Dugu Yan Returned the Medicine and Offered Her Lap, Yu Mingfei's Escape Plan Fell Through

[Word Spirit: Deep Blood].

This Word Spirit could make Yu Mingfei's body toxic, granting him a certain degree of immunity to external poisons.

At the same time, the Eight Spider Lances, the External Soul Bone he had initially subdued, also reacted to the poison.

The Eight Spider Lances lying dormant along Yu Mingfei's spine activated, producing a devouring force that was about to consume the poison that had entered his body.

Yu Mingfei hurriedly controlled the Eight Spider Lances, stopping them from devouring the poison.

In an instant, the right hand he had inserted into Dugu Yan's wound completely changed color.

A dark bluish hue crept up to his neck before being suppressed by the poison naturally carried by the Eight Spider Lances.

Under the effects of [Word Spirit: Deep Blood] and the Eight Spider Lances, poison had spread through nearly half of Yu Mingfei's body, yet he still looked perfectly fine.

Dugu Bo's eyes lit up at the sight, his gaze repeatedly sweeping over Yu Mingfei.

This brat comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. I heard his Martial Soul mutated so badly that it even lost its lightning attribute.

Could he be some kind of poison dragon? Or are his Soul Skills related to poison? Maybe he possesses a Soul Bone?

Dugu Bo's heart stirred, but when he saw the faint glimmer of hope in his granddaughter's numb eyes—

He quietly dismissed those thoughts.

Yanyan's condition comes first. As long as Dugu Yan's problem can be solved, nothing else matters.

As the poison flowed out, Dugu Yan's pain eased considerably.

Even her expression relaxed noticeably.

[Word Spirit: Deep Blood] could make Yu Mingfei's body toxic, so naturally it gave him a certain degree of poison immunity.

Combined with the Eight Spider Lances' control over poison, Yu Mingfei looked terrifying now, but he was actually in no danger at all.

The dark bluish skin covering half his body was all deliberately displayed for Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling to see.

At any moment, he could use the Eight Spider Lances to devour every trace of poison that had invaded his body.

But he was still waiting.

Waiting until the last portion of poison beyond Dugu Yan's control had drained out.

Dugu Yan suddenly felt her body grow lighter, and she unconsciously released her Martial Soul Possession.

"Yanyan!" Ye Lingling cried out.

The moment the change occurred, Dugu Bo swiftly placed a hand on Dugu Yan's shoulder and examined the condition within her body.

The result of his examination made Dugu Bo breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as panic flashed across Dugu Yan's face, she discovered that nothing unusual had happened after releasing her Martial Soul Possession.

Though the pain of potent poison still gnawing at her body lingered, the out-of-control poison that had caused all this was gone.

Her expression became dazed. Her nose stung, and her eyes began to moisten.

For half a month, she had endured endless torment. If Ye Lingling had not stayed by her side every moment, treating her with the Nine Heart Begonia every day and easing her pain—

She likely would not have lasted this long.

Nor would she have stubbornly refused to use the Nine-Petal Golden Orchid just to preserve her Poison Arts.

Now, without damaging the foundation of her cultivation, the out-of-control poison had vanished.

At last, she saw hope of surviving.

Yes, hope of surviving.

She was an Azure Phosphorus Snake Spirit Master. Every Soul Skill and ability of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent needed poison to display its true power.

Without poison, it would be inferior even to an ordinary high-quality Martial Soul.

If she had truly used the Nine-Petal Golden Orchid, then in her heart, she would have considered herself dead.

A muffled groan sounded beside her, and all three of them immediately turned their attention to Yu Mingfei.

At this moment, half of Yu Mingfei's face had turned dark blue.

His stiff facial muscles twitched. His rosy lips had turned pitch-black, and several streams of foul-smelling black blood flowed from the corners of his mouth and beneath his nose.

His entire body fell straight backward like a corpse.

"Ah!"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling immediately rushed forward in alarm, reaching out to support Yu Mingfei.

Without another word, Ye Lingling raised her hand and summoned her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. A flash of white light descended as her healing Soul Skill landed on Yu Mingfei.

Although the Nine Heart Begonia was the finest healing-type Martial Soul, healing was not detoxification.

