His Wishful Thinking

"Ha ha ha ha! You really are a little monster. This method really could work."

"I thank you on Yan Yan's behalf. You truly are a great benefactor of our Dugu Family."

Dugu Bo burst into loud laughter. He looked nearly crazed now. Yun Chen silently took two steps back and rubbed his nose. He felt that Dugu Bo seemed even more unhinged than usual.

But how could Dugu Bo not be excited? Yun Chen's idea truly had a chance of becoming reality. Though it would be difficult—forcing poison into soul bones was no easy task.

But so what?

Dugu Yan truly had a chance to live.

Dugu Bo had always been pessimistic about Dugu Yan's chances of survival. That was why he had wanted to give her the very best of everything before she died.

Thus, the more Dugu Bo looked at Yun Chen before him, the more pleasing he found him. He believed he owed no one anything in his life, but the advice Yun Chen had given him, and the favor it brought, weighed heavily indeed.

"Little monster, you have done me, Dugu Bo, a great favor. I can swear upon my martial soul that no matter what trouble you encounter in the future, so long as it does not endanger Yan Yan, I will help you."

As Dugu Bo spoke, he lightly raised his right hand. A chair appeared beside Yun Chen, signaling for him to sit.

A promise like this from a Title Douluo carried tremendous weight. If it had been anyone else, they would likely have been beside themselves with joy already.

After all, this was a Title Douluo. It was practically equivalent to having a Title Douluo personally protect and guide you. How many talented commoners dreamed of such an opportunity?

But clearly, this was far from what Yun Chen had hoped for.

Of course, he still held a trump card in his hand. Once revealed, it would be enough to shake Dugu Bo to his core.

"Your Excellency Dugu..."

"No, there is no need to be so distant."

Dugu Bo waved his hand, interrupting Yun Chen.

"Hmm, let me think. What should you call me from now on?"

This truly was a matter worth considering for Dugu Bo. He had always been solitary by nature and rarely had friends, especially younger friends like this.

So he cared greatly about the matter of how Yun Chen addressed him.

"How about this? From now on, call me Grandpa, just like Yan Yan does."

Dugu Bo's face was filled with a smile as he said this.

To be honest, he rarely smiled like this around outsiders. Other than when facing Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo usually wore a cold expression.

"Alright, Grandpa Dugu."

Yun Chen had no objection to the form of address. He nodded. Now, he needed to consider how to bring up the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—how to convince Dugu Bo to believe what he said.

"Mm. You little monster will surely become someone who shakes the entire continent in the future."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo felt a surge of emotion. Looking at Yun Chen before him, he could already imagine the scene decades from now.

Yun Chen was only nine years old, yet he already possessed the strength of a Soul Elder. In truth, this was far from Yun Chen's limit. After all, even as a human martial soul, the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was purely a monster in terms of raw stats.

If Yun Chen truly fought with his life on the line now, he could completely trade blows with a Soul Emperor of around rank sixty-five.

Of course, Dugu Bo also had some ulterior thoughts.

If Yun Chen called him Grandpa, would that not bring him closer to Dugu Yan in the future? If the two of them spent more time together, perhaps they might even take a liking to each other?

Wouldn't such a genius then remain in the Dugu Family?

If Dugu Yan's body improved, and the two had a child, there was a high chance the child would inherit Yun Chen's martial soul. Wouldn't the Dugu Family then escape this fate?

Mm, Dugu Bo was thinking far too beautifully. Yun Chen belonged only to a certain Angel God, or else that angel would get angry.

Hearing this, Yun Chen merely chuckled.

What was the use of shaking the continent? In Yun Chen's mind, every unscrupulous effort he made to improve himself was for the sake of facing Tang San in the future.

It was not that Tang San put that much pressure on Yun Chen.

The Shura God put enormous pressure on Yun Chen. Even though Yun Chen already possessed the qualifications to inherit the Sea God's divine position, that pressure had never lessened.

After all, the Shura God's intervention back then had truly scared their little Yun Chen senseless. When Yun Chen heard the strange red glow around Tang Hao, heaven knew how badly he had been freaking out inside.

Yun Chen: You Shura God have no martial virtue. You cheated and launched a sneak attack.

Weren't you supposed to be an enforcement god? Why are you interfering in the lower realm too?

Shura God: What could I do? I already broke the rules by bringing Tang San here. If he died so easily on the continent—especially in the enemy camp of the Rakshasa God and Angel God—where would I put my face?

Besides, I just want to run away. Isn't this successor of mine fairly talented? Once I hand over the divine position, I'm gone. What does anything else have to do with me?

Naturally, Yun Chen did not know what the Shura God was thinking. Even if he did, he would only cry out, Why can't you take a look at me instead?

Though inheriting both the Sea God and Shura God's divine positions would somewhat replicate Tang San's old path, it really was tempting.

Who could refuse the divine position of the strongest first-class god, one that also possessed a divine super-artifact? The other was the strongest individual god in the God Realm—the Shura God.

Of course, that old Dragon God did not count. That old fellow was still hiding away in his own Dragon Valley. Yun Chen truly could not understand the Dragon God's actions.

He had turned his own race into a complete mess, placed restrictions on them, causing Di Tian to fail to become a god for hundreds of thousands of years, and then Gu Yuena showed up, making things even worse.

What Yun Chen found most unbearable was that, in the end, their little brother Di Tian actually became a battleship. He burned himself out his entire life, never obtained a divine position, and in the end did not even get resurrected.

He was still ranked behind dogs among warm-hearted men.

"Grandpa Dugu, I actually have another question."

Yun Chen raised his eyes and met Dugu Bo's gaze. Dugu Bo smiled and nodded slightly, signaling for Yun Chen to continue.

"Forgive this junior's rudeness, but the poison in your body, logically speaking..."

Though Yun Chen had already laid the groundwork, he still paused when he reached this point. He believed Dugu Bo was a smart man and naturally understood what he meant.

"Mm, you need not mind it too much. Indeed, logically speaking, the poison in my body should have made it impossible for me to live this long. I should not even have been able to break through to become a Title Douluo."

Dugu Bo nodded. He knew his own situation best. He understood how he had become a Title Douluo. It was entirely due to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which had suppressed the poison within him.

Yun Chen did not entirely understand it either. Since Dugu Bo's poison could be suppressed by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, why had he not let his son and daughter-in-law suppress their poison there as well?

Yun Chen could think of only one possibility: the poison in their bodies had already fused with their bloodline. It was poison that had seeped into their very bones, something the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could not suppress.

Of course, that explanation was not particularly reasonable either.

One could only say that the original novel's explanation for this point was complete nonsense.

"I believe that the poison in your body must be suppressed by some treasure or some precious place."

"And that treasure or precious place must conceal a method capable of resolving the poison in your body."

Yun Chen calmly spoke these words, but his golden pupils stared fixedly at Dugu Bo. He had now revealed his ultimate objective.

Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons. He lifted his eyes and glanced at Yun Chen. Yun Chen still appeared as obedient as ever, as though he were sincerely considering Dugu Bo's wellbeing.

Of course, it did not matter even if he was not sincere. This had always been a mutually beneficial matter.

"Mm, I do indeed have such a precious place."

"Since you have an idea, I'll take you to have a look."