Chapter 234: with translation of chapter title

Only saw the Violet Abyss Snake King directly spit a large mouthful of purple poison mist at Du Gu Yan, instantly enveloping her.

But Du Gu Yan, facing the toxin that even a Soul Saint would greatly dread, did not dodge or evade.

Du Gu Yan, wrapped in the poison mist, showed no change in expression; those toxins that would make even a Soul Saint expert dread actually had absolutely no effect on her.

After her martial soul evolved, Du Gu Yan herself became equivalent to a source of poison; thus, unless the toxin was used by someone far stronger than her, it could not affect her at all.

Now Du Gu Yan is effectively immune to all poisons, because these toxins are not as strong as her own poison, so they naturally cannot exert their effect.

The Violet Abyss Snake King was feeling somewhat pleased with itself, but the next moment it suddenly became terrified, for it sensed its own vitality draining away.

Only saw Du Gu Yan raise her hand in a gesture; as her soul power surged, numerous emerald-green beads separated from every pore of the Violet Abyss Snake King's body—those beads were its vitality.

As its vitality was drained, the Violet Abyss Snake King instantly wilted, but it quickly reacted, desperately channeling soul power to its surface to block the draining of vitality.

Although Du Gu Yan's first soul skill is powerful, it is not omnipotent; otherwise, relying solely on this skill she would be invincible.

Du Gu Yan's first soul skill can indeed drain vitality, but if the opponent reacts and uses a large amount of soul power to shield itself, she cannot act.

Unless the opponent's level is lower than Du Gu Yan's, she cannot drain vitality again.

Even so, this can accelerate the opponent's soul power consumption; if the opponent over-exerts its soul power, Du Gu Yan can still drain its vitality again.

At this moment, although the Violet Abyss Snake King reacted immediately, Du Gu Yan also drained about one-tenth of its vitality, which, under her control, directly nourished her, making her complexion more ruddy.

Although the Violet Abyss Snake King was terrified, upon discovering that Du Gu Yan could no longer drain its vitality, it launched a counterattack; after all, it now needed to expend large amounts of soul power to shield itself from being drained, so it had to fight quickly.

Only saw the Violet Abyss Snake King sway its body, over four meters long, directly charging at Du Gu Yan.

Du Gu Yan's expression remained unchanged, and the black fourth soul ring on her body lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Medusa Gaze!"

As the soul skill was released, two gray-white beams of light shot from Du Gu Yan's eyes, directly locking onto the Violet Abyss Snake King charging at her.

The Violet Abyss Snake King watched Du Gu Yan launch her attack; by then it was already highly wary of her abilities, so it dared not meet them head-on.

Only saw the Violet Abyss Snake King suddenly open its huge mouth, a foul stench blowing forth, and it violently spat out two poison-liquid bullets, each half a meter in diameter, formed from condensed poison.

The poison-liquid bullets struck the two gray-white beams and instantly petrified, then fell to the ground and shattered into stone fragments.

As a top-tier serpentine soul beast, the Violet Abyss Snake King had naturally clashed with super serpentine soul beasts like Medusa; seeing Du Gu Yan possess such ability, it reacted in an instant.

At this moment, the Violet Abyss Snake King spared no expense of soul power, spewing five more poison-liquid bullets at Du Gu Yan, then turned and fled, not daring to bother with its offspring any longer.

Sons and wives can be found again, but if life is gone, nothing remains; as a snake king, it still understands how to choose.

Du Gu Yan saw the Violet Abyss Snake King give up resistance and try to flee, which left her helpless.

Du Gu Yan's strength lies in using poison to control and attack, but if the opponent tries to flee, she truly has no recourse; after all, at her current level, poison hardly has any significant effect on the Violet Abyss Snake King.

Du Gu Yan swayed her snake tail to dodge the locked-on poison-liquid bullets, then pursued the Violet Abyss Snake King.

However, Du Gu Yan's speed still could not match that of the Violet Abyss Snake King, over forty thousand years old; in an instant she was thrown back by tens of meters, a distance at which even Medusa Gaze could not guarantee a hit.

After all, the Violet Abyss Snake King does not run straight; facing Du Gu Yan's Medusa Gaze, it will surely dodge.

Just then, Gu Xuan, accompanied by four women, arrived from the sky before the Violet Abyss Snake King, blocking its path.

