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However, for Shi Quan, these toxins and bacteria had no effect on him. The abilities of Divine Skill and Marrow Cleansing Sutra not only made him immune to all poisons but also resistant to all diseases.
"Shi Quan, get a little closer. The toxins in these poisonous mists are quite astonishing."
In Dugu Bo's understanding, there was no such thing as bacteria; he simply regarded them all as toxins.
Shi Quan came to Dugu Bo's side, and under the protection of Dugu Bo's spirit power, he walked straight inside.
"No wonder such miasma is produced."
The ground all around was covered with rotten branches and leaves. Most of the plants were strangely blood-red, and even the insects and ants seen were the same. It looked eerie no matter how one saw it.
It seemed that when the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King fell, their divine Bloodline was spilled in this area, Shi Quan couldn't help but guess as he looked at the scene before him.
The combination of Dragon Clan Bloodline and a dangerous place was absolutely spot-on.
As they went deeper, even the Blue Silver Grass on the ground was affected, with a blood-red tint mixed within their blue.
Leaving aside everything else, the Blue Silver Grass's adaptability and survival capabilities were definitely top-notch; it could even survive and adapt in such an environment.
As the Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver King, Shi Quan's perception of the Blue Silver Grass became clearer. Even with these mutated Blue Silver Grass, Shi Quan could easily connect with them and perceive everything around him through the surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
Before, Shi Quan could only connect with the Blue Silver Grass when Cultivating, but now he could do so whenever he wanted. This was the benefit brought by the Martial Spirit evolution.
Through the Blue Silver Grass's perception, Shi Quan quickly noticed a giant blood-red python appearing about a hundred meters ahead to his right.
Its aura clearly indicated it was only a thousand-year Spirit Beast, but the python's size was already close to that of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
"Grandpa Dugu, the Spirit Beasts here seem much larger than those outside."
"They are indeed much larger." Dugu Bo nodded and said, "The environment here is special. I once explored deeply and found that apart from some powerful ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the deepest parts, there was nothing else special. I don't know what caused them to mutate into their current appearance."
"Moreover, the Spirit Beasts here have exceptionally strong sensory abilities, and coupled with the concealment of the poisonous mist, this increases the difficulty of hunting significantly. Therefore, very few people come here to hunt Spirit Beasts."
"No wonder it's called a dangerous place." Shi Quan nodded slightly.
The two continued to move forward. Since their destination was to the left, they did not encounter the giant python that Shi Quan had sensed.
Moreover, this was still only the outermost area. Their target was a nine-thousand-year-old plant Spirit Beast, which was already close to ten thousand years old and should be in the middle layer of this area at least.
The poisonous mist here was pervasive, making it a paradise for poison-attribute Spirit Beasts. No wonder Dugu Bo would come here to help Dugu Yan find a Spirit Bone.
Along the way, Shi Quan also saw many Spirit Beast bones, and it was likely that Dugu Bo was responsible for them.
They had not reached their destination until dark.
"There's still some distance. To avoid encountering those powerful Spirit Beasts inside, let's rest tonight and depart tomorrow morning."
"Okay." Shi Quan nodded.
The two simply rested on the spot for a night, with nothing to say. They continued their journey early the next morning.
They walked for another hour or so.
Dugu Bo pointed to the valley, "It's in the valley up ahead."
The Blue Silver Grass's perception only extended to the area outside the valley; there was not a single Blue Silver Grass inside the valley, which showed how dominant the plant Spirit Beast in the valley was.
The two walked into the valley. The ground was covered with animal bones of varying sizes. Strangely, these white animal bones were all mixed with a touch of blood-red petals.
"Why do these petals look a bit strange?" Shi Quan constantly searched his mind for information about related plant Spirit Beasts, but for a moment, he couldn't recall anything.
"Shi Quan, look, it's these thorns." Dugu Bo pointed to the blood-red thorns hanging on the cliff, "Further ahead, we should be entering this Spirit Beast's attack range."
"Can you tell what kind of Spirit Beast these thorns belong to?"
"Grandpa Dugu, the Spirit Beasts here are mutated. I can't tell just from some vine branches." Shi Quan shook his head with a bitter smile. However, looking at these thorny vines, plus the blood-red petals on the animal bones, he did have some guesses in his mind. He would need to go deeper to confirm if they were correct.
"Then you stick close, and let's go in further to take a look."
As the two delved deeper, the blood-red petals on the ground gradually increased, and the surrounding thorns became more numerous.
"Is this a mutated Thorn Queen?" Shi Quan looked at the alluring plant, which resembled a human, intertwined with thorns in the distance, his expression filled with excitement.
"Thorn Queen?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in confusion.
"Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is an extremely rare existence among plant-type Spirit Beasts. It can be called a symbol of Life itself. Wherever it spreads, it ignites new Life, but this Life refers to thorns…"
As if remembering something, Shi Quan quickly and instinctively retracted his feet from the petals beneath him and said repeatedly, "Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is a very special Spirit Beast. It likes to wait for enemies to slowly fall into its trap, and then kill them with deadly thorns. These petals are its trap."
