Dark Gold Dragon Claw

Ye Lin spread his right palm out.

He flexed his fingers, making a series of crisp sounds with his knuckles, and then pulled out a short Dagger from the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night.

He gripped the hilt of the knife, blade facing down, aimed it at his palm, and slashed hard.

The moment the blade sliced across his palm, Ye Lin was already prepared to face the pain.

But no, it looks like someone scratched themselves with their fingernail.

Ye Lin looked down and saw that there wasn't even a white mark left on his palm.

He frowned, then made another sharp cut.

This time he used seven-tenths of his strength, but the blade slid across his palm and still didn't cut anything.

He twisted his wrist, the tip of the knife stabbing downwards, then bounced against his palm and snapped.

Half of the knife tip flew off, landed on the rock, bounced twice, and fell into the spring.

Ye Lin gave a wry smile and held up the broken half of the knife handle for Yu Xiaogang to see, "Teacher, it won't work. It's impossible to break."

Yu Xiaogang stood to the side, looking at the broken Dagger, his brow twitching slightly.

He thought for a moment, then spoke, "Use your Dark Gold Dreadclaw."

Ye Lin's eyes lit up immediately.

He threw the broken half of the knife hilt on the ground, clenched his fist, and pulled his fingers together.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw sprang out from between the knuckles.

The tips of the five claws were still dark gold, but the gold was a shade deeper than before, and the curve of the claw tips was more curved and sharper than before.

It's more like a dragon's claw; it can no longer be called Dark Gold Dreadclaw, it should be called Dark Golden Dragon Claw.

He traced a line on his left palm with his Dark Golden Dragon Claw.

This time, a cut appeared on my palm, and a drop of blood flowed out.

The blood drop had a strange color, a mixture of crimson and ice blue, with golden light flowing across its surface, beneath which lay a deep, blood-red hue.

Blood of four colors—red, blue, and gold—seeped from the crack, mixed together, and gathered into a single drop of blood in the palm of the hand.

Yu Xiaogang brought the jade bottle closer and caught the drop of blood.

As soon as he caught a drop, the cut on Ye Lin's palm began to close up. The torn flesh closed from both sides towards the middle, and within a few breaths, only a faint red mark remained. Two more breaths later, even the red mark disappeared.

Yu Xiaogang put the stopper back in the bottle, and a slight smile curved his lips as he looked at the powerful healing ability.

"With such powerful defensive and self-healing abilities, I'm afraid even an ordinary Soul Ancestor wouldn't be able to harm you."

"However, now, to detoxify Dugu Bo, you'll have to do it several more times."

Ye Lin nodded.

He opened his left palm again, and the Dark Golden Dragon Claw slashed down once more.

This time he cut a little deeper than before, and four colors of blood gushed out from the crack, which Yu Xiaogang caught in a jade bottle.

One drop, two drops, three drops.

Ye Lin's palm would heal quickly after each cut, and after each healed, he would have to cut it again.

The Dark Golden Dragon Claw slashed across the palm again and again, and four-colored blood gushed out each time, only to be caught by the jade bottle each time.

"Teacher, why is my blood four different colors?"

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment upon hearing this question.

"The blood-red color is the original color of blood. The crimson and ice-blue colors are the medicinal properties of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot. The medicinal properties of these two herbs have not been fully absorbed yet, so your blood still contains these two colors."

"As for the gold color, it should be the power of the True Dragon Bloodline within you."

He carefully put the jade bottle away, then stood up straight.

"By absorbing your blood, Dugu Bo will also gain a portion of the True Dragon Bloodline."

"His Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor is also considered a sub-dragon species, possessing a bit of Dragon Bloodline."

"Although the amount of True Dragon Bloodline in your blood is extremely small and thin, it is of immense benefit to him."

"He got off too easy."

On the cliff above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a green figure was hidden in the light mist.

Dugu Bo lay crouching behind the protruding rock, his chin resting on the back of his hand, his two vertical pupils fixed on the movements in the valley below.

He had been watching ever since Ye Lin first used Dagger to cut his palm.

He watched as the Dagger broke at the tip, watched Ye Lin switch to the Dark Golden Dragon Claw, and watched as the four-colored blood seeped from his palm, drop by drop, and was collected by Yu Xiaogang into the jade bottle.

He saw Ye Lin scratch himself countless times, the wounds on his palms opening and closing again and again, but the kid didn't even flinch.

Dugu Bo remained silent for a long time.

His fingers tapped lightly twice on the edge of the rock, then stopped.

If you're just trying to detoxify, why go through all this trouble?

He lay there, watching Ye Lin finally retract the Dark Golden Dragon Claw, and the scales in his heart swayed slightly.

That night, Dugu Bo fell off the cliff.

His light green robe trailed on the wet mud as he walked up to Yu Xiaogang, still with that casual demeanor.

Yu Xiaogang glanced at him, holding a jade bottle in his hand.

The jade bottle was a size larger than the one used to collect blood during the day, and it was half-filled with a dark green liquid.

He tossed the jade bottle towards Dugu Bo.

"The Antidote is ready for today; you can take it now."

Dugu Bo reached out and caught the jade bottle, then held it up to his eyes for a glance.

He shook the bottle; the liquid inside swirled twice, clung to the bottle wall, and then slowly flowed back down.

"Drink it straight down? I'm afraid it'll kill me."

He raised his other hand and pointed in Ye Lin's direction.

I need to take some precautions.

He opened his mouth and spat a greenish-blue bead into his palm.

"Young Ye, swallow this. If I die, my Inner Core will explode, and you'll die too."

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed.

He took a step forward, blocking Ye Lin's path.

"I'll handle this."

"The medicine I prescribed for you."

Dugu Bo shook his head and twirled the bead in his palm.

"That won't do."

"You care about your disciples more than you care about yourself."

"If you swallow it, and I really die, you're trading your life for his, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

He glanced at Yu Xiaogang.

"I'll only feel at ease if you let your disciple swallow it."

Ye Lin walked out from behind Yu Xiaogang and stood next to him.

"It's okay, teacher. I believe you."

He nodded in Dugu Bo's direction and opened his mouth.

Dugu Bo flipped his right hand, and the dark green bead flew out of his palm, enveloped by a cyan Soul Power, and was directly sent into Ye Lin's mouth.

Ye Lin swallowed it in one gulp, but he quickly sensed something was wrong; the bead was rather large.

I could clearly feel my throat being filled and stretched by the enormous object.

Then it entered the abdomen.

Dugu Bo chuckled.

He crossed his arms over his chest, tilted his head, and looked at Yu Xiaogang.

"Should I continue taking this Antidote? If there are any problems, it's not too late to make changes."