Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 144 Soul Core, Breakthrough

Huo Yuhao was not in a hurry to consume these immortal herbs. Instead, he wanted to protect his teacher and observe the process of soul core condensation, laying the foundation for his own soul core condensation in the future.

Such opportunities are rare and precious.

Despite being called a protector, there's actually no real threat here. After all, the only magical herb that could cause any trouble is now devoid of consciousness.

Once a Soul Master reaches the level of Soul Douluo or Title Douluo, they can prepare for the condensation of their first Soul Core, which is a threshold for becoming a top-tier expert in the future.

As mentioned before, the first soul core is usually a cyclone type, which is a soul core that greatly improves the quality and recovery speed of soul power.

Most top-tier experts, such as Mu Enlong and Xiaoyao, possess two soul cores. However, Huo Gua in the original route is an exception, possessing three soul cores.

For a level 98 Poison Undying, the help of immortal herbs is negligible, so he doesn't need something like the Heart of Qiluo.

All he needed was the ability of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb to harmonize and filter toxins, which would help him perfectly absorb the toxins and spiritual energy produced by the Azure Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers and Azure Scale Nine Absolute Flowers, thus increasing his own toxin levels.

The medicinal power of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item is useless, and the Heart of Silk is also not very useful, or rather, it is useful but not very helpful to a level 98 expert. The only thing needed to survive the poison is the inherent power of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item itself.

After a brief exchange, or rather, it could be said that Du Busi was giving instructions to his disciple. He knew very well how to condense the soul core, and Huo Yuhao didn't need to show off any cleverness; it was completely unnecessary.

After adjusting his mindset, Du Bu Si didn't hesitate. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. Now that the time, place, and people were all in his favor, if he didn't give it his all, when would he ever get another chance?

First, he used the ice and fire energy of the Yin-Yang Well to harmonize the soul power and toxins in his body, and did his best to keep them in a state of extreme balance.

The toxins from the Azure Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers and Azure Scale Nine Absolute Flowers outside suddenly surged into chaos again. They had always been the ones hunting other soul beasts, and this was the first time someone had been able to absorb their toxins.

The toxins began to be mobilized, not just a portion, but all of them. These toxins first condensed into a vortex, and then, with the help of the immortal herb, the Fragrant and Elegant Herb, they were absorbed by the Poison Undying all at once, as if they had been filtered.

Titled Douluo, or anyone whose level reaches the Soul Saint level, can unleash their Martial Soul True Form. In addition, there is another way to unleash the Martial Soul True Form: True Form Possession.

Under the condition of true body possession, even a beast spirit master can maintain human form, but it requires strong mental strength and consumes a lot of energy. However, it is particularly suitable for spirit masters who fight in their true body. Poison Undying's spirit happens to be his true body. It can be said that under the condition of true body possession, he is at his peak.

By relying on the characteristic of his main body's martial soul covering his entire body, Du Busi can achieve martial soul mimicry in the seven-colored poisonous miasma, assimilating his body with the poisonous fog and achieving a state of complete resonance with these toxins.

With the added assistance of the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb, it was like having a cheat code for Poison Undying, who was absorbing the spiritual power of the poisonous miasma and the Seven Absolute Flowers of Azure Phosphorus to replenish his own consumption.

However, while the people here were enjoying the benefits of the poison, the Seven Absolute Flowers of Azure Phosphorus outside were being driven crazy by this situation. They could continue to produce toxins even when their own spiritual energy was decreasing, but what was going on?

Therefore, the clusters of Seven Absolute Phosphorus Flowers, manipulated by the resonance of their toxins, have now formed a regional toxic explosion zone around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

However, this indirectly helped Du Bu Si. The poison-attribute elemental energy of heaven and earth was already highly concentrated. Now, combined with the yin-yang balance environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, it condensed a second soul core, broke through the level 99 bottleneck, and began to challenge the Limit Douluo level.

Thanks to the fragrance of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb that neutralizes toxins, Poison Undying can now condense toxins without any worries, without fear of toxin erosion or disrupting the balance between soul power and toxins in his body.

The toxins of the Seven Deadly Flowers of Phosphorus also became milder under the harmonizing effect of the Fragrant and Exquisite Immortal Herbs, merging with their own toxins and becoming indistinguishable.

The energy began to compress at an extremely rapid pace. Poison Undying had been preparing for this day for a long time and had the experience of previous failures.

At this moment, fully utilize the characteristic of the martial soul enveloping the whole body, and slowly penetrate to the surface of the soul core by absorbing the highly toxic energy into the body, forming a toxic attribute soul power crystal shell to enhance the stability of the soul core.

He positioned the second soul core in the heart for two reasons: first, to use his main body's martial soul to envelop the internal organs in advance and establish a toxicity filtering barrier; and second, to form a dual-core circulation system with the first soul core.

By utilizing the body's martial soul to precisely control all the cells in the body, a two-way conversion channel between poison and soul power is slowly established, making the highly toxic energy a catalyst to assist the operation of the soul core.

The soul core energy remained in a strange state of condensation. The fragrant Qiluo Immortal Item continuously offset the risk of the poison energy corroding the internal organs. At the same time, relying on the natural ice and fire complementary dual-spinning mode of the outside world, Du Busi formed a counterbalance between the poison attribute soul core and the main body martial soul core.

The extreme environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, as well as the absorption of high-concentration toxic energy such as the Seven Deadly Flowers of Azure Phosphorus, began to stimulate the Martial Soul. The Martial Soul, which had not changed for a long time, even had the possibility of awakening and advancing again, and the toxins began to evolve towards the ultimate poison.

