Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

After finishing all this, Dugu Bo felt that there were no more living auras in the area, and the toxins within his body could no longer be suppressed, causing him to spit out a mouthful of ink-green blood.

He felt somewhat confused as to why this person was so clear about his condition, and why he had deliberately provoked him.

Now that the other party had been slain, what was the point of him doing all that?

But right now, the backlash of the toxins had reached its final stage; if he could not suppress them quickly, he truly would not be able to hold on.

Dugu Bo stumbled back to the herb garden, wanting to quickly use the spring water to suppress the toxins.

Yet, he discovered that, at some unknown point, a young man in black was already standing in the center of the spring!

"Senior! I can cure your poison!"

The young man stood with his hands behind his back, his one golden and one black eye staring straight at him, a smile even lingering on the corners of his mouth, his expression incomparably confident.

"How is this possible! Who exactly are you!"

At this moment, even Dugu Bo, who had seen his fair share of storms, could not help but feel shocked in his heart.

He had clearly used a spirit bone skill to petrify him! Could it be that those three were all clones? Then when did this person sneak into the herb garden?

Xia Ran had initially intended to befriend Dugu Bo and discuss helping him detoxify, thinking it would be reasonable to take a few immortal herbs as payment.

But the moment Dugu Bo rushed out of the herb garden and attacked him, Xia Ran clearly sensed that this old fellow was completely bluffing!

Connecting this to the fact that the other party possessed a repertoire of poison arts and happened to be at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, he couldn't help but guess that Dugu Bo might be in the midst of a toxic backlash and was here to suppress it.

The facts were just as Xia Ran had guessed; it had to be said that his timing was truly coincidental.

Just now, he had deliberately released three clones, while he himself used Shadow Escape and a barrier set up by his second spirit to sneak into the herb garden.

His goal was to exhaust Dugu Bo's combat power and suppress the opponent so that he could gain the upper hand in this conversation.

He remembered that back then, Tang San had almost died at the hands of Dugu Bo after just one encounter.

"Junior Xia Ran! I have some slightly different insights into the way of poison. Could Senior please set aside your guard and hear me out?"

After this incident, Xia Ran was much more confident facing Dugu Bo.

Currently, the other party was suffering deeply from the backlash of his spirit toxins, and his true combat power was already less than half of what it used to be.

If Xia Ran were to explode with full force, he even had a twenty percent chance of killing the current Dugu Bo on the spot.

But doing so was too risky; a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and he dared not gamble his life!

"Have you encountered my symptoms before?"

Dugu Bo tried his best to make his tone sound calm. The person before him definitely possessed information he was unaware of; if the other party truly had no hostility, perhaps they didn't need to resort to weapons.

Moreover, he had previously mentioned "toxins affecting descendants," which was Dugu Bo's greatest secret. If word hadn't leaked out, it meant this person truly had some ability.

Seeing that Dugu Bo's emotions had eased somewhat, Xia Ran began to explain his insights regarding the poison of spirit backlash.

"Senior! If my guess is correct, your time is running out, isn't it!"

"Even your hair and beard have been infected by the toxins, which only means that the situation inside your body is even worse."

Facing what Xia Ran said, Dugu Bo frowned deeply.

He wanted to refute the other party, but the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

If he hadn't found this treasure land in his early years, he would have already died from the poison!

"What exactly is your identity?"

Clearly, the current Dugu Bo was more wary of Xia Ran, otherwise he wouldn't keep trying to confirm his identity.

Having repeatedly displayed strange methods, remaining calm in the face of a Title Douluo, and being able to pass through the poison mist he had set up, all proved the strength of the newcomer.

With his current broken body, even if he fought with all his might, the best he could hope for was a mutual destruction!

Xia Ran couldn't be bothered to play riddles with the other party. Now that the situation was clear and the initiative was in his hands, even his tone became a bit more relaxed.

Initially, he had thought about making a deal with the other party to temporarily obtain the right to use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

But in this situation, the matter of detoxifying Dugu Bo would have to be reconsidered!

"Senior really doesn't need to worry too much about my identity. You only need to know that I can cure your poison!"

"Instead of guessing wildly whether my identity will pose a threat to you, why not listen to my conditions?"

As he finished speaking, Xia Ran raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes carrying a hint of a smile as he scrutinized the other party.

Dugu Bo's body was already enduring intense pain, and after this series of words from Xia Ran, he fell completely into a passive position.

His pair of dark green eyes held a complex expression, and he remained silent.

Seeing this, Xia Ran continued to elaborate.

"I want you to swear by your spirit to protect me for five years!"

"During this period, no matter what happens, you must ensure my safety!"

"At the same time, I will need to use the herbs in your garden and the right to use the spring, and you must not obstruct me."

"In return, I can neutralize the intense poison in your body, and I can even ensure that your descendants will no longer be restricted by their spirits for the rest of their lives."

