Immortal Herbs Secured at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Dugu Yan's Poison Suppressed Instead, Poison Douluo Develops Killing Intent!

When he acquired the Fusang Red Heart Lotus, Di Yao's palm sank slightly.

The lotus was not large, yet it felt as though he were holding a living seed of Sun Fire.

Its crimson-gold petals folded layer upon layer, while the flame core at its center pulsed softly.

The moment the Great Sun Golden Flame approached, the flame core immediately responded.

Like flames of the same origin calling to one another.

Di Yao placed it inside the Jade Box.

The first herb would stabilize the Sun Fire seed.

The second was Great Sun Blazing Grass.

It grew at the boundary between ice and fire, with half its roots planted at the edge of the cold air and the other half drawing in the blazing solar current.

Its blades were golden, its veins like fire.

The moment Di Yao approached, his first soul skill, Great Sun Golden Flame, manifested on its own.

The flames were more condensed than usual.

This grass could strengthen the origin of the Great Sun Golden Flame.

The third was Golden Crow Vine.

The vine coiled around a crimson rock wall, its three feather-shaped leaves glimmering with golden light.

When Di Yao reached out to touch it, the Dharma Image of Demon Emperor Di Jun flashed behind him before vanishing.

The phantom of a Three-Legged Golden Crow lightly beat its wings.

The Golden Crow Vine's leaves immediately drooped, as though submitting, or perhaps returning home.

Dugu Bo watched the scene, his gaze growing increasingly somber.

He knew these three things were extraordinary.

But he had never found the most suitable way to use them.

He himself was poison-attributed.

Forcibly taking them would be useless.

Yet the moment Di Yao arrived, he had almost effortlessly pinpointed the three immortal-grade herbs most compatible with his martial soul.

What did that mean?

It meant these things had been waiting for him.

Or rather, Di Yao's martial soul could suppress these solar-type Immortal Herbs.

A trace of discomfort rose in Dugu Bo's heart.

He had not felt this way in many years.

A Soul Grandmaster.

In his Herb Garden, he had taken things even Dugu Bo could not comprehend.

And his potential for future growth was limitless.

Could someone like that be allowed to leave?

After storing away the three Immortal Herbs, Di Yao turned to Dugu Bo.

"Now, we suppress the poison."

Dugu Bo said coldly, "You'd better actually be useful."

"It already worked earlier."

Di Yao said, "This time will be more complete."

Dugu Bo brought Di Yao back to the outskirts.

Dugu Yan was still waiting beside the poison formation.

When she saw Di Yao emerge, she immediately straightened up.

"You got them?"

Di Yao nodded.

Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo.

"Grandfather?"

Dugu Bo gave no explanation, merely saying coldly, "Sit down."

Dugu Yan obediently sat cross-legged.

She was proud before outsiders.

But before Dugu Bo, she was very obedient.

Di Yao walked up to her.

"This will hurt more than before."

Dugu Yan gritted her teeth.

"I can endure it."

Di Yao said, "Even if you can't, don't move around."

Dugu Yan shot him a glare.

"Can't you say something nicer?"

Di Yao said, "Nice words are useless."

Dugu Yan: "..."

Hu Liena, standing to one side, suddenly felt like laughing.

She realized that everyone Di Yao had angered eventually wore the same expression.

They wanted to curse him.

Yet they knew he was not wrong.

Di Yao raised his hand.

The Great Sun Golden Flame transformed into extremely fine golden threads and slowly pierced the outer edges of Dugu Yan's meridians.

This time, he did not merely suppress the meridians in her wrist.

Instead, he followed the backlash path of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, gradually forcing the rampaging poison back into a controllable route.

Dugu Yan's body instantly tensed.

Pain.

Piercing pain.

It was like threads of fire crawling through the cracks of her bones.

"Mm..."

She let out a muffled groan, cold sweat emerging on her forehead.

Dugu Bo's gaze turned cold.

"Gentler."

Di Yao did not look up.

"If you want treatment, shut up."

Dugu Bo's face darkened.

Hu Liena's heart skipped a beat.

Of everyone she had seen who dared speak to Dugu Bo like that, Di Yao was probably the youngest.

Dugu Bo stared at Di Yao, but ultimately did not make a move.

Because he could tell that the poison within Dugu Yan was indeed being sorted out again.

It was not being burned away.

It was being pressed back.

That was crucial.

The poison was Dugu Yan's power.

If it were all burned away, it would be equivalent to destroying the foundation of her martial soul.

What Di Yao was doing was forcing the out-of-control poison from the gaps in her marrow and meridians back into the poison channels of her martial soul.

