Dugu Bo Submits!

"Bing'er, that's enough."

Xue Tianyu spoke indifferently, his voice cold and clear.

Hearing Xue Tianyu's command, Ice Emperor let out a cold snort.

Only then did she reluctantly withdraw her hand, which had felt like the touch of the Grim Reaper.

She flicked her fingertips slightly in mid-air.

The thick ice crystals encasing Dugu Bo instantly dissolved into fine droplets of water, scattering in all directions.

Dugu Bo's entire body went limp.

Completely stripped of the demeanor befitting a Titled Douluo, he collapsed directly onto the wet ground.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He coughed violently, his chest heaving heavily.

He gasped for breath, greedily inhaling the hard-won fresh air.

The look he cast toward Ice Emperor was filled with extreme awe and a fear that had seeped into his very marrow.

In that brief moment just now, he had truly and tangibly felt the arrival of death.

Had she applied even a fraction more force, his internal organs would have been shattered into dust.

"Thank you... thank you for your mercy, Your Excellency."

Dugu Bo lowered his once-haughty head, his voice raspy and terrifyingly strained.

Though his temper was eccentric and reclusive, he was by no means a stubborn fool.

In the face of absolute, crushing power, admitting defeat was the only way out.

Furthermore, at the moment he had been frozen just now, he had made a discovery that left him utterly shocked.

The backlash of the poison within his body, which caused him agonizing pain every time it rained, had been completely suppressed by that extreme cold, ceasing its torment entirely.

The excruciating pain that had plagued him for most of his life had, for the first time ever, vanished!

Dugu Bo jerked his head up.

The gaze he fixed upon Xue Tianyu had changed.

The previous contempt was gone, replaced by a fervor like that of a drowning man clutching at a straw.

"You... can you truly cure this old man's poison?"

Dugu Bo's tone carried a tremor he could not suppress.

Xue Tianyu stood with his hands behind his back.

He looked down from above at this once-arrogant Titled Douluo.

"Curing the poison is not difficult."

"However, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

Xue Tianyu cut straight to the point, having no patience for idle chatter.

"I can take action."

"I can help both you and your granddaughter eradicate the hidden dangers of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison within your bodies."

"I can even clear your meridians while I'm at it, helping you improve the strength that has been stagnant for years."

"But in exchange, I want one thing."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo nodded frantically without a moment's hesitation.

"As long as the poison can be cured, let alone one thing!"

"Even if you wanted this old man's entire fortune, I would have no complaints!"

He was truly fed up with that living hell of an existence.

Moreover, he feared even more that his precious granddaughter would eventually follow in his footsteps and die young.

"I want that herb garden of yours."

Xue Tianyu raised his eyes slightly, staring directly into Dugu Bo's.

"Sunset Forest, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Upon hearing these words.

Dugu Bo's pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks.

That was the greatest secret base of his life.

Apart from him and Dugu Yan, no one in the outside world knew that such a peerless treasure land was hidden at the center of that poison formation.

How did the mysterious youth before him know about it?

But as things stood, under the terrifying pressure exerted by the Ice Emperor.

He had absolutely no room to bargain.

"Fine!"

"This old man agrees!"

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth hard and nodded heavily in agreement.

Compared to his own life and that of his granddaughter.

What was a mere herb garden filled with unknown weeds?

Seeing the other party was so sensible, a satisfied smile curled the corners of Xue Tianyu's mouth.

"Very good, you know your place."

"The toxins within your bodies are, in the final analysis, caused by the flaws of your own Martial Souls leading to a backlash."

"As long as you force the toxins into your Spirit Bones, using them as containers to store the poison."

"You can resolve your own crisis."

Xue Tianyu did not hesitate to point out the key mystery in public.

"I will now impart to you a method for suppressing the toxins in your meridians."

"Circulate your spirit power along this path."

"It will ensure that your toxins are suppressed for three days, and they will never flare up even once."

Having said that, Xue Tianyu pressed his index and middle fingers together.

He tapped twice with his fingertips.

Two streams of ice-blue light sank into the centers of Dugu Bo's and Dugu Yan's foreheads respectively.

Dugu Bo immediately closed his eyes and felt the method that had appeared in his mind.

The ecstasy on his face could no longer be concealed; his entire old face flushed red with excitement.

This method was extremely exquisite.

After circulating it for just one cycle, it had actually stabilized the toxins that had been raging within him for years!

"Miraculous!"

"Truly miraculous!"

Dugu Bo was so moved that tears streamed down his face, completely disregarding the dignity of a Title Douluo.

He bowed repeatedly to Xue Tianyu.

