Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo and Chen Feng went to the master's room, while the others went to the conference room prepared by Dean Notting to rest.

Today's turmoil truly surprised Dean Notting. He never expected that his small academy would attract the attention of so many powerful forces.

When he asked why these forces had come, the master explained that it was because his friend Chen Feng had asked him to help publish a paper, which led those forces to believe that Master Chen Feng was at Notting Academy, thus causing this misunderstanding.

Just as the papers of the Star Luo Empire were published on behalf of the Third Prince Dai Mubai, the Master was merely a paper publisher.

Ning Fengzhi nodded in agreement, explaining that the previous misunderstandings with those people had led him to this place, and now that the misunderstandings were cleared up, they naturally left. The people from the Star Luo Empire and he himself stayed behind to catch up with the master.

Don't ask, it's just a misunderstanding.

Clearly, they were all cleaning up Chen Feng's mess.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to let others know Chen Feng's identity, so as not to attract too much attention, which would be detrimental to Chen Feng's growth.

This time, so many forces have already been attracted, including the Fallen Ones, and it's hard to say who will come next.

If Chen Feng and Ning Fengzhi returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, that would be fine. However, Chen Feng had previously stated that he would remain here, so in this situation, he couldn't let too many people know that he was the Chen Feng who published the paper.

In reality, few people would connect that academic master with Chen Feng, that little brat. Even Dugu Bo, who witnessed it with his own eyes, found it hard to believe, let alone others.

Ning Fengzhi had instructed these people from the Star Luo Empire and Dugu Bo to keep this secret and not reveal the truth about Chen Feng.

However, this is still not very safe. Chen Feng offered a solution: hire online trolls to confuse the public.

Simply put, it involves using countless rumors, some true and some false, to conceal Chen Feng's identity. When the rumors become numerous enough, it becomes difficult for people to ascertain the truth.

Ning Fengzhi added a supplement to the plan, telling Chen Feng that if he wanted to publish more papers in the future, he should just hand over the manuscripts to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School would submit manuscripts from different parts of the mainland, creating the illusion that Master Chenfeng was traveling around the mainland.

By employing these two approaches simultaneously, Chen Feng should be able to shed his image as an academic master.

From then on, his identity became something that those who knew would understand, and those who didn't wouldn't need to be explained to.

In short, the waters run deep, and most people can't handle it.

……

Inside the master's room, Chen Feng and Dugu Bo sat facing each other across the desk.

Dugu Bo waved his hand, setting up a soul power barrier in the room to prevent the sounds inside from being heard. Then he stopped talking and silently looked at Chen Feng.

Faced with this strangely handsome middle-aged man, Chen Feng spoke first:

"Thank you, Poison Douluo, for promising to keep my secret."

"Heh, I've always been a loner and have no friends. Who do you think I could share secrets with?" Dugu Bo sneered.

"Uh... Prince Xuexing?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.

"I only work for him to repay his kindness; I will not have any heart-to-heart talks with him," Dugu Bo said calmly.

"Alright, thanks anyway," Chen Feng said.

"You just said you know the question I want to ask, is that right?" Dugu Bo asked, staring at Chen Feng.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, Senior must have come about your Martial Soul, right?" Chen Feng said.

"That's too general. Be more specific," Dugu Bo said calmly.

"To be more specific..." Chen Feng's gaze fell on Dugu Bo's head, "The poison in your martial soul has penetrated deep into your bone marrow, not only causing you considerable pain, but also beginning to harm your descendants through your bloodline. I don't know if I'm right."

"As far as I know, your son died suddenly a few years ago when he broke through to the Soul Master level, and your daughter-in-law also passed away soon after, leaving only a granddaughter. Most importantly, your hair color is very abnormal, which makes me speculate about your situation."

Dugu Bo remained silent for a moment, then slowly asked:

"So, do you have a solution?"

Chapter 49 Using Elements to Control Toxins

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's question, Chen Feng revealed a confident smile.

"Of course, otherwise why would I be talking to you here alone?"

“Tell me, and if it works for me, I will unconditionally agree to do three things for you,” Dugu Bo said, looking intently at Chen Feng.

"Then you need to tell me your needs. Do you want to completely remove the toxins from your body and resolve the hidden dangers in your blood, or do you want to control the toxins so that they don't harm you?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

"What do you mean by completely eliminating it? What do you mean by controlling the toxins?" Dugu Bo couldn't help but lean forward and ask.

"To completely eliminate the toxins, you need to find two kinds of immortal herbs, one extremely cold and one extremely hot, and consume them at the same time. With your Title Douluo strength, digesting them should not be difficult. This way, the toxins in your body will be completely neutralized, and you will no longer have to worry about harming future generations." As Chen Feng spoke, he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Dugu Bo.

