Dugu Bo

Before the words had even faded, the seven-colored poisonous miasma ahead suddenly thickened, as if stirred by some invisible force, before surging and receding to both sides.

"Sect Master, the poisonous miasma is slowly dissipating!"

Yu Yuanzhen also sensed the anomaly. He raised a hand to signal the group to halt, his sharp eyes fixed intently on the path ahead.

Soon, the seven-colored miasma vanished completely, and the scene Yu Tianjue had described was revealed before everyone's eyes.

The first things Yu Tianjue noticed were the ice-blue, freezing Yin Spring and the fiery-red, scorching Yang Spring. Twin springs, two extreme energies checking and balancing each other while blending together in a Taiji formation.

Surrounding the springs grew all manner of immortal herbs.

This was none other than the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, one of the three great treasure basins of the world recorded in the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record by Tang San!

Although Yu Tianjue couldn't quite understand why the Tang Sect's low-martial world would have records of the Douluo Continent's Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he felt relieved once he remembered that the Valley of Love and Emotion—formed by the fallen God of Love on the Douluo Continent—was also recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

It's just a case of writing down whatever one dreams of, I suppose.

But regardless of whether it made sense for these two treasure basins to appear in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was about to become his for the taking.

"This... the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well actually exists! Such dense energy! Even without consuming the immortal herbs growing here, just cultivating in this place would surely yield twice the result with half the effort!"

"I never imagined such a treasure land would be ownerless. My Lord Sect Master, should we find a way to claim this place as our own?"

Hearing this, Yu Tianjue subconsciously glanced at the elder who had spoken.

It seems... the instinct to turn the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into one's own backyard upon seeing it is just human nature. So, I was wrong to blame Tang San after all!

"This matter... we shall discuss later. Let us first go down and see the immortal herbs Tianjue spoke of."

Yu Yuanzhen was also surging with excitement. With his large hands, he grabbed Yu Tianjue and Yu Tianheng, one in each hand, and leaped into the valley, landing beside the springs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The remaining elders followed behind Yu Yuanzhen, their figures flashing as they descended as well.

Seeing one of the elders attempt to approach the spring water, Yu Tianjue hurriedly spoke up to stop him: "Elder, be careful! If you touch this water, you will surely die!"

At these words, the elder instinctively pulled back his feet, a look of terror appearing on his face.

This spring water is actually that terrifying?

"All of you, be careful. Do not touch this water, and do not rashly pick the immortal herbs here."

Yu Yuanzhen frowned and gave a stern warning—he remembered Tianjue saying that to harvest the herbs here, one had to use specific techniques and tools; if handled carelessly, the herbs could lose their original effects.

Every single immortal herb here was a supreme treasure; even damaging just one would be enough to make Yu Yuanzhen's heart ache.

"Who goes there!?"

A sudden voice rang out from behind the group. Yu Yuanzhen turned rapidly, his body tensing instantly, a look of vigilance flashing across his face.

Yu Tianjue, however, was not nervous.

The person who arrived was none other than the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, known as the weakest Title Douluo!

Of course, this "weakest" was only relative.

Although the Poison Douluo's strength was not much to look at among other Title Douluo, if a real fight broke out, he could easily ensure that the only people left on the entire battlefield were other Title Douluo!

Yu Yuanzhen frowned subconsciously. Having recognized Dugu Bo, his expression softened slightly: "I wondered who it was; it turns out to be the Poison Douluo!"

Unlike the relaxed Yu Yuanzhen, the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's expression remained dark. His emerald snake-like eyes swept over the group one by one, and he said coldly: "Thunder Douluo, you bring so many people to trespass into my home—what is the meaning of this?"

Your home?

Is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well not an ownerless land?

A flash of surprise crossed Yu Yuanzhen's eyes before he realized the truth.

Dugu Bo must have discovered the dense energy here by chance and decided to reside here.

"We merely stumbled upon this place. But Poison Douluo, you certainly hide well! I never expected you to be occupying such a treasure land!"

Dugu Bo sneered: "So it was a mistake, was it? The Thunder Douluo brings so many people; if I didn't know better, I would think you were planning to surround and annihilate me!"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo subconsciously glanced at the two brothers, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianjue, whom Yu Yuanzhen was shielding behind him, and began to form his own theories.

Surrounding and annihilating me? Unlikely.

It is more probable that he brought these two children to hunt for spirit rings... And judging by this lineup, Yu Yuanzhen clearly values these two children highly. They must be his grandsons, right?

But... why would Yu Yuanzhen bring his grandsons to the Sunset Forest instead of the Star Dou Forest to hunt for spirit rings?

Is there some thunder-attribute sub-dragon spirit beast in the Sunset Forest that I, Dugu Bo, don't know about?

Furthermore, judging by their appearance, they seem to be about the same age as my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. I didn't expect them to have already broken through level ten and be hunting their first spirit ring, while Yan Yan is only at level nine...

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, maintaining his cold expression: "Since you stumbled upon this place, Thunder Douluo, you should leave as soon as possible."

"No rush, no rush."

Yu Yuanzhen observed for a moment and, finding that there was truly no one else around besides Dugu Bo, he finally relaxed significantly, a faint smile appearing on his face.

If it were only Dugu Bo, he had nothing to fear.

The only concern was that if a fight broke out, given Dugu Bo's poison arts, it would be difficult to protect Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianjue. Even the elders he brought might not be able to withstand the poison.

That was indeed a serious problem...

"What? Does the Thunder Douluo expect me to invite you for a cup of tea?"

Dugu Bo couldn't gauge Yu Yuanzhen's intentions, and his heart sank slightly.

Just then, Yu Tianjue stepped forward and said clearly: "Senior Poison Douluo, is it true that whenever it rains, you feel a numbing itch on both sides of your ribs, which then turns into a piercing pain that lasts for over an hour?"

"And every day at noon and midnight, your spirit power becomes chaotic, forcing you to use your own power to suppress the poison? In the dead of night, do you feel as if countless fine needles are pricking your crown and the soles of your feet, while your muscles spasm and twitch uncontrollably, leaving you drenched in cold sweat and in agony worse than death?"