After all, was the rule that the Divine Realm couldn't interfere in the affairs of the Mortal Realm really enforced that strictly?
Not at all!
Even the God Realm Enforcer, Asura God, who regulated the laws of the Divine Realm, broke the rules. How many lesser gods slipped through the cracks?
"I'll make them pay."
Ye Wen took a deep breath, suppressing those thoughts for the moment and putting them aside.
He was the kind of person who held a grudge. He would never forget Thunder God or Sea God, the enemy of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Those two Level One Gods would remain in his memory forever.
But right now, he had to grow stronger!
He had to subdue more powerful Soul Beasts and build an even greater Soul Beast Force!
Before, he had subdued Soul Beasts and built his Soul Beast Force just to make things easier for himself on the continent. Now, he would lead all the Soul Beasts in resisting the Human Deities!
"Xiao Bai, Evil Tiger."
By now, Ye Wen had switched to his Semi-human Form and come over to Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai.
"Boss, you..." Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai could clearly sense how weak Ye Wen's aura was. Their voices were tinged with worry.
"It's nothing. Untie them. Let's go." Ye Wen waved a hand.
"Yes!"
Xiao Bai and Evil Tiger headed toward Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
Dugu Bo had long since lost the arrogance and domineering attitude he'd shown when he first met the three of them. Now, he was terrified. He pleaded, "My lords! Take those rare herbs if you want! Please, spare my granddaughter!"
Dugu Bo's heart ached at the thought of so many treasures being taken, but how could he dare ask for them back now?
Keeping himself and his granddaughter alive was all he could hope for.
"Spare us, my lords! I, Dugu Bo, have been proud and aloof all my life. I've never begged anyone like this before. I'm willing to die, as long as you spare my precious granddaughter!" Dugu Bo was in floods of tears.
Damn, Dugu Bo really is small-minded. I may not like the old poison, but I have to admit he truly cares about his granddaughter... Ye Wen chuckled to himself.
He walked up to Dugu Bo. "Don't be afraid. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I only wanted those Immortal Herbs."
"R-really?"
The next moment, the ropes binding them fell loose.
But Dugu Bo didn't fight back or try to flee with his granddaughter. He didn't dare move from where he stood.
He knew that someone who could knock him senseless with one punch would make any attempt to resist futile.
He couldn't understand it, no matter how hard he tried: where had such a powerful person come from? Dugu Bo couldn't figure it out no matter how much he racked his brain.
The grandfather and granddaughter stood before Ye Wen, trembling and timid.
"We're not taking these Immortal Herbs for nothing. As payment, I can cure the poison caused by the backlash of the Green Scaled Snake in both of you," Ye Wen said.
"What!"
The grandfather and granddaughter exchanged delighted looks. They hadn't expected him to spot the problem with their poison cultivation at a glance.
Dugu Bo eyed him warily. "H-how will you cure the poison caused by the backlash?"
Ye Wen smiled calmly and took out one of the Immortal Herbs he had picked:
"By fighting poison with poison, of course. This one is called Blood Bone Poison Rose. Once you take it, its poison will immediately seep into your marrow. Even though the backlash poison in your bodies has already reached your bones, it will be assimilated by the herb's poison in a short time, and the backlash poison will be cured."
"You practice poison cultivation, so suppressing this poison won't be a problem. Afterward, you can use your own poison to assimilate it. Since the Blood Bone Poison Rose will have poisoned your bodies, you'll develop an immunity and no longer suffer from the backlash poison."
"Put simply, after eating it, you won't be poisoned by your own poison, and you'll still be able to cultivate your poison arts just as well."
"T-this... There's an herb with such an incredible effect among these plants? Are you sure?" Dugu Bo was doubtful. He wondered if Ye Wen was trying to use the herb to kill him and his granddaughter.
It was also hard to accept that such a precious thing had been sitting in his own courtyard and he hadn't known how to use it. What a joke!
"Believe me or not, the Immortal Herb is yours now. Whether you eat it is up to you." Ye Wen dropped the herb and called to Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai. "Let's go!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's treasure trove held all kinds of wonders. Among them was a book documenting every Immortal Herb that had appeared on Douluo Continent over the past tens of thousands of years, along with their medicinal properties.
It was a book left behind by a land Soul Master more than three thousand years ago. The man had gone to sea to explore and accidentally run into the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
That was why Ye Wen had read the book on Immortal Herbs before coming here. He knew every herb inside and out.
"Thank you, my lord! If this flower really works as you say, I, Dugu Bo, will do three things for you!"
Dugu Bo couldn't get angry about having his Immortal Herbs taken. In fact, he had to thank the three of them respectfully. If someone as powerful as them came after him again, he wouldn't stand a chance!
Besides, if the flower really worked and cured the backlash poison in him and his granddaughter, then losing all the Immortal Herbs seemed like something he could accept.
"Three things? Heh. Fine. Here's the first: if you ever meet someone named Tang San, don't kill him or cripple him. Just give him a good beating. You can save the other two favors for later."
Ye Wen's final words rang out, and the three of them vanished without a trace.
Dugu Bo murmured, "Tang San? Who the hell is that?"
Some time later, Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai had left Sunset Forest and were heading for their next stop: Slaughter City.
As the three sat in the carriage, Xiao Bai recalled Ye Wen's tribulation and asked with a serious expression, "Boss, what was that phantom that appeared in the sky while you were undergoing the tribulation?"
"He was Thunder God. He tried to kill me during my tribulation." A trace of murderous intent flashed in Ye Wen's eyes.
"What!? Why?" Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai asked, baffled.
Ye Wen said, "The Human Deities of the Divine Realm won't allow us to inherit Divine Positions and ascend to godhood. Some even target us with malice. They won't allow us to become gods, even if we reach the God-tier. Thunder God is one of them."
"That's outrageous! Why won't the Divine Realm allow us Soul Beasts to become gods? It's already so difficult for our Soul Beast Clan to cultivate!" Evil Tiger said indignantly.
"That goes back a long, long time." Ye Wen decided to tell them what had happened between the Divine Realm and the Dragon God back then.
After listening to him, Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai finally understood everything.
"Boss, since you survived, if Thunder God finds out, will he..." Xiao Bai sounded worried.
He knew Ye Wen would eventually fight the Sea God Heir. By then, Poseidon would certainly find out.
They were both gods. If they knew each other and happened to talk, Thunder God might well learn from Poseidon that Ye Wen was still alive.
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