Soul Core Rudiment? No, This Should Be a Soul Core Rudiment!

Hu Bai's words truly struck Dugu Bo where it hurt. He could die just like that, but his granddaughter had only recently Awakened her Martial Soul and was about to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

If he died now, Yanyan would have no one to care for her. She would definitely be bullied at the Academy. That absolutely could not happen!

"Fine, tell me. How can you ease the backlash from my Martial Soul? If you can truly cure the poison in both me and my granddaughter, I'll join Spirit Hall!"

Hu Bai smiled. "Senior Dugu Bo, you won't regret today's decision. The poison has seeped too deeply into your body, so a full recovery won't be possible overnight. But it can be alleviated. Once it is, you won't have to fear Poisonous Reversal every day."

As he spoke, Hu Bai looked at Yue Guan. "Uncle Yue, I'll have to trouble you. Let's split up and gather the medicinal herbs here."

During the time he had spent studying under Ju Hua Guan, he had learned far more than just how to identify Immortal Herbs. He had also learned how to combine them. While studying the Spirit Hall archives, he had read similar books as well. Assisting Ju Hua Guan now would be no problem at all.

Although he did not know the formula for the antidote Tang San had made for Dugu Bo in the original story, since Tang San had cured Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, that meant the raw ingredients were all here!

Even if the medicinal herbs he and Yue Guan gathered were not exactly the same as Tang San's, it would be fine as long as the result was the same.

After all, this pill was only meant to ease the pain. It treated the symptoms, not the root cause. There could not possibly be only one prescription.

As Xie Tian and Hu Leyao watched Hu Bai busily working, their eyes were filled with gratification. Their son was becoming more and more capable.

Dugu Bo watched Hu Bai pace around with a serious expression, feeling deeply puzzled. He asked Xie Tian, "Is this your son? How old is he?"

Xie Tian smiled. "He's over Six Years Old. He Awakened his Martial Soul only a few months ago. Senior Dugu Bo, don't underestimate my son. Our whole family is proud of him."

Of course, Xie Tian knew what Dugu Bo wanted to say. Wasn't he simply skeptical?

After all, Hu Bai was still just a child.

"What? Six Years Old?" Dugu Bo was stunned. He could not help wondering whether it was really wise to entrust his and his granddaughter's lives to a six-year-old child.

However, after watching a little longer, he realized that Hu Bai was only assisting from the side, while Ju Hua Guan was the main one at work. Only then did he relax.

As for whether Ju Hua Guan might make poison and kill him with it, he was not worried in the slightest. Ju Hua Guan would not stoop to that, and if he wanted Dugu Bo dead, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

But once the herbs had been gathered, Hu Bai handed the task of refining the pills to Ju Hua Guan, then walked straight toward Dugu Bo.

Calling it pill refinement was actually just mixing various medicinal herbs together in precise proportions and forming them into pills.

At this point in time, there were basically no pills that could enhance Soul Masters. There were only Detoxifying Pills and poisons.

When Hu Bai arrived before Dugu Bo, he had originally wanted to sit down. But then he realized he was rather short right now. Even standing, he was only slightly taller than the seated Dugu Bo. If he sat down, he would have to look up at him. That would be exhausting.

So Hu Bai kept a certain distance from Dugu Bo, just enough for them to look each other in the eye, and began his "consultation." "Senior Dugu Bo, I have several questions regarding your condition that I need you to answer. First, when did this Poisonous Reversal begin?"

"Is that important?" Dugu Bo asked in return.

Hu Bai said calmly, "Of course. I need to know whether this Poisonous Reversal began when you passed it on to your descendants, or whether it has existed since ancient times. I hope Senior Dugu Bo won't hide anything. It will affect my judgment of your condition. I studied under Grandpa Qian."

In order to make Dugu Bo believe him, he had even brought out Qian Daoliu.

Dugu Bo's pupils shrank. He had thought this boy was merely Bibi Dong's disciple, but he had actually earned Qian Daoliu's favor as well?

That was no simple matter. Besides, the boy looked quite presentable and somehow had an inexplicable air of friendliness about him.

"Fine. The Poisonous Reversal began after I became a Soul Saint. When I achieved the rank of Soul Saint, my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. That was when the nightmare began."

"As for my ancestors, I never saw anyone suffer a backlash. If I remember correctly, it should have begun with me. But I can't be certain. This Old Man was the first person to evolve the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor."

Hu Bai nodded. "Then it should be related to you. After your Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, did any other changes occur? Perhaps that was the key to your Poisonous Reversal!"

Dugu Bo hesitated slightly, then spat out his Inner Core as well. "This is the Inner Core that condensed within my body after my Martial Soul evolved. Half of my strength lies in this thing."

Inner Core?!

The moment this Inner Core, glowing with a faint green radiance, appeared, it immediately drew everyone's attention.

Ju Hua Guan, who had been refining the pills, paused his work and walked over to inspect it carefully.

"I've never even heard of such a thing. What Soul Master would produce an Inner Core inside his body? Old Poison, you're not human, are you? Only some Exotic Beasts possess so-called Inner Cores."

Dugu Bo:

"Can't a Titled Douluo like you tell whether I'm human or not?" Dugu Bo shot Ju Hua Guan a vicious glare.

He had endured the worst of it earlier. Now that his condition had recovered considerably, he could even trade insults directly with Ju Hua Guan.

"Senior Dugu Bo, forgive me for saying this, but is it possible that this Inner Core is the culprit?" Hu Bai studied the Inner Core thoughtfully.

If he only knew the plot of Douluo One, he might not have suspected the Inner Core. But he also knew a little about the plot of Douluo Two.

Normally, Soul Masters would not have Inner Cores in their bodies. Instead, once their Soul Power reached a certain level, something called a Soul Core would condense within them.

(Anything that differs from the original work below should follow mine, since Douluo One never had the Soul Core setting.)

As long as a Titled Douluo reached a certain level of strength, a Soul Core would naturally condense in the Dantian. By the time of Douluo Two, perhaps due to Ten Thousand Years of development, Soul Masters had evolved to the point where they could condense Soul Cores on their own. Some powerful Soul Masters even had more than one Soul Core—two, or even three!

Dugu Bo was about to say something, but Hu Bai beat him to it. "Senior Dugu Bo, this thing looks a little like a Soul Core. When I was studying with Grandpa Qian and the others, I once asked about the ranks of Titled Douluo."

"He told me that Titled Douluo are divided into several tiers. The first are ordinary Titled Douluo, from Level 91 to Level 95. The second are Super Douluo, from Level 96 to Level 98. The third are Limit Douluo, also known as Peerless Douluo, at Level 99!"

"And after a Super Douluo above Level 95 advances, a tiny object will condense in the Dantian. Grandpa Qian and the others call it a Soul Core!"

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