Starting from Douluo Continent, Sharing the Heavens: Chapter 28

The Shocked Poison Douluo

"I have two solutions. The first is for Sister Yan to stop using the Jade Scale Serpent Martial Soul. That way, she won't have to worry about suffering a toxic backlash anymore."

Just as Dugu Yan, feeling that she had been toyed with, was about to curse him out, she heard Dai Changsheng continue, "The second solution is for Sister Yan to absorb a soul bone and then channel all the toxins from the Jade Scale Serpent Martial Soul's backlash into that soul bone.

"Since a soul bone is ultimately an external object, no matter how much poison is injected into it, it won't harm Sister Yan's body."

"That can be done?"

Dugu Yan's eyes lit up at Dai Changsheng's second solution, but she soon frowned again. "But Grandpa already has two soul bones. Why hadn't he thought of this method?"

"I think the reason Senior Poison Douluo didn't think of this method is because it was already useless to him."

After giving it some thought, Dai Changsheng said, "By the time Senior Poison Douluo obtained those two soul bones, his Soul Power had likely already surpassed level fifty. The backlash toxins in his body had long since spread throughout his entire body, so there was no way to force them all into a soul bone.

"But Sister Yan, you're different. You haven't been poisoned too deeply yet, and the toxins accumulated in your body aren't that numerous. As long as you fuse a soul bone into your body, you can force all the toxins into it."

"I see."

Dugu Yan nodded subconsciously, then revealed a somewhat bitter smile. "But soul bones are things that can only be encountered by chance. Even though my grandfather is a Title Douluo, it would still be difficult for him to get a suitable soul bone for me~"

If soul bones were so easy to obtain, Dugu Bo would not have fused only two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones over the past several decades.

"Yan, don't lose heart. Soul bones may be extremely rare, but that's still better than having no hope at all."

Holding Dugu Yan's arm, Ye Lingling comforted her, "After we go back, I'll ask my grandfather to help look into it too and see if there's any news about soul bones.

"He has such extensive connections. Maybe we'll soon find a soul bone suitable for you."

"Thank you, Lingling~"

Ye Lingling smiled and waved her hand. "Yan, why are you being so polite with me? We're best friends."

"Um..."

Seeing this, Dai Changsheng suddenly said, "I actually have an unused Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone here. I originally planned to take it back as a gift for my master, but Sister Yan needs a soul bone more right now, so I can let you have it."

"Really?"

Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes widened abruptly as she asked expectantly, "Changsheng, are you really willing to give that soul bone to me?"

If anyone else had claimed to possess a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, Dugu Yan might have doubted whether it was true.

But Dai Changsheng was different. He was the personal disciple of the Pope of Spirit Hall, so it was not too strange for him to have a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

"Sister Yan, I can give you that soul bone, but I'm not giving it to you for free. You'll have to trade something of equivalent value for it."

"Of course! I'm not so shameless that I'd take a soul bone from you for nothing!" Dugu Yan asked with a smile, "Go on! What do you want me to trade for it?"

"Senior Poison Douluo is an expert at using poison. I imagine he has quite a few precious spiritual herbs in his possession. How about trading spiritual herbs of similar value for it?"

"Alright! Then I'll take you to see my grandfather right now."

As soon as Dugu Yan finished speaking, she directly grabbed Dai Changsheng's hand and went to find Dugu Bo, as though she feared he would run away halfway there.

Because Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire had once saved Dugu Bo's life by chance, Dugu Bo had agreed to become a guest advisor to the Heaven Dou imperial family in order to repay him.

And in order to win Dugu Bo over, Xue Ye had granted him a luxurious residence, which also happened to make it convenient for Dugu Yan to travel to and from school.

Under Dugu Yan's guidance, Dai Changsheng and the others soon met Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was tall and thin, with dark green hair and beard, an expressionless face, sunken cheeks, and a green robe.

"Lingling is here~"

When he first saw Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo wore a somewhat kindly smile. But when he noticed Dai Changsheng holding Dugu Yan's hand, he immediately felt as if the sky were falling. Suppressing his anger, he asked, "Yan, who is this brat?"

At the thought that the little darling who had depended on him for over a decade was about to be stolen away by some blond punk who had appeared out of nowhere, Dugu Bo wanted to kill someone!

"This junior is Dai Changsheng. Greetings, Senior Poison Douluo!"

Before Dugu Yan could introduce him, Dai Changsheng cupped his fists and bowed to Dugu Bo.

"Dai Changsheng?"

Dugu Bo stroked his beard subconsciously. "Why does that name sound somewhat familiar?"

"Grandpa, Changsheng is the new little disciple the Pope of Spirit Hall took in. The White Tiger Saber Technique Lingling practiced before was also a Self-Created Soul Skill he developed."

"So it's that kid! Not bad! Not bad!"