Decades of accumulation have been released in one day. Now, all that remains is to achieve success. The gap between level 98 and level 99 is not as vast as heaven and earth, but it is not a big problem for a level 99 person to take on two or three level 98 people.

Time flies, and January is here in the blink of an eye.

Huo Yuhao wasn't in a hurry. He patiently cultivated while contemplating his own path, and at the same time, he observed his teacher's breakthrough to accumulate experience for his future. Once his teacher broke through, it would be his turn.

He also needs to consider what kind of herbal essence to absorb.

The essence of the Longing Dew is a must. In addition, the essence of the Blazing Glue and the Mysterious Ice Essence cannot be abandoned. There is also the essence of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, the Golden Core, which connects the blood vessels of the limbs and creates an indestructible body. At that time, physical fitness and mental strength will surely reach a new level.

He also wanted to take advantage of the effects of the Fragrant Silk to imprint the ultimate poison and ultimate fire attributes on himself. The fire attribute, or yang attribute energy, here was inexhaustible, which was more than enough for him to use the Blazing Glue and the Spirit Absorption Secret Technique to imprint these two ultimate attributes onto the Bell of the End.

The only thing he needed to consider was how to achieve a balance between his current ultimate ice and the ultimate fire and poison he wanted to inscribe. With the life-giving metal and [Heavenly Movement], he wasn't worried about whether he could absorb these immortal herbs; they could all exert their maximum effect.

At that time, the medicinal power can be temporarily sealed, and the medicinal power of the Xuanbing Essence can also be temporarily sealed in the Jade Scorpion Tail, so that the several extreme attributes can be balanced slowly.

Another month has passed.

During this time, Huo Yuhao watched his teacher's appearance begin to change. He couldn't see into the inner workings, but judging from the changes in appearance alone, the condensation process of the second soul core was obviously going very smoothly.

The toxins of the Seven-Colored Flower of Azure Phosphorus outside showed no signs of abating. The continuous stream of seven-colored toxins transformed into the highest quality nutrients, which were then absorbed by their own teacher through the harmonizing effect of the Fragrant Silk Flower.

It seems now that it's a foregone conclusion that our teacher will break through to level 99.

In comparison, there was the change in the spring water within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. Although the energy hadn't diminished much, Huo Yuhao could clearly feel the energy surge in the surrounding space.

Clearly, Gu Yuena also received huge benefits.

If it were when the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had just perished, their arrogance and remaining divine consciousness might not have made them submit to Gu Yuena, their successor who only possessed the divine status of a dragon god. But now, they have no choice.

Several more days passed, and on this day, Poison Undying's body, which had been dormant, suddenly began to undergo drastic changes.

The dark gold patterns on his face, unique to the Body Sect, slowly disappeared. His hair color changed from gray to dark gold, his pupils split into three vertical pupils, and his amber color turned black. Even his muscular and burly body became more terrifying.

"It's done."

Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao immediately placed a level nine defensive soul guide shield around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to prevent it from being destroyed by his teacher's breakthrough.

The poisonous elements began to run rampant, and black streaks resembling shattered glass appeared in the distant sky, a result of space being torn apart.

Beside him, the two soul cores within Poison Undying's body had formed a shared position, and the two-way circulation of soul power and toxins was fully established, beginning to resonate.

The moment the soul core was formed, the space within a radius of tens of meters around Poison Undying began to collapse, forming a black hole-like core, and the spiritual energy within a radius of tens of miles was almost completely drained.

This commotion was too great. Huo Yuhao knew that even a breakthrough from level 98 to level 99 wouldn't cause such a commotion. So, this situation could only mean that his teacher had gained other benefits while breaking through.

The Poison Undying's true form began to materialize, with a gray-white giant phantom hundreds of meters tall emerging behind it. This was the true form of the true form of the Poison Undying's true form. The phantom's hands appeared, tearing through the clouds and causing the sky to open up, making the surrounding energy even more turbulent.

The Martial Soul True Body had already begun to change, quickly growing from a hundred meters in size to a thousand meters, and then disappearing without a trace.

"Whoo~"

Poison Undying slowly opened his eyes, and an uncontrollable smile of excitement immediately appeared on his old face.

"Hahaha, I've succeeded! I've succeeded!"

This is a knot in his heart. He has been waiting for this day for far too long. Ever since his brother died challenging Mu En, becoming level 99 has become his greatest pursuit in this life.

He did it. He finally surpassed his own brother and became a level 99 Limit Douluo.

The peak of level 98 and level 99 are separated by only one step, yet they are like an insurmountable chasm. Only by truly reaching this level can one understand how powerful it is.

Poison Undying felt that he could now manipulate his former self at will, and his strength had almost doubled.

"Congratulations, teacher, on achieving the level 99 Limit Douluo on the continent!"

Old Huo is such a smooth talker; he'll shower everyone with compliments like they're free. After all, having a strong mentor means he'll have more security, right?

With the Limit Douluo as his backer, and also his own teacher, Huo Yuhao can go anywhere without eating beef, even if the gods don't appear!
Poison couldn't calm himself down, but he still couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Yuhao, my wish has finally come true! I'm so excited!"

His old face was beaming with joy, after all, reaching level ninety-nine was not just a simple improvement in strength, but also a great extension of his lifespan.

He had originally worried that he might not live to see the Body Sect reach its peak, but now, that worry no longer exists.

Having become a Limit Douluo and having such a disciple with unparalleled talent, I have no more worries. This is the best thing in my life.

(End of this chapter)