Zhao Linchuan's gaze was like lightning as he stared straight into the depths of Dugu Bo's soul. He enunciated each word with clarity and force. "Condense—poison—into—a—core! Use—your—body—as—the—furnace!"
"Condense poison... into a core?" Dugu Bo murmured, repeating these unheard-of words. Every syllable struck heavily against his heart.
"Correct!" Zhao Linchuan stood with his hands behind his back, his robes stirring despite the absence of wind, as though he were expounding the supreme laws of heaven and earth. "Stop viewing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison in your body, and the poison passed down through your bloodline for generations, as a curse that must be purged. It is... a unique source of power!"
"Use your own body as the furnace that refines all things, and your tenacious, powerful Spiritual Power as the divine hammer of forging. Find a special opportunity and the ideal environment, then forcibly compress the toxins scattered through your marrow, blood, Soul Power, and even the depths of your soul!"
"Temper it again and again!"
"Until, in the end... it condenses into a Poison Core that belongs to you alone, containing the essence of your life and the essence of the deadliest poison!"
These words were like enlightenment poured directly into Dugu Bo's mind, instantly igniting an unprecedented flame of hope within him!
It was the wild ecstasy of finding life at the end of a dead road!
With a thud, he fell to his knees and kowtowed heavily to Zhao Linchuan, his forehead striking the ground with a dull bang.
"Thank you, benefactor, for imparting this method! Your words have awakened me from a dream!"
"This is the way to save the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Clan from having its bloodline cut off!"
"I, Dugu Bo, will never forget your great kindness for all eternity!"
Seeing that he had been