A Deal Struck

Once the smoke had completely cleared, Dugu Bo's emerald-green serpent had been beheaded. Chen Mo's flying sword was still floating in front of him,

but several notches had clearly appeared along its edge. Worse still, there was a fine crack in the blade.

Though Chen Mo had been very careful, it couldn't be helped. The Giant Sword Technique from the Boundless Sea Sword Art was never meant to be borne by a mere magic artifact.

Normally, one needed at least a spirit artifact to use the Giant Sword Technique. A magic artifact was simply too inadequate; if Chen Mo's control hadn't been strong enough, it would probably have been ruined by now.

At first glance, Chen Mo seemed to have come off worse in that clash. His opponent hadn't suffered any real injuries and, though he had used up quite a bit of Soul Power, could still fight. Chen Mo's magic artifact, meanwhile, was nearly ruined, leaving him with little ability to continue.

But in fact, Chen Mo had won.

Though both men had gotten serious, neither had intended to kill. Had he wished, Chen Mo could have aimed that last strike at one of Dugu Bo's vital points.

After that blow, neither side attacked again. If they kept fighting, they might not be able to hold back.

Chen Mo still needed Dugu Bo to tell him the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Bo wanted Chen Mo to cure his poison.

Besides, Chen Mo's mana had nearly run dry. If he wanted to keep fighting, he would have to pop some pills or use his trump card.

So Chen Mo spoke first.

Chen Mo said, "Your Majesty Poison Douluo, that's enough. There's no benefit to either of us if we keep fighting. Let's stop here for today. What do you say?"

Dugu Bo took the way out he was offered. He still felt a trace of fear at Chen Mo's last strike. If his opponent had aimed for a vital point, he wouldn't have died, but he wouldn't have come away unscathed either.

He immediately replied, "Agreed."

Before long, Chen Mo and Dugu Bo returned to the small courtyard.

By then, Lin Yaodong had only just come out of the toilet.

The poison in Lin Yaodong's body had cleared up on its own. He was fine now, apart from a slightly sallow complexion and a sore chrysanthemum.

Dugu Bo was startled as soon as he saw Lin Yaodong.

The Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom was actually gone.

Acting purely on instinct, Dugu Bo wanted to grab Lin Yaodong and take a good look, to see whether the poison had really been cured.

Having just been sneak-attacked, Lin Yaodong grew wary the moment he saw Dugu Bo.

When he saw the man coming at him again, Lin Yaodong got angry too.

A Titled Douluo, huh? Think you're so great? Coming at me again? Do you really take me for a soft persimmon?

Take my...

In just a few minutes, Lin Yaodong was lying on the ground, beaten like a dead dog, looking at Chen Mo with a gaze full of resentment.

Chen Mo pretended not to see him. His mana still hadn't recovered, so how was he supposed to fight?

If he joined in, wouldn't he just end up lying there too? Besides, Dugu Bo wasn't trying to kill Lin Yaodong. Having a Titled Douluo as a sparring partner was a tremendous bargain.

Only when Dugu Bo was nearly done feeling him over did Chen Mo speak up to stop him.

"Ahem, Your Majesty Dugu, Little Dong is my younger brother, after all. That's enough."

Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed, and he let Lin Yaodong go. Chen Mo was someone capable of threatening him, after all, so he had to give him some face.

Besides, Chen Mo probably really did have a way to cure his poison. He couldn't afford to offend him.

He certainly couldn't use force to coerce Chen Mo now. He had just seen what the man could do.

Even if he used every trump card he had, he might not be able to stop Chen Mo from getting away. Besides, judging by Chen Mo's relaxed expression, could it be that he didn't have a killer move of his own?

Dugu Bo asked curiously, "The Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom in his body is gone. How did you do it?"

Chen Mo chuckled. "You can't lump everyone's constitution together. Your Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom might be poison to you, but for him, the benefits far outweigh the harm."

Dugu Bo glanced sideways at Lin Yaodong.

"Is that so?"

Dugu Bo didn't believe him, so he planted a little more Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom in Lin Yaodong, wanting to see for himself how the "benefits outweighed the harm."

Lin Yaodong thought, Oh no, I've been stabbed again. Big Brother's setting me up again.

Before long, that familiar sensation spread through Lin Yaodong's body again.

The toilet!

Clutching his backside, Lin Yaodong limped toward the toilet as fast as he could.

The sight made people unable to stifle their laughter.

Ever since administering the Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom to Lin Yaodong, Dugu Bo had been observing his condition.

At first, the poison was still circulating through Lin Yaodong's body, but before long it grew weaker and weaker. His body seemed to be instinctively expelling the poison, and even using it to strengthen itself.

Finally, all the undigested poison and impurities gathered near his large and small intestines and anus, then were expelled along with his feces.

Dugu Bo thought, The world is vast and full of wonders. To think someone actually has a constitution like this.

And this man looks to be about the same age as Yanyan. If the two got together, could their offspring...?

The thought made Dugu Bo's heart burn, but he soon calmed down.

Dugu Bo looked at Chen Mo and asked, "Is this the method you mentioned?"

Chen Mo shook his head. "