The gap between people was vast.
Dugu Bo had finally accepted this reality.
Su Ming was practically a beast. In just one short month, he had completed two trials in succession, both absurdly difficult, while Dugu Bo was still struggling with the First Trial. Nirvana Fire was simply too terrifying for his Poisonous Technique. Every cleansing threatened to burn all his Soul Power away.
After receiving Dugu Bo's plea for help, Su Ming did not merely stand by and watch.
His understanding of nirvana ran deep enough that he knew why the Phoenix God had set this First Trial for Dugu Bo.
Nirvana meant fusing power into flames, turning it into Nirvana Fire, then reviving once more.
The power itself did not change; only its form did.
Naturally, there would be losses in the process.
For Dugu Bo, all his Soul Power was undergoing a transformation. It was first completely devoured by Nirvana Fire, after which the toxins within it were consumed, leaving behind only pure Soul Power.
As for the pain involved, there was no way to avoid it.
Dugu Bo's Poisonous Technique was linked to his own Origin. Purifying it was no simple matter.
It could be said that the significance of this trial was even greater than the reward he would receive from it.
Although Su Ming's help had improved Dugu Bo's control over his Poisonous Technique, the essence of his cultivation had not changed.
There was a problem with his cultivation method itself!
At this moment, the Phoenix God was resolving that flaw for him.
First, purify his Soul Power.
Then, using the purest cultivation possible, cultivate his Poisonous Technique anew.
This time, he could no longer blend external toxins into his Poisonous Technique. Instead, he had to derive toxins purely through his own Martial Soul.