Poison Douluo's Granddaughter, Suppression from an Apex Predator

Pang Hu's so-called "flashy clothes" were actually a golden vest embroidered with gold coin patterns. Wearing it on his round, chubby frame, he looked exactly like a walking gold ingot.

"Brother Yu, how is it? I specifically had this custom-made. I guarantee a one-hundred-percent turnaround rate on the street!" Pang Hu flicked his non-existent bangs, looking full of confidence.

The corner of Yu Tianyu's mouth twitched slightly. He suppressed the urge to punch him into a real gold ingot and nodded, "It is... indeed very conspicuous. Let's go, to the cafeteria. I'm hungry."

The two walked out of the dormitory building. It was mealtime, and the campus was bustling with people. Just as Pang Hu had expected, their turnaround rate was indeed high, but half of it was due to Pang Hu's golden vest, while the other half was due to Yu Tianyu's overly refined face and the whispers that followed.

"Hey, look at that blue-haired one, is that Yu Tianyu?" "That's him, the 'discarded son' of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan." "I heard he awakened a trash Martial Soul that specifically counters his own clan's Martial Soul. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, it's useless. He was beaten half to death by Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen and kicked out." "Tsk tsk, he's quite handsome, but what a disgrace to his family..."

The voices were soft, but with Yu Tianyu's hearing, he heard them clearly.

Pang Hu's originally grinning expression stiffened. He looked at Yu Tianyu with some concern, only to find that his newly acquainted roommate had no expression on his face. Those deep violet eyes were as calm as water, as if the gossip were merely a discussion about the price of cabbage.

"Brother Yu, they..."

"Just a bunch of flies, ignore them," Yu Tianyu said indifferently, his pace not faltering in the slightest. "Does a lion care about the bleating of sheep?"

Pang Hu was stunned, then gave a thumbs up: "High! That is truly high!"

The cafeteria of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was huge, divided into two floors. The first floor was the dining area for ordinary students, while the second floor was reserved for noble children and senior students.

Yu Tianyu didn't want to cause trouble, so he headed straight for the windows on the first floor. However, trouble was like a summer mosquito; even if you didn't look for it, it would sniff you out.

"Get lost! Are you blind? Good dogs don't block the way!"

A commotion came from ahead, followed by the crisp sound of a tray hitting the ground.

Yu Tianyu frowned slightly and looked up. He saw a few students in senior uniforms surrounding a little girl in the corridor not far ahead.

The girl looked to be only six or seven years old, but her figure already showed signs of slenderness. Most striking was her short, ink-green hair and those deep green eyes. Although she was young, her gaze held a ruthlessness and arrogance that didn't belong to her age.

"What? Can seniors bully people just because they want to?" The girl looked coldly at the boy a head taller than her, her voice crisp but laced with chill. "You spilled my soup; do you think you can just walk away without apologizing?"

"Apologizing?" The leading senior boy sneered, wearing a Wolf Head badge on his chest. "Little girl, don't think I won't touch you just because you're pretty. In this academy, strength is the only truth. You're a freshman, right? You dare talk to a senior like that the moment you arrive?"

"I said apologize," the girl repeated. A faint light flickered in her green eyes, and the surrounding air seemed to turn somewhat cold.

"This girl is interesting," Pang Hu muttered from the side. "But those guys seem to be third-years. That's the Wind Wolf Martial Soul, level eleven Spirit Masters. This little girl is going to suffer."

Yu Tianyu didn't speak; his gaze fell on the girl. For some reason, the moment he saw her, his internal Dragon Slayer Magic Martial Soul produced a slight tremor.

It was the instinctive reaction of a predator seeing prey.

This aura... a snake? Yu Tianyu thought to himself.

At this moment, the situation on the field was on the verge of breaking out. The senior boy was clearly angered by the girl's attitude and raised his hand to push her: "You don't know what's good for you!"

The girl reacted extremely quickly, twisting her body as nimbly as a snake to dodge the push. At the same time, her right hand formed a claw, a faint green light glowing at her fingertips as she swiped directly at the boy's wrist.

"Hiss—" The boy cried out in pain. Three pitch-black claw marks instantly appeared on his wrist, and the skin around the wound rapidly discolored.

"Poison?!" The boy was furious. "You poisonous brat! Brothers, get her! Teach this freshman who doesn't know the rules a lesson!"

The surrounding senior students immediately surrounded her, their Martial Soul lights flickering; they were clearly planning to bully her with numbers.

