Chapter 49

"Mr. Dugu, may I examine you?" Lu Feng took a small cloth bundle from his Soul Tool and spoke calmly.

After spending a short time together, Lu Feng felt that Dugu Bo was like an old child at heart.

Perhaps it's because of his mindset, Lu Feng thought.

Dugu Bo said he was seventy-eight this year, yet he looked only a little over thirty.

Lu Feng recalled Tang Hao from Holy Soul Village. With his unshaven, disheveled appearance, if he stood beside Tang San, people might even believe he was Tang San's grandfather.

Lu Feng placed two fingers on Dugu Bo's pulse and slowly sent his Soul Power inside to examine him.

Yet once his Soul Power entered Dugu Bo's body, it was like a carriage stuck in a swamp, moving at a crawl. Before long, it stopped completely.

Even the ever-effective Light Attribute seemed to have encountered its natural enemy. The moment it entered Dugu Bo's body, it was shattered by his snake venom. After examining only one arm, it was completely depleted.

"Kid, can you even do this?" Dugu Bo asked teasingly as he watched fine sweat begin to form on Lu Feng's forehead.

He had already tried his best to restrain his Soul Power so as not to interfere with Lu Feng's examination.

But a Title Douluo's body instinctively rejected all external forces. This was also why poison attributes were greatly weakened in battles at the Title Douluo level.

Because of that, Dugu Bo was mockingly called the weakest Title Douluo.

At that moment, Dugu Bo chuckled. "Kid, Yan Yan praised you to the skies, but it seems you're nothing special after all."

"How about this? In a moment, I'll poison you with three different toxins. If you can withstand them using antidotes you concoct yourself, that will prove you're qualified to detoxify me."

"Kid, do you dare accept the challenge?" Dugu Bo said arrogantly.

Hearing that, Lu Feng could not help rolling his eyes. It felt as though ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his heart.

What is this old bastard playing at now?

Testing me?

I was sleeping perfectly well in the middle of the night, and you kidnapped me without a word just to make me play house with you?

"Ah..." Lu Feng let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly.

Seeing this, confusion flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes. "Kid, what's wrong?"

Lu Feng spread his hands and said teasingly, "Senior Dugu, the snake venom in your body is much more severe than I imagined. You're beyond saving. Just wait for death."

Chapter 73: Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

"Hey, kid, you chickened out!"

Dugu Bo was not frightened by Lu Feng's words. Instead, he slapped his thigh and burst into laughter.

Seeing Dugu Bo's cheerful expression, Lu Feng shrugged and said seriously, "Senior Dugu, honestly, I'm very curious how you've endured all these years."

"Your poison has already seeped into your bones and contaminated your bloodline. Whenever it acts up, your entire body convulses for at least half an hour. That agony, worse than death itself, cannot be suppressed by Soul Power."

"You really do have some skill, kid." Dugu Bo put away his smile and returned to his cold expression.

The scene Lu Feng described was as if he had witnessed it firsthand.

It was astonishing!

There was also his rather brilliant pulse-reading technique.

And the Light Attribute contained within his Soul Power.

This kid says he can detoxify me. Perhaps he isn't just boasting. I've lived long enough, but Yan Yan is only fifteen this year...

Could he be a disciple of some secluded sect? His surname is Tang? None of the Seven Great Families behind the Soul Fighting Arena is named Tang.

With that thought, Dugu Bo looked Lu Feng up and down, then turned and walked toward the cave entrance. "Follow me."

Dugu Bo climbed along the mountain path, soon reaching the summit.

Lu Feng looked down and saw an inverted cone-shaped valley before him. Thick heat rose from within it, damp and heavy, while the air carried the distinctive scent of sulfur.

"There's a hot spring below?" Lu Feng asked, pretending to be surprised.

Dugu Bo glanced at him. "Kid, you know quite a lot."

