Family Bonds, Dividing Earth Dragon Golden Melons!

After some time, Dugu Bo finally returned. At his side was a young girl whose hair and eye color differed from ordinary people due to the erosion of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison.

Her hair carried a reddish-purple tint, while her eyes were emerald green. She possessed the cold, uncanny aura of a venomous snake, with slightly upturned eyes, fair skin, and lightly pursed lips.

"Young friend, this old man has returned. Hm?"

Dugu Bo slowly descended with his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. He then noticed that Tang San seemed somewhat different. The feeling was strange—Dugu Bo had the impression that the boy had grown much stronger in this short time.

"It is good that you have returned. This must be Poison Douluo's granddaughter, correct?"

"That's right. You may call her Dugu Yan, or simply Yan Yan."

"Hello there, handsome big brother and handsome little brother."

Dugu Yan stepped forward and smiled faintly at the two of them. That smile carried a trace of seduction. If Tang Chuan had not known who she was, he might have thought Hu Liena had possessed her.

Upon hearing this, Tang San subconsciously clenched his fists. This woman was truly seductive. Had he not known restraint, he might really have fallen for it.

"My name is Tang Chuan. This is Tang San, my... son, and also my disciple."

Tang San's eyes brightened slightly after those words. Nothing made him happier than having his father acknowledge his identity before others.

"Your son? Then I'll call you Brother Tang Chuan. You look so young, yet you already have a son? I wonder who is lucky enough to spend the rest of her life with you?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan could no longer suppress a woman's instinct for gossip and immediately wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Yan Yan, this is an important matter. Do not fool around!"

Dugu Yan stuck out her tongue, but said nothing more. Her grandfather had brought her all the way here, yet before she could even ask what was happening, they had already arrived.

"Young friend, since that is the case, shall we begin?"

Seeing the expectant look in Dugu Bo's eyes, Tang Chuan nodded slightly before saying seriously, "Poison Douluo, Tang Chuan has two methods. I hope you can weigh the options and make a choice."

"The first is the Soul Bone detoxification method. I will prepare medicinal soup for you and assist you in forcing the poison into your Soul Bones. That way, you will no longer suffer pain."

"Oh? Such an extraordinary method exists? It seems this old man's experience is still lacking. This method truly is ingenious."

After hearing the first option, Dugu Bo instinctively wanted to agree. There was no other reason—before him lay a solution to the illness that had tormented him for years. How could he possibly resist?

Though he himself did not have many Soul Bones, possessing only a Medusa Head Soul Bone so far, as a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, he could ask Emperor Xue Ye or Prince Xue Xing for a few.

Not ten-thousand-year Soul Bones, perhaps, but surely he could get two that were just over a thousand years old?

"Then let's—"

"Don't rush. I haven't told you the drawbacks yet."

"Though the Soul Bone detoxification method is the fastest and safest, its consequences are also the most severe."

"It cannot cure your illness completely. It merely relies on Soul Bones to absorb the poison temporarily. Once they reach their limit, that will be the day you die."

"Furthermore, because it is not a permanent cure, the condition will still be inherited. Setting you aside, if Miss Dugu Yan were to bear a child with someone in the future, there would still be a high chance that the child would have this illness."

"This..."

Dugu Bo's expression changed. He truly had been tempted by the method just now. It was simple and convenient, but Tang Chuan's later explanation of the consequences was something he could not accept.

There were only him and Yan Yan left in the Dugu Clan. If the illness remained, their line might end in some generation.

"Grandfather..."

Dugu Yan understood as well. Her grandfather's illness was not his alone—she herself had it too.

"The second method carries some risk."

"Among the immortal herbs growing all around us is one that can serve as your cure. Unfortunately, Poison Douluo does not recognize it."

"What?! The cure has been right in front of this old man?"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened. He had never dreamed that among the strange flowers and herbs he stared at every day without understanding, there was actually a cure. The feeling was unbearable.

It was like discovering that the close brother you had spent years with was actually your goddess disguised as a man. It was simply despairing.

"There is nothing to regret. Across the entire continent, fewer than a handful of people recognize these immortal herbs. By coincidence, Little San and I are among them."

"That's right!"

Tang Chuan rubbed Tang San's head, and the latter wore a proud expression, indicating that it was indeed so.

"So that is how it is. These immortal herbs have such strange appearances, and this old man lacks the relevant knowledge. I truly did not dare touch them carelessly."

"Little San, go fetch the Earth Dragon Golden Melon."

Tang San did not hesitate and immediately began searching nearby. Records clearly stated that the Earth Dragon Golden Melon grew around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. As long as he searched carefully, he would certainly find it.

"The Earth Dragon Golden Melon—you and Dugu Yan will each consume half. As for you, Your Excellency, at your age your martial soul has already taken shape, and evolution will be very difficult. But Miss Dugu Yan can give it a try."

"While the chance of evolving from a snake into a dragon may not be great, it is still possible for her martial soul to revert to its ancestry and become a python or a flood dragon."

Tang Chuan explained as he nodded to himself. His analysis was quite well-founded.

"Oh? So no matter what, it will mutate in a positive direction?"

Dugu Yan also looked at Tang Chuan with expectant eyes. She was quite competitive by nature, and if she could become stronger, that would naturally be for the best.

Listening to all this was not as good as putting it to the test. Tang San walked over holding a strangely shaped fruit in his hand.

At the sight of it, Dugu Bo felt his martial soul constantly telling him that this was what it needed. A trace of longing also unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

Dugu Yan was the same. She could actually feel her own longing for the fruit before her, which was simply unbelievable.

"This is the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. The two of you, grandfather and granddaughter, should split it between yourselves. As for the amount, I suggest half each."

"No, young friend Tang Chuan. Cut my share in half again. I'll take one quarter, and give all the rest to Yanyan."

Tang Chuan was rather surprised by those words. Was this the bond between family?

"Grandfather!"

Dugu Yan's eyes reddened. Her grandfather truly treated her far too well.

Seeing this, Tang Chuan did not hesitate. A leaf from the Blue Silver Emperor appeared in his palm, and as he infused it with Soul Power, it visibly became tough and sharp.

With a swift motion, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon cradled in Tang San's hands was divided into two portions. One was only a quarter of the original, while the other contained the remaining three quarters.

"All right, who's going first? There's no need to worry about failure. The spiritual energy here is rich—this is absolutely the ideal place for a successful Martial Soul Evolution."

"Then this old man shall go first!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo hesitated no longer. He stepped forward slightly and took his piece of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, then looked toward Tang Chuan.