Poison Dragon Strangulation!

Soul Bones were even rarer on the Douluo Continent than high-quality Soul Rings. The most important reason was that absorbing them had no soul power restrictions!

To put it another way, even a Soul Master who had just awakened a martial soul could absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone!

Of course, whether they would explode or be turned into an idiot by the spiritual impact was another matter.

The ninety-thousand-year Eight-headed Belcher's right arm bone gave Haiming a bone-chillingly cold sensation, yet it also carried a scorching heat that made him tremble.

After his soul power drew the Soul Bone into his body, a stream of icy soul power surged up Haiming's right arm and into his chest. It then split into two currents, one rushing straight for his heart and the other for his brain!

Before Haiming could react, the two streams of soul power that had made him uncomfortable mysteriously vanished into thin air.

[Trainer, I used the poisonous power from your Awakening Power to evolve this Soul Bone into a hundred-thousand-year one. I assume you have no objections, right?]

Hearing Kyogre's deep voice in his mind, Haiming's lips curled into a smile.

"Thank you."

Haiming could not speak at the moment, so he could only thank Kyogre in his heart.

With Kyogre's help, this nearly hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone could no longer stir up even the slightest disturbance. About half an hour later, Haiming let out a soft breath and stood up.

He stretched his body, producing a series of crackling sounds like frying beans. At the same time, his soul power had risen by a full level, reaching level forty-four!

"How was it? This Soul Bone should suit you fairly well, right?"

Despite Haiming's own assurances, Sea Dragon was still worried that Belcher might not be compatible with Haiming's martial soul.

"It feels better than ever!"

Haiming clenched his fist. He felt that his overall physical condition had improved by at least twice compared to before, not to mention his right arm. Its strength had increased by at least threefold!

"Can a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone bring such a terrifying improvement?"

Haiming fell into thought. Was it because his physical condition had not been exceptional to begin with, and his soul power was relatively low?

[I strengthened this Soul Bone with the poisonous power from your fourth soul skill. Its enhancement has reached the level of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, but it did not develop a second Soul Bone skill. Instead, it strengthened your physical condition.]

Kyogre gave an explanation. Even a true hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone could hardly double a Soul Ancestor's overall physical condition, much less one that had been forcibly elevated to the hundred-thousand-year level.

"Lord Haiming, what Soul Bone skill did you obtain?"

Little White was rather curious. Most Soul Bone skills originated from the innate abilities of soul beasts. The Eight-headed Belcher's innate abilities were poison and splitting its heads, and neither seemed particularly impressive.

"My Soul Bone skill? It is quite good!"

Haiming sensed it, and a grin spread across his face.

Azure light gathered around his right arm, gradually transforming into a hazy purple glow!

Nine giant pythons formed entirely from purple venom twisted together, completely enveloping Haiming's body. Then, like thorns, they swept out in every direction. Everywhere they passed, the sea surface turned entirely purple!

"The destructive power of this move..."

Sea Dragon tentatively touched one of the venomous pythons Haiming had released, and his expression changed slightly.

In just three seconds, the soul power covering his fingers had been completely corroded away. Even the remaining venom was still eating away at his fingers!

This toxicity was several times stronger than the Eight-headed Belcher's!

"My move is called Poison Dragon Strangulation!" Haiming stretched out his right hand, and the nine venomous pythons instantly withdrew. Other than the expanse of purple left on the sea, there was no further movement.

Little White's powerful aura had driven all living creatures away from this stretch of sea, preventing Haiming's test of his soul skill from causing a massacre.

"Poison Dragon Strangulation. It seems our gains this time have exceeded our expectations."

Sea Dragon scratched his head, looking quite pleased. The more talented his grandson was, the more honor it brought him!

After obtaining this right arm bone that had evolved into a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, Haiming and the others set their sights on another nearshore overlord, though it was not in these waters.

Along the way, Sea Dragon gave Haiming a suggestion: compress his soul power!

"Grandpa, can soul power really be compressed? What is the use of compressing it?"

Haiming was visibly surprised when he suddenly heard the term soul power compression.

Soul power was not much different from the battle qi or true qi from the novels and anime he had seen in his previous life. Both were stored within the meridians of the human body. Haiming had once wondered whether he could compress his soul power to gain more of it than others, but no matter how many times he tried, he could not compress it. Even under the pressure of Sea God's Light, Haiming had failed, so he gave up.

"Of course it can." Sea Dragon stroked his chin proudly. "However, soul power compression cannot be accomplished by one person alone. A high-level Soul Master must assist. Trying to compress soul power alone is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

Only after Sea Dragon's explanation did Haiming finally understand.

Compressing soul power was not about condensing it until it underwent a qualitative change and became something like soul liquid, as he had imagined. Instead, it involved rapidly exhausting one's soul power. While restoring it through Meditation, a high-level Soul Master would inject soul power into the body. Their differing attributes prevented the soul powers from merging, but the foreign soul power could fill the meridians and press against the soul power being restored through Meditation.

Once the soul power restored through Meditation was full, one would continue meditating to restore more of one's own soul power. Finally, after expelling the portion of soul power that did not belong to oneself, the meridians containing soul power would expand, increasing the total amount of soul power.

Simply put, it was not compression so much as raising the maximum limit of soul power storage.

However, because Soul Masters were unlikely to trust one another completely, few chose this path apart from those who could ask their family elders for help.

Sitting on Little White's back, Haiming began his first soul power compression... expansion!

Sea Dragon stood behind Haiming, placing his palm atop Haiming's head. He prepared to inject soul power through an acupoint in Haiming's head to suppress Haiming's own soul power.

But to his surprise, after his soul power entered Haiming's body, it vanished instantly like a mud dragon entering the sea. He could not sense it at all.

[Stop wasting your effort. This boy's meridians were expanded to their limit long ago. Otherwise, how could he have only reached level forty-three with innate soul power at level twenty? The hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone would not have raised him by only one level either.]

Kyogre's words left Sea Dragon and Haiming staring at each other. Then, as though nothing had happened, they sat on Little White's back and watched the seascape.

Sure enough, having cheats was the best!

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