"Petals?" Dugu Bo looked at the petals beneath his feet with surprise and uncertainty.
"These petals are actually its seeds. Once the Thorn Queen activates, these seeds will grow rapidly, not only exploding into thorns but also directly binding and strangling the enemy."
"That's so scary?"
Dugu Bo's movements paused slightly, but Shi Quan quickly said, "Grandpa Dugu, don't stop. If you stop and show signs of retreating, the Thorn Queen will immediately launch an attack."
"It's luring us to go deeper. We can also use this opportunity to find a chance for a fatal blow."
"Good heavens, is this Thorn Queen that smart?"
"It's not smart; it's just the Thorn Queen's nature."
"So many seeds? Doesn't that mean it perfectly meets your requirements?"
"Exactly, it's just a pity that the Thorn Queen doesn't have any other special abilities. However, the Thorn Queen's vine strength is extremely powerful; it's not only tough but also possesses sharp thorns. It will also greatly enhance my Blue Silver King. It would be even better if my Third Soul Skill could inherit its thorns."
Shi Quan said excitedly, "The most important thing is that this Thorn Queen is mutated, and its abilities are definitely stronger than those of a Thorn Queen of the same Rank."
"Haha, that's good. We didn't come here for nothing." Dugu Bo chuckled, "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?"
With that, Dugu Bo's powerful spirit power fluctuations exploded. All the surrounding petals scattered directly, and his originally emerald green eyes instantly turned a terrifying white, with a layer of white halo appearing within his emerald green eyes.
The next second, two pale white rays of light shot out from Dugu Bo's eyes.
The Thorn Queen in the distance didn't even have time to react.
The intertwined thorny vines had already petrified one by one, frozen in place.
Shi Quan twitched the corner of his mouth. He thought Dugu Bo would show him some fancy moves, but he just went straight for the big attack.
You could say he didn't show off, but he certainly did.
"Shi Quan, these thorns aren't its main body, right?" Dugu Bo leaped in front of the Thorn Queen, turned, and asked Shi Quan.
Shi Quan quickly followed, saying, "Grandpa Dugu, the humanoid vine in the middle is its core; the others are not."
"Then it's simple."
Dugu Bo's hands transformed into blades, sweeping rapidly. In a few blinks of an eye, all the blood-red vines around were severed.
A thousand-year-level cultivation, in front of Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, could only be beaten.
From beginning to end, it was directly controlled to death. When the petrification effect faded, the Thorn Queen was left with only its core in the middle, surrounded by poisonous mist, completely losing its mobility.
"That's enough." Dugu Bo scanned the surroundings, making sure the Thorn Queen had no ability to resist, then turned and nodded slightly towards Shi Quan, signaling him to come over.
"Thank you, Grandpa Dugu Bo." Shi Quan stepped forward, his Blue Silver King vine shooting out. Releasing its hardening ability, it easily stirred and crushed the Thorn Queen's core root.
A deep purple spirit ring slowly floated out from the Thorn Queen's shattered vines.
"Shi Quan, Grandpa is waiting for your success." Dugu Bo looked at the deep purple spirit ring in mid-air, a hint of worry still appearing in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu."
Shi Quan sat cross-legged on the spot, the Blue Silver King radiating a pale blue glow, beginning to draw in the spirit ring. The spirit ring slowly descended, encircling the Blue Silver King, and the surging energy within it immediately began to rage.
As the energy surge began, Dugu Bo's gaze never left Shi Quan.
"You must hold on." Dugu Bo muttered repeatedly as he watched Shi Quan, who was constantly convulsing.
Sunrise, sunset.
Time passed bit by bit.
The surging energy transformed into a white mist, mixing with the surrounding poisonous mist. The cracking sounds of bones gradually subsided.
The pale blue light of the Blue Silver King quietly bloomed, a faint red layer appearing beneath its crystalline skin, then slowly disappearing. The Blue Silver King returned to its previous appearance, with no other changes except for becoming slightly longer.
The Thorn Queen possessed a mutated attribute, but Shi Quan was unsure what the specific mutated attribute was. However, judging from the petals and thorny vines, one thing that could be confirmed was that it was not a poison attribute.
As the impact of the spirit power ended and the spirit power transformation began, Shi Quan also sensed the specific mutation of the Thorn Queen from the spirit ring. This mutated Thorn Queen Spirit Beast surprisingly came with a certain Devouring Ability, capable of absorbing and devouring the enemy's spirit power.
This was an unexpected pleasant surprise for Shi Quan. Although he didn't know how this Thorn Queen had mutated to gain a Devouring attribute, even though the Thorn Queen's Devouring Ability wasn't strong, it was exceptionally compatible with Shi Quan's Blue Silver King, because the Blue Silver King itself was a coexistence of Life and Devouring dual attributes!
[Note:The Thorn Queen is based on Zyra from League of Legends.]