Chapter 89: Poison of the Spirit Bone
The Spirit Bone, originally only about 3 inches in size and pressed to Dugu Yan's forehead, gradually expanded until it completely covered her head. Then it slowly shrank again. In the end, it turned into a phantom and fused into Dugu Yan's head, leaving only a faint, ghostly green glow lingering around her face.
It looked like the absorption was going smoothly. Yu Tianlin and Dugu Bo did not rush her, and simply waited in the room.
Still, Yu Tianlin was surprised. He had not expected the absorption of a head Spirit Bone to take this long.
It was around midnight when Dugu Yan finally completed the process.
As Yu Tianlin watched, he clearly saw that the moment Dugu Yan opened her eyes, her already emerald green pupils flared with an intense green light.
The light was so sharp that Yu Tianlin faintly felt a stinging sensation in his mind. Fortunately, it was not too strong. As long as he steadied his focus and resisted, the discomfort quickly faded.
It seems Dugu Yan's spiritual power is now stronger than mine.
This felt similar to what Yu Tianlin experienced after absorbing his 3rd Spirit Ring. The difference was that he had absorbed the Spirit Ring of a 5,800-year Spirit Beast, while Dugu Yan had absorbed a 30,000-year head Spirit Bone from a non-spiritual Spirit Beast.
In terms of age alone, her Spirit Bone completely surpassed his Spirit Ring. Even though it did not come from a spiritual type Spirit Beast, it was still a head Spirit Bone, and it carried a certain amount of spiritual power. Overall, the boost Dugu Yan received this time was far greater than what Yu Tianlin gained from his 3rd Spirit Ring.
If this Spirit Bone had come from a spirit type Spirit Beast, the increase in spiritual power would have been terrifying.
But it was not as simple as comparing strength. The Mandala Serpent's head Spirit Bone was far more compatible with Dugu Yan's Martial Soul, and compatibility mattered just as much.
"Concentrate and gather your mental energy."
Just like Yu Tianlin back then, Dugu Yan's spiritual power had surged too fast, and for a moment it became unstable, bursting outward uncontrollably. Dugu Bo immediately shouted a warning.
Dugu Yan quickly closed her eyes and began adapting to the new strength. She seemed to already know methods for controlling spiritual power, and she soon reined most of it in.
"Grandpa, I did it!"
Dugu Yan opened her eyes again, her voice full of excitement.
Dugu Bo did not respond, but the satisfaction on his face said everything.
"Congratulations, Sister Yanzi." Yu Tianlin stepped forward and spoke sincerely. "You successfully absorbed the 30,000-year Mandala Serpent skull, and your spiritual power has increased greatly."
"It's not only spiritual power." Dugu Yan smiled. "This Spirit Bone also gave me an offensive Spirit Skill."
"Then try it."
Dugu Bo walked straight to the corner of the room and seemed to press a hidden switch. A steel plate about 1 foot thick slowly rose up from the center of the floor.
This residence had been arranged for Dugu Bo by Prince Xue Xing at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It was unexpectedly well-equipped, even including steel plates for testing techniques.
What surprised Yu Tianlin even more was that Dugu Bo did not hesitate to let Dugu Yan demonstrate her Spirit Bone skill in front of him.
Even Spirit Ring skills were private information among Spirit Masters, let alone Spirit Bone skills. Unless the relationship was extremely close, no one would reveal such things casually.
It seemed that after Yu Tianlin helped them find a solution to the poisoning problem, Dugu Bo now viewed him differently, treating him more like one of his own.
Hearing her grandfather's instruction, Dugu Yan did not hesitate. She retreated to about 20 meters from the steel plate and directly activated her head Spirit Bone.
Without warning, a helmet appeared on Dugu Yan's head. It was dark green, triangular, and gave off a cold, sinister aura.
A powerful dark green light surged from the helmet. Yu Tianlin could clearly see that the light condensed into the shape of a snake's head, then shot forward.
The snake head moved unbelievably fast, crossing the 20-meter gap in an instant. Just before colliding with the steel plate, its mouth opened wide, revealing chilling fangs, and it bit down fiercely.
Hmm, this resembles my Thunder Dragon Claw. The only difference is that my 1st Spirit Skill condenses Spirit Power into the shape of a dragon claw, while Dugu Yan's Spirit Bone skill condenses it into a snake head. Both are launched outward to strike the enemy.
The principle seems similar, and since Dugu Yan's Spirit Bone is far older, her technique should be much stronger.
However, the next moment, Yu Tianlin overturned his own assumption.
The condensed snake head only took a single hard bite. Then it dispersed, completely vanishing.
Uh, it didn't explode at all. It rushed in, bit once, and disappeared. Where did the damage go?
Even as surprise flashed through him, Yu Tianlin quickly forced himself to calm down.
No, that's not right. I can't judge too quickly. The head Spirit Bone comes from a Mandala Serpent, so this Spirit Skill should mainly be poison damage, not pure physical force.
With that thought, Yu Tianlin walked toward the steel plate. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan followed as well.
As they approached, they could clearly see 4 small holes in the steel plate, marks left by the fangs.
But aside from those 4 puncture holes, there seemed to be no other visible damage. The poison's effect could not be seen at all.
Poison type power is not something a steel plate can properly "react" to.
Without saying a word, Dugu Bo formed his hand into a claw and used his powerful Spirit Power to directly dig out the section of the steel plate that had been bitten.
Only then did Yu Tianlin see the full effect.
The surface of the steel plate looked almost unchanged, but the interior had already been dyed green.
Dugu Bo nodded. "Not bad. This Spirit Bone Spirit Skill is quite good, it contains the powerful venom of the Mandala Serpent."
"However, the Mandala Serpent's venom mainly paralyzes and damages the nervous system, so it's difficult to show its power using a steel plate."
"If that bite had landed on a living creature, you would immediately understand how terrifying it is."
Hearing this, Yu Tianlin's heart stirred, and he said, "Senior, I remember that the Jade Phosphorous Snake's poison mainly shows corrosive power. If it were combined with the Mandala Serpent's venom, wouldn't it create a synergistic effect?"
Paralyzing and damaging the nervous system, while also eroding and corroding the body. Just imagining it made one's scalp go numb.
"That's right." Dugu Bo smiled with clear satisfaction. "After we divert all the poison from Yan Yan's body into this Spirit Bone, this Spirit Bone Spirit Skill will carry both Mandala Serpent venom and Jade Phosphorous Snake venom."
"Even I would find that kind of mixed poison extremely troublesome."
And that was not even the end.
Yu Tianlin still planned to let Dugu Yan take the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, gaining 2 more types of extreme cold and extreme hot poison.
It was easy to foresee that, in the near future, Dugu Yan would surpass even Dugu Bo in terms of poison.
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