Dugu Bo said coldly, "Kid! Don't blame me for not reminding you, your focus right now should be on cultivation. With your talent, even as a food-type Soul Master, there will absolutely be a place for you in the Soul Master world in the future. What you need to do now isn't romance, but to strive for your future."
"Grandpa isn't opposing you two, on the contrary, I actually fully support you two being together, but how long has it been? Two months?! And you two have already reached this stage!"
"In the future? You're not going to have Yanyan have children in half a year, are you? This will not only delay your cultivation but also affect Yanyan's future."
Dugu Bo grew more and more agitated as he spoke, not even caring that Dugu Yan was right beside him, or perhaps Dugu Bo's words were actually meant for both of them to hear, but Dugu Bo couldn't bear to scold Dugu Yan, so he had to present the facts from Oscar's perspective.
"Besides, you're both still young, you have plenty of time in the future for romance. Right now, I hope you can be more sensible, suppress the distractions in your hearts. Dating is fine, but cultivation is the most important, after all... the future belongs to you."
After Dugu Bo finished speaking, he placed both hands on Oscar's shoulders and sighed, "Little Ao, do you understand what Grandpa means?"
Oscar listened to Dugu Bo's words and recalled what his teacher had said when he left back then. The two had the same intention, and Oscar had indeed taken it to heart back then.
However, he and Dugu Yan had been in a world of just the two of them during this time, and earlier they had gotten carried away in the moment, making it truly difficult to control themselves.
But Oscar also understood that whether it was Grandpa Dugu Bo or Teacher Gai Yue, their words were correct. He really shouldn't be 沉迷 in beauty and temptation right now.
He should focus on cultivation. Moreover, Dugu Bo's words reminded Oscar that he was only an auxiliary-type Soul Master. Although his current performance suggested he would indeed make a name for himself on the continent in the future,
But the current Oscar was no longer satisfied with just that, and to achieve his ideals, Oscar would inevitably have to put in more effort than ordinary people.
After a long while, Oscar nodded seriously, "I understand, Grandpa. I will reflect on today's events, and I'll be more careful in the future."
Beside him, Dugu Yan also softly responded, "Oh."
Dugu Bo glanced at the two who looked nearly identical in their responses, sighing helplessly, "I don't care how you two interact, but you cannot have children before reaching Soul Sage cultivation, understand?"
Hearing this, not just Dugu Yan, even Oscar's expression couldn't help but change slightly.
"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan tugged at Dugu Bo's arm, glaring at her grandfather.
Oscar nodded in response, "I understand, I can guarantee this."
Dugu Bo helplessly patted Dugu Yan's head, "Grandpa is doing this for your own good. Grandpa was young once too. Sometimes when the atmosphere is right and you get carried away, where would you have the presence of mind to consider so much? Having Grandpa supervise you a bit will at least keep you alert, won't it?"
Then Dugu Bo turned to look at Oscar, "Don't think that just because you call me Grandpa, if you really can't control yourself and with Yanyan... cough cough! I'll break your legs!"
Dugu Bo deliberately threatened Oscar, the purpose also being to make Dugu Yan remember that dating is fine, intimacy is fine, but there must be limits, and they must properly grasp the boundaries.
Dugu Bo naturally couldn't bear to hit Dugu Yan, so he had to use Oscar to threaten Dugu Yan, to prevent his granddaughter from getting carried away one day.
Oscar smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, "Grandpa, I'm also your grandson!"
Dugu Bo turned his head away, pinching Dugu Yan's pouting lips, "In name only!"
Dugu Bo ignored Oscar's resentful gaze. Although Oscar knew Dugu Bo's words were deliberately meant to provoke him and Dugu Yan, it did sound quite intimidating.
After all, Dugu Bo's persona was right there—this was someone who did what he said, never bragging or making empty promises.
"Hungry, make something to eat." Dugu Bo snorted at Oscar, expressing his dissatisfaction at Oscar stealing his family, then flew down toward the stone house with Dugu Yan.
Oscar smiled helplessly, raising his left hand as sky-blue Soul Power condensed into a jade sword, and Oscar stepped on the jade sword to chase after them.
