At this point, Dugu Bo simply did not believe that these people were truly willing to help him. He was also curious: not many people knew that he had been poisoned.
Only those close to him, or some old adversaries, knew about his poisoning. Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, who had dealt with Spirit Hall's upper ranks, also knew. These people did not look like members of Spirit Hall, so why did they know that he had been poisoned?
Kai walked over at that moment and said, "Dugu Bo, let me ask you this: whenever the weather turns overcast and rainy, don't you feel an itching numbness along both sides of your ribs that gradually grows stronger?
"It strikes once at noon and once at midnight. In your current condition, each episode should last a full two hours or more.
"And late every night, around the third watch, you feel needle-like stabbing pains at the crown of your head and the soles of your feet. Your whole body convulses for at least an hour."
Dugu Bo froze when he heard this.
Weren't those his exact symptoms?
Quite a few people knew about these symptoms of his. Those close to him did indeed know that he was poisoned, but very few knew the details of his painful symptoms. Even Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo did not know the symptoms. They only knew that Dugu Bo was poisoned; they did not know what symptoms his poisoning caused.
Only his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, and he himself knew the details.
"Dugu Bo, we came to cooperate with you. This is our show of sincerity. We can help resolve the poison in your body. You probably don't have much time left now. If your granddaughter doesn't end up like you, I'm afraid that even if she marries and has children, even if she cultivates to the Soul Douluo rank, she still won't live very long."
"You wouldn't want your granddaughter to die a miserable death from poisoning just like you, and then have her child-your great-granddaughter or great-grandson-ultimately die from poisoning because of your family's condition too, would you?"
Leng Yulai said this because Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo's vulnerable spot. Dugu Bo's wife had died, as had his son and daughter-in-law. He had only one granddaughter, Dugu Yan, so she was his everything. Dugu Bo would do anything for his granddaughter.
Thus, Dugu Bo also adored his granddaughter. Whether in the novel, animation, or comic, this was shown in great detail.
They all portrayed him as thoroughly doting on Dugu Yan.
"All right, I believe you. Some things can't be properly discussed out here. Come inside, and we'll talk."
After Dugu Bo spoke, the four of them followed him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"This really is a natural treasure ground for you. It can help suppress your poison, and the Immortal Herbs growing here are of very high quality," Leng Yulai said with feeling.
"First, tell me what methods you have to treat my poison," Dugu Bo said. He was genuinely curious: how exactly were these people going to treat his poison?
"The first method." Kai pointed at the two strange plants in the lake of ice and fire.
"You eat those two plants at the same time, then immerse your entire body in this lake. Use your own Soul Power together with the lake's power to digest their energy. Once you succeed, Senior, your poison will naturally be cured."
Was it that simple? Dugu Bo found it a little hard to believe. Could my poison really be cured so easily? Wouldn't there be any side effects?
"But there is one problem: you would lose all your poison arts, Senior."
Kai certainly did not want Dugu Bo to refuse to use the first method under any circumstances, because then he would be unable to hold on to this treasure basin. Moreover, without the strength of a Titled Douluo, his standing in the Heaven Dou Empire would plummet, and his granddaughter Dugu Yan's position would also be threatened.
At that point, his old enemies would come to settle their scores with him too. Without the strength of a Titled Douluo, how could he protect his family?
"No, no." Dugu Bo shook his head. If his poison was gone, he really would be crippled. The consequences needed no further explanation.
"The second method is for you to help your granddaughter, or find a Soul Bone for yourself. The greater the Soul Bone's age, the more it should probably help you. As long as you force the poison into the Soul Bone, that should also help resolve your poison problem."
Kai continued speaking.
"That's a good method. Let's use that one!" After hearing this method, Dugu Bo felt that it was worth trying. He thought it should work.
"But this method has problems too."
Dugu Bo was dumbfounded at Kai's words. Why did this one have problems too?
"I was thinking that this time, my poison arts wouldn't disappear! What problem could there be with this one?"
"Senior, you must understand that a Soul Bone's capacity is limited. Everything has a limit to how much it can hold. It's like a pot that can only hold one potful of water. If you overfill it, the water will spill out.
"The same applies to Soul Bones. Once that limit is reached, you either need a new Soul Bone to hold the poison, or you will still end up poisoned."
"Besides, Senior, you know how rare Soul Bones are on the continent. Never mind anything else-even hundred-year ones aren't easy to find.
"Hundred-year Soul Bones are already very rare, let alone thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, or even hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones."
"Finally, other people cannot use a Soul Bone that has held poison. Whoever uses it dies. Surely that is common knowledge too."
"And once a Soul Bone is absorbed, it fuses with a person's bones. Have you considered that you would be forcing the poison into your bone marrow? Once the Soul Bone can no longer hold any more, you'll still die. Moreover, with the poison deep in your marrow, the consequences will be even worse. Your deaths will only be more gruesome!"
After Kai said this, Dugu Bo grew even more disappointed. If this method would not work either, what was he supposed to do? Were he and his granddaughter supposed to slowly wait for death? Was there really no other way?
"Is there no other way? You must have other methods, right? As long as you can successfully help my granddaughter and me, I can give you anything you want!"
"I hope you will keep your promise, Senior."
"Of course! Though I, Dugu Bo, am no good man, as I make my way through the Soul Master World, I live by one word: loyalty. Whoever treats me well, I treat well. Whoever shows me kindness, I help."
"There are actually two more methods. One is to condense a Poison Pellet, gathering the poison inside it. The pellet you condensed before was a Snake Pellet, but this is a Poison Pellet. Can you understand the difference?
"The other method is to undergo Martial Soul Evolution. If your Martial Soul evolves, your strength will increase, and your Martial Soul will improve too. That should help resolve your poison problem."
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