Chapter 163 Dugu Bo Condenses Spirit Core
Because of that utterly humiliating crushing defeat, the Five Elemental Academies also reined in the arrogance in their hearts, cast aside their prejudices, and began to face this exchange with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy squarely.
Cultivate, sparring, exchanges, team battles—everything was proceeding methodically under Qin Ming's arrangements.
As for Lin Yang, he had only shown his face in the first few days and basically stopped appearing afterward.
Only during occasional leisure moments would he drop by the academy for a stroll.
Nowadays, pure battles held no great significance for him; rather than wasting time at the academy, he might as well use it to Cultivate or research potions.
Word had already come from Dugu Bo's side.
He already had a clue about condensing the spirit core, and hoped Lin Yang could formulate a potion for him that could enhance the ultimate poison.
Lin Yang readily agreed to this.
Dugu Bo and he had long been bound together; they flourished together and suffered together.
Before obtaining sufficient strength, the stronger Dugu Bo was, the more secure he would be.
Time passed day by day, and the deadline for the exchange officially began to enter the countdown.
Overall, this exchange had been extremely smooth, and both sides had gained a lot.
However, the only one who was unhappy was probably Huo Wu.
During this period of time, she encountered a formidable opponent, which was that damned rabbit named "Xiao Wu".
Because of their similar names, the two didn't see eye to eye from the very beginning.
After going through a contest, she lost so badly she went numb.
Even her "underlings" started turning around to call that damned rabbit "Elder Sister Xiao Wu".
This was simply an utter humiliation.
During this period, she Cultivated desperately and even mastered a new Move.
Originally wanting to win back some face, she ended up being thoroughly taught a lesson again.
It would be a wonder if she could be happy.
On the last day of the academy exchange, to everyone's surprise, Lin Yang, as the captain of Heaven Dou Team 1, did not make an appearance.
Not even where he was could anyone clearly say.
Although Feng Xiaotian, Shui Binger, and others did not say it out loud, a trace of regret was hidden in the depths of their eyes.
Having no other choice, they could only ask Dugu Yan and others to pass along a message, urging Lin Yang to definitely visit their academy given the chance.
Meanwhile, at the Yin Yang Ice and Fire Well.
In a cave far away from the medicinal garden.
With a solemn expression on his face, Lin Yang handed the potion in his hand to Dugu Bo.
The potion bottle was translucent, and the liquid flowing inside was an ultimate, pure snow-white.
This was the essence he extracted from the snow-colored swan kiss, totaling two vials, and this was one of them.
Originally he had thought about suppressing the medicinal properties of the snow-colored swan kiss, but later he found that he had still underestimated this immortal herb.
Its overbearing nature far exceeded expectations; as long as any herb touched even a trace of it, it would instantly turn into a poisonous weed.
Unable to suppress the medicinal properties, Lin Yang could dilute them.
For this reason, he scrapped no less than dozens of Clones, finally extracting only these two vials of potions.
One of the vials was for Dugu Bo, and the other was naturally reserved for Dugu Yan.
Taking the potion, Dugu Bo took a deep breath and slowly nodded.
He didn't say much more; the relationship between the two of them long ago didn't require extra pleasantries.
"Act as my Protector."
Lin Yang got up and sat outside the cave.
As for Dugu Bo, he raised the potion in front of him, applied gentle force with his thumb, and the sealed bottle mouth instantly shattered.
A faint fragrance drifted out from the opening.
Dugu Bo tilted his head back and drank the potion in one gulp.
At first there was no abnormality, but merely after three breaths— "Ugh—!"
A muffled grunt was squeezed out from the depths of his throat, and a layer of dark green patterns suddenly emerged on the surface of his skin.
Then he abruptly raised his head, spitting out a mouthful of pitch-black poisonous mist from his mouth.
The poisonous mist fell to the ground, instantly corroding a deep pit into the ground with a sizzling sound.