After learning that Dai Changsheng was Bibi Dong's personal disciple, Dugu Bo, who had found him somewhat displeasing before, immediately nodded in satisfaction.

Although Dugu Bo did not get along particularly well with Chrysanthemum Douluo, he had to admit that Spirit Hall was indeed extremely powerful.

With Dai Changsheng's status, he was more than worthy of Dugu Yan. He was not some blond hoodlum trying to marry above his station.

"That's not right!"

Dugu Bo suddenly thought of something and could not help revealing a suspicious expression. "I remember Bibi Dong's new little disciple was only seven this year, wasn't he?"

This blond kid was nearly as tall as he was. No matter how he looked at him, he did not seem like a seven-year-old.

"Senior Poison Douluo, I really am only seven years old. It's just that I was born with immense strength, and my physical constitution far surpasses that of Soul Masters at the same level. The age limit of the soul rings I absorbed was relatively high, so my body developed faster as well."

Faced with Dugu Bo's suspicious gaze, Dai Changsheng directly summoned his White Tiger Martial Soul and Tiger Head Saber Martial Soul.

"Holy shit!!!"

When Dugu Bo and the others saw three soul rings—one purple and two black—appear beneath Dai Changsheng's feet, they all stared in utter disbelief.

Had they not seen it with their own eyes, Dugu Bo and the others would never have believed that a mere Soul Elder could possess such an outrageous Soul Ring configuration.

"You don't need to be so surprised. In the new top ten martial soul theories I published, didn't I mention that the stronger a soul master's physique, the higher the age limit of the soul rings they can absorb?"

Dai Changsheng smiled and explained, "The reason I dared to reach that conclusion was because I myself am the best example!"

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

The Poison Douluo was the first to recover from his shock. He could not help but sigh. "This old man has seen quite a few outstanding young talents, but this is truly the first time I've seen someone like you. Bibi Dong really took in a fine disciple!"

"You flatter me, Senior Poison Douluo."

Dai Changsheng smiled modestly before changing the subject. "Actually, I came here today to help Sister Yan completely resolve the toxin backlash caused by the Jade Scale Serpent martial soul."

"..."

The Poison Douluo's expression shifted slightly. "Oh? Even this old man has no solution to that problem, yet you are confident you can solve it?"

"Senior Poison Douluo, you are an expert in the use of poison. If we were simply competing in poison arts, this junior naturally would not be your match."

Dai Changsheng shook his head. "However, the world is vast and full of wonders. Even if you have studied poison your whole life, it is impossible for you to master every poison, and naturally, you cannot cure every poison.

"It is like the White Tiger Saber Technique I publicly released. My original intention was to hope that soul masters with high Comprehension could use the White Tiger Saber Technique as a foundation to create even more powerful Self-Created Soul Skills.

"Because I understand very clearly that relying on my strength alone, it is simply impossible to promote Self-Created Soul Skills. Only by getting other soul masters involved can we possibly forge a new future."

"What you say does make some sense. In that case, tell this old man how you plan to completely cure the backlash of the Jade Scale Serpent martial soul."

Facing Dugu Bo's interested gaze, Dai Changsheng roughly explained his method of having Dugu Yan fuse with a soul bone and transfer the toxins into it.

"Using a soul bone as a container to store those backlash toxins?"

After hearing Dai Changsheng's words, Dugu Bo also tried injecting the toxins in his body into his own soul bones.

Unfortunately, Dugu Bo had been poisoned too deeply. Much of the poison had already fused into his bone marrow, making it impossible to force all of it into his soul bones.

Still, Dugu Bo successfully injected part of the toxins into his soul bones, proving that Dai Changsheng's method was indeed feasible.

"Senior Poison Douluo, I happen to have a Ten Thousand Year Three-tailed Fox Skull here. I can let Sister Yan use it, but I need you to trade equivalent medicinal herbs for it. What do you think?"

"Agreed!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Dugu Bo said, "Tell me! What medicinal herbs do you want? This old man's herb garden has a fairly complete variety of medicinal herbs."

"There is no rush! Let this junior first help Sister Yan cure the toxin backlash from her Jade Scale Serpent martial soul. Then I will accompany you to the herb garden and choose the medicinal herbs."

Seeing how much Dai Changsheng trusted him, Dugu Bo could not help teasing, "Kid, aren't you afraid this old man will go back on his word after you cure Yan Yan's poison first?"

"Senior, although this is our first meeting, I have long heard of your great name from Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Dai Changsheng smiled and replied, "Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo once told me that you are eccentric and moody, but you value your word above all else. No matter how difficult something you promise others may be, you will always find a way to accomplish it."

