The Poison Emperor's Fury, Ice and Fire Return

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Poison Emperor's Fury, Ice and Fire Return

Boom—!!!

The terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo, as tangible as a dark green tsunami, brutally shattered the fragile soundproof barrier around Dugu Yan's recovery room, engulfing the entire chamber and even the entire Healing Department branch! The air instantly turned thick and frigid, filled with sickeningly sweet poisonous gas. The windows groaned under the invisible pressure, on the verge of collapse! The low-level students and healers throughout the branch all went pale and trembled.

"Yan Yan!!"

A roar like that of a wounded beast exploded above the branch, carrying towering fury, panic, and a trace of disbelief! Before the sound faded, the sturdy alloy door to the recovery room burst inward as if it were paper! Countless wood splinters and metal fragments shot out like torrential rain!

A dark green figure tore into the room like a phantom ripping through space, carrying a pungent, fishy wind! The newcomer was tall and lean, with long dark green hair hanging loose and a withered face. Yet his eyes were a horrifying emerald green, currently filled with violent rage and deeply buried fear as they locked onto Dugu Yan, who was seated cross-legged on the bed! It was Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo!

"Grandfather!" Dugu Yan was startled by the violent intrusion, but upon recognizing him, she hurriedly cried out.

However, Dugu Bo had eyes only for his granddaughter! His vast Soul Power and perception swept over Dugu Yan's body like the most precise scanner! When he sensed that the cold power of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison within her—like maggots clinging to bone, eroding her life day and night—had actually been temporarily suppressed by a pure and strange force balancing ice and fire, and that her Soul Power was circulating noticeably more smoothly, his withered old face revealed extreme shock and... wild joy!

"The poison... has been suppressed?! How... how is that possible?!" he cried out, his voice trembling. This degree of suppression far surpassed the pills he had brought back before! It was something he could not achieve even after exhausting all his efforts!

Joy surged through his heart like a tidal wave, only to be followed by boundless rage and lingering fear! Who was it?! Who had used his granddaughter's life as an experiment?! Where had this method of suppression come from?! If it failed, and the conflicting forces of ice and fire erupted inside Yan Yan... the consequences would be unimaginable! This was practically cutting into his heart!

"Who?! Who gave you this medicine?!" Dugu Bo suddenly turned, his ghostfire-green eyes instantly locking onto the only stranger in the room—Ling Feng! The terrifying killing intent of a Titled Douluo engulfed Ling Feng like the icy wind of the netherworld! The air seemed to solidify into a poisonous swamp, while countless Jade Phosphorous Serpent phantoms condensed from toxic gas hissed through the void, ready to swallow Ling Feng whole and corrode him into pulp!

"You?! Brat, you're courting death!" Dugu Bo's beard and hair bristled as dark green Soul Power erupted like a boiling sea of poison! A massive phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor solidified behind him, nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—radiating suffocating destructive pressure! His withered, eagle-claw-like hand tore through the air with a shriek, carrying enough terrifying Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison to instantly kill a Soul Douluo as it smashed toward Ling Feng's crown! He intended to crush this bastard who had dared risk his granddaughter's life into dust!

"Grandfather, don't!" Dugu Yan was scared out of her wits and screamed. She knew full well how terrifying her grandfather's furious strike was. Ling Feng had no chance of survival!

Faced with this fatal palm strike that could erase him in an instant and possibly corrode even his soul with poison, Ling Feng's pupils shrank to pinpoints and every hair on his body stood on end! Never had the shadow of death been so clear! But he did not panic! The more desperate the situation, the calmer he needed to be!

The Eye of Destiny frantically warned him! Red light flashed in his mind!

The Judgment Angel Martial Soul roared majestically within his consciousness, instinctively seeking to erupt in resistance!

The God-Tier Choice System's prompt sounded like thunder:

Ding! A fatal crisis has been detected: "Poison Douluo's enraged killing blow"!

Options triggered!

Option One: Fully unleash the Judgment Angel Martial Soul and resist head-on. (Success rate <1%; maximum trump card exposed.) Reward: None. Risk: Certain death or severe damage to Martial Soul Origin.

Option Two: Activate the Ghost Leopard Douluo mark and call for emergency aid. (Ghost Leopard is in the city.) Reward: Resolve the current crisis. Risk: Completely expose the relationship with Ghost Leopard, provoking deep suspicion and investigation from Bibi Dong/Qian Renxue.

Option Three: Shout the crucial information: "Ice and Fire Immortal Grass! Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma can cure the poison at its source!" Reward: 70% chance that Dugu Bo stops, initiative in subsequent negotiations. Risk: Expose knowledge of Ice and Fire Immortal Grass's core secret.

At this critical moment, his thoughts raced to their limit under the pressure of death! Option One was suicide! Option Two could save his life, but the future consequences would be endless—it would be like cutting off one of his own arms! Only Option Three could strike directly at Dugu Bo's greatest weakness and desire!

"Ice and Fire Immortal Grass! Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma can cure the poison at its source!" Ling Feng poured all his Soul Power into his voice, and it exploded through the cramped recovery room, thick with poison and killing intent, like thunder striking level ground! His voice carried undeniable certainty and piercing force!

The withered palm wreathed in deadly poison came to an abrupt halt less than an inch above Ling Feng's head!

The violent palm wind sent Ling Feng's black hair flying wildly and stung his cheeks. His skin could even feel the corrosive aura radiating from that poisonous palm! Death was inches away!

Dugu Bo stood frozen as though struck by a paralysis spell! The violent killing intent in his emerald snake eyes was instantly replaced by unparalleled shock and disbelief, surging like a tsunami!

