The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 97 Dragon Seed, Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul Evolution

Watching the Long family leave, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others looked puzzled.

Only Ning Rongrong noticed something.

The fact that the Meng family gave up shows that this skeleton soul master named Xia Liang has a more powerful backer than the Meng family. No wonder he didn't have the idea of ​​joining a sect. It turns out he has his own power.

It was already the third day after we left the Star Dou Great Forest.

After parting ways with the Shrek Academy members, Xia Liang headed towards Heaven Dou City.

He had already obtained the book on meridian theory that Tang San had finished writing in the past three days, which contained a clear diagram of the human meridian system.

The book details the location of each meridian and acupoint on the body and their effects on the body.

Although Xia Liang did not understand the knowledge of meridians, he still knew about the Ren and Du meridians.

The Ren meridian begins in the lower abdomen, runs along the midline of the abdomen, and reaches the throat.

The Du Meridian originates in the abdomen, runs backward along the spine, ascends to the top of the head, and descends along the forehead to the nasal column.

In the meridian diagram written by Tang San, the distribution of the Ren and Du meridians is consistent with what he knows, so his knowledge of the locations of other meridians must also be correct.

However, the obtained manuscripts on meridian theory only recorded knowledge about the distribution of meridians.

Tang San made no mention of knowledge such as how each meridian should be connected in a regular manner, or the application of each meridian, in the manuscript.

Xia Liang originally intended to use his fourth soul skill, Demon Eye, to search Tang San's soul memories in order to obtain more detailed knowledge about his meridians and cultivation methods related to the Tang Sect's unique skills.

Unfortunately, he discovered that although Tang San was only twelve years old, his soul was that of a man in his thirties.

From this perspective, Tang San was likely reborn through a soul-transmigration method, thus retaining his abilities and memories from his previous life.

With the Purple Demon Eye protecting him, Xia Liang refrained from using his fourth soul skill on Tang San to avoid making things worse.

He felt that knowledge of meridian theory was actually dispensable to him.

Even if one cannot master the use of meridians, one can still attempt to condense a soul core once one's mental strength is strong enough.

With the assistance of a Soul Core, the problem of huge Soul Power consumption when activating Susanoo can still be solved.

After returning to Tiandou City and collecting all the immortal herbs and rare treasures, I need to strengthen my mental cultivation.

Ten days later.

Outside Tiandou City, in the Sunset Forest.

Inside the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

In the misty haze, Xia Liang and Dugu Bo strolled around the surrounding botanical garden.

"Kid, you've been staying with the Broken Clan these past few days learning about herbs. They haven't made things difficult for you, have they?" Dugu Bo suddenly asked as they walked to the shore of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Xia Liang said confidently, "With the identity token given to me by a senior, even if they want to plot against me, they'll have to think twice about whether they have the strength to face Poison Douluo's retaliation. Who would dare to act recklessly with someone under Poison Douluo's protection?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's lips curled up slightly, his hands were behind his back, and he unconsciously puffed out his chest.

"Enough with the small talk, how's your knowledge of herbs coming along?" Dugu Bo asked, getting straight to the point.

"Don't worry, after I've learned the knowledge, when I enter this area near the red and blue hot spring again, I can name all the plants around me at a glance."

Xia Liang pointed to the hot spring in front of him and said, "Senior, I'd like to name this red and blue hot spring 'The Eye of Ice and Fire.' What do you think?"

"The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?" Dugu Bo chuckled. "That name suits it quite well. Let's call it the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire then. Kid, I'm going to test your knowledge of herbs. In the center of the shore of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, those two ice and fire herbs that were picked by the thieves—can you name them now?"

"Judging from the roots alone, it's difficult for me to determine exactly what these two ice-fire herbs are. However, the fact that they grow near the Ice Spring and Fire Spring of the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well respectively indicates that the herbs contain enough ice-fire medicinal power to resist the scorching heat and extreme cold of the two springs. Among the herbs I've learned, only the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom have such powerful ice-fire medicinal power."

