Dugu Bo Awakened by a Single Remark—How Had I Never Thought of Such a Simple Problem?!

Lin Du's words made Dugu Bo pause slightly.

But a mocking smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Kid,"

"this old man's title is Poison."

"Since awakening my Martial Soul at the age of six, I have lived alongside poison."

"It has been more than eighty years."

"In the art of poison,"

"I consider myself second to none."

"You're merely a six-year-old child,"

"yet you dare claim, right in front of me, that you can cure my poison?!"

"If Angel Douluo weren't standing beside you,"

"you'd already have been reduced to a puddle of pus!"

As he spoke,

Dugu Bo's emerald eyes, now transformed into Vertical Pupils, remained fixed on Lin Du.

He looked like a venomous snake that had bared its fangs and was ready to strike a fatal blow!

"And do you know,"

"that if Du'er hadn't spoken up,"

"you'd already be a dead snake?"

Qian Daoliu's gaze was razor-sharp.

It was as though an Angel Holy Sword lay hidden within his eyes,

piercing Dugu Bo's eyes with searing pain.

"Poison Douluo,"

"a physician cannot cure himself,"

"and one who wields poison cannot rid himself of it."

"Let me ask you,"

"whenever the skies turn overcast and it rains,"

"do your ribs begin to feel numb and itchy?"

"And does that itch gradually intensify,"

"lasting for more than two full hours?"

"And does it flare up once at noon and once at midnight?"

"Whenever it is around the middle of the night,"

"do the crown of your head and the soles of your feet suffer needle-like stabbing pain, accompanied by spasms throughout your body,"

"for at least half an hour?"

Lin Du's eyes were bright and clear.

So bright that Dugu Bo felt a pang of alarm.

He had never imagined that the ailment that had tormented him for so long would be so easily exposed by a six-year-old child.

It was so precise that it made his heart race.

If the thought had not been so utterly absurd,

he might even have believed that Lin Du had stood nearby and observed him whenever his poison symptoms flared up!

Seeing Lin Du's words leave Poison Douluo speechless,

not only Qian Renxue,

but even Qian Daoliu wore expressions of surprise.

He had originally thought Lin Du's recruitment plan involved promising benefits to tempt Dugu Bo.

But based on what he knew of Dugu Bo,

that old Poisonous Substance could not be swayed by either soft or hard tactics.

Lin Du's so-called recruitment would have been futile.

Yet, unwilling to dampen Lin Du's enthusiasm, he had not refused.

What he had not expected

was for Lin Du to immediately declare that Dugu Bo's poison had seeped into his bones.

What surprised him even more

was that Dugu Bo, an old Poisonous Substance who had played with poison his entire life,

had actually been poisoned by his own poison!

"Judging by Poison Douluo's reaction,"

"it seems I guessed correctly."

A smile rested on Lin Du's lips.

He appeared calm and unruffled,

but inwardly, he quietly breathed a small sigh of relief.

After all, Dugu Bo did not yet have green hair and beard like in the original story.

So, his earlier words had been a gamble.

Fortunately, he had won.

"So what if you guessed right?"

"Even I, Poison Douluo, cannot cure this poison."

"You're merely a six-year-old child."

"Even if you know that poison has seeped into my bones, what can you do?"

"Could it be that you can cure the poison in my body?!"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly,

carrying the air of someone who had nothing left to lose.

"Then why don't we make a bet?"

"If I help Poison Douluo resolve the poison in his body,"

"then Poison Douluo must join Spirit Hall."

"But if I fail to resolve the poison in Poison Douluo's body,"

"we will leave immediately,"

"and promise never to set foot in this place again."

"I just wonder whether Poison Douluo dares to gamble against a six-year-old child like me."

Lin Du looked at Dugu Bo with a beaming smile.

He even used an extremely obvious provocation.

Yet Dugu Bo fell for it completely.

"Fine!"

"I, Dugu Bo, accept the bet."

"However, I won't bet with you."

"I will bet with Angel Douluo."

Although Dugu Bo accepted the wager, he did not intend to bet with Lin Du.

Instead, he planned to bet with Qian Daoliu,

because he felt Lin Du did not have enough authority.

"Du'er's wishes are my wishes."

"If Du'er loses,"

"I will take them away immediately."

Qian Daoliu's words made Dugu Bo sense another meaning behind them.

But he did not dwell on it.

As long as Lin Du's words carried weight, that was enough.

"Fine."

"Kid,"

"you can tell me your plan now."

Dugu Bo answered,

then looked at Lin Du.

A faint trace of anticipation actually flashed through his eyes.

At this moment, Dugu Bo was deeply conflicted.

Emotionally, he did not want Lin Du to win.

Because if Lin Du won,

it would mean that he, Dugu Bo, an old Poisonous Substance who had dealt with poison his entire life, had lost in the art of poison to a six-year-old child.

For someone as proud as the blazing sun,

that was exceedingly difficult to accept.

But rationally, he wanted Lin Du to win.

Because if he did,

then his son and granddaughter, who suffered the same fate as he did, might be saved.

He was a Title Douluo,

so he could still rely on his powerful Soul Power to resist those poisons.

But his son and granddaughter did not possess such powerful Soul Power.

Especially his son,

who had already been bedridden for years due to the torment of poison.

And the reason he had discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye was that he had found vast patches of Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers here.

He had originally intended to study those plant-type Spirit Beasts, which possessed the same poison as his Martial Soul, in search of a cure.

Yet by chance, he discovered this treasured land, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Unfortunately, after studying it for so many years,

his son's condition had only worsened.

Yet he still had not found any effective solution.

If Lin Du truly came up with a solution and successfully saved his family's lives,

then joining Spirit Hall would not be unacceptable for Dugu Bo!

"Actually, Poison Douluo has been trapped in a misunderstanding all these years."

"You only thought of neutralizing this poison."

"That simply won't work."

"Because you possess a Beast Spirit."

"Every time you undergo Martial Soul Possession,"

"it is equivalent to soaking yourself in Azure Phosphorus Snake Poison."

"Even if you truly remove the poison,"

"after your next Martial Soul Possession,"

"your entire body will once again be contaminated by Azure Phosphorus Snake Poison."

"That is the true reason this poison clings to your bones like maggots!"

"And solving this problem is actually not difficult."

"I believe Poison Douluo knows as well"

"that every highly venomous snake possesses a venom sac."

"It can easily kill prey with its poison while safely protecting itself."

"Then why doesn't Poison Douluo imitate a venomous snake"

"and find a venom sac for yourself?"

"Let the poison gather there in ordinary times,"

"and draw it out whenever you need it."

"It will neither affect your strength nor leave poison embedded in your bones."

"Why not do it?"

Lin Du's words crashed into Dugu Bo's mind like a bolt from the blue.

He stood there in a daze,

yet in the next instant, everything became clear to him!

"How had I never thought of such a simple problem?"

"How had I never thought of such a simple problem?!"

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