Dugu Yan was even more moved to tears of gratitude.

In the eyes she turned toward Xue Tianyu, beyond the previous worship.

There was now an added touch of indescribable devotion and fiery admiration.

"This old man will take the young master to the Sunset Forest right away!"

Dugu Bo stood up impatiently.

He bowed extremely respectfully and made a gesture of invitation.

Outside Heaven Dou City, at the temporary residence of Shrek Academy.

Several figures in an extremely wretched state supported one another, stumbling as they pushed open the dilapidated courtyard gate.

Tang San's face was ashen, his clothes shredded to pieces.

Dozens of shocking bloody holes remained on his body where hidden weapons had been extracted.

Although the toxins had been removed, the excessive blood loss left him so weak that he could barely stand.

Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai were equally disheveled, their expressions defeated to the extreme.

Flender had originally been sitting in the courtyard, leisurely drinking tea.

When he looked up and saw these people looking like stray dogs, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a "crack," shattering into pieces.

"Xiaogang! San! How did you end up in such a ghostly state!"

Flender's face was full of fury as he rushed forward, grabbing hold of the swaying Yu Xiaogang.

Seeing his old friend of many years, the grievances filling Yu Xiaogang's heart instantly transformed into monstrous rage.

He pointed a trembling finger toward the direction of the Great Soul Arena, his voice as hoarse as a broken bellows.

"Flender, today in Heaven Dou City, we were humiliated in the street!"

"That person not only severely injured San, but also forced him to kneel and kowtow in public, shouting that he was a despicable villain!"

"The face of our Shrek has been trampled into the mud by that brat!"

Hearing these words, Flender trembled with rage, the veins on his forehead bulging one by one.

"What!"

"In this Heaven Dou Empire, there is actually someone who dares to bully our Shrek people like this!"

Dai Mubai gritted his teeth, his face full of resentment as he stood to the side, adding fuel to the fire.

"Dean, that brat named Xue Tianyu is truly too arrogant."

"Relying on a bit of strength, he doesn't put our Shrek in his eyes at all."

"Our skills were inferior, so we could only watch helplessly as Tang San was humiliated, without even a chance to resist."

Tang San kept his head hung low the entire time.

His fists were clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into the flesh of his palms, seeping out trickles of blood.

That intense sense of humiliation gnawed frantically at his heart.

Flender laughed in extreme anger, a flash of incredibly dangerous killing intent erupting from the eyes behind his lenses.

"A fine Xue Tianyu indeed!"

"Daring to touch my, Flender's, disciple and brother—does he really think Shrek is a soft persimmon to be squeezed at will!"

He turned his head abruptly and let out a roar toward the inner room.

"Wuji, get out here!"

Accompanied by heavy, powerful footsteps.

Zhao Wuji, with a physique as burly as a brown bear, strode out from the room.

His muscles were knotted, and every step he took left deep footprints on the ground.

Seeing the miserable state of Tang San and the others, Zhao Wuji's brows shot up, his baleful aura leaking out.

"Boss Flender, which blind thing did this?"

Flender's gaze was icy, and he gave his orders with murderous intent.

"Go and find out the whereabouts of that Xue Tianyu, and intercept and kill him on the road!"

"No matter what forces are behind him, if he dares to hurt our people, he must pay a bloody price!"

"I want his head to wash away the shame of Shrek!"

Zhao Wuji squeezed his sand-bowl-sized fists, his joints popping like firecrackers.

"Leave it to me."

"A brat in his teens, even if he started cultivating from his mother's womb, at most he's a Soul Ancestor."

"For a level 76 Soul Saint like me to deal with him, it's as easy as reaching for something in my pocket."

"I want to see just how hard this brat's bones really are, and whether he can withstand my Vajra Palm!"

Watching Zhao Wuji's look of supreme confidence, Tang San suddenly raised his head.

In those bloodshot eyes, a fierce light of extreme excitement and anticipation flickered.

He swore to himself in his heart.

Xue Tianyu, the humiliation you gave me today will be repaid with your own dismemberment!

Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San on the shoulder, speaking to comfort him.

"Little San, rest assured."

"With the Immovable Wisdom King taking action personally, that brat will definitely not live past tonight."

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Sunset Forest, in the core zone permeated by a poison array.

Dugu Bo led Xue Tianyu and Ice Emperor through layers of sickly green toxic mist capable of instantly corroding human bone and blood.

They arrived at the summit of a steep mountain peak.

Before them lay a massive crater, as if struck by a meteorite.

A thick scent of sulfur and bone-chilling extreme cold collided frantically in the air.

