Ever since obtaining the microscope, Dugu Bo had spent his idle time using it to study the effects of various toxins on the human body, to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.
"No wonder the original story said that a Body Martial Soul had to experience life-and-death moments to unleash its potential. This near-death experience improved my physical constitution so much!"
Li Fei had fully recovered as well. Once his body recovered, he discovered that it had become much stronger, showing signs of a Second Awakening. Even his Ren and Du meridians had been more than half opened under the pressure of this ordeal.
"But I never want to go through something like that again. I should find a gentler way to grow stronger!"
Still haunted by the experience, Li Fei could not forget that feeling of standing at death's door, able only to watch helplessly. He went to find Old Monster where he was conducting his research.
"Old Monster, why were you so furious when you heard that I came from Spirit Hall?" Li Fei asked curiously. He wanted to know just how deep Dugu Bo's grudge against Spirit Hall ran, whether it could be eased, and why he had attacked him.
"It's nothing much! Six years ago, after Spirit Hall learned that I had broken through to become a Titled Douluo, they sent Chrysanthemum Douluo to recruit me. I've always yearned for freedom and didn't want to be bound, so I refused. Then we fought, and I was seriously injured. I came here to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to recover, which caused me to miss the time when Yan'er's father's poison flared up. I didn't make it back in time to save my own son." By the end, Dugu Bo's eyes revealed sorrow