Heading to Spirit City (Newcomer Begging for Votes TvT)

Over the next month, Ye Wen began treating the Dugu father and son.

In the original story, Tang San's method of channeling poison into soul bones was practically like planting a time bomb inside Dugu Bo.

And if one had the ability and spare time to force the toxins in one's body into soul bones, they might as well expel them directly. No matter how he looked at it, that plot was the product of shoddy writing, yet people believed it just because it came from a poison-using expert.

All he could say was that love-struck Douluo had terrifyingly low intelligence.

The Douluo World was strange in that it had both Eastern and Western dragons when it came to dragon species.

Snakes, carp, lizards, salamanders, and dinosaurs were all classified as soul beasts with dragon bloodlines.

Therefore, the Jade Phosphor Serpent itself was a top-tier soul beast with a dragon bloodline, though its talents leaned toward poison.

Yet when the Dugu Family hunted soul rings, they had never considered hunting Dragon Species Soul Beasts. They had all single-mindedly focused on venomous snakes, which was what had created the terrifying poison within the Dugu family.

If this were to be solved from a Spirit Master's perspective, then when hunting soul rings, they should hunt some dragon-type soul beasts with powerful bodies and strong poison resistance. That could in turn improve their own poison resistance. Though it would weaken their toxicity, it would allow the Jade Phosphor Serpent to develop toward becoming a dragon.

After hearing Ye Wen's guidance, the Dugu father and son abandoned the idea of pursuing the poison-based Control System and began shifting toward the Strength Attack System instead.

Although Dugu Xin's two soul rings had been wasted, two Hundred-Year Soul Rings were not all that effective anyway. There was still time to turn back.

As for Dugu Bo, he had already cultivated to the Soul Saint realm, and his martial soul had evolved into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, the emperor of venomous snakes. There was no turning back for him. Unless he could evolve the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor into a soul beast with a dragon bloodline when breaking through to Titled Douluo, thereby strengthening the source of his physical body, he would likely have to endure the agony of this deadly poison for the rest of his life.

But Martial Soul Evolution was difficult to begin with, and whether Dugu Bo's martial soul could evolve into the Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor in the future was hard to say.

However, Dugu Bo accepted this outcome calmly. Or rather, he had already come to accept the pain that had accompanied him since childhood.

Seeing this, Ye Wen could not quite bear it. An honest man should not have ended up this way, so he took out a microscope and handed it to him.

"Senior Dugu, this is a microscope. With your mastery of poison, perhaps you can unravel the toxins within your own body.

As long as the next two soul rings you obtain are no longer poison-type soul rings, they should not cause any further damage to your body."

Dugu Bo found the microscope rather novel. Though Douluo Continent had miraculous things such as Soul Tools, those were relics from ancient times. Douluo's current technological level could only be described as unbearably pathetic.

When Dugu Bo saw the toxins under the microscope, he was instantly overjoyed. When it came to producing medicine, most of the time they were like blind men feeling an elephant. They could only make wild guesses based on medicinal theory. It was fine if a blind cat happened to catch a dead mouse, but if they made a mistake, people would die.

To keep Dugu Xin from dying young, Dugu Bo was not only terrifyingly skilled with poison; his medical expertise was also extraordinary.

"Great kindness needs no thanks, Dean. If you ever need anything, just give the word."

As expected of an honest man, he treated others with sincerity. With his perpetually frozen expression gone, Dugu Bo now seemed more like an uncle next door.

As for why Ye Wen did not use Between Mimicry to analyze the poison and find a cure, all he could say was this.

Did they really think mixed toxins were child's play? That stuff was not something that could be cracked so casually. Even the molecular formulas involved might have stumped those top experts in his Previous Life, much less Ye Wen himself. And this was martial soul-version snake venom—who knew what was going on with it.

Still, traditional Chinese medicine was indeed miraculous in some ways. It clearly had no scientific basis, yet it could genuinely cure illnesses. In his Previous Life, such traditional medicine had been smeared as pseudoscience, but foreigners were more than happy to snatch it up.

Later, Ye Wen thought that since this was related to detoxification, the Toad Venom he had made might come in handy. So he generously gave half of it to Dugu Bo.

He also kindly explained how to use this traditional medicine to Dugu Bo.

When Dugu Bo learned that it was Toad Venom from an eighty-thousand-year War Drum Toad King, his eyes immediately lit up. If he had not owed Ye Wen a favor, he might even have wanted to snatch away the little Toad Venom Ye Wen had left.

Over the following days, Ye Wen began teaching Dugu Xin the Six Styles, as well as training methods for tree climbing and water walking.

Although the Dugu Family was considered an influential clan with a heritage of over a hundred years, having eight Self-Created Soul Skills thrown at him all at once truly dazzled Dugu Xin. With so many Self-Created Soul Skills, who needed soul ring skills?

Even Dugu Bo, who had been quietly conducting his research, was stunned by Dugu Xin's training. He had not expected that Ye Wen would take out such precious Self-Created Soul Skills for his son to learn just after accepting him as a disciple, before they had even had time to build a relationship. His gratitude toward Ye Wen deepened even further.

When it came to cultivating his own forces, Ye Wen had no intention of being stingy. Besides, to be honest, apart from Life Return, the Six Styles, tree climbing, and water walking were not particularly profound Self-Created Soul Skills.

So Ye Wen also taught Dugu Bo everything he knew. After all, he was Ye Wen's Honorary Dean—his future shield.

Being unable to do anything to an enemy just because one's poison was countered was simply too lame.

Dugu Bo truly deserved to be called the most talented Spirit Master the Dugu Family had produced in centuries. His talent far surpassed that of his son, Dugu Xin. Among the Six Styles, aside from Life Return, which was simply too difficult, he mastered tree climbing and water walking within two months.

Following Ye Wen's suggestion, he also modified the Finger Gun technique by injecting poison into it, creating Dugu's exclusive Self-Created Soul Skill—Poison Finger Gun.

Compared with simply scattering poison to disgust enemies as before, this move was undoubtedly far more vicious and much safer.

Furthermore, although snake-type martial souls were not particularly compatible with the human body, they greatly enhanced a person's flexibility and gave them excellent potential for explosive power.

After all, while the speed at which a snake burst forth to bite someone might not compare to a bullet, it was still beyond the reaction speed of ordinary people. Scientists in his Previous Life had calculated that a snake could attack four times during the instant a person blinked, showing just how swift and fierce they were.

Based on this direction of enhancement, Dugu Xin's Strength Attack System development had already begun to take shape.

During this period, the Dugu family also got to know the people at the academy. The Huo Siblings and the five siblings soon accepted this junior disciple who was somewhat older than them.

By then, Ye Wen had also begun preparing to head to Spirit City to take part in the grand event held once every five years across the continent.

The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.

As for Ah Yin, emmm, since she had not broken through to Soul Emperor yet, she should obediently stay behind and guard the house.

After all, Spirit City was still controlled by the Angel Clan. Going to the headquarters of someone else's god was more than a little suicidal.