The Truth About Dugu Yan's Poisoning, Dugu Yan Confronts Dugu Bo

"Yan wasn't suffering from ordinary Soul Power backlash. She'd been poisoned—by her own snake venom!"

As soon as those words fell, the entire spirit fighting arena fell silent.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong jogged forward, her face full of confusion.

"Brother Feng, Yan's Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. She's dealt with snake venom since childhood, and her grandfather, Senior Poison Douluo, has poison arts unmatched under heaven."

"How could Yan possibly be poisoned by her own Martial Soul?"

Beside her, Osler scratched his messy black hair and couldn't help agreeing.

"Yeah, Gu Feng, that sounds way too ridiculous."

"What kind of venomous snake could poison itself unconscious?"

The Shi Mo brothers exchanged glances, their faces equally filled with doubt.

Qin Ming quickly stepped onto the arena, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Gu Feng, this is a serious matter. Is what you said true?"

Gu Feng did not answer immediately.

His fingertips twitched, and a gentle stream of cyan air rapidly spread out, completely isolating and enveloping Dugu Yan.

Only after setting up this protection did Gu Feng carefully pass the girl in his arms to the blue-haired girl beside him.

"Lingling, use your begonia soul skill to stabilize her body first. Don't let her chaotic blood and qi strike her internal organs."

Ye Lingling took Dugu Yan, and a pinkish-white begonia flower immediately bloomed in her palm.

The petals of the Nine-Heart Begonia fell like rain, merging into Dugu Yan's body.

The deathly pallor on Dugu Yan's face finally regained a trace of color, and her ragged breathing gradually steadied.

Gu Feng flicked his sleeve, his tone calm.

"My Martial Soul is the wind element, so I'm very sensitive to every tiny movement of air around me."

"When Yan circulated her Soul Power just now, the poisonous gas in her meridians was completely beyond the control of her Martial Soul core. Instead, it flowed along her blood vessels toward her limbs and organs."

"The poison is eroding her body. These symptoms are one hundred percent poisoning."

When Yu Tianheng heard that poison was eroding her body, cold sweat immediately broke out across his forehead.

He stepped forward and grabbed Gu Feng's arm with both hands.

"Gu Feng, since you could tell at a glance, you must have a solution, right?"

"Please help Yan!"

Gu Feng pulled back his arm and patted Yu Tianheng's shoulder.

"Tianheng, don't panic."

"Yan's grandfather is a Titled Douluo. He's been famous for decades and has crossed more bridges than we've walked roads."

"Senior Poison Douluo must already have a good solution to this kind of problem. There's no need for us to worry blindly."

Naturally, Gu Feng could not directly say that he had a solution. Dugu Bo had not yet told Dugu Yan about her poisoning, so Gu Feng had no need to rush.

Everything would wait until the time was right.

At that moment, Dugu Yan, lying in Ye Lingling's arms, fluttered her eyelashes a few times and slowly opened her eyes.

She had heard Gu Feng's earlier words and supported herself against Ye Lingling's arm to sit up.

"Thank you, Gu Feng."

Dugu Yan rubbed her still faintly aching lower abdomen, her voice hoarse.

"My episodes on rainy days have actually been an old problem for a long time. I always thought it was a cold ailment brought on by my Martial Soul."

"But since you're so certain today, I'll ask my grandfather face-to-face when I return later."

Gu Feng smiled gently.

"No need to thank me. We're teammates on the same team now."

Ning Rongrong, standing beside him, tugged at the hem of Gu Feng's robe and muttered softly.

"You're always picking on me, but you're so considerate toward everyone else."

Gu Feng reached back and pinched her soft cheek. Ning Rongrong gave a light hum and turned her head away, though the tips of her ears had turned faintly red.

Qin Ming swept his gaze across the crowd and warned them sternly.

"Today's joint training ends here."

"No one is allowed to spread what Gu Feng said just now. Understood?"

The team members all solemnly agreed.

Everyone in Heaven Dou City knew the name Poison Douluo. If rumors spread that his granddaughter had suffered backlash from her own snake venom, who knew how much trouble it might cause.

After they dismissed, Ye Lingling took the initiative to step forward and support Dugu Yan.

"Yan, I'll accompany you back to Dugu Manor."

Dugu Yan nodded, and the two slender figures left the spirit fighting arena together.

