Dugu Bo asked with a smile, "Yan Yan, what's the effect of your fourth Spirit Ability?"
Even before they came to hunt Spirit Beasts, Dugu Bo had already discussed with his granddaughter about abandoning the control path and instead pursuing both strong attack and agility attack paths.
This seemed to be moving towards a balanced direction, but Dugu Yan's Spirit was already a snake, so she didn't lack agility. Now, with the cultivation technique's enhancement, her own attack power was not weak, so she could naturally pursue a path primarily focused on strong attack and agility attack, supplemented by control!
Dugu Yan said, "My fourth Spirit Ability is called Bi Lin Poison Severing Slash. After using it, my attack power and speed increase by 100%. It can condense a huge poison blade that shoots towards the enemy and has an automatic tracking effect. This poison blade contains four types of toxins: Bi Lin Snake Venom, devil spider venom, and ice and fire poisons."
Hiss—
Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu, who were nearby, all gasped. They weren't surprised that this fourth Spirit Ability was a standard strong attack skill, but the fact that this attack contained four types of toxins meant that once the opponent was hit by such a mixed poison, ordinary healing Spirit Masters probably wouldn't be able to cure it!
After all, healing Spirit Masters generally focused on treating injuries, and most healing Spirit Masters couldn't detoxify, let alone such an extremely complex mixed poison.
Dugu Bo frowned immediately and said, "Yan Yan, your fourth Spirit Ability is very strong, but it's also very dangerous. During this time, you'd best make some antidote pills, otherwise, if you accidentally injure your teammates, even if you can use your Spirit or Spirit Bone to detoxify, it will be too late."
Dugu Yan nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will. I'll have Xiao Tian and the others carry more antidote pills just in case."
She had done the same thing when fighting with her teammates before.
Before the competition, she would always have them take antidote pills first.
Saying that, Dugu Yan looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was still absorbing her spirit ring, and Xiao Wu, who was standing next to Xiao Tian, and asked, "Xiao Wu, have you finished absorbing your fourth spirit ring?"
Xiao Wu didn't speak, but Xiao Tian said, "Yes, when you were absorbing your fourth ring just now, I found a Spirit Beast suitable for Xiao Wu on the other side of the poison array, so I took her away for a moment."
Just now, he and Xiao Wu did leave for a while, but it was just for show.
At that time, he had secretly transmitted a message to Dugu Bo, telling him and Ning Rongrong to stay put and not ask anything else.
Ning Rongrong actually felt a little strange in her heart, thinking that Xiao Wu's speed of absorbing the fourth spirit ring was too fast.
Dugu Bo's mental force perceived everything. Xiao Wu hadn't absorbed a spirit ring, but since Xiao Tian asked him to cooperate, there must be a reason for it.
He had a sense of proportion. Since Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu had secrets they hadn't told him, it meant it wasn't the time for him to know.
So he also said to Dugu Yan, "Yes, just now outside the poison array, Xiao Tian sensed a six-thousand-year-old Diamond Rabbit, so he took Xiao Wu away for a while."
This was what Xiao Tian told him to say. Lying to his granddaughter always felt a bit strange, but fortunately, he had been with Xiao Tian for a while and had grown much thicker-skinned.
On the other side, Zhu Zhuqing had also finished absorbing her fourth Spirit Ability at this time.
As expected, it was Netherworld Shadow Clone!
Moreover, the clones she now split out, under the enhancement of Dark Night Soul Chaser, could exert 80% of her main body's strength, and the number of clones would double!
This number was still based on her current strength. When she achieves Spirit King, Spirit Saint, or even Titled Douluo in the future, the number will be even greater!
That night, they simply set up tents nearby and stayed for a night. The next morning, they set off for the nearest town.
They needed to buy two carriages and hire two coachmen so that they wouldn't affect their cultivation on the way to Gengxin City.
On the way, Xiao Tian and Dugu Bo were in one carriage. Dugu Bo asked, "Little freak, have you thought about how to persuade the Blacksmiths' Association to join your Sect? I've heard that Spirit Hall has tried to recruit the Blacksmiths' Association many times but has never succeeded. Their president is very stubborn."
Xiao Tian didn't hide anything. He took out two design blueprints from his body and handed them to Dugu Bo, saying, "Old freak, look at this."
Dugu Bo curiously took them and looked, his eyes widening. He spoke somewhat incoherently: "This… this is the spirit power storage milk bottle spirit tool and the Level 1 spirit tool sword you used before?!"
Dugu Bo was very certain that if he showed these two items to Lou Gao, no matter how stubborn he was, he probably wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of these blueprints.
He had inquired a bit along the way and learned that Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmiths' Association, was so obsessed with forging that he reached a state of self-forgetfulness.
Moreover, the Little freak probably had more than just these two blueprints.
Hahaha, even if the Blacksmiths' Association doesn't join, Lou Gao definitely will!
It's a sure thing!
This is a smooth victory!
Afterward, Xiao Tian put away the two blueprints and didn't intend to talk much about forging with Dugu Bo, as he wasn't a professional in that area.
But they could talk about elixirs!
"Old freak, can you refine elixirs that can accelerate a Spirit Master's absorption of external energy in a short period of time?" Xiao Tian asked.
At the mention of elixirs, Dugu Bo also became interested: "Little freak, what do you need this kind of elixir for? I usually refine poisons and antidote pills. I've never tried this kind of elixir that enhances energy absorption."
Xiao Tian thought for a moment, then whispered to Dugu Bo about the plan to condense spirit rings on their own.
"Impossible! Little freak, your idea... it's too crazy!"
Dugu Bo could probably guess why Xiao Tian wanted to research this, but for so many years, Spirit Masters had to hunt Spirit Beasts to improve their strength—an unchangeable rule for tens of thousands of years.
So his first thought was that it was impossible, and he couldn't imagine what changes would occur in this World if Xiao Tian ultimately succeeded.
He had lived for so many years, and now he was at least a strong practitioner. He could vaguely sense that the rules of this World were extremely unfair to Spirit Beasts. Once these rules were broken, the consequences would be unimaginable!
As if seeing Dugu Bo's worries, Xiao Tian smiled: "What's wrong? Old freak who fears nothing, do you think I can't succeed, or are you worried about the consequences?"
Dugu Bo was silent for a moment, then said somewhat helplessly, "Little freak, precisely because I know your abilities and talent, I believe you will ultimately succeed. But what then? Have you ever thought about whether the 'rule-maker' will appear at that time?"
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