A Smile Wipes Away All Grudges

"How did he know I had the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch?"

Though Dugu Bo was startled and suspicious, he obediently handed the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch over to Tang Feng.

Tang Feng took the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch and laughed heartily. He stepped out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and patted Dugu Bo on the shoulder.

"Hey, we're brothers! Why be so polite? From now on, your granddaughter is my granddaughter. Not only will I cure Yan Yan's poison, I'll also make sure she becomes a Titled Douluo in the future!"

There was nothing to fault about Dugu Bo's character. He would repay him properly when he got the chance.

When Dugu Bo heard Tang Feng call him his brother, his face turned livid. You're a little brat who hasn't even grown any hair, and you're calling me your brother?

But when he heard the promise to make his granddaughter a Titled Douluo, his face instantly broke into a smile.

"Good brothers for life."

"It's a promise. You have to make Yan Yan a Titled Douluo. Not one level less."

Dugu Bo had seen and personally experienced Tang Feng's abilities: he had captured a Titled Douluo in an instant and swum in spring water that could have killed him.

If he said he could guarantee Dugu Yan would become a Titled Douluo, then he could.

Yan Yan's talent was inferior to his; her Martial Soul alone was far weaker. He himself had only become a Titled Douluo in his sixties, and had made no progress for years, suffering terribly from the poison. If Yan Yan could avoid those problems and become a Titled Douluo, she would surely be no less accomplished than him in the future.

"Oh, right, let's start over. My name is Tang Feng. I'm seven years old, and my Soul Power is at level twenty!"

"Huh!?"

Dugu Bo's eyes went round as he stared in disbelief at the smiling boy before him.

He knew Tang Feng was young. After all, the boy hadn't even grown any hair, much less a full set. But he hadn't expected Tang Feng to be only seven years old, with Soul Power at the heaven-defying level of twenty!

Level twenty at seven years old? What kind of monster is this?!

After his shock passed, Dugu Bo was more happy than anything.

I've got a brother who's level twenty at seven years old. I've got a backer for the future!

"Hahaha! What a freak! Dugu Bo, seventy-eight years old, level ninety-one Titled Douluo. My title is Poison."

The two shook hands and made peace.

After getting dressed, Tang Feng began preparing to cure Dugu Bo's poison.

In his previous life, there had been several theories about why Dugu Bo was poisoned.

The most fundamental reason was that the plot required him to be poisoned. The second was a defect in his Martial Soul, such as a lack of venom glands.

There was no need to discuss the demands of the plot now, so that left the Martial Soul defect. (After searching through all of Douluo 1, 2, and 3, I discovered that the words "venom gland" never appeared. For this story, Dugu Bo is assumed not to have venom glands.)

"Dugu Bo, does your Martial Soul have venom glands?"

"What's a venom gland?" Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

"It's where a snake stores its venom."

"Isn't it stored in the body? It's all over."

"Amazing! You're a real talent!" Tang Feng gave Dugu Bo a thumbs-up.

Tang Feng now had a rough idea why Dugu Bo didn't recognize these Immortal Herbs.

So he's illiterate.

Now that they had found the reason Dugu Bo was poisoned, the next step was to solve the problem.

"Do you have a Cinnabar Pearl?"

Dugu Bo was shocked once again. He knew Tang Feng's abilities reached the heavens, but he hadn't expected them to reach this far.

Everyone who had seen his Cinnabar Pearl before, whether human or Soul Beast, had died—the kind of death where they melted into pus. Even Yan Yan didn't know about it, yet Tang Feng somehow did.

He felt as though he were naked before Tang Feng, who could even see through his underwear.

"Yes, yes, I do."

Dugu Bo spat out the Cinnabar Pearl and held it out for Tang Feng to see.

"Why are you giving it to me? I don't want it. I was just checking."

Both were a kind of inner core, yet Dugu Bo's only had the effect of nourishing Soul Power, while the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's possessed Fierce Yang properties that countered cold poison. That said a great deal.

"Oh." Dugu Bo awkwardly drew back his hand. He had thought Tang Feng wanted to use his Cinnabar Pearl to cultivate.

"I already have a solution. The first method is to use Soul Power to force all the toxins in your Martial Soul and your body into this Cinnabar Pearl of yours. The second is similar, but changes the destination to a Soul Bone. Whichever method you choose, you'll need the antidote I prepare. The same goes for Yan Yan's poison."

"It's that simple?" Dugu Bo found it a little hard to believe.

"Simple? Didn't you hear what I said at the end? Let me put it this way: without the antidote I prepare for you, if you rely solely on moving the toxins, not only will your Soul Power drop, but the pain of moving them will be no different from what you suffer in the dead of night every day, and it'll take even longer."

"Hiss..." Dugu Bo drew a sharp breath. He hadn't expected it to be so complicated and difficult.

If it really was as Tang Feng said, there was no way he could concentrate on moving the toxins while enduring the pain he felt each night.

"Haha, good brother, I just didn't understand, that's all. I'll do whatever you say. When do we start?"

"There's no rush. First, I need to test the strength of the toxins in your body so I can prepare the antidote. Give me a little of each kind. I don't need much."

"Easy!"

Over the course of the rest of the morning, to Dugu Bo's shock, Tang Feng injected himself with each of the various toxins possessed by Dugu Bo's Martial Soul, using them to speed up the activation of the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs in his body.

"How terrifying! Is this boy immune to all poisons?"

After neutralizing the various toxins in his body, Tang Feng asked:

"By the way, what level is my precious granddaughter now?"

"You have a granddaughter?" Only after coming to his senses did Dugu Bo remember that he and Tang Feng were brothers now. So wasn't his granddaughter none other than Dugu Bo's own granddaughter, Yan Yan?

"Oh, Yan Yan. She's level twenty-five."

Then, thinking of Tang Feng's current level, Dugu Bo added in a low voice:

"That feels so low..."

"Come with me." Tang Feng led Dugu Bo to a plant that was emerald green from top to bottom, with nine leaves and a jade-green flower blooming at its tip. (All the Immortal Herbs and medicinal plants currently at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well follow the first book; they are not Soul Beasts.)

He gently blew away the poisonous gas lingering around it and said:

"This is the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower. It can produce Jade Phosphorus poison mist, and it's very effective at transforming and strengthening the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. It'll help Yan Yan when she tries to break through to Titled Douluo in the future."

The Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower was a top-grade ordinary herb, while the Jade Phosphorus Nine-Absolute Flower, which evolved from it, was half a step away from being an Immortal Herb.

After Dugu Yan took it, reaching Titled Douluo in the future would be a breeze.

"How should she use it?" Dugu Bo asked excitedly.

"Swallow it."

Tang Feng dug up the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower, removed its seeds and scattered them in the surrounding soil. Then he placed the flower in a jade box and handed it to Dugu Bo.

"You left your precious granddaughter's side without a word and have been gone so long. It's time you went back to see her."

Dugu Bo grumbled inwardly, What do you mean, I left without a word? You're the one who kidnapped me...

Still, just as Tang Feng had said, it was time to see Yan Yan. He had suddenly been kidnapped; who knew how worried Yan Yan was?

"Have her take this Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower. But before that, you'd better find her a Soul Bone. She doesn't have an inner core, so she needs to force the toxins in her body into a Soul Bone first."

"Go and come back quickly. I'll prepare the antidote for the two of you now."

"No problem!"

After putting away the jade box containing the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower, Dugu Bo left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

(By the way, can Titled Douluo not fly? In the novel version, not counting the animation.)