"What?"
Su Yu looked up at Dugu Xin.
Dugu Xin smiled mysteriously, leaned close to her ear, and whispered something.
The more Su Yu spoke, the redder her face became.
"You... what time is it, and you're still thinking about these things?"
" Yu'er, don't you want to?"
Su Yu lowered her head, her mood somewhat dejected. "I do want to, but... our bodies..."
The thought that her and her husband's bodies were full of toxins filled her with worry.
She worried about whether she could conceive, and also worried that... the poison might cause the baby to die in the womb. Thinking about this, she felt a pang of guilt.
"Don't worry, Yu'er, my child, Dugu Xin's child, will definitely survive."
"... I hope so, but we'll have to wait until my father-in-law goes to town to buy medicine tomorrow... before we can talk about it."
"Yes, that's natural."
After saying this, Dugu Xin coughed twice and pulled Su Yu to lie down on the bed.
Dugu Bo was outside the door, naturally heard their conversation.
Sometimes, he really wished Soul Douluo's hearing wasn't so strong.
He raised his hand and wiped his eyes.
This child's misfortune stems entirely from him.
The snake venom in his body didn't kill him immediately, giving him a sense of complacency while Dugu Xin was perfectly fine. He thought that Dugu Xin wouldn't follow in his footsteps... But when he learned that Xin'er was poisoned, he wished he could just self-destruct, to prevent this Martial Soul from remaining in the world and harming his bloodline.
But now, he is the strongest among those who possess the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul, and he can barely survive. If he dies too, no one will be able to protect his child.
Alas... it's just a pity that there are no "what ifs" in this world.
Just as he was feeling sad, his Spiritual Power was stimulated, instantly tensing up, and his expression turned serious.
He sensed that someone had triggered his poison array and broken into the area!
Dugu Bo raised his hand and set up a Soul Power barrier behind him to isolate sound, then looked towards the entrance of the valley and shouted sharply.
Who goes there!?
At the entrance to the valley, a red figure slowly walked in.
It was Wang Xiaoming transformed into Kabuto King.
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly.
How is this possible? He clearly set up poison and illusion arrays at the entrance, how did this guy get in!?
Was it because of that strange armor?
But little did he know that Wang Xiaoming was specifically looking for such toxic places in the forest, especially man-made ones.
He knew that the presence of such a thing in a place like Sunset Forest meant it was definitely a hiding place for that Old Poison Dugu Bo.
As for the maze hidden within the poison array... sorry, it won't affect him.
The armor's obstruction was one thing, but the Aromatic Silk Beauty from his body was another.
Dugu Bo was paralyzed by Kang.
Wang Xiaoming crossed his arms, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Old man, so your name is Dugu Bo?"
Anyway, this old man isn't even Titled Douluo yet, and he doesn't even have the most practical Ninth Soul Skill.
He couldn't even hurt himself, so Wang Xiaoming wasn't afraid at all.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed slightly.
Who came from, kid, acting so arrogantly?
He lowered his gaze and glanced at the medicine in the pot... it would be ready in just two hours.
"Boy, I am indeed Dugu Bo, but I don't have time for you right now. If you know what's good for you, get lost, or... I'll make sure you die a horrible death."
As he spoke, a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. If this pot of medicine was ruined because of this kid, he would make him wish he were dead!
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoming smiled.
"Old man, you're so fierce! I'm here to bring you some warmth, I hope you won't be ungrateful."
Of course, he had his reasons for doing so.
After all, no one would believe it if someone suddenly appeared in front of Dugu Bo and said they knew he was poisoned and didn't have much time left, but that they had the antidote.
Especially someone like Dugu Bo.
But if you provoke him first and then conquer him, things are different.
He has no choice but to believe it.
Sure enough, Dugu Bo's expression instantly turned fierce.
"This is my last warning to you: get out of here."
"You old man, if you really want to die..."
Before Wang Xiaoming could finish speaking, green light suddenly burst forth from Dugu Bo's eyes, his Soul Power surged, and eight Soul Ring —yellow, purple, black, and black—appeared beneath his feet. Then, he let out a loud shout.
" Seventh Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorus Avatar!"
A giant serpent, several meters tall and entirely emerald green, appeared instantly, coiling around Dugu Bo and the thatched hut. The folds of skin on both sides of its head spread out like umbrellas, and it roared at Wang Xiaoming, sending a gust of foul wind directly towards him.
Dugu Bo didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense; he just wanted to brew the medicine.
However, facing the overwhelmingly powerful serpent, Wang Xiaoming showed no nervousness whatsoever. Instead, he began to scrutinize it. Both of them were Beast Martial Soul releasing their Martial Soul Avatar, so why wasn't this guy turning into a serpent? Instead, he summoned one.
When Beast Martial Soul leaves the body, it's equivalent to becoming External Beast Martial Soul, which is like Gangzi...
Dugu Bo had no idea where Wang Xiaoming's thoughts had wandered off to. After summoning his Martial Soul Avatar, he didn't waste any words and directly controlled Martial Soul Avatar. The huge Jade Phosphorus Snake tail lashed out like a steel whip, instantly striking Wang Xiaoming. Wherever the snake tail passed, the ground and vegetation were all blown away!
"Hey, you're getting impatient."
Wang Xiaoming remained completely calm in the face of the impending tail attack.
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The next moment, Wang Xiaoming vanished from his spot.
The snake's tail swept across, creating a huge crater, but there was nothing inside.
"What!?"
Dugu Bo stared wide-eyed at the missed attack in disbelief.
He looked around warily, trying to find Wang Xiaoming.
But this guy seemed to have vanished.
Just then, that familiar voice rang out from behind Dugu Bo.
"What are you cooking in this pot? It smells a bit off. Is it for yourself?"
Upon hearing the sound, Dugu Bo was startled and quickly turned around to look. He saw Wang Xiaoming already squatting next to his medicine pot, commenting on the pot of medicine.
"Kid, I don't care who you are, stay away from it!"
Upon seeing Wang Xiaoming's actions, Dugu Bo's eyes flashed even more fiercely, but he dared not make any rash moves.
If they were to make a move at this distance, his son's life-saving medicine would be destroyed!
Moreover, judging from the strange behavior this kid just displayed, it's very likely that even if I destroy this pot of medicine, I won't be able to hit him...
Dugu Bo's expression was very unpleasant.
He couldn't hit anyone from a distance, and he dared not easily release the poison.
He didn't know if the medicine would change its properties once it came into contact with poison, and he dared not gamble.