The Method of Detoxification, Dugu Yan

"So it was Your Excellency Poison Douluo paying a late-night visit. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Young Master Ling Feng, you jest. It's just... what did you mean at the banquet when you said my martial soul was poisoned?"

Dugu Bo remained rather courteous in his speech. No matter how arrogant and unruly he was, he was in the wrong this time.

What was more, this was not a place where he could run wild. The moment he revealed even the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power,

the old men of the Worship Hall would not even need to act. That young genius, Qiangu Xiaoye, would probably grab his Coiling Dragon Staff and fight him to the death.

And if they truly fought to the death, he might not even be able to defeat him.

After all, Qiangu Xiaoye had once made a name for himself while roaming the continent in his youth. It was only after getting married that he stopped traveling across the continent.

"To be frank, I have indeed sensed some changes in my martial soul. Could Young Master Ling Feng perhaps point them out?"

Dugu Bo still did not have the nerve to admit that he had been poisoned for many years.

"Senior Dugu, you are not being honest."

"What my martial soul told me is that you have been poisoned for at least fifty years."

"Furthermore, this poison has existed alongside your martial soul since its innate awakening. Perhaps your son and granddaughter also carry this toxin, one they brought with them from the womb."

"Then let this junior make another bold guess. Did your wife pass away long ago? And when you said during the day that your son and daughter-in-law both died, was that related to this as well?"

"And has your granddaughter also undergone some unusual changes, such as abnormal eye and hair colors?"

Generally speaking, children on the Douluo Continent did not undergo obvious changes in eye or hair color before awakening their Soul Power.

Even with some less powerful martial souls, as long as they did not possess their martial souls, they were no different from ordinary people.

Those born with differently colored eyes or hair, such as Qian Renxue's golden hair and golden eyes, or Jin Chen's golden locks, were that way because their martial souls were excessively powerful.

Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically. This junior before him was far more knowledgeable than he had imagined.

In truth, no one on the continent knew about his wife's death. Not even his longtime close friends knew the details.

After all, his wife had already passed away before Dugu Bo made a name for himself in the world of soul masters.

Dugu Bo let out a long sigh, knowing full well that he had fallen into Ling Feng's hands today.

"Young Master Ling Feng, please stop keeping me in suspense."

"As long as you have a way to cure the toxins in my and Yanyan's martial souls, this old man will certainly not disappoint you."

Although Dugu Bo had not bowed his head and stated outright that he would join Spirit Hall, that was clearly what he meant.

"Congratulations, Senior Dugu. You have made a wise choice."

"First Grandpa, Second Grandpa, you two heard him as well. Go back and rest. At your age, you should get more rest."

Ling Feng spoke toward a distant corner, and two middle-aged men whose appearances were ninety percent alike immediately stepped out.

They were none other than Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo.

How could a mere newly promoted Titled Douluo escape the divine senses of the two of them?

"Mm, Xiao Feng is becoming more and more outstanding."

Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo ignored Dugu Bo and left on their own.

Dugu Bo stood where he was, cold sweat already forming on his forehead.

He had made the right gamble.

If he had revealed even the slightest dissatisfaction or killing intent just now, these two seniors, renowned in the world of soul masters for many years, would likely have killed him on the spot.

"Senior Dugu, sit."

Ling Feng patted the grass beside him, signaling for Dugu Bo to sit down.

As Dugu Bo approached, he discovered that this youth did not possess the arrogant wildness typical of a great clan's descendants. Instead, he had an extraordinary calmness and steadiness.

"What is it? Are you wondering how I knew about the flaw in your martial soul, Senior?"

"Young Master Ling Feng, your martial soul should not be as simple as merely the Coiling Dragon Staff, should it?"

Dugu Bo asked in return.

"That is true. Of course, I will not tell you now. Our relationship is not close enough yet."

"Let us first discuss how to remove your poison."

"Detoxifying your martial soul is not difficult. There are two methods. One is to disperse all the poison cultivation throughout your body, but that certainly will not be an option."

"The second is to gather the toxins that have penetrated deep into your bones and marrow into a single vessel, such as a Soul Bone somewhere in your body."

"Of course, your poison has seeped into your marrow for decades. Removing it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. Various diluted rare medicinal herbs would be needed as catalysts, with my blood as the primary medium."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow.

"Do not doubt it. The quality of my martial soul far surpasses that of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, so this method is feasible."

"Of course, I would recommend that you and your granddaughter use a third method together. It is the safest method, and it can raise your strength by an entire level in a short time. Naturally, the price to be paid is also exceedingly high."

"That would be to use a special method to alter the inheritance of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor itself, such as evolving it into an even more powerful martial soul inheritance so it would no longer suffer from the poison."

"However, things capable of triggering martial soul mutations are exceedingly rare, such as Soul Bones, Soul Rings highly compatible with one's own martial soul, or certain rare medicinal herbs."

Ling Feng's every word was a probe, trying to make Dugu Bo take the initiative to speak.

"Rare medicinal herbs? To be honest, this old man recently discovered a place of exceptional natural fortune. It is just that most of the herbs there look quite strange, and I do not know how to use them."

"Oh? Perhaps that is indeed possible."

As Ling Feng spoke, Dugu Bo was about to ask further.

"This matter cannot be rushed. Your granddaughter is only three years old now. We must at least wait until her martial soul awakens three years from now before making further plans."

"Oh, right. My cultivation has recently reached a bottleneck. I should be able to go out and train for a while. Perhaps I could take a look around that place of exceptional natural fortune."

Dugu Bo also knew he had been too eager, so he agreed to Ling Feng's request.

He was also inwardly amazed. Ling Feng was most likely a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.

Early the next morning, Dugu Bo brought gifts to visit Qiangu Xiaoye. While Dugu Bo was present, Ling Feng also voiced his request to go out and train.

The result was that Ling Feng could go out as long as his Soul Power Level broke through by one more rank.

One more rank, and Ling Feng would reach level thirty, allowing him to obtain his third Soul Ring. By then, going out to hunt soul beasts would reasonably count as traveling and training.

Dugu Bo watched this and merely assumed Ling Feng was breaking through the bottleneck at level thirteen or fourteen.

After all, for a child who had only just awakened, even if he possessed Innate Full Soul Power and absorbed a Soul Ring at its limit age, his level should be roughly around that range.

"Fine."

Ling Feng agreed.

Dugu Bo did not remain in Spirit Hall for many days, instead leaving it quickly.

Of course, the higher-ups of Spirit Hall understood what was happening. Dugu Bo claimed he was worried his granddaughter would be bored at a friend's home, so he planned to bring her to Spirit Hall to broaden her horizons.

But in the eyes of Spirit Hall's higher-ups, this clearly meant he had tacitly agreed to join Spirit Hall.

Half a month later...

While Ling Feng and the others were cultivating, Dugu Bo arrived with a little girl who had dark green hair and dark green eyes.