Lu Feng chuckled. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—an old acquaintance. In the fanfiction novels from his previous life, nine out of ten could not do without this greatest opportunity in Douluo Continent.

Lu Feng had long coveted this opportunity, yet when he truly arrived here, his heart instead calmed down.

It felt as though everything was already within his grasp.

"Hold on to me." Dugu Bo grabbed Lu Feng's right hand, spread his body, and leaped straight off the dark mountainside. In the blink of an eye, they had descended several hundred meters.

Lu Feng felt his center of gravity plummet as the scenery before him changed in an instant. This was far more thrilling than riding a roller coaster in his previous life.

After only a few breaths, the two arrived in the valley.

Seeing Lu Feng's expression remain unchanged, Dugu Bo could not help curling his lip. He had thought Lu Feng would be scared pale, giving him the chance to mock him and win back some face.

"This is my herb garden. Not bad, right?" Dugu Bo pointed proudly at the hot spring in the distance.

The hot spring was not large, but it was divided into two parts. One side was milky white, while the other was crimson. Strangely, although they occupied the same pool, their boundaries were perfectly distinct. Neither invaded the other, and each remained on its own side.

The rolling steam rose from the point between the two springs, continuously drifting upward before slowly dispersing only when it reached the mouth of the valley.

"All these years, I've done quite a bit of research to suppress the snake venom in my body."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly. "I have some idea how to handle the poison in Yan Yan's body. But as for the poison in mine..."

Dugu Bo pointed toward the spring in the distance. "The spiritual energy around this hot spring is extremely polar. One side is frigid, the other scorching. Soul Masters below rank forty who rashly approach will explode and die in a short time. However, this spiritual energy has a powerful suppressive effect on my snake venom. That is why I have been able to cultivate until now."

"Th-this is!!!" Looking at the sight before him, Lu Feng's body began trembling uncontrollably with excitement.

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo snorted as he watched Lu Feng's excited reaction.

When he first came here, he too had worn that same dumbfounded expression.

But he had recovered in only half a minute back then.

Watching Lu Feng remain unable to calm down for so long, Dugu Bo finally felt that he had won a round.

"Hey, kid, wake up. Are you even listening to me? This is my herb garden. Don't start drooling." Dugu Bo poked Lu Feng's arm and frowned.

Lu Feng did not look at Dugu Bo. Instead, he headed directly toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

In his eyes, the light clusters around the hot spring were almost solid.

Picked up Purple Attribute Point: Defense Fragment ×1 (1/10)

Picked up Purple Attribute Point: Speed Fragment ×1 (1/10)

Picked up Black Attribute Point: Vitality Fragment ×1 (1/10)

Picked up Black Attribute Point: Spiritual Power Fragment ×1 (1/10)

Purple Attribute Point: Defense (10/10) (Can be synthesized)

Purple Attribute Point: Speed (10/10) (Can be synthesized)

Black Attribute Point: Vitality (10/10) (Can be synthesized)

Black Attribute Point: Spiritual Power (10/10) (Can be synthesized)

A string of light clusters flashed before him, leaving Lu Feng dazzled and briefly unable even to make out the direction.

His face flushed, his breathing quickened, and his body trembled nonstop. He looked as though he had just gone through an intense battle.

"Careful!"

As Lu Feng was about to enter the range of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo flashed over and grabbed his hand.

"Kid, are you trying to get yourself killed?" Dugu Bo said angrily.

"It's fine. This little bit of temperature is nothing to me." Lu Feng waved his hand casually.

After being tempered by the thousand-year spirit liquid and Five-Poison Medicinal Wine, Lu Feng's physique had long surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster.

Under the crushing pressure of the frigid and scorching spiritual energy, Lu Feng merely felt his breathing become slightly hurried. Not only did it cause him no harm, it could further temper his body.

Lu Feng took a deep breath and said excitedly, "What a good place. What a good place indeed."

His face still wore that excited expression.

