Yang Wudi's Change

Dugu Yan's cry of alarm was filled with barely concealed shock.

This was the greatest secret between her and her grandfather. Not even her companions on the Royal Fighting Team knew about it. How had Lin Jin learned of it?

Could it be that he had set his sights on her grandfather long ago?

A chill shot from Dugu Yan's feet straight to her head. She suddenly realized that this young general before her was far more terrifying than she had imagined.

He was not merely a military genius, but also a conspirator lurking behind the scenes, with unfathomable intelligence-gathering abilities!

"I know far more than you imagine, Miss Dugu Yan," Lin Jin said calmly. "Lead the way."

"Hmph, fine, I'll lead you. Since you aren't afraid that my grandfather is a Titled Douluo, what do I have to fear?" Dugu Yan snorted coldly and strode proudly ahead.

At that moment, Yang Wudi, who had heard their conversation, grew even more curious.

Lin Jin had clearly sent a letter summoning him here, then coerced him into cooperating. Yet instead of focusing on detoxification, he was going to trouble Dugu Bo.

After all, Yang Wudi knew that Xue Ye's poison had nothing to do with Dugu Bo. He could not understand why Lin Jin was going to such lengths to provoke a Titled Douluo.

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Yang Wudi quietly asked beside Lin Jin, "General, I truly am curious. Why must you drag Poison Douluo into this? We're holding his granddaughter hostage like this. If Poison Douluo attacks us later, what are we supposed to do?"

"Though we outnumber him, he is still a Titled Douluo. We may not necessarily be his match."

Lin Jin chuckled. "The Soul Breaking Spear is born with a Soul Ring. The core trait of its Martial Soul attacks is 'break,' and it excels at suppressing opponents through extreme offensive power."

"So, Yang Wudi, though you are a Soul Douluo, is your offensive strength truly weaker than Dugu Bo's?"

Yang Wudi was slightly startled upon hearing this. "Oh! I didn't expect you to understand the Soul Breaking Spear so deeply. Still, even if I am no weaker than Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo is renowned across the continent for his poison techniques and specializes in large-scale attacks. If we truly fight, I may not be able to protect you and these elite soldiers."

Ordinary Soul Masters did not know the traits of the Soul Breaking Spear Martial Soul. Yang Wudi knew this very well.

Yet Lin Jin before him could accurately describe his situation.

Lin Jin paid no heed to Yang Wudi's concern. Instead, he revealed a meaningful smile.

"You are right. Dugu Bo's poison is indeed troublesome, and his area attacks are even more of a headache." His tone shifted, carrying the calm composure of someone who saw through everything. "But what if we... don't need to fight him at all?"

"Not fight?" Yang Wudi was even more puzzled. "We kidnapped his granddaughter and are heading straight for his lair. How could he possibly let this go?"

Lin Jin shook his head. He glanced at Dugu Yan, who was leading the way ahead while pricking up her ears to eavesdrop, and spoke clearly despite keeping his voice low. "Yang Wudi, with your expertise in medicine refinement, I don't believe you failed to see that girl's condition."

"Do you think the poison in her body came from cultivating her own Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, or was it inherited from Dugu Bo?"

With Yang Wudi's expertise in medicine refinement, he had seen through Dugu Yan's physical condition the moment he encountered the purple-haired, green-eyed girl at the academy.

"You mean..." A sharp gleam flashed through Yang Wudi's eyes. "Dugu Bo is suffering from the backlash of his own Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul?"

"That's right." Lin Jin nodded approvingly. "He secluded himself in that Hidden Place not by choice, but because he needed its special environment to suppress the severe poison and barely cling to life."

He looked at Dugu Yan's back ahead of them. "That grandfather and granddaughter pair may seem glorious—one a Titled Douluo, the other a genius of the Royal Academy—but in truth, they live every moment beneath the shadow of pain and death."

"Tell me, if we aren't going there to oppose them, but instead bring a method capable of ending the suffering their family has endured for generations..."

Lin Jin did not finish his sentence, but its meaning could not have been clearer.

Yang Wudi understood completely!

He sucked in a sharp breath, his gaze toward Lin Jin filled with shock and a trace of awe.

At the same time, he understood that Lin Jin had called him here by letter not merely to cure Xue Ye's poison, but also to deal with Dugu Bo.

This young man possessed not only astonishing strength and strategy, but an utterly terrifying grasp of human hearts and weaknesses.

"Yang Wudi, are you thinking that all the benefits will go to me?" Lin Jin asked with a slow smile as he watched Yang Wudi's expression.

"No, no!" Yang Wudi hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, I think you will gain the most from this instead. I can guarantee that, for you, that place is practically where gods reside." Lin Jin smiled mysteriously.

"I can even guarantee that once you see it, you'll immediately want to move your Family Clan Site into Sunset Forest."

Lin Jin's words—"move your Family Clan Site into Sunset Forest"—exploded in Yang Wudi's heart like a thunderclap.

He knew himself too well, and he knew the Breaking Clan's obsession with medicinal substances and rare materials all too well.

Something capable of making him feel such an impulse could only be one of the legendary Three Great Treasure Basins.

"A place that can suppress the poison caused by Dugu Bo's own Martial Soul Backlash... could Lin Jin be talking about...?!"

An almost mad speculation surfaced in Yang Wudi's mind. His breathing quickened involuntarily, and his heart began to pound wildly.

If it truly was that place, then forget helping Lin Jin deal with Dugu Bo—even paying an even greater price would be worth it.

Looking at Lin Jin's assured and mysterious smile, he lowered his voice of his own accord for the first time and asked with barely restrained excitement, "General... the place you mentioned, could it be... one of the Three Great Treasure Basins, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"

Lin Jin did not directly admit it, but the smile on his face deepened. His tacit attitude said everything.

"Gasp!!!" Having received that tacit confirmation, Yang Wudi sucked in another breath. His entire body trembled faintly with extreme excitement.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the Holy Land dreamed of by every apothecary and Plant-type Soul Master!

Legend said it was a place where countless Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs grew. Many of the ideals he had pursued throughout his life might be fulfilled there!

At that moment, all thoughts of coercion and risk were thrown beyond the Ninth Heaven.

He even felt that Lin Jin's way of "inviting" him here had given him an enormous stroke of fortune!

Lin Jin was very satisfied with Yang Wudi's reaction.

He knew he had gambled correctly. Since Yang Wudi knew of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he naturally also knew how to use Immortal Herbs.

On this continent, there were likely only three people who currently knew of Immortal Herbs: Tang San, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Yang Wudi before him.

Tang San had Tang Hao's protection, while Chrysanthemum Douluo belonged to Spirit Hall. Of the three, only Yang Wudi was the most suitable person for Lin Jin to win over for Cooperation.

That was why Lin Jin had spared no expense to summon Yang Wudi from North Ling City.

Because Lin Xue was still waiting to use Immortal Herbs to resolve her Martial Soul Side Effects.