You're Poisoned!

Xiao Wujiu inquired all the way there. The courtyard before him was Dugu Bo's place of residence in Heaven Dou City.

Along the way, he had also learned that there were still two years until the next Soul Master Tournament. As for the previous tournament's champions, it had been Spirit Hall.

That allowed him to immediately deduce that Tang San had not made his move yet. Tang San had crossed paths with Dugu Bo at the age of thirteen, which was when he obtained the Immortal Herbs. Tang San had won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament shortly after turning fifteen.

That meant he would have been around fourteen during the tournament. By that logic, Tang San should currently still be at Nuoding Academy, or perhaps preparing to enter Shrek Academy.

"Then excuse me, but I'll be using the Immortal Herb redemption code first."

With a smile, Xiao Wujiu knocked on Dugu Bo's courtyard gate. He had already figured out how to talk Dugu Bo into it. It was unrealistic to take over the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in one go, so he would have to save that meal for his next visit. He also needed to make some preparations.

Knock, knock, knock—

"Who is it?"

At that moment, a cold female voice rang out, carrying an aloof chill that kept others at a distance.

He immediately identified her. She was Dugu Bo's only granddaughter, Dugu Yan!

"I have an important matter to discuss with Your Excellency Dugu. Please inform him."

After a moment of silence within, the gates opened, and a woman was indeed standing at the entrance.

Once Xiao Wujiu entered, Dugu Yan directly shut the gates behind him.

"Come on. You've got quite the nerve, coming here to find my grandfather."

"My grandfather happens to be here, and he is willing to see you. Follow me. But let me warn you—you'd better truly have business with him!"

With that, she walked away without looking back.

He's quite handsome, but why did Grandfather agree to see him?

Xiao Wujiu chuckled softly and said nothing more as he followed Dugu Yan inside. That call of his just now had employed a Battle Qi technique.

The voice did not need to be loud, yet it possessed great penetrating power. Such a technique was not something ordinary people could use. That was probably why Dugu Bo had agreed to meet him. Of course, perhaps that Old Poisonous Creature was simply in a good mood?

After following Dugu Yan for a while, they arrived at a courtyard. A figure sat within, with green hair and green eyes. It was undoubtedly Dugu Bo.

"This junior, Xiao Wujiu, greets Your Excellency Dugu."

Dugu Bo raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Wujiu, who was performing a junior's salute. He lifted a brow. "Speak. Why have you come to see me?"

Upon hearing that, Xiao Wujiu knew this was in the bag.

As long as Dugu Bo was willing to listen, he could use the Immortal Herb redemption voucher.

"This junior has come to make a deal with you. The sincerity I offer is helping Your Excellency remove your poison."

His voice was not loud, but to Dugu Bo's ears, it was like a thunderclap exploding beside him!

"Boy, what did you say?!"

An aura belonging to a Title Douluo erupted from Dugu Bo's body and crashed down fiercely upon Xiao Wujiu!

Battle Qi Armor!

Xiao Wujiu had expected this. He immediately mobilized his Battle Qi, condensing a suit of Battle Qi armor around himself. In an instant, armor that completely enveloped him appeared over his body.

Like a blazing flame, it brimmed with dense fire-element power as it withstood Dugu Bo's oppressive aura!

How is that possible? Even if I wasn't using my full strength, there's no way this brat should have been able to withstand it!

Dugu Bo was filled with uncertainty, yet Xiao Wujiu seemed not to notice his reaction at all. He continued, "Whenever it turns cloudy or rainy, do your ribs feel numb and itchy? Does the sensation gradually worsen, flaring up once at noon and once at midnight?"

"At your current level of poisoning, each episode should last at least two hours."

"Every night, around the third watch, your scalp and the soles of your feet suffer piercing pain, as if pricked by needles. Your whole body convulses for at least an hour."

"Am I correct, Senior?"

After speaking, Xiao Wujiu stared straight at Dugu Bo, utterly unaffected by his aura.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you know that my grandfather is an expert at using poison? How could he possibly be poisoned?"

"Grandfather, if you ask me, this guy is just an attention-seeking fraud. Why don't we—"

Dugu Yan came to Dugu Bo's side and wanted to say more, but Dugu Bo lovingly stroked her head and stopped her. "Yanyan, let me speak with this boy."

"Boy, what exactly are you trying to say? Or rather, what do you want?"

He had taken the bait.

Xiao Wujiu knew that this exchange was a success.

"Your Excellency Dugu truly has courage. Then this junior will not beat around the bush. I want the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. In addition, I can provide a Soul Power meditation method suited to you, as well as a Self-Created Soul Skill."

"In exchange, I can cure the poison in both you and Dugu Yan. I can even help you advance further."

Xiao Wujiu laid out his terms. As for the additional benefits, apart from recruiting a temporary combat force, they were entirely intended to eliminate some unnecessary trouble in Douluo Continent.

For example, those people who had been following him.

While looking for Dugu Bo's residence, he had sensed someone tailing him. Though he did not know why, he truly had been watched.

But it did not matter, because his identity had already been more or less established!

"It seems you know quite a lot. But if you truly can cure my granddaughter and me, then I agree to your terms."

"Good. I will return after some time. Before then, I ask Your Excellency Dugu to deal with the people behind me."

After Xiao Wujiu spoke, the Creation Cauldron appeared in his right hand. A hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring emerged, and then a colossal gate appeared behind him. Its profound curtain of light resembled a divine miracle!

"Wait, boy! Who exactly are you?!"

Dugu Bo could no longer remain seated. What he had just witnessed was completely beyond his understanding.

A first Spirit Ring that was a hundred thousand years old, and that gate that had appeared from thin air!

The corners of Xiao Wujiu's lips rose slightly. At the instant he entered the gate, he turned sideways. The light cast by the Gate of Transmigration shone upon his handsome face, making him appear especially mysterious.

"Xiao Wujiu. Just an ordinary Soul Master."

With that, Xiao Wujiu entered it and left the world of Douluo Continent!

Watching Xiao Wujiu vanish into thin air, Dugu Bo was still in extreme shock. But the call that followed snapped him awake.

"Forgive the intrusion. May I ask whether Your Excellency Dugu is present?"

Douqi Continent.

Xiao Wujiu appeared on the back mountain of the Xiao Clan. Looking at the familiar surroundings, he finally let out a breath of relief.

"Douqi Continent, I'm back!"