Lu Feng had originally thought that after treating Dugu Bo's snake venom in exchange for one or two Immortal Herbs, this trip would end perfectly.

He had not expected it.

My vision was too narrow.

This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was practically a hen that laid golden eggs!

Immortal Herbs themselves were supreme tonics. Consuming them could improve the quality of one's martial soul and strengthen one's attributes.

Yet unexpectedly, he could directly pick up the attributes of Immortal Herbs in fragment form.

Just from the pile of fragments he had picked up moments ago, Lu Feng felt that his physical fitness had increased by at least onefold.

Compared to an ordinary Soul Elder, he was not inferior in the slightest.

If he stayed here for two or three years, Lu Feng felt that his gains would definitely be no less than consuming three to five Immortal Herbs.

Directly consuming Immortal Herbs was more like killing the chicken for its eggs. It would be better to remain here and cultivate.

No, if I leave the Immortal Herbs unpicked, what if the Brotherly Kin find them one day while I'm away? What then?

Dugu Bo is too young. He can't handle this.

Should I help him keep them safe? Lu Feng rubbed his chin and pondered inwardly.

"Kid, you aren't thinking of taking my herb garden, are you?" Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes, vigilance flashing within them.

Seeing Lu Feng's eager appearance, Dugu Bo pondered to himself, Could this kid know what these herbs do?

When Dugu Bo first came here, he had accidentally touched a "poisonous herb," causing the snake venom in his body to erupt instantly. He had nearly died on the spot.

From then on, Dugu Bo never dared casually touch these herbs again.

But people always found a way.

After becoming a retainer of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Dugu Bo had seized many prisoners from the prisons for experiments.

After years of research, although Dugu Bo had not figured out the specific effects of these herbs, he knew that every herb in this garden was a treasure.

"I do know a little about the effects of these herbs." Lu Feng folded his arms and spoke casually.

He pointed at a white, eight-petaled flower beside the cold spring. "This is a Strange Cold Flower. If an ice-attribute Soul Master eats it, their attribute could likely evolve into ultimate ice."

"What is ultimate ice?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"It just means it's ridiculously powerful."

"Look over there." Lu Feng pointed at a fiery red, cabbage-like herb near the scorching Yang spring. "That one is a Top-grade Fire Attribute Herb. It is a great tonic for fire-attribute Soul Masters."

"If you consume both of these herbs at the same time, Senior Dugu, what do you think will happen?" Lu Feng asked with a faint smile.

"Hmph!" A cold smile appeared at the corner of Dugu Bo's mouth as he said arrogantly, "The attributes would clash, and the person would explode and die."

At that moment, Dugu Bo said in a deep voice, "Kid, I've studied those two herbs you mentioned as well. I know this herb garden is precious, and there may even be life-saving herbs within it, but Yan Yan may not be able to wait for me to slowly research them."

"Since you recognize these herbs, you may use anything in this herb garden as you please. As long as you can cure Yan Yan's snake venom, this old man will owe you a favor."

Chapter 74: Research Maniac (5k)

"Senior Dugu, you flatter me."

Lu Feng clasped his hands and said righteously, "As the saying goes, a healer must have a benevolent heart. Saving the dying and healing the wounded is a healer's duty..."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo nodded, and his gaze toward Lu Feng gained a trace more appreciation.

There were not many youngsters with such a sense of justice.

Just as he was about to speak, Lu Feng continued, "Just pay me."

The scene fell into a brief silence.

After a while, Dugu Bo patted Lu Feng on the shoulder and laughed loudly. "Hahahaha! Kid, you really suit my taste!"

Dugu Bo had an eccentric personality, and many people in Heaven Dou City turned pale at the mention of poison.

People called Dugu Bo the Old Monster. Apart from fearing the poison covering his body, it was more because he always did things solely according to his own preferences.

Lu Feng smiled and said calmly, "Everyone says Senior Dugu is eccentric, but in my eyes, you possess a pure heart. Naturally, there is no need for me to beat around the bush."