The corresponding relationship between the Five Venoms and the Five Elements had always been a headache.
All kinds of theories emerged one after another, and every poisonous creature seemed inseparable from two or three of the Five Elements. Some even believed certain Five Venoms could be classified under all five elements.
Snakes were a major category of soul beasts, and their Five Elements Attributes were especially complex.
Although most people tended to classify them as water, with wood second, Du Gu Fu's Second Soul Ring happened to be the Nether Azure Serpent—an outlier with an earth attribute.
This choice would undoubtedly bring Du Gu Fu no small amount of trouble.
And when it came to choosing the Five Venoms, whether to go with intergeneration or counteraction was an even trickier problem.
This did not merely concern the strength of the poison; it was also closely tied to one's personal endurance.
Chen Xiaojun rubbed his brow and said to Du Gu Fu with a solemn expression, "A Fu, we're facing a major choice right now."
Seeing this, Du Gu Fu immediately straightened his back and replied with focused attention, "Young Master, please speak."
Chen Xiaojun took a deep breath and slowly said, "The path of the Five Elements involves both intergeneration and counteraction. How do you plan to choose?"
Du Gu Fu pondered briefly, then asked in return, "What is the difference between the two?"
Chen Xiaojun explained, "If you choose the path of counteraction, then as I said, it would be fighting poison with poison. It might temporarily suppress the Azure Scaled Serpent poison in your body, but this process will take time, until the momentum of Five Elements Counteraction has fully taken shape."
"And if you choose the path of intergeneration, your poison may grow increasingly fierce. With every