Poison Douluo? Nothing More Than a Half-Ruined Man Ravaged by Venom!

Dugu Bo knelt on one knee amid the shattered stones.

His long jade-green hair spilled over his shoulders, while thick, blackish-red blood continuously seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He had clearly suffered severe internal injuries.

On either side of him, two great Titled Douluo stood proudly like mountains that could not be crossed.

Snake Lance Douluo She Long gripped the Violet-Cyan Serpent Spear, its tip gleaming with a peerlessly sharp, chilling light that tore through the air.

Pufferfish Douluo Ci Xue was surrounded by venomous spines, his violent Soul Power surging like a tide.

The combined pressure of the two Titled Douluo pinned Dugu Bo firmly in place, leaving him no chance to escape.

"Old poisoner, stop resisting." She Long snorted coldly. "Before the Young Master, there is no way to heaven and no door to earth for you today!"

He thrust the Snake Lance forward, and the violent gust of air instantly carved a bloody mark across Dugu Bo's neck.

A trace of irresolvable heaviness and vexation flickered through Qian Renxue's eyes.

They had caught him, but how should they deal with this old poisoner?

A deep chill flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

Dugu Bo had an aloof and eccentric temperament, and he was exceptionally sinister and ruthless. He had always been known throughout the Soul Master world as a troublesome opponent.

Back then, Spirit Hall had sent people to approach him several times in an attempt to recruit him.

They had even offered him exceedingly generous terms.

Yet this stubborn old man had not only rejected Spirit Hall's olive branch.

Because of certain old grudges, he had even formed a bitter enmity with Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

If even she could not accomplish it, could the leverage I currently possess really make him submit obediently?

Qian Renxue mocked herself inwardly.

In her view, if he could not be subdued, then there was only one choice—kill him!

Anyone who could not be used by her absolutely could not be left alive to become support for the Heaven Dou imperial family or other hostile forces in the future.

Uprooting the weeds by their roots was the only way to eliminate future trouble forever!

Qian Renxue's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and an incomparably icy killing intent burst forth from her gaze.

Her slender fingers, hidden beneath the wide sleeves of her robe, lifted gently. She was just about to order She Long and Ci Xue to kill Dugu Bo on the spot.

"Teacher, wait!"

Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled almost imperceptibly.

Her jade-like hand, about to fall, stopped stiffly in midair.

Soul Power voice transmission!

And the owner of that voice was none other than She Xian—the seemingly harmless youth standing quietly at her side!

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Qian Renxue similarly activated her Soul Power and covertly transmitted her voice to She Xian. "Xian'er, what is it?"

"This old poisoner is sinister and cunning. If we do not kill him on the spot now, then should he escape at the cost of his life, the consequences will be endless."

She Xian raised an eyebrow slightly, a deep, calculating slyness flashing through his eyes.

"Teacher, please remain calm." He transmitted back, "Don't rush to deal the killing blow. My Martial Soul just reacted extremely violently. This so-called Jade Phosphorous Douluo has a tremendous problem with his body!"

"A problem?" Qian Renxue was stunned, and surprise appeared on her clear, cool face.

She did not question She Xian's words.

Toward this final disciple of hers, Qian Renxue harbored an almost obsessive trust and protectiveness.

In her eyes, She Xian was absolutely not the sort of person who spoke recklessly without knowing the gravity of the situation.

"Your Martial Soul sensed it?" Qian Renxue asked doubtfully. "Can your Martial Soul see through a Titled Douluo's Soul Power defenses and determine his physical condition?"

She Xian rubbed his nose and chuckled inwardly.

Heh heh, of course I can't investigate him.

This was merely his foreknowledge from the original work of Douluo Continent.

In any case, whenever something could not be explained, he only needed to pin it on Little White and Medusa Queen.

No matter how outrageous his claims were, absolutely no one on Douluo Continent could disprove them.

Besides, Qian Renxue had long witnessed the wonders of his Martial Soul.

Without changing expression or so much as blushing, She Xian fabricated an explanation through Soul Power transmission. "Teacher, you do not know this, but my Martial Soul is extremely special."

"Not only does it possess an innate, keen perception of all snake-type soul beast Martial Souls and water- and ice-elemental things across the continent."

"It also has an unparalleled ability to identify medicinal herbs and poisons."

"Just now, as I carefully watched this old poisoner circulate his power, my Martial Soul frantically warned me from within my body."

"Dugu Bo may look imposing and radiate tremendous pressure, but in truth, he is merely an empty shell—strong on the outside but weak within—that could collapse at any moment!"

Upon hearing She Xian's words, Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled slightly.

An innate ability to identify medicinal herbs and poisons?

She deeply scrutinized the youth beside her, who was barely more than ten years old.

Surprise showed in those cool phoenix eyes of hers.

"If that is the case..." Qian Renxue suppressed the fluctuations of her Soul Power. "Xian'er, tell your teacher in detail. What hidden danger does Dugu Bo have?"

Seeing that Qian Renxue had fully entered the logic he had laid out, the corners of She Xian's lips curled upward slightly.

"Teacher, simply put, Dugu Bo—the Jade Phosphorous Douluo whom countless Soul Masters throughout Heaven Dou regard as the greatest poison user..."

"He himself was poisoned long ago by the most difficult poison in the world to cure!"

"Y-you said what?"

"Dugu Bo was poisoned? How is that possible!"

Qian Renxue's noble, cool phoenix eyes were now filled with suspicion and astonishment.

Even though Qian Renxue was usually poised and dignified, never showing joy or anger on her face,

she could not help but be dumbfounded upon hearing those words.

Dugu Bo... had been poisoned?

This was simply the most absurd, most laughable joke under heaven!

Who was Dugu Bo?

He was the Poison Douluo who struck terror into people's hearts.

Whenever Soul Masters across the continent mentioned the word "poison," he was undoubtedly the first person they thought of.

People feared even getting near that body of poisonous arts!

Yet now, She Xian was telling her that this forefather of poison users across the continent... had poisoned himself?

As someone who had infiltrated Heaven Dou for many years,

she controlled countless secret intelligence reports from Heaven Dou, yet she had never heard that the mighty Poison Douluo had been harmed by his own poison!

"Xian'er, are... are you sure you did not see wrongly?"

"Teacher, there is absolutely no way I could be mistaken."

A sharp glint flashed in She Xian's eyes, and his words brimmed with unquestionable confidence.

"Not only has he been poisoned, but the poison has seeped into his marrow and penetrated deep into his organs."

"He is only forcefully holding on and suppressing it with his immense Soul Power."

"More importantly, this poison did not come from outside sources. It is the backlash poison from that incomparably prideful Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul of his!"

"Not only does he have this poison, but every descendant who inherited his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul has it as well. Not a single one can escape it!"

"Hiss..."

Qian Renxue sucked in a breath.

Bloodline backlash!

Fatal venom!

Not a single descendant spared!

She Xian's words were like an incomparably sharp scalpel, instantly tearing apart the deepest and most desperate secret of this arrogant Poison Douluo.

Just as Qian Renxue was caught between shock and uncertainty,

"Teacher, trust me!"

She Xian's crisp childlike voice, carrying a trace of teasing certainty, quietly sounded in the depths of her mind once more.

He blinked. "Killing him would certainly be convenient."

"But if we can bring him under our command, Teacher's leverage in the Heaven Dou Empire will be entirely different."

"You want to use this to subdue him?" Qian Renxue's thoughts moved quickly, and she immediately understood what She Xian intended to do.

She Xian said solemnly, "I want to try to subdue him!"