Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 281: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

As Chen Ming appeared, Golden Crocodile Douluo promptly stepped forward. His expression was slightly peculiar as he exchanged a few words with Chen Ming, then shifted the topic to the metal in his hand. Raising his right arm, Golden Crocodile Douluo held the metal and infused it with his soul power. A resonance was created between the metal and his right arm, which left Golden Crocodile Douluo perplexed.

In his view, metal was not a living entity, let alone a soul bone. How could it possibly resonate with him? Yet, as an Ultimate Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo was certain that this piece of metal had the potential to fuse with his right arm—or more precisely, with the soul bone in his right arm.

Although Golden Crocodile Douluo had accompanied Lou Gao on a soul beast hunt and even had a confrontation with Bear Lord in the process, he knew it was all due to Chen Ming's involvement. While his relationship with Lou Gao was good, it wasn't close enough to warrant such deep trust. Thus, he deliberately waited outside, hoping to ask Chen Ming for his insights on the matter.

After all, his martial soul had just recently evolved following his breakthrough, and it was no longer the standard Golden Crocodile King of his bloodline. Instead, it had transformed into the Golden Crocodile Dragon, an evolution toward the Golden Dragon. Even he couldn't be entirely certain what this change might imply.

Chen Ming placed his hand on Golden Crocodile Douluo's right arm, feeling the fluctuations within. Before long, he identified the source of the resonance.

The connection between Golden Crocodile Douluo and the forged metal didn't come from his martial soul, the Golden Crocodile Dragon, but rather from the soul bone in his right arm.

Hearing Chen Ming's explanation, Golden Crocodile Douluo displayed an expression of sudden realization.

"My right arm bone is not particularly old—just over thirty thousand years. However, its source is unique. It came from an extremely rare mutated soul beast, the Devouring Golden Sacred Beetle."

"The Devouring Golden Sacred Beetle is a mutation of the Devouring Golden Beetle. Although this type of soul beast carries a golden bloodline, it isn't particularly strong in its early years and is considered a low-level soul beast. It resides deep within underground mineral veins and relies on sheer numbers to overwhelm enemies. Its attribute is metal, with strength and defense as its characteristics."

"But this soul beast possesses a very unique innate ability—it can grow by devouring metal. This not only increases its soul power but also enhances its quality. The stronger the mineral vein, the stronger the Devouring Golden Beetles that inhabit it. Those in high-quality veins are on a completely different level compared to those in low-quality ones."

"In low-quality veins, the Devouring Golden Beetles don't exceed a hundred years in age, and their bodies are no larger than a forearm. Only in medium-quality veins might you find thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Devouring Golden Beetles, whose sizes range from one to two meters. Furthermore, their attributes vary depending on the properties of the mineral vein."

"For example, in fire-attribute veins, the Devouring Golden Beetles have fire attributes; in ice-attribute veins, they have ice attributes. It's even said that in veins where dragons once fell, mutated variants with traces of dragon blood have been discovered. However, no matter how they mutate, the metal attribute of the Devouring Golden Beetle remains constant."

"In certain special veins, some individual Devouring Golden Beetles may accidentally devour unique minerals."

"Generally, such Devouring Golden Beetles can reach ten thousand years in age. But if the beetle itself is of extremely high quality or devours more than one unique mineral, it may mutate."

"Variants with other attributes become top-tier soul beasts, but if they remain purely metal-attribute, they transform into super soul beasts—the Devouring Golden Sacred Beetles."

"These soul beasts are exceedingly rare, but their quality is unparalleled. Their metal-attribute strength is near perfection, rivaling that of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Moreover, as beetle-type soul beasts, they surpass the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in strength and are nearly equal in defense. Their only drawback is their lack of intelligence. Additionally, the offspring of Devouring Golden Sacred Beetles cannot inherit their mutation."

"My soul bone came from a thirty-thousand-year-old Devouring Golden Sacred Beetle. I obtained it during my younger days while resolving a soul beast attack on a mineral vein for the Spirit Hall's branch. Its soul skill is called Shocking Force, which greatly enhances my strength, attack, and defense. Although its age is only thirty thousand years, its effectiveness and quality are on par with ordinary seventy- or eighty-thousand-year-old soul bones."

"I had always thought the Devouring Golden Sacred Beetle's power was limited to its soul skill. But now it seems this soul bone contains the essence of the Devouring Golden Sacred Beetle's core strength. However, I've had this soul bone for nearly 150 years. Why have I never sensed its hidden abilities before? Is it because of my soul power breakthrough? My martial soul evolution? Or is it due to this special metal?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned and spoke something highly unusual for a typical soul master to say:

"I have a strong feeling that if I fuse this metal into my right arm bone, its age and quality will increase. But my right arm bone isn't an external soul bone."

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The ability to increase a soul bone's age was something neither Chen Ming nor the Angel God possessed. Chen Ming had no experimental or reference material to work with, while the Angel God had theoretically deduced a few methods to enhance soul bones but couldn't test them due to personal limitations.

Chen Ming had already mastered techniques for enhancing and modifying martial souls, increasing soul ring ages, and boosting soul power, vitality, and spiritual power. The only missing piece of the puzzle was soul bone enhancement. Unexpectedly, Golden Crocodile Douluo's situation presented a crucial breakthrough.

In the Soul Land II era, techniques for enhancing soul bones were only briefly mentioned. Even in Soul Land III and IV, they were never expanded upon. The only exception was the use of secret-method soul bones as auxiliary materials for fusion. For years, Chen Ming had been working on replicating this technique, but progress had been slow.

After all, he didn't even know how to create a secret-method soul bone, let alone the method itself.

Leaving Lou Gao's place earlier, Chen Ming pulled Golden Crocodile Douluo back into Lou Gao's secret chamber. Lou Gao, who had been enthusiastically forging a moment earlier, once again put down his hammer with a resentful look and came over to greet them.

Lou Gao loved forging, and not even his devotion to Chen Ming as a fervent believer could change that. Interrupting him—twice, no less—felt like disturbing someone in the middle of their most joyful activity. Even the most patient person couldn't help but react.

However, upon learning about this unique situation, Lou Gao's expression instantly shifted. He excitedly dragged Golden Crocodile Douluo to a corner to examine his arm and the metal, and the two began discussing fervently.

Later, Chen Ming joined their conversation, offering his insights on using special metals to enhance soul bone age and quality.

After several hours of work, with Chen Ming's assistance, the connection between the forged metal and Golden Crocodile Douluo's soul bone was fully stabilized. A portion of the metal's power was absorbed by the right arm bone. Under Chen Ming's observation, the age of the soul bone increased—albeit only by a few decades to a hundred years. Nonetheless, this opened up a new avenue of thought for Chen Ming.

A rough but effective technique had emerged. While it was limited to Golden Crocodile Douluo's right arm bone and this specific piece of forged metal, it was undeniably a genuine method for enhancing soul bones.