Tang San Was the Shrewdest

Bibi Dong stopped massaging, looking surprised, and asked, "It's that simple?"

Lin Fan nodded. "Yes, it's that simple."

"To be honest, the Martial Soul system in the Douluo Continent is very advanced, but it relies too much on the Soul Skill granted by Soul Ring. Therefore, Dugu Bo's so-called poison skills are nothing more than the toxins brought by his Martial Soul."

"There's no theoretical basis for poison techniques like Tang San's; it's all an effect brought about by Soul Skill."

"This is why Tang San's Tang Sect Techniques can counter Soul Master's Soul Skill attacks. To put it bluntly, Soul Master on the Douluo Continent who don't use Soul Skill are no different from street thugs fighting—there's no skill involved, just simple and brutal fighting."

"True skills should be like those of the Clear Sky Sect, with techniques that complement the Martial Soul, such as the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, the Great Sumeru Hammer, and so on."

"These Martial Soul techniques are what make the Clear Sky Hammer unparalleled on the continent and known as the number one Power Attack System Tool Martial Soul. Otherwise, in terms of Martial Soul quality alone, how are Tool Martial Soul like the Seven Kill Sword and the Coiling Dragon Staff inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer?"

Bibi Dong's fingers rested on her knees, remaining motionless for a long time.

Lin Fan's words, though spoken casually, had a profound impact on her, even more so than the information about Dugu Bo she had just heard.

Soul Master in the Douluo Continent rely too much on the Soul Skill granted by Soul Ring, lacking corresponding techniques—something she had never considered before.

The existing Soul Master Academy on the mainland teach how to cultivate Soul Power, how to match Soul Ring with Martial Soul, how to use Soul Skill to reduce the consumption of Soul Power, and the combination and coordination between Soul Ring and Soul Skill.

As for Soul Skill... those are inherent to the Soul Ring itself.

Once Soul Skill is released, Soul Skill will execute in a predetermined manner; there are indeed no unique Martial Soul techniques of one's own.

Therefore, the Soul Skill that come with the Soul Ring do not need to be trained separately. What you need to train is how to use less Soul Power to unleash the greater power of the Soul Skill.

Bibi Dong realized at this moment that the reason why the Clear Sky Sect was strong was not because of its Martial Soul, but because of the skills that others had not developed regarding their Martial Soul.

Even if Lin Fan mentioned techniques like the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, these weren't given by Soul Ring. They were developed by the Clear Sky Sect based on their own Martial Soul, techniques that were honed through interaction between people and their Martial Soul.

Bibi Dong felt as if she had suddenly understood something.

Having deeply memorized Lin Fan's words, Bibi Dong then asked, "So, how exactly did Tang San resolve the problem of the poison backlash against Dugu Bo?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "It's very simple. It's about guiding the toxins in your body to an external object. The simplest way is to guide the toxins you've cultivated to a Soul Bone."

"This way, we can not only preserve our cultivation level but also solve the problem."

"Dugu Bo's poisoning was simply due to the overly potent Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, coupled with the fact that he possessed Beast Martial Soul Beast Martial Soul. Unlike Tool Martial Soul, Beast Martial Soul directly affect one's own physique. Therefore, similar to cultivating Tool Martial Soul, the poison can be transferred to a fused Soul Bone."

"Transfer to Soul Bone?" Bibi Dong pressed, "Any kind of Soul Bone will do?"

"Yes, any Soul Bone will do," Lin Fan replied. "Transfer the toxins accumulated in your body to the Soul Bone. Once there are no toxins in your body, you won't be harmed by them."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong thought of another question and asked, "What about Bibi Dong? Her Martial Soul is the Spider Emperor Martial Soul, which contains extremely domineering toxins. How come Bibi Dong is unharmed?"

Lin Fan laughed upon hearing this, "Dong'er, how could Dugu Bo possibly compare to Bibi Dong?"

"Bibi Dong possesses Twin Martial Souls, making her physique far superior to Dugu Bo's. Moreover, she's actually quite lucky; she already had Soul Bone, and in addition to Soul Bone, she also had External Soul Bone. Most importantly, the toxins had already been transferred to these External Soul Bone Soul Bone."

Bibi Dong suddenly realized and said, "Yes, you're right. How can Dugu Bo compare to Bibi Dong, who is a major villain?"

After saying this, Bibi Dong paused for a moment, stunned.

The words "major villain" came out of her mouth with an inexplicable awkwardness.

She seemed to have successfully accepted the character setting Lin Fan had described.

Lin Fan nodded and said, "That's right. And as I said, Tang San is the most cunning person. Actually, transferring the Soul Bone is only a temporary solution. To solve the root cause, we need to use Immortal Herb."

"But what about Tang San? He gave the Immortal Herb to the Shrek Six Monsters and to Yu Xiaogang, but he didn't give it to Dugu Bo."

"You should know that Dugu Bo was the first to discover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but he didn't even get to eat a single Immortal Herb."

Bibi Dong was taken aback. "Treats the symptoms but not the root cause? Why? Didn't it solve the problem of Dugu Bo's Martial Soul soul backlash?"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "That's right, that's why I said it's only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

"Don't forget, Martial Soul can be inherited. Although the poison in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan was temporarily relieved, their offspring will suffer. After the Martial Soul is inherited, the poison will still flare up in their descendants."

"The real solution is to change the Martial Soul. As I mentioned before, some Immortal Herb can cause mutations in specific Martial Soul after consumption."

"I remember there was something called Earth Dragon Golden Melon Immortal Herb, which was very effective against snake-type Martial Soul."

"I even think that if Yu Xiaogang were to consume this Immortal Herb, it might successfully awaken Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul into a Golden Sacred Dragon."

"Unfortunately, Tang San didn't seem to have discovered this Immortal Herb; he only gave Yu Xiaogang a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma."

Bibi Dong thought to herself, "Earth Dragon Golden Melon? Yue Guan doesn't seem to have mentioned this Immortal Herb before."

Bibi Dong couldn't help but ask, "This Immortal Herb sounds extraordinary. Does the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well possess it?"

Lin Fan thought for a moment and said, "There should be. But it wasn't mentioned in the early parts of the novel."

"After all, there are many kinds of Immortal Herb in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The Earth Dragon Golden Melon is one of them, and it grows in the ground, so it is not easy to find."

"But Tang San later distributed Immortal Herb in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, though he didn't mention the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. Perhaps he didn't notice it, or perhaps that Immortal Herb hadn't matured yet."

Bibi Dong nodded, thinking to herself, "When there's time, I'll have Elder Yue Guan continue the search."

"However," Lin Fan continued.

The fact that Tang San didn't give Dugu Bo Immortal Herb has been discussed among readers.

Some say it's because Dugu Bo's poison has already been cured with Soul Bone, Tang San feels there's no need to waste another Immortal Herb.

"Some say it's because Dugu Bo's relationship with Tang San wasn't close enough that Tang San was unwilling to give him any. Anyway, whatever the reason, Dugu Bo really didn't get to eat a single Immortal Herb."

Bibi Dong replied, "I understand. Dugu Bo is quite wronged. He was clearly the first to discover it, but he didn't get to eat it."

"What a complete traitor!"

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Later, Dugu Bo worked hard to save Tang San countless times and even gave him pointers, but Tang San didn't remember it. So Dugu Bo was indeed a great victim of injustice."

Afterwards, Bibi Dong chatted for a while before returning to the Pope's Palace to explain Dugu Bo's actual situation.