Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 207: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

Chen Ming thought for a moment. When Dugu Bo came to visit him, he called him over and brought up the matter of the pseudo-demigod position. Chen Ming decided to keep the positions of the God of Sin and the God of Poison for himself but handed over the pseudo-demigod position of the Snake God to Dugu Bo.

The effects of a pseudo-demigod position are far less miraculous than those of a true god or demigod position. It mainly serves as a guide for advancement, enhances comprehension of the laws, and strengthens spiritual power.

Dreaming of directly raising soul power levels or soul ring age with it? Forget it. Those are paid features that require faith and divine power to unlock. And even if you could afford it, such functions wouldn't even be available until you removed the "pseudo" prefix from the title. Pseudo-demigod positions don't support pay-to-win mechanics.

For Chen Ming, the Snake God's position was like a tasteless chicken rib—neither valuable to keep nor worth discarding. In the future, its greatest use would be to crush it and feed it as nourishment to the other two god positions. Giving it to Dugu Bo, however, was the perfect solution.

After all, Dugu Bo didn't lack natural talent in normal areas; it was just his brain...

Well, his spiritual aptitude was slightly below average.

Even if Dugu Bo couldn't perfect the Snake God's position, having this would improve his aptitude in this area, allowing him to continue advancing his soul power level through cultivation.

With the strength of the pseudo-demigod position, it would be enough to prevent Dugu Bo from being bottlenecked by comprehension issues until Level 98.

After Level 98, however, he would have to figure out how to perfect the pseudo-demigod position himself—perhaps by accumulating faith or other methods to remove the "pseudo" prefix. At that point, he could potentially reach Level 99.

As for becoming a god?

Dugu Bo would either need to cultivate a large group of soul masters with snake-related martial souls who worship him or imitate the Sea God by making a large group of snake-like soul beasts his followers. After a few centuries of accumulation, he might just become a Tier-3 god.

Maybe?

In any case, after Chen Ming handed over the pseudo-demigod position to Dugu Bo, the latter went into seclusion. Chen Ming stayed nearby to protect him, occasionally going to Heaven Dou City to replenish supplies or check on Dugu Yan.

Three months later, Dugu Bo emerged from seclusion. His soul power had increased from Level 95 to Level 96, and his comprehension had reached the level of a typical Super Douluo. From here on, he could rely on his efforts to reach Level 97.

When Dugu Bo broke through to Level 95, he still had thoughts of going out to show off. But now, after obtaining the precious Snake God's position and further improving his strength, he had become more cautious.

His biggest fear was that news of him possessing a god position would leak, prompting a group of Super Douluo to team up and hunt him down.

After all, from Dugu Bo's perspective, if he were one of those Super Douluo and heard such news, he wouldn't hesitate to team up with others to hunt down the person with the pseudo-demigod position. Even if it wasn't for himself, he'd do it for the sake of his descendants.

After all, though the pseudo-demigod position is "pseudo" and "half," it still carries the word "god," making it far more valuable than a 100,000-year soul ring or soul bone.

Even if he couldn't become a god himself, his descendants could pass it down from generation to generation, slowly developing faith over time. Eventually, they could pile up enough faith to create a true god, couldn't they?

Dugu Bo didn't fully understand the difference between a Tier-3 god and a Tier-1 god, but he did know this: the last notable god to ascend on the Douluo Continent was the Angel God, and the Spirit Hall was still revered as a sacred place by spirit masters to this day.

Dugu Bo hoped Chen Ming would stay in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate, waiting until his divine abilities were perfected before venturing out. Then, Chen Ming could rely on his strength to gather followers and eventually become a god. However, Chen Ming declined Dugu Bo's kind offer, deciding to venture out instead and make the most of the time before Tang San joined Shrek.

Chen Ming pulled out a roughly drawn map. This map was a representation of the Douluo Continent's layout, given to him by the world's consciousness. Over the past few months, he had been gradually filling in details. Though it still lacked much precise information, it did mark several extremely safe travel routes.

These routes were single-use gifts from the world's consciousness of the Douluo World and were incredibly reliable.

Chen Ming discussed with Dugu Bo, explaining his desire to travel the continent to check on the progress of the things he had set in motion. If possible, he wanted to visit other continents to see if he could establish faith there, similar to the Angel God, to enhance his divine position.

At first, Dugu Bo was reluctant, worried that Chen Ming might encounter danger while traveling alone. But after sparring with Chen Ming for a bit, he abandoned this concern.

Due to focusing on developing and exploring the god position, Chen Ming's soul power cultivation slightly lagged behind during this period.

