manynovel Chapter 116 Twin Purple Spirits
Chapter 116 Twin Purple Spirits
"Tsk." Xiao Yan simply made a comment about the strange appearance of this soul beast, and then continued to focus on resisting the mental attack from the other party. He was certain of one thing: if Dugu Bo really went deep into this cave, he would definitely not be able to resist the mental attack of this soul beast. What's more, its entire body was currently immersed in this pool of water that seemed to be able to fill mental energy.
"Xiao Yan, the look in that guy's eyes in the water makes me uncomfortable." Looking at Xiao Yan sitting cross-legged, Agumon realized that the other party must be attacking with his mental power.
He tried to put his head into the pool, but what he saw were four dark eyes in the shadows.
"Luckily, I ate a lot of immortal herbs." Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh. In the resource-scarce Douluo Continent, going to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was definitely the right choice. The Autumn Water Dew and the Purple Demon Eye had greatly enhanced his spiritual power. Otherwise, he might have ended up like the one-eyed scaled beast at the entrance, at most regaining his consciousness before dying.
He could clearly sense that the consciousness of the purple-haired wolf in the water was currently in his sea of consciousness, seemingly trying to seize control of this body from him.
"Agumon..." Xiao Yan had barely opened his mouth when the Purple Spirit Wolf's mental energy seized the opportunity and launched a frenzied attack on him. The pain in his head made him pause for a moment before speaking.
"Huh?" Agumon, who hadn't heard Xiao Yan's command clearly, was also extremely anxious. He could only stare blankly as Xiao Yan suffered alone.
"Use a small flame on that pool of water! Don't let it burn dry." Xiao Yan took a deep breath and quickly gave his instructions. Then he focused all his energy on resisting the spiritual power of the Purple Spirit Wolf. The bloodstains on his face had dried, but they did not worsen further on his acupoints. However, the bloodstains were still there, and they still looked somewhat frightening.
At the same time, his first yellow spirit ring lit up and then merged with Agumon.
Agumon, understanding the unspoken message, immediately gathered a mouthful of bright red flame in its throat, and prepared to burn the pool of water with its extremely high temperature and domineering power.
Since the Purple Spirit Wolf is hiding in the pool, the pool must be providing a huge boost to its spiritual power. Otherwise, it wouldn't have risked its life and stayed here even knowing that a Title Douluo existed.
But right now, it's not a good idea for him and Zi Lingbei to just wait it out. The only thing Xiao Yan can think of is to use the strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao". As long as the Agumon's flames scorch the pool water, the intense temperature will definitely make the creatures in the water feel threatened.
At worst, no one will have an easy time. Xiao Yan was determined to boil the water dry and force the two heads of the Purple Spirit Wolf out of the water.
After a moment of intense heat brewing in Agumon's mouth, the scalding flames shot towards the opening of the pool. The effect was immediate; the water level in the pool dropped at a visible speed the instant the flames touched the water.
Even though it was only a few seconds of contact, Xiao Yan could foresee that the temperature in the entire pool had suddenly risen under the flames of Agumon.
The pool water had begun to bubble and churn in the air, transforming from a slightly chilly pool into a hot spring.
Xiao Yan could sense that the Purple Spirit Wolf's attacks on him were becoming more rapid. It seemed that it was not having an easy time in the rising water. As long as it could hold out for even a fraction of a second longer, the water in the pool would shrink rapidly.
The vaporized pool water permeated the air, and Xiao Yan immediately felt refreshed upon smelling it. This was because the Purple Spirit Wolf was hiding in the pool, and with the nourishment of the water, its spiritual power had probably increased more than tenfold. Fortunately, Xiao Yan also had quite a few unorthodox tricks up his sleeve.
He believed that under his pressure, he would definitely force the other party to reveal their true colors. Agumon naturally knew that this pool of water was a treasure. The so-called burning with flames was just to force the other party out. In fact, if Xiao Yan had not been attacked, Agumon had another method.
