Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

In the following days, Chen Ming continued to learn the lifelong skills of several masters. Among these ultimate techniques, the one most suited to Chen Ming was, without a doubt, the Elemental Domain of the Seven-Colored Lotus Soul Master.

Thanks to Chen Ming's talent, his accumulated experience in elemental manipulation, and the unique characteristics of the Douluo Hall world itself, he grasped the fundamental principles of the Elemental Domain in just over two days and successfully condensed the initial prototype of the domain.

Although the domain wasn't yet complete enough to be fully utilized in battle, it was only a matter of time before Chen Ming could deploy it effectively.

Logically, the Seven-Colored Lotus Soul Master could have continued guiding Chen Ming at this level of mastery. However, as a strong practitioner of the Elemental Domain, the master noticed that Chen Ming had a unique understanding of elements—one that was even more effective than his observations and accumulated experience. As such, he refrained from interfering further with Chen Ming's development, merely offering his insights as a reference when necessary.

By the third day, Chen Ming had essentially graduated from the Seven-Colored Lotus Soul Master's tutelage and moved on to learning from the other masters.

The technique taught by the Mountain-Splitting Axe Soul Master, Heaven-Splitting Strike, was a simple yet brutally effective skill. It allowed the user to unleash all their power in an instant, gathering it into their martial soul to deliver a peak strike.

Typically, when power levels increase uncontrollably, the resulting skill often suffers inefficiency. For instance, a skill that could originally unleash 120% of one's strength might only achieve 80% or less after an uncontrolled power boost. However, this technique ensured that even with a sudden and massive surge in strength, the maximum damage could still be delivered.

Of course, such overwhelming power came with equally severe side effects. If used cautiously, the user would be left barely alive after executing the move. Conversely, if used recklessly, the user's life force would be utterly drained, leaving their body as fragile as paper. On top of that, the move's immense recoil would essentially obliterate the user—self-destruction in every sense of the word.

Moreover, this technique had a unique feature: it not only drained the user's life essence but also extracted the power of their soul rings. Visually, the soul rings would shatter like porcelain during the technique's execution.

Chen Ming thought this move bore a striking resemblance to the Ring Explosion Secret Technique used by the Clear Sky Clan. However, considering that the shattered soul ring's power was forcibly funneled into the Heaven-Splitting Strike, Chen Ming felt this technique was more like a combination of the Ring Explosion and the Great Sumeru Hammer.

When Chen Ming shared his thoughts about the Clear Sky Clan's techniques with the Mountain-Splitting Axe Soul Master, the latter couldn't help but sigh and remark that his path was not solitary—others had indeed walked similar roads.

Later, while learning the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens, the Mountain-Splitting Axe Soul Master shared his interpretation of the Ring Explosion technique with Chen Ming.

Although the exact differences between this version and the Clear Sky Clan's secret technique were unclear, the Mountain-Splitting Axe Soul Master's version also allowed the user to actively shatter a soul ring to harness its power. Even if there were discrepancies, the fundamental principles were likely similar.

Compared to the Elemental Domain and Heaven-Splitting Strike, the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens carried unique traits specific to the Phoenix martial soul, such as Nirvana and Flame Rebirth, which were developed based on the Phoenix's natural abilities.

Chen Ming's martial soul, while possessing the element of ultimate fire, was fundamentally rooted in the flames inherited from the Fire Dragon King, which lacked the Phoenix's unique properties. As a result, Chen Ming only learned half of the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens before deciding not to delve deeper into it. Instead, he found the Infernal Ninefold Strike taught by the Flame Lion King Soul Master particularly intriguing.

This technique boasted considerable power and combined explosive strength with sustainability. It allowed the user to reclaim a portion of the energy spent on the previous strike and channel it into the next attack. Though its conceptual depth was somewhat inferior to the other techniques, its raw power was undeniably impressive. Chen Ming adapted the technique by incorporating elements from the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens and his understanding of the Angel God's swordsmanship. He then used his elemental insights to transform the Infernal Ninefold Strike from a purely fire-based technique into one integrating light, darkness, and fire.

After refining the skill, Chen Ming simplified it into seven moves: three utilizing light fire, three employing dark fire, and the final strike combining all three elements—light, darkness, and fire—into a devastating finishing blow. Drawing inspiration from the Angel God's swordsmanship and the seven-move structure, Chen Ming named this technique Sevenfold Judgment.

Having spent nearly half a month mastering these skills, Chen Ming finally arrived at the final stage of his training: learning the combat techniques of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Patriarch.

The Patriarch's technique was the most powerful and profound of them all. It incorporated not only draconic and lightning elements but also aspects of destruction. This move focused on instantaneous, overwhelming damage to annihilate the opponent in a single moment.

While other techniques consisted of a series of moves, this one was a singular strike—a true one-hit kill. It had no wind-up and dealt massive damage that bypassed defenses, capable of ending a battle the moment it began.

The technique involved soul power bursts, elemental conversion, body stimulation, enemy targeting, and defense-breaking. However, like the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens, many of its elements relied on the inherent traits of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, making it partially inaccessible to Chen Ming. Nonetheless, there were still aspects he could study and adapt.

Although Chen Ming lacked lightning attributes, even with the latent Seven Trials of the Thunder God, he used his understanding of the Elemental Domain to transform other elements into lightning.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon originated from the Light Dragon lineage, with its lightning power being a variation of light. As such, Chen Ming naturally chose to convert the Angel God's light power into lightning and used a small portion of the Golden Ancient Tree's energy to facilitate the process.

During the transformation, Chen Ming realized he didn't need to fully convert light into lightning. Instead, he could convert 70% into lightning and fuse it with divine power, creating a Holy Thunder composed of light, lightning, and divine elements, with immense destructive potential.

By studying part of the Dragon Soars the World technique, Chen Ming adjusted it to better suit himself. Ultimately, he combined Holy Thunder with the power of judgment and certain evil-restraining properties he had derived from his skull soul skill, creating a unique combat technique called Evil-Breaking Claw.

Although this technique wasn't as fast or destructive as Dragon Soars the World, it possessed extremely high specificity. The elderly masters, despite their extensive knowledge, couldn't help but applaud its effectiveness.

The Holy Thunder, fused with judgment power and the anti-evil enhancements from the God of Sin's skull soul bone, would likely obliterate not only the body but also the soul of any evil soul master it struck, leaving no chance for survival.