"Little... Brother Su Wen..."
Su Wen and Hu Liena had just sat down when the blonde girl from yesterday walked over.
Liu Ruyan did not sit on the table this time; she stood quite properly, looking somewhat like a lady.
She said, "Ji Wuli is going to perform a handstand while eating a chicken later, and he's also taking the opportunity to apologize to you!"
"A handstand while eating a chicken?"
Su Wen was just feeling puzzled when he saw a man already standing on the stage.
It was none other than Ji Wuli from yesterday.
He had a pair of panda eyes and could not hide his exhaustion; he probably hadn't rested all night.
"Watch closely, I, Ji Wuli, keep my word. Today, I'll perform a chicken swallow!"
Following a "cluck-cluck-cluck" sound, a large red chicken appeared.
It was exactly Ji Wuli's martial soul, the Battle Chicken.
Ji Wuli flipped his body, his feet suspended in the air and his hands supporting him on the ground.
Amidst the shocked and horrified gazes of the crowd, the Battle Chicken flapped its wings and dove toward Ji Wuli's mouth.
In an instant, chicken feathers flew everywhere; before the Battle Chicken could even crawl inside, Ji Wuli had already fainted.
When teacher An Ya walked into the classroom, she saw a floor full of chicken feathers and a group of panicked students.
"Teacher, it's bad! Ji Wuli got knocked unconscious by the chicken."
As time passed, Su Wen and Hu Liena had already been at the Spirit Master Academy for half a month.
During these two weeks, Su Wen and Hu Liena spent their mornings at the Wuhun Academy and their afternoons being personally trained by Bibi Dong.
At night, they practiced meditation.
Their lives were quite disciplined, and their cultivation levels grew day by day.
The two of them never mentioned their status as disciples of Bibi Dong to anyone at the academy, but due to their own strength, they had gained quite a reputation.
On this day, just as Su Wen and Hu Liena were preparing to return to the Spirit Hall as usual, the figure of Chrysanthemum Douluo appeared before them.
"Su Wen, that Dugu Bo wants to see you, saying he has an agreement with you."
"He even brought his granddaughter."
"Could it be that this Old Poison has really been subdued by you?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was extremely curious about how Su Wen had managed to do it.
Back then, he and Ghost Douluo had been ordered to recruit Dugu Bo, but neither threats nor inducements had succeeded.
They had even ended up forming a feud with him.
Su Wen was only a Grand Spirit Master; even if he was the Pope's disciple, given Dugu Bo's personality, it was impossible for him to show submission.
Su Wen did not answer, instead asking directly, "Elder Ju, where is Dugu Bo?"
"Follow me!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately led the way, and after a few turns, they arrived at a hotel in Wuhun City.
Inside the private room, Dugu Bo was still dressed in green, his aura sinister.
Beside him was a girl of about nine years old with short, deep purple hair and a heroic, spirited air. Her dark green eyes were very similar to Dugu Bo's, but unlike him, there was a strange quality to her that lacked his sinister feeling.
Su Wen sized her up, and Dugu Yan was likewise observing him and Hu Liena.
Dugu Yan felt both amazement and curiosity toward both Su Wen and Hu Liena.
She did not understand why her grandfather had traveled thousands of miles just to meet this boy who was even younger than her.
Her grandfather had never valued anyone, let alone a little kid like this.
"Old Poison, heh, bringing your granddaughter here—are you prepared to defect to the Spirit Hall?"
Chapter 48: Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison
Chrysanthemum Douluo pinched his orchid fingers and clicked his tongue, "It's been so long, yet you don't seem to have made any progress at all."
"Heh, Chrysanthemum Guan, you are still as disgusting as ever."
Dugu Bo snorted coldly, having no affection for Chrysanthemum Douluo either.
The memory of him and Ghost Douluo hunting him down was still fresh in his mind.
"Chrysanthemum Guan?"
"Old Poison!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes turned cold instantly, and his fists clenched tightly.
He hated it most when others called him Chrysanthemum Guan!
