Snow-White Swan Kiss, Ultimate Poison

Lin Ya had no idea that two God Kings of the Divine Realm were watching him. He merely continued silently absorbing the power within the Yearning Heartbreak Red.

At last, the vast, boundless aura of life in the room slowly receded, all of it flowing into Lin Ya's body.

Lin Ya opened his eyes, his gaze clear as though it contained a vibrant forest teeming with life.

Beneath his feet, one red and one orange-gold soul ring still radiated a heart-palpitating glow that lingered for a long while.

His martial soul had evolved! A two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring! Moreover, Lin Ya could feel that the energy of the Yearning Heartbreak Red had broken through and expanded all eight of his extraordinary meridians!

This haul! He had struck it rich!

Seeing that Lin Ya had finished absorbing it, Dugu Bo finally found the chance to speak with difficulty.

"You... you have twin martial souls? And... the first soul ring of your first martial soul is a hundred-thousand-year one?"

He felt that everything he had seen in his entire life did not compare to what he had witnessed today.

"Just lucky." Lin Ya smiled. He was not being modest—he truly felt that he was quite lucky.

"Just lucky..."

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were rendered completely speechless. Luck alone could not grant someone a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

After slowly accepting this reality, Dugu Bo finally asked, "Your second soul skill looks extraordinary. What does it do?"

Lin Ya sensed the information brought by his new soul skill, then froze for a moment before slowly speaking.

"The soul skill the Yearning Heartbreak Red gave me is called 'Revive the Dead and Regrow Flesh on Bones.' As for its effect... there are only four words: bring back the dead."

"What?!" The two stared at Lin Ya in disbelief.

Dugu Bo's eyes widened as he shouted, "Bring back the dead! Isn't that something only gods can do?! Your second soul skill can do it already?!"

"Resurrection-type skills are not necessarily exclusive to gods. Some martial soul fusion skills can achieve it too." Lin Ya was referring to the martial soul fusion skill of Ning Rongrong and Oscar from the original story—Light of Resurrection.

"And this isn't unrestricted resurrection. The target must have only recently died, their body cannot be damaged, and their soul must not have completely dissipated. Only then can they be revived. And it can only be used once a month."

But then Lin Ya thought of his Twin Hands and Spirit Binding and General Summoning...

With these three abilities combined, wasn't he really almost like a god?

"That's still a godly skill!" Dugu Bo could not help but sigh.

Once again, he thought of his wife and son. He suddenly turned to look at Dugu Yan, only to find that his granddaughter was already weeping, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

"Ah... if only... we had met you sooner..." Dugu Bo's voice was hoarse beyond recognition, as though he had aged ten years in an instant.

Lin Ya quietly watched them without offering any comfort.

There was such a thing as the underworld in Douluo Continent. The souls of the dead entered the underworld, so even with Spirit Binding and General Summoning, Lin Ya could not find the souls of those who had been dead for too long.

After a long while, when the two had calmed down somewhat, Lin Ya finally said slowly, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Alright, let's talk about something happier."

With a flick of his wrist, light flashed from the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch.

This time, what he took out was no longer an immortal herb brimming with ethereal energy, but a flower white as snow from stem to petals, with an enchanting shape like an elegant yet deadly swan craning its neck for a long kiss.

"This is called the Snow-White Swan Kiss." Holding the extraordinary flower in his hand, Lin Ya introduced, "Though it cannot revive the dead and regrow flesh on bones like the Yearning Heartbreak Red, it has one powerful effect. That is—multiplying any poison hundreds or thousands of times!"

"What?! Then wouldn't I die the moment I touched it?" Dugu Bo hurriedly backed away.

What a joke. No one knew better than he did how much poison was in his body. If it multiplied by hundreds or thousands of times... wouldn't he be doomed?

Lin Ya looked at him helplessly and said, "Do you think I wouldn't have considered that?"

Lin Ya patted the Self-Cultivation Furnace beside him before continuing, "I've used this thing before to enhance my subordinates' martial souls. I am one hundred percent certain that I can make your poison a hundred times stronger without harming your body! At that time, you will definitely reach the highest realm of poison—the Ultimate Poison!"

In the original story, Tang San had used the Snow-White Swan Kiss to destroy Slaughter City, which showed just how powerful this extraordinary flower was.

"Ultimate Poison!" Dugu Bo's breathing immediately grew heavy, his eyes burning with fervor.

This was the realm he had dreamed of attaining!

Though he was a powerful Titled Douluo, whenever he encountered Titled Douluo of the same rank, he would always be mocked.

They said that he could defeat anyone below the rank of Titled Douluo, but could not defeat anyone above it.

Dugu Bo did not believe his poison was inadequate. He could only believe that his mastery was lacking, that he had failed to reach the ultimate limit of poison!

Dugu Bo nearly agreed at once. However, he merely glanced at the flower, then at his granddaughter beside him, before resolutely shaking his head.

"No. I can't."

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan panicked. She did not understand why her grandfather would refuse.

"I'm just a bag of old bones. Even if my martial soul evolves, I have little potential left." Dugu Bo's voice was steady and forceful. He bent down and tightly grasped Dugu Yan's shoulders, his eyes filled with expectation and affection.

"Even if I obtain the Ultimate Poison, I probably won't be able to break through to rank 95. Giving this to me would simply be wasting a treasure." Dugu Bo looked at Lin Ya and said with absolute determination.

"Boy Lin, my era has already passed. This should be given to Yanyan instead!"

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan immediately wanted to refuse. She knew all too well how much her grandfather longed for the Ultimate Poison.

However, Dugu Bo stopped her directly.

"Yanyan, you are the hope of our Dugu family's future! Your talent far surpasses mine. If you possess the Ultimate Poison, becoming a Super Douluo in the future is within reach! The Jade Phosphor Lineage will rely on you to bring glory to our name!"

Dugu Yan shook her head desperately, tears spilling out once more. "I don't want it! I'm only rank 18—I can't possibly unleash its power. You need it more than I do!!"

"Foolish girl!" Dugu Bo was both angry and heartbroken. "So what if I obtain the Ultimate Poison? In a few decades, I'll still be nothing but dust. But you're different! Your life has only just begun!"

Dugu Yan looked into her grandfather's eyes, filled with hope and pleading, and the last line of defense in her heart finally crumbled.

That was right. Her grandfather had given her everything—how could she disappoint him?

The heavy sense of responsibility and the family's future all came crashing down upon her still somewhat delicate shoulders at that moment.

In the end, she slowly but firmly nodded.

Seeing Dugu Yan nod, Dugu Bo's tense face finally revealed a trace of relieved satisfaction. He let out a long breath, as though a great burden had been lifted, then lovingly reached out and stroked his granddaughter's head.

"Good child. That's my good granddaughter."

Lin Ya also respected Dugu Bo's decision. Keeping the Snow-White Swan Kiss was useless to him anyway, and he had no plans to destroy Slaughter City. Having something like a "demon-sealing tower" was actually quite nice.

Lin Ya handed the Snow-White Swan Kiss to Dugu Yan, then pointed at the Self-Cultivation Furnace beside them.

"Since you're ready, take it and jump in!"