Although the girl's eyes were fierce, she was only one person, and judging by her spirit power fluctuations, she had just awakened. Facing several level eleven or twelve Spirit Masters, she gradually began to lose ground.

"Bang!" In one collision, the girl was knocked back a few steps, crashing right into Yu Tianyu, who was standing not far away.

Yu Tianyu subconsciously reached out to steady the girl's shoulders.

The contact was ice-cold, as if he hadn't touched human skin, but a piece of cold jade.

The girl turned back abruptly, her eyes vigilant. The green light at her fingertips hadn't dissipated, and a sweet, fishy scent even wafted toward him.

"Let go!" she hissed.

Yu Tianyu let go and took a half-step back, brushing the non-existent dust off his palms. His tone was flat: "Is this your thanks?"

The girl was stunned. Before she could speak, the senior boys had already caught up.

"Yo, you have a helper?" The leading boy clutched his blackened wrist, looking at Yu Tianyu and Pang Hu with a ferocious expression. "Also freshmen? Perfect, let's set some rules for you all today!"

Pang Hu's fat trembled in fear, and he hid behind Yu Tianyu: "Um... Senior, it's a misunderstanding. We were just passing by..."

"Passing by your grandfather!" The boy roared and directly activated his Martial Soul. A cyan Wind Wolf phantom appeared behind him. Although the yellow Century Spirit Ring was dim, it was enough to intimidate freshmen.

"Wind Wolf Possession! First Spirit Skill: Wind Wolf Claw!"

The boy exerted force under his feet, his sharp claws lunging at Yu Tianyu's face with the sound of wind. He was clearly venting all his anger on this "pretty boy" who looked the easiest to bully.

The green-haired girl's expression changed, and just as she was about to intervene, she felt a terrifying high temperature suddenly rise beside her.

"Too noisy."

Yu Tianyu's voice remained calm, but beneath that calm, it felt as if a volcano about to erupt was being suppressed.

He didn't even activate Martial Soul Possession; he simply raised his right fist slightly.

In an instant, crimson flames ignited on his fist out of thin air. It wasn't ordinary fire, but a Dragon Flame carrying a violent, destructive aura!

The temperature in the air rose sharply, and the originally cold, poisonous gas was instantly incinerated.

The green-haired girl closest to him felt it the most. The moment Yu Tianyu threw his punch, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul within her let out a terrified wail, as if it had encountered a natural predator, trembling uncontrollably to the point where her spirit power circulation became sluggish.

This is... bloodline suppression?!

"Fire Dragon's—Iron Fist!"

Yu Tianyu let out a soft shout, his flame-engulfed fist striking first despite moving second, landing precisely on the Wind Wolf Claw.

"BOOM!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and flames splattered in every direction.

Without any suspense, the so-called senior student didn't even have time to let out a scream. His entire body was sent flying like a cannonball, soaring over ten meters backward before slamming heavily into the cafeteria wall, leaving spiderweb-like cracks in its wake.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

The previously noisy cafeteria went quiet in an instant, and everyone stood there with their mouths agape, staring at the young man who still held his punching stance.

The senior student slid to the floor, already unconscious. The sleeve on his right arm had been burned to nothing, and the entire limb was charred a deep, scorched black.

Yu Tianyu retracted his fist and blew away a wisp of lingering smoke, as if he had merely swatted a fly.

"Next time you're eating, remember to queue."

With that, he didn't even glance at the group of terrified senior students, turning instead to look at Pang Hu beside him. "Let's go, let's get our food."

Pang Hu was already stunned, his eyes nearly popping out of his sockets. "Yu... Brother Yu... aren't you being a bit too fierce? That was a Spirit Master with a Century Spirit Ring!"

"Is he strong?" Yu Tianyu retorted.

Pang Hu gulped. "Is that not strong? We only just enrolled!"

Yu Tianyu didn't explain. To him, someone possessing Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, an opponent with only one ring and a low-quality martial soul was no different from a common pheasant.

The two had only taken two steps when a cold, clear voice came from behind.

"Hey, stop."

Yu Tianyu paused and looked back.

The green-haired girl had already shaken off her shock, but the look in her eyes as she watched Yu Tianyu had become exceptionally complex. She walked up quickly, stood before him, and tilted her head to stare at him.

"What is your name?"

"Yu Tianyu."

"Yu Tianyu..." The girl chewed on the name, a strange glint flashing in her eyes. "The one from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

"What? You want to watch the joke too?" Yu Tianyu raised an eyebrow.

