Douluo: Martial Soul Nine-Tailed Fox, I am the White Fox Emperor

The imperial beast bloodline within her resonated strongly with this pure life energy.

Everyone else felt the same way.

It's as if you're soaking in the warmest amniotic fluid, and your soul is leaping with joy.

However, there was one exception.

"ah--!!!!!"

A piercing scream shattered the tranquility.

Dugu Bo!
As soon as he entered this sea of ​​energy, his entire body began to emit hissing black smoke!

When that pure "purification" and "life" energy came into contact with his body, which had been steeped in deadly poison all his life, it produced an extremely violent rejection reaction!

It's like throwing a soldering iron into ice water!

"Ouch! That hurts! That hurts so much!"

Dugu Bo felt as if he had been thrown into a pool of sulfuric acid, his entire body, every inch of skin, every bone, was being frantically "purified" by that gentle energy!

"Old poisoner!" Gu Rong was shocked when she saw this and wanted to go forward and help him.

"do not move!"

Hu Bai's voice rang out just in time, stopping Gu Rong.

His eyes became incredibly bright at that moment!

"Senior Dugu! This is a golden opportunity for you!" Hu Bai's voice, like a thunderclap, resounded in Dugu Bo's soul!
"Haven't you been struggling to condense a soul core?!"

"It's because the poison in your body is too deeply entangled with your soul power and even your life force! They are your strength, but also your impurities!"

"Now! This Heart of the Ocean is helping you remove these 'impurities'!"

"Do not resist! Do not reject!"

"What you need to do now is not to expel the poison! But to guide this purifying power to refine your poison!"

"Remove the dross and retain the essence! Refine your myriad of mixed poisons into the most primal essence of poison! Then, using this as the core, condense a unique Poison Soul Core within your dantian!"

Hu Bai's words were like a bolt of lightning, cleaving through Dugu Bo's mind, which was filled with excruciating pain!
Yup!

Soul core!

He's been stuck at level 95 for way too long!
Why can't we break through?
It's because he wasn't very confident!
If he fails to condense the soul core and his soul power goes berserk, he will be the first to be poisoned to death!
But now...

There is this purifying power from the very origin of the world!

He could absolutely use this power to make a huge gamble!
If I win the bet, the future is bright, and becoming a level 96 Title Douluo is just around the corner!

I lost the bet...

No! He can't lose! He still needs to help Xiaobai!

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

Dugu Bo roared to the sky, his old face contorted with extreme pain.

"Come on! I'll fight you to the death today!"

He stopped wailing and instead sat down cross-legged, opening his body to allow the immense purifying power to flow into his meridians!
An unprecedented radical cure has begun!

……

Seeing Dugu Bo get into the zone, Hu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether he succeeds or not depends on his own fate.

"Let's start too."

he said to the others.

"Our mission for the next two months is to fully absorb the energy here, consolidate our cultivation, and enhance our foundation!"

Everyone nodded and found a place to begin a new round of seclusion.

During this time, Hu Bai and the others would also spare some attention to keep an eye on Dugu Bo's situation.

After all, if an accident really happens, they can quickly come to the rescue.

……

Time passes day by day.

This vast ocean became the cradle for the transformation of each of the eight individuals.

Hu Bai did not rush to increase his soul power.

He was in the Realm of Wind, where he had just absorbed a divinely bestowed soul ring, causing his soul power to soar to level 85.

What he needs to do now is consolidate.

This vast ocean contains the pure essence of life, which has a great nourishing effect on the soul and spirit.

Hu Bai immersed himself in this azure sea of ​​energy and unleashed his spiritual power.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was so comfortable that it kept humming.

"So comfortable...so comfortable..."

"Little White, this energy is even more nourishing than the millennia-old ice marrow I ate back then!"

Hyotei and Yuki-tei also nodded.

Water and ice elements are interconnected, so the two of them gained a great deal from this trip to the Heart of the Ocean!
Under the nourishment of this energy, Hu Bai's spiritual power became more solid and more resilient.

