Yet as Tang San discussed things with Dugu Bo and worked out a plan, another thought suddenly occurred to him.
In theory, many high-grade martial souls, especially beast martial souls, possessed elemental power. But Dugu Bo's seemed to have no particular element?
To control poison at will, his martial soul needed a stronger foundation. Snakes were yin by nature and could, to a certain extent, be considered water-aligned. Perhaps giving him more water element within his body would be a good choice.
He could look around later for water-attribute immortal herbs. Water was often synonymous with embracing all things-the sea accepted a hundred rivers, after all. Water could carry everything, so using it to carry snake venom was undoubtedly fitting.
After all, the forms many of Dugu Bo's soul skills took were quite consistent with water.
In fact, in many versions of those tales, poisonous water was far more common than poisonous fire, lightning, or other special elements.
Tang San could think of several kinds of poisonous water from myths and legends off the top of his head.
Getting some for the old poisoner would be quite suitable for steering his evolution in that direction.
That was essentially his treatment plan for the old poisoner. The rest lay with Dugu Yan: optimizing her soul ring configuration again and altering the soul rings that did not fit her martial soul well, strengthening its toxicity but causing even greater backlash.
"Actually, I think tempering yourself with poison could be a viable path. Old poisoner, you could research secret arts along those lines too. Doesn't snake venom sometimes stimulate the body's potential, making its power erupt all at once?"
Recalling that certain snake venoms apparently had effects such as stimulating adrenaline, Tang San added that suggestion.
That was about the extent of his