"No." The girl shook her head. Her gaze fell on Yu Tianyu's hand, as if she were still savoring the fear of having her martial soul suppressed just a moment ago. "That move just now wasn't a Spirit Skill of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Your flames... are very special."

"They're alright, good for roasting fish." Yu Tianyu spouted nonsense.

The corners of the girl's mouth curled slightly, revealing a playful smile that didn't quite match her temperament. "I'm Dugu Yan. Consider the matter just now a favor I owe you."

Dugu Yan!

Hearing this name, Pang Hu beside him gasped, whispering into Yu Tianyu's ear, "Brother Yu! She's the granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo! That infamous Old Poison!"

Yu Tianyu's eyes flickered. It really was her, the future vice-captain of the Imperial Fighting Team.

"No need, it was just a casual act." Yu Tianyu turned to leave.

"Wait." Dugu Yan was persistent. She took a step forward, her deep green snake-like pupils locked onto Yu Tianyu. "Your martial soul has a suppressive effect on me. I'm very interested in you; let's be friends."

If anyone else had said this, it might have sounded flirtatious. But coming from Dugu Yan, it carried a sense of challenge and inquiry.

Yu Tianyu looked at her outstretched hand, where the fingernails were long and faintly tinged with green.

He smiled, but instead of shaking her hand, he shoved his hands into his pockets, leaned down, and whispered into Dugu Yan's ear, audible only to the two of them:

"Want to be friends with me? Control the snake venom in your own body first. You're too weak right now; you can't even master your own poison. Be careful you don't poison yourself to death one day."

After saying this, amidst Dugu Yan's shocked expression with pupils constricted to pinpricks, Yu Tianyu straightened up and called out to the still-dazed Pang Hu.

"Let's go, Pang Hu, the braised pork is going to sell out."

Watching Yu Tianyu's retreating back, Dugu Yan stood frozen in place, unable to move for a long time.

Her body trembled slightly, not out of anger, but out of the sheer terror of having her secret exposed.

In this world, apart from her grandfather Dugu Bo, no one had ever been able to see through the hidden danger of her Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison backlash at a glance, let alone a boy of the same age!

"Yu Tianyu..."

Dugu Yan clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms.

"You are the first person my age who dared to call me weak. Interesting, truly interesting..."

In her deep green eyes, an unprecedented desire for victory ignited.

After getting their food, they found a corner to sit down.

Pang Hu stuffed braised pork into his mouth while speaking incoherently. "Brother Yu, you were so cool just now! But you really shouldn't have provoked that Dugu Yan; she's a Little Witch! I heard her grandfather is extremely protective!"

"Protective?" Yu Tianyu picked up a piece of vegetable and smiled calmly. "What a coincidence, my old man is quite protective too."

Although he claimed to be an "abandoned child" who had been kicked out, Yu Tianyu knew very well that if his Title Douluo father found out he was being bullied, the so-called "abandoned child" charade would likely end immediately, and he would come charging over to protect his cub.

"And besides..." A sharp glint flashed in Yu Tianyu's eyes.

The poison in Dugu Yan's body might be a fatal threat to others, but for him, possessing the Dragon Slayer Magic, perhaps...

Since Natsu can eat fire, Gajeel can eat iron, and Wendy can eat air.

Since he had awakened the potential for all-element Dragon Slayer Magic (although only fire had been displayed so far, Yu Tianyu could also consume attacks of other elements, but they were not as powerful as fire; only after attaching a Spirit Ring could the true might of Dragon Slayer Magic be unleashed).

Does that mean, as long as his constitution is strong enough, he can devour everything?

Poison Dragon magic... that seems pretty good too?

Just as he was thinking this, a commotion suddenly erupted at the entrance of the cafeteria.

"It's Ye Lingling! The successor of the Nine Heart Begonia is here too!"

Yu Tianyu looked up and saw a young girl dressed in black, wearing a veil, walking quietly into the cafeteria. She exuded a coldness that kept people at a distance, completely different from the fiery and haughty Dugu Yan from earlier.

"This academy is truly full of hidden talents."

The corners of Yu Tianyu's mouth curled up slightly as he shoveled the last mouthful of rice into his mouth.

Since he was here, he might as well have some fun.

Whether it be a vicious dragon or a poisonous snake, in this world where strength is respected, they would all have to coil up obediently in the end!