Chapter 99: Stealing Tang San's Routine Again
Time in a dream is always fleeting.
A certain sketch comedian from Blue Star once said: A person's life is short. With one blink, a day passes. With one final close of the eyes, a lifetime passes.
Soon, the third day arrived.
In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shone on Zu Zong's cheek through the mist.
Slightly opening his eyes, he propped himself up with his hands and stretched comfortably. Zu Zong ended his night of cultivation.
"This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is truly extraordinary. After absorbing the Fiery Apricot Shu and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, not only has my constitution improved by leaps and bounds, but even my cultivation speed has clearly increased a lot."
Zu Zong had already woken up the previous evening. Although the pain before losing consciousness was still vivid in his memory, the rewards were immense.
Because he hadn't obtained his fourth spirit ring, his spirit power hadn't increased, but he could clearly feel the enormous energy contained within his body.
Once he absorbed a spirit ring, it wouldn't be difficult to increase his level by another four or five on top of level 41.
Zu Zong raised his right hand, and a faint white light appeared on the surface of his skin. Immediately after, the deep blue, almost black Blue Silver Emperor with its unique golden patterns appeared in his hand.
As his spirit power circulated, Zu Zong split off two Blue Silver Emperor vines from his right hand, extending them into the crimson and milky-white waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well respectively.
Surprisingly, the spring water that even a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo dared not touch left the Blue Silver Emperor vines completely unharmed.
They were like vines in ordinary spring water. Not only that, but their vitality greatly increased, becoming more lush than before.
Seeing this, the corners of Zu Zong's mouth curled up slightly, forming a strange arc. "It seems that even the original Blue Silver Emperor, without using the Extreme Flame state, possesses fire and ice immunity."
As he spoke, Zu Zong circulated the spirit power in his right hand again, and the Blue Silver Emperor instantly transformed into the Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor.
As the surface of the Blue Silver Emperor turned red, its temperature began to rise gradually.
The crimson, high-temperature spring water showed no reaction, but the temperature of the milky-white, ice-cold spring water began to rise, and it gradually showed signs of merging with the crimson water.
Zu Zong was shocked. "Just how high is the temperature of this Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor now! It can actually merge the clearly separated crimson and milky-white spring waters. I'm afraid it has already reached the level of an ultimate fire, or perhaps even surpassed it."
Retracting his Spirit, a satisfied smile appeared on Zu Zong's face. Next, it was time to deal with the old poison's challenge. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to take this large patch of immortal herbs.
Zu Zong murmured softly, "If nothing unexpected happens, that old poison will poison me. But I have the Nine Yang Divine Art to protect my body, and I've absorbed the Fiery Apricot Shu and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Although not fully absorbed, my body is almost immune to all poisons."
With a thought, Zu Zong released his Eight Spider Lances and shot out swiftly, because he sensed that Dugu Bo had already arrived.
Seeing Zu Zong appear, Dugu Bo's eyebrows twitched slightly. He asked with a cold, hard expression, "Kid, did you eat the medicinal herbs here?"
Zu Zong smiled faintly and asked in return, "Senior Dugu, didn't you say I could use the medicinal herbs here as I please?"
Dugu Bo waved his hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "I don't care what you ate, but if you can't withstand my test, you will still die."
Zu Zong nodded, "Then let's begin!"
Dugu Bo said coldly, "Kid, I know your fire poison is very powerful and seems to contain some kind of devouring attribute.
In that case, I won't beat around the bush. I will directly use my Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's venom on you. If you're not ready, I can give you one more day. Otherwise, even I won't be able to save you."
Zu Zong nodded, still unmoved. He thought to himself, "I'm standing right next to the Elegant Silk Tulip right now, release whatever you want."
Zu Zong remembered clearly that although the Elegant Silk Tulip couldn't cure poison, it was the bane of all poisons, capable of neutralizing them.
Let alone Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's venom, even his own fire poison might not be effective.
One had to know that the fire poison was a product derived from the aura of the "Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame" sub-fire, possessing extremely strong devouring, high-temperature, and destructive effects.
Now Dugu Bo was displeased. He had wanted to give the boy a way out because of his granddaughter's pleading, but he didn't expect Zu Zong to be so ungrateful.
With a hardened heart, the light of Dugu Bo's spirit rings rose from under his feet. Nine spirit rings moved up and down around his body, but this time, no pressure was released.
Looking at those nine brilliant light rings, Zu Zong couldn't help but marvel in his heart. Truly worthy of a Titled Douluo, to be able to control even his own aura. It was just a pity there wasn't a single red ring among them.
The nails on Dugu Bo's palms slowly grew longer, reaching a length of three inches in a short while. They were as sharp as awls, and the jade-green light they emitted carried an iridescent halo.
"Kid, there is a path to heaven, but you refuse to take it. There is no gate to hell, yet you come barging in. The poison I am about to use is one that even I cannot control. If you don't survive, then we will have to meet in the next life."
Zu Zong's expression turned slightly solemn. This old fellow really didn't play by the rules. In the original story, he had only used a mild, controllable Jade Phosphor Serpent venom on Tang San first.
Now, when dealing with him, he was using the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's life-bound venom right from the start.
Gritting his teeth, Zu Zong pretended to pat the dust off his feet, and in the process, casually brushed his hand against the Elegant Silk Tulip.
Zu Zong walked forward resolutely, extended his right hand, and said, "Come on!"
Dugu Bo did not hold back, thrusting his green-glowing claws towards Zu Zong's right hand.
It had to be said, the old fellow was truly ruthless; his claws only stopped after piercing Zu Zong's bone.
As the venom was injected, a black aura began to spread throughout Zu Zong's body.
Without any hesitation, Zu Zong performed a backflip, landed beside the Elegant Silk Tulip, and sat down cross-legged. He began to circulate the Nine Yang Divine Art to refine the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's venom.
At the same time, as his blood flowed faster with the circulation of his spirit power, the neutralized medicinal properties of the Fiery Apricot Shu and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were fully activated.
Seeing Zu Zong shrouded in a black aura, Dugu Bo snorted coldly. Truly reckless. While snorting, he couldn't help but feel a sense of regret. It was a pity for such a genius to die right in front of him.
Immediately, Dugu Bo turned to leave. He still had to go back and think about how to explain this to his granddaughter.
Before Dugu Bo could take a step, Zu Zong's voice sounded from behind him, "Senior Dugu, where are you going?"
"Eh." Dugu Bo was stunned. He turned his head and saw Zu Zong's body shining with two lights, one red and one white.
As the lights gradually dissipated, the black aura on Zu Zong's body vanished without a trace. Even the skin on his arm that had been pierced was now completely healed, leaving only five faint red marks.
"Kid, are you a man or a ghost?"
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