Clash and Acquaintance

"Hey? Why are you wearing a mask?"

While Yu Yuan was still choosing his words, Dugu Yan across from him took the initiative to speak.

"A mask? I simply don't want to reveal my identity."

"So that codename serves the same purpose?"

"No, I didn't choose that codename."

Yu Yuan had always felt that the codename Sun Emissary was a little too cringe.

But he was terrible at naming things himself, so in the end, he chose to accept it.

"Oh, is that so? You're quite an interesting person to talk to."

Dugu Yan smiled at Yu Yuan, her jade-green nails resting against her lips. The corners of her mouth curved slightly as she tilted her head.

Like a venomous snake sizing up its prey.

"If you hadn't poisoned me, I might've believed you."

Yu Yuan felt that he truly was immune to romance.

This woman was just chatting, so why was she secretly poisoning him?

"Oh my, you noticed."

Dugu Yan immediately pulled away. Snake scales appeared at the corners of her eyes and across her skin, while her legs merged directly into a snake tail. At the same time, a yellow spirit ring beside her flashed.

"First Soul Skill, Jade-Scaled Red Poison."

"Second Soul Skill, Jade-Scaled Blue Poison."

From afar, Yu Yuan silently watched her use her soul skills.

No, there was definitely something wrong with that combination, wasn't there?

Her first two poisons were actually both buffs for herself?

Still, it was probably Dugu Bo's arrangement.

He wouldn't dare let his granddaughter follow the path of a power attacker. After all, the poison of the damned Jade-Scaled Snake martial soul could harm its own user.

Yu Yuan briefly sensed the condition of his body.

Yeah, the Jade-Scaled Snake's innate poison had no effect at all.

After all, his physical constitution was absurdly strong now, and the light attribute brought by the Golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline within him also possessed healing and purification effects.

So he could just charge straight in.

"Are you ready?"

Since Yu Yuan intended to get acquainted with her, he felt he should at least mind his attitude.

So he took the initiative to ask whether she was ready.

"Don't look down on me!"

No, I wasn't looking down on you?

Yu Yuan watched speechlessly as Dugu Yan began wildly releasing poison as though she had been provoked.

He felt that he might need to update his language system.

"Forget it. Let's end this quickly."

After activating Dragonification, Yu Yuan quickly found a weak point in the poison mist with his dragon eyes.

Then he charged directly through it. Solar Flare!

The light attribute instantly cleared away the nearby poison mist.

"Ugh, how is that possible?"

Dugu Yan, some distance away, had just opened her slightly stinging eyes when she discovered that the poison mist she had spread for so long had been cleared away in one area. Just as she was about to fill it back in—

Yu Yuan naturally gave her no chance, immediately closing the distance.

Then, Solar Flare!

This move was far too useful.

So Dugu Yan took another Solar Flare at close range.

But strangely, aside from the stinging in her eyes—

Dugu Yan suddenly felt her body become much lighter, as though something uncomfortable had been driven out of her.

Yu Yuan also noticed that something was wrong.

We're fighting, so why are you blushing like a damn kettle?

Seeing that she looked even more radiant after taking a Solar Flare, Yu Yuan immediately prepared to give her another one.

But before he could make a move, something went wrong.

Dugu Yan's rosy complexion instantly turned deathly pale, and her martial soul possession form was forcibly dismissed.

After returning to human form, she swayed for a while before dropping to her knees and coughing up a mouthful of black blood.

"Hm? Something doesn't seem right."

Yu Yuan stood to the side and watched the entire process before finally deciding—

He would rewind twice first and see what was going on.

A little cheating doesn't count as cheating.

After four rewinds.

When he once again heard her ask why he was wearing a mask—

Yu Yuan finally understood.

This Jade-Scaled Snake martial soul really was cursed.

Because his Solar Flare carried a powerful light-attribute purification effect—

It directly purified some of the poison within Dugu Yan's body when it struck her.

That was why she had initially looked so radiant.

But purifying only part of the poison disrupted the balance of toxins within Dugu Yan's body.

Instead, it caused her to suffer a severe backlash.

Later, Yu Yuan even summoned the Golden Dragon, attempting to use its breath and a full-power Solar Flare to directly purify all the poison.

But the Jade-Scaled Snake martial soul refused.

No poison in your body?

What kind of Jade-Scaled Snake has no poison?

Martial soul, obey my command. Kill yourself and ascend to heaven.

The damn Jade-Scaled Snake martial soul actually committed suicide. Could you believe it?

Without even a hint of hesitation, it simply dissipated.

So Yu Yuan made his decision.

"Um, can we talk after we finish fighting?"

That was right, he chose to make a direct move.

Anyway, if things didn't work out after they talked, he could just rewind.

"Huh?"

Dugu Yan had never expected him to say that. Even her sneaky poisoning stopped.

No, what kind of person heard someone ask why he wore a mask and chose to invite them for a chat?

Shocked by his bizarre language system, Dugu Yan instead began to examine Yu Yuan.

Hmm.

He looked younger than her.

But he was quite tall, and his figure wasn't bad either.

Could it be that little sister here has charmed him?

Thinking that, Dugu Yan suddenly felt much better and found him far more pleasing to the eye.

Hehe, I'll tease this little brother properly.

With that thought, Dugu Yan spoke in a seductive voice.

"Sure. If little brother wins later, then big sister will agree to have a nice chat with you."

After saying that, she deliberately stuck out her tongue and licked her lips.

"Fine."

Yu Yuan was not tempted in the slightest. His assessment of her behavior just now consisted of only two words.

Nothing special.

It's easy to talk tough when your pants are still on.

And who are you calling little brother? Did I agree to let you be my big sister?

"Hehe, then little brother should be careful. If you lose, you won't get to go on a date with big sister."

Although his reply was very cold, Dugu Yan had already decided, rather stupidly, that he was merely being tsundere.

Of course, they still had to fight. She only intended to tease him; she had no intention of dating him.

So, just as she had during the rewinds, she activated her martial soul and quickly widened the distance.

When did I ever say I wanted to go on a date?

But Yu Yuan did not bother refuting her, since she had already run far away.

"Seriously, why do you run to the same place every time?"

This time, Yu Yuan did not use Solar Flare. Instead, relying on his physical constitution alone, he burst through the poison mist and arrived beside her.

Then, a blow to the stomach!

"Urgh!"

Dugu Yan's body folded over from the heavy strike to her abdomen. Before she could straighten up, a sharp pain struck the back of her neck.

Then she lost consciousness.

Fortunately, Yu Yuan still possessed a trace of humanity. He caught Dugu Yan before she fell to the ground after fainting.

Don't ask how she passed out.

Of course.

The audience was extremely dissatisfied with this development.

They had come to see Solar Flare!

They had come to enjoy the pleasure of their eyes stinging!

What was this hand-to-hand brawling supposed to be?

Some of them even began shouting for refunds.

As Yu Yuan carried Dugu Yan off the field, his response was—

If he really used Solar Flare and something went wrong—

Was Dugu Bo going to fight him?

Damn it, use your gold soul coins to properly thank the person who saved your lives!