Chapter 92 The Golden Iron Triangle
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Tang San, just like in the original story, plucked the 'Fierce Blaze Apricot' and the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass,' entering the convergence point of the Yin and Yang springs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to refine them.
In a corner he didn't notice, the 'Lovesick Heartbroken Red,' with a deep white ring around its petals, subtly rotated its angle, gazing at him through the misty water vapor.
Night fell, and the moon in the sky was exceptionally round. The bright moonlight prevented the earth from being plunged into darkness.
A vigorous howl broke the silence of the night, the sound rolling like thunder, startling the soul beasts in the forest into a frenzy.
This was Dugu Bo venting his dissatisfaction after experiencing pain.
Before long, three howls sounded simultaneously, two strong and one weak, either deep or impassioned, all filled with intense hostility, rapidly approaching the location where the first howl originated.
Sitting on a tree branch, Amon, who was feigning sleep with his back against the trunk, opened his eyes. He raised his right hand, pinched his monocle, and muttered to himself, "They're here…"
He leaped down, hopping from branch to branch, approaching the location where the battle was about to erupt.
After failing to negotiate with Dugu Bo, the Golden Iron Triangle engaged in battle with him.
"Sun and Moon Illuminate, Golden Rotation!" Flender shouted loudly.
Three golden rays of light shot up from Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong respectively, simultaneously spreading outward from their feet.
Amidst the golden light, a triangle formed with the three as its vertices, and complex patterns spontaneously generated.
The chubby Luo Sanpao appeared out of nowhere, landing perfectly in the circle at the center of the triangle, and the soul rings of the three simultaneously emerged, converging onto Luo Sanpao.
After absorbing the soul rings, Luo Sanpao's size increased at an extremely rapid pace, diamond-shaped scales grew on its chubby body, and two twisted horns sprouted from the top of its head.
In a few breaths, it transformed from an adorable piglet into a golden dragon twenty meters long.
Its massive dragon wings unfurled, and terrifying pressure spread in all directions, the heavy aura causing Dugu Bo to frown involuntarily.
Emerald-like light burst forth from Dugu Bo's body, his first seven soul rings lit up, and his tall, thin body rapidly expanded into a giant serpent.
A dragon and a snake confronted each other in the air, the terrifying pressure causing the soul beasts in the forest to fall into unease.
Hiding in the shadows, Amon enveloped himself in a soul power barrier, while simultaneously activating his first soul ring, 'Theft,' to steal his own soul power expression.
His aura was concealed by soul power, and his soul power fluctuations were stolen by his soul skill, making it impossible to detect him through soul power perception alone unless he was directly seen.
This was also why he was able to operate outside the valley for so long without being discovered by Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo.
Luo Sanpao let out a loud dragon roar, spitting out a golden bolt of lightning from its mouth.
Dugu Bo, in the form of the Green Scaled Serpent Emperor, did not dodge or evade, spitting out a mouthful of green mist.
The two behemoths thus began to fight in the air.
After a period of entanglement, the enraged Dugu Bo used his eighth soul skill, 'Time Freeze'.
[T/N: had to check the wiki, wtf?]
Even after using the Spirit Fusion Skill to briefly contend with a Titled Douluo, the Golden Iron Triangle's strength was ultimately weaker, and the battle ended with Dugu Bo's victory.
Just as Dugu Bo was about to kill the three, Tang San arrived, stopping Dugu Bo, giving him a look, and speaking with him away from the three.
"Your poison is cured?" Dugu Bo looked at Tang San in surprise.
"That's right, you possess a treasure land without realizing it. There are quite a few herbs with miraculous effects there. I now have a 50% certainty of curing your poison."
"Fifty percent?" A look of emotion appeared on Dugu Bo's face. "Alright, I'll let those three leave, and you quickly cure my poison."
Tang San, believing he had the upper hand, didn't budge, putting forward his own conditions: "I need you to agree to three conditions before I'm willing to cure your poison."
Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, feeling that blind threats weren't a good option, and chose to back down: "Speak, what conditions?"
"First, after the poison is cured, I can take any of the herbs here."
"Impossible! Do you think I don't know the preciousness of the herbs here? Amon is willing to exchange a ten-thousand-year soul bone for one."
Dugu Bo flatly refused.
Amon, it's Amon again… Tang San resentfully noted this in his heart, harboring intense hostility towards this person he had never met, yet who had repeatedly frustrated him.
"Ten-thousand-year soul bone? So, your granddaughter's poison has been cured?" Tang San probed, without revealing any emotion.
"Uh… not yet. Amon said he can win the championship of the academy competition, and then he will give me a soul bone." Dugu Bo said honestly.
"Heh…" Tang San sneered, "I thought it was some fool who was willing to exchange something as precious as a ten-thousand-year soul bone for one of your herbs."
Although in Tang San's heart, the preciousness of immortal herbs was above that of ten-thousand-year soul bones, this didn't prevent him from belittling the value of immortal herbs at this moment, so as to achieve his own goals.
"So, the fool is you, actually being taken advantage of for nothing." Tang San used a small offense in his words to test Dugu Bo's tolerance of him.
"Hmph, do you think I would be so foolish? I poisoned him. If he fails to fulfill the agreement, he will die from the poison in two years. Of course, if he doesn't get the championship, I won't take his life, just have him help me research poisons." Dugu Bo retorted.
"Were you harboring murderous intent towards him at the time?" Tang San abruptly asked.
Dugu Bo didn't deny it.
Tang San shook his head, "You were played by him. If I'm not mistaken, he should have the confidence to cure your poison. He would propose such a deal, first, to get an herb for free, and second, to let you safely let him leave. After all, your poison techniques are just so-so."
Having resolved the poison that Dugu Bo inflicted on him, and having consumed the 'Fierce Blaze Apricot' and the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass,' and also knowing Dugu Bo's urgent need, Tang San also became a bit tougher, once again belittling Dugu Bo's level of poison usage.
In reality, Tang San wasn't sure what Amon's mentality was in proposing such a deal to Dugu Bo, but he was happy to throw some mud, making Dugu Bo suspicious, thereby bringing trouble to the other party.
Dugu Bo was a little annoyed, both annoyed at Tang San's belittling of his poison techniques, and also annoyed that such a possibility did indeed exist.
Thinking back carefully, Amon was too calm at the time, and it seemed that he had been led by the nose by the other party all along.
"Enough nonsense, quickly change the conditions, don't make them too excessive." Dugu Bo said coldly.
Seeing that his tone had cooled down, Tang San also restrained himself a bit, no longer so presumptuous, "Then let me choose ten."
"No, too many, five at most."
After seeing both Amon and Tang San show a desire for the herbs, Dugu Bo realized that the value of these herbs seemed to be much higher than he had initially estimated, and silently increased their importance in his heart.
"Too few, at least nine, otherwise, it won't be enough to share when I take them back." Tang San bargained.
"Seven." Dugu Bo said resolutely.
Tang San pondered slightly, nodding in agreement: "Okay, seven it is."
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