Ling Yun felt the changes in his body, and a special soul skill called "Evil God Puppet Manipulation Technique" appeared in his mind.
Evil God Puppet Manipulation Technique (Active Soul Skill):You can choose a target you have killed as a puppet to summon. Puppets possess a certain degree of self-awareness and high loyalty to their master. They can be fully controlled mentally by the summoner and can normally upgrade. At the same time, the summoner can control at most three puppets.
"Evil God Puppet Manipulation Technique?" Ling Yun furrowed his brow. He felt that his potential as an evil soul master was growing stronger.
Ling Yun wanted to try this puppet manipulation skill now, but thinking better of it, he decided to wait.
Right now, that old fellow Dugu Bo was still watching. He couldn't afford to reveal his abilities.
Moreover, he had just raided someone else's territory and got caught red-handed—it was rather embarrassing.
Ling Yun's huge tiger-like eyes fixed on Dugu Bo. After thinking for a moment, he began shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Finally, he transformed into a man about 1.82 meters tall, with blue short hair, a towering figure, and deep eyes.
This was Ling Yun's humanoid form obtained after his slime body had broken through twenty-thousand-year ferocious beast stage.
Seeing Ling Yun assume human form, Dugu Bo cautiously stepped back a few paces.
Ling Yun gestured in the void, creating a rift in space. He had intended to retrieve some herbs from within to treat Dugu Bo's external injuries.
A glint of light reflected from within, reminding him that there was a mirror inside the storage space, which he had accidentally thrown in while at the Crown Prince Mansion.
Now was the perfect chance to see his humanoid form, so he reached in, pulled out the mirror, and studied his reflection, sword-like brows furrowed, muttering to himself:
"Wucao… what's going on? My twenty-thousand-year humanoid form looks like this? This is basically the short-haired version of Tang San after the Blue Silver Emperor awakened in an anime.
It shouldn't be like this. This is my true humanoid form… why does it look like him? Something's wrong…"
Seeing Ling Yun muttering like a lunatic, Dugu Bo wanted to leave immediately.
Although he wanted compensation for the priceless herbs, the gap in power was simply too vast.
If he angered this twenty-thousand-year ferocious beast, even ten of him combined couldn't hope to defeat it.
Most importantly, if something happened to him, his granddaughter would be left alone in the world. He decided it was better to leave it be.
Only the already matured, usable herbs had been picked. Most of the immature ones remained intact in the herb garden.
In such an ideal growth illusion, the herbs would soon mature again, available for his use.
Just as Dugu Bo was about to leave, Ling Yun glanced at him and called out coldly:
"Wait, I didn't tell you to leave. Why are you wandering off? This herb garden is yours, right?"
Dugu Bo froze instantly, not daring to move, fearing this twenty-thousand-year ferocious beast would kill him on the spot.
"Yes… it's mine, but such precious treasures should belong to those with virtue…"
"Stop talking nonsense. Since I received your favor and you caught me red-handed, this cannot end so easily."
Ling Yun threw the mirror back into the storage space, then took out an herb and approached Dugu Bo in three strides.
"This is Celestial Rejuvenating Ganoderma. Swallowing it will rapidly heal your injuries and possess the ability to regenerate flesh and bone.
It also expands your meridians. Your martial soul, Bi-Li Serpent Emperor, isn't weak, but your constitution is too fragile. This herb can improve your constitution, giving your strength some potential for advancement."
Dugu Bo, staring at the herb in Ling Yun's hand, was bewildered, and mechanically accepted it.
Although he had seen countless herbs over decades in this herb garden, he never expected this one to be so useful.
What surprised him even more was that this twenty-thousand-year ferocious beast actually understood herbal medicine and gave him the most suitable herb.
"T-then… may I leave now?"
Dugu Bo asked hesitantly, his face full of anxiety.
"Leave? Ha! You old man, you got poisoned, have no way to cure it, and rely on the hot springs to suppress the poison.
Do you have descendants? If they get poisoned the same way, I, having received your favor, will help you and your descendants refine medicine to detoxify. You not happy about that?"
Ling Yun snorted lightly, surveying Dugu Bo as if he were a fool, almost slapping him on the spot.
He wanted to refine the medicine directly, to remove the poison from Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
Especially Dugu Yan—she was now his girlfriend in the Yu Tianheng form. He couldn't be stingy and refuse to help her.
"What? You can detoxify me? If you can really remove this poison, I would even be willing to give this herb garden to you in the future."
Dugu Bo was overjoyed. Compared to Tang San's expression of disbelief in the original story, this reaction was far more extreme.
Ling Yun rolled his eyes, responding vaguely:
"If anyone in this world can detoxify you, it's probably only me."
Of course. Tang San, who could have detoxified Dugu Bo, had already been absorbed by Ling Yun. No one else could possibly do it.
Dugu Bo smiled broadly, completely changing his attitude toward Ling Yun—something Tang San could never have enjoyed.
"Stop your joking. I warn you, don't casually use poison on me, or I'll slaughter you.
I need a day to prepare the antidote. Come here at this time tomorrow to take it. Until then, don't disturb me."
"No problem." Dugu Bo nodded and left the Ice-Fire Two Poles Eye.
In truth, he didn't expect Ling Yun to stay and refine the medicine. He just wanted to leave quickly.
Standing beside a twenty-thousand-year humanoid ferocious beast, Dugu Bo felt inexplicably intimidated.
He only wanted to survive safely to care for his granddaughter, so she wouldn't be left alone in the world.
Watching him hurry off, Ling Yun shook his head silently. This guy had been so arrogant the first time he appeared in the original story, single-handedly suppressing three Douluo-level experts from the Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Such confidence, reigning supreme under heaven and earth… and now he cowered before Ling Yun. What a disappointment…
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