Entrusting Liu Erlong

Dugu Bo was convinced.

Once he learned Zhu Huang's true strength, not a trace of humiliation remained in his heart.

In the soul master world, strength reigned supreme. Zhu Huang was more than just one level above him, and he had beaten him in a fair wager besides. Dugu Bo had nothing else to say. From now on, he would simply follow Zhu Huang honestly.

As for the snake venom in his own body, Dugu Bo was now filled with confidence in the Spider Emperor. If even such a peerless powerhouse could not help him detoxify it, then he would never be able to hope for a solution to his problem.

"My lord, I'm not the only one in my family suffering backlash from snake venom. My son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter are all enduring its torment. I'm strong, and I found a place that can suppress the snake venom, so I can still hold on. But my son and daughter-in-law are already on the verge of burning out. They can't use the method I use to suppress the venom. Whenever my lord has time, please, you must save my family's lives. From now on, this subordinate is willing to go through fire and water and give everything I have."

Dugu Bo bowed deeply to Zhu Huang in a grand salute, his voice filled with grief and his eyes pleading.

Hearing this, Xue Tianya and the other two felt their brows twitch. They had already heard earlier that His Majesty Poison Douluo was suffering backlash from his own snake venom, but they had not expected it to be this serious, already to the point of his family being ruined and lives being lost.

This was truly a great secret that could shock the soul master world. If others found out, killing Dugu Bo would not be difficult at all. For example, they could destroy that place he mentioned that helped him suppress the snake venom.

No wonder he had hidden it so well before. The moment Death God Douluo exposed it, he had immediately wanted to silence them all. This truly concerned his entire family's survival.

Only, even if this information spread now, it would be useless, because this Death God Douluo had already subdued Dugu Bo and was preparing to detoxify him. Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was about to return to his peak state, no longer restrained by snake venom.

As for whether this Death God Douluo could do it, not a single person present doubted it.

In their eyes, for an invincible, peerless powerhouse like a rank ninety-eight Title Douluo, what in the world could he possibly be unable to do?

Dugu Bo's son and daughter-in-law were still alive?

Zhu Huang had thought about this question before, and now he had received the answer. It was not unexpected. The current Dugu Yan was only six or seven years old, and her parents could not be very old either. The backlash of snake venom was also a process. Quantitative accumulation led to qualitative change; it would not take someone's life right at the start. Otherwise, the snake venom Dugu Yan had carried from her mother's womb would have poisoned her to death long ago.

Zhu Huang nodded and said, "Don't worry. Though this will be somewhat troublesome for me, I am still confident I can save your family's lives."

It was just that for the Spider Emperor, detoxifying Dugu Bo's family was not difficult. But when bestowing a favor on someone, of course he could not make it sound as easy as eating and drinking. Only if it had taken his own effort and cost him something would Dugu Bo increasingly understand just how great a kindness this was.

With Dugu Bo's personality, from now on, his entire family would not hesitate to stake their lives for him. Even if one day he learned that Zhu Huang was a soul beast, he probably would not betray him. At most, he would not help Zhu Huang deal with humans.

But Zhu Huang had never thought about slaughtering humans either. In his previous life, he had been human. In this life, he had been a spider for a few months, but had soon transformed into a human. He only wanted to obtain human destiny to aid his cultivation. He had no intention of starting a war between humans and soul beasts, nor did he plan to replace humans with soul beasts.

Zhu Huang did indeed intend to rise in the human world, but he did not plan to seize power violently. How boring would that be? Too much commotion would also attract the attention of the gods. If some God King descended into the lower world in their true body, then his identity would no longer be hidden.

To the current Zhu Huang, the identity of ruler of humanity was indeed useful, but part of it was also because he was treating life like a game. Right now, in the lower world, he basically had no opponents. The enemies in the upper world could be set aside for now. During the process of cultivation, he had to find himself some amusement. Otherwise, how boring would this long life be in the future?

So playing with life, and becoming the emperor of humans along the way to gather the destiny of the human race, could also be counted as a pretty good experience. Using it to add some spice to life would naturally be rather interesting.

"Thank you, my lord. This subordinate is endlessly grateful."

Zhu Huang said, "If there's nothing else, you may withdraw first."

"Yes!"

Dugu Bo cupped his hands in salute, turned, and left.

Zhu Huang looked at Xue Tianya and the other two. "Do the three of you have anything else?"

Xue Tianya immediately shook his head. "The three of us disturbed Your Majesty's rest. Our offense is truly unforgivable. Prince Xue Xing was reckless enough to offend Your Majesty. After we return, we will certainly report this to His Majesty and have Prince Xue Xing come to offer a formal apology."

Zhu Huang did not comment. He waved his hand, and Xue Tianya and the other two bowed respectfully before slowly withdrawing.

Seeing Liu Erlong looking at him with an expression of disbelief, Zhu Huang said, "Now you should be relieved. The Heaven Dou Empire can't do anything to me. It was only a small bit of trouble."

Liu Erlong said in embarrassment, "I truly didn't expect you to be so powerful. I was worrying too much."

Zhu Huang shook his head. "I'm very grateful for Miss Liu's kind intentions, but I still have matters to attend to, so we part here."

Liu Erlong completely relaxed. Though she was very curious about the Spider Emperor, she did not dare ask too much. She merely said, "It seems I won't have a chance to repay you. With your strength, I don't know how I could possibly help."

Zhu Huang's heart stirred, and he said, "If you want to help me, it's not as if there's no opportunity. I happen to have something. If you are willing, you could help."

Liu Erlong was delighted and quickly said, "Please tell me. As long as it is within my ability, I will not fail your trust."

Zhu Huang said, "I have a son who was only born recently. I plan to have him come live on the continent in a few years. I hope that when the time comes, you can help me look after him."

Liu Erlong relaxed and said, "That's a small matter. I'll definitely take good care of him for you."

She could not help feeling curious. Seeing that Zhu Huang was not that difficult to talk to, she gathered her courage and asked, "Why do you want to send your son to the continent? Could there be something inconvenient about Sky Demon Island?"

Zhu Huang shook his head and said, "There's nothing inconvenient about Sky Demon Island, but there are few people there. It is too lonely and cold. It's difficult to experience the warmth and bustle of the human world there. Growing up in such a place lacks worldly tempering, which would be disadvantageous for his future cultivation. That is why I hope he can grow up on the continent. I don't have time to personally take care of him, and I don't have many friends on the continent either. It just so happened that I met you. I saw that your character is decent, and you're a woman, so you're just right to help me look after him. Don't worry. When the time comes, I will also send people to protect his safety. I won't give you too much trouble. It will just be helping take care of him in daily life. The people I send will also have kept far away from the mortal world since childhood, and they may not be used to life in a big city either, so oversights will be hard to avoid."

Liu Erlong understood and said solemnly, "Please rest assured. Since you are entrusting your young master to me, I will not fail your trust."

Zhu Huang nodded. "I also won't make you help for nothing. When the time comes, I will certainly thank you generously."

Liu Erlong hurriedly said, "This is what I should do. How would I dare ask for a generous reward?"

Zhu Huang smiled and waved his hand. Liu Erlong knew he was dismissing his guest, so she bowed respectfully, turned, and left the hotel.