is unmatched."

"If you keep going like this, you truly could become a Title Douluo before twenty."

"However, the gap between Spirit Douluo and Title Douluo is really huge; Grandfather, I've spent so long, and my soul power has only risen to the eighty‑sixth‑rank peak, still far from the eighty‑seventh."

Li Yunsong first felt happy, then sighed.

The higher the soul power, the greater the amount needed to accumulate; the speed of increase slows, the difficulty rises—he deeply feels this.

Moreover, during the past few months he had also been handling the Li family's other affairs, aiming to thoroughly stabilize internal and external situations, so he spent comparatively little time cultivating. "Everything is possible." Li Fei laughed.

"Grandfather, this seven‑thousand‑year soul bone may not be as high as a ninety‑thousand‑year one, but it should still help you—any increase is an increase."

He said this, producing the Giant Spirit Dragon Bear's soul bone and handing it to Li Yunsong.

"Another soul bone popped out?!"

"Your luck is truly heaven‑defying! It would make everyone jealous!"

Li Yunsong widened his eyes and exclaimed, "What a great partner!"

Since Li Fei came into contact with ten‑thousand‑year soul beasts, not a single one has failed to yield a soul bone.

"My grandson's luck is just this good." Li Fei laughed.

"Adding this one, I now have four soul bones." Li Yunsong took it without ceremony and placed it in the proper spot.

Li Fei said: "Next time, if we don't get a high‑grade torso bone or head soul bone, but instead obtain a higher‑year soul bone from another part, Grandfather, you could still absorb it—just cut off the old bone's position, quickly place the new soul bone, and combine it with my elixir and Azure Dragon Technique; you'll soon recover your prime and advance further."

Having reached Spirit Douluo, to progress further one must either continually improve the absorption and conversion efficiency of soul power, take more potent elixirs, absorb higher‑year soul bones, or raise the years of all spirit rings.

Only then can one break through to become a Title Douluo in a short time.

Otherwise, following the ordinary cultivation path without venturing out for training or encountering other opportunities, breaking through to Title Douluo might take four years.

At a rate of one rank per year, by the eighty‑ninth rank it could even take two years per rank.

Even so, this already surpasses many people.

Li Yunsong's body already contains immortal‑herb components; taking them in the short term has no effect and helps little.

Unless he encounters a brand‑new, far more powerful immortal herb, the path of upgrading via immortal herbs is basically closed.

So the best course ahead is to absorb soul bones, replacing the body's parts.

"Gurgle."

"When that time truly comes, there's nothing else we can do."

Li Yunsong nodded.

Having come this far, he naturally wouldn't think of giving up on becoming a Title Douluo.

It's just a severed limb; it's not that it can't be recovered—just endure and it'll pass.

The soul bone absorption is complete.

His soul power stirred.

Hum! Successfully broke through!

He is now an eighty-seventh rank Soul Douluo!

"Haha! Finally broke through!"

Li Yunsong was very happy.

"Recently, you've broken through too quickly; you need to settle down. Perhaps after settling, you'll be able to break through even faster." Li Fei reminded.

"Mm, I know."

"Little Fei, what are your plans next?"

Li Yunsong asked expectantly.

"I plan to let the medicinal pills enter the world, then have the spokesperson act; all those pills that emerge will be reduced by me. Even so, for outsiders, the benefits remain great."

Li Fei said: "Once the medicinal pills enter the world, this is absolutely a sure-fire violent industry; I plan to find a more suitable spokesperson."

"Who is this person? Any leads?"

Li Yunsong curious: "Ordinary people can't suppress him."

"Breaking One Clan, I hope they can be sensible; otherwise we'll only become enemies. Becoming my enemy leaves only one outcome: annihilation!" As he said this, Li Fei's eyes turned icy and killing.

(End of chapter)