"Kid, this pill is rather interesting."
Dugu Bo examined the pill in his hand and could not help praising it.
This pill was the White Snake Pill.
Dugu Bo had spent his entire life dealing with snakes. Most of the time, he used Snake Venom to refine poisons.
Yet he had never expected that something so nourishing could be refined from them.
"Poisonous Snake Soul Beasts are generally small, and most of their abilities are concentrated in their Snake Venom. Essentially, Snake Venom is a highly condensed form of energy."
Yu Cheng explained with a smile.
Dugu Bo patted Yu Cheng on the shoulder. "Kid, who is your teacher? Without sufficient experience in refining medicine, no one could possibly discover theories like these."
"When I was at Fasnuo Main Hall, the Soul Masters participating in experiments would take supplementary medicine before absorbing Soul Rings. I studied with those medicine refiners for a while."
Yu Cheng answered candidly.
He was not lying. Even without Youth Yu Cheng's help, his foundation in pharmacology was not weak.
"Only poison-attribute Soul Masters can take the White Snake Pill. This pill is both a tonic and a poison. Poison-attribute Soul Masters can store the toxins within their Martial Souls, preventing the pill toxins from invading their bloodlines."
Yu Cheng's gaze turned solemn. "I regularly examine Sister Yan's body. That was how I discovered the abnormality within her."
"So that's how it is!"
Dugu Bo nodded.
At this point, he believed Yu Cheng's explanation.
Dugu Bo's Martial Soul had originally only been a Jade Phosphorous Serpent. Later, he encountered a fortunate opportunity, and his Martial Soul Evolution turned it into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, greatly increasing the power of its poison.
It had even spread into his own bloodline.
His son had been contaminated by the poison from birth and died when the poison flared up before he reached forty.
If Dugu Bo had not given Dugu Yan tonics from a very young age, she would not even have lived past ten.
"Kid, do you have a solution?"
Dugu Bo asked.
He himself was also afflicted by Vicious Poison and utterly helpless against it. Whenever it rained, the pain became unbearable.
If Dugu Yan had to suffer such torment as well, Dugu Bo would rather have her stop cultivating now, get married, and have children.
After all, the agony caused by this Snake Venom would multiply as one's level increased.
"No."
Yu Cheng shook his head and spread his hands.
"The Bloodline Poison is buried deep within her marrow. We can't exactly replace Sister Yan's blood and bones, can we?"
Dugu Yan's Snake Venom could be cured with an Immortal Herb.
But Yu Cheng could not make that too obvious, or Dugu Bo would become suspicious.
"Replace her blood and bones?"
Dugu Bo's eyes sharpened as he pondered it silently.
Human bones obviously could not be replaced. However, Soul Bones could be absorbed to strengthen a Soul Master's physique.
And replacing blood?
Could normal Soul Masters' blood be transfused into Yan Yan's body?
"Kid, that method is not bad. It might actually have a chance of succeeding!"
Dugu Bo said as he patted Yu Cheng's shoulder.
"Method? What method?"
Yu Cheng froze for a moment.
The next instant, he understood. Dugu Bo was not seriously considering replacing Dugu Yan's blood and bones, was he?
Holy shit!
This old man was way too wild.
It was a miracle Spirit Hall had not deemed him a Fallen One.
"Kid, I heard your Second Soul Ring is a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"
Dugu Bo suddenly asked.
"That's right."
Yu Cheng nodded.
"Do you truly have no background, no teacher? Did you achieve everything through self-study?"
Dugu Bo pressed.
Yu Cheng said seriously:
"Senior, although my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass and I'm only in the Support System, every step I took was solid. I received no help from anyone else."
His future self was still himself, so that did not count as help from an outsider.
"Support System? Not bad."
Dugu Bo nodded, finding Yu Cheng much more pleasing to the eye.
If Yu Cheng really ended up with Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo would not need to worry about his granddaughter being bullied.
Could a Support Soul Master possibly defeat someone from the Control System?
"Roar—"
As Dugu Bo was about to say something else, a long howl rang out from beyond the mountain, filled with intense hostility.
"Who is it?!"
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted disdainfully.
"Kid, stay here for now. I want to see who has the nerve to act so boldly."
Dugu Bo took a step, and his figure vanished from the spot.
Yu Cheng also wanted to leave the cave, but Youth Yu Cheng's voice sounded in his mind. "The newcomer is a Title Douluo. You'd better not go looking for trouble."
"Who is it?"
Yu Cheng asked aloud.
"I'm not sure. I can only sense a vague shadow. But judging by the energy fluctuations, his Soul Power Level is about the same as Dugu Bo's."
Youth Yu Cheng replied.
Outside the mountain.
Dugu Bo stood in midair with his hands behind his back.
He looked at the man before him and searched his memories, only to realize that he had never seen him before.
"Who are you?"
Dugu Bo asked coldly.
Ci Xue patted his large belly and laughed. "Dugu Bo, I heard your title is Poison. I've come to seek your guidance."
"Seek guidance? I'm afraid you may not leave alive!" Dugu Bo said disdainfully.
His poison was not something just anyone could withstand.
Even another Title Douluo would surely die if they were careless enough to be struck by his Vicious Poison.
"Hmph!"
Ci Xue snorted and directly released his Martial Soul.
His body swelled like a balloon. Countless spikes emerged from his flesh, while purple gas coiled around him.
"Porcupinefish Martial Soul?"
Dugu Bo's gaze sharpened as the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul Possession took effect, covering his entire body in turquoise scales.
He had seen this kind of Martial Soul before. It excelled at defense and poison, so it was no wonder this man dared challenge him.
Psh—
A cloud of hazy green gas suddenly burst forth from Dugu Bo's body and clashed against the purple gas.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
The two gases corroded each other, producing a teeth-grinding sound.
"Interesting."
Dugu Bo was intrigued.
His title was Poison. Over all these years, he had never encountered an opponent in the art of poison.
"Take another one of my moves!"
Dugu Bo shouted as he simultaneously unleashed his third and fifth soul skills.
Two clouds of blue-purple poison mist sprayed from his mouth and rapidly swept toward Porcupinefish Douluo.
However, something that astonished Dugu Bo happened.
Porcupinefish Douluo opened his mouth and inhaled. His Third Soul Ring lit up, and he swallowed every drop of the blue-purple poison mist like a whale drawing in water.
After the Vicious Poison entered his body, the purple spikes covering him were dyed a deep green.
He had actually forced all the Vicious Poison onto his spikes.
Porcupinefish Douluo gave a sinister laugh. "Dugu Bo, your poison is nothing special. Why not give the title Poison Douluo to me instead?"
"Damn it!"
Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly.
Most of his strength lay in his poison arts.
Someone was actually unafraid of his Snake Venom?
This was the first time he had encountered such a troublesome enemy.
Inside the cave.
"I know who the newcomer is—Porcupinefish Douluo!"
Youth Yu Cheng said.
"Since he has come here, then the other one..."
Youth Yu Cheng closed his eyes and spread out his spiritual power. Sure enough, he discovered a concealed mass of energy at the foot of the mountain.
"They should have been sent by Qian Renxue to find you. It seems you carry quite some weight in her heart."
Youth Yu Cheng opened his eyes and teased him.
"I only hope she doesn't ruin things for me."
Yu Cheng said.
His goal was the Immortal Herbs. If Dugu Bo was provoked too badly, Yu Cheng would not be able to control the situation.
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