The remaining team members also went their separate ways.

Ning Rongrong followed behind Gu Feng with her hands clasped behind her back, hopping along as she stepped on his shadow.

"Brother Feng, where are we going now?"

"Back to the dormitory to continue cultivating."

"Ah? Cultivating again?"

Ning Rongrong's little face immediately fell as she dragged out her complaint.

"We stood on the stage for half the day today, and my legs are sore. Can't we go stroll around Heaven Dou City and buy some pretty dresses?"

Gu Feng turned his head to look at her.

"Is your twenty-seventh rank Soul Power stable already?"

Ning Rongrong shrank her neck and did not dare say another word.

After returning to the independent student dormitory assigned by the academy, Gu Feng closed the door behind them.

The room was simply furnished and neat.

Gu Feng walked over and sat at the table. Ning Rongrong familiarly pulled out a chair and sat across from him, resting her cheeks in both hands.

Gu Feng took out a small piece of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber from his storage ring.

He activated his Martial Soul and used friction to generate heat, softening the small piece of Whale Rubber into a gelatinous substance before pushing it toward Ning Rongrong.

"Rongrong, take this Whale Rubber in small amounts over several doses. Try to break through to rank thirty as soon as possible."

"Alright, I'll work hard!"

Ning Rongrong closed her eyes and swallowed it in one gulp, then began meditating to absorb the Whale Rubber.

The next moment, a surge of heat spread through Ning Rongrong's lower abdomen, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on her fair forehead.

Only after seeing that she had entered meditation did Gu Feng take out an entire piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, glowing with a rich reddish-golden luster.

This high-grade Whale Rubber had been painstakingly delivered from the coast by a merchant caravan of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Gu Feng moved his fingertips, and cyan wind turned into a blade that sliced off a thick piece.

He swallowed it into his stomach.

The scorching energy nearly exploded the instant it entered his abdomen.

The blood and qi within his body surged wildly as the boiling medicinal power repeatedly washed over his bones and meridians.

Gu Feng calculated the limits of what his body could endure.

After refining the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber several times and developing medicinal resistance, he could completely stop refining Whale Rubber.

Inside the room, the two sat facing each other, each immersed in the transformation of their strength.

Heaven Dou City, Dugu Manor.

Within a quiet courtyard deep inside the manor, a faint scent of medicinal herbs lingered year-round.

Ye Lingling escorted Dugu Yan to the courtyard entrance, then thoughtfully took her leave first.

Dugu Yan pushed open the door and saw a gaunt old man sitting in a grand chair in the main hall.

The old man had green hair and beard, a stern face, and a dark green robe. He was none other than Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo withdrew the pressure surrounding him, and a trace of gentleness appeared on his aged face.

"Yanyan, wasn't the entire Royal Academy team having joint training today? Why did you come back so early?"

Dugu Yan walked forward and sat weakly on a nearby couch, speaking in a low voice.

"Grandfather, my old problem acted up again on the spirit fighting stage today."

An anxious look flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes. He hurriedly placed his hand on Dugu Yan's wrist.

Green Soul Power entered her body, directly suppressing the chaotic snake venom within Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo gently stroked his granddaughter's hair and comforted her.

"It's nothing. You merely disrupted your breathing while cultivating, which triggered the coldness in your body."

"I'll go to the medicine room and brew you a bowl of tonic soup later. You'll feel better after drinking it."

He did not mention the truth about the snake venom backlash.

It was a fate the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul could not escape.

His son and daughter-in-law had suffered and died because of it back then. Now, the same signs had appeared in his granddaughter. Every outbreak of poison felt like a knife twisting in Dugu Bo's heart.

But he could do nothing. All he could do was hide it for one more day whenever possible.

This was Dugu Bo's eternal pain!

However.

Dugu Yan, seated on the couch, raised her head. There was none of the usual reassured expression on her exquisite face. Instead, she looked exceptionally serious.

Dugu Yan took a deep breath.

"Grandfather, stop lying to me."

"I'm not suffering from disrupted breathing, nor am I suffering from some cold ailment."

Dugu Bo's body stiffened slightly.

"Yanyan, what nonsense are you thinking?"

Dugu Yan stared into her grandfather's green eyes and asked seriously.

"Grandfather, have I been poisoned?"

"And was it by my own Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom?"