Chapter 377: Lake of Life, Qianjun Ants

Bibi Dong nodded. "Elder Ju's words are reasonable. In your view, which Elders can be dispatched after one month?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, for this Soul Hunting Operation, we dispatched eight Elders; one died, one is near death, three are heavily injured, and three are lightly injured. The three with light injuries are Elder Snake Spear, Elder Ghost Leopard, and Elder Demon Bear; they will be fully recovered in a month," Chrysanthemum Douluo replied. "As for the three with heavier injuries, they are Elder Lingyuan, Elder Ci Xue, and the Holy Dragon Douluo Tuoba Xi."

"In my view, Elder Ci Xue and Tuoba Xi will not be able to recover in time, but Elder Lingyuan's martial soul contains a trace of Undying Bird bloodline; even if it is not a true phoenix, its recovery ability is extremely fast. She might also be able to recover in time. At that time, adding myself and Ghost, a total of six Title Douluo, killing Nan Feihuang and Lan Xue will be absolutely no problem!"

"Very good. What about Elder Sea Turtle? Has he not improved yet?" Bibi Dong asked, aside from the three heavily injured and three lightly injured.

There was still one dead and one near death.

The dead Ninth Elder, Whale Bird Douluo, was beyond help; unless a god took action, the dead could not return to life, and the rules of heaven and earth could not be changed. The one near death was Sea Turtle Douluo; he had been struck by Dugu Bo's virulent poison.

Since returning to the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong had dispatched all healing Spirit Masters to detoxify him, but unfortunately, it was useless. Even Bibi Dong had taken action personally, using her own spider legs to absorb the poison, but she could only absorb a small portion, at most delaying Sea Turtle Douluo's death date, yet unable to cure him.

In such a situation, finding Ci Xue to help was also useless. After all, the poison-swallowing ability of Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor was only stronger, not weaker, than Ci Xue's Puffer Spirit. If even Bibi Dong could not save him, Ci Xue would certainly be even more helpless.

Now, one could only look to Sea Turtle Douluo's own fate. If he could survive the most dangerous period, perhaps there might still be a glimmer of hope; otherwise, they could only prepare for his funeral.

"Elder Sea Turtle is still very dangerous; his breathing has even stopped, entering a state of suspended animation. Fortunately, I arranged for healing Spirit Masters to guard him around the clock, otherwise, I fear his soul would have already returned to the nine heavens." Chrysanthemum Douluo frowned; he had not expected that Dugu Bo's poison had reached such a degree.

Sea Turtle Douluo was at Level 94, the strongest level below a Super Douluo, and he possessed the best defense among the Nine Great Elders and a poison resistance rivaling Ci Xue, yet he was still reduced to a half-dead state by Dugu Bo.

In other words, if any of the Nine Great Elders were to face this current Dugu Bo alone, they would all risk being poisoned.

"Try your best to continue supporting Elder Sea Turtle. Once Nan Feihuang and Lan Xue are dealt with, Dugu Bo will lose his reliance. At that time, he will be unable to stand alone, and coercing him to detoxify Sea Turtle is not impossible," Bibi Dong said, comforting herself.

In truth, she knew that Sea Turtle Douluo would, in all likelihood, not be saved.

With that foul temper of Dugu Bo's, he would never be threatened; I fear he would rather be a shattered jade than a whole tile.

But on the surface, Bibi Dong could not easily give up on Sea Turtle Douluo no matter what, otherwise, it would inevitably make people feel cold-hearted.

"Yes!" As Bibi Dong's most loyal lackey, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately understood her intention.

It did not matter whether Sea Turtle Douluo lived well now; what was important was to ensure he did not die. No matter what, his life had to be kept on the hook.

While the Spirit Hall was preparing, Nan Feihuang also took action. He and Dian Wei had already penetrated deep into the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest.

At this moment, Nan Feihuang had completely absorbed the medicinal power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and had broken through to the Eighty-plus Level.

His soul power was condensed and heavy; compared to the soul power gained through the bitter cultivation of ordinary people, it was not the slightest bit inferior, and instead appeared even more pure.

The only problem was that Nan Feihuang's fire still had not evolved into Extreme Fire, but like his ice, it was just one step away from an Extreme Attribute, stuck at a bottleneck. For ordinary fire to evolve into extreme, it was indeed not that easy.

This also further demonstrated the rarity and power of Extreme Attributes. Now, Lan Xue was Level 96 with three superior soul bones, which was enough to compete with a Level 97 with a Full Spirit Bone set, or a Title Douluo of the same configuration at Level 98.

And that was only for now; if placed in later generations, where the development and application of Extreme Attributes were more mature, and with a Soul Core, I fear Lan Xue would be enough to clash with a Limit Douluo.

However, for now, one only needed to wait for her to improve one more level to reach Level 97, and then, without Qian Daoliu borrowing Godly Power, winning against her would not be so simple.

Therefore, no matter what, Nan Feihuang had to complete his own Ice-Fire Dual Extremity power.

He had a way; once his cultivation approached that of a Title Douluo, he would naturally be able to complete it.

The urgent matter now was to advance to Spirit Douluo first.

Two eighteen-year-old youths strolling in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest—anyone who saw them would surely think they were tired of living.

But right now, they were bold because of their high skills; one surpassed a Super Douluo, and the other approached a Title Douluo. With this strength, unless a Ferocious Beast from within the Life Lake appeared, ordinary Spirit Beasts posed no threat at all.

Under Dian Wei's guidance, this was Nan Feihuang's first time arriving at the edge of the legendary Life Lake. Ahead lay that clear, calm little lake. The environment here was a beauty rarely seen; a faint mist rippled across the surface of the lake. It was still early morning, the air was exceptionally fresh, and the humidity here made one feel very comfortable. But Nan Feihuang had no mind to admire the view; his gaze locked directly onto the target of this trip.

Sure enough, this place, which originally belonged to the Forest King and the Forest Emperor, was now occupied by three identical Spirit Beasts.

When Nan Feihuang and Dian Wei appeared, they looked coldly at the two.

These three Spirit Beasts were not of a very ancient or powerful race; they could not compare at all to the Titan Giant Ape or the Azure Ox Python. They were the Qianjun Ants, which were not hard to encounter in any forest.

It was just that these three had a very high age. For Spirit Beasts, no matter how ordinary, as long as their cultivation was high enough, they would certainly have their unique aspects.

On the three-meter-long bodies of these three Qianjun Ants, each was covered with a layer of dark golden carapace, and each had six thick, powerful legs. At this moment, facing Nan Feihuang and Dian Wei, they had all stood up. On top of their heads, there were also six eyes each, two large and four small, releasing a ghostly green light.

These were all characteristics of the Qianjun Ant Emperor.

The overall strength of the Qianjun Ant Emperor could not catch up to a Titan Giant Ape of the same age, but in terms of pure strength, it was enough to rival one. This was its specialty, making it very suitable for a Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master who excelled in strength.

However, their shortcomings were also very obvious. It is said that the Qianjun Ant clan does not understand soul skills, and when fighting, they use a reckless style relying purely on physical strength, so they are easily countered. Qianjun Ants that have not grown up often only become the rations of other Spirit Beasts.

These three, perhaps, were only able to grow to their current level through the method of devouring.

(End of chapter)