The blackness on Yu Mingfei's face showed no signs of fading.

"Yanyan, there's too much poison in his body. My Martial Soul can't handle it! What do we do?"

Ye Lingling's face was filled with panic.

Dugu Bo took a step forward, but before he could speak, he saw Dugu Yan swiftly pull a jade box from a small pouch at her waist.

With a flick of her delicate hand, she stuffed half an orchid with golden petals into Yu Mingfei's mouth.

"Yanyan!" Dugu Bo shouted urgently, trying to stop her.

"Grandfather, there's no time! He isn't an Azure Phosphorus Snake Spirit Master. The poison is consuming his body now—only the Nine-Petal Golden Orchid can save him!"

Dugu Yan explained as she picked up a waterskin and fed Yu Mingfei some water.

Dugu Bo froze. What else could he say?

At that moment, Dugu Yan supported the back of Yu Mingfei's head, letting him rest on her lap, then lowered her head and said,

"Grandfather, in the end, this has nothing to do with him.

"Whether it was the poison consuming my body or my Martial Soul being damaged, it was all because I wasn't careful enough.

"If something really happens to him because he saved me..."

Dugu Yan bit her lip and said softly,

"I owe him."

Yu Mingfei lay on Dugu Yan's lap with his eyes tightly shut.

As the Nine-Petal Golden Orchid entered his mouth, the dark blue coloration on his face rapidly faded.

Under the effects of this sacred antidotal treasure, the poison disintegrated like snow beneath the sun.

What replaced it was Soul Power rapidly surging within his body.

Having only just broken through Rank 20 and absorbed the nearly Seven-Hundred-Year Crimson Flame Beast Soul Ring, his already explosively increased Soul Power now began advancing by leaps and bounds once more.

This unexpected windfall caught Yu Mingfei somewhat off guard.

He could clearly have used the Eight Spider Lances to directly devour the poison in Dugu Yan's body, so why had he put on this act?

He wanted to escape!

Ever since Dugu Bo had captured him, he had been thinking of a way to get away.

What did he have on him?

A Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, with the skill [Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life], capable of repairing the body and regenerating severed limbs with ease.

[Word Spirit: Cannot Die], which resisted death and awakened vitality.

[Word Spirit: Deep Blood], which made his body toxic and granted him a degree of poison resistance.

The External Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances, with its devouring ability, capable of consuming all poison.

Dugu Yan's Poison Arts were formidable, but compared with the Man Faced Demon Spider, they still fell slightly short.

The out-of-control poison in her body could not resist the Eight Spider Lances' devouring.

Thus, the plan came together.

Yu Mingfei had originally intended to draw the out-of-control poison from Dugu Yan's body into his own, creating the illusion that lethal poison had attacked his heart.

At the same time, he would use [Word Spirit: Deep Blood] and [Word Spirit: Cannot Die] to preserve his final thread of life.

That way, Dugu Yan's problem would be initially resolved. Given her personality, she certainly would not do something like whip Yu Mingfei's "corpse."

Dugu Bo cherished his granddaughter and would disdain doing such a thing as well.

There was even less need to mention Ye Lingling. She was simply a kind-hearted young girl. It would already be impressive if Yu Mingfei's poisoned death did not frighten her senseless.

Afterward, whether those three abandoned Yu Mingfei's "corpse" or buried him on the spot—

Both outcomes were part of the plan.

With the Word Spirits and the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, once they left, Yu Mingfei would have plenty of time to purge the poison and repair his body.

At worst, he would only be buried a little deeper, making it somewhat harder to break through the soil.

It wasn't as if this was the first time he had buried himself. What was the big deal?

But Yu Mingfei had never expected that when Dugu Yan saw the poison erupt in his body, she would actually stuff the precious Nine-Petal Golden Orchid into his mouth.

The massive amount of poison was neutralized, and his Soul Power surged.

But it also threw Yu Mingfei's escape plan into disarray.

Yu Mingfei opened his eyes. Beyond Dugu Yan's southern hemisphere was half a sky of clear blue.

"Yu Mingfei, how do you feel?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked with concern written all over their faces.

Yu Mingfei's expression was complicated.

Thank you, but I don't feel very good.