At the same time, the various energies within him, such as the power of destiny, the power of evil gods, and the power of elements, became increasingly harmonious and balanced under the guidance of the "purification" law, without any sense of conflict.

His spirit rings were also greedily absorbing this energy, and their age was slowly increasing at an imperceptible rate.

……

Gu Yuena also benefited greatly.

Water was one of the core elements she controlled.

In this source of water, she felt right at home.

She could feel that her original divine soul, which had been severely damaged by the five great god-kings, was being repaired at an unprecedented speed under the nourishment of this life energy.

Her aura grew deeper and deeper each day, drawing ever closer to her peak condition.

This place is even more powerful than the healing power of the Lake of Life!
……

Wang Qiu'er was the most relaxed one.

She didn't do anything.

She simply found the most comfortable position and actually fell asleep in this sea of ​​energy.

Imperial beasts are the darlings of heaven and earth.

For her, the life essence of the ocean's heart is the most delicious tonic in the world.

While she was asleep, the golden dragon bloodline and the auspicious beast bloodline within her were undergoing a wondrous fusion.

Her body was being continuously strengthened.

Her soul power was also increasing rapidly.

When she woke up, she vaguely discovered that her soul power had soared from level 51 to level 56!
"Huh? I... I broke through again?"

Wang Qiu'er rubbed her sleepy eyes, looking completely innocent.

This made the others who were diligently cultivating feel envious, jealous, and resentful.

Comparing people to each other is so annoying!

……

Chen Xin and Gu Rong, these two veteran titled Douluo, were not idle either.

Chen Xin planted his Seven Kill Sword into this sea of ​​energy.

He used this purifying power to wash away the last trace of impurity from his sword intent.

His sword, having experienced the weight of the Earth Realm and the swiftness of the Wind Realm, has now grasped the suppleness and purity of the Water Realm.

His swordsmanship is making great strides toward a state of perfection!
Gu Rong, on the other hand, used the terrifying pressure of this primordial sea, comparable to the depth of the ocean, to temper his true bone dragon body!

Under this pressure, every bone in his body was constantly compressed and reorganized.

His bones became harder and denser than before! ...

Ning Fengzhi also found his own way to improve.

This purifying power was like a godsend to his fragile support-type body.

His meridians were broadened and cleansed.

This made it much smoother for him to circulate his soul power, and the consumption of energy was also reduced!

His soul rings, which had just broken through to the thousand-year mark, have seen their age increase even more dramatically in the past two months!
……

The Light Feather Douluo also reaped huge rewards.

His martial soul attributes are light and ice.

Ice is, in fact, an extreme form of water.

In this vast ocean, his understanding of ice reached a whole new level.

His Ten Thousand Feathers Cold Sky technique can now condense into terrifying ice arrows containing a trace of absolute zero!
……

Time slips away quietly in these individual transformations.

And in the center of that sea of ​​energy, the area that had always been shrouded in black mist and screams, finally began to change.

This was their fiftieth day since entering the secret realm.

That soaring aura of resentment and malice suddenly vanished.

The piercing screams also stopped.

Instead, there was a terrifying aura that was extremely restrained yet so domineering that it made everyone take notice!
"Click——"

A soft sound.

It was as if something had shattered.

Immediately afterwards, a dark green beam of light shot into the sky!

Dugu Bo's figure slowly rose from the pillar of light.

He is still the same person.

But it's completely different now.

His once full head of green hair now appeared as dark and lustrous as black jade.

His face had a gentle, jade-like glow.

Just one glance from him and everyone felt as if their souls were about to be frozen by the deadly poison!

Dugu Bo's aura surged at this moment!
When that aura finally stabilized, a completely new realm was revealed to everyone!
Level 96!

Titled Douluo, the pinnacle!
"Soul Core... Is this... the feeling of a Soul Core?"

Dugu Bo muttered to himself. He could clearly feel that within his dantian, a dark green, black hole-like "Poison Soul Core" covered with mysterious patterns was slowly pulsating.