The technique was extremely delicate.

But it was also extremely dangerous.

The slightest mistake could cause Dugu Yan to suffer a poison backlash.

Di Yao himself could also be corroded by the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison.

Hu Liena watched sweat gradually form on Di Yao's forehead, her gaze shifting slightly.

This guy's words were usually as cold as a blade.

But when he acted, he was truly steady.

Dugu Yan gritted her teeth so hard that her nails nearly dug into her palms.

She could feel the long-standing, cold oppression deep within her body gradually loosening.

Like a venomous snake coiled around her bones, forcibly dragged back into its cage.

It hurt.

But after the pain came an unprecedented lightness.

Half an incense stick later.

Di Yao withdrew the Great Sun Golden Flame.

Dugu Yan suddenly let out a deep breath.

That breath carried a faint green Poison Mist, but it quickly dispersed.

She lowered her head to look at her hand.

Her Soul Power circulated far more smoothly than usual.

Even the coldness in her marrow had faded considerably.

She looked up at Di Yao.

The hostility in her eyes turned complicated.

"It really... feels easier."

Di Yao said, "It's only suppression."

"Not a cure."

Dugu Yan bit her lip.

"Then what about a complete cure?"

Di Yao said, "It requires long-term deduction."

"And more herbs."

Dugu Yan instinctively looked toward Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo's expression shifted unpredictably.

Di Yao did not take the chance to comfort her.

"Every time you break through in the future, the poison backlash will grow worse."

"Suppressing it this time does not mean you're fine."

"If you want to live longer, stop cultivating recklessly."

Dugu Yan glared at him.

"You really speak unpleasantly."

Di Yao nodded.

"As long as you understand."

Dugu Yan was so angry she could not speak.

But this time, she was not truly angry.

Because she knew Di Yao had saved her once.

Even if it was a transaction.

It was still a rescue.

Dugu Bo watched Dugu Yan's complexion improve, and a clear flicker of emotion finally appeared in his eyes.

But it was quickly suppressed by coldness.

He looked at Di Yao.

"You took the Immortal Herbs and suppressed the poison."

"Does that mean the deal is over?"

Di Yao looked at him.

"The first stage is over."

Dugu Bo sneered.

"You really know how to leave loose ends."

Di Yao said, "The complete detoxification plan has not been worked out."

"Of course it isn't over."

Dugu Bo slowly approached.

The aura of a Title Douluo pressed down once more.

Hu Liena's expression changed, and she immediately stepped forward.

"Senior Dugu, what do you mean by this?"

Dugu Bo did not look at her.

His gaze rested solely on Di Yao.

"Brat."

"You know the location of the Herb Garden."

"You took three of my Immortal Herbs."

"And you even saw through Yanyan's and my poison affliction."

"You think I'd let you leave so easily?"

Dugu Yan's expression changed.

"Grandfather!"

Dugu Bo's voice turned icy.

"Yanyan, stand down."

Di Yao was not surprised.

From the moment Dugu Bo's gaze had turned cold in the Herb Garden, he had known this moment would come.

Dugu Bo was the Poison Douluo.

Vicious, suspicious, and fiercely protective of his own.

He could make deals.

But that did not mean he trusted anyone.

Much less that he was willing to let a Spirit Hall prodigy leave with the secret of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Hu Liena immediately unleashed her martial soul.

"Elder Chrysanthemum!"

The fragrance of flowers drifted through the woods.

Yue Guan's voice came from afar.

"Old poison, don't do anything reckless."

Dugu Bo sneered.

"Yue Guan, you've been hiding for so long. It's time you came out."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's figure appeared among the trees, still smiling.

But his eyes had already gone cold.

"This child is someone the Pope favors."

"If you touch him, the consequences won't be small."

Dugu Bo said coldly, "He knows too much."

Yue Guan smiled. "Knowing a lot only means he's clever."

Soul Rings slowly rose beneath Dugu Bo's feet.

"Clever people die quickly too."

Di Yao looked up at Dugu Bo.

"You're going back on your word?"

Dugu Bo said coldly, "I'm merely testing whether you're worth keeping alive."

Dark Gold Firelight ignited in Di Yao's eyes.

"Then you'll pay the price."

Dugu Bo laughed.

"Brat, do you really think Yue Guan can protect you forever?"

As soon as he finished speaking.

The Poison Mist suddenly surged.

A massive emerald-green serpent phantom abruptly rose behind Dugu Bo.

Di Yao's body tensed in an instant.

He knew the true attack of a Titled Douluo was coming.