Dugu Bo, who was in the middle of adjusting his breathing, could barely contain his excitement after hearing Xia Ran's conditions.

When the other party had described his symptoms, he had vaguely felt that this young man was no simple person. He never expected that the other party could truly help him detoxify, and what tempted him most was that he could also help his granddaughter resolve the issues with her martial soul.

If one were to ask why Dugu Bo endured such daily agony just to stay alive, it was solely for the sake of Dugu Yan.

In his early years, he had caused the deaths of his wife and son due to his cultivation of poison arts; Dugu Yan's biological father had been unable to withstand the backlash of the lethal toxins and had died miserably right in front of Dugu Bo.

He had left behind only an infant in swaddling clothes, but as fate would have it, this child had inherited his pair of emerald-green eyes.

Dugu Bo knew this meant that all the toxins in his own body had been passed down to this little life.

It wasn't until Dugu Yan turned six that she awakened the inherited Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul.

As her strength gradually increased and she added two spirit rings, Dugu Yan also began to show signs of her hair color slowly changing.

Her once jet-black hair began to turn purple, just like Dugu Xin's had years ago.

The next stage would be green, and once the green spread to the tips of her hair, that would be the moment she would die from the poison...

As for the medicinal herbs in this garden, he was actually not that concerned about them.

Although these plants looked quite extraordinary, he had tried picking them in his early years, only to have them turn to ash the moment they left the soil.

Moreover, every herb was different, and he didn't even recognize them, let alone dare to consume them recklessly.

If he were to eat the wrong one and end up in a bad state, the loss would far outweigh the gain.

Therefore, over the years, Dugu Bo had only relied on the energy radiating from the spring to suppress his toxins; he hadn't even touched these plants in the garden.

The scene had fallen into silence for quite a while; Xia Ran could see that the other party was weighing the pros and cons, his pair of dark green eyes constantly sizing him up.

He did not dodge, standing there with poise and grace, waiting for Dugu Bo's answer.

Finally, Dugu Bo seemed to have made up his mind, took a deep breath, and spoke.

"If you can truly accomplish these things, I can agree to your conditions."

"But for now, at the very least, show me your strength!"

Hearing this, Xia Ran curled his lips into a smile.

He unleashed his Void Domain, enveloping Dugu Bo within it, and began to frantically Devour the other party's spirit power.

Feeling his own spirit power being devoured, Dugu Bo was initially somewhat panicked and was about to strike back, but he discovered that the symptoms of his own toxic backlash were genuinely being alleviated.

Why didn't I think of this before? My toxins originate from my martial soul, so dissipating my spirit power would naturally alleviate the symptoms of the poison flare-up!

Dugu Bo secretly marveled at the other party's intelligence.

But then he thought, if he were left with no spirit power at all, he would inevitably be in a very passive position when facing this guy.

Thinking of this, he decided that once his spirit power reached a tolerable level, he would stop the other party from continuing to devour it.

Before long, seeing that the other party's complexion had improved, Xia Ran proactively withdrew his domain without waiting for a reminder.

In the past, most of the spirit power devoured by the domain would be absorbed by Xia Ran for his own use, but when facing this old poison master, Xia Ran simply let the spirit power dissipate on its own.

He didn't dare to take this toxic spirit power.

"You can take your oath now!"

As Xia Ran retracted his domain, the circulating spirit power happened to blow the bangs on his forehead.

The young man's incredibly confident expression stirred a hint of favor in Dugu Bo's heart.

I wonder which faction this little guy came from; he actually understands etiquette!

If Xia Ran had been stubborn just now and insisted on devouring all of Dugu Bo's spirit power, he would have truly fought back.

There was no other reason; no one would want to experience the feeling of having their fate controlled by someone else.

"Kid! Aren't you afraid of me?"

The pain in Dugu Bo's body had eased, and his thoughts had become much clearer.

For this young man to point out his lethal toxins the moment they met was no different from showing his cards right away.

One had to know that on this continent, even a spirit master's martial soul abilities and spirit skill effects were top-secret, not to be told to anyone but those closest to them.

Not to mention Dugu Bo's current physical condition.

He curiously sized up the other party, wanting to see what kind of trump card this young man had that made him so confident.

Xia Ran frowned slightly, knowing this old guy wouldn't take the oath so easily, but fortunately, he had a backup plan.

Facing Dugu Bo's questioning, he stepped back a few paces and walked to the side of a large, pale pink flower.

"Senior! There is only a relationship of mutual benefit between the two of us. If you want to gain advantages from me, you must pay the corresponding price."

"If you feel this deal is not to your liking, just say so!"

As he finished speaking, Xia Ran glanced at the pink flower at his feet, secretly preparing himself to run at any moment.

If Dugu Bo truly dared to strike now, this Aromatic Silk Beauty would block a blow for him, and afterward, he would only need to pluck this flower to pass through the poisonous mist without needing to set up a barrier in advance.