That is, he wants to drink the entire pool of water dry, so that nothing is wasted, but there isn't enough time right now.
No matter what, the purple spirit wolf in the water had to leap out of the water now. In just a few seconds, Xiao Yan had given it enough time to think. It would either be roasted alive by him in the scorching hot water, or it would quickly come out on its own to prevent the water from being wasted.
It has to choose one no matter what.
This pool of water grows in this place. Xiao Yan is unsure whether the water quality can be guaranteed to remain the same if the springhead is dug out, but this spring water must not be left here.
If another spirit beast specializing in spiritual power were to arrive, it wouldn't take more than a few years for it to sense the aura of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest, just like this Purple Spirit Wolf. In that case, the naturally blessed Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would be monopolized by spirit beasts. Although Dugu Bo discovered the Yin-Yang Well, the old monster rarely went there in the later stages. He didn't covet the naturally growing immortal herbs inside, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it Tang San's backyard.
We can't let the old monster set up another poison array here, so Xiao Yan didn't think that boiling the pool water would ruin this natural treasure. After all, the Purple Spirit Wolf's entire body was immersed in the pool water, and if it weren't for the pool water's own fragrance, it might have already stank.
Moreover, the most important goal right now is to kill it. If we can't even deal with this soul beast, what else is there to talk about?
"Roar!" An angry and deep roar came from the depths of the pool. Only two seconds had passed, and most of the water in the pool had already been burned by Agumon. If it continued to spray, the pool would be dead in no more than five seconds.
The Purple Spirit Wolf could no longer contain itself. It roared angrily toward the mouth of the pool. At the same time, due to its roar, the mental attack on Xiao Yan's sea of consciousness dissipated.
Xiao Yan stood up, retrieved his first soul ring, and signaled to the Agu Beast that it no longer needed to breathe fire. Since the Purple Spirit Wolf had stopped its mental torture, it was clear that it was about to leap onto the shore and fight him.
The Purple Spirit Wolf quickly rushed out of the pool and stood on the open space that was only the size of an adult horse. However, it was only half the size of the open space. Most of the pool water had been burned away by the Agu Beast, so the originally somewhat narrow cave could now accommodate one person and two beasts.
The Purple Spirit Wolf's limbs were extremely short, clearly unsuitable for attacks based on running and jumping. Both of its heads looked at Xiao Yan with extremely unfriendly eyes. Although the one breathing fire was an Agumon, as intelligent as it was, it naturally knew that Xiao Yan was the key figure. Otherwise, why didn't that Title Douluo come in? Soaking him in the pool water would have been enough for it, even if its mental power couldn't control the Title Douluo. On the contrary, this human brat who came in actually possessed mental power that could rival its own, which completely exceeded its more than 10,000 years of knowledge as a soul beast.
This Purple Spirit Wolf was clearly mutated by the water in the pool. Although the Purple Spirit Wolf itself possessed mental attack methods, it was definitely not powerful enough to control the beast tide. It is likely that, in addition to the benefits of the water, another part of its power was due to its two heads. Its vast mental power was distributed between its two heads, which prevented it from becoming a mindless, stupid soul beast due to excessive mental power.
"Oh, you've finally come out? Ugly freak, how come you have two heads?"
The other party could obviously understand human language, and Xiao Yan clearly felt that the gaze of one of the Purple Spirit Badgers looking at him was even more ferocious.
The other head was much calmer in comparison. A purple light shone from its head and then enveloped Xiao Yan and Agumon.
When Agumon saw the other party come out, it immediately raised its sharp claws to strike. Xiao Yan also reacted quickly, and the third spirit ring that was originally covering him instantly flew to Agumon's body, and its size doubled as it ran.
Xiao Yan was cautious but not worried that it would use mental attacks again. After all, the Purple Spirit Wolf had already used a variety of moves in the pool where mental power could be amplified. Now that they were on land, there was no need to do it again.
