Without the terrifying Soul Shock of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in its death throes.
Without the rampage of its violent energy.
Dugu Bo's absorption of this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring went so smoothly it was almost unbelievable!
That immense, pure energy was like a gentle spring rain, continually washing through his depleted, battered meridians.
Time passed second by second.
Who knew how long it had been?
Buzz—!
A deep rumble rang out from within Dugu Bo.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!
Nine dazzling Spirit Rings rose one after another from beneath his feet, circling his body as they surged up and down!
The last one, especially—a crimson Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring—gave off a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble, making Dugu Bo seem like an unparalleled God of Poison!
A Titled Douluo!
He, Dugu Bo, had finally stepped into the realm that represented the pinnacle of human Soul Masters!
And that wasn't all.
Under the infusion of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring's immense energy,
Dugu Bo's Soul Power Level skyrocketed like a rocket.
He had only just broken through the barrier at Level 90 when he surged straight to Level 91!
His momentum showed no sign of slowing; his Soul Power continued to climb until it finally stabilized at the peak of Level 91.
He was just one step away from Level 92 before it gradually came to a halt!
"Phew—"
Dugu Bo's eyes snapped open, and two beams of tangible light shot from his jade-green pupils.
Feeling the vast Soul Power churning inside him like an overturned sea, he trembled with excitement.
He'd succeeded!
He had truly absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
But after the elation,
Dugu Bo's brow furrowed slightly.
His Soul Power had surged, but the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison that had accumulated inside him over decades
had also begun to stir restlessly as the immense energy swept through him.
Daring not to neglect it, he hurriedly closed his eyes and summoned his newly elevated, boundless Soul Power.
As usual, he prepared to forcibly suppress the toxins deep in his bone marrow.
"Foolish."
Just then, Huang Yan's detached voice rang out from above, edged with a hint of coldness.
Dugu Bo jolted and quickly opened his eyes, looking up at Huang Yan in alarm.
"Senior, this junior is ignorant. I don't know..."
"Better to let it flow than to dam it. You've suffered from the torment of poison and fire eating at your heart for so many years. Haven't you had enough of paying the price for trying to suppress it by force?"
Huang Yan looked down at him from on high, his golden eyes glimmering with profound light.
"With your current Soul Power, you can suppress it for a while, but the toxins will only accumulate deeper and deeper. One day, they'll erupt completely.
"By then, even I won't be able to save you."
Dugu Bo's face went pale, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
Of course he knew that. But apart from suppressing the poison, he had no other option!
Looking at Dugu Bo's frightened, uneasy expression, Huang Yan's lips curled in a barely noticeable smile.
"Very well. Since you've sworn loyalty to my descendant, I'll grant you a true stroke of fortune today."
Huang Yan clasped his hands behind his back, his voice ringing in Dugu Bo's mind like a great bell:
"Stop suppressing it."
"Condense a 'Soul Core' inside your dantian!"
"A... a Soul Core?!"
Dugu Bo froze, his face filled with bewilderment and shock.
He had spent most of his life making his way through the Soul Master World, and considered himself widely experienced.
Yet he had never even heard the term "Soul Core"!
"That's right. A Soul Core."
Huang Yan spoke with pride.
"A Soul Core is formed by compressing and rotating the Soul Power in your body to its utmost, using an extremely special method."
"It creates a highly condensed, inexhaustible core of swirling energy in your dantian!"
"Once the Soul Core is formed, your Soul Power recovery will increase several times over, at the very least. You'll even be able to absorb the energy of heaven and earth on your own!"
At this, Huang Yan's gaze sharpened, piercing straight into Dugu Bo's heart.
"And most importantly, for you..."
"You can compress all the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison rampaging inside you, along with your immense Soul Power, and force it all into this Soul Core!"
"Turn the toxins that were once lethal into a 'Poison Pill' of your own!"
"Then the curse that has plagued the Dugu Clan for generations will vanish without a trace.
"And this poison-attributed Soul Core will become your deadliest, most terrifying trump card!"
Boom—!!!
Huang Yan's words were like ten thousand bolts of thunder, exploding inside Dugu Bo's mind all at once!
Dugu Bo was completely dumbstruck.
He sat kneeling in the mud, mouth agape, unable to make a sound.
Compress all his Soul Power to its utmost?
Form an inexhaustible, swirling core?
Even force all the toxins into it and turn them into a Poison Pill?!
Madness!
This was sheer madness!
A cultivation method that broke with convention and overturned the traditional understanding of the entire Soul Master World was practically defying the heavens!
But as a master of the poison arts, Dugu Bo only needed to follow Huang Yan's reasoning for a moment.
His body began to tremble violently, beyond his control.
Not from fear.
But from overwhelming shock and elation!
Because he realized that this theory... was flawless!
It could work!
It absolutely could!
"What... what kind of extraordinary genius could devise a cultivation method so defiant of the heavens?!"
Dugu Bo raised his head and looked toward the mighty figure in the air, who was like a god. His reverence was beyond words.
A miracle!
This was surely an ultimate secret art known only to a true deity!
And now, this senior had imparted such a precious foundation for godhood to him without holding anything back!
"Senior, I could die ten thousand times and still never repay your kindness in teaching me!"
Dugu Bo threw himself to the ground. His voice was hoarse, filled with fervor and reverence he could no longer conceal.
"This junior will follow your guidance now... and condense a Soul Core!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Bo closed his eyes again and sank his mind into his body.
He drew a deep breath and made an utterly reckless decision—
He completely released all suppression of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison in his body!
Boom!
The terrifying toxins he had suppressed for decades broke free the instant he let go.
Like floodwaters bursting through a dam, like wild horses breaking loose, they rampaged through Dugu Bo's meridians!
Unimaginable pain swept through his whole body.
Dugu Bo grunted. The veins in his body bulged, and his already pallid face was instantly overtaken by a strange, inky green hue.
"Guard your mind and guide your Soul Power, rotating it clockwise!"
Huang Yan's commanding voice rang out in his mind at just the right moment, like a pillar holding back the sea, instantly steadying Dugu Bo's consciousness as it neared collapse.
"Turn!"
Dugu Bo let out a beastlike roar in his heart.
He summoned his Soul Power and forcibly formed a vortex in his dantian!
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