Of course, Tuoba Lan and Huyan Lie, both being Soul Saints, also possessed formidable defensive capabilities.
However, they were more adept at resisting Soul Power attacks.
Now facing the Azure Phosphorus Scarlet Venom targeting mental energy, the first to falter was Huyan Lie, who had been focused solely on fleeing.
His mind was corroded by the toxin, his steps growing erratic.
"Huyan Lie's death is only a matter of time. As for this Tuoba Lan, he truly lives up to his White Armor Sacred Dragon Spirit—his will is unshakable, and his strength is immense!"
Old Snake set Dugu Feng down.
With a flicker, his figure dissolved into a shadow.
He actually closed in alone on the massive form of the White Armor Sacred Dragon.
Tuoba Lan was also beginning to panic.
This kind of enemy was the most detestable.
The key was that he couldn't even locate his opponent.
Moreover, his entire body was enveloped in a domain-like poisonous mist.
Boom! Boom!
Blasts of white breath, devoid of any clear target, exploded repeatedly across the forest. Then, fixing on a direction, he braced his claws against the ground.
The earth trembled, splitting open into two enormous fissures as Tuoba Lan launched himself into the air.
He refused to believe his speed couldn't carry him beyond the reach of the toxin's spread.
This was the enemy's territory—the longer he stayed, the greater the risk of poisoning. He had to escape the range of the poisonous mist.
Based on his judgment, unleashing such a vast toxic assault must have placed an immense strain on Soul Power.
His opponent couldn't possibly sustain it indefinitely.
Soaring high into the sky, he indeed found the red toxin much thinner here.
Tuoba Lan let out a sigh of relief.
But in the next moment, a figure suddenly loomed large in his draconic vision.
The figure was a dwarf.
Compared to his dozens-of-meters-long White Armored Earth Dragon body, it was like an ant facing an elephant.
The dwarf appeared diagonally above his head.
"Poison Burst!"
A sphere of intertwined violet and crimson energy erupted, detonating directly against the White Armor Sacred Dragon's head.
"You, this White Armor Sacred Dragon, should have obediently waited below, letting your mind be clouded before silently dying—at least then there'd be no pain.
"Look down at Huyan Lie. Look at him.
"His arms, his legs—all have already corroded.
"He isn't dead yet, but his mind is completely unaware he's been poisoned. He's still running, believing he can escape.
"He'll die still believing he can escape.
"And you? You just had to break free. Now look at you—embracing suffering, the kind that makes you regret ever being born..."
Old Snake's incessant chatter was absolutely despair-inducing.
As his words faded, he had already vanished into the canopy of a tree, disappearing without a trace.
Meanwhile, the massive White Armor Sacred Dragon's entire head began to glow with a dark light.
Just as Little Snake had said, once the toxin entered the enemy's body, all that remained was to wait for their death.
What Old Snake had just unleashed was his sixth Soul Skill—Explosive Poison—a fusion of Azure Phosphorus Violet Venom and Azure Phosphorus Scarlet Venom that detonated upon contact with the enemy.
Its purpose was to breach defenses.
The toxin itself possessed formidable corrosive power. Once detonated, even the slightest wound would allow the poison to seep inside.
And now, Tuoba Lan was in exactly that situation.
Though his entire body was covered in white scales, granting him immense defensive strength,
his facial features—those were his weak points.
The toxin was gradually infiltrating.
"Ahhh—!"
Just as Old Snake had foretold, the agony descended.
Just like the agony of poison taking effect, Tuoba Lan couldn't endure it at all.
His body kept writhing uncontrollably.
The massive White Armored Earth Dragon form went berserk, smashing everything around it.
Within just a few breaths, he could no longer maintain his Martial Soul Avatar.
He collapsed onto the ground.
After another hour or so, his entire body began to decay, gradually turning into human form before dissolving into black liquid.
Huyan Lie had died even earlier than Tuoba Lan, passing away unknowingly in his sleep.
Indeed, he suffered far less than Tuoba Lan.
The forest fell into silence.
After a while, Old Snake and Dugu Feng appeared, still cautiously concealed within a tree canopy.
But their four eyes glowed with an eerie green light, as if admiring the results of this battle.
Old Snake wore a faint expression of pride.
"Young Master, this is why our Dugu family ranks among the seven great clans and controls the Great Soul Arena."
"No family dares to oppose the Dugu family. Unless they're certain they can exterminate every last member of our clan, they'll face endless death!"
"Killing is our specialty!" Old Snake took a deep breath, speaking like an accomplished master, his tone full of self-satisfaction.
"Enough nonsense. There are Titled Douluo in Sunset Forest. Let's clean up and leave quickly!" Dugu Feng said impatiently, knowing Dugu Bo was likely nearby in Sunset Forest.
The commotion from the earlier battle had been considerable, and he didn't want to stay a moment longer.
Old Snake shook his head regretfully and moved about the battlefield.
Powerful toxins spread, turning all bloodstains and corpses to ashes.
Of course, Old Snake also recollected all the remaining poison.
He was well aware that these dead were powerful members of the Elephant Armor Sect and Sacred Dragon Sect, with connections to the Spirit Hall.
And Xiahou Mang had once been a vassal of the Clear Sky Sect. Though the sect had withdrawn from the world, their strength shouldn't be underestimated.
This matter had to be handled without a trace.
Soon after, the two disappeared from Sunset Forest.
This time returning to the city, Old Snake didn't choose to ride a carriage.
Instead, he carried Dugu Feng on his back, moving like the wind.
Having obtained the Soul Bone, it would be foolish not to return to the manor immediately.
Dugu Feng held a ring and a pendant, channeling his Soul Power directly into them.
He sensed the spaces within.
These were Tuoba Lan and Huyan Lie's Storage Soul Tools.
"Hmm, what's this..."
After examining for a long time, he didn't find anything particularly useful, though there were plenty of valuable items.
Healing herbs, gold spirit coins, rare metals, and weapons clearly crafted by master smiths.
But none of it was useful to him.
Finally, at the very end, he discovered something valuable.
Inside Tuoba Lan's Storage Soul Tool was a golden crystal about the size of a palm, translucent like golden quartz.
He recognized it immediately—this was Whale Oil.
Dragons were lustful by nature, and Tuoba Lan had quite the taste.
Judging by the color of this Whale Oil, it was at least from a three-thousand-year-old source.
With a thought, Dugu Feng willed the Whale Oil into his hand.
Old Snake noticed immediately and gave him a knowing look: "Young Master, this Whale Oil is of excellent quality. Save half for Little Snake—it's time for him to continue the family line."
"You wouldn't know, but I started taking wives at twelve and worked diligently for twenty years before I had Little Snake."
"The hardships... they bring tears to my eyes!"
Dugu Feng thought of Little Snake, that cold-blooded assassin, now having to work hard to marry and have children, and was momentarily speechless.
But he also knew this was the Dugu family's tradition.
On his very first day after transmigrating, the ancestral hall, Dugu Shuo had told him he'd married eight wives before finally having him.
His mother, whom he'd never met, had also been poisoned.
Every member of the Dugu family who came into this world had to be the ultimate victor who had defeated countless rivals.