Chapter 147: Poison Douluo Wins, Ghost Douluo Appears

"Ju Hua Guan, you're resorting to such petty tricks to deal with me? Have you run out of moves?" At this moment, Dugu Bo was far from as panicked as he was in the original story.

In the original story, because he had only just entered Level 92, while Yue Guan was between Level 94 and Level 95, the gap in soul power between the two was nearly three levels, so he was naturally heavily suppressed.

But now, thanks to divine arts and Immortal Herbs, Dugu Bo's soul power had reached the late stage of Level 93, so the actual gap in rank with Yue Guan was, in fact, less than two levels.

Coupled with his strengthened Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison, he was confident in fighting Yue Guan head-on.

"Ju Hua Guan, prepare to die! Seventh Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Avatar!" Dugu Bo finally activated his Spirit Avatar; his entire body instantly transformed into a giant, emerald-green venomous snake.

Wherever the venomous snake passed, all vegetation instantly withered; the potency of the poison was staggering.

"Hmph, a Spirit Avatar? I have one too! Seventh Soul Skill!" Yue Guan also activated his own Spirit Avatar. Since he possessed a Tool Spirit, his Spirit Avatar did not change his physical form but acted directly upon the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

In the sky, a giant chrysanthemum covered the sun, obscuring a large swath of the forest.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Stamens Overflowing with Flowing Clouds!" The power of Chrysanthemum Douluo's sixth soul skill after activating his Spirit Avatar was so great that if it struck the ground directly, it would likely level everything for several miles.

"Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison!" Dugu Bo also channeled his full soul power to clash head-on with Yue Guan's sixth soul skill. The two powerful forces deadlocked in mid-air, unable to determine a victor for the moment.

"Old Poison, you have indeed become stronger, but my rank is still above yours. Hmph!" Yue Guan roared angrily and immediately increased his soul power output.

The radiance of the Golden Stamens Overflowing with Flowing Clouds grew continuously, beginning to gradually suppress Dugu Bo's poison.

Before Level 70, Tool Spirit Masters were often weaker than Beast Spirit Masters of the same level. For example, when Chen Xin and Gu Rong were both below Level 70, Chen Xin had lost to Gu Rong. But Level 70 was a watershed; some Tool Spirit Masters could turn defeat into victory during this period.

The reason lay in the Tool Spirit Avatar. Compared to the Beast Spirit Avatar, the Tool Spirit Avatar could not only significantly boost strength but also allow one to merge their soul power with their martial soul. Even more so, like Chen Xin, one could transform their entire being into a sword. In such cases, if the Tool Spirit itself was extremely powerful, the amplification received would surpass that of a Beast Spirit.

Fortunately, Chrysanthemum Douluo only had a high rank; he did not possess the realm of human-soul unity like Chen Xin, nor the ability to transform a Tool Spirit Avatar into a Beast Spirit like Snake Spear Douluo, so he could not pull too large a gap away from Dugu Bo.

In a pure clash of soul power, it didn't matter if Dugu Bo wasn't Chrysanthemum Douluo's match; his goal wasn't here anyway.

"As expected of the so-called indestructible Immortal-grade Tool Spirit Avatar. After Ju Hua Guan activated his avatar, even the effects of my new type of Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison were greatly reduced," Dugu Bo said unwillingly. "But no matter what, I will never lose to you today."

"After all, I am not without Immortal-grade items myself."

"Soul Bone Skill, Medusa Gaze!"

A burst of grayish-white light instantly erupted from the eyes of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. This move had always been one of Dugu Bo's trump cards.

The Medusa Skull had long since fused with Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Snake Poison; the power of these two skills unleashed together was peerless.

Having clashed many times, Chrysanthemum Douluo was naturally prepared for this move. "Old Poison, Medusa Gaze cannot seal my movements at all."

"Is that so?" Dugu Bo smiled coldly.

Unlike in the past, the ten thousand rays of light from the Golden Stamens Overflowing with Flowing Clouds were actually petrified in an instant.

This was not a difference in the strength of the two sides, but a difference in the power of the soul skills.

Chrysanthemum Douluo was greatly shocked. Since when had the power of Medusa Gaze become so great?

"It's over!" He had completely failed to anticipate that Dugu Bo's strength had undergone such a heaven-shaking change, and he was caught off guard.

At this moment, as the light of the Golden Stamens Overflowing with Flowing Clouds was petrified, he had no time to make any other resistance. The next moment, the green light of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison completely engulfed him.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's entire body was covered and invaded by the poisonous gas. One could see that the so-called indestructible Immortal-grade plant martial soul, the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, was actually being corroded.

As an Immortal-grade item, the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum's resistance to poison was originally very strong.

But now, the power of Dugu Bo's deadly poison had clearly exceeded Chrysanthemum Douluo's limit of resistance.

If this continued, Chrysanthemum Douluo would definitely be completely corroded by the deadly poison. Even if he could save his life with his Title Douluo-level soul power, his martial soul would be in a semi-crippled state.

However, at this moment, Dugu Bo withdrew his hand, and Chrysanthemum Douluo fell weakly from the sky.

"Cough, cough!" Chrysanthemum Douluo coughed up a large mouthful of blood. At this time, his blood was actually emerald green; he was clearly poisoned. "Old Poison, why show mercy?"

"Yue Guan, I never intended to kill you. Although you have repeatedly moved against me, you have also let me escape many times. I, Dugu Bo, accept this favor from you. Today, I have defeated you fair and square to resolve the resentment in my heart. From now on, you and I have no grievances. Go. I withdrew my hand in time just now, and the toxins have not entered your internal organs. Return to the Spirit Hall; with your cultivation and the help of your Pope, there is still time to force the toxins out of your body." Dugu Bo chose to let Chrysanthemum Douluo go.

It was true that he had no intention of killing Yue Guan.

But more importantly, Dugu Bo had reservations. Now that he had decided to join Nan Feihuang's side, if he killed a Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall at this time, wouldn't that bring disaster upon the Gulei Kingdom?

He knew that the true strength of the Spirit Hall was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface. Not to mention others, when he became a Title Douluo, that Golden Crocodile Douluo who held the title ceremony for him—he believed he was definitely still alive, and his cultivation had reached an unfathomable depth.

Relying on Medusa Gaze, which was comparable to a 100,000-year soul skill, and the evolved Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison, it was not difficult to defeat Yue Guan. But if he faced Golden Crocodile Douluo, he would surely die.

He had this bit of self-awareness.

Having said that, Dugu Bo prepared to turn and leave. Just at this moment, a gloomy voice rang out all around. "Dugu Bo, you hurt Yue Guan and think you can just leave like this? You are dreaming."

The entire forest was suddenly surrounded by pitch-black ghost shadows.

Dugu Bo said alertly, "Seeing only ghost shadows and no soul rings... Hmph, Ghost, I didn't expect you to come too."

The ghost shadows gradually condensed into a human form, standing beside Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Ghost, you're here!" Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the person who had arrived, his eyes full of surprise, even somewhat affectionate. These two guys, no matter how you looked at it, their relationship was not ordinary.

"Ju Hua Guan, you really are useless, you can't even beat an Old Poison," the ghost shadow mocked.

From the tone of Ghost Douluo, one could feel that his strength was even greater than Yue Guan's.

(End of chapter)