Lin Yang's gaze was locked tightly onto Dugu Bo, and his palms had secretly broken out in a sweat.
If this step succeeded, Dugu Bo would no longer be an ordinary Titled Douluo.
His poison would become a terrifying thing that the vast majority of Titled Douluo would be unwilling to touch.
If it failed, Lin Yang was also prepared to save him back with Demon Blood.
Time ticked away bit by bit.
For a full three days, Lin Yang guarded the cave entrance without moving an inch.
Yet Dugu Bo's state gradually returned to calm, and even that layer of dark green patterns on his body surface faded quite a bit.
Another three days passed. From outward appearances, Dugu Bo's hair was snow-white, resembling an ordinary old man.
Even the aura on his body was no longer that chilly and venomous feeling, but rather an unfathomable depth that was restrained to the extreme, making people feel even more palpitating.
Finally, Dugu Bo opened his eyes.
His originally dark green pupils now carried a ring of snow-white pupil rings, looking cold and distant.
He lowered his head to look at his own hands, slowly clenching his fists.
"It succeeded!"
His voice was somewhat hoarse, yet it could not hide that suppressed wild joy.
And after condensing his spirit core, his Cultivation logically Breakthrough to level ninety-four, only one level away from that rotten chrysanthemum.
Moreover, with the ultimate poison, if they were to really fight, he wouldn't fear him.
At this time, a smile appeared on Lin Yang's face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Elder Poison, on your Cultivation advancing further."
"Haha!"
Dugu Bo laughed heartily, got up and heavily slapped Lin Yang's shoulder, "Isn't this thanks to your kid's blessing? Ever since you came, I feel like good things haven't stopped."
Lin Yang chuckled softly, then said in a deep voice, "Elder Poison, can you tell me how you balanced the dan bead and the spirit core?"
"Balance?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo gave him a somewhat peculiar look.
"Why balance them?"
Lin Yang was slightly stunned.
Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, his tone casual yet revealing a bit of seasoned shrewdness: "Although you said the dan bead can be regarded as a fake spirit core, a fake is still a fake; compared to a real spirit core, it still lacks some heat."
"Then Elder Poison, you..."
"Feel it for yourself!"
Before his voice faded, Dugu Bo had already released his protective Soul Power, leaving himself completely wide open.
Being able to do this was enough to show his trust in Lin Yang.
Lin Yang's gaze flickered slightly, and without declining, he said, "Elder Poison, excuse my offense."
He raised his hand, gently pressing his palm against Dugu Bo's chest, as a wisp of Soul Power probed into his body.
As soon as it entered, Lin Yang clearly perceived that newly condensed spirit core.
It sat upright in the depths of the Dantian, entirely dark green, exuding an aura that was restrained to the extreme and palpitation-inducing.
However, when he saw the state of the spirit core and the dan bead, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Only because that dan bead was revolving slowly around the spirit core.
Co-position resonance dual spirit cores?
No, that's not right!
Lin Yang secretly shook his head.
The two spirit cores of a co-position resonance dual spirit core mutually restricted and pulled each other.
Changing from one center to two centers, thereby condensing and compressing more Soul Power.
Yet the one before his eyes was completely different.
The dan bead did not contend on equal terms with the spirit core, but completely became an appendage of the spirit core.
It did not merge into one with the spirit core, yet in a clever way, it attached itself within the force field of the spirit core, each in its own place without interfering with the other.
It looked extremely like... the Earth and the Moon.
"I see!"
A flash of enlightenment crossed Lin Yang's eyes, and he slowly withdrew his palm.
"You see it clearly now," Dugu Bo said in a deep voice, "Whether it's the dan bead or the spirit core, being able to form one is already a stroke of luck. If you insist on seeking a balance, it becomes unreliable instead."
"So I simply don't overthink it, taking the spirit core as primary and the dan bead as secondary directly. That way, it's stable enough."
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