The cave was so narrow that Xiao Yan wanted to hide, but he didn't have any good way to escape. As the opponent's purple light covered his whole body, a sudden heaviness enveloped him, and he felt that it was difficult to even breathe, let alone take a step.
"It's weakness." Although the Purple Spirit Wolf's racial skill isn't particularly powerful, it's still a very special control ability. Due to the weakness aura, Agumon's body, which was about to reach the Purple Spirit Wolf, seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and couldn't move.
"Xiao... Yan, my... movements... seem to have... slowed down." Agumon turned to Xiao Yan and said after feeling discomfort in his body.
"It's just that his speed and abilities have been weakened, Agumon. You can speak normally." Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.
"I see." Agumon immediately snapped out of his daze, looked at the Purple Spirit Wolf, and spat out the fireball from his mouth without even raising his hand.
However, speed also affects reaction time. At this moment, Agumon's flames were particularly slow, and the alert Purple Spirit Wolf had already caught them. So it easily twisted its head, and the flames grazed the air next to one side of its head, missing their mark.
This was a display of its extreme confidence, but what it didn't expect was that even though it dodged it, the feeling of the flames burning the air around its head was still not pleasant.
It suddenly felt a chill of fear, and before it could turn around, the cave wall exploded the instant it came into contact with the fireball. Rock fragments, sharp as blades, pierced its back. Fortunately, it managed to dodge with its head in time; otherwise, it might have been left with only its head.
"Hehe, even if you can dodge my flames, their power is no joke." Agumon said smugly, while the Purple Spirit Wolf, which had been looking at it with some jealousy, now had an even more resentful look in its eyes.
After all, even something as intelligent as it is now unable to speak human language. It doesn't understand why this seemingly unintelligent soul beast can speak, and why the flames are so hot. It also doesn't understand why a soul beast would help humans hunt it.
It first leaped to the side to ensure that the slow-moving Agumon could not get close to it, and then it couldn't help but roar again with a resentful tone.
"What? You envy me? I eat and drink every day, and I don't have to train too hard. It's really good to be alive." Agumon could understand what the other was saying, so it immediately lost interest in communicating with it.
"..."
"Me? I'm not a Soul Beast. In Xiao Yan's words, I'm a Digimon, much more noble than you." Seeing that the other party didn't have much desire to attack, and since it was inconvenient for him to move around while he was weak, Agumon simply sat down on the ground.
However, Xiao Yan remained wary of the twin purple spirit wolves. He could sense that each of the two heads of this soul beast had its own consciousness. Although they shared one body, they were not so easy to deal with.
"..."
"Tell me, can we let you go in exchange for all the treasures in this pool?" Agumon translated, then glanced back at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. Isn't the basis of negotiation that both sides can benefit from it? If he doesn't let it go, there might be some bad consequences.
Right now, it's clear that this Purple Spirit Wolf doesn't have many means of attacking anymore. Judging from the degree of atrophy of its limbs, it has been soaking in this pool of water for at least four or five years, so it doesn't use its limbs to move much. Even if it runs for an hour, I can catch up with it.
So what is there to negotiate? What right does it have to negotiate with itself?
However, what Zi Lingbei said made Xiao Yan somewhat concerned, because what she said was not about giving the pool water to him and Agumon, but about the things in the water. So, it meant that the reason why the pool water had such an effect was because there was some rare and precious material at the bottom, which affected the entire pool water.
If that's the case, it would be very convenient to take it with you.
Xiao Yan didn't explain much to Agumon at the moment. Soul beasts with the power of spiritual connection are extremely rare. Since it has already mutated into such an ability, if he could use it after absorbing the soul ring, there would definitely be even more unexpected effects. So how could he possibly let this Purple Spirit Wolf go?
Therefore, his gaze towards Agumon was very firm.
I, Xiao Yan, am determined to have these twin purple spirit wolves. Even Jesus couldn't stop them. I'm telling you.