"Kid, are you scared witless?"
Dugu Bo saw Lin Qiu standing perfectly still, even "spacing out," and the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.
"Since you won't speak, then go join my granddaughter in the grave!"
He raised his withered palm. Green energy churned in his hand, taking the shape of a massive phantom serpent. It opened its cavernous jaws and lunged toward Lin Qiu to swallow him whole.
This attack was called the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Roar. It carried not only deadly poison, but also a mental assault.
"Stop!"
At that critical moment, a weak voice rang out.
Dugu Yan had somehow opened her eyes. Seeing what was happening, she was terrified out of her wits and shouted with all her strength:
"Grandpa... don't... he saved me..."
Dugu Bo's hand jolted to a stop. The phantom serpent, about to strike, halted just three inches above Lin Qiu's head.
The foul-smelling gusts ruffled Lin Qiu's hair, but he didn't even blink.
"Yanyan?"
Dugu Bo flashed to Dugu Yan's side and caught his granddaughter. His green eyes were full of worry and concern.
"How are you? Does anything feel wrong? Did this kid poison you?"
"N-no..."
Dugu Yan shook her head and struggled to explain:
"The poison in my body turned on me... just now, I thought I was going to die. This young man... this young master saved me..."
She looked toward Lin Qiu with gratitude in her eyes, and a trace of awe that hadn't yet faded.
When Lin Qiu had purged the poison from her, his Bloodline Power had felt as vast and unfathomable as the abyss and the sea. She'd felt as if she were facing a god.
Dugu Bo froze.
He looked at Lin Qiu suspiciously, then glanced at his granddaughter, whose complexion had