"Only those with extraordinary talent can cultivate this path. Poison others not before poisoning oneself!"
This ancestral teaching flashed through Dugu Feng's mind like a bolt of inspiration.
Only those with extraordinary talent can cultivate this path!
This meant that only those with exceptional gifts could control the Overlord Venom.
But what kind of talent was required?
If it were physical strength, his body had already reached its peak—yet it was useless.
If it were spiritual power, as things stood, his mental strength had no effect on the Overlord Venom either.
"Poison!"
Dugu Feng understood in an instant.
This talent referred to one's comprehension of poison itself.
The Overlord Venom had countless variations, but the foundation of these changes lay in the five toxins he had absorbed.
At this moment, his Fifth Soul Ring had fully formed around him.
Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black—five Spirit Rings pulsed with overwhelming might, marking him as a Soul King.
But he was also a Soul King who could perish at any moment.
These five Spirit Rings were the vessels for the five toxins—the very foundation of the Overlord Venom's transformations.
"These five toxins are under my control!" Dugu Feng muttered to himself.
Yet the Mixed Poison had already taken form. The rainbow-hued toxin had fused seamlessly, and he had no means to revert the Overlord Venom back to its original five basic poisons.
"How do I control it? There must be a way!"
Dugu Feng's mind raced, his thoughts consumed by his understanding of poison.
From the age of four, when his poisoning first manifested, he had endured the Azure Phosphorus Violet Venom.
Before turning six, he had consumed snake meat and drunk snake blood daily, using poison to combat poison.
After his Spirit Awakening, he trained in the Blue Phosphorous Twelve Fingers, mastering the Azure Phosphorus Violet Venom and comprehending the Azure Phosphorus Scarlet Venom.
When he absorbed the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion for his Second Soul Ring, he began to grasp the nature of Cold Poison.
With the Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede as his Third Soul Ring, the three-colored Mixed Poison took shape, elevating the potency of the toxins within him to a new level. His understanding of poison advanced by leaps and bounds.
His Fourth Soul Ring came from Zhu Jing Bing Chan, the Ice Toad, deepening his insight into the fusion of ice and fire toxins.
And now, with the Man-faced Demon Spider absorbed, the Overlord Venom had finally coalesced.
Every moment of cultivation and enlightenment converged in his mind, forming a complete picture.
"Hahaha!"
Dugu Feng burst into laughter—he had realized the truth.
Since this was a Mixed Poison, what kind of poison it became was entirely up to him.
He was the master.
At this moment, large sections of his body were reduced to exposed bones, his internal organs clearly visible.
His injuries had reached a critical state.
Were it not for the energy provided by his Core Pearl and Soul Bone accelerating his recovery, he would have long since succumbed to the venom.
Without hesitation, Dugu Feng activated his First Soul Ring, intensifying the output of Azure Phosphorus Violet Venom.
The Mixed Poison within him shifted once more, its potency diminishing slightly.
Next, he experimented with adding the Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede's toxin—immediately, the Overlord Venom surged anew, its power swelling again.
"This is the Overlord Venom—devouring all, corroding all, destroying all.
But as its master, through my comprehension of poison, I can control the blending ratios of the five foundational toxins to freely adjust the Mixed Poison's strength!"
Dugu Feng's five Spirit Rings flickered incessantly.
Toxins were added, adjusted, and the Overlord Venom continued to evolve.
His profound understanding of poison now proved its worth.
Finally, in that decisive moment, the Overlord Venom's power weakened once more.
The rainbow toxin was forced into retreat.
Dugu Feng began his counterattack.
The Soul Power and mental energy within his body gradually forced the Overlord Venom into his right palm.
"Buzz!"
The Overlord Venom detached from his body.
In an instant, the entire forest brightened.
Like the hazy sunlight after rain, it shimmered with multicolored radiance.
Gradually, the Overlord Venom condensed into a solid form—an oval, pigeon-egg-sized object resting in Dugu Feng's palm.
Dugu Feng stared intently at the colorful luminous egg that could be held in one hand.
At this moment, it no longer held any destructive power.
But Dugu Feng knew well that if he infused even a trace of poison into it, the Overlord Venom would erupt once more.
Maintaining balance in the palm of his hand seemed simple, but in reality, the Overlord Venom wasn't truly resting on his palm—it hovered slightly above it.
He had isolated the Overlord Venom in an independent space using a thin layer of mental toxin.
The nature of Overlord Venom was endlessly volatile.
Even contact with the air could trigger another explosion.
The current calm was merely the lull before the storm.
With a thought, the pigeon-egg-sized Overlord Venom dissolved into formless colored light, flowing through the meridians in Dugu Feng's hand and re-entering his body, finally settling in his lower Dantian alongside his Core Pearl.
He had tamed the Overlord Venom.
Uncontainable excitement flashed in Dugu Feng's eyes.
He had mastered the highest secret of the Poison Cultivation Lineage.
This was the greatest reliance of the Dugu Family on the continent—they finally possessed a truly deterrent force.
Steadying his mind, Dugu Feng began restoring his body.
Anyone who saw him now would be horrified.
Not a single patch of his skin remained intact.
His bones were exposed, and putrid blood oozed—his condition couldn't be more gruesome.
The healing power of his right leg's Soul Bone spread once more, mending his external injuries.
But what surprised Dugu Feng the most was the crimson glow radiating from his Eight Spider Lances—energy absorbed from the Man-faced Demon Spider they had devoured.
The red energy quickly diffused.
From his back, it extended down to his waist, and from his shoulders, it spread forward to his chest and arms.
His entire upper body was enveloped in this bloody radiance.
His injuries healed at an astonishing rate.
It seemed the Eight Spider Lances had evolved.
Nourished by the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and now absorbing the power of a 40,000-year-old Man-faced Demon Spider, the Eight Spider Lances had grown significantly stronger.
Their fundamental nature had undergone a tremendous enhancement.
Starting from the eight ribs connected to his back, surges of crimson energy continuously infused his upper body, stimulating the strengthening of his physical abilities.
In mere moments, the injuries on his upper body had mostly recovered.
Dugu Feng stood up.
Glancing back at the Man-faced Demon Spider, the massive corpse emitted a crisp sound before disintegrating into ashes.
Every ounce of its life force had been devoured by the Eight Spider Lances on his back.
The death of the Man-faced Demon Spider had benefited Dugu Feng greatly.
His Soul Power Level had reached Rank 52 as a Soul King.
At this stage, even the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy would consider him qualified to be an instructor.
He was now a core asset of any faction.
And he had achieved this at just sixteen years old.
Dugu Feng was in high spirits.
With a wave of his hands, strands of Soul Power smoothed out the traces of battle nearby.
Then, he leaped into the air, soaring toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Controlling the Overlord Venom was only the first step—he already had many ideas for its further cultivation.
His gaze then fell upon the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb in his hand.
The battle with the Man-faced Demon Spider earlier, and finally controlling the Overlord Venom, had taken a heavy toll on the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
Even the Cold Poison energy stored in his External Soul Bone had been completely depleted.
Dugu Feng urgently needed to return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to replenish his energy.
The Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb seemed to have entered a weakened state.
Its stamens and leaves drooped listlessly, appearing utterly drained.
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