Breakthrough to Soul Grandmaster, Devouring Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom

"Grandpa, I've successfully broken through to level 23 and become a Soul Grandmaster. There's only a four-level difference in Soul Power between my sister and me."

"Perhaps it's time to absorb the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom in her body."

"Although this method treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, as my cultivation gradually improves, I can keep suppressing it. Actually, I have a bold idea: refining a Poison Pill."

"I remember that after your Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, a Poison Pill formed within you."

"Xiaofeng, you're right. I did indeed try your idea, but unfortunately, it was ultimately difficult to achieve."

"As my strength increased, my Soul Power, my body, and the serpent venom fused into one. They became difficult to separate. Now that the venom has begun to backlash, I can barely exert eighty percent of my strength."

"But don't worry. Grandpa can still hold on. If you can successfully absorb the serpent venom from Yanyan and spare her the pain of its corrosion, then Grandpa will die without regrets."

"Grandpa, I'll definitely find a way to completely resolve the backlash caused by the serpent venom."

"Good. Grandpa will wait for you. Let's go now, to Heaven Dou Academy. You haven't seen your sister in a long time."

Dugu Feng nodded.

The next moment, two figures soared into the air, tearing through the forest winds as they sped toward the distant, majestic Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Inner Courtyard Cultivation Ground.

A young girl in a pale green dress, lovely and spirited in appearance, was cultivating alone.

A faint Jade Phosphorous poison mist lingered around her, while two yellowish hundred-year soul rings rose and fell.

It was Dugu Yan.

After just one year apart, her aura had become steadier, and her Soul Power had firmly reached level 27, that of a Soul Grandmaster!

Yet a trace of fatigue still lingered between her brows, too subtle for ordinary people to notice.

The backlash of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom had long been silently eroding her body and meridians.

It was not obvious while she was young, but once she broke through to Soul Ancestor, the venom's backlash would worsen year by year. Her lifespan would plummet, her cultivation would stagnate, and her fate had long been sealed.

"Yanyan!"

Two soft sounds rang out in the air as Dugu Bo landed steadily with Dugu Feng.

"Grandpa! Xiaofeng!"

Hearing them, Dugu Yan opened her eyes. A delighted smile instantly bloomed on her pretty face, and she hurried forward to greet them.

When her gaze fell upon Dugu Feng, whom she had not seen for a year, she could not help but freeze slightly.

Her younger brother before her was clearly only seven years old.

Yet he stood tall and straight, with a cool temperament, silver hair like snow, and jade-green eyes as deep as an abyss.

He looked exactly like a little adult, his bearing completely unlike that of a child.

"Xiaofeng, you've changed so much!"

Dugu Yan's eyes were filled with amazement.

Dugu Feng smiled faintly. "Sister, long time no see."

Looking at his granddaughter, Dugu Bo spoke gently:

"Yanyan, Grandpa is taking you back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well today."

"Xiaofeng's Soul Power has now reached level 23. He possesses a special constitution and can increase his strength by devouring toxins without suffering any hidden dangers. Perhaps he can suppress the poison in your body."

"What!"

Dugu Yan's body trembled violently. Her pupils contracted, and her face filled with disbelief!

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom could be called a curse of the Martial Soul.

Her father had died beneath his own serpent venom.

Even her grandfather, the Poison Douluo, had no solution.

"Sister, do you believe me?"

Without a moment's hesitation, Dugu Yan nodded.

But then she asked worriedly.

"Will the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom really not harm your body?"

"I am now immune to all poisons. With my special Martial Soul, the Toxic Toad, I can devour every poison under heaven. All poisons in the world are great nourishment for me."

Dugu Feng then took out a bottle of poison mixed with several types of serpent venom from his clothes.

The moment he opened the cap, poisonous gas visibly drifted slowly out from the mouth of the bottle.

An ordinary Soul Grandmaster would be in mortal danger even from smelling it.

Yet under Dugu Yan's astonished gaze, Dugu Feng treated such deadly poison like a drink and downed it in one gulp.

After swallowing the poison, Dugu Feng showed not the slightest discomfort. Instead, the Soul Power around him began to surge.

"Sister, do you believe me now? Although the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom is indeed powerful, your venom isn't even one ten-thousandth as potent as Grandpa's. Besides, you've deliberately avoided cultivating serpent venom over the years, so the venom in your body isn't nearly as strong as Grandpa's."

"There are only four levels between our Soul Powers. I'm absolutely confident that I can draw the serpent venom out of your body. At the very least, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom definitely won't backlash before you break through to Soul Elder."

"And when you break through to Soul Elder, I'll probably already be a Soul Ancestor. Suppressing your serpent venom then will be even easier. Even taking the worst-case scenario into account, if I can't eradicate it completely, I can keep suppressing it as long as my cultivation remains above yours."

"But I believe that as long as I become strong enough, one day I will definitely break the curse brought by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor venom."

Upon hearing this, tears began to well up uncontrollably in Dugu Yan's eyes.

"Alright, Xiaofeng, Grandpa. Let's go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was filled with medicinal fragrance, where cold and heat converged.

At the center of the valley.

Dugu Yan sat cross-legged as instructed.

"Sister, relax your mind and don't resist."

Dugu Feng stood before her, his gaze incomparably serious.

"I'll draw the free Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom within your body into mine."

"You only need to stabilize your Soul Power and let the Poison Force circulate."

Dugu Yan nodded heavily, trusting him completely.

At the side, Dugu Bo held his breath, tense throughout the process, his eyes never leaving them for an instant.

He was ready to intervene at any moment to suppress any rampaging Poison Force and prevent an accident from befalling the two children.

"It's starting."

Dugu Feng gave a low shout.

Black poisonous light quietly lit up in his palm!

The Toxic Toad Martial Soul trembled slightly!

An invisible devouring force slowly enveloped Dugu Yan's body.

Buzz—!

Strands and wisps of pale green, ultimate poison were drawn out from Dugu Yan's meridians, blood, and the depths of her Martial Soul.

The Toxic Toad Martial Soul condensed behind Dugu Feng opened its enormous mouth.

It began to suck the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom hidden within Dugu Yan's body into its mouth.

To the Toxic Toad, this incomparably poisonous serpent venom was like delicious food.

As time passed.

More and more Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom was drawn from Dugu Yan's body.

The stubborn poison that had taken root within her was gradually extracted, purified, and carried away!

Dugu Yan only felt incomparably light all over.

The cold, piercing pain accumulated in her body for years, the blocked meridians, and the sluggishness in her cultivation were rapidly fading away!

Her body felt lighter than ever before!

Dugu Yan suddenly opened her eyes. Her gaze was bright, and her aura was clear and unobstructed.

[ Ding, congratulations, Host. You have absorbed premium serpent venom. Poison resistance increased by 10. ]

[ Hundred Poisons Body is transforming into Thousand Poisons Body. ]

[ Current progress: 101/1000 ]

[ Resistance to Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor venom strengthened. ]

Dugu Feng slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Listening to the system's notification in his mind and feeling the Soul Power within him break through to level 24.

There was not the slightest joy on his face.

Because he knew that the serpent venom in Dugu Yan's body had only been temporarily removed, not completely cured.

This serpent venom came from her Martial Soul, not from within her body.

As long as she continued cultivating, the serpent venom would appear once again.