Douluo: Martial Soul Iron-Eating Beast, Never a Slave — Section 16

Heibai politely refused.

Seeing Heibai shake his head like a rattle drum, Zhao Mu was puzzled as well. Had this foodie changed its nature? It actually said it was full?

"Have a little more! A post-meal snack." Zhao Mu held the Dan Pearl in his hand and spoke to Heibai.

The latter still shook his big head, indicating that it would not eat.

"Senior Dugu, how about you help it eat? Forget it, I'd better feed it myself."

As he spoke, Zhao Mu pinned Heibai down. Like giving medicine to a pet, he pried open Heibai's mouth, stuffed the Dan Pearl straight down its throat, then shut its mouth...

Heibai was not weak, yet it could not break free from his grasp. Could this be his natural suppression?

In any case, the Dan Pearl had been fed to Heibai.

Dugu Bo watched the entire time. Once he saw that Heibai had indeed swallowed it, he was relieved.

There should be no difference between a Martial Soul eating it and a soul master eating it. He could still restrain the other party.

Squeezing its big eyes ringed by dark circles, Heibai, now set back down by Zhao Mu, smacked its lips. It did not seem to feel anything strange. That little pearl had not tasted weird anyway, and it had already eaten it.

Aoo aoo aoo~

After warning Zhao Mu not to force-feed it things in the future, Heibai spread its legs and ran toward Dugu Yan, its eyes fixed on the unfinished Blood Ginseng on the ground.

"There are other ready-made Immortal Herbs all around, yet it insists on running back to gnaw on those unfinished scraps. Its intelligence is really worrying." Looking at Heibai's disappointing behavior, Zhao Mu could not help cursing.

Aoo aoo aoo~

You have gone through hard times too. You cannot waste food.

Heibai turned its head and snapped back at Zhao Mu, then ran back to Dugu Yan. It picked up the Blood Ginseng that had fallen to the ground, plopped down, hugged it with both paws, tilted its head, and began gnawing on it again. Zhao Mu immediately felt streams of incomparably pure energy slowly flow into his body.

"When will you start treating Yan Yan and me?" Dugu Bo's tone sounded calm, but he was actually already getting anxious.

Zhao Mu replied, "I need to understand this place first. After all, treating the Martial Soul toxins in you and your granddaughter will require relying on this place."

"You can't mean indefinitely, can you?" Dugu Bo was not pleased.

"A few months. At most, a year!"

"That long?!" Dugu Bo was even more displeased.

He had had enough of being tormented by the toxins. He did not want to endure it for even one more day.

"If things go smoothly, it could also be much faster." Zhao Mu seemed to hear Dugu Bo's displeasure and offered a word of reassurance.

Considering that he had already been troubled by these toxins for so long, if he could truly be cured, Dugu Bo did not mind waiting a little longer. He was simply worried about his granddaughter.

"Yan Yan, cultivate here from now on, until the poison in your body no longer poses a threat to you. As for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it makes no difference whether you go or not. That lot cannot teach you anything worthwhile." Dugu Bo then spoke to Dugu Yan.

When Dugu Yan's toxins erupted and she fainted this time, Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been completely helpless. What if it happened again and he could not make it in time?

So Dugu Bo simply decided to keep Dugu Yan here. For one, he could watch over her himself. For another, this place could suppress the toxins inside her body.

Dugu Yan naturally knew that Dugu Bo meant well. She did not want him to worry either, so she agreed.

It was just that her little boyfriend would have to suffer. They had only just started dating, and now they were going to be in a long-distance relationship.

Thus, the three people and one beast began attending to their own matters at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At first, Dugu Bo occasionally watched Zhao Mu, but after realizing that Zhao Mu was merely examining the surrounding Immortal Herbs one by one, he watched for over half an hour before becoming bored. Only then did Dugu Bo stop paying attention to Zhao Mu and give him enough space and freedom.

After all, with the Dan Pearl there, he was not afraid Zhao Mu would pull any tricks.

Speaking of the Dan Pearl, Dugu Bo, who had been calm and composed, suddenly had his pupils contract. He immediately clutched his chest, his face twisting in pain.

"Grandpa, what's wrong? Is the poison acting up?" Dugu Yan, who was not far from Dugu Bo, quickly noticed that something was wrong. She hurried over and asked with concern.

Dugu Bo shook his head painfully. "No... it's not the poison. It's the Dan... Pearl!"

After saying that, Dugu Bo endured the discomfort and checked again. He discovered that his connection to the Dan Pearl had been severed. He could no longer sense the Dan Pearl inside Heibai.

Anxiously, Dugu Bo's gaze fell directly on Heibai, who was lying on the ground asleep after eating its fill. He then staggered to his feet and made his way to Heibai.

While Dugu Bo had been secretly observing Zhao Mu, Zhao Mu had likewise been secretly observing Dugu Bo's every move.