Ice and Fire Immortal Grass! Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma!

Those two names were like heavy hammers smashing into the depths of his soul!

Ice and Fire Immortal Grass was his greatest secret, the treasured land he relied upon to suppress the poison within himself! As for Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma, it was a legendary immortal herb he had only vaguely deduced might completely solve the poison afflicting the origin of the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Martial Soul after spending decades searching ancient texts and fragmented records! It existed only in the descriptions of the oldest tomes! How did this brat... how did this brat know?! Not only did he know about Ice and Fire Immortal Grass, he even knew about Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma... Had he entered it? Had he even seen it?!

"Y-you... who exactly are you?!" Dugu Bo's voice was hoarse and carried a barely perceptible tremor. Though his terrifying killing intent remained locked onto Ling Feng, the palm he had raised slowly withdrew. The way he looked at Ling Feng was filled with utmost suspicion, scrutiny, and the horror of looking at a monster.

"Grandfather! He saved me!" Dugu Yan seized the chance to rush between them, spreading her arms to shield Ling Feng as she shouted anxiously, "It was him! He used that powder that balances ice and fire! It really worked! Look at my complexion and Soul Power!" She hurriedly released her own Soul Power fluctuations, clearly revealing the significantly suppressed poisonous aura and her smoothly circulating Soul Power.

Dugu Bo carefully examined Dugu Yan for a moment. The muscles on his withered face twitched violently as his expression shifted unpredictably—shock, wild joy, lingering fear, suspicion... In the end, all those emotions turned into an extremely complicated gaze that settled on Ling Feng once more. The suffocating pressure in the room weakened slightly, but the atmosphere remained as heavy as lead.

Ling Feng secretly let out a breath, his back already soaked in cold sweat. He forcefully suppressed his churning blood and the lingering terror of surviving death, met Dugu Bo's snake-like scrutinizing gaze, and tried to keep his voice calm. "Senior Poison Douluo, this junior is Ling Feng. I mean no harm. I do have a method to alleviate, and even completely cure, your granddaughter's poison. This is not a suitable place to talk. If you trust me, why not take me somewhere safe to discuss it in detail? For example... your herb garden in Sunset Forest? The Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma may be where the spring eyes converge."

He had once again mentioned the "Sunset Forest herb garden," practically revealing the location of Ice and Fire Immortal Grass! He had also hinted at the possible location of the Yin-Yang Dragon Ganoderma!

Dugu Bo's pupils contracted sharply again! This brat knew far too much! He stared at Ling Feng as if trying to see through him completely, from soul to flesh. Silence spread through the air like cold venom, carrying suffocating pressure.

After several breaths, Dugu Bo suddenly swept his sleeve. A gentle force of Soul Power wrapped around Dugu Yan and Ling Feng. He gave Ling Feng a deep look, his voice hoarse and cold, carrying unquestionable authority. "Brat, you'd better be telling the truth! Otherwise... this old man will show you what it means to beg for life but be unable to live, and beg for death but be unable to die!"

"Go!"

Thick dark green poisonous mist erupted, instantly enveloping all three of them. In the next moment, the figures inside the recovery room vanished like ghosts, leaving behind only wreckage, a shattered door, the lingering fluctuations of terrifying Soul Power, and a trace of pure ice-and-fire aura.

Almost the very next second after Dugu Bo vanished with the other two, a figure dressed in Heaven Dou Empire palace guard attire appeared like a ghost in the shattered corridor outside the recovery room. His features were ordinary, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's as he carefully sensed the lingering terrifying poison-attribute Soul Power and that faint yet pure, strange ice-and-fire energy. His expression was grave.

"Titled Douluo-level poison-attribute Soul Power... Dugu Bo? And that strange energy... The target, Ling Feng, was taken away? Destination unknown?" the guard muttered. He swiftly pulled a small Soul Tool Communicator from his robes and reported in a lowered voice, "Target 'Feng' engaged in a violent conflict with Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. The scene sustained heavy damage. Dugu Bo flew into a rage, and the target was seemingly taken away by force. Destination is presumed to be in the direction of Sunset Forest. Strange ice-and-fire energy fluctuations remain at the scene, matching the target's previous behavioral traits. Requesting further instructions."

At the other end of the communicator, inside the study of the Eastern Palace, "Xue Qinghe," dressed in a bright yellow casual robe, set down the memorial in his hand. As he listened to the report from the communicator, a cold amusement and an all-seeing understanding flashed through the Molten Gold Eyes hidden beneath his gentle facade.

"Sunset Forest? Ice-and-fire energy? A conflict? Heh... it seems he touched Old Poison's reverse scale." His long fingers lightly tapped the warm jade desk. "Ling Feng, Ling Feng, you truly are after Ice and Fire Immortal Grass. I just didn't expect you to be bold enough to act directly against Dugu Yan. Or perhaps... you really are confident?" A cold curve formed at the corner of his lips. "Pass down the order. Closely monitor the outskirts of Sunset Forest. Report immediately if there are any abnormal energy fluctuations! Also, send more people to keep watch on Heaven Dou Royal Academy, especially Dugu Yan's condition after she returns."

"Yes!" came a respectful reply from the other end of the communicator.

"Xue Qinghe" cut off the communication and looked toward Sunset Forest beyond the window. Calculating light flickered deep within his molten-gold eyes. "The secret of Ice and Fire Immortal Grass... and that 'method' capable of provoking such a fierce reaction from Old Poison... Ling Feng, just how many valuable secrets are you still hiding? I hope you return alive, so this interesting game can continue."