Dare Touch My Granddaughter? You're Courting Death!

A jade-green streak of light flashed across the forest sky.

Boom!

The stone slabs in the manor's inner courtyard suddenly exploded, and thick poisonous mist surged in every direction.

Dugu Bo emerged from the toxic fog, his dark green hair stirring without wind as his narrow eyes locked onto the center of the courtyard.

Dugu Yan sat on the ground, her face pale.

Qian Renyuan stood before her, a pitch-black lotus floating between them and continuously drawing jade-green wisps from her body.

At the sight, the killing intent in Dugu Bo's eyes erupted completely.

"Let go of Yanyan!"

He raised a hand and struck out with his palm.

Dense jade-green Soul Power condensed into a venomous serpent that shot straight at Qian Renyuan.

Jiangmo Douluo had long sensed his presence.

The Coiling Dragon Staff dropped from his shoulder and smashed heavily into the jade-green poisonous serpent.

Bang!

The Soul Powers collided, and the venomous serpent shattered with a boom.

Thick toxic mist spread through the surroundings. The flowers and grass in the courtyard withered instantly, while several servants stumbled back in terror.

Jiangmo Douluo stood in front of Qian Renyuan, his Coiling Dragon Staff angled toward the ground.

"Dugu Bo, you've got some nerve!"

Only then did Dugu Bo see his face clearly.

"Jiangmo Douluo?"

His gaze swept over the Coiling Dragon Staff before landing on Qian Renyuan, his expression growing ever colder.

A Spirit Hall worshipper had suddenly appeared in his manor, and the child beside him was using some bizarre method to draw power from Dugu Yan's body.

Dugu Bo did not believe this was a coincidence in the slightest.

"Spirit Hall actually dared set its sights on this old man's granddaughter."

A massive phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor rose behind him as nine soul rings appeared one after another.

A sickly sweet poisonous mist swiftly blanketed the inner courtyard.

"None of you will leave here alive today!"

"Courting death!"

Jiangmo Douluo gripped the Coiling Dragon Staff tightly, and nine soul rings likewise rose beneath his feet.

The formidable aura of a Super Douluo exploded forth, forcibly driving the surrounding toxic mist back several yards.

Dugu Bo's body sank slightly.

He had long known Jiangmo Douluo was powerful, but he had not expected the gap in their Soul Power to be so obvious.

But Dugu Yan was in the other party's hands. He could not retreat.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor opened its enormous jaws, and the poisonous mist condensed into a beam of light that shot toward Qian Renyuan again.

Jiangmo Douluo gripped his staff with both hands, and the golden dragon upon the Coiling Dragon Staff opened its eyes.

"Get lost!"

The Coiling Dragon Staff swept out horizontally.

The golden shadow of the staff collided with the poisonous beam, and the entire courtyard shook violently beneath the clash of the two Soul Powers.

Cracks spread across the walls as roof tiles fell continuously.

Dugu Bo slid several steps backward, shattering the stone slabs beneath his feet one after another.

Jiangmo Douluo, however, remained standing where he was.

"Dugu Bo, if you dare attack His Highness again, this old man will tear apart your old bones today!"

"His Highness?"

Dugu Bo looked at Qian Renyuan.

For a Spirit Hall worshipper to personally protect him and address him as His Highness, this child's identity was clearly far from ordinary.

But Dugu Bo had no mind to pursue such matters right now.

"This old man doesn't care who he is!"

Dugu Bo raised his right hand, preparing to activate another soul skill.

"Stop."

Qian Renyuan's voice came from behind Jiangmo Douluo.

He remained standing before Dugu Yan and had not even turned to watch the battle between the two Titled Douluos.

The Black Lotus continued to rotate slowly.

Two more strands of jade-green poisonous vapor peeled away from Dugu Yan's arm and sank entirely into the lotus's heart.

Qian Renyuan controlled the Black Lotus, drawing the toxins from her meridians bit by bit.

"If you attack again, the poison in her body will completely lose control."

Dugu Bo stopped moving.

"You dare threaten this old man?"

"Threaten you?"

Qian Renyuan finally turned around.

"If it weren't for me, she would already be dead."

Dugu Bo laughed in extreme anger.

