Winning Over Dugu Bo

The one who spoke was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

He had suddenly appeared behind the poison formation.

Though he looked calm on the surface, he had already prepared himself to flee.

His poison might have been unmatched across the continent, but he stood no chance against the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo. If he had not encountered that prince back then, the grass on his grave would have grown as tall as he was.

The reason he had not left immediately was, first, because he was unwilling to abandon the treasure land behind him, and second, because he had confidence in the poison formation he had set up.

After all, this was his home ground. Even if he fled, he would make the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo pay a price.

He simply did not understand why those two had come here.

"Hm?" Dugu Bo noticed Bai Ye and immediately grew curious. "Chrysanthemum Pass, who is this child to you?"

Yue Guan smiled. "You are not qualified to know."

Gui Mei added, "Besides, a dead man has no need to know."

Bai Ye knew the relationship between the three of them very well, but one of his goals on this trip was to win over Dugu Bo rather than kill him.

So he asked curiously, "Uncle Yue, who is this green old man? Why are you trying to fight him the moment you meet?"

Yue Guan looked at Bai Ye and patiently explained, "Him? He is just an old poison. Back then, your Uncle Gui and I kindly invited him to join Spirit Hall. Not only did he fail to appreciate it, but after refusing, he even made wild threats. If not for..."

Bai Ye scratched his head and asked, "Then why did he refuse?"

"Do you really think you have me trapped?" Seeing how relaxed the three of them were, Dugu Bo snorted coldly. His eyes were gloomy, and as he spoke, he began poisoning Bai Ye and the others.

The moment he attacked, he used the poison he was best at.

In his eyes, Bai Ye was only a teenager. Faced with such poison, death was certain.

Moreover, since the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo were protecting him, his identity had to be extraordinary. Killing him would make Spirit Hall suffer dearly.

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo felt immensely pleased, not finding his imminent pursuit in the slightest bit painful or humiliating.

But how could he know that Bai Ye, protected by Purification, was immune to all poisons?

If he had used another kind of attack, Bai Ye might have been done for, but poison?

Well, sorry about that.

Are you poisoning me?

What? You have already released it?

Huh? Then why do I not feel anything?

That was Bai Ye's current state.

Dugu Bo sneered. "Chrysanthemum Pass, Old Ghost, this child is important to you, isn't he? It is just a pity that he..."

The Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo watched him with amused expressions.

At that point, Dugu Bo's expression suddenly froze. Then he widened his eyes and stared at Bai Ye.

"No! That is impossible! How can you still be alive?"

"Old Poison, why can't I be alive? Did you poison me or something?"

"Why are you still alive?"

Dugu Bo could not believe it, while the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo burst into laughter.

If they had not known Bai Ye possessed Purification, how could they have allowed him to remain here?

Dugu Bo's greatest strength was poison, but Purification completely countered poison.

"Old Poison, take your confusion with you to the grave."

The Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo's eyes turned incomparably cold. The moment Dugu Bo poisoned Bai Ye, he had become a dead man in their eyes.

Anyone who harbored thoughts harmful to Spirit Hall's future had to be eliminated.

As they spoke, Chrysanthemum Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and launched a fierce attack. A mere poison formation was not worth mentioning.

Ghost Douluo, meanwhile, stayed close to protect Bai Ye, guarding against any hidden tricks from Poison Douluo.

Besides, Yue Guan alone was enough to deal with Dugu Bo.

Bai Ye had no doubt about that. The original story seemed to mention that after Dugu Bo was treated by Tang San, his strength did not improve, yet he nearly killed Tang San with the Child-Mother Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Gallbladder.

At the time, Poison Douluo claimed that he had spared Tang San because he was soft-hearted, but Bai Ye felt that with Dugu Bo's temperament, he would never show mercy if he could kill.

So it was not that he was soft-hearted, but that he could not kill Tang San. If the fight had continued, only he would have died, and the best possible outcome would have been mutual destruction.

He had only said that to show off before Tang San, his young friend despite their age difference.

Right now, without hidden weapons, Dugu Bo was merely Yue Guan's toy.

Not to mention that Poison Douluo's most prized poison could not display even the slightest effect.

In the past, he could still barely contend through his poison. Now, releasing poison was nothing but wasted effort.

In just a moment, Yue Guan beat Poison Douluo until he began questioning his life.

"This is impossible! Why has my poison stopped working on you?" Poison Douluo's expression was ugly. He knew that if this continued, he would certainly die, and the urge to flee instantly reached its peak.

