As Lin Mo finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became somewhat subtle.
After a long while, Dugu Bo finally spoke again, his voice much lower, "Boy— Lin Mo, since you can see the root cause of Yanyan's poisoning, then I ask you, do you have a solution?"
"Could you cure the deadly Toxic in my grandfather and grandson's bodies?"
This was his ultimate purpose in coming here today! All the questions about the reasons and the methods of investigation were just preparations for this final question.
He stared intently at Lin Mo, and for the first time, his emerald green snake eyes revealed an almost earnest expectation.
After a moment of silence, Lin Mo finally nodded slowly.
"There is a solution."
The simple six words caused Dugu Bo to shudder, and Dugu Yan, standing beside him, instinctively covered her mouth.
"Tell me quickly! What's the method?" Dugu Bo pressed impatiently.
Lin Mo's tone remained calm, "Take Dugu Yan as an example. She was deeply poisoned, and the toxins had long been connected to her Five Viscera and Six Bowels."
In my opinion, solving this is not difficult, and there is more than one way to do it.
He held up three fingers.
"The most superficial solution is the slow cultivation method," allowing Dugu Yan to temporarily suspend her Soul Power cultivation.
When I surpass her in cultivation in the future, with my Second Martial Soul's control over my blood and body, the effect of suppressing the toxins in her body will be even better than it is now.
Furthermore, with your assistance, senior, and your understanding of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, coupled with your experience in suppressing toxins, I can further benefit.
Dugu Yan was quite confident that she could withstand the backlash from the poison and cultivate the Jade Phosphorus Snake all the way to the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor level, just like you.
Lin Mo looked at Dugu Bo, "At that time, although Dugu Yan will still have to endure the pain of the poison backlash, her Martial Soul Origin will be strengthened, and her control and tolerance for the poison will be greatly increased!"
At that time, as long as you are careful, there should be no problem ensuring your safety.
Upon hearing this method, Dugu Bo immediately shook his head without any hesitation.
"Let's try another method. This method—it won't work, Yanyan can't handle it." He turned to look at his granddaughter beside him, his eyes filled with pity.
"No one knows better than me how difficult this road is—every time the toxins backfire, the pain is unbearable."
"But Yanyan —she has been tormented by this poison since she was a child, and her condition is arguably worse than mine was back then."
She was infected with toxins from birth, and her Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul was inherently stronger than other Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul of the same level.
However—correspondingly, the intensity and pain of the backlash from the toxins she endured were many times greater than what I experienced back then!
His voice lowered, becoming slightly hoarse, "How could I, as her grandfather, bear to watch her follow in my footsteps and endure the pain I personally experienced?"
Dugu Yan listened to her grandfather's words, her eyes reddening, and she bit her lip hard.
Lin Mo wasn't surprised by Dugu Bo's reaction. He nodded and continued, "The second method is still a temporary fix, but it's much more feasible than the first. I call it the Soul Bone Method."
" Soul Bone?" Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed.
"That's right," Lin Mo explained. "Once Soul Bone is absorbed by Soul Master, it can be considered part of the Soul Master's body."
This method involves actively forcing the toxins accumulated in the body, little by little, into the Soul Bone during daily cultivation.
It's like transferring the toxins in your body into a special container.
The advantage of doing this is that it won't affect the Soul Master's own Soul Power cultivation and combat strength, thus maintaining the status quo.
"This method can be used not only by Dugu Yan, but also by you, senior."
A glimmer of hope had just appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes, but he quickly remembered the key point in Lin Mo's earlier words—"treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
He frowned and pressed on, "What about the defects? If it could truly be solved once and for all, you wouldn't say it's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
What are the drawbacks of this method?
Lin Mo frankly stated, "The flaws are naturally quite obvious. Senior, let me ask you, even a top-grade Soul Bone of ten thousand years has a limited capacity to bear weight."
"Can it really store all the deadly Toxic you've accumulated throughout your life as a Titled Douluo- level Poison-type Soul Master for a long time, and ensure that the poison doesn't leak out at all, and that the Soul Bone itself doesn't break down?"
Dugu Bo fell silent.
This is indeed the fatal flaw of this method.
Even the strongest Soul Bone has its limits. If the Toxic in his body were to fully erupt, even he himself would feel a sense of unease.
If all the energy is forced into a single Soul Bone, when that Soul Bone Soul Bone can no longer bear the burden and completely collapses, the toxins accumulated within it will suddenly erupt at that moment.
That kind of backlash would be too much for even Titled Douluo to withstand; he would surely die!
Thinking of this, the last trace of color that had appeared on Dugu Bo's face quickly faded, and his eyes became much more desolate.
However—perhaps this could be used as a backup plan?
Use it in combination with the first method that Lin Mo mentioned.
Find Yanyan a top-quality Soul Bone, force the poison into it, and then stop her cultivation to maintain her Soul Power Level at a relatively safe level.
This way, the pressure on her Soul Bone would be less, perhaps allowing her to live a peaceful life?
The thought had barely crossed his mind before Lin Mo interrupted him with his next words.
But Lin Mo's next words brought him a hope he had never dared to imagine!
Lin Mo said, "Senior, if you want to completely resolve the poison problem in you and Dugu Yan without leaving any aftereffects, there is a way."
"That is— Martial Soul Evolution!"
"The reason why you and Dugu Yan suffered from the backlash of the poison from your own Martial Soul is that the Martial Soul Origin of your Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul soul is not strong enough!"
The Martial Soul Origin couldn't withstand the accompanying toxins, which caused the toxins to backfire on itself.
"In that case, the fundamental solution to the problem is obvious: let the Martial Soul itself evolve! Thoroughly strengthen the Martial Soul Origin!"
Strengthen your Martial Soul to a level where it can easily withstand the poison without suffering its backlash.
Martial Soul Evolution?
He was stunned at first, then a look of utter absurdity crossed his face, and he blurted out almost instinctively, "This is impossible! Martial Soul are predetermined at birth, how can they evolve?!"
For Soul Master, the form of their Martial Soul is fixed upon awakening.
The greatest change I can achieve is nothing more than, like I have, evolving the Jade Phosphorus Snake into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor through increased cultivation and the addition of Soul Ring! That's already the limit!