Dugu Bo Gets Put in His Place!

At that moment, the air in the room seemed to grow several degrees colder. Clearly, Dugu Bo was far from calm.

He knew his own family's situation best. There really was something wrong with his family's martial soul—it could be inherited and would poison the next generation. His son and daughter-in-law had died because of it.

It was not merely a hereditary problem. As they continued cultivating, they themselves would gradually become living poison!

"Your Excellency Dugu, this..."

Before Lakesius could finish, Dugu Bo waved a hand and said expressionlessly, "Kid, keep talking. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, hehe~"

Dugu Bo let out a cold laugh. A Titled Douluo was still a Titled Douluo. If he had not been somewhat wary of Neuvillette's invisible pressure, he would have exploded in anger by now!

This concerned the secret of the Dugu Family!

Even though only he and Dugu Yan remained in the Dugu Family now.

Seeing this, Lakesius sighed. Then his gaze sharpened as he prepared to flee with Neuvillette.

If Dugu Bo made any sudden move, he would immediately flee with Neuvillette!

"Your Excellency Dugu, I, Neuvillette, have always acted according to fairness and justice. Otherwise, there would be no need for me to trade with you for what I need—I would simply take it myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible aura erupted from Neuvillette and bore down upon Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo's eyes instantly widened, his gaze filled with shock!

His martial soul was afraid. It was trembling!

It even refused to reveal itself!

It was like an ordinary snake encountering its king—afraid, reverent, yet unable to dare look directly at it...

If he could previously display roughly seventy percent of his combat power, then now, being able to display fifty percent of his original strength would already prove that Dugu Bo possessed a firm will.

After hearing Neuvillette's words, Dugu Bo's expression turned extremely ugly. Since becoming a Titled Douluo, this was only the second time he had been threatened!

Lakesius was utterly numb. This grandson of his was straying further and further down the path of courting death!

Still, things seemed to have gone somewhat differently from what he expected. Your Excellency Dugu showed no intention of attacking, so why did his face look so awful? It was as though he might erupt at any moment.

That aura lasted only for an instant before Neuvillette withdrew it.

"Your Excellency Dugu, if there is something to discuss, we can sit down and talk properly. There is no need to threaten and intimidate people at every turn. That is wrong!"

Neuvillette returned to his seat and spoke with an unchanged expression.

Dugu Bo's eye twitched. This guy was accusing the victim first!

The moment Neuvillette revealed his secret, he had actually been prepared to make a move. Were the secrets between soul masters something just anyone could know?

If he had not been wary of Lakesius and Neuvillette, he would not have given Neuvillette a chance to explain himself.

Yet this fellow did not explain anything. Instead, he acted even more aggressively than him, a Titled Douluo!

He had directly threatened him!

Having reached this point, Dugu Bo considered matters briefly before deciding to lay his cards on the table.

"Kid, if you can truly solve this problem, name whatever you want. As long as I have it, I can give it to you!"

The poison of his martial soul had always been a pain in Dugu Bo's heart. Even with cultivation that reached the heavens, what could he do? He could not save his son and daughter-in-law!

This poison was hereditary as well!

It would bring disaster upon future generations!

Dugu Yan's hair and pupils were the best proof.

Since Neuvillette had said this was a transaction, then he must have some solution.

And he just so happened to have his eye on something Dugu Bo possessed.

"Your Excellency Dugu, the problem with your bloodline lies in your martial souls. It is martial soul poison, and it will continue to grow as you cultivate..."

"Whenever it rains..."

After describing Dugu Bo's condition and symptoms, Neuvillette finally picked up the tea beside him and took a light sip.

Hmm~

It was not poisoned.

Dugu Bo's eyes lit up after hearing this. Everything Neuvillette had said matched his condition word for word. The question was no longer how Neuvillette knew, but how this condition could be resolved!

"Kid, you are the first person who has dared drink tea brewed by this old man. For that alone, this old man is willing to trust you once. Tell me, what do you want?"

Dugu Bo stroked his beard and stared fixedly at Neuvillette.

This person, who looked even younger than his Granddaughter, was actually so terrifying!

He completely countered Dugu Bo!

What a sin!

"Your Excellency Dugu, the terms of the transaction are this: I will help you and your descendants resolve the martial soul poison, and you will give me the Treasure Land within Sunset Forest!"

"That Treasure Land is priceless. I..."

"Do you think the lives of this old man and my Granddaughter have a price?"

Before Neuvillette could finish, Dugu Bo spoke faintly.

"Uh..."

Neuvillette fell silent. The Treasure Land was priceless, but life was equally priceless!

"As long as you can solve this problem, what does it matter if I give you that land?"

Dugu Bo did not ask why Neuvillette knew about that place. Since he knew about the poisoning of himself and his Granddaughter, was it not perfectly normal for him to know about that place as well?

Besides, if not for that place, this fellow might never have crossed paths with him in the first place.

"Of course, if you dare deceive this old man..."

Neuvillette paid no attention whatsoever to Dugu Bo's warning.

Instead, he was considering another issue.

This transaction was not truly fair. On Douluo Continent, there seemed to be nothing that could compare with the Treasure Land of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Not even a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could be mentioned in the same breath as that Treasure Land.

Simply saving Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, as well as resolving the issue of martial soul inheritance, could not make things fair or just.

Though both were priceless, this transaction was still neither fair nor just.

Forget it. I'll think of a way to make up for it later. At worst, I can keep a closer eye on Dugu Bo's descendants in the future, or try to help him increase his strength...

With that thought, Neuvillette stopped dwelling on it. Special circumstances called for special measures.

"Your Excellency Dugu, could you first take my grandfather and me to your Treasure Land?"

"I have several methods that can resolve the problem for you and your Granddaughter, but all of them require that Treasure Land."

Neuvillette spoke bluntly.

The best solution would be to allow Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's martial souls to evolve, freeing them from the limitations of snake martial souls.

They were humans, not snakes. They had no venom sacs to store poison. Once their martial souls evolved, the problem would naturally be resolved.

There was also the method from the original work, but that merely treated the symptoms rather than the root cause.

The very, very best method would be to directly cut off the inheritance of the Dugu bloodline. Once Neuvillette became a god and possessed god-level power, he could replace the Dugu bloodline's martial souls with God-given Martial Souls!

At that thought, Neuvillette's eyes lit up. This method seemed feasible, and it would make this transaction fair and just as well...