Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 72: The Art of Poison Control
"Of course, this is just my opinion. Whether it is right or not is another matter. It is just a simple description."

"Even if they are all buckets, some of them may not be in the shape of buckets. They may be gourds or basins. It's not certain."

"There are so many factors that affect a soul master's innate soul power. This should be proven by professionals conducting large-scale investigations and research."

"I'm just saying that everyone actually has innate soul power, but the amount may be different. Generally speaking, the so-called lack of innate soul power is actually the innate soul power being below the observable line."

Seeing that Dugu Bo was about to discuss the origin of soul masters with him, Chen Ming quickly put the topic aside and continued talking.

"Life force and spiritual force are things that are innate. Without vitality, you are not alive, and without spiritual force, you cannot think."

"Some soul masters will have their soul power out of control. This is usually because their soul power has skyrocketed in a short period of time and they are not used to it. There is also the factor of insufficient mental strength and inability to control soul power."

"Generally speaking, mental strength will increase with the accumulation of time and the growth of soul power. Nowadays, there is no better way to increase it."

"If I have to say it, it means hard work. Use the method of asceticism to hone yourself little by little."

"The combination of mental power and soul power can make the quality of soul power leap forward, and greatly improve the control over soul power."

"It is said that the combination of mental power and life force can increase life force and improve control over the body. I have read in a book that if one studies this to a high level, one can even perform a special ability called combat skills. It is said to be similar to a soul skill that does not use soul power."

"The combination of vitality and soul power...will lead to an increase in physical and soul power." Chen Ming glanced at Dugu Bo: "Actually, this is the simplest. Some people have achieved it without realizing it, but few have studied it in depth."

"It is said that if one can combine the three elements of spiritual power, soul power and life force, one's strength can be greatly improved and reach a higher level. But I have only heard of it."

Chen Ming spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know either.

"Combining mental power with soul power will improve control over soul power, and combining it with vitality will improve control over the body. However, combining vitality with soul power will not improve control, but will make it more difficult to control."

"The venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake should be the product of the combination of the essence of the martial soul and the vitality. There will be no problem at the beginning. As the age increases and the soul power increases, this part of the venom will gradually devour the vitality and soul power to grow, and it should also absorb a small part of the mental power."

"When the martial soul obtains the soul ring, this toxin will mutate as the soul master absorbs the soul ring to obtain the essence of the soul beast, and become different from the original. At the same time, the essence will also have more parts belonging to the soul beast."

"The higher the level, the stronger the poison. The more spirit rings you obtain, the less essence the Green Scale Snake has. When the two are combined, the possibility of losing control will increase exponentially."

"Because it has absorbed soul power and life force, there is no way to drive it away. In essence, this thing is already a part of life. Without this part, no one knows what will happen. But because of the many mutations and the absorption of some unconscious mental power, it has become very difficult to control it."

"It's like an irrational beast, with sharp claws and fangs but no distinction between friend and foe. Because it has no brain and is not even a living thing, it has no scruples when it goes crazy, and doesn't even care whether it exists or not."

"The key is that once this beast dies, no one knows what will happen."

"In the mildest case, vitality and soul power will be damaged, and the poison will dissipate. In the worst case, sudden death on the spot is also very normal." "Then what should I do?" Dugu Bo's brows were wrinkled into a "川" shape, feeling that the difficulty of the matter seemed to have increased again.

"Being irrational is not necessarily a bad thing, although it makes it more difficult to control. But it also means that this beast can be completely tamed, like one's own hands and feet, and will not betray you."

When Chen Ming said this, he glanced at Dugu Bo, and that look made Dugu Bo feel strange.

"Excuse me, Grandpa, you are not good at mental power, right?"

"That's true..." Dugu Bo did not hide it, but nodded and admitted his problem.

"Although our lineage of the Jade Phosphorus Snake has been passed down for quite some time, we have never produced a high-level soul master because of this problem. Before me, the highest level of ancestors was the Soul Saint, and the Soul Douluo level ancestors were just what we thought they should be able to achieve. We really don't know much about mental power."

"When I was young, I was also a self-taught person. I didn't join any forces or academies. Although I have no lack of basic knowledge of spirit masters, I still lack some knowledge about the secrets."

"My mental power can only be used, but I can't say I know how to use it." Having said that, Dugu Bo quickly added.

"By the way, I have a head soul bone that I accidentally got when I acquired the eighth soul ring. This soul bone also enhanced my mental strength a lot at that time. I didn't feel anything before. According to what you said, this soul bone also played a big role in my ability to become a Titled Douluo."

"If there is a head soul bone..." Chen Ming seemed to be hesitant to speak: "Well, my previous estimate was based on the premise that there is no head soul bone. If there is a head soul bone..."

"What would happen if there was a head soul bone?"

"It only proves that your talent in mental strength is really not that good. Even though you have a head soul bone that increases your mental strength, your mental strength is still not up to standard."

"It is because of this head soul bone. Otherwise, the poison would have completely gone out of control before you broke through to the Titled Douluo level."

Chen Ming's words were very tactful, but Dugu Bo still felt greatly shocked after hearing them, and his old face seemed to be burning.

"So, there is no solution?" Dugu Bo knocked his head and felt a headache.

My talent in mental strength is too poor, so even if I know how to treat it, I can't do it. If I tell others about this, people will laugh to death.

"Of course there is a way." Chen Ming did not hide it.

"If you have enough mental power, slowly tame the beast. If not, weaken the beast, and then use mental power to tame it."

"The difference between the two is that if you tame it directly, you will get a lot of benefits. If you weaken it and then tame it, the benefits will be reduced. But there is absolutely no reason why it cannot be done."

(End of this chapter)