Oscar's idea sparked a new line of thought in Dugu Bo. Although the poison in his body remained unresolved, he began experimenting with the feasibility of forming a Soul Core, intending to use his Poison Pill as a base.
At Oscar's current stage, his soul power was still too shallow to attempt such a thing. Even with his formidable soul foundation, he wouldn't be able to consider condensing a Soul Core until he reached Level 70.
So for now, the idea of a Soul Core was too distant for Oscar to worry about.
In the following months, Oscar's soul power rose rapidly to Level 35, nearly reaching Level 36. Dugu Yan, after detoxification, also successfully obtained her third soul ring.
Notably, that third ring was largely Oscar's doing. At that time, Oscar had already reached Level 35 and, equipped with the Sky Blue Spirit Jade Sword (a spirit bone), combined with the upgrades from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his combat ability had reached Soul Ancestor (Soul Sect) level.
For an assault type soul master, such strength would mark them as a top tier genius. For a food type soul master like Oscar, it was downright monstrous.
Even Dugu Bo started calling Oscar a "little monster," as the boy had shattered all of his expectations.
At just under 12 years old, Oscar was already at Level 35 something Dugu Bo hadn't seen in decades.
Oscar had also soloed a 3,000 year old Emerald Scaled Snake to obtain Dugu Yan's third ring. She didn't even need to assist just delivered the final blow.
The reason her third soul ring exceeded the usual 1,700 year limit was due to whale glue a rare substance Oscar gave her after they confirmed their relationship two months ago. He still had some in storage and gave her two pieces to enhance her physique.
Even Dugu Bo, with over 70 years of experience, had never heard of whale glue being capable of this. He only started believing it after hearing that Oscar's third soul ring was 6,700 years old.
Dugu Bo could only marvel how was Oscar so lucky to acquire these divine tier treasures? And not just luck Oscar's willpower was unmatched, making his future prospects limitless.
After absorbing her third ring, Dugu Yan's previously refined soul bone and whale glue effects also manifested, pushing her soul power to Level 34, saving her at least half a year of cultivation.
Despite this leap, she didn't rush. She spent half a month stabilizing her foundation, to avoid instability from the rapid increase a decision Oscar wholeheartedly supported and commended.
Dugu Yan was now fully detoxified, with considerable gains. Dugu Bo had extracted all remaining poisons into a soul bone, so all that remained was regular dosing of Oscar's All Purpose Detoxification Compound Pill.
Once Dugu Bo fully purged the toxins, he and Oscar could finally begin indepth research on Soul Cores. If Dugu Bo managed to transform his Poison Pill into a Soul Core, both his power and potential would skyrocket.
Though Dugu Bo was weaker in one on one combat, in group warfare he was nearly unmatched even Title Douluo couldn't match his mass combat prowess.
In the meantime, Oscar regularly consulted Dugu Bo about alchemy and pharmacology and even handed over ancient records on immortal grade medicinal herbs for him to study.
Oscar also told him about the Puo Clan, a former subordinate family of the Clear Sky Sect, who specialized in alchemy and medical arts. If the chance arose, he suggested Dugu Bo visit them there could be tremendous gains.
However, neither had time recently, so the idea was shelved for now.
But this line of thinking led Oscar to ponder a critical question Should he form his own power base?
He was conflicted. Creating a faction requires tremendous resources, time, and strategic planning, and Oscar clearly lacked the bandwidth for that now.
Although he had powerful backers in Dugu Bo and Teacher Gai Yue, starting a faction was still no trivial matter.
From the original story, Oscar identified that only a few existing groups were both easy to recruit and had decent power.
The best opportunity lay in the four single attribute clans abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect they were key to Tang San's establishment of the Tang Sect in canon.
With control of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Oscar had high leverage and a strong chance of recruiting them.
However, the Strength Clan might pose a problem their leader Titan was a loyal bootlicker to Tang Hao. In the original, he saw Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and, on the assumption he was Tang Hao's son, immediately knelt.
Oscar didn't think he could win over that level of sycophant unless Tang Hao was dead.
But even without the Strength Clan, it wasn't a deal breaker. Their main value was in forging, and other smithing experts and the Blacksmith Guild existed on the continent. Oscar was indifferent about them though he was open to trying if an opportunity arose.
Oscar eventually shared his ambition with Dugu Bo, who was initially hesitant.
But realizing that his granddaughter was already romantically involved with Oscar, Dugu Bo decided to throw in his lot with him and offered to serve as the vanguard.
After all, Oscar was still just a young Soul Elder, and lacked the prestige needed to command attention.
But with Dugu Bo's presence, it would be half the battle won already.
Dugu Bo wasn't just a powerful figure he controlled the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, one of the continent's most valuable assets.
Who cares about soul bones and gold? They had immortal herbs. They had alchemy!
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