Why did the Dugu Family have so few members?
Because many of them never lived to become Titled Douluo.
Both Dugu Bo's father and his son had died when the toxins in their bodies turned against them.
Only by becoming a Titled Douluo could one barely suppress the backlash.
One could say that a sharp sword had hung over Dugu Yan's head since the day she was born.
If she didn't work hard at cultivation, she wouldn't be able to suppress the toxins in her body.
Sooner or later, she would meet the same fate as her father.
But fortunately, her light boat had passed beyond ten thousand mountains.
Now Dugu Yan no longer had to worry about the future.
Nor would her future children have to endure the same suffering.
Dugu Yan gazed tenderly at Su Yu.
If she and Su Yu had children,
Su Yu certainly wouldn't stand by and watch his own children suffer the backlash of the toxins.
He would surely clear the obstacles from their path.
Thinking of it that way, Dugu Yan suddenly felt she had struck it rich.
Perhaps the Dugu Family could grow and flourish in her generation.
As long as Dugu Yan had a few more children and made sure her bloodline did not die young,
The Dugu Family could spread its branches and leaves generation after generation, growing prosperous and thriving.
With that hidden danger gone, the Dugu Family could certainly become a force on the Douluo Continent that could not be underestimated.
The Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul was one of the top Beast Martial Souls.
If the backlash hadn't been so terrifying, causing an extremely high death rate among those with the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul,
The Dugu Family might well have had a place among the Upper Three Sects.
Besides, Su Yu's unique Tattoo Martial Soul also had to be passed down.
Su Yu's Martial Soul was too much of a cheat.
As long as one of their descendants inherited a Martial Soul like it, the Dugu Family would be a tiger with wings.
Wait... no...
Brother Yu and I only just got together. How can my head be full of these things?
Realizing she was getting carried away, Dugu Yan quickly shook her head, cutting off her wild thoughts.
How embarrassing!
I haven't even finished school yet, and I'm already thinking about spreading branches and leaves. If Brother Yu found out, he'd definitely laugh at me.
Dugu Yan forcibly suppressed the fluttering in her heart.
She admitted that, after her first taste of pleasure yesterday, she had tasted the marrow and longed for more.
But she absolutely couldn't lose herself in it.
Right now, she was still just a small fry.
Though she had decent talent, her strength was ultimately too low.
Dugu Yan's most pressing task was to make herself stronger.
Not to dwell on this and that.
Has this girl gone mad?
Why are her emotions fluctuating so much?
Su Yu noticed Dugu Yan's shifting expressions, but had no idea what she was thinking.
"Brother Yu... I need to go home for a bit."
"I have to explain things between us to Grandpa."
"While I'm at it, I'll bring Grandpa to see you."
Dugu Yan clung to Su Yu's arm coquettishly.
The Dugu Family's entire future depended on Su Yu.
Dugu Yan had to go back and prepare Dugu Bo, so the old man would fully accept it.
"No problem!"
"Go on, go on!"
Su Yu didn't hesitate for a moment and made it clear he welcomed the idea.
He was quite fond of Dugu Bo.
A Titled Douluo was about to become his top-tier workhorse.
How could Su Yu not look forward to it?
As long as Dugu Bo gave him his allegiance, many things would become easier for Su Yu in the future.
Anything he couldn't conveniently handle himself could be left to Dugu Bo.
He was the perfect tool!
"Jie jie jie..."
Su Yu couldn't help laughing.
Dugu Yan was slightly taken aback.
She didn't know what Su Yu was laughing about, but she could tell his laugh was up to no good.
Brother Yu wouldn't do anything to Grandpa, would he?
Dugu Yan reassured herself inwardly.
They would all be family from now on.
How could Su Yu possibly do anything to hurt his family?
As it turned out, Dugu Yan was overthinking it.
Family was exactly who Su Yu took advantage of.
If you couldn't take advantage of family, what was family even for?
After seeing Dugu Yan off, Su Yu knew the plans he had laid would soon bear fruit.
He had been coveting the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
This was a fortuitous opportunity that Douluo readers had to see someone devour.
Dugu Bo's greatest value was that he had eyes but failed to see, unable to recognize those Immortal Herbs.
That way, Su Yu could feast on them to his heart's content.
He would follow Little Scumbag's example and pack up every last one to take away.
"Mine... they're all mine!"
Of course, Su Yu wasn't a stingy person.
He would leave Dugu Bo some benefits and let him have a taste of the Immortal Herbs too.
Dugu Bo was one of his own, after all.
Su Yu wouldn't be an ungrateful wretch like the innately evil Little Scumbag.
As the saying went, if you wanted a horse to run, you had to feed it grass.
Su Yu had made up his mind to work Dugu Bo hard in the future, so naturally he had to give him some benefits.
He, Su Yu, was no heartless capitalist.
Meanwhile...
Dugu Yan skipped home, humming an unfamiliar tune.
She was in an exceptionally happy mood.
"Grandpa, I'm home."
When Dugu Yan reached the courtyard, she found her old man basking in the sun, just as she had expected.
"Yanyan, what good news has made you so happy today?"
Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan dotingly and smiled.
Though Dugu Bo was usually unpredictable in his moods, a figure countless people regarded as taboo,
When he faced his granddaughter, Dugu Bo was always as gentle as could be.
She was his only family.
Naturally, Dugu Bo lavished all his finest tenderness on her.
"Grandpa, look at this..."
With her hands behind her back, Dugu Yan raised her foot proudly.
Dugu Bo looked closely, and his pupils instantly contracted.
A deep-black black mamba coiled up her lower leg all the way to her knee.
Its head pointed upward, lifelike.
"This is... the tattoo that boy gave you."
How could Dugu Bo fail to recognize Su Yu's handiwork?
In the entire Heaven Dou Empire—no, the entire Douluo Continent—only Su Yu could do this.
"Yep!"
Dugu Yan nodded, brimming with excitement.
"Grandpa, Brother Yu got rid of the hidden danger in my body."
"From now on, I'll never have to worry about the toxins turning against me again."
"Not only that, I've grown stronger too."
"My Jade Phosphorus Snake venom fused with the black mamba venom and underwent a mutation."
"I'm sure that the next time I run into that Tang San from the Shrek Seven Devils, I'll be able to wipe away my humiliation."
Dugu Yan talked on and on.
Back at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, the Imperial Fighting Team had fought the Shrek Team, and Tang San had beaten Dugu Yan into submission with nothing but realgar.
The Jade Phosphorus Snake venom she was so proud of had been completely countered by Tang San.
That incident had remained a thorn in Dugu Yan's heart.
Just imagine: the strongest technique Dugu Yan had diligently cultivated was so easily countered. Who could stand that?
If everyone carried realgar in the future, wouldn't she, Dugu Yan, be unable to beat anyone?
For a time, one could say Dugu Yan had been unable to eat or sleep well because of it.
Fortunately, Dugu Yan no longer had to worry.
Realgar could counter Jade Phosphorus Snake venom, but it couldn't counter black mamba venom.