Old Affairs of the Dugu Family (PK Ongoing, Please Keep Reading)

"You said he could cast Jade Phosphor Purple Poison with his fingers, as fast as a sharp sword!" Dugu Bo confirmed.

Dugu Yan quickly nodded, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

In a flash of thought, Dugu Bo understood his granddaughter's feelings. She was definitely envious of how powerful Dugu Feng's soul skill was.

He pulled Dugu Yan down to sit.

His expression turned somewhat sorrowful as he sighed. "Yan Yan, you've grown up too. It's time I told you about our martial soul.

"Our Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul has a flaw. Its poison is very strong. As long as an enemy is hit, they'll turn into pus within a short while.

"But the first person it poisons is ourselves. Your father died because of it, and your mother likewise couldn't withstand the Jade Phosphor Poison and died.

"You..." Dugu Bo sighed. "You were born with Jade Phosphor Poison in your bloodline. As long as your cultivation reaches a certain stage, it will erupt."

Dugu Yan's face went deathly pale. At last, her suspicions were confirmed, and it was even crueler than she had imagined. "Then what about Grandpa?"

"Me? Heh. Even though I'm already a Titled Douluo, I still have to endure the agony of Poison Attacks. It's just that I found a special Medicine Garden that can suppress the poison in my body, and that's why I've survived until now!" Dugu Bo said helplessly.

Others only saw his strength, but they had no idea of the pain he endured behind it.

"Then what about Dugu Feng and the others?" Dugu Yan was especially worried that they did not have to endure Poison Attacks. If that were true, she would feel deeply unbalanced.

Their soul skills were powerful, and they did not have to suffer the pain of Poison Attacks either. She would go mad.

"They have it even worse than us. I told you before that the Dugu Family is split into two branches. We follow the path of Control-Type Cultivating Serpent, while they follow the path of Power-Attack-Type Poison Cultivator.

"Your first two soul skills are amplification types, and the Spirit Rings you absorbed weren't from poison-type Soul Beasts either. According to my deductions, your Poison Attack can at least be delayed until you become a Soul King.

"But Dugu Feng was born carrying poison, and at his age, he's already cultivated Jade Phosphor Purple Poison to such proficiency. I'm afraid his Poison Attack will come when he's only a Soul Grandmaster.

"The better the talent, the earlier the death!"

Dugu Bo said this coldly.

Dugu Yan froze. No wonder her Spirit Rings had been arranged this way. So Grandpa had been worried she would suffer a Poison Attack too early and die.

"In that case, they..." Dugu Yan was still somewhat confused.

She wanted to say, wasn't that just courting death?

Why would they still cultivate that way?

"They're all madmen. Starting from your great-grandfather, they went completely mad.

"For the sake of so-called family glory, your great-grandfather stubbornly believed that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul should be paired with Spirit Rings from highly poisonous Soul Beasts, that it should cultivate Mixed Poison.

"Either they would successfully solve the poison problem, or they would die. He even said being poisoned to death was better than dying of old age!"

Dugu Bo's face was filled with pain as he continued, "He was my father. He cut off all my family resources and gave them all to my elder brother. He said I didn't have a shred of a soul master's courage. He said I was afraid of death.

"But what was the result? Before he could break through to Soul Sage, he could no longer withstand the deadly poison and died. My elder brother also failed to break through to Soul Sage.

"That nephew of mine, Dugu Shuo, did break through, but the Mixed Poison in his body is raging out of control too. How much longer can he live?

"Dugu Feng inherited his poison. He could suffer a Poison Attack and die at any moment.

"And I cultivated all the way to Titled Douluo!"

By the time Dugu Bo reached the end, his face had turned savage. Clearly, these were all unpleasant memories.

Back then, in the family, all he had felt was neglect and mockery.

When he and his elder brother, Dugu Hao, fought in Soul Fighting before reaching Soul Sage, he unleashed all his resentment in one burst and almost crippled the other man's martial soul.

At that time, he proved that he was right, making everyone who had looked down on him regret it.

Dugu Yan finally understood everything.

Whenever Grandpa mentioned Dugu Feng's branch, he never had a kind expression. Even when her father died, he had not allowed Dugu Shuo to come pay respects. Now she understood it all.

