Want to Save Your Life? Then Kneel Down and Beg... Oh No, Let's Make a Deal!

The air seemed to solidify into concrete, making it difficult to breathe.

Dugu Bo's withered, eagle-claw-like hand hung in mid-air, the faint green glow at his fingertips flickering, reflecting his volatile expression.

"Old Poison?"

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes, his previously explosive aura receding, replaced by a much colder, scrutinizing gaze. "Kid, you know who I am, yet you dare call me that? The last person who addressed me this way already has grass three feet high growing on their grave."

Aside from a few other Title Douluo of his caliber, even the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire had to respectfully address him as "Poison Douluo."

What right did this six-year-old brat have?

Yu Tianyu reached up to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. Instead of retreating, he calmly brushed the dust off his clothes, as if he had just tripped rather than withstood the pressure of a Title Douluo.

"A name is just a label. I call you Old Poison because you are riddled with poison—not just poisoning others, but poisoning yourself."

Yu Tianyu shoved his hands into his pockets, a hint of mockery dancing in his heterochromatic pupils. "What? Am I wrong? Every time it's cloudy or rainy, you feel a numbing itch in your ribs that gradually intensifies, flaring up at noon and midnight. With your current cultivation, it should have already spread to the crown of your head and the soles of your feet, right?"

Dugu Bo's pupils contracted into pinpricks.

If he had previously thought this kid was just a bit strange, now, a storm was raging in his heart.

The symptoms the boy described were spot on!

This was a secret that had plagued him for decades; aside from himself, not even Dugu Yan knew the exact location of the pain!

"You..." The killing intent radiating from Dugu Bo dissipated, replaced by deep wariness. "How do you know this? Who sent you?"

"No one sent me, and I have no interest in investigating a dying old man."

Yu Tianyu shrugged, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather. "I told you, I'm a doctor. A doctor knows where the ailment lies just by looking at the patient. As for you, you tried to kill your granddaughter's only lifeline the moment we met. It seems your senility is a more serious problem than the poison in your body."

"You're courting death!"

Being humiliated like this by a junior, Dugu Bo instinctively prepared to lash out.

"Grandpa! Stop!"

Dugu Yan, who had been in a state of shock, finally snapped back to reality. Ignoring her shame, she lunged forward to block Yu Tianyu, spreading her arms to protect him.

"Grandpa! You've misunderstood! He... he is detoxifying me!" Dugu Yan's eyes were red with urgency. "The poison in my body backfired just now, and he helped me draw it out! It really works! I feel lighter than I ever have before!"

Dugu Bo froze.

He looked at his granddaughter's anxious, protective posture, then at her complexion, which was clearly much healthier and more radiant.

As a master of poisons, he only needed one glance to see that the restless Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in her body had indeed stabilized, and a portion of it was even gone.

"Drawn out?"

Dugu Bo's brows furrowed as he looked at Yu Tianyu with suspicion. "The Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison is incredibly tyrannical; one touch means death. You are a mere level ten Spirit Scholar without even a spirit ring, yet you dared to absorb it directly? Are you not afraid of dying?"

"Dying?"

Yu Tianyu acted as if he had heard a joke.

"Hiccup—"

He suddenly opened his mouth and let out an unrefined burp.

Immediately after, a wisp of purple-black mist sprayed from his mouth. The mist did not dissipate but instead condensed in the air into the phantom of a small purple dragon before being inhaled back into his body.

"The taste is mediocre, but it's quite a potent supplement."

Yu Tianyu licked his lips, revealing a bewitching smile. "Old Poison, your toxin is a death warrant to others, but to me, it's just a snack with a bit of seasoning."

"My Martial Soul is Dragon Slayer Magic. The dragon is the master of all things, a creature standing at the very top of the food chain."

"And a snake, even if it cultivates into an emperor, is nothing more than a slightly larger loach in front of a True Dragon. Do you really think a loach's poison can kill a dragon?"

At this moment, the aura around Yu Tianyu changed.

It was no longer the lazy air of a youth, but the pressure of a superior being emanating from the depths of his soul. It was the arrogance of a Dragon King.

Dugu Bo fell silent.

He stared fixedly at Yu Tianyu, his heart struggling violently.

Reason told him this was pure fantasy. But the facts were right before his eyes: this kid had swallowed the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison not only without harm but with an expression of wanting more.

And if he truly could detoxify...

Could the curse that had plagued the Dugu Family for generations and killed his son and daughter-in-law finally have hope of ending?

A long time passed.

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, the green light in his eyes gradually fading. He retracted all his spirit power fluctuations and stood with his hands behind his back like an ordinary old man, though his tone remained stiff.

"Kid, you win."

"Since you can identify my symptoms and swallow Yan's poison, you must have a way to resolve this damned backlash."

Dugu Bo stared at Yu Tianyu. "Speak, what do you want? Gold Soul Coins? Spirit Bones? Or do you want me to kill someone for you?"

Since this was a negotiation, he would put it on the table.

In Dugu Bo's view, this kid had gone to great lengths to approach Dugu Yan and show off his skills, so he must have some ulterior motive.

"Straightforward."

Yu Tianyu snapped his fingers. "Talking to a smart person really saves a lot of trouble. I don't lack money, nor do I need you to kill anyone for me. I only want two things."

"Speak."

"First, I want a place that is absolutely quiet and suitable for my cultivation." Yu Tianyu held up one finger. "I heard you have a Villa in the Sunset Forest, and there is a special spring there. I have my eye on it."

Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

That was his treasure trove, and also the key place he used to suppress the toxins in his body. How did this kid even know about that?

"You actually know about that place..." Dugu Bo's eyes flickered. "The environment there is harsh, and ordinary people cannot survive there at all. What do you want it for?"

"That is none of your concern; I have my own uses for it." Yu Tianyu did not offer much of an explanation. "Second, I can cure your granddaughter's poison. However, your own poison has seeped too deep into your bones. To eradicate it completely, it will require medicinal conditioning."

"Therefore, I must have absolute usage rights over the herbs in that Herb Garden."

This was Yu Tianyu's true objective!

The Immortal Herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

That was the greatest cheat code library in the Douluo Continent! Tang San relied on those Immortal Herbs to take off directly, and even built up the Shrek Seven Devils.

Now, this key must be held in his own hands.

"Impossible!" Dugu Bo refused flatly. "Those herbs are my life's work. Although I don't recognize most of them, that is my territory. You want to occupy my herb garden?"

"Don't be in such a hurry to refuse."

Yu Tianyu was not annoyed; he simply tossed out the final straw with indifference. "You can choose not to agree. But I can guarantee that within half a year, your granddaughter's poison will erupt completely, and by then, even the gods won't be able to save her. As for you, you will last at most another two years before you are devoured by ten thousand poisons and die in agony."

"Is it worth trading a few weeds for the lives of you and your granddaughter, or would you rather guard that pile of herbs until you go into your coffin? A dignified Poison Douluo should be able to do that math, right?"