"Eh? Are you serious, Luo Chen? You're not trying to fool me, are you?"
Dugu Yan's eyes visibly brightened, and she looked at Luo Chen, her face alight with excitement.
They really could help her and her grandfather get rid of their poison?
By this point, Dugu Yan completely believed what Luo Chen had told her. Everything he'd said was true, and it had all been things only she and her grandfather knew.
She truly hadn't expected that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, the inherited Martial Soul of the Dugu Family, would actually harm its wielder during cultivation.
She didn't want to see her grandfather suffer anymore, and she didn't want to die because of her Martial Soul someday. So if Luo Chen really could help her and her grandfather get rid of the poison—
What harm was there in taking Luo Chen to see him?
After all, no worldly possessions could be more important than the lives of her and her grandfather.
Seeing Dugu Yan looking to him for a promise, Luo Chen raised his hand without hesitation.
"I swear on my Martial Soul that I, Luo Chen, will keep my word."
After a brief silence, Dugu Yan gave a small nod.
"Fine. I'll take you to the place you want to go. I hope you won't go back on your word."
Luo Chen smiled faintly and looked at Guang Ling Douluo.
"Grandpa Guang Ling."
Guang Ling Douluo immediately understood. He stood, raised a hand, and brought the two of them into the air.
Dugu Yan wisely began guiding them.
On the way, Guang Ling Douluo sent Luo Chen a voice transmission.
"Chen'er, are you really going to cure the poison in those two? Swearing on your Martial Soul isn't something to take lightly."
Luo Chen answered with a firm look.
Once he understood what Luo Chen meant, Guang Ling Douluo said nothing more.
Before long, half a day had passed. At dusk, Guang Ling Douluo found the location marked in Luo Chen's letter—the destination Dugu Yan had mentioned.
A vast, dark-green poisonous miasma surrounded the entire mountain.
Not a blade of grass grew wherever the poisonous gas reached, and no Soul Beasts dared approach.
"This is the only place I know of. If this isn't where you're looking, I don't know where else it could be."
Dugu Yan spoke softly, her feelings complicated as she looked at the miasma before them.
She didn't know whether what she'd done was right or wrong, but she'd brought them here now...
Meanwhile, just as Guang Ling Douluo raised his hand to break through the poisonous miasma, an equally powerful aura suddenly surged toward them.
The miasma opened down the middle, and a figure wreathed in murderous aura slowly emerged.
He was an old man in green robes, surrounded by poisonous gas, glaring at Guang Ling Douluo and Luo Chen.
"What have you done to Yanyan?"
Dugu Bo turned to Dugu Yan. Only after confirming that his granddaughter was unharmed did he look at Guang Ling Douluo and Luo Chen and speak in a low voice.
But the moment his gaze fell on Guang Ling Douluo, he froze.
Dugu Bo furrowed his brows deeply and immediately revealed his Martial Soul.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—nine Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet, and a gigantic, emerald-green venomous serpent appeared behind him.
A crushing pressure, mingled with poisonous gas, instantly swallowed everything around them.
Yet the three facing this terrifying force were completely unaffected.
Dugu Yan was someone Dugu Bo had deliberately shielded from it. A blue Soul Power barrier appeared around Luo Chen.
As for Guang Ling Douluo, standing at the very center and in front of them all, he did nothing at all. He simply stood there, untouched by the pressure.
"Dugu Bo, I won't fight you, for the sake of my Chen'er. But don't push your luck."
Guang Ling Douluo spoke coolly, without the slightest trace of fear.
Dugu Bo's brow furrowed even more deeply.
The instant he sensed Dugu Yan's presence, he'd rushed out, assuming two ignorant youngsters had brought her there to use her as leverage against him.
But now...
"Yanyan, are you all right?"
In the end, Dugu Bo put away his Martial Soul and looked at Dugu Yan.
Since the other party had no intention of fighting, he wouldn't go looking for trouble himself.
From their brief exchange, he'd already realized that Guang Ling Douluo was definitely a Titled Douluo, just like him—and of a higher level.
Even for Dugu Yan's sake, he wouldn't dare fight him here.
"Grandpa, I'm the one who brought them here!"
When Dugu Yan saw Dugu Bo put away his Martial Soul, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She ran toward him, calling out loudly as she went.
At Luo Chen's signal, Guang Ling Douluo didn't stop her, allowing Dugu Yan to return to Dugu Bo's side.
Dugu Yan quickly began explaining how everything had happened.
Dugu Bo's expression gradually shifted from shock to solemnity.
After hearing the whole story, he looked up at Luo Chen and Guang Ling Douluo.
"I know what you want. If you can really cure the poison in the two of us, you may pick any Immortal Herbs here."
"But before that, there's one thing I want to ask: who are you?"
Luo Chen exchanged a glance with Guang Ling Douluo.
Guang Ling Douluo stepped forward, shielding Luo Chen.
"This old man is Guang Ling, a Level 96 Power Attack System Titled Douluo."
As soon as he spoke, a deathly silence fell over the group.
Dugu Yan was shocked that the man before her was a legendary Super Douluo, one whose level was above 95.
But Dugu Bo understood even more.
Guang Ling—an elder among the Titled Douluos, he'd heard that name before.
And that name was connected to the Spirit Hall!
"Are you the one from the Spirit Hall?"
Dugu Bo took a deep breath and clasped his hands, his tone turning much more courteous.
Though he had his own grievances, most of his hostility toward the Spirit Hall came from Yue Guan. When he actually met a powerhouse of this caliber from the Spirit Hall, he was still very respectful.
He'd heard of Guang Ling Douluo, the Spirit Hall's Fifth Worship, years ago.
The problem was that, in his recollection, Guang Ling Douluo had been gone for a long time. And now, just because of a letter, he'd appeared again with a junior in tow...
Dugu Bo didn't dare think too deeply about it.
In response to the question, Guang Ling Douluo didn't say much. He simply nodded.
"That's right. It is I."
Dugu Bo fell silent for a few seconds before turning his gaze to Luo Chen.
"Then what about this young friend who promised to treat the two of us?"
Luo Chen said nothing. Guang Ling Douluo spoke first.
"Who Chen'er is isn't something you need to know. Just know that if you dare lay a finger on him, the Dugu Family will be wiped out!"
Guang Ling Douluo gave a cold laugh. Luo Chen had the entire Worship Hall behind him.
If Poison Douluo Dugu Bo dared to harbor any ill intentions, Guang Ling Douluo wouldn't mind stretching his limbs a little.
In fact, if the other old fellows heard about this, they probably wouldn't mind erasing a family, either.
Especially their Great Worship, his big brother, Qian Daoliu.
They all knew that he treasured Luo Chen almost more than Qian Renxue. They'd seen it with their own eyes and kept it in their hearts.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo instinctively shielded Dugu Yan behind him and watched Guang Ling Douluo warily.
At the same time, he glanced at Luo Chen, his heart full of shock and suspicion.
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