Seeing Dugu Bo rise unsteadily and, supported by Dugu Yan, walk over to Heibai, Zhao Mu was also puzzled by what he intended to do.

However, in the next moment, Zhao Mu suddenly felt a considerable amount of energy flow into his body, exactly like when Heibai normally ate heavenly treasures.

But Heibai was sleeping and had not eaten anything...

As Zhao Mu was still confused, he heard Dugu Bo roar.

"Dan Pearl! My Dan Pearl!!! You beast, you actually dared to refine my Dan Pearl?!"

The moment he heard that, Zhao Mu instantly understood where the mysterious energy inside him had come from, and his heart gave a slight jolt.

He had originally only intended to use Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl to speed up his cultivation. Zhao Mu had never imagined that Heibai could actually refine Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl!!!

Or rather, digest it would be more accurate.

Dugu Bo's shout naturally woke Heibai from its sleep. The little fellow scratched its butt, tilted its head, and looked utterly confused.

The Dan Pearl?

What Dan Pearl? That little green pearl?

You give it to me to eat but not to digest?

Was it supposed to stay inside and come out when it pooped?

Even a bear found that difficult to deal with.

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The Dan Pearl of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor contained nearly half of Dugu Bo's strength. However, although the Dan Pearl had been digested by Heibai, it would not be enough to kill Dugu Bo.

After all, if the Dan Pearl could affect Dugu Bo's life, he could not possibly have casually taken it out for Zhao Mu to swallow.

But the loss of the Dan Pearl was enough to leave Dugu Bo incomparably weak. It could be considered a state of "serious injury."

Still, even a seriously injured Title Douluo was not someone Zhao Mu could casually provoke. Tang Hao had been seriously injured for so many years, yet when he appeared, did he not still force back Bibi Dong's group of three?

Though that might also have been due to the protagonist's plot armor and the needs of the story, it was enough to prove one point: a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.

He coughed heavily several times, feeling as if he were about to cough out his lungs. Once Dugu Bo finally caught his breath, he stared at the newly awakened and bewildered Heibai, feeling an urge to eat its flesh and sleep on its hide.

Zhao Mu, standing nearby, could not help marveling at Heibai's powerful stomach as well. Digesting Thunder-Striking Bamboo and Iron-Clad Bamboo Shoots was one thing, but he had never expected it to digest even Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Dan Pearl.

Yet while marveling, Zhao Mu quickly stepped in front of Dugu Bo, afraid that Dugu Bo might truly deal with Heibai in a fit of rage.

"Senior Dugu, calm down!"

"Calm down my ass! My Dan Pearl! That was half of my strength! And this beast actually ate it!" Losing half his strength in an instant, it was no wonder Dugu Bo lost control. Anyone else would probably be unable to accept it either.

Aoo aoo aoo~

You people were the ones who forced me to eat it. I did not want to eat it. Now you are blaming me? If you want to blame someone, blame this inhuman soul master. He shoved it into my mouth!

Heibai raised both arms and defended itself.

But Dugu Bo was in the middle of his rage. Seeing Heibai cry out only made him angrier. "You still dare make noise!"

Heibai also knew that Dugu Bo was very strong. Although he looked somewhat weak now, Heibai still seemed unable to beat him. Otherwise, its soul master would not be groveling so humbly like a dog.

A bear under another's roof had no choice but to bow its head.

It immediately covered its mouth with its front paws and did not dare speak.

That silly, adorable look almost made Dugu Yan, who was supporting Dugu Bo, laugh.

Dugu Yan naturally liked the fluffy Heibai, but this time Heibai had digested Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl. The matter was simply too serious, so she could not plead for it.

"Grandpa, calm down first. Let's think about whether there's any way to remedy this."

"Any remedy? Even stewing this beast would not make up for it! My Dan Pearl!"

Dugu Bo then pointed at Heibai and asked Zhao Mu, "What was that beast howling about just now?"

Naturally, no one else could understand Heibai's words, but Zhao Mu, as its soul master, should understand. That was why Dugu Bo asked him. Heibai had clearly been expressing something with all that howling.

Zhao Mu replied, "Heibai said it was wrong to digest your Dan Pearl. It wants you to calm down, and it is willing to bear all the consequences."

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That's not what I said!

I'm not responsible!

The soul master is fully responsible!

Heibai stared at Zhao Mu with its huge black eyes. This inhuman soul master was trying to pin the blame on it again.

It had just wanted to speak, but then remembered Dugu Bo had told it not to make noise. It covered its mouth again, and the whole bear was suffering from holding it in.

"Hmph, bear the consequences? Can this beast even bear them?"

Seeing that Dugu Bo had actually believed him, Heibai could not help cursing Zhao Mu and that stupid green-haired old man in its heart.

"However, Senior Dugu, there is actually a reason why Heibai digested your Dan Pearl..." Zhao Mu spoke while watching Dugu Bo's expression, ready at any moment to judge his words by Dugu Bo's face.