Only after a long while did Dugu Bo regain his calm. He said, "Yan Yan, even if we follow the control path, it only delays the timing and reduces the ferocity of the Poison Attack. Whether you can endure it still depends on you.

"Your father and mother loved each other too deeply. After your mother passed away, his will collapsed, and that was why he couldn't hold on. But I believe you definitely won't leave Grandpa, Yan Yan."

In the Dugu Family, affection was a luxury. Death was far too common.

Dugu Bo knew very well how many women that Dugu Shuo had already killed. He was truly a cold-blooded creature.

He understood even more clearly that the Poison Cultivator Branch raised its descendants with incomparable coldness. What they nurtured were cold-blooded people with hearts like snakes and scorpions.

"Grandpa, don't say any more. I'll definitely cultivate hard. I'll never leave Grandpa." She threw herself into Dugu Bo's arms and began to sob.

Dugu Bo gently patted Dugu Yan's shoulder, his eyes filled with memories, as well as anticipation.

According to his granddaughter's description, Dugu Feng was very talented.

But the more talented he was, the stronger the poison in his body, and the earlier he would die.

In reality, if Dugu Feng had not transmigrated here, the original Dugu Feng, having inherited the intense poison in Dugu Shuo's bloodline, would have suffered a Poison Attack and died at the age of four.

Father, Elder Brother, you were wrong. I was right.

Dugu Bo felt he saw things very clearly. That branch of theirs would die out sooner or later.

In his heart, the people of that branch had already gone mad.

Another Dugu Manor.

Inside the Ancestral Hall.

Dugu Shuo and Dugu Feng were both kneeling there.

They knelt before the memorial tablets of his grandfather, Dugu Hao, and his great-grandfather, Dugu Hai.

After Dugu Feng returned, he asked Dugu Shuo about what had happened back then, and the place they finally came to was once again the Ancestral Hall.

"Your great-grandfather judged that if one cultivated Tyrant Poison and strengthened the Poison Attribute to its limit, then upon reaching Titled Douluo, one would be able to condense a Seven-Colored Poison Pill to contain all toxins, completely freeing oneself from the torment of Poison Attacks, and even gradually altering the Martial Soul Defect.

"Therefore, he decided that from then on, every clan member would follow the Poison Cultivator Branch. The Cultivating Serpent Branch would receive no resources at all. If the Martial Soul Defect could not be resolved, he would rather let the family line end.

"That caused your second grandfather to leave home in rage and cultivate alone.

"Later, he and your grandfather agreed to have a Soul Fighting match before reaching Soul Sage.

"Your grandfather still regarded him as his younger brother, while he had already come to regard your grandfather as an enemy. He held nothing back when he attacked.

"Your grandfather cultivated Tyrant Poison. How could the power of his soul skills be inferior to his?

"But in a moment of softheartedness, he was struck by his soul skill. His martial soul was damaged, and he never had any hope of breaking through to Soul Sage again."

Dugu Shuo's tone was flat as he spoke of what had happened back then.

What a vicious Dugu Bo!

Dugu Feng was shaken. This was practically Dugu Bo killing his elder brother with his own hands.

His great-grandfather's decision could not be called wrong.

But it had definitely made Dugu Bo feel hatred.

That hatred had been transferred onto his grandfather, and this had been the result.

"Before your grandfather died, your second grandfather had already broken through to Soul Douluo.

"But he firmly believed that cultivating poison was the correct path. Succeed, or die trying.

"The ancestors blessed us and allowed you to awaken Innate Full Soul Power. I believe you can realize your grandfather's dream, cultivate a Seven-Colored Poison Pill, and completely change our family's Martial Soul Defect!"

Dugu Shuo began muttering again.

Naturally, another round of kowtowing was unavoidable.

Dugu Feng sighed inwardly. Dugu Shuo's obsession truly ran deep. This was already the obsession of three generations—to master Tyrant Poison, condense a Seven-Colored Poison Pill, and fear not even death. They were simply madmen.

If he had not transmigrated here, he suspected Dugu Shuo would have continued looking for women to bear children, then raised them cold-bloodedly.

Until the bloodline was utterly severed.

Dugu Feng was also very curious. Upon reaching Titled Douluo, could one really condense such a poison pill according to his great-grandfather's conjecture?