From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 286 (Isn't this explanation cool?) (Where's my title??) [Thanks to 'Entropy Increase/Decrease' for the donation]

(Where's my title??)

"Young friend, don't scare me," Dugu Bo said with a forced smile.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Hong said in a serious tone, "I'm not joking. Your soul power poison is not a physical poison, unlike the poisonous mist of the Seven Absolute Jade Scale Flowers outside. How should I describe it? It's a special poison that attaches to your soul power and is a mixture of mental and spiritual power."

Chen Hong was somewhat familiar with this kind of thing because his mental power felt quite similar to it.

Hmm. Chen Hong's mental power is becoming stronger and stronger, detached from his physical body, and the Azure Scale Serpent venom accumulating within Dugu Bo's body also seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

"Oh, what should I do?" Dugu Bo sighed in front of Chen Hong and the three of them, with a dejected look on his face.

Dugu Bo's emotions were more stable than expected; perhaps he had long been accustomed to disappointment?

"However, Senior Dugu," Chen Hong suddenly changed the subject, looking at Dugu Bo with a 'why did you commit suicide?' look that left the latter somewhat at a loss for words. Only then did Chen Hong ask curiously, "I have a question. Why did you choose to use your heart as your 'poison gland'?"

"Huh?" Dugu Bo looked at Chen Hong in confusion, not understanding what the other party was talking about.

"The poison in your martial soul is not spreading, but is mainly concentrated in the area of ​​your heart."

"I dare not let it spread!" Dugu Bo sighed, looking at Chen Hong with a hint of resentment in his eyes, and explained, "The toxin originates from the heart and is produced as one cultivates soul power. The heart is the most resistant to poison, and this is the most effective method I have found to resist poison."

"In the past, there have been instances of Azure Scale Serpent Soul Masters attempting to transfer the toxins to other parts of their bodies, some even transferring them to their genitals."

With a complicated expression, Dugu Bo slowly lowered his hand and placed it on his waist and abdomen, then made a snapping gesture to the three people around him.

Tsk. Chen Hong and the other two suddenly felt a tightness in their lower body, and a strange chill came over them.

"What happened in the end?" Qianjun Douluo's eyelids twitched, and after a moment of silence, he asked the question that had been bothering him.

Dugu Bo sighed, "It had some effect. But because it couldn't stop the toxin from being produced in the heart, he eventually died from the poison. However, his lifespan exceeded the average lifespan of the Azure Scale Serpent Soul Master clan."

Chen Hong: Hmm. Eunuchs, they live a little longer, so it doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing.

Dugu Bo continued to lament, "I am the clan member with the best soul power talent in this clan. As my realm improved, my poison resistance became stronger and stronger. Every time I broke through a realm, my lifespan limit would increase. Finally, due to luck, I obtained some opportunities and finally broke through to become a Title Douluo, becoming the first Title Douluo in the history of the Azure Scale Serpent Soul Master clan."

Speaking of this historic moment, Dugu Bo's expression was complex, a mixture of pride and sorrow.

"Using the heart to hone poison resistance is the only feasible solution that countless Azure Serpent Soul Master ancestors have practiced with their lives. As long as the realm breaks through quickly enough, one can live longer, and the heart will also become stronger in poison resistance. If it comes to the end, one can continue to live for a while by amputating limbs. However, I would rather die with dignity."

Upon hearing this, both Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo had a completely different impression of this legendary Douluo gatekeeper, and some exclaimed with emotion, "Poison Douluo brother is a real man."

Dugu Bo looked sadly at Chen Hong, who was still scratching his head. He had given up hope of a cure. Even Tang San's Eight Spider Lances' devouring ability was just a drop in the ocean for Dugu Bo. With new illness and old injuries, Dugu Bo had a premonition that his body would eventually be slowly corroded by the toxins and he would become a skeleton.

So Dugu Bo said to Chen Hong in a tone that sounded like he was entrusting his orphanage to someone else: "Young friend, if I die from the poison, I hope that, in exchange for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, you will take care of Yan Yan."

"Wasn't the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire exposed by Tang San?" Chen Hong found a clean rock to sit on. The old farmer had been busy all day and was a little tired from standing.

"What?!" Dugu Bo was immediately shocked, then roared, "That bastard! He never mentioned me to you???"

Chen Hong picked at his ear, his expression strange, and said, "Yes, I only mentioned it briefly. You live here." (Worth ten immortal herbs)

"Damn it!" Dugu Bo was instantly furious. He had been wondering why his situation was so strange. Logically, as a party to the transaction, he should have had some say. But he was only alive because of Chen Hong's kindness (Crypt Spider: Are you sure?).

Of course, Dugu Bo later discovered that it was probably due to his granddaughter Dugu Yan's slight connection. Otherwise, it would be somewhat shameful for Ye Lingling and her teammates to be dominating the front lines while Chen Hong was wreaking havoc at her teammate's grandfather's house with seven super gourds. It would be rather disgraceful to say that old men were bullying a lonely young old man.

Instantly realizing why his situation was so strange, Dugu Bo was so angry that his face turned red. He was so furious that an unnatural bluish-black color appeared on his face, a sign that the poison was about to erupt.

Sitting on the rock, Chen Hong propped his head up, his eyes gleaming with a purplish-black light, silently watching Dugu Bo with great interest.

At this moment, the two brothers, Qianjun Jiangmo, rushed forward to stop Dugu Bo. At the same time, they suddenly realized a problem:

So, why isn't Chen Hong worried at all?! This guy is almost furious!

"Sorry, I lost my composure!" With the help of the two Douluo, Qianjun Jiangmo, Dugu Bo quickly calmed down and quelled his anger.

Qianjun Douluo quickly said, "Brother Dugu, don't be anxious. Look, young friend Chen Hong isn't anxious at all. Even the doctor isn't anxious, so why are you, the patient, in such a hurry?"

"Huh?" Reminded of this, Dugu Bo suddenly looked up at Chen Hong sitting on the rock, his green eyes flashing with a dazzling light.

Only then did Chen Hong slowly and calmly ask, "Do you have a soul bone?"

Dugu Bo was taken aback, but still nodded truthfully, "Yes, yes, yes! It's a jade scale."

Chen Hong didn't listen to what he said afterward, his interest waning greatly. He said listlessly, "Yeah, that's not enough to convince someone to become a Bone Spirit."

Dugu Bo and the other two were all taken aback: "Huh?"

"Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Your martial spirit is fine; the problem lies with your physical form."

Sitting on the rock, Chen Hong propped his chin up, looking at Dugu Bo with considerable boredom. While the latter was lost in thought, Chen Hong calmly uttered a conclusion that sent a chill down Dugu Bo's spine:

"The Jade Scaled Snake has special venom glands, but humans do not."

"In other words, if the Azure Serpent King were to transform into human form, it would also be poisoned to death by itself."

"But obviously, the Azure Serpent King wouldn't risk its own life. Or rather, since it wanted to transform into a human, it must have seen humans and understood the human body, so it was well aware that humans don't have venom glands."

"Your Dugu clan's poisonous heart glands have one redeeming quality: the logic is correct, but the approach is wrong. No, it's not wrong, but rather that this path is very difficult to follow."

"If the Azure Scale Serpent King were to transform into human form, it would surely prepare venom glands for itself."

"So, let me ask you a question: what are the unique differences between newly born transformed soul beasts and humans?"

Chen Hong nodded his head:

"Soul bone, poison gland."

(Is this explanation handsome or not?)

The timeline is about to jump, and the Youth Soul Master Competition is a bit too fast to keep up with.

(End of this chapter)