Chapter 13 Go deeper! The use of talismans! A girl being chased by a snake! Dugu Yan!
Lu Yu continued advancing for more than an hour. At this point, it was almost impossible to see spirit beasts under 500 years old. Thousand-year spirit beasts appeared more frequently.
He stopped going deeper and decided to move horizontally across this area to find a suitable target.
But at that moment, Lu Yu's eyes suddenly shifted. He raised his hand, condensed a shape-shifting talisman, and cast it on himself.
The next moment, his body vanished from sight.
Or more precisely...
the shape-shifting talisman distorted the light around him, blending him with the environment to achieve visual invisibility.
But this invisibility wasn't absolute. Lu Yu's breath and scent would still be emitted, and if he moved, the shifting light would distort the space he passed through—making him easy to spot.
He followed up with a breath-retaining talisman, causing all breath and scent from his body to vanish. Unless the approaching spirit beast had an extremely sensitive nose, even passing nearby wouldn't reveal him.
Lu Yu hadn't done this because of a powerful spirit beast.
After all, only spirit beasts with a cultivation of over 5,000 years and a superior bloodline—or ten-thousand-year beasts—could truly threaten him.
But neither the shape-shifting nor breath-retaining talismans could fool those monsters.
The real reason he acted cautiously was because someone was coming.
The Star Dou Great Forest was a lawless place. Countless people died here every day.
So compared to spirit beasts, some humans with malicious intent were even more dangerous.
Soon, rapid footsteps echoed through the distant forest—hurried and slightly messy.
Then, a petite figure leapt through the bushes and burst into the clearing where Lu Yu had hidden himself.
This girl had short dark purple hair and a slightly childish face—around fourteen or fifteen years old.
Despite her young age, her figure was already developing.
Most striking were her green eyes, which carried a faintly enchanting aura.
Even more eye-catching was her slim waist, twisting bonelessly with every movement.
Her exposed cheeks and arms were covered in a fine layer of turquoise scales, and two yellow spirit rings encircled her body—
—a two-ring Grand Spirit Master!
Judging by her speed and the intensity of her spirit power fluctuations, she might even be approaching level 30!
Clearly, she had come to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for a new spirit ring.
Hidden not far away, Lu Yu narrowed his eyes. At this age, reaching nearly level 30 made her a true genius.
Lu Yu himself reached level 20 at eight years old because of his past life's experience and inherited cultivation insights. He would never judge others by his own fortune.
As Lu Yu observed her, a green blur suddenly shot from the jungle—swift as lightning—straight toward the girl.
"Hiss…"
When the shadow got close, its form became clear: it was a small snake, only five inches long.
Its body glowed emerald green, like a polished gem. Nine bamboo-like horizontal stripes ran along its sleek surface, glimmering with translucent light. It looked pocket-sized and even cute—
—but its crimson eyes radiated bloodthirst and coldness!
This was the predator chasing the girl!
"This is..."
Lu Yu frowned. This spirit beast wasn't listed in Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy's textbooks.
But he recognized it anyway.
Nine-Section Emerald Snake!
A rare species possessing the bloodline of the Bamboo Green Snake King. Its body was as hard as steel, boasting tremendous defense.
But most importantly...
its venom was extremely lethal! Just a trace of it—whether to a human or a spirit beast—would melt flesh into thick liquid within seconds!
This kind of snake was nearly extinct on the Douluo Continent. Lu Yu remembered that Poison Douluo once had one, which he later lost to Tang San in a bet at the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
Wait!
Lu Yu's pupils shrank. He looked at the girl again—more carefully.
Nine-Section Emerald Snake?
A girl with purple hair and blue eyes?
And she appeared to possess a snake martial spirit…
Could this be Poison Douluo's only granddaughter—Dugu Yan?!
The more he thought about it, the more certain he became.
First of all, in the original plot, Tang San met Dugu Yan four years later.
At the time, Dugu Yan was nineteen. So her current age matched perfectly.
Second, her Jade Phosphor Serpent martial spirit was not only powerful but poisonous—a danger to its own master, leading to spirit corrosion.
Her purple hair and blue eyes were a direct consequence of this.
Finally, there was the Nine-Section Emerald Snake—a spirit beast so rare that it was hard to believe there could be more than one in all of Douluo Continent.
So Lu Yu had good reason to believe this one was the same snake Dugu Bo kept in the original timeline.
Dugu Bo loved Dugu Yan dearly. There's no way he'd let her come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone.
This had to be a test—an experience orchestrated by Dugu Bo, who was likely watching from the shadows.
In the original story, it was Dugu Bo who stepped in to subdue the Nine-Section Emerald Snake when Dugu Yan was in danger.
Everything matched. Lu Yu was now convinced:
This girl was Dugu Yan.
Having confirmed her identity, Lu Yu frowned.
Dugu Bo was temperamental and domineering. His granddaughter wasn't much better. Lu Yu had no interest in getting tangled with them.
But the problem was...
Dugu Bo possessed a treasure trove:
The Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire!
A sacred site that nurtured endless natural treasures!
If the opportunity arose, Lu Yu absolutely wanted a share of that treasure land.
Now, seeing Dugu Yan retreating under the assault of the Nine-Section Emerald and about to fall into danger, Lu Yu's eyes narrowed and he made up his mind.
He would save her.
Not only to gain favor with Dugu Bo and access to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well...
but also to protect himself!
Lu Yu knew that the Escape and Breath-Retaining Talismans could fool Dugu Yan and even the Nine-Section Emerald Snake.
But they could never fool Dugu Bo, a Nine-ring Titled Douluo!
If he stood by and watched, Dugu Bo would inevitably save Dugu Yan when the time came. But if he noticed Lu Yu watching the whole time without helping...
With his violent temper and poisonous madness, he might kill Lu Yu on the spot just to vent his anger.
No matter how many cards Lu Yu had, he was no match for a Titled Douluo!
But if he saved Dugu Yan, then even if Dugu Bo disliked him, he wouldn't attack.
A mighty Poison Douluo wouldn't murder his granddaughter's savior on a whim, right?
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