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After Martial Soul Possession, Dugu Bo was like a Jade Phosphorous Serpent with four limbs, his Vertical Pupil exuding a cold aura that inspired fear in those who looked upon him.

However, Zhou Qing's gaze remained fixed on Dugu Bo's legs. He frowned slightly and asked, "Senior, the way your Martial Soul Possession seems to be different from your granddaughter's. Instead of your legs coming together to form a snake tail, a snake tail grows out from your waist?"

"You want to see me completely transform into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent? You'll have to use my Martial Soul Avatar. I can't transform just by possessing someone."

Dugu Bo put away his Martial Soul and asked seriously, "Why are you asking this?"

Zhou Qing didn't answer, but continued to ask, "In other words, before your Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, you couldn't bring your legs together to form a serpent tail?"

"That's right."

"Excuse me, was the female ancestor of yours who awakened the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and possessed it in the same state as you?"

"Same."

Dugu Bo nodded, as if he had also realized something, and said, "The appearance of my granddaughter after her Martial Soul Possession was indeed a bit exaggerated. When I was at the Soul Elder stage, when my Martial Soul Possession, only scales appeared on my hands and back, and my snake tail was very short. But when Yanyan's Martial Soul was first awakened, her lower body directly transformed into a snake tail. Speaking of which, my son's situation when his Martial Soul Possession was similar to Yanyan's... What exactly did you discover? Tell me quickly!"

At this moment, Dugu Bo suspected that his son's death might not be as simple as poisoning, and he also suspected that Dugu Yan's condition might be very bad, which is why Zhou Qing asked this question.

"Don't be nervous, Senior Poison Douluo. I'm just eliminating some extra factors."

Through his conversation with Poison Douluo, Zhou Qing ruled out two factors that could potentially alter the form of Martial Soul Possession: martial Martial Soul Evolution and gender.

In this way—

Before Dugu Bo, those who possessed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul would not have their lower body transform into a snake tail when possessing him. Only when they unleashed their Martial Soul Avatar at the Soul Saint stage could they completely transform into a Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

When Dugu Yan Martial Soul Possession, she can transform her lower body into a snake tail.

Martial Soul Mutation?

Zhou Qing originally thought so, but after learning about Dugu Bo's physical condition, he felt that it was highly likely that Dugu Yan was affected by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison when she was still a fertilized egg, so her body was more adaptable to the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

Dugu Bo's son, Dugu Xin, should also be the same.

From the perspective of bloodline inheritance, the reason why the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison actively increases with the improvement of the cultivator's Soul Power may be that the Martial Soul instinctively uses the poison it produces to modify the bloodline of the Dugu Lineage generation after generation, until a certain generation can truly withstand the Jade Phosphorous Serpent and its evolved form, the Martial Soul.

However, in the process of this inheritance, the lineage may be broken if one is not careful.

"In other words, the reason why our Dugu Lineage suffers such torment is not because of anything else, but because we are not yet able to truly withstand the Jade Phosphorous Serpent and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul?"

Dugu Bo never expected there to be such a saying.

"Yes, senior. Through Romantina's Brain Martial Soul's detection of your body, we found that a large part of your flesh and blood has begun to adapt to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison. Perhaps you used external objects to suppress it during this process, but it has indeed caused deeper changes to your flesh and blood that are not visible to the naked eye," Zhou Qing said. "And the outward manifestation is that your hair color and eye color have changed."

"Theoretically, as long as you reach the level of Titled Douluo around the age of twenty, your body is still young and full of vitality, then even if the poison of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor is fierce, you should be able to force yourself to endure until your body is fully adapted to that poison."

"At that time, your body was also completely transformed by the poison, enabling you to withstand the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, and even its evolved forms: the Jade Phosphor Dragon and the Dragon King!"

"Once your body can fully tolerate the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison and it becomes a part of your Life, there is a high probability that your offspring will not suffer from the pain when you have children."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo was speechless.

