Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

In the sea of consciousness, Chen Ming reached out and grabbed, and a broken and illusory remnant of the Red-Eyed Ice Toad appeared in his hand. During its life, Red Eyed Ice Toad suffered greatly from the torment of its ice and fire attributes. Death was a kind of release for it, and the grievances left in the soul ring were minimal.

As a result, the remnant of the Red-Eyed Ice Toad's consciousness wasn't even the size of Chen Ming's palm when manifested in the sea of consciousness.

Chen Ming briefly examined it, and finding nothing particularly noteworthy, clapped his hands and crushed the trembling remnant into dust. He then thoroughly purified and absorbed it, moving on to the next step: selecting a soul skill.

Although the Red-Eyed Ice Toad had ice, fire, and poison attributes, as a toad, it naturally possessed several poison-related skills:

[Poison Mist Spray: a wide-area poison gas attack.]

[Frozen Poison Fog: a poisonous mist capable of freezing soul power.]

[Flames of Poison: burns life force and soul power.]

[Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill: a single-target attack with both ice and fire attributes.]

[Enhanced Leap: a basic skill common to toad-type creatures.]

Chen Ming examined the Toad's various soul skills and noticed one particularly unique skill.

This skill was not one that originated from the Red Eyed Ice Toad's original bloodline but was instead a mutation imprinted into its bloodline later.

[Heaven and Earth Reversal: This skill reverses the properties and effects of one's soul power. It converts the ice attribute to fire, the fire attribute to ice, and the poison attribute to the life attribute. It can also consume life force to generate powerful poison or death energy.]

"So, that Red-Eyed Ice Toad just now must have used this skill, right?" Chen Ming pondered. "Although the converted attribute suffers some loss, it can still retain about 70% of its original power. Ice and fire are balanced, and poison can be turned into healing abilities."

"If I apply this to my poison and death attributes…"

At this thought, a sudden realization struck Chen Ming—he had something in his possession that was related to conversion:

The Emerald Dragon's Dragon Core!

The Dragon Core could convert attribute-less and poisonous soul power into life force. The principle behind this was remarkably similar to the soul skill.

"If I choose this soul skill and use the Dragon Core as a reference, could I evolve it further to create life and lightning attributes? Could I combine these attributes into a unique, higher-level power exclusive to me?"

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Ming repeatedly examined the soul ring and found no other skill that appealed to him as much. He decided to imprint Heaven and Earth Reversal into his soul ring.

As the soul ring was absorbed, the Red-Eyed Ice Toad's soul ring began to transform Chen Ming's body. Not only did it strengthen his physique, but it also added potential for ice and fire attributes to his martial soul.

...

Half an hour later, Chen Ming opened his eyes, and his soul power involuntarily leaked out.

"Level 44? Huh?"

"Wait, is that right?"

Sensing Chen Ming's soul power, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged glances, at a loss for words.

In truth, although a ten-thousand-year soul ring contained a substantial amount of soul power, it wasn't enough to raise someone by four entire levels.

The four-level increase in soul power after absorbing the soul ring was due to two levels from the soul ring itself and two levels from Chen Ming's accumulation over time.

After absorbing a soul core, not only did his soul power recovery rate and capacity increase, but even the speed at which he absorbed soul power improved.

Moreover, when he absorbed his third soul ring, Chen Ming helped the Douluo World decipher the internal rules of the Netherworld Scorpion. As a result, the world itself favored him, making the external spiritual energy more accessible to him.

Over two months, Chen Ming had cultivated diligently and accumulated two levels of soul power, which only became apparent after absorbing his fourth soul ring. This fact, if revealed, would shock people even more than him consuming immortal herbs.

Watching Chen Ming successfully absorb his fourth soul ring, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Ming, your talent is truly remarkable," Ghost Douluo said with a forced smile, unsure of what else to say. The atmosphere was thick with awkwardness until Chrysanthemum Douluo broke the silence.

"Xiao Ming, absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring for your fourth ring is unprecedented in the history of the Douluo Continent. Your talent surpasses not only that of the old poison and both of us but even the legendary Grand Worship, who were once hailed as the peaks of the Soul Master world."

"In the future, you will undoubtedly become a renowned powerhouse on the continent. Perhaps even the entire Spirit Hall will treat you with the utmost respect."

"Thank you, Masters, for your guidance and support. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to obtain this fourth soul ring."

At this moment, any excessive humility would have been disingenuous. Chen Ming respectfully bowed to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to express his gratitude.

For the sake of their apprentice, the two Titled Douluo had taken leave from the Spirit Hall and spent several months accompanying Chen Ming to obtain his fourth soul ring. The effort and care they had shown left a deep impression on Chen Ming.

To think, Chen Ming's original plan was merely to use the seeds of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to make a deal with Chrysanthemum Douluo, hoping he, Ghost Douluo, and Dugu Bo would accompany him to the Extreme North to hunt the Red-Eyed Ice Toad's soul ring.

Before that, Chen Ming hadn't even considered the possibility of taking Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo as his masters.

"Xiao Ming, what is your fourth soul skill? A ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring must have an extraordinary skill, right?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked openly, as it concerned his apprentice.

"Master, my fourth soul skill is Heaven and Earth Reversal, which allows me to reverse my attributes."

Chen Ming extended his hand, summoning his soul power infused with death and poison. As his fourth soul ring lit up, part of the death and poison energy in his hand dissipated and transformed into pure life energy.

Witnessing this display, which defied conventional soul master knowledge, Chrysanthemum Douluo clapped his hands in delight.

"Well done, Xiao Ming! With this, it's as if you have your own healing-type soul master. You can poison others and heal yourself. Even if your poison is somewhat weakened, the transformed effects still surpass those of most healers of the same level."

"This skill of yours will surely catch opponents off guard. It's a great trump card to have while traveling the continent."

"The only question is, how much energy does this soul skill consume."