Dugu Bo Arrives

Not long after, Ye Lingling escorted the unconscious Dugu Yan to the Education Committee's side hall to be settled.

Tang San checked her pulse once more, and only after confirming that the poison was stable did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a dark green figure streaked across the sky, carrying boundless fury as it crashed directly into the Education Committee's main hall.

"Yan Yan!"

The moment Poison Douluo Dugu Bo landed, his emerald serpent pupils swept across the hall, finally resting on the unconscious girl in the back.

In an instant, the pressure of a Title Douluo erupted like a tidal wave!

"Who! Who hurt my granddaughter!"

"Is it you?"

Tang San, who was still checking Dugu Yan's pulse, instantly became Dugu Bo's target.

Before his words had even faded, he took a step forward, his palm wreathed in emerald toxic light, striking straight toward Tang San!

"Pay with your life!"

"Your Excellency, please show mercy!"

At the critical moment, three figures rose simultaneously!

The three committee members unleashed their Martial Soul Possession at once, their three strands of Soul Power weaving into a wall that barely managed to withstand the venomous palm struck in anger.

With just one move, the three committee members were forced to retreat in unison!

This was the insurmountable chasm between a Title Douluo and a Soul Douluo.

Meng Shenji suppressed the surging blood in his chest and spoke hurriedly, "Your Excellency, it was student Tang San who saved her!"

"Bullshit!"

Dugu Bo let out a cold snort. "This mere brat could save Yan Yan?"

"Senior! This is the absolute truth!"

Meng Shenji said urgently, "Your granddaughter invited student Tang San to spar, and during the exchange, she accidentally triggered her poison. It was thanks to student Tang San using Silver Needle Acupuncture Sealing that her life was temporarily preserved!"

"Sparring? Triggered the poison?"

Dugu Bo's gaze swept over Tang San, his lips curling into a sneer. "Yan Yan is fourteen this year, a level 29 Soul Grandmaster. Her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison is enough to make even ordinary Soul Ancestors retreat three times over. And you think this brat, not even ten years old, could do it?"

He paused, his voice turning abruptly cold. "How could he possibly hurt my granddaughter? Let alone suppress the poison in her body!"

Meng Shenji opened his mouth to say more, but was glared back by a single look from Dugu Bo.

"If Senior does not believe it, you are welcome to inspect student Dugu Yan's condition yourself."

Bai Baoshan gritted his teeth and stepped forward. "Although student Tang San is young, he is already a level 24 Soul Grandmaster, and his skills far exceed those of his peers!"

"A level 24 Soul Grandmaster?"

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, his gaze finally carrying a hint of scrutiny.

An eight-year-old child, a level 24 Soul Grandmaster?

Bai Baoshan struck while the iron was hot. "Furthermore, student Ye Lingling was present the entire time student Tang San was sparring with and treating your granddaughter!"

"Ye Lingling?"

Dugu Bo's gaze followed Bai Baoshan's line of sight and landed on the girl who had been standing by Dugu Yan's side the whole time.

Ye Lingling took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward.

She said nothing, simply opening her palm.

The next instant, a snow-white begonia flower bloomed quietly in her hand.

Dugu Bo's pupils constricted. "Nine-Hearted Begonia..."

"Junior Ye Lingling greets the Poison Douluo."

Dugu Bo stared at the white flower swirling in Ye Lingling's palm. "You are the successor of the Nine-Hearted Begonia?"

"Without a doubt."

Ye Lingling retracted her Martial Soul. "Just now, when Yan Yan's poison flared up, it was student Tang San who used silver needles to suppress the virulent poison in her body. Although student Tang San is young, his strength and medical skills are not to be underestimated."

"Hmph."

Dugu Bo snorted coldly. "Even so, that is no excuse for hurting my granddaughter!"

He took a step forward, green light flaring brilliantly, clearly intending to strike again!

"Senior!"

Just as the tension reached its breaking point, Xu Linjiu's voice suddenly rang out from behind the three committee members.

He walked slowly from behind Meng Shenji. "Junior has a way to cure the virulent poison in student Dugu Yan's body."

Even Dugu Bo was slightly stunned for a moment.

"Cure it? And who are you?"

Xu Linjiu bowed respectfully. "I am Xu Linjiu, Xiao San's teacher, and also a senior to student Dugu Yan."

"Xu Linjiu? I have heard that name."

Dugu Bo changed his tone, pressing all his momentum onto Xu Linjiu. "I heard Xue Xing mention you, but you don't seem to be a healing-type Soul Master, do you?"

"Your Excellency is perceptive. Junior is indeed not a healing-type Soul Master, but I once obtained a rare book containing a vast amount of detailed knowledge regarding poisons. The method Xiao San used to seal the poison with silver needles was learned from there."

As he spoke, Xu Linjiu turned his head to look at Tang San and gave him a wink.

Tang San understood immediately and hurried forward to say, "Junior is quite interested in this field and has read extensively, which is how I acquired this skill."

Xu Linjiu continued, "Furthermore, Junior's Martial Soul is quite special and can inspect a Soul Master's state. Through my Martial Soul, it has always shown that student Dugu Yan is in a poisoned state."

At this point, Xu Linjiu shifted his tone, pointing the spearhead at Dugu Bo. "Even you, Senior Poison Douluo, are in a poisoned state."

The moment these words fell, the expression on Dugu Bo's face froze instantly.

A storm of unprecedented proportions exploded in the depths of his heart!

"You... you...!"

This secret, he had hidden for decades. From beginning to end, no one else knew—not a single soul!

Yet now, it had been laid bare by this young Soul Master in a single sentence!

Facing Dugu Bo's shock, Xu Linjiu immediately pushed Tang San forward. "Xiao San, come and tell the Poison Douluo your observations."

Tang San took the order and immediately stepped forward. "Junior dares to speak, starting with the poison in the senior sister's body."

"First, the poison in the senior sister's body originates from her Martial Soul inheritance. Every time she uses Martial Soul Possession and activates her soul skills, the toxins hidden within her Martial Soul and soul rings backflow into her body. Over time, it accumulates deeper and deeper."

"The senior sister is only a Soul Grandmaster, yet the poison in her body is already this severe. As the master of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, having fought with your Martial Soul for decades, the poison in your body can only be deeper than hers."

Dugu Bo's figure stiffened slightly.

"Then, there is the dark green hair color of yours and the senior sister's."

Tang San continued, "A normal human's hair color should be black. Only when an awakened Martial Soul possesses elemental power does it change to the corresponding color. The poison attribute is quite special; it is not one of those illusory elements, but a truly existing substance. Generally, it should not affect hair color."

"But the hair color of senior sister Dugu Yan and yourself is dark green, which is highly abnormal. Therefore, there is only one possibility: it has been affected by the toxins in your bodies."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo's hand touched his long hair involuntarily.

"Thirdly."

Tang San looked up, meeting Dugu Bo's eyes directly. "According to the records in that rare book, those plagued by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison will experience unbearable itching in their ribs whenever it is cloudy or raining, and this will gradually intensify."

"Every night at the third watch, they will feel needle-like stabs in the crown of their head and the soles of their feet simultaneously, accompanied by full-body spasms, lasting for at least half an hour."

"The poison in senior sister Dugu Yan's body has likely not reached that stage yet, but the toxins in your body, Your Excellency, have likely accumulated to that very point!"