So, the suffering he, his son, and his granddaughter endured from the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison was because their ancestors didn't work hard enough?

But if his ancestors hadn't had children earlier, their bloodline might have been cut off!

Is he still the same person he is today?

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Qing revealed the treatment plan he and Tang San had discussed: based on Dugu Bo's existing cultivation methods, they would improve and perfect a completely new cultivation method, using the Eight Extraordinary Meridians of the human body as a foundation to construct the "Martial Cauldron Soul Furnace" of the human body. In conjunction with medicine, they would harmonize the five internal organs and Five Viscera, allowing the body to adapt, while also using the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison to nurture the Martial Soul, allowing it to slowly evolve.

"Are you serious?"

Dugu Bo understood what the two meant: to perfect his cultivation method so that his body could fully adapt to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison.

Even a Titled Douluo like him doesn't know how to improve his cultivation, so how can these three little guys do it?

"Don't look down on us, sir."

Zhou Qing said proudly, "The 'Soul Ring Secondary Refinement Theory' and the cultivation theory of Qi Field Power are what we have summarized to help you establish a cultivation method that is unique to you. It's a piece of cake."

"That is···"

"What is it? Stop being so wishy-washy and get to the point." Dugu Bo said impatiently.

"That's a separate price," Zhou Qing said.

"How many?"

Dugu Bo frowned deeply.

"Two hundred billion Gold Soul Coin!"

Upon hearing this number, Dugu Bo was taken aback, then laughed and said, "I don't have that much money. How about I agree to three conditions that don't violate my principles?"

"The younger generation is poor and prefers real gold and silver."

Zhou Qing was completely unreasonable and only cared about money.

Three conditions?

Really.

This is equivalent to a promise from Titled Douluo.

But three isn't enough.

But if it's too much, it might seem like he's threatening Dugu Bo, so it's better to just settle the payment directly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Zhou Qing earned Ten Billion Gold Soul Coins just nine days ago with a few words. That amount is insignificant compared to overthrowing Two Great Empires and establishing a new world.

A drop in the ocean.

"You little rascal, I don't even know what to say, you're just obsessed with money." Dugu Bo was utterly speechless.

"Hehe, senior, although your family is not large and has few members, it is still a family of Soul Master. You have achieved success in cultivation, are supported by others, or have inherited family property from your ancestors, so you are not lacking in food and clothing."

In Zhou Qing's opinion, given Dugu Bo's personality, he wouldn't know how to make money if he didn't have ancestral wealth or be supported by Prince Xue Xing.

This is also a common problem among most high-level Soul Master. They feel that because they are of high level and strong, it is only natural for them to join a certain force, be supported by it, and fight in critical moments.

However, this is the root of the conflict between Soul Master and ordinary people.

Back when humanity was still in the ancient era of eating raw meat and drinking blood, the status of Soul Master was something they earned by fighting for the survival space that humanity had created.

But what about now?

It's based on ability, not merit.

Such a system is absolutely pathological!

It needs to be changed!

"But we are different. We come from poor families and have tens of thousands of mouths to feed. We absolutely cannot do without money."

Dugu Bo's eyes widened, and he cursed, "Tens of thousands of people? Do you raise pigs? How can they reproduce so many times?"

"Um... the village chiefs from my hometown and the surrounding villages are all my family. I once swore that if I become rich and powerful, I will not forget them, and I will need money to build up our community," Zhou Qing said somewhat shyly.

"You really have a lot of free time."

Dugu Bo was speechless, but considering Zhou Qing's conviction, he understood something.

But he really couldn't come up with 200 billion Gold Soul Coin.

"It's alright, Mr. Dugu Bo. We can pay in installments, but we'll have to factor in the interest. What do you think?" Zhou Qing took out a small notebook and began to calculate the installment payments for Dugu Bo, listing out in detail how much he would have to pay each month, the monthly interest, and so on.