"Yanyan's poison has always been suppressed personally by this old man. Since when has it been your place, a child, to point fingers here!"

"Grandfather..."

A weak voice sounded from the courtyard.

Dugu Bo's body stiffened, and he immediately looked toward Dugu Yan.

"Yanyan!"

Dugu Yan barely opened her eyes.

Her face remained pale, but more than half of the green poison markings on her arm had faded.

"Don't... don't fight."

Dugu Yan panted for a moment before continuing, "He didn't hurt me."

"He really is helping me draw the poison out of my body."

Dugu Bo looked at the changes in his granddaughter's arm, and his raised hand slowly lowered.

He knew Dugu Yan's condition just moments ago better than anyone.

Once those green poison markings spread to her heart meridians, even he could only forcibly seal her meridians and slowly suppress them with medicine.

But now, the poison markings were fading.

Even the out-of-control Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in the surrounding area had nearly all been devoured by the Black Lotus.

The killing intent in Dugu Bo's eyes had not dispersed, but he did not continue attacking.

Jiangmo Douluo remained in front of Qian Renyuan, and the phantom golden dragon on the Coiling Dragon Staff had not disappeared either.

So long as Dugu Bo made another move, he would strike immediately.

Qian Renyuan ignored the standoff between them.

He controlled the Black Lotus to draw out the last strand of out-of-control poison, then withdrew his power.

The Black Lotus slowly closed its petals and returned to his palm.

Dugu Yan's body went limp, and she fell to one side.

Dugu Bo flashed forward and instantly arrived beside her, catching her.

"Yanyan, how do you feel?"

Dugu Yan leaned against her grandfather's chest and sensed the condition within her body.

"My chest doesn't hurt anymore."

"My arm doesn't hurt either..."

Dugu Bo immediately grasped her wrist and sent his Soul Power into her body.

A moment later, his expression gradually became grave.

The toxins in Dugu Yan's meridians that had been assaulting her heart meridians had indeed diminished considerably.

The remaining toxins had also calmed down again, no longer running wild as they had moments ago.

This child really had drawn the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison out of Yanyan's body.

Dugu Bo lifted his head, his gaze falling upon the Black Lotus in Qian Renyuan's palm.

"How did you do it?"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't."

Qian Renyuan put away the Black Lotus.

Dugu Bo's expression darkened somewhat, but he could not refute him.

The facts were right before him.

If Qian Renyuan truly wished to harm Dugu Yan, there had been no need to suppress her toxins, much less continue treating her after Dugu Bo returned.

"Who is he?"

Dugu Bo looked at Jiangmo Douluo.

Jiangmo Douluo slung the Coiling Dragon Staff back onto his shoulder and said coldly, "The Pope's son, Spirit Hall's Holy Son, His Highness Qian Renyuan."

Dugu Bo's eyes flickered.

News of Spirit Hall appointing a Holy Son had long spread across the continent, and he had naturally heard of it.

He simply had not expected that the Holy Son rumored to possess a god-grade Martial Soul and to have received the approval of both the Pope and the Grand Worshipper was only six years old.

Nor had he expected Qian Renyuan to personally come to Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo helped Dugu Yan to her feet.

"Spirit Hall's Holy Son came to this old man's manor and just so happened to encounter Yanyan's poison outbreak."

"There is no such coincidence in this world."

"Tell me. What exactly do you want?"

Qian Renyuan glanced at Dugu Yan.

"She has only temporarily escaped danger."

Dugu Bo's hand supporting his granddaughter tightened slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"The flaw in the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul remains."

"I drew out the poison today, but it will accumulate again in the future. As her cultivation rises, the backlash will only grow more severe."

Dugu Bo fell silent.

He understood these things better than anyone.

Over the years, he had continuously searched for medicinal herbs and tried every possible method, yet he could only suppress the poison and could not resolve the fundamental problem of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

Had Qian Renyuan not acted in time just now, Dugu Yan's poison would very likely have reached her heart meridians.

"You have a way to cure it completely?"

Dugu Bo stared fixedly at Qian Renyuan.

Qian Renyuan did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the depths of the forest.

"I came here to save two people."

Dugu Bo frowned.

"Besides Yanyan, who else?"

Qian Renyuan withdrew his gaze and looked at him calmly.

"You."