The suspected pitfall of channeling poison into Soul Bones, and the upheaval Soul Core technology could unleash - bonus update for 600 monthly votes

"The first method treats the symptoms. Get a Soul Bone, regardless of its age. After your granddaughter absorbs and fuses with it, channel the toxins in her body into it, then draw them out when needed. That way, her poison arts won't suffer, nor will her strength diminish.

The method Tang Shan offered was actually Tang San's approach in the original story: gather the toxins inside a Soul Bone to prevent them from continuing to damage the body.

In fact, combining the settings of Douluo I and Douluo II, there was another way to resolve Dugu Bo's poisoning once and for all. Not only would it avoid harming his strength, it would actually increase it: condensing a Soul Core. And since Dugu Bo had already condensed a core bead, he held an enormous advantage in that regard.

But setting aside the fact that this was Douluo I, where no Soul Core condensation technology existed at all, even if Tang Shan possessed it, he would never give it to Dugu Bo.

The reason remained the same: the risk was too high. If the technique for condensing Soul Cores—or even just the concept—spread and reached Titled Douluos, Tang Shan dared not imagine how drastically the balance of power across the Douluo Continent would change.

Giving it to Spirit Hall would actually have been manageable. Unfortunately, the three Limit Douluos currently on the Douluo Continent, despite seeming to get along reasonably well, still had their own loyalties and preferences.

Bo Saixi and Tang Chen were definitely on the same side. After all, Bo Saixi liked a man who could become a god. She had all but confessed her love to Tang Chen outright.

Qian Daoliu, meanwhile, was isolated and without support, and he also had to guard against Bibi Dong. If Soul Core