"This describes the characteristics of those two kinds of divine herbs. They are quite easy to recognize. You should be able to identify them as soon as you see them."

Dugu Bo took the paper, opened it, and asked:

What is a "celestial item"?

"This thing should only exist in heaven; it is rarely heard of in the mortal world," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Wouldn't that make it very difficult to find?" Dugu Bo had barely finished speaking when his gaze fell upon the contents written on the paper.

These two so-called divine herbs... he seems to have seen them before.

"If we take them at the same time, will the toxins be completely neutralized?" Dugu Bo's voice trembled slightly.

Chen Feng nodded and said:

"Yes, if it were an ordinary person, they would probably need some assistance, but you are a Title Douluo, so you should be able to digest it easily and gain an invulnerable body to ice and fire. At that time, even if you become an ordinary person, you will have something to rely on."

Dugu Bo felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, and asked in bewilderment:

"What do you mean by 'even if I become an ordinary person'? Why would I become an ordinary person?"

"Didn't I explain it clearly?" Chen Feng asked in confusion. "All the toxins in your body will be neutralized, including your poison skills. Otherwise, how can it be called a complete neutralization?"

Dugu Bo's face stiffened. He slowly put down the paper in his hand and pushed it back to Chen Feng. "Can you tell me how to control the poison? Poison skills are the foundation of my life, and I can't give them up."

“Of course.” Chen Feng nodded. “I have two solutions for controlling the toxins: one to treat the symptoms and the other to address the root cause.”

Dugu Bo tapped the table lightly, thought for a moment, and then said:

"I'd like to hear about a temporary solution first."

He feared that the so-called fundamental cure would be the same as the previous method of complete elimination; although it was very effective in neutralizing the toxins, it would harm his poison-based abilities.

So he first listened to the methods that only addressed the symptoms.

"The so-called 'treating the symptoms' method is to find a place to store the toxins in your body. You should know that the toxins attached to weapon spirits will not affect the spirit master himself, but beast spirits will. This method is to imitate the characteristics of weapon spirits and transfer the toxins from your body to a certain place, so that you will no longer be affected by them."

"What can be used as a storage place?" Dugu Bo asked.

“Soul Bone.” Chen Feng uttered two words softly. “As a treasure that everyone in the Soul Master world dreams of, I don’t need to introduce the characteristics of the Soul Bone. It is undoubtedly the most suitable place to store toxins.”

"It allows the toxins to be separated from your body without affecting your ability to use them in battle. There is no more perfect place to store toxins."

"This is a good method." Dugu Bo nodded, but then had a question, "Why do you say it's only a temporary solution?"

"Because there is a limit to the number of soul bones. Who can know how much toxin a soul bone can store? But the toxins in your body are increasing with time and soul power. It's hard to guarantee that one day your soul bone will burst, leading to your death and annihilation."

"Not to mention that high-quality soul bones are extremely rare, and you probably wouldn't even consider low-quality ones. So this method might be okay for a quick fix, but it won't solve your problem at its root," Chen Feng said, shrugging.

Dugu Bo frowned. "So what is your fundamental solution?"

"Increase the strength of your Martial Soul, making it strong enough to control that potent poison," Chen Feng said with a smile.

Dugu Bo shook his head. "This method won't work for me. I've read your paper. That Foundation Building technique is indeed incredibly ingenious, but it's only effective for those below the Title Douluo level, and the earlier you use it, the better."

“But I…” Dugu Bo pointed to himself, “I am already a Title Douluo, and there are no more empty spirit ring slots. My martial soul is basically fixed.”

"In fact, the reason why I was able to become a Title Douluo instead of dying prematurely from poison is because my martial soul evolved into the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. But your Foundation Building Technique was activated too late, or rather, you were born too late. I no longer have the opportunity to evolve my martial soul."

"However, the method you mentioned would be useful for my granddaughter. As for myself, I'll stick to the temporary solution. Once my granddaughter's poison is no longer a threat to her, I'll help you with three things unconditionally."

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Chen Feng laughed, "Senior, how can you think that a Title Douluo's martial soul is fixed? Don't jump to conclusions so easily."

"Oh?" Dugu Bo raised his eyebrows. "You can make my martial soul continue to evolve?"

"It can't be completely guaranteed, but there is certainly hope," Chen Feng nodded and said.

"I would like to hear the details." Dugu Bo's expression became more serious.

"Remember the divine herbs I mentioned earlier? That's the opportunity." Chen Feng pointed to the piece of paper on the table.

“Senior, you should know that there are many kinds of poisons in this world, such as ice poison, fire poison, evil poison, thunder poison, dark poison, and so on. Poisons and elements can sometimes complement each other. Why don’t you use the elements to control your poisons by taking immortal herbs?”

Dugu Bo's eyes widened slowly. "How is your brain structured? How could you come up with such a method?"

