Absorbing a Soul Bone and Teaching Dugu Bo the Soul Core Condensation Method?! (Please Read On!)

"Gulp..."

Dugu Bo swallowed with difficulty, and the way he looked at his granddaughter changed.

If things really went according to Senior Yu Nan's plan...

Just what kind of terrifying monster would Yan Yan grow into in the future?

At that moment, besides shock, Dugu Yan felt an indescribable sense of being overwhelmed by favor, along with the immense pressure that came with it.

A full set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones...

Senior had placed such high hopes in her?

"What's wrong? No confidence?"

Yu Nan's voice rang out at just the right moment, carrying a hint of provocation:

"If you don't even have that much ambition, you might as well go back and find that Yu Tianheng fellow. Be a useless wife who stays home raising children."

"No!"

Dugu Yan abruptly raised her head. The confusion in her eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by unprecedented determination and fervor.

She clenched her fists, felt the surging strength within her, and declared loudly:

"I have confidence!"

"Since Senior has given me this opportunity, I absolutely won't let you down!"

"So what if they're Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones? If I want them, I'll get them!"

"Good! That's the spirit!"

Yu Nan laughed with satisfaction:

"Since that's settled, let's head back to Sunset Forest first.

We'll dig up those few 'junk' pieces of your grandfather's and fit them onto him. Then... we'll begin your special training!"

"First, absorb that Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!"

Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

As soon as they landed, Dugu Yan eagerly found a flat rock and sat cross-legged.

Dugu Bo took a deep breath and steadied himself.

Then, carefully, he took the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, radiating blue-gold light, out of his Soul Tool.

The moment the Soul Bone touched her right leg, it seemed to come alive. It transformed into a gentle yet immense stream of energy and seeped through her pores into her body.

"Hss..."

Dugu Yan let out a soft groan, her brows drawing together.

Though the Soul Bone's energy was gentle and brimming with life,

it was, after all, a supreme treasure of the Hundred Thousand Year level. The energy it contained was simply too immense.

Even with her Ice and Fire Golden Body, she felt as if her right leg were wrapped in scorching magma.

The swelling and tearing sensation forced her to grit her teeth and circulate her Soul Power with all her might, refining the energy.

Seeing his granddaughter enter a state of cultivation, Dugu Bo stood guard nearby, tense with worry and afraid something might go wrong.

"Don't keep watching. That girl has a solid foundation, and the Ice and Fire Golden Body protects her. Absorbing this Soul Bone is only a matter of time."

Yu Nan's voice rang out in Dugu Bo's mind, sounding rather casual:

"But you, Old Poison Freak, have nothing to do. Why don't we talk about your cultivation?"

"My cultivation?"

Dugu Bo froze, then gave a bitter smile.

"Senior must be joking. At my age, my potential has long since run dry.

Breaking through to level ninety-two was already thanks to Yan Yan and that Immortal Herb.

Making any further progress would be harder than ascending to heaven."

Dugu Bo knew his own situation well.

His Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, was powerful, but the backlash from its poison had always been a serious problem.

Though the backlash had now been resolved, his depleted body and advancing age remained. There was simply no way he could make rapid progress like a young person.

"Run dry of potential?

That's what people say about mediocrities."

Yu Nan scoffed, his tone laced with disdain:

"Old Poison Freak, that Poison Pill inside you contains the essence of your lifelong mastery of poison.

But in my eyes, the way you use it is an utter waste!"

"Poison Pill?"

Dugu Bo instinctively touched his abdomen, where he had condensed the Poison Pill.

He had condensed it to suppress the backlash from the poison inside him.

Though it was immensely powerful, he had always treated it as nothing more than a container for storing poison—or as a last resort to take his enemies down with him.

"What does Senior mean...?"

"Have you ever considered completely transforming that Poison Pill into the core of your strength?"

Yu Nan's voice grew serious as he began to introduce Dugu Bo to an entirely new concept:

"In my distant memories, back in the ancient era of Douluo Continent,

once Soul Masters reached the Title Douluo level, the Soul Power within their bodies would undergo a transformation and condense into something called a 'Soul Core.'"

Yu Nan casually made up an excuse for where he had learned about Soul Cores.

After all, his previous incarnation had cultivated for two hundred thousand years and had actually lived for more than a hundred thousand.

Tracing the Soul Core method back to the ancient era of Douluo Continent seemed perfectly reasonable.

"A Soul Core?"

Dugu Bo looked utterly bewildered. The term was completely unfamiliar to him.

"Simply put, it means compressing and rotating the scattered Soul Power throughout your body to an extreme degree,

condensing it into a high-density energy core."

Yu Nan explained patiently:

"Once you successfully condense a Soul Core, your rate of Soul Power recovery, your explosive strength, and your spiritual power will all undergo a qualitative leap.

You could even say that a Title Douluo with a Soul Core and one without are entirely different species!"

"And you, Old Poison Freak, have a unique advantage."

"Your Poison Pill is already a high-density conglomeration of energy.

It has the beginnings of a Soul Core. You just never understood how to guide it and bring about its transformation."

"As long as you follow my method, use the Poison Pill as your foundation, pour your level-ninety-two Soul Power into it, and compress and rotate it along a specific path..."

Yu Nan took the "Soul Core Condensation Method" from his memories

and explained it in detail, adapting it to Dugu Bo's particular circumstances.

The more Dugu Bo listened, the brighter his eyes grew and the wider his mouth fell open.

So this was possible?!

Compressing Soul Power by spinning it like a vortex?

Breaking through from a single point to condense a core?

This cultivation method was completely unheard of, and yet it seemed to contain some fundamental law of heaven and earth!

If things really worked as Senior said, then once he condensed a Soul Core, how could his strength increase by only a little?

He might even cross the chasm between levels and challenge a level-ninety-five Super Douluo—or someone even stronger!

"This... this is practically a divine technique!"

Dugu Bo trembled with excitement, his gaze fixed on empty space with fervent admiration:

"Senior, I'll never forget your great kindness!

If I can truly condense this so-called Soul Core, then from now on, this old man's life is yours!"

"Enough with the flattery."

Yu Nan replied coolly:

"I just don't want the people around me to be too weak and bring shame on me.

Go on and give it a try. The dense Ice and Fire energy here should help you condense your Soul Core."

"Yes! I'll do it right away!"

Without another word, Dugu Bo found a spot not far from Dugu Yan and sat cross-legged.

He took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and began trying to channel the Soul Power within his body.