Dugu Bo's Fearful Surrender! Tang Yuan's Endless Vitality! Blue Silver Emperor!

Dugu Bo held nothing back.

The two most powerful soul rings on his body lit up simultaneously.

The surrounding space seemed to freeze at that very moment.

At the center of the giant snake head's brow, a green crystal erupted with dazzling light.

Boom!

A terrifying green beam, carrying an aura of utter destruction, blasted straight toward Tang Yuan below.

This attack contained all of Dugu Bo's Soul Power.

Even a level ninety-five Titled Douluo would not dare take it head-on.

The immense roar echoed through the skies.

The entire Sunset Forest seemed to tremble.

Fine cracks appeared even in space wherever the beam passed.

Dust billowed, and rocks shattered.

Watching the area swallowed by the beam, Dugu Bo burst into wild laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"No matter how capable you are, under this old man's full-force attack, you will still be reduced to ashes!"

He refused to believe that anyone could withstand his ninth soul skill head-on.

This was the foundation of a Titled Douluo!

However.

His laughter had not even lasted two seconds before it caught in his throat.

The smoke and dust dispersed.

Upon the ground where a massive crater had been blasted open.

A trace of green quietly emerged.

Then.

That hint of green spread at an astonishing speed.

One gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things.

The destroyed Blue Silver Grass regrew within the span of a breath.

Even if it had been blasted into powder, as long as a sliver of its roots remained, it could rise anew from the flames.

This was the Blue Silver Emperor.

Wildfires could not burn it all away; when the spring breeze blew, it would grow again.

Within this Blue Silver Domain, Tang Yuan was an Immortal and Undying god.

That boundless life force was like a vast ocean, endless and inexhaustible.

Dugu Bo's full-force attack was like throwing a stone into the sea.

Though it stirred up waves, it could not fill the ocean.

"Th-this... what kind of monster is this?"

Dugu Bo's voice trembled.

He had never seen such terrifying vitality.

It could not be killed.

It simply could not be killed!

Just as Dugu Bo's mind fell into chaos.

Tang Yuan moved.

"Have you hit enough?"

"My turn."

Tang Yuan's gaze sharpened.

The Blue Silver Grass beneath his feet suddenly turned dark gold.

Blue Silver Emperor Avatar!

Several dark-gold Blue Silver Emperor vines, each as thick as a water barrel, shot forth like flood dragons emerging from the sea, piercing through the air in an instant with the speed of a later strike overtaking an earlier one.

Fast.

Too fast.

Dugu Bo had just unleashed his ultimate move. His old strength was spent, while new strength had yet to arise.

He had no time to dodge.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The enormous vines lashed heavily against the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Immediately after.

Countless vines, like maggots clinging to bone, instantly wrapped tightly around the massive serpent body.

They constricted tighter and tighter.

Crack.

The sound of bones shattering rang out.

Dugu Bo's proud Martial Soul Avatar was as fragile as paper before this terrifying monstrous strength.

"Break!"

Tang Yuan clenched one hand.

A terrifying devouring force instantly erupted from the vines.

Dugu Bo felt the Soul Power within his body pouring out wildly like a breached riverbank.

In only a few breaths.

He could no longer maintain his Martial Soul Avatar.

Bang.

Dugu Bo was forced out of Martial Soul Possession. Several thick vines bound him up like a dumpling and suspended him in midair.

His face turned bright red, and even breathing became difficult.

At that moment.

This Poison Douluo, whose name shook the world, felt an unprecedented terror rise in his heart.

Helplessness.

Absolute helplessness.

The other party treated his poison as food.

His strongest attack was restored in an instant.

And the other party had defeated him with just one move.

He had been utterly, completely defeated.

"Y-You... who exactly are you?"

Dugu Bo forced out the question with difficulty.

He refused to believe that a twenty-year-old young man could possess such strength.

It simply defied all reason!

Tang Yuan did not answer his question.

He merely looked silently at Dugu Bo and casually waved his hand.

The vines wrapped around Dugu Bo slowly loosened, lowering him to the ground.

"Dugu Bo."

"You have occupied this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye for no other reason than to use its extreme cold and extreme heat to suppress the backlash of the snake venom within your body."

Tang Yuan exposed the truth in a single sentence.

Just as Dugu Bo was about to struggle to his feet, his body suddenly stiffened.

This was his greatest secret.

Aside from himself, not even his own granddaughter knew of it.

How could this young man know?

Ignoring Dugu Bo's shock, Tang Yuan continued.

"Whenever it rains, the pain in both sides of your ribs becomes unbearable."

"At midnight, you suffer stabbing pain in the crown of your head and the soles of your feet."

"Although your cultivation is profound, the poison has seeped into your bones. If not for this Medicine Garden sustaining your life, you would have long since died from a poison outbreak."

"And."

Tang Yuan's gaze was sharp, piercing straight into Dugu Bo's heart.

"This poison has not only harmed you, but also your son. Now, it is your granddaughter's turn."

That single sentence.

Completely shattered Dugu Bo's psychological defenses.

He could disregard his own life.

But he could not disregard Dugu Yan.

He was his only family in this world.

"Y-You... you can save Yanyan?"

There was a tremor in Dugu Bo's voice, along with a sliver of hope.

Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, he was willing to try.

Tang Yuan nodded.

"I can save you, and I can save your granddaughter."

"In exchange."

Tang Yuan pointed at the valley behind him.

"From this day onward, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye belongs to me."

"You are not to set foot here again."

Without the slightest hesitation.

Without even bargaining.

Dugu Bo nodded directly.

"As long as you can cure the poison afflicting the Dugu family, forget this Medicine Garden—even if you want this old man's life, so what!"

In his eyes, though the Medicine Garden was precious, what use was such a treasure if there was no one left to enjoy it?

Besides.

He was simply no match for the other party.

Even if he refused, the other party could take it by force.

The fact that the other party was willing to give him a way out was already more than merciful.

"Good."

Tang Yuan walked over to Dugu Bo.

He raised his right hand and pressed it against Dugu Bo's head.

Without another word.

The incomparably pure life force of the Blue Silver Emperor instantly poured into Dugu Bo's body.

At the same time.

A tyrannical devouring force erupted.

The toxins that had accumulated within Dugu Bo for decades and seeped deep into his bones seemed to have encountered their natural enemy before this power.

They were frantically drawn out, traveling along Tang Yuan's arm and entering his body.

The toxins that were a death sentence to Dugu Bo.

Were, to Tang Yuan, who possessed the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and devouring ability, a potent tonic for increasing his cultivation.

As the toxins were extracted.

Dugu Bo felt his body become lighter than ever before.

The coldness and agonizing pain that had plagued him for years were rapidly fading.

His blocked meridians were cleared.

His cultivation, which had long stagnated, actually began to loosen at this moment.

Boom!

A powerful aura erupted from Dugu Bo's body.

Ninety-first rank.

Ninety-second rank.

The bottleneck that had troubled him for years shattered the instant the toxins were purged.

His Soul Power had risen by an entire level!

A moment later.

Tang Yuan withdrew his hand.

His complexion was rosy, clearly having benefited greatly as well.