"Hehehe, I will tell you after you die." Yue Guan revealed a smile like the Grim Reaper's. "Old Poison, stop thinking about running and start thinking about your last words. This time, no damned prince will be here to protect you."

"Kehehe! Even if that prince comes again with an army, you will have no chance of surviving." Ghost Douluo sneered. He was not boasting; he simply believed in Bai Ye.

With their help, Bai Ye's Soul Power had mostly recovered, enough to release one support skill. Once Honor Blessing was unleashed, any army would be wiped out.

Moreover, through this battle, he had deeply realized just how terrifying Bai Ye's support abilities were.

Yue Guan, who was currently fighting, felt it even more keenly. When facing Dugu Bo in the past, he had always fought with some restraint, constantly wary of his poison.

But now, he ignored it completely and attacked without reserve.

"Heaven wants me dead!" Dugu Bo knew the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo were not joking, and he now understood that the key lay with Bai Ye.

Otherwise, how could the three of them ignore his continent-defying poison?

Yet he had no way to get at Bai Ye.

Very quickly, Yue Guan subdued him, leaving him lying on the ground without the ability to move.

Just as Yue Guan was about to strike the killing blow, Bai Ye spoke. "Wait, Uncle Yue. Titled Douluo are rare. Killing one means one less. Why not recruit him?"

Ghost Douluo said, "Xiao Ye, if he could be recruited, he would already be protecting you alongside us."

Yue Guan nodded. "This old poison would rather die than join Spirit Hall."

Bai Ye ignored the Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo. His thinking was simple. Tang San could detoxify and win Dugu Bo over, so why could he not? Besides, Dugu Bo had already been beaten into an old dog.

"Old Poison, how about this? Since you are unwilling to join Spirit Hall, serve me as your master instead. What do you say?" Bai Ye looked at Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo sneered. "What is the difference between that and joining Spirit Hall? Even if I am beaten to death, I will never do such a thing!"

After saying that, Dugu Bo closed his eyes, and two streams of tears ran down his face. "It is just that I pity my granddaughter."

After living for so many years, death itself meant little to him. But he could not stop worrying about his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

Hearing this, Bai Ye suddenly said, "Old Poison, you would not want your granddaughter to end up like you, would you?"

Dugu Bo abruptly opened his eyes and glared viciously at Bai Ye.

However, Bai Ye did not give him a chance to make threats. Instead, he calmly said, "If I can detoxify both you and your granddaughter, so that you will never need to worry about poison again, would you be willing to acknowledge me as your master?"

The Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo watched with smiles. They were in no hurry to kill Dugu Bo; after all, his life was in their hands.

Titled Douluo were rare. If they could win him over, naturally they would not kill him.

At this moment, they also hoped Bai Ye would succeed. As for the grievances between the three of them, they could completely let bygones be bygones.

"What did you say? You can detoxify me?" Dugu Bo was greatly shocked. He did not understand how Bai Ye knew that he and his granddaughter had been poisoned, and deep down, he felt it was impossible for Bai Ye to detoxify them.

But after recalling how the three of them had ignored his poison, he began to waver, so he asked the question in his heart.

Bai Ye naturally explained, "It is because of my third Soul Skill, Purification."

As his voice fell, Bai Ye revealed his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

When Dugu Bo saw the first purple Soul Ring, he was no less shocked than Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had been.

When he saw the ten-thousand-year third ring, his entire worldview was overturned.

How could anyone possess a ten-thousand-year third ring?

It was unheard of!

"Purification can remove all negative conditions. The poison in your body is naturally nothing worth mentioning. And do not wonder how I knew. How could people who play with poison not have poison in their bodies? Especially a Titled Douluo like you—the toxins inside you must be unimaginably terrifying. But you need not worry. No matter how terrifying the poison is, before my third Soul Skill, it is child's play."

"Old Poison, serving Xiao Ye as your master would not be a loss for you at all."

"Exactly. Xiao Ye possesses Innate Full Soul Power and is a support Soul Master. All three of his Soul Skills are absurdly powerful."

The Chrysanthemum-Ghost Douluo took turns revealing some information about Bai Ye at the right moments, increasing the chances of successfully winning Dugu Bo over.

If that still did not work, they could simply kill him. In any case, Bai Ye's information would not be leaked.

To make Dugu Bo decide faster, Yue Guan deliberately assumed a posture as though he were about to kill him.

"I am willing!"