Dugu Yan (Second Update)

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo arrived at the valley with his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

"Kid, I've brought my granddaughter."

Dugu Yan followed behind her Grandfather, her lively eyes fixed on the plainly dressed youth ahead, who was currently staring at her.

So this was him?

He was so young. Could he really help with the snake venom in my body?

Huo Yuhao was also sizing up the beautiful girl.

She looked about fifteen or sixteen. She had long, wavy dark green hair, delicate and refined features, fair and smooth skin, and dark green eyes that regarded him with a trace of curiosity. An alluring, almost bewitching beauty emanated from her very bones.

"Hello, I'm Huo Yuhao. It's a pleasure to meet you." Huo Yuhao smiled and extended his hand.

"Dugu Yan." Dugu Yan introduced herself, but showed no intention of shaking his hand.

Huo Yuhao withdrew his hand without taking offense.

With a Titled Douluo for a Grandfather, it was understandable that she had grown accustomed to being arrogant. He had no interest in arguing with a little girl anyway.

"I heard from Grandfather that you can cure the snake venom in my body?" Dugu Yan asked bluntly, without the slightest politeness.

Dugu Bo said nothing from the side, but he was also watching Huo Yuhao.

"I can," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

"Then begin." Dugu Yan was rather cold in nature.

"Fine." Huo Yuhao did not waste words with her. Raising a hand, he took a special herb from his sleeve.

"This is the medicinal catalyst. Swallow the whole plant."

Dugu Yan's gaze was drawn to the herb in his hand, and Dugu Bo also turned his attention toward it.

It was a scarlet immortal herb, soft and pliant throughout, resembling a fern. The tip of its leaves resembled a cockscomb, while its veins were crimson gold.

The moment Dugu Bo saw the herb, he recognized it as one of the plants from his medicinal garden.

Dugu Yan accepted the herb and looked back at her Grandfather.

Dugu Bo nodded slightly, and only then did Dugu Yan feel somewhat reassured.

Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

This was Huo Yuhao's method of detoxification.

From Dugu Bo, he had learned that Dugu Yan's condition was severe. She had been corroded by poisonous blood since before she was born, and the snake venom had long since seeped into her bones.

To eliminate the snake venom at its root, a powerful medicine was needed.

The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was a great tonic of pure yang, its medicinal nature extremely fierce. It was the perfect counter to the sinister yin nature of snake venom.

When the frigid snake venom collided with the fierce immortal herb, some pain was naturally inevitable.

Of course, that was not within his consideration. He was only responsible for curing the poison.

"Swallow it directly. Do not chew it. Gather your Soul Power and use it to envelop and refine the medicine. Remember, no matter how much pain you endure during this process, you must hold on. Otherwise, all your efforts will be wasted," Huo Yuhao warned.

"Endure pain?" Dugu Yan froze and looked up at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao raised a brow, neither confirming nor denying it.

Dugu Yan looked at the scarlet herb in her hand. Gritting her teeth, she swallowed the entire plant in one gulp.

In an instant, her face flushed bright red, her skin turning crimson like fire as a scorching heat wave erupted from within her body.

Dugu Bo's heart immediately tightened at the sight.

After swallowing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Dugu Yan felt as if she had swallowed a ball of blazing flames. The fire spread outward from her esophagus, burning through her internal organs.

She felt as though she had been cast into hell. The searing pain made her frantic, nearly driving her mad.

She felt her spine being ignited by crimson flames. The overwhelming agony nearly devoured her, and her consciousness teetered on the brink of collapse.

Dugu Yan let out a piercing cry as her Soul Power suddenly erupted.

Two yellow and one purple soul rings emerged beneath her feet. The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul appeared in the air behind her, scorched by raging fire as it struggled and hissed within a sea of flames. Cracks appeared across its jade-colored scales under the crimson blaze, and madness filled its vertical pupils.