"Senior, if I'm not mistaken, the ice herb near the ice spring should be a large, eight-pointed white flower. And the fire herb near the fire spring is a bright red vegetable, right?"

After listening to Xia Liang's analysis, Dugu Bo nodded in surprise. "Not bad, kid. It seems your knowledge of herbs hasn't been wasted; you haven't disappointed me. After walking around here a few times, could you find any herbs to solve the problem of the venom backlash from the wild goose snake?"

"Yes. On the way back, I had already figured out which herb to use to treat the snake venom problem for Yan Yan." As he spoke, Xia Liang took out his Ruyi Baibao Pouch from his clothes and took out a jade box from it.

Upon opening it, a translucent, blood-red ginseng lay inside the jade box.

"Is this the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng that we acquired from the Min Clan before?" Dugu Bo asked.

Xia Liang nodded. "Yes. The Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng contains the bloodline of a five-clawed dragon. Senior, do you know why there are so many herbs with dragon bloodlines in this world, but so few with snake bloodlines? Because dragons are the ancestors of most soul beasts. Even your Azure Phosphorous Serpent is just a branch of the dragon race. I wonder how much you know about your Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul?"

"The ancestor of all snakes," Dugu Bo replied without hesitation.

"Yes. Your Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul is indeed the ancestor of all serpents. Besides this identity, it is also one of the dragon species. Top-tier Martial Souls are the limit for the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, but not its limit as one of the dragon species. After the dragon bloodline awakens, your Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul will undergo an even higher level of evolution."

Xia Liang looked at Dugu Bo and said responsibly, "Senior, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon I gave you before contains the bloodline of the Earth Dragon. After you eat it, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor will not only have a higher-level martial soul form in the future, but will also completely solve the problem of snake venom backlash due to the newly awakened martial soul bloodline."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Dugu Bo corrected him. "I need you to help Yan Yan resolve the snake venom backlash, not for you to help me. Do you think I, the Poison Douluo, would be harmed by my own snake venom?"

"Senior, stop pretending."

Now that things had come to this, Xia Liang cut to the chase, "A poisoner is also a healer. After learning about various herbs, I've also gained some medical knowledge. Having spent so much time with you and uncovered so many secrets about the Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom from Yan Yan, do you think I can't see that you've also suffered greatly from the backlash of snake venom?"

"Now we have two celestial herbs, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which contain the bloodline of the dragon race. Your and Yan Yan's martial souls can break through the restrictions and awaken into true dragon species."

"After transforming into a dragon, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul will no longer have the problem of snake venom backlash. This can be considered as indirectly eradicating the drawbacks of the Martial Soul. In the future, future generations will not only be able to enjoy a more powerful Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul inheritance, but will also no longer have to suffer from snake venom backlash."

After hearing this explanation, Dugu Bo knew that there was no point in pretending anymore, and asked curiously, "Then how should Yan Yan and I take this Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng?"

"Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is of a higher grade than Earth Dragon Golden Melon. To absorb Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, you need top-grade auxiliary herbs. Earth Dragon Golden Melon, on the other hand, does not require such trouble."

Xia Liang explained, "In short, the person who takes the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng will have a higher quality martial soul evolution and better aptitude. As for how to take it, you can just eat it directly."

"Then let's leave the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Yan Yan." Dugu Bo took out the Earth Dragon Golden Melon from his soul tool.

He had previously said he would eat it but had been reluctant to do so. Now that he heard there were new herbs that could help his granddaughter upgrade her martial soul and cure the snake venom, Dugu Bo no longer had any worries.

He left the more potent Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to his granddaughter, hoping that she would achieve even greater things than he did in the future.

It's impossible to stay by my granddaughter's side and protect her forever, so only if she becomes strong herself will she not be bullied.

One more chapter will be posted tonight.

(End of this chapter)