Dugu Bo's Ailment (Part 2)

When Zhou Qing learned that the flesh and blood tissues around Dugu Bo's Meridians had to change in order to adapt to the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, he understood exactly what was wrong with him.

It's not as simple as Tang San's claim of "poisoning".

But what about Dugu Bo's situation?

All I can say is—

Fortune from heaven!

But he couldn't handle it!

The process of fusing poison with Soul Power and circulating it within the Meridians is essentially a process of enabling the body's cells to withstand and adapt to the poison.

This cultivation method is similar in principle to the practice of Gu Refining.

Gu Refining involves placing multiple poisonous insects into a Gu, letting them kill each other, and the one that survives becomes the Gu, having withstood the venom of the other insects.

Essentially, it is about adapting to the environment for survival.

Dugu Bo's cultivation method involves using himself as a Gu and his cells as insects. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison is a stimulant that forces the body's cells to adapt to the environment and undergo directional evolution.

Dugu Bo must have started cultivating from a young age. It's as if he was immersed in a jar full of poison from childhood to adapt to it. As he grows older and his cultivation level increases, the poison in the jar becomes more and more concentrated, forcing him to adapt.

No!

It should be said that Dugu Bo himself is a jar filled with venom!

In theory, this cultivation method is indeed feasible, but it is also a risky and dangerous path. If not handled properly, it can easily lead to death and the dissipation of one's cultivation. Not to mention that Dugu Bo's knowledge of the human body's meridians and acupoints is extremely limited. As Titled Douluo, his understanding of the human body is definitely much greater than that of ordinary Soul Master, but for Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, it is like showing off one's limited skills in front of an expert.

Under these circumstances, Dugu Bo dared to cultivate in this way. Besides being grateful for the magical Martial Soul in this world, he also stumbled upon a stroke of luck. By chance, he found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Thanks to the special environment there, not only did his body further adapt to the snake venom of his Martial Soul, but his cultivation also advanced further, reaching the Titled Douluo.

But that's all there is to it.

If Dugu Bo were fifty years younger, he might be able to further adapt his body to the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison during his continued cultivation.

But unfortunately—

Dugu Bo is old.

Tang San in the original novel should have known this as well, which is why the main part of the treatment plan he devised for Dugu Bo was to use a Soul Bone to withstand the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison.

As for whether the Soul Bone will be corroded by the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison...

There is a probability.

However, Zhou Qing believes that neither Dugu Bo nor Dugu Yan need to consider this issue during their lifetime.

In the original novel, Tang San used the King Yama's Post to kill Shi Nian and obtained a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Bone.

In terms of toxicity, the poison contained in the King Yama's Post is no less potent than that of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, yet it cannot corrode the Soul Bone in the slightest.

Therefore, Zhou Qing is highly likely to be certain that even if the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison can erode the Soul Bone, it is by no means something that can be accomplished in a mere hundred years. At least, Dugu Bo himself did not need to worry about this problem while he was alive.

If treatment is carried out based on this, then Dugu Bo can retain his poison skills and will no longer have to suffer from the stimulation of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison on his body.

How should it be treated?

Romantina asked.

[Dugu Bo's ability to suppress the toxins without them erupting clearly indicates the presence of some rare and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which is remarkably effective in treating snake venom. However, perhaps because he doesn't know how to use it, he remains troubled by snake venom to this day.]

Tang San's idea was simple: find a way to get his hands on the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in Dugu Bo's possession, so that he could use them to help Dugu Bo with his treatment, while also keeping a portion for himself.

[Would this method neutralize his poisonous abilities as well?]

Zhou Qing asked.

[Yes.]

He definitely won't choose that.

Dugu Bo was feared for his poison skills; without poison, his strength would be greatly reduced.

Fate and strength.

The former is more important.

The problem is that Dugu Bo is at odds with Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall. If his strength declines significantly, he is very likely to die even faster.

Therefore, we have no choice but to find a way to make him our guinea pig.

Tang San's eyes narrowed.

The so-called experimental subjects were used to test Zhou Qing's theory through Dugu Bo —using the human body as a furnace and the Martial Soul as a tool to reconstruct a more complete Cultivation System for Dugu Bo.

After the Soul Palace, which nurtures Martial Soul, was shattered, it underwent some transformation and attached itself to the Meridians of the human body, thus forming a natural "cauldron".

If one can perfect one's own Soul Power cultivation method, one can construct a "Human Body Cauldron" to continuously nurture one's martial Martial Soul.

Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, and others have already personally experimented with this theory, making their connection with their Martial Soul even closer.

But what kind of future will it take to cultivate itself?

Ultimately, there's no Predetermined Fate.

Exactly--

Dugu Bo is a level 92 Titled Douluo. If experiments can be conducted using him as a benchmark, it will surely be possible to verify the prospects of this theory.

The reason why Dugu Bo was poisoned was essentially because he cultivated based solely on the limited theoretical knowledge of the human body that existed on the continent, without understanding the major meridians and acupoints of the human body. This resulted in his Martial Soul releasing more and more toxins, to the point that his body's ability to withstand and adapt gradually became unable to keep up.

If Dugu Bo's cultivation Great Zhou Circulation for Soul Power could be made more complete and perfect, allowing the venom of the Five Viscera Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison accumulated in his Baihui Acupoint on the top of his head, Yongquan Acupoint the soles of his feet, and the internal organs on both sides of his ribs to circulate—

In the initial stage, it can alleviate Dugu Bo's symptoms.

In the middle stage, after the symptoms subsided, the speed of Soul Power cultivation increased.

Later, with the immense poison power accumulated in his body, he might be able to "temper" Dugu Bo's Martial Soul, causing it to evolve.

Zhou Qing hadn't expected that Tang San would come up with such a treatment method based on his own theories, without knowing about the existence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

This is hardly treatment.

It's clear that they're utilizing all the poison in Dugu Bo's body to further strengthen Dugu Bo!

Since the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison can cause Dugu Bo's body cells to adapt, then a gentler method should be used to allow all the cells in Dugu Bo's body to fully adapt to this Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, thereby enabling him to undergo a more thorough transformation.

At that time, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison truly became part of the life cycle within Dugu Bo's body. Therefore, this venom could no longer cause him any harm; on the contrary, it could promote his continuous progress in cultivation.

However, before telling Dugu Bo this, Zhou Qing asked Dugu Bo a question to ensure the feasibility of the plan, "Senior, could you Martial Soul Possession so we could see your state after being possessed?"

"Let me release my Martial Soul?"

Dugu Bo didn't understand, but he did as instructed. A dark green light shone around him, a dark green scale appeared on his forehead, and layers of dense dark green scales appeared on his hands and arms. A snake tail several meters long grew from his waist...