Chapter 31: The Arrival of the Dragon Lord and Snake Matron
After several rapid flashes of movement, Dugu Bo appeared at the side of the Azure-Eyed White Python. A cold glint shot out from his hand.
Whoosh—
The sharp streak sliced through the air, flying straight toward the python's eye.
The Azure-Eyed White Python instinctively shut its eyes. With a clang, a three-inch arrow struck its eyelid and bounced off the scales.
It was the sleeve arrow Dugu Bo had commissioned in Heaven Dou City.
The python glanced at the fallen arrow, tilting its massive head as if to say, "That's it? Are you insulting me?"
Dugu Bo couldn't help but chuckle. Using such a small device to threaten a ten-thousand-year spirit beast was indeed wishful thinking.
Even with his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison applied, it would only work if it could break through the beast's defenses.
The mechanism of the sleeve arrow simply didn't have enough force. Forget piercing a ten-thousand-year beast—even breaking the defense of a hundred-year beast would be difficult.
Still, against human spirit masters, it might produce unexpected results if used by surprise.
The python attacked again. While dodging, Dugu Bo retrieved the Zhuge Godly Crossbow from his storage tool.
Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Chi—!
Bolts shot out, slicing through the air and striking the python's scales, producing a series of metallic clinks.
Even with greater penetration and stronger force, the crossbow bolts posed no real threat to the Azure-Eyed White Python.
Dugu Bo glanced at the fallen bolts and calmly put the weapon away.
This python had thick skin and wasn't particularly strong—perfect for testing hidden weapons.
Boom—!
The air exploded as the python's massive tail slammed down.
Dugu Bo easily dodged again, the tail smashing into the ground and sending dirt flying, leaving a crater behind.
Suddenly, two walnut-sized metal spheres shot toward the python, one after the other.
Just as they neared it, the second sphere accelerated and collided with the first.
This was normally a technique requiring special hidden weapon skills—but as a Title Douluo, Dugu Bo could replicate it effortlessly with soul power.
In the next instant—
BOOM!
The spheres exploded violently. A powerful shockwave and a cloud of poison engulfed the python.
The blast spread outward, flipping the earth and tearing up the ground layer by layer.
Crack—crack—
Several large trees snapped in half from the impact, then quickly corroded into powder by the poison mist.
When the poison dispersed, the python's once sleek and metallic body was now badly damaged.
Its silver-white scales had lost their luster, corroded by the toxin.
Its neck was a bloody mess, blood pooling on the ground. Even after such an attack, it still wasn't dead—its vitality was astonishing.
"Hiss—! Hiss—! Hiss—!"
It let out low, painful roars and suddenly lunged toward Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's face darkened. His aura surged as his vast, abyss-like soul power erupted. He struck out with a palm.
Even at death's door, it still dared to attack him.
Smack—!
A massive spectral hand descended from the sky, slamming the python's head into the ground.
Rumble—!
The impact shook the entire area, throwing the forest core into chaos.
When the dust settled, a giant handprint crater remained, with the python lying within it, barely alive.
Only then did Dugu Bo withdraw his aura.
From a distance, Dugu Yan watched with admiration. "Grandpa is amazing!"
At that moment, rustling came from nearby bushes. Soon, two smaller Azure-Eyed White Pythons—only a few meters long—slithered out.
These two were the offspring of the forty-thousand-year python—and the spirit beasts Dugu Bo had chosen for his granddaughter.
The little ones had been waiting in their nest for their mother to bring food, but she never returned. Instead, they heard her agonized cries.
Summoning their courage, they came to investigate.
And what they saw shocked them.
Their first reaction wasn't to flee—but to bare their fangs and charge at Dugu Bo, the culprit.
Unfortunately, they were only thousand-year spirit beasts. With a casual motion, Dugu Bo suppressed them both.
Elsewhere, within the inner region of Sunset Forest, the Dragon Lord and Snake Matron's family noticed the disturbance.
A powerful aura shot into the sky, startling countless birds and beasts.
Meng Yiran stopped and turned. "Grandpa, Grandma, it sounds like someone is fighting over there!"
Chao Tianxiang glanced in that direction. "Old man… should we avoid it?"
Meng Shu frowned, staring toward the source. "Did you feel that aura just now? It seemed like… a Title Douluo."
As a Soul Sage close to becoming a Soul Douluo, his perception far surpassed hers.
That pressure—even he felt a hint of fear.
And the source of the aura was the forest core… exactly where that senior had told them to go.
Chao Tianxiang thought for a moment. "You mean… that was the senior?"
Meng Shu nodded. "It must be. There can't be two Title Douluo in Sunset Forest."
"Let's go take a look!"
Back on Dugu Bo's side, he had already subdued the two young pythons and was deciding which one to use for Dugu Yan's spirit ring.
Don't misunderstand—these two were from the same brood, both around thirteen hundred years old. Any difference between them was negligible.
Dugu Bo was… judging their appearance.
Yes—choosing a spirit ring for his granddaughter required this level of "precision."
After a long look and finding no real difference, he simply knocked them both unconscious and tossed them to Dugu Yan.
"Yan Yan, pick one and kill it, then absorb the spirit ring. Their ages are about the same."
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
Dugu Yan looked at the pythons at her feet, excitement written all over her face.
With a flick of her hand, a dagger appeared.
After circling them and comparing for a moment, she casually chose one.
Puchi—
The dagger pierced the python's head. Blood splattered, staining the ground red.
Under Dugu Bo's suppression, the python couldn't even struggle before dying.
Purple light slowly rose from its body, gathering above it and forming a noble-looking purple spirit ring.
"Grandpa, I'm going to absorb the spirit ring now."