Without the terrifying soul shockwave that usually accompanies the death of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Nor the ravaging of violent, berserk energy.
The process of Dugu Bo absorbing this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was simply, unbelievably smooth!
That vast and pure energy, like a gentle spring breeze bringing life to parched earth, continuously cleansed his withered and riddled meridians.
Time ticked away, second by second.
He knew not how much time had passed.
Hum--!
Accompanied by a dull, muffled boom echoing from within Dugu Bo's body.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!
A full nine brilliant, dazzling soul rings rose from beneath his feet in sequence, rhythmically pulsing up and down around his body!
In particular, that final scarlet Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring radiated a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble, setting Dugu Bo off as if he were a peerless God of Poison!
Title Douluo!
He, Dugu Bo, had finally truly stepped into the realm that represented the pinnacle of human soul masters!
Not only that.
Under the infusion of the extremely massive energy from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
Dugu Bo's Soul Power Level skyrocketed as if riding a rocket.
Having just broken through the barrier of level ninety, he surged directly to level ninety-one!
And with momentum unabated, he climbed all the way until he stabilized firmly at the peak of level ninety-one.
He was only a single step away from level ninety-two when it finally slowed to a halt!
"Hoo--"
Dugu Bo snapped his eyes open, two beams of light as solid as substance shooting from his emerald-green pupils.
Feeling the vast, churning ocean of Soul Power within his body, he trembled all over with excitement.
He had succeeded!
He had truly succeeded in absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!
However, after the wild joy faded.
Dugu Bo's brows furrowed slightly.
Although his Soul Power had surged, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison that had accumulated in his body for decades.
Because of the scouring of this massive energy, it had begun to grow restless and agitated.
He dared not show the slightest negligence, hurriedly closing his eyes and mobilizing his newly broken-through, majestic Soul Power.
He prepared, as he always had, to forcibly suppress these toxins back into the depths of his bone marrow.
"Foolish."
At that very moment, Huang Yan's cold, indifferent voice suddenly drifted down from mid-air.
Dugu Bo shuddered, hurriedly opening his eyes and looking at Huang Yan in trepidation:
"Senior, this junior is dull-witted, I do not know..."
"Blocking is inferior to channeling; having suffered the agony of poison fire devouring your heart for so many years, have you not yet learned the cost of forced suppression?"
Huang Yan looked down at him from above, deep light flickering within his brilliant golden eyes.
"With your current Soul Power, you may suppress it for a time, but the toxins will only accumulate deeper, and one day they will erupt completely.
By then, even I will be unable to save you."
Dugu Bo's face turned pale, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.
He certainly understood this logic, but apart from suppression, he had absolutely no other way!
Watching Dugu Bo's terrified and uneasy expression, a subtle, almost imperceptible arc curled at the corner of Huang Yan's mouth.
"Very well, since you have sworn allegiance to this Seat's descendant, this Seat shall bestow upon you a true stroke of fortune today."
Huang Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his voice booming like a great bell, exploding within Dugu Bo's mind:
"Cease the suppression."
"Directly condense a 'Soul Core' within your dantian!"
"Soul... Soul Core?!"
Dugu Bo was stunned, his face filled with bewilderment and shock.
He had spent more than half his life struggling in the world of soul masters and prided himself on being knowledgeable.
But the term "Soul Core" was something he had never even heard of!
"Correct, it is indeed a Soul Core."
Huang Yan's tone was arrogant.
"The so-called Soul Core is the process of compressing and rotating the soul power within your body in an extremely unique and extreme manner."
"At your dantian, you must form a highly concentrated, self-sustaining energy vortex core!"
"Once the Soul Core is successfully condensed, your soul power recovery rate will increase several times over, and you will even be able to absorb the essence of heaven and earth on your own!"
Speaking to this point, Huang Yan's gaze sharpened, piercing straight into Dugu Bo's heart:
"And for you, the most important thing is..."
"You can take all the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison rampaging through your body, along with your vast soul power, and compress them all, forcing them into this Soul Core!"
"You will completely transform the toxins that were once fatal into your very own 'Poison Pill'!"
"By then, the poison curse that has plagued the Dugu Clan for generations will not only vanish into thin air."
"This poison-attribute Soul Core will become your most lethal and terrifying trump card!"
BOOM—!!!
Huang Yan's words were like ten thousand thunderbolts exploding in Dugu Bo's mind all at once!
Dugu Bo was completely stunned.
He knelt blankly in the mud, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single sound.
Compressing his entire body's soul power to the extreme?
Forming a self-sustaining vortex core?
And even forcing all the toxins into it to forge a Poison Pill?!
He was mad!
This was simply insane!
This method of cultivation, which broke all conventions and subverted the traditional understanding of the entire soul master world, was nothing short of defying the heavens!
But as a grandmaster of the poison path, Dugu Bo only had to follow Huang Yan's line of reasoning for a moment.
His body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.
It was not out of fear.
It was out of extreme shock and ecstasy!
Because he discovered that this theory... was actually flawless!
It was feasible!
Absolutely feasible!
"What... what kind of brilliant and talented wisdom could possibly create such a heaven-defying cultivation method?!"
Dugu Bo looked up at the figure hovering in mid-air, as majestic as a god, the awe in his heart beyond words.
A miracle!
This was absolutely a supreme secret technique that only a true deity could possess!
And now, this senior had imparted such a precious foundation for godhood to him without reservation!
"The grace of the senior's teachings is something Dugu Bo could never repay, even with ten thousand deaths!"
Dugu Bo threw himself prostrate on the ground, his voice hoarse to the extreme, filled with unconcealable fanaticism and piety.
"This junior will now follow the senior's guidance... and condense the Soul Core!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Bo closed his eyes again, his mind instantly sinking into his body.
He took a deep breath and made an extremely reckless move—
He completely released all suppression on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison within him!
BOOM!
The terrifying toxins, suppressed for decades, were unleashed the moment they lost control.
Like a bursting dam or a wild horse breaking its reins, they rampaged madly through Dugu Bo's meridians!
Unimaginable agony instantly swept through his entire body.
Dugu Bo let out a muffled groan, his veins bulging, and his already pale complexion was instantly masked by an eerie, dark green hue.
"Guard your mind, guide your soul power, and rotate it clockwise!"
Huang Yan's majestic voice rang out in his mind at the perfect moment, like a stabilizing needle in the ocean, instantly steadying Dugu Bo's consciousness, which was on the verge of collapse.
"Rotate!"
Dugu Bo let out a beast-like roar in his heart.
He mobilized his soul power, forcibly forming a vortex at his dantian!
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