"Grandpa, how about sweet and sour pork tenderloin and taro pork?" Oscar asked from behind.
Dugu Bo grunted, "If it doesn't taste good, you can't see Yanyan for three days!"
"!" Oscar was stunned for a moment, then he realized—wasn't this old man doing this on purpose?
Thinking he had his lifeline in his grasp? Not seeing... not seeing was impossible, because Oscar had confidence in his cooking skills.
...
After this incident, there were no more obstacles between Oscar and Dugu Yan's feelings, and their relationship rapidly heated up. By the fourth month, they had completely confirmed their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
Although Dugu Bo was quite helpless about this, as long as the two children didn't do anything inappropriate, dating was fine.
Another two months passed, and Dugu Yan's poison was completely cured with Oscar's help. Dugu Yan could now even enter the range of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well herself.
However, although she could enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well area after taking the Treasure Antidex and Body Restoration Pill made from Oscar's blood, she still didn't dare touch the water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, because that thing was too terrifying.
Only Oscar, who had consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fire-Apricot Delicate Shu, could touch it, and even swim and cultivate in the spring water.
And now, more than half a year had passed since the day Oscar and Dugu Yan met in the Sunset Forest. Dugu Bo spent five months completely extracting all the poison from his body into the Soul Bone.
Moreover, because of this process, Dugu Bo's own Green Scale Snake Emperor poison merged with the Medusa Head Bone's poison, giving birth to an even more powerful toxin, making his strength advance once again.
Furthermore, after extracting all the poison, Dugu Bo also felt a sense of rebirth.
And during this time, because Oscar discovered that Dugu Bo had condensed a Poison Core from his own venom, this made Oscar think of a special existence in the Soul Master cultivation system.
That was the Soul Core. The Soul Core was not a product of this era, but something that emerged after the continent developed for ten thousand years.
A Soul Master who condensed a Soul Core was like having an additional terrifying trump card, able to quickly recover Soul Power through the Soul Core, increasing Soul Power reserves while also having a massive boost to combat power.
To put it this way, if a ninety-first-level Soul Master possessed a Soul Core, they would be sufficient to unleash power rivaling a ninety-fifth-level Super Douluo.
The power of the Soul Core lies in the fact that even after reaching the Super Douluo realm at ninety-fifth level, one can still contend equally with a Super Douluo one level higher through the power of the Soul Core.
And those with even greater talent could unleash even more powerful and terrifying strength.
And the principle of the Soul Core was too similar to Dugu Bo's Poison Core—both compressed and condensed power for storage, and when reaching a certain level, it became a Poison Core, that is, a Soul Core.
However, condensing a Soul Core carried the same huge risk as Dugu Bo condensing his Poison Core—that a slight mistake could cause the Soul Core to go out of control or shatter, leading to the Soul Master's body exploding and dying.
This was the same meaning as Dugu Bo dying from poison if his Poison Core condensation failed.
After Oscar told Dugu Bo his idea, Dugu Bo also discovered that although this idea was somewhat fanciful, it indeed had a feasible probability.
However, although Dugu Bo wanted to try now, the poison in his body was still his biggest problem, because the erosion of the poison had left his body riddled with holes, and his body couldn't withstand this level of power conflict in the short term.
So although Dugu Bo could make some small attempts, he would have to wait until he was completely detoxified before he could truly condense a Soul Core.
But Oscar wasn't in a rush either. After all, the Soul Core was too overbearing and advanced, and whether it could be created in this era was uncertain.
However, besides those extraordinarily talented Titled Douluos, Dugu Bo should be the most likely to condense a Soul Core, because his Poison Core was too similar to a Soul Core.
This was equivalent to Dugu Bo already having experience invisibly, so Oscar still wanted to give it a try. If successful, his teacher Gai Yue could also try in the future.
If Gai Yue could condense another Soul Core, combined with the talent enhancement from taking the Black Jade Divine Bamboo Pill, surpassing Chen Xin would only be a matter of time.
Even reaching the ninety-ninth-level Ultimate Douluo level wasn't impossible. Of course, everything was premised on whether the Soul Core could actually be created.