Over the past year, he had been busy with various tasks, so his soul power had only increased by a little over three levels, rising from Level 53 Soul King to Level 56, nearly reaching Level 57.

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During the three months he spent protecting Dugu Bo, Chen Ming actively cultivated his soul power, increasing it by two levels—from Level 56 Soul King to Level 58 Soul King.

Although Chen Ming considered this to be a relatively slow period for his soul power growth, in reality, this rate was quite extraordinary.

Under normal circumstances, a Soul King advancing steadily could expect to increase their soul power by slightly more than half a level per month. In a year, they could raise it by six or seven levels. To put it into perspective, this era's so-called Golden Generation couldn't even increase their soul power by two levels in a year as Spirit Kings.

Even though Dugu Bo had now broken through to the level of a Super Douluo, his Level 96 combat strength was far superior to his Level 95 self. The pseudo-demigod position had also improved his mental power and comprehension to normal levels, and his internal core had further evolved into a spirit core that greatly increased his soul power capacity and recovery speed.

Yet, Dugu Bo still couldn't defeat Chen Ming.

Although Chen Ming's soul power had grown slowly over the past few months, his comprehension of the world's laws had advanced significantly.

During their sparring, Chen Ming didn't even use the soul power of other attributes—he only displayed his poison attribute, and it left Dugu Bo utterly shocked.

The poison Chen Ming released seemed almost alive, capable of absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to grow and spread continuously. It even contained a trace of strange spiritual power.

If Dugu Bo's poison-attribute soul power entered it, it would be instantly assimilated into Chen Ming's poison. Even if he used neutral soul power to attack or unleash the Thunderclap Dragon Claw from his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's right arm bone, the soul power would still be assimilated into the poison.

With a snap of Chen Ming's fingers, the poison gathered like a living thing, transforming into venomous liquid and eventually forming a thick, mud-like substance. A dense aura of ominousness emanated from it, and even Dugu Bo could feel a tremendous sense of threat from it.

Chen Ming captured a thousand-year elephant-type soul beast in the Sunset Forest and applied a small portion of the poisonous mud onto it. In an instant, the massive soul beast began to mutate.

Its flesh swelled and twisted, its bones grew abnormally, and its massive body collapsed and reassembled into a grotesque, eldritch monstrosity.

What was most shocking was that the creature still didn't produce a soul ring, indicating that it hadn't died—a rarity in the Douluo World.

Chen Ming also caught a 500-year-old Man-Faced Demon Spider and had it touch it. The spider underwent violent swelling and twisting until it exploded, leaving behind a mass of warped flesh.

The flesh, drenched in poison and plague, could instantly kill 99% of thousand-year soul beasts. Even worse, it was highly infectious, causing nearby grass and trees to warp grotesquely.

This horrifying sight sent chills down Dugu Bo's spine, making him feel as if a cold current ran from his tailbone to the top of his head.

Chen Ming controlled the ball of flesh to move further away before detonating it. The explosion unleashed destructive power comparable to the full force of a Soul Douluo's attack, scattering the toxic substances in all directions.

After the explosion, a purple soul ring emerged from the ball of flesh's remains, symbolizing the true death of the mutated soul beast. But the aftermath of its death was just beginning.

Twisted trees, warped grass, and infected snakes and insects began to mutate into chaos eggs themselves. However, their weak essences couldn't sustain the transformation and instead exploded halfway through, spreading even more poison and plague.

This ability wasn't particularly effective against high-level soul masters, but its impact in large-scale battles was almost unimaginable. Its destructive power, spreading capability, and mutation-inducing effects were unparalleled.

While the people of this era weren't so hypocritical as to label any soul master with strange abilities as an evil spirit master, this technique undeniably belonged to the most sinister and malevolent category of evil soul master methods. Using it would undoubtedly make anyone a target for pursuit.

Even Chen Ming himself admitted this. After all, the Plague of Corruption was undeniably too destructive. If someone used this ability in front of him, he'd certainly consider them an evil soul master.

If the evil spirit master organization Holy Spirit Sect existed in this era, their members would probably kneel before Chen Ming, reverently proclaiming his arrival as the Holy Son.

Flames erupted from Chen Ming's hands, quickly burning away the blood and flesh on the ground, as well as everything contaminated by it. Under Chen Ming's control, the fire cleansed all traces of the ominous poison and plague.

The elephant-type soul beast and Man-Faced Demon Spider both produced dark, ominous soul bones, indicating the intense suffering they had endured.

What terrified Dugu Bo the most was that these two soul bones, infused with toxic and plague-like energies, would likely corrupt and twist anyone who absorbed them.

Chen Ming extracted all the poison and plague from the soul bones, but he ultimately destroyed them entirely.