Treating Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo Wants to Take a Disciple?

Xia Yuan quickly sensed the changes in his body, then released his Martial Soul.

The Blue Silver Emperor had not changed in any particularly obvious way. Under the sunlight, however, it faintly gleamed with intertwined red and white hues.

He withdrew the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul before releasing his other Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel.

This was the first time he had released his second Martial Soul.

Xia Yuan's eyes had completely turned golden, and a streak of golden light had thoroughly dyed his hair. A pair of pure white wings suddenly unfurled from his back.

At the same time, Xia Yuan's body seemed to break free from the shackles of gravity, slowly rising into the air and hovering a foot above the ground.

A massive golden phantom with indistinct features appeared behind Xia Yuan.

It, too, had wings behind its back.

But unlike Xia Yuan, it had three pairs of wings—six in total.

Before reaching Soul Saint, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul would possess only one pair of wings, two in total.

After reaching the Soul Saint stage, it could evolve another pair of wings, becoming four-winged.

Only when a Soul Master advanced to Title Douluo would they, like the Martial Soul phantom, possess three pairs of wings—six in total.

Only then could the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul be considered a fully evolved Martial Soul.

However, just like the perfectly awakened Blue Silver Emperor, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was also a Martial Soul born with an innate domain, known as the Angel Domain.

Compared with other Martial Souls, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had another innate ability.

That was flight.

Six-Winged Angel Soul Masters could fly directly through the power of their Martial Souls, without needing to specifically acquire a flying soul skill like others.

Xia Yuan slowly descended, his wings folding away and fading into nothingness.

Although he now possessed thirty levels of Soul Power, he did not intend to immediately obtain his third Soul Ring.

First, the medicinal effects within his body had yet to be fully digested and absorbed. Obtaining his third Soul Ring now would be somewhat wasteful.

At the very least, he needed to wait until most of the medicinal effects had been digested, pushing his physical condition to a limit before obtaining the third Soul Ring.

This process would not be wasted either. After all, even without obtaining a Soul Ring, his Soul Power would continue to accumulate.

Moreover, continuously treating Dugu Bo would also require some time.

Xia Yuan withdrew his Martial Souls, returning entirely to his original appearance.

He casually selected several medicinal herbs that his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul sensed could promote blood circulation and disperse bruising. Using the medicine cauldron he had prepared in advance, he refined the herbs into medicinal liquid, then dripped a drop of his own blood into it.

With that, the medicinal liquid that could help Dugu Bo guide his own toxins was ready.

Just then, Dugu Bo descended from above.

Seeing Xia Yuan's medicine cauldron, he raised a brow. "Kid, you really know how to refine medicine?"

Xia Yuan handed the prepared medicinal liquid to Dugu Bo and deliberately asked, "Senior Dugu, do you have a Soul Bone?"

"A Soul Bone?" Dugu Bo froze, then answered honestly, "I have a Head Soul Bone. What do you need it for?"

Xia Yuan explained, "The method that treats the symptoms but not the root cause is to use the medicinal liquid I prepared for you as a guide, forcing your own toxins into the Soul Bone."

"With a Soul Bone, the toxins of your Martial Soul naturally will not merge with your body."

"This method probably cannot force all the toxins from your body into it, but it can at least free you from this suffering."

Dugu Bo considered it for a moment, then asked, "What, then, is the method that treats the root cause?"

Xia Yuan said, "As for that method, I can only say that it is an extremely dangerous path."

"The success rate I can guarantee for it is no more than ten percent."

"Even if it ultimately succeeds, it may not truly cure the root cause completely. It might even leave you no different from your current state."

"In truth, this method can only be said to exist in theory."

"Furthermore, it may conflict with your current poison cultivation."

The root-cause treatment Xia Yuan spoke of was wisdom from the future of Douluo Continent.

The method of condensing a Soul Core.

It was a method that could barely be called a method.

Because Xia Yuan did not know how to condense a Soul Core at all. He could only roughly explain the theories he knew.

He was not from the era of the Tang Sect's peerless generation, so how could he know such a thing?

Even the original novel had never described it in detail.

Most importantly, Dugu Bo actually possessed something similar to a Soul Core.

That was his Poison Core.

Nearly all of Dugu Bo's cultivation was contained within that condensed Poison Core.

Once he lost the Poison Core, more than half his cultivation would immediately disperse, just like the consequences of consuming the two immortal herbs of ice and fire.

Even with Dugu Bo's abilities, after condensing something like a Poison Core, he still could not avoid being corroded by his Martial Soul's poison.

This showed that even if the two of them had that one-in-ten-thousand chance of researching a Soul Core, it might not necessarily be useful.

Sometimes, a theory conceived on a whim was not necessarily useful.

Xia Yuan deeply agreed with this.

After hearing Xia Yuan's rough explanation of the concept behind a Soul Core, Dugu Bo stared at Xia Yuan as if he were a monster.

"You came up with this yourself?"

"I read it in an ancient text." Xia Yuan's expression did not change.

Dugu Bo clearly did not believe him, but he did not press the matter. Instead, he said, "This old man has long since cultivated all his poison arts into a Poison Core."

"To me, the method you described is inferior to forcing the toxins into a Soul Bone."

"Mm..." He examined the medicinal liquid Xia Yuan had given him, asked no further questions, and drank it in one gulp before beginning to guide the toxins within his body.

Xia Yuan, meanwhile, went to the Aromatic Silk Beauty and began meditating, refining the medicinal effects of the two immortal herbs of ice and fire.

Time passed second by second. Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes, unable to conceal the delight on his face.

Though it was only a little, he could clearly sense that he had succeeded!

This meant that he would no longer be troubled by his Martial Soul's poison in the future!

Especially his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. In the future, she would not suffer as he had, nor would she die young like his son.

He looked at Xia Yuan, who was still meditating, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

Did he really have to let such an outstanding genius "get away"?

His granddaughter seemed to like him too. Why not just make it a done deal first?

Once they had been intimate, Xia Yuan would not dare deny it.

The reason he had not stopped Yu Tianheng from pursuing his granddaughter had originally been to give her a stable life.

But now that a better choice had appeared, who the hell was Yu Tianheng?

While Dugu Bo was scheming, Xia Yuan also woke from his meditation.

"Senior Dugu, did it work?"

Dugu Bo came back to himself, looked at Xia Yuan, and nodded. "Yes, this method truly works."

After pausing for a moment, he asked again, "Kid Xia Yuan, do you have a master?"

"A master?" Xia Yuan shook his head. "I have never taken one."

Dugu Bo immediately said, "Then, would you be willing to take this old man as your master?"