Dugu Yan's Loss, Ling Yun's Solution

"Grandfather, looking at your reaction just now, could it be that Ling Yun actually guessed right? Am I really poisoned?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo could not help but sigh helplessly. After taking a sip of tea, he said with a heavy heart: "Yan Yan, you have grown up. It is time to tell you the truth about our family."

"In your eyes, our family's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul is the strongest poison-attribute Martial Soul in the world, right?"

"That's right!"

Dugu Yan nodded. Dugu Bo had told her this since she was a child, and she had always believed it to be true.

Ever since she awakened her Martial Soul, she had encountered many poison-type Soul Masters over the years, but their Martial Souls could not compare to her Jade Phosphorous Serpent at all.

"Our family's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul is indeed very strong, but it has a fatal weakness."

At this point, Dugu Bo suddenly looked up, stared into Dugu Yan's eyes, and said word by word: "That is, the toxicity of the Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison is too potent, and as one's cultivation level increases, the toxicity of the serpent venom further intensifies."

"One day, that tyrannical serpent venom will overflow from the Martial Soul and erode our bodies. The initial sign is that our eyes will slowly turn green."

"Starting from the eyes, the serpent venom will continue to erode our meridians, bones, internal organs, and even our brains."

"In the end, we will die suddenly from the erosion of the virulent poison. Your father and mother lost their lives back then because their bodies could not withstand the excessive toxicity of the serpent venom."

"What? Is that how my mom and dad passed away?"

Dugu Yan widened her eyes in disbelief. She had always thought her parents' deaths were an accident; she never expected the truth to be like this.

"That's right."

Dugu Bo nodded gently and continued: "As I became a Title Douluo, the serpent venom in my body also kept strengthening, beginning to erode my internal organs."

"If not for my profound soul power and the fact that I accidentally found a treasure land where I used the heaven and earth spiritual energy to temporarily suppress the venom, I would have likely died from the poison long ago."

"For all these years, I have been searching for a way to resolve our family's Martial Soul defect, but until now, I haven't found a single clue."

At the end of his words, Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly. Dugu Yan looked terrified, murmuring: "How could it be like this..."

Ultimately, amidst a silent sigh, the grandfather and granddaughter finished their dinner in silence, after which Dugu Yan returned to her room to rest.

In the days that followed, Dugu Yan went about her routine as usual: attending classes at Heaven Dou Royal Academy during the day and going to the Great Soul Arena with Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling after school to participate in matches. Everything seemed normal.

However, from that moment on, Dugu Yan became dejected and often unfocused. Even when participating in matches at the Great Soul Arena, she appeared absent-minded; sometimes, she wouldn't even notice when an opponent had already closed in on her.

Just like that, a month passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, after breaking through to level 35 in soul power, Ling Yun and the Huo siblings arrived at the Great Soul Arena once again, preparing to participate in team battles to improve their practical combat skills and earn some pocket money.

However, just as they arrived at the rest area of the Great Soul Arena, Huo Wu pointed at a ring in surprise and said: "Eh? Look, isn't that Yu Tianheng and the others? They seem to be at a disadvantage!"

As soon as she said this, Ling Yun looked in the direction Huo Wu was pointing. He saw Yu Tianheng and his two companions engaged in a fierce battle against three Soul Elders on the ring.

Yu Tianheng was fighting three opponents at once, while Ye Lingling stood behind him, continuously casting her soul skills to heal his injuries.

As for Dugu Yan, she stood frozen in place, head bowed and silent; she was clearly not in the right state of mind.

Because of this, even though the opponents' soul power did not exceed level 35, the trio was still falling behind.

In the end, Yu Tianheng unleashed his Dragon Transformation talent and activated his innate skill: Dragon's Fury, which doubled his lightning power, allowing him to turn the tide and blast the enemies off the ring to secure victory.

After the match ended, Ling Yun and his companions approached. Seeing the disheveled Yu Tianheng, Huo Wushuang immediately wore a mocking expression.

"Yo~ isn't this the top student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy? How have you become so pathetic after just a month?"

"The opponents' soul power didn't even exceed level 35, and they managed to beat you into such a sorry state? You guys are really getting worse as you get older!"

Hearing Huo Wushuang's taunts, the exhausted Yu Tianheng couldn't be bothered to argue and retorted breathlessly:

"I was fighting three people at once. If you think you're so great, why don't you try fighting three Soul Elders yourself? I guarantee that in less than ten minutes, you'll be in an even worse state than me."

While the two were bickering, Huo Wu looked at the dejected Dugu Yan, scratched her head, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you? You look so listless. If you had used your Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison just now, you wouldn't have been at a disadvantage."

"About that..."

Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness on the other's face.

As teammates, they had noticed Dugu Yan's condition immediately and had asked her about it, but Dugu Yan refused to say anything, leaving them with no options.

At this moment, Ling Yun spoke up leisurely: "Could it be that I guessed right? You really are poisoned, and it's a poison that even your grandfather cannot handle. Now you're worried about your future, not knowing what to do, is that it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Yan suddenly looked up at Ling Yun and finally nodded helplessly.

"Yes, you're right..."

Dugu Yan told everyone about her situation. The group was shocked, especially Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling, who were left dumbfounded.

Dugu Yan then hugged her legs, curled into a ball, and said in despair: "I don't know what to do now. If I continue to cultivate, I might end up dying from the poison..."

"That won't happen, Yan Zi. I won't let that happen." Yu Tianheng said urgently, then looked at Ye Lingling: "Lingling, your Nine Heart Begonia is the world's number one healing-type Martial Soul. Please, heal Yan Zi."

Ye Lingling shook her head slightly: "It's no use. My Nine Heart Begonia can only heal injuries; it has no detoxifying function."

"Is there really no other way?"

Yu Tianheng said in despair, but Ling Yun spoke slowly: "Since the serpent venom overflows from the Martial Soul, could it be stored in a container, such as a soul ring, and then released through a soul skill?"

"That's impossible."

Huo Wu said bluntly: "I have been practicing Ring Fusion for so long, and I know very well that soul rings are merely mediums for releasing soul skills; they don't have the function of storing serpent venom."

Nice job, Sister Huo Wu!

Ling Yun silently gave Huo Wu a thumbs up. This was exactly what he was waiting for, and he immediately voiced his true idea.

"Since soul rings won't work, what about soul bones? What do you think about storing the serpent venom in a soul bone, and once the soul bone is full, releasing it through a soul bone skill?"