Evil Fire Phoenix, Ma Hongjun

"So that is the origin of me, the Candle Dragon Emperor," Ye Yuan murmured as a bystander.

"Teacher, are you leaving?" Ye Xue asked, worried.

Ye Yuan patted her head, "There are some things that Teacher must do."

"You are my disciple, and in the future, you will shoulder the great responsibility of being the master of the Heavenly Court. With your aptitude and strength, Teacher is at ease."

"On this continent, is there anyone left who is your match?"

Ye Xue saw a death wish in her teacher's eyes; it was the look of someone staking everything on a single throw.

But she did not know who else could possibly threaten her teacher.

Unless... unless it was a god!

She couldn't help but think back to when she was the Angel God, but even her former self would absolutely not be a match for the current Ye Yuan.

"Teacher, with your strength, even if an ordinary god descended to the mortal realm, they would definitely not be your match."

"Do you dislike Little Xue? Is it because I haven't done well enough?" she asked, her eyes brimming with tears.

Ye Yuan pinched her cheek, finally deciding to tell her the truth.

"Do you know Dai Mubai?"

Ye Xue nodded, "Yes, I heard from others that he went to the God Realm together with Tang San and the others."

"Teacher and he share a blood feud. I, Ye Yuan, once swore that it would be either him or me!"

Ye Xue had never seen such an expression on her teacher's face; his expression was ferocious.

"If you've seen enough, then go back."

"Hm? Teacher, who are you talking to?" Ye Xue asked.

Ye Yuan locked eyes with him directly.

The world spun around.

When he opened his eyes again, he was in the herb garden of Dugu Bo.

"That... wasn't a dream. It really was a past life..." Ye Yuan murmured.

"Little fellow, you're finally awake."

"You've been asleep for a whole month. If I hadn't been using my spirit power to keep you alive, you would have been dead long ago."

Ye Yuan focused his gaze and saw it was Dugu Bo.

He had clearly only stayed in the dream for a short while, so how could a month have passed!

"Kid, how are your preparations coming along?"

Ye Yuan nodded.

"The reason your body has been able to resist for so long is all thanks to this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

"These two conflicting, extreme attributes just happened to suppress the poison within your body."

"The two Immortal Herbs I consumed previously had this effect, and I still have some left. As long as you consume them, you can disperse the poison in your body."

"However... your poison cultivation will be completely ruined."

Dugu Bo raged, "What is the difference between this treatment method and killing me?"

"For a Title Douluo like me, to lose all my poison cultivation—doesn't that make me a cripple?!"

Dugu Bo was burning with anger; he had not expected this to be the solution.

If he lost his poison cultivation, his former enemies would immediately swarm him, and he and his granddaughter would be doomed beyond salvation.

"Are you playing with me?!"

Ye Yuan paused, then spoke again, "Senior, don't be hasty. I haven't finished yet."

"There is another way: Senior can seek out a Spirit Bone and transfer all your poison cultivation into it, separating it from your own body."

"When the time comes, I will use the medicinal power within my body to clear out the remaining toxins from your system."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo finally lowered the hand he had been preparing to wrap around Ye Yuan's throat.

"You should have said so earlier!"

"What about Yan Yan?" Dugu Bo asked.

"Since your granddaughter's poison cultivation is not deep, I only need to use the ice and fire attribute power within my body to slowly clear it for her every day."

"For future cultivation, she will only need to force the poison into a Spirit Bone."

After finishing his sentence, Ye Yuan opened his storage Soul Tool and began to harvest the various rare treasures in the garden.

"Clang!" Dugu Bo blocked the sword Ye Yuan was using to harvest the plants.

"Is Senior going back on your word?"

"Although I am not a good person, I am a man of my word. The way you are harvesting these herbs is simply a waste of precious resources."

"I will use my own Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch to store them, and once they are packed, I will give the pouch to you as well."

Ye Yuan nodded; after all, professional matters should be left to the professionals.

Most of the herbs here were cultivated by Dugu Bo, and in this regard, Ye Yuan felt quite at ease with Dugu Bo.

"By the way, I will be heading out these next few days to search for a Spirit Bone for Yan Yan."

"Help me look after her. Oh, she didn't leave long ago."

"She was called away by her companions, who said they ran into a troublesome fatty."

"You should go take a look. As for Martial Soul Hall... we'll talk about that later."

"What I can promise you is that I will not stand on the side of the two great empires. If you have any needs, you can also tell me."

After saying this, Dugu Bo shooed Ye Yuan out.

"Ran into a fatty..."

After leaving the herb garden, Dugu Yan followed her teammate Shi Mo, rushing non-stop to where her companions were.

"What happened to you all!" Dugu Yan arrived at the scene.

She saw that Osler, Yu Feng, and the others were all injured and unconscious on the ground, with only Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling still standing.

The expressions of the two were not good; their faces were pale, and their lips were slightly blackened.

As a poison Spirit Master, Dugu Yan could tell at a glance that they had been poisoned.

"Captain, Lingling, you two!"

"Hehe, Boss Dai, another one has arrived. Now there's enough for both of us to split."

The one speaking was a fatty wearing red leather clothing, named Ma Hongjun.

At this moment, he was staring at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with a lecherous gaze.

Dugu Yan immediately stepped forward, using her spirit power to purge the poison from the others.

"Such overbearing poison! These people intended to kill you!"

"Lingling, what happened?" Dugu Yan asked angrily.

"The Captain and I were just walking down the street when this dead fatty suddenly ran up behind me and tried to lift my skirt."

"The Captain discovered him and got into a fight with him."

"Later, after the fatty was defeated by the Captain, he called over that guy named Dai Mubai."

"That person's strength was no match for the Captain either."

"So they feigned defeat, and once we let our guard down, the two of them pulled out weapons that looked like crossbows."

"They were coated in poison, and all of us were struck."

"They even threatened that if I didn't sleep with both of them, they would kill us all."

"Wuu wuu wuu... Yan Yan!" After finishing, Ye Lingling threw herself into Dugu Yan's arms.

Dugu Yan shouted, "You have a lot of nerve!"

"Heaven Dou Imperial City is right nearby, yet you dare to commit such crimes in public!"

Ma Hongjun looked at Dugu Yan with a lewd grin and said, "Hehe, once we brothers have had our fill, we'll just kill you all."

"Besides, Third Brother gave us other things. I remember... it seems to be called Corpse Melting Powder?"

"As long as you drop it on a dead body, it will immediately turn into thick liquid."

Dai Mubai patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder and said, "Alright fatty, it's not easy to find two top-tier beauties like this, so we should play with them properly and cherish our time."

"After all, it wasn't easy to get Little San to lure those women away, so we must enjoy ourselves."

"Which one do you want?"

Ma Hongjun licked his lips and laughed, "Give me that Ye Lingling; she's soft and weak, just how I like them."

"Fine, then this one who just arrived is mine."

Dugu Yan let out a soft cry, "You have gone too far!"

"First Spirit Skill, Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison!" She immediately released her spirit skill. Because her companions were right beside her, she could not use her third spirit skill, which was a wide-range attack.

The purple poisonous mist instantly surged toward the two of them.

"Spicy indeed, I just love a spicy girl like you."

"Here, fatty!" Dai Mubai pulled a bottle of wine from his robes.

Ma Hongjun took it and said, "You got it, Boss!"