The Violet Abyss Snake King, now a desperate fugitive, directly spat a mouthful of poison mist at Gu Xuan and his companions.

Facing the Violet Abyss Snake King's attack, Gu Xuan made no move; only Ning Rongrong, holding the Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield, stepped before him, her soul power surging.

"Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield Third Soul Skill: Sea-Spirit Raging Tide!"

Ning Rongrong directly used one of the Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield's skills; as her soul power surged, upon releasing the soul skill, the shield in her hand unleashed a massive tidal wave ten meters in diameter, directly pushing back the poison mist.

Poison mist requires air to spread, but the air in seawater is thin and its density is dozens of times that of air, so the mist could not possibly propagate in a short time.

After blocking the poison mist, Ning Rongrong immediately activated the Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield again.

"Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield Second Soul Skill: Sea-Spirit Still-Mind Shield!"

As this second soul skill was used, Ning Rongrong's Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield shattered into fragments that flew toward the Violet Abyss Snake King; before it could react, countless fragments enveloped it, forming a blue immobilization shield that trapped it.

The main function of the Sea-Spirit Still-Mind Shield is control, and its duration depends on the soul power gap between the two sides.

Ning Rongrong's current soul power level is fifty-four; the Sea-Spirit Raging Tide skill she previously used consumed half of her soul power.

Now, to immobilize this soul beast over forty thousand years old, Ning Rongrong's remaining soul power was completely depleted.

Even so, Ning Rongrong could control the Violet Abyss Snake King for only about a second, because the soul power gap between them was simply too large.

But one second was enough; seeing the Violet Abyss Snake King immobilized, Du Gu Yan directly activated her fourth soul skill, and the two gray-white beams arrived instantly.

The moment the Violet Abyss Snake King was immobilized, it surged its inner soul power wildly to break the immobilization shield, but just as it broke free, the two gray-white beams immobilized it again.

Because the power gap was not small, the Violet Abyss Snake King was not completely petrified—only its lower half turned to stone—but this undoubtedly restricted its movement.

Seeing it could not escape, the Violet Abyss Snake King erupted all its soul power, releasing all its internal toxins; in an instant, the poison mist it emitted covered a ten-meter radius and continued to spread.

But by then Du Gu Yan had already closed in; only saw her first soul ring light up again, directly absorbing all the poison mist the Violet Abyss Snake King had released and converting it into refined soul power to replenish herself.

Poison is both Du Gu Yan's weapon against foes and her nourishment.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Titan Poison Whip!"

Du Gu Yan's black fifth soul ring released, a massive serpent tail ten meters long appeared like a titanic hammer, silently striking down at the Violet Abyss Snake King's skull; at this moment the Violet Abyss Snake King had no way to evade.

"Boom—"

In the tremendous roar, the Violet Abyss Snake King's skull burst open, utterly losing all vitality!

Moments later, a black ten-thousand-year soul ring condensed atop the Violet Abyss Snake King's body; Du Gu Yan sat cross-legged, began to regulate her breath, and prepared to absorb the soul ring.

Ning Rongrong also retracted the Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield, sat cross-legged at the side to begin restoring her soul power; the recent consecutive attacks and control had exhausted all her soul power, and she needed to recover quickly.

At the same time, Ning Rongrong became more familiar with the Sea-Spirit Cosmos Shield's skills and functions; over time she could fully utilize this treasure.

After a quarter hour, Du Gu Yan finished regulating her breath and began to absorb her sixth soul ring.

This sixth soul ring, of forty-three-thousand-year grade, would be more than enough even as a seventh soul ring for a Soul Saint; one can imagine the terrifying boost it would give Du Gu Yan.

After a full three hours, Du Gu Yan had two yellow, one purple, and three black soul rings hovering above her body—six in total—signifying her formal ascent to the Soul Emperor rank.

"Sixty-two." Du Gu Yan exhaled deeply, her pretty face full of joy.

Now her soul power level is one rank higher than Gu Xuan's; relying on her own formidable strength, she has formally gained the ability to face a Soul Saint–level expert head-on.

However, although Gu Xuan's soul power level is only sixty-one, his strength cannot be simply limited by his soul power level.

Du Gu Yan successfully absorbed the sixth Soul Ring, Ning Rongrong also recovered her soul power, and everyone hurriedly went to the next place to obtain the fifth Soul Ring for Li Li.

ps: Correct the typos first, then revise later.

(End of chapter)