The Overlord Venom evolved into a Poison Pill, becoming an organ within Dugu Feng's body, coexisting harmoniously with these life forces.
Could this be the balance of yin and yang?
The ultimate form of poison is life, and the ultimate form of life is poison!
Seeing that the three Immortal Herbs had settled in and seemed to be thriving, Dugu Feng proceeded to place the Nine-Grade Dragon Fungus, Cinnabar Lotus, and other medicinal herbs he usually kept in reserve from his pouch into the space.
Indeed, all these herbs were able to take root and grow there.
Dugu Feng then attempted to place a longsword from his Storage Soul Tool into the space.
The result was completely different.
Although the longsword landed within the milky-white light bands, it instantly corroded and turned to dust, seemingly assimilated and mixed with other toxins.
It appeared that only items containing powerful life energy could be placed here.
This was a space of Ultimate Poison and life, absolutely intolerant of any other attributes.
A cycle had formed within—a cycle of life force and toxins.
The two energies complemented each other, balancing yin and yang, continuously growing stronger.
Moreover, Dugu Feng discovered that this cycle was spreading.
The first to be affected were the six Soul Bones within his body.
Three of them possessed life energy: the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, the Azurewood Jade Dragon Right Arm Bone, and the Unicorn Eel Torso Bone.
These three Soul Bones were also marked with milky-white patterns, clearly indicating that their life attributes were strengthening.
The quality of these three Soul Bones was improving.
Originally, as his body evolved from a Demigod Body toward a Divine Body, these Soul Bones had nearly transformed into gold, emitting a golden light. Now, specks of white were dotted within the gold.
This did not hinder their evolution; instead, it fundamentally strengthened the innate life attributes of these three Soul Bones.
Where there is life, there is poison.
While these three were adorned with white, the remaining three Soul Bones—the Head Soul Bone of Spiritual Wisdom, the Netherworld Poison Crocodile Left Arm Bone, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King Left Leg Bone—were embellished with colors.
Various colored light points made these three Soul Bones appear vivid, representing Deadly Poison.
Thus, within Dugu Feng's body, his left leg and left arm were poison attributes, while his right leg and right arm were life energy.
In the middle, the head bone and torso bone were one life and one poison, respectively.
A perfect cycle had formed.
After the life and poison attribute energies cycled several times within,
The six Soul Bones erupted with a fleeting golden light.
The golden light appeared for an instant, even pushing back the bloody glow surrounding Dugu Feng.
"All six Soul Bones have evolved to Divine Level!"
Dugu Feng was thrilled. The External Soul Bone had long reached Divine Level, and now the six Soul Bones within his body had also become Divine Level.
All nine Soul Bones were Divine Level!
Immediately, his absorption speed of God Trial Energy accelerated.
In the blink of an eye, his Asura God Affinity increased again, reaching seventy percent!
Then eighty percent!
Until finally, the energy transmitted from the Asura Demon Sword began to weaken!
Dugu Feng knew that Tang Chen's God Trial Energy would eventually be exhausted.
"Break through for me!"
Dugu Feng shouted coldly.
His hands erupted with a powerful Devouring force, extracting all the energy Tang Chen had infused into the Asura Demon Sword and assimilating it into himself!
"Asura God Affinity has reached ninety percent!"
"Soul Power Level has risen once more, breaking through to Level Ninety-Nine!"
The fluctuations of the sword-shaped demon mark and Dugu Feng's perception simultaneously emerged in his mind.
His Soul Power had reached the level of a Limit Douluo, and his Asura God Affinity was now only ten percent away from completion. He was so close to ascending to godhood.
"Next is the Asura Demon Sword!"
Dugu Feng was not disappointed that Tang Chen's Asura Power had been exhausted and he had not reached one hundred percent Asura God Affinity.
After all, it was only the energy Tang Chen had infused into the Asura Demon Sword, and he himself was a major energy consumer.
The Nine-Colored Poison Core, nine Soul Bones, and even the Core Pearl had quietly absorbed some energy.
The energy within the Core Pearl had surged significantly, reaching over sixty percent!
Once the Core Pearl evolved again, it would split into sixty-four pieces. Since it was a treasure that had served him well, Dugu Feng did not stop it from absorbing energy.
Moreover, his Soul Power Level had risen from Level Ninety-Seven to Level Ninety-Nine—the final two levels of a Super Douluo.
The energy consumption required for just these two level-ups was astronomical.
Thus, Dugu Feng was already quite satisfied.
He could only say: Tang Chen's loss was his gain.
Beyond Tang Chen's energy, the Asura Demon Sword also contained vast amounts of Slaughter Aura.
A Super Divine Artifact was no mere boast.
It was the strongest weapon of slaughter in the God Realm.
After the Asura Demon Sword submitted, it had become one with his will.
All the abilities of this Super Divine Artifact were now clear to Dugu Feng.
The Asura Demon Sword had long resided in Slaughter City. Although it was within Tang Chen's Sea of Spirit, it could also absorb Slaughter Aura from Slaughter City and the entire Douluo Continent.
This was one of the most basic functions of the Asura Demon Sword.
After so many years of accumulation, the quantity was equally immense.
This Slaughter Aura was the purest form, but it differed from Tang Chen's God Trial Energy.
The God Trial Energy was the Asura Power Tang Chen had converted from Slaughter Aura. Due to his near-perfect Asura God Affinity, most of the Asura Power had transformed into Divine Power.
This Divine Power was directly absorbed by Dugu Feng, instantly becoming his own Divine Power and increasing his Asura God Affinity.
However, Slaughter Aura could not be absorbed so directly. Dugu Feng needed to absorb it and convert it through the Asura Domain.
"In other words, the raw material for cultivation—Slaughter Aura—is not lacking now.
All I need to do is convert this Slaughter Aura into Asura Power, then into Divine Power, and I can raise my final ten percent of Asura God Affinity!"
Dugu Feng's eyes gleamed brightly. He was already at Level Ninety-Nine; all he needed was to increase his Asura God Affinity by another ten percent.
Then he could immediately receive the Asura God Divine Seat inheritance and ascend to godhood!
Suppressing his excitement, Dugu Feng knew that with his current ninety percent Asura God Affinity, converting this Slaughter Aura would likely not take long.
Dugu Feng gently stroked the Asura Demon Sword beneath his fingers. In an instant, the sword transformed into a streak of blood-red light, also landing on Dugu Feng's forehead.
It merged with the sword-shaped demon mark.
The Asura Demon Sword was even more powerful than Poseidon's Trident. It could fuse with its master, sparing Dugu Feng the need to carry a massive blood-red sword at all times.
He sensed the fluctuations of Soul Power within his body gradually calming, as the energy of the three External Soul Bones retracted into his body.
The blood-red armor on his skin faded into his flesh.
Outwardly, Dugu Feng appeared unchanged, just as he had always been.
But within his body, his blood now flowed like a silver river, shimmering with golden light—a qualitative evolution had taken place throughout his entire being.
Dugu Feng rose slowly, sensing the passage of time. Nearly ten days had elapsed since he began absorbing Tang Chen's God Trial Energy.
It was time to make an appearance once more.
(End of Chapter)