stonecrandall Chapter 26 Detoxification
Chapter 26 Detoxification
Chapter 26 Detoxification (Part 1)
Before long, something unusual happened to the spring water, and Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo looked closely.
Li Luochen leaped out of the spring, naked, and quickly put on the clothes he had left on the shore.
Dugu Yan covered her eyes upon seeing this, but the gaps between her fingers betrayed her.
Li Luochen was a muscular man with well-defined pectoral and abdominal muscles, and his handsome face now appeared very resolute. His black hair was styled in a wolf tail, with strands of hair that had a red and blue gradient.
Dugu Yan blushed at the sight before her. This was the first time she had ever seen a man naked, and she now felt a different kind of emotion towards Li Luochen.
"Phew, senior, I've finished. But I need to digest this. You should also refine some pills to suppress the toxins and alleviate the poison in your body before you go hunting for soul bones."
"it is good"
Dugu Bo was not one to dawdle, and he quickly began preparing the ingredients for making the pills. He had already tried many methods to suppress the toxins, but the effects seemed to diminish over time.
Dugu Bo went to pick medicinal herbs to make pills, while Li Luochen wandered around the herb garden. He saw the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, a huge chrysanthemum.
The chrysanthemum is a beautiful purple color. Strangely, each petal looks fluffy and adorable. The whole chrysanthemum is a single, unified flower, yet it has no fragrance. The central stamen rises more than half a foot above the petals, and the tip of the stamen shines with a faint golden light.
This neutral, divine herb, when consumed, circulates qi throughout the limbs and unblocks the eight meridians, enabling one to cultivate an indestructible body.
This herb is very suitable for Li Luochen; to be precise, it's suitable for all Soul Masters—a true all-rounder.
He then strolled along and saw a piece of bamboo, probably the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, which could enhance the resilience of his martial spirit. It would suit his Dragon Pattern Staff quite well.
Oh, right, speaking of the Dragon Pattern Staff, his martial spirit has evolved, but I forgot to check.
With a wave of his hand, a staff appeared. The black gold bands at both ends remained unchanged, but the staff itself had changed. The original scarlet staff had become red and blue, not half red and half blue, but a harmonious blend. The dragon pattern had also changed, becoming raised, making it more like a coiled dragon staff.
Unlike the Dragon Coil Staff of the Spirit Hall, his staff has two dragons coiled on it, one red and one blue.
His martial soul level had reached the level of a top-tier martial soul, which Li Luochen felt was no less than that of the Clear Sky Hammer and the Seven Kill Sword. However, he could ask Dugu Bo about the level of this martial soul.
Li Luochen named it "Panlong Staff". While "Panlong" and "Coiled Dragon" have similar meanings, it's important to distinguish between them.
Li Luochen felt that his second and third soul skills had undergone a qualitative change, but it was inconvenient to use them at the moment.
Before long, Li Luochen finished exploring the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He had seen many of the immortal herbs, but he was still guessing about some of them. He didn't know how to pick them or how to take them, which was the most awkward thing.
Li Luochen chose to return to Dugu Bo's side, away from the tempting immortal herbs, but he made a new discovery and gained new insights into his martial soul.
Li Luochen felt that obtaining the fourth ring would bring about a qualitative change, as he would gather the four fundamental elements of the material world: wind, fire, water, and earth. Li Luochen's reliance on these four elements as a foundation was enough to demonstrate the extent of his ambition.
One weapon can break all laws; he wanted his own ultimate artifact, the Coiled Dragon Yin-Yang Staff. Only the weapon most suitable for oneself can unleash its greatest power.
He had some guesses about the many immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, but he didn't know how to harvest them or how to consume them, which was quite frustrating. So he simply decided to avoid seeing them altogether. However, there was one very pleasant surprise: there were two golden gourds, both ripe. Li Luochen guessed that these were Earth Dragon Golden Gourds, but he never expected that two Earth Dragon Golden Gourds could grow.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is, after all, the burial place of the Dragon King, so medicinal herbs with dragon attributes grow well there. In any case, Dugu Bo and his grandson are blessed. As long as they obtain the Immortal Herb Record, they can consume it and their martial soul will evolve.
However, why wasn't Tang San used by Dugu Bo in the original novel? It's probably because of distrust, and because Dugu Bo was too greedy and liked to get the biggest benefit with the smallest cost.
Li Luochen, however, did not want that. He wanted Dugu Bo to be his protector, but he knew that he would be discovered by powerful forces sooner or later, and his information might already be on the desk of the leaders of those powerful forces.
He desperately needed a powerful protector, and Dugu Bo was just such a person. Although he currently only had level 91 soul power, he could break through to level 92 once the poison was cured.
If Dugu Bo takes the Earth Dragon Golden Melon again, it will evolve his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, granting him the ability to turn the earth dragon around. Dugu Bo's strength will increase significantly, and he may reach the level of a Super Douluo in just a few years.
The key is to make good use of medicinal herbs, and resources should be quickly transformed into strength.
Before long, Dugu Bo's medicine was almost ready. Li Luochen added a little blood to Dugu Bo's medicine, and a little blood would relieve Dugu Bo's pain caused by the poison.
After taking the newly refined pills and absorbing them, Dugu Bo felt much lighter. The method was effective. His gaze towards Li Luochen softened considerably. For so many years, he had devoted countless efforts to this poison.
"Today, Dugu Bo is finally going to be free," he said, looking at Li Luochen.
"Young friend, I am deeply grateful and need no thanks. If you ever need anything in the future, please feel free to come to me. Although I, Dugu Bo, am not a good person, my reputation is beyond reproach."
"Does Senior Dugu's reputation need any further explanation? Everyone knows that Senior Dugu is a man of his word."
Li Luochen's words were not flattery; Dugu Bo truly kept his promise and was loyal to the people. Just look at how he helped Tang San in the original story to see that.
Dugu Yan looked at Li Luochen and pondered for a moment before bowing to him.
"Thank you, Li Luochen. If it weren't for you, our family would have been doomed. I apologize for my previous unreasonable behavior. Please forgive me."
Dugu Yan apologized to Li Luochen. Although she was unruly, she knew that she should repay kindness. She had caused trouble before, but Li Luochen hadn't taken it seriously and had even cured their family of poison. She felt that she was really a bad person.
"No need for apologies. We've become friends through this fight. Let me reintroduce myself: Li Luochen, twelve years old, Li as in 'wood,' Luo as in 'Luoshui,' and Chen as in 'star.' My martial soul is the Panlong Staff, and I am a level 37 Battle Soul Venerable."
Li Luochen introduced himself to Dugu Yan and extended one hand. Dugu Yan glanced at him, smiled knowingly, and extended her hand in return. The two then clasped hands.
"Dugu Yan, fourteen years old, Martial Soul: Azure Phosphorous Serpent, Level 28 Battle Soul Master."
A relationship was beginning to take shape between the two.
(PS: The name of the martial soul is tentatively set as this. It will be called Panlong Yin-Yang Staff in the future, but it's a bit long. I'll just call it Panlong Staff from now on. My fellow readers, please crowdfund the name of the martial soul after its next evolution.)
The initial idea is for him to be a towering Chaos Pillar, with the title "Sky-Supporting Douluo," since the Sky-Supporting Douluo in Douluo Continent III is so cool, and I want to cultivate the male protagonist to be like that.
(End of this chapter)