Poison Made Him, Poison Broke Him

After taking Dugu Bo's pulse, Chen Mo had a good idea of his condition.

He had at least fourteen ways to save him. Of course, which one they used would depend on Dugu Bo's choice.

Chen Mo said to Dugu Bo, "Your Majesty Dugu Bo, I have a fairly good understanding of your condition. I have fourteen ways to save you."

Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised.

"As many as fourteen ways?"

Chen Mo said, "The first method is..."

Chen Mo quickly told him all fourteen methods.

After that, Chen Mo fell silent, leaving Dugu Bo time to think.

There were many methods, but each had its pros and cons. Unable to make up his mind so quickly, Dugu Bo turned his gaze back to Chen Mo, hoping Chen Mo would decide for him.

Dugu Bo said, "I wonder if you have a recommendation, young friend."

Chen Mo had already made up his mind, but it was difficult for him to bring it up himself. If he did, Dugu Bo might even think he meant to harm him.

Chen Mo said, "I suggest that Your Majesty Dugu Bo first force all the toxins in your body into a Soul Bone, then use medicine alongside that to eradicate the toxins completely."

Dugu Bo frowned. "You said it yourself just now, young friend. Forcing the toxins into a Soul Bone would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. It might bring temporary relief, but there is a limit to how much poison a Soul Bone can hold.

"Once the Soul Bone can no longer contain the toxins, the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom will still turn against me, and I'll have lost a Soul Bone on top of that.

"Besides, I have only one Head Soul Bone. If anything goes even slightly wrong while I'm forcing the toxins into it, I'm afraid the snake venom will enter my brain at once, and I'll be dead for certain."

Chen Mo chuckled. "Naturally, I have my reasons for suggesting this. The other methods are safe, but they would inevitably affect your future path as a Soul Master. After all, Your Majesty, you've been poisoned far too deeply; it has long since seeped into your very marrow.

"And as I said, the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom deserves a great deal of credit for bringing your cultivation to its present level. If you were to rid yourself of the snake venom entirely, you would be unable to advance in the future.

"When your Jade Phosphorus Snake venom is cured, your Soul Power might rise by a level or two, but after that, I'm afraid you wouldn't advance an inch for the rest of your life.

"As for the danger Your Majesty is worried about, I happen to have a few Soul Bones here. I'll give you this ten-thousand-year Wind Shadow Snake Left Arm Soul Bone."

With that, Chen Mo took a Soul Bone out of his Martial Soul space.

Chen Mo truly had no shortage of Soul Bones. He had obtained several from system treasure chests.

Neither Chen Mo nor Lin Yaodong would fuse with a Soul Bone directly. According to the system's prompt, Soul Bones had their limits.

Fusing with a Soul Bone early on could indeed be a great help, but a Soul Bone would remain inside the body.

Chen Mo's body was certain to grow stronger and stronger in the future, but the Soul Bone would not improve much. Pulling it out then would inevitably cause some damage to his body's potential. There was no avoiding it.

However, the system had also given Chen Mo a method: put Soul Bones inside a Soul Bone. First, he needed to obtain an External Soul Bone, then fuse all six Soul Bones into it.

An External Soul Bone could grow along with the body. When Soul Bones were fused into it, they could act on the host through the External Soul Bone, allowing the host to enjoy their benefits early on.

Even if the Soul Bones became a burden later, they would not affect the host; they would only reduce the External Soul Bone's potential.

Of course, this also placed high demands on both the Soul Bones and the External Soul Bone. Their compatibility had to be at least 50%.

Therefore, Chen Mo would never absorb a Soul Bone before obtaining a suitable External Soul Bone.

Only this way could Chen Mo enjoy the benefits of Soul Bones without affecting his future development.

That was also why, when facing Tang Hao, Chen Mo had resorted to talk-no-jutsu whenever he could.

A few Soul Bones that were as tasteless as chicken ribs were worth less than Chen Mo's trump cards. If they had really fought, it would have been a losing bargain.

Dugu Bo looked at the Soul Bone in his hand, his expression complicated.

This was a Soul Bone-a Soul Bone that every Soul Master on the Douluo Continent dreamed of!

Had Chen Mo just given it to him so casually?

Dugu Bo seemed to come to a decision.

"Fine. Since you're willing to part with this Soul Bone, I'll stake my life to accompany a gentleman."

With that, Dugu Bo wasted no time and began fusing with the Soul Bone right in front of Chen Mo.

Chen Mo thought, He really is bold, absorbing a Soul Bone right in front of me. Isn't he afraid I'll do something to harm him?

Even so, Chen Mo was quite pleased to have someone's trust.

It took roughly half an hour before Dugu Bo finished absorbing the Left Arm Soul Bone.

Striking while the iron was hot, Dugu Bo began forcing the poison into the Soul Bone. It was no easy task, however. He worked at it all night before managing to force most of the toxins into the Soul Bone, and quite a few things went wrong along the way.

Fortunately, Chen Mo had given him a Left Arm Soul Bone. Otherwise, if he had forced those toxins into his Head Soul Bone, they might have been holding his funeral feast by now.

Although most of the toxins were in the Soul Bone, the truly troublesome part was the small amount that had seeped deep into his marrow.

Dugu Bo could do nothing about those toxins. If he forcibly expelled them, his vitality would surely be gravely damaged, and it would not be long before he died anyway.

Next came Chen Mo's part: first, he would nurse Dugu Bo's body back to health, gradually weakening the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom. Once Dugu Bo's body could withstand it to a certain extent, he would administer a potent medicine to purge the toxins completely.

The Jade Phosphorus Snake venom would continue to be produced afterward. When that happened, Dugu Bo only needed to force the excess toxins into the Soul Bone. If there were still too many, he would have to rely on the prescription Chen Mo gave him to neutralize them.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor: poison made him, and poison broke him.

If all the toxins in his body were purged, his potential would be ruined as well.

After the poison was completely cured, he might have one final burst of progress, but after that, he could forget about advancing.

Even Chen Mo had not expected this.

While examining Dugu Bo's body, Chen Mo had discovered that although the toxins were harming him, they were also helping him cultivate and transforming his body, making it better suited to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

His Martial Soul seemed to be in a constant state of awakening, but his life force was insufficient to sustain the awakening through to completion.

It seemed Dugu Bo's Martial Soul was no simple thing. If its awakening were truly completed, it might leap straight to the level of a super Martial Soul and successfully awaken a domain.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's next form should be the Poison Flood Dragon.

Immortal Herbs-that was Chen Mo's first thought.

Immortal Herbs could promote Martial Soul Evolution. If Dugu Bo could take a suitable Immortal Herb, the toxins in his body would no longer be deadly, but would instead become the foundation for him to advance further.

Chen Mo gave Dugu Bo the prescription for neutralizing the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom, and Dugu Bo gazed at the sheet as though he were holding a supreme treasure.

This was the lifeline of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Clan!

If only he had obtained it sooner, the Jade Phosphorus Snake Clan might never have dwindled to such a state!