"What do you think of this method, senior?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

"That sounds great, but what element would suit me best?" Dugu Bo pondered.

“Water element,” Chen Feng gave his answer. “What you want is to control the toxins in your body, so you absolutely cannot touch fire poison or evil poison, otherwise you will not escape death.”

"But water is different. Water can store poison, and it can also neutralize poison. Using water to control poison is definitely your best choice."

Dui represents a marsh; how can it be called a marsh without water?

Chapter 50 The Agreement

“Using water to control poison…” Dugu Bo murmured these four words, his eyes gradually growing brighter and brighter.

"Yes, yes, water can contain poison. While water can alleviate the effects of toxins on me, it will not weaken my poison skills. In fact, it may even enhance my poison skills."

"Any other element could trigger the toxins in my body and kill me, but the water element won't, because water can contain everything. Very good, your suggestion is really good."

Dugu Bo was overjoyed. He had thought that his life was over, but he never expected to find new hope here.

Not only that, his granddaughter also found a way to survive the bloodline poison, which instantly dispelled the gloom that had accumulated in his heart for many years.

"Thank you, Chenfeng... Master, you truly are an academic genius," Dugu Bo said earnestly.

Chen Feng shook his head and said:

"Senior, just call me Chen Feng. I'm not actually a genius; I just stood on the shoulders of giants."

"Besides, you're getting excited a bit too soon. Immortal herbs aren't easy to obtain, let alone water-based ones. You might have to search for them on the open sea. Even if you do find them, you can't use them lightly, because if you don't take them properly, they might actually do more harm than good."

There are no water-based magical herbs mentioned in the original work, so Chen Feng couldn't provide any information.

“That’s true.” Dugu Bo nodded. He thought of the various herbs in his family’s medicinal garden and gradually calmed down.

Although he couldn't identify the specific herbs, judging from their appearance and the unusual surroundings, they shouldn't be herbs related to the water element.

The closest one should be the eight-cornered ice grass that Chen Feng mentioned. It is a celestial herb with ice attributes, but Dugu Bo cannot use it, especially not alone.

He thought for a moment, nodded, and said:

"I'm afraid... I'll have to travel around the mainland for now. As for the sea, I'll leave it for later. Although water-attribute immortal herbs are more likely to appear at sea, that's the domain of sea soul masters. I'm afraid I won't get any good results there."

"It's good that you have a plan. There's no shortage of water-attribute immortal herbs on the mainland." Chen Feng nodded, then added:

"Actually, I think you don't need to set your goals so high from the beginning. If you can't find any top-grade herbs for the time being, you can use slightly lower-grade ones. You should still be able to find water-attribute herbs that are thousands or tens of thousands of years old."

"Would a thousand or ten thousand years be of any use?" Dugu Bo asked doubtfully.

Chen Feng said with a smile:

"Senior, you must understand that nothing is accomplished overnight. You should first use lower-grade water-attribute herbs to refine medicine. On the one hand, this will alleviate the effects of the toxin on you to some extent, and on the other hand, you can also learn about the medicinal properties of water-attribute herbs in the process."

"Although I don't know much about medicine preparation, I do know that different herbs have different medicinal properties and require different processing methods. The experience you gain from processing those lower-grade herbs might be helpful to you when you obtain the water-attribute immortal herb."

Dugu Bo nodded:

“You’re right. This plan is very reliable. Even if we can’t find water-attribute immortal herbs for the time being, the lesser ones will still be of some use. If they are effective, these herbs can also be used by Yan Yan.”

"Yan Yan is about to obtain her second soul ring. I plan to have her choose a soul beast with water and poison attributes as her soul ring. As for myself, I'll travel around the continent. However, if that happens, it might be a little difficult for you to find me."

"It's alright," Chen Feng said with a smile. "Senior is free to travel around as he pleases. I don't know how effective my proposed plan will be yet. Of course, we'll discuss the payment after you and your granddaughter have resolved your issues."

If Dugu Bo were to focus on bloodletting now, it would take him a few years to repair the Dui trigram of the Taiji Bagua Sword.

But this is obviously unrealistic. After all, Dugu Bo is not a blood slave raised by Chen Feng, and he cannot use his blood to nourish Chen Feng's martial soul for nothing.

Therefore, Chen Feng might as well let Dugu Bo try harder to see if he can improve the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul to a higher level. This would not only build trust but also improve the quality of Dugu Bo's blood.

Finding top-grade medicinal herbs is ideal, but if not, there are herbs of slightly lower quality. If all else fails, there's always the option of hiding poison in soul bones as a safety net.

Anyway, Dugu Bo won't lose out.

However, Chen Feng wasn't going to wait these past few years for nothing, so he spoke up:

"Senior, I actually have a favor to ask."