He succeeded!
Not only that, he broke through to level 96!

It also condensed the first poison soul core in the entire history of Douluo Continent!
"Hahaha...hahahahahaha—!"

Uncontrollable ecstasy transformed into a deafening laugh that echoed endlessly throughout this underwater world!

Dugu Bo turned around abruptly, full of vigor and pride!

"From this day forward! I! Dugu Bo! Have stood up!"

Seeing his arrogant and smug look, Chen Xin and Gu Rong both shook their heads helplessly, but their eyes also held a hint of sincere blessing.

This old poisoner has finally made it through.

However, now that Dugu Bo has successfully condensed a soul core, can the two of them also try it in their next cultivation?

……

The two months passed quickly and came to an end.

When everyone emerged from the Heart of the Ocean, the Deep Sea Sovereign, Lan, was already waiting outside.

She looked at the eight people whose auras had changed drastically, especially the completely transformed Dugu Bo, and a hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful blue eyes.

"I never expected that you would actually pull through and even turn misfortune into blessing."

Then, her gaze fell on Hu Bai, her eyes still carrying a hint of resentment.

"Alright, congratulations, you've completed my test."

"In the next world, there won't be anyone as gentle as me."

With a wave of her hand, a brand new, crimson spatial gate, radiating a scorching aura, slowly opened.

"Just a friendly reminder."

A gloating smile appeared on Lan's lips.

"That guy has a really short temper; he's quick to explode."

"Wish ya'll good luck."

……

Go through the light gate.

A terrifying heat wave, powerful enough to melt steel instantly, swept over us!

It is completely different from the heaviness of the Earth Realm, the agility of the Wind Realm, and the eeriness of the Water Realm.

This world contains only the purest, most primal thing—destruction!
As far as the eye could see, there was an endless expanse of dark red earth.

The sky was dark, shrouded in thick smoke and volcanic ash.

The air was distorted; every breath felt like swallowing burning charcoal, making one's lungs burn with pain.

Beneath their feet was a massive obsidian platform suspended in mid-air.

Below the platform lies a boundless sea of ​​lava, churning with golden foam!
"Cough cough... Holy crap!"

As soon as Dugu Bo entered, he was choked and tears streamed down his face.

"What...what kind of place is this? My poisonous fog was just released, and before it could even spread...it spontaneously combusted?!"

He looked like he'd seen a ghost.

His poison is flammable!

This discovery caused the mindset of this level 96 peak Douluo, who had just condensed the "Poison Soul Core" and was full of vigor and ready to show his skills, to collapse instantly.

Dugu Bo felt that he shouldn't have come along, unless he was a support player.

These elements all counteract his poison!
"What a domineering fire element!" Gu Yuena's expression also became extremely solemn.

"The water, ice, and even wind elements here are suppressed to an extremely low level. This heat isn't just simple fire; it's attacking our souls!"

"Ah—! It's so hot, so hot, so hot!"

Within Hu Bai's spiritual sea, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm sensed the heat wave and began rolling around on the ground.

"I'm going to be roasted alive!"

"Shut up!"

Hyotei's icy voice rang out, but it was clearly trembling slightly: "Useless thing! Can't even stand this little temperature?"

The Snow Empress's voice was equally solemn: "This is no ordinary flame. This power, at the level of laws, restrains us."

"Hahahaha! Welcome to my furnace!"

A rough, violent laugh, like a volcanic eruption, resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The sea of ​​magma suddenly exploded!

A giant, over a thousand meters tall, made entirely of pure, flowing golden magma, slowly rose from the seabed!
He had no facial features, only two golden orbs that shone like the sun, which served as his eyes.

The moment he appeared, the temperature of the entire world soared once again!
[The Sixth Trial of the Elemental God King - The Lord of Flames, Yan!]

【Fire Realm: Blazing Lord Yan】—Born from the core of the sun, the "Eternal Sacred Flame" that controls the laws of destruction and incineration.

[Assessment Content: Endure the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn inside the Solar Furnace!]

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