Seeing his granddaughter in such misery, Dugu Bo looked toward Huo Yuhao with burning anxiety.

"Hold on. As long as you endure this trial, you'll be free from the torment of snake venom forever," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

Dugu Yan nearly fainted from anger upon hearing that.

She naturally knew she had to hold on, but there was not the slightest bit of encouragement in his words.

Huo Yuhao watched calmly.

The reason she was suffering so much while absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was mainly because the pure yang fire contained within the immortal herb was purging the Jade Phosphorous Snake venom from her body.

The venom had long since penetrated deep into her bones. To eliminate it at the root, she naturally had to endure the pain of being burned and tempered to the bone.

Dugu Bo watched his granddaughter nervously, hating that he could do nothing to help.

Time passed bit by bit.

Dugu Yan was still gritting her teeth and holding on. Strands of dark green poisonous mist gradually began to seep from behind her.

Seeing that Dugu Yan had already reached the brink of collapse in such a short time, Huo Yuhao could not help frowning.

She couldn't hold on any longer?

Huo Yuhao immediately took out a round, icy blue pill from his sleeve and fed it to Dugu Yan. Then he sat down behind her and mobilized the chill contained within the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in his body, helping her suppress the violent energy within.

As the cold pill entered her stomach, Dugu Yan immediately felt a bone-piercing chill that nearly froze her soul, while pure ice energy flowed into her from behind.

As time passed, Dugu Yan's aura gradually calmed.

Only after seeing that her condition had stabilized did Huo Yuhao withdraw his hand wearily.

To help her suppress the crimson flames brought by the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, he had expended a great deal of Soul Power to transform it into icy energy. It was inevitable that he would be left drained.

After a long while.

Dugu Yan gradually circulated the Soul Power within her body and began to restrain her aura. Her eyelids fluttered slightly before she slowly opened her dark green eyes.

Feeling the unusual changes in her body, she shifted slightly and stiffly rose from the ground. However, she nearly fell, instinctively reaching toward Huo Yuhao beside her.

Huo Yuhao sidestepped, causing Dugu Yan to grasp at empty air. Her body tipped forward from the momentum, and she was about to fall.

Fortunately, Dugu Bo reacted quickly enough. He flashed forward in an instant and caught her.

"Yan'er, how are you feeling? Are you all right?" Dugu Bo hurriedly asked, gripping her wrist as he checked her condition.

"Grandfather, I feel very relaxed now. The snake venom seems to have really been removed..." Dugu Yan said hesitantly.

Dugu Bo hurriedly grasped her wrist and circulated his Soul Power to examine her.

Then, delight immediately replaced the expression on his face.

It was true!

The snake venom in Yan'er's body had truly disappeared!

His descendants would finally no longer have to suffer from this snake venom.

Dugu Bo looked at Huo Yuhao with a face full of joy.

Huo Yuhao looked exhausted. He waved dismissively, too lazy to speak with them.

A trace of confusion appeared on Dugu Yan's face.

After taking that herb, she felt that her body had changed somewhat, yet she could not say exactly what had changed.

She immediately mobilized her Soul Power. Two yellow and one purple soul rings appeared beneath her feet, their radiance dazzling.

Her soul rings had not changed, yet her Soul Power had somehow risen by five levels.

She had jumped directly from Level Thirty-Four to Level Thirty-Nine.

Just as she was about to share this joy with her Grandfather, she noticed that he was staring blankly behind her.

"Grandfather, why are you looking at me like that?" Dugu Yan turned around in surprise.

She froze as well.

The air behind her twisted slightly. A Crimson Scale Python coiled there, breathing flames, its eyes blood-red as it looked down upon them.

My Martial Soul... mutated?!

When Dugu Bo turned to look for Huo Yuhao, he discovered that Huo Yuhao had already walked far away.

Only now did he understand that the method Huo Yuhao had mentioned to solve the Martial Soul's defect at the root was to directly cause the Martial Soul to mutate.