"Elder Ju!"
Su Wen spoke up to remind him, looking at Chrysanthemum Douluo, "Elder Ju, I would like to speak with them alone. You and Nana can wait for me outside for a moment."
Chrysanthemum Douluo exhaled a breath of stale air, composed his mind, and gave a slight nod. He warned Dugu Bo, "Old Poison, although I don't know if you are joining Spirit Hall with sincere intentions, I advise you to be careful. If anything happens to Su Wen, you and your granddaughter will absolutely not be able to escape Wuhun City."
Dugu Bo did not speak, merely letting out a soft huff.
"Poison Douluo, this is the antidote I promised you."
After Chrysanthemum Douluo and Hu Liena departed, Su Wen took out the antidote he had prepared in advance.
The dosage of Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Blazing Apricot Delicate that had integrated into his own body had created a constitution immune to all poisons.
His own blood, combined with some common antidotes, could likewise neutralize all poisons in the world.
"Grandpa, what are you two talking about?"
Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo with confusion.
Antidote?
Was Grandpa poisoned?
He was the Poison Douluo!
The Poison Douluo, who had played with poison his entire life, could actually be poisoned?
"Yanyan, I will explain it to you in a moment!"
Dugu Bo pacified Dugu Yan. Although she was anxious, she knew it was not the right time to say anything more.
Dugu Bo gazed at the few small vials in front of him and picked one up.
He opened it and sniffed.
He did not consume it immediately, as worry still lingered in his heart.
"Rest assured, I won't poison it. If I truly wanted to deal with you, I wouldn't need to use such methods. You can consume it with peace of mind."
Su Wen saw through his misgivings and spoke with a smile, "Before you take it, I must remind you: while it can neutralize all poisons and end your suffering from the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom, it will also weaken your poison arts and cause your strength to decline."
"This..." Dugu Bo had completely let go of his worries upon hearing the first part, but Su Wen's final sentence left him frozen in place.
As the Poison Douluo, he was famous throughout the world precisely because of his poison arts. If his toxins were weakened, his status as a Title Douluo would become nothing more than a facade.
To hold the title of a Title Douluo but lack the actual strength would be even more humiliating than being the weakest of the Title Douluo.
"Grandpa, Jade Phosphorus Snake venom? What exactly are you talking about?"
Dugu Yan was thoroughly panicked.
She already vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Jade Phosphorus Snake venom?
How could Grandpa be poisoned by the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom?
"Sigh!"
Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter and let out a sigh.
After a moment of hesitation, he finally decided to explain the flaw in their family's martial soul that had existed for generations.
Dugu Bo knew that he could not possibly take the antidote.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to beat a Spirit Douluo, and he would truly become the laughingstock of the continent.
As long as he had the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could still suppress the toxins.
As for Dugu Yan, she was still young and could completely change her path as a spirit master.
Dugu Yan's face turned pale as she listened.
The Jade Phosphorus Snake venom she was so proud of had actually killed her father and mother.
Even her grandfather was poisoned by it, relying on external objects to barely suppress the toxins.
"Yanyan, although the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom makes our martial soul extremely domineering, it is also a chronic poison to our bodies. If you don't resolve it early and change your current path as a spirit master, the toxins in your body will accumulate more and more as you grow stronger, eventually erupting completely when you reach the Spirit Emperor or Spirit Saint realm. Yanyan, I cannot watch you walk the same path as your father, so Yanyan, give up the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom..."
Dugu Yan did not speak, merely hanging her head with mist swirling in her eyes.
"Ahem... um... I didn't want to interrupt you two, but would you mind letting me finish what I have to say..."
"I have another method here, one where you can completely retain the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom."
Su Wen spoke up to remind them.
Dugu Bo was startled and instinctively looked at him.
Dugu Yan also lifted her head, her eyes filled with curiosity and a flicker of hope.
"You can transfer your toxins away."
"Find a container to store the poison, for example, a Spirit Bone!"
As soon as Su Wen finished speaking.
Dugu Bo couldn't wait to try it out.
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