"That Chrysanthemum Guan fellow does know how to speak like a human sometimes~"

Learning that Chrysanthemum Douluo had spoken of him this way behind his back, Dugu Bo's lips curled upward. "Kid, go ahead and cure Yan Yan's poison without worry! Afterwards, this old man will take you to my herb garden and let you pick medicinal herbs to your satisfaction."

"Then many thanks, Senior."

Dai Changsheng cupped his hands toward Dugu Bo in salute, then handed the Ten Thousand Year Three-tailed Fox Skull to Dugu Yan. "Sister Yan, refine this soul bone first!"

"Mm!"

Dugu Yan nodded slightly, immediately sat cross-legged, and began refining the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone with all her strength.

After more than two hours of refinement, Dugu Yan finally fused the Ten Thousand Year Three-tailed Fox Skull into her head.

With Dai Changsheng's help, Dugu Yan also quickly forced all the toxins in her body into that soul bone.

Once all the toxins had been injected into the soul bone, Dugu Yan's purple hair returned to black, and her green fingernails returned to normal as well.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo was happy, but he could not help feeling somewhat regretful.

If Dai Changsheng had been born twenty years earlier, perhaps his son would not have died back then!

"Changsheng, thank you."

Having finally resolved the great hidden danger of her martial soul's toxin backlash, Dugu Yan could not stop herself from throwing her arms around Dai Changsheng and shedding tears of joy.

"Ahem!"

Seeing his precious granddaughter throw herself into Dai Changsheng's arms, the slightly jealous Dugu Bo hurriedly coughed twice and calmly changed the subject. "All right, Yan Yan. Stay home and properly entertain Lingling. Grandfather is taking this brat to pick medicinal herbs."

As soon as Dugu Bo finished speaking, he grabbed Dai Changsheng and shot into the sky, flying toward Sunset Forest.

Before long, the two arrived at the deepest part of Sunset Forest. There stood a five-hundred-meter-tall hill, the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was known as "one of the three great treasure basins of medicinal plants." Ordinary plants simply could not grow in the environments of the three great treasure basins, because they could not adapt to those unique climates. Yet the three great treasure basins were the breeding grounds of all rare plants.

Spirit plants growing in the environments of the three great treasure basins also grew ten times faster.

Simply put, a hundred-year ginseng that required a century to mature outside would need only ten years to mature inside one of the three great treasure basins.

Most importantly, according to the original setting, this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest had formed when the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, two of the Nine Dragon Kings, had fallen at the same time, their corpses crashing into Sunset Forest.

Over the long passage of time, the soul rings of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had surely dissipated long ago, but their soul bones were very likely still preserved.

If Dai Changsheng could find those two million-year soul bones and fuse them into his body, then even if his Soul Power could not break through to level ninety, it could at least break through to level eighty.

Moreover, every Million Year Soul Bone, like a Million Year Soul Ring, came with four million-year soul skills. By then, Dai Changsheng's strength would far surpass that of an ordinary Title Douluo.

Of course, obtaining the soul bones of the two Dragon Kings would be no easy task.

The corpses of the two Dragon Kings were buried ten thousand zhang beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

If Dai Changsheng remembered correctly, before he transmigrated, the deepest drilling record on Earth had only been a little over ten thousand meters.

In the original story, when Tang San, who was on the verge of becoming a god, was pursued by the already godlike Qian Renxue, he had only managed to descend about fifteen hundred meters underground before reaching his limit.

The reason for this was that, on the one hand, like the ocean, the deeper one went into the earth, the greater the pressure became. On the other hand, Tang San had still been human at the time and needed to breathe like a normal person.

Although Dai Changsheng himself could not descend ten thousand zhang underground, he could use the soul skill Aid and Abet to enslave the souls of soul beasts skilled at burrowing and earth escape, having them search for the soul bones of the two Dragon Kings for him.

After all, Soul Battle Slaves that were nothing but souls no longer needed to breathe air like living creatures.

Looking at the oval hot spring before him, clearly divided into milky white and vermilion red halves, Dai Changsheng feigned surprise and exclaimed, "I never expected Senior to find such a treasure land for a medicinal garden. No wonder you've been able to suppress the deadly poison in your body!"

"You've got a good eye, kid. If the environment here weren't so special, the poison in this old man's body would have erupted long ago."

Halfway through speaking, Dugu Bo abruptly changed the subject. "Enough! Don't just stand there, kid. Hurry up and pick a few medicinal herbs you like!

"Oh, and be careful when choosing. Some of the medicinal herbs here are highly poisonous. Even this old man wouldn't dare touch them carelessly."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior."

With that, Dai Changsheng eagerly entered the medicinal garden and began searching for Immortal Herbs that caught his eye.

Before long, Dai Changsheng chose his first Immortal Herb: an enormous chrysanthemum.

The chrysanthemum was a gorgeous purple all over, and every petal looked soft and fluffy.