Xue Tianyu stood at the edge of the pit, looking down.

A strange spring with clearly defined colors lay quietly at the bottom of the pit.

On the left was a milky-white spring with rising white mist, emitting an extreme cold capable of freezing space itself.

On the right was a boiling, churning vermilion spring, surging with terrifying volcanic heat.

The two distinct springs met perfectly in the center, neither encroaching on the other, forming a natural Taiji pattern.

On the surrounding rock walls and soil grew countless rare flowers and herbs long extinct in the outside world.

This was the blessed land that seized the wonders of heaven and earth: the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Dugu Bo stood to the side, bowing with an extremely respectful attitude.

"Young Master, this is my herb garden."

"For these past years, I have relied on the unique environment here to barely suppress the backlash of the toxins within my body."

Xue Tianyu nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the glowing immortal herbs.

"This place is not bad."

"From now on, it belongs to me."

Dugu Bo did not dare to hesitate in the slightest, nodding repeatedly for fear of angering this living ancestor.

"Please do as you wish, Young Master. Yanyan and I will stand guard outside the poison formation and will not let a single soul beast come within half a step."

With that, he pulled Dugu Yan along and retreated from the area with great tact.

Ice Emperor looked around, feeling the extremely ancient energy fluctuations in the air, and raised an eyebrow.

"The aura in this place is a bit strange."

"It seems like something incredible is buried beneath the water."

Xue Tianyu chuckled, not taking it to heart at all.

"Whether there is something or not, we will know once we try."

He leaped into the air, landing steadily on the bank where the red and white springs met like a light, agile bird.

Once he stood firm, Xue Tianyu released his Martial Soul without reservation.

A clear, high-pitched phoenix cry soared into the sky.

A massive Ice Phoenix phantom suddenly appeared behind him, spreading its wings.

At the same time, an Ice Heaven Snow Lotus radiating endless cold air bloomed proudly beneath his feet.

The absolute pressure of his Twin Martial Souls expanded rapidly outward without any concealment.

The terrifying bloodline aura belonging to the Ultimate Ice swept through the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well like a hurricane.

The moment this bloodline aura permeated the spring water, the surface, which had been as calm as a mirror, suddenly began to churn violently.

"Boom!"

A dull, thunderous roar erupted from the deepest part of the spring.

The entire valley shook violently under the tremors, and countless rocks tumbled down from the cliff walls.

Two massive dragon-shaped phantoms, one red and one blue, rose into the sky from the bottom of the spring like gods awakened from a ten-thousand-year slumber, circling in mid-air.

Two terrifying dragon auras, far exceeding that of a Titled Douluo and even transcending mortals, instantly shrouded this world.

The massive dragon roars were deafening.

The giant ice-blue dragon phantom on the left was surrounded by a terrifying frost capable of freezing all things.

The crimson dragon phantom on the right was completely enveloped in flames capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas.

They were the remnants of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King who had fallen here!

Ice Emperor stood not far away, her expression instantly becoming extremely grave.

As the hegemon of the Far North, she could truly feel the absolute power belonging to god-level powerhouses that these two remnants possessed in life.

Facing this world-destroying, supreme dragon might, Xue Tianyu stood with his hands behind his back, his expression remaining as calm as water.

The momentum, which would have terrified even a ninety-nine-level Peerless Douluo, could not even stir the hem of his clothes.

The Ice Dragon King's massive eyes stared fixedly at Xue Tianyu below.

A look of extreme shock appeared on its enormous dragon head.

"Human, why do you possess such a pure bloodline of Ultimate Ice?"

"Even... the level of this power makes even this King feel a sense of trepidation."

The Fire Dragon King let out a heaven-shaking exclamation from the side.

"Not only that, the strength of his physical body is as terrifying as a true dragon!"

"A mere mortal, yet he can withstand the pressure of both of us without kneeling!"

Xue Tianyu lifted his chin slightly, looking directly at the two dragon king remnants in mid-air.

"Two remnants that have been dead for ten thousand years, and you want me to kneel?"

"You may have been high and mighty Dragon Kings in your previous lives."

"But before me, you are now nothing more than a mass of conscious energy."

His tone was extremely calm, yet it carried an absolute dominance that stood above all things.

There was no reverence, only a calm, level gaze from a position of superiority.

The Ice Dragon King heard these words and, instead of growing angry, began to laugh.

The grand voice reverberated endlessly throughout the valley.

"What an arrogant brat!"

"However, you have the capital to be arrogant."

"In all the years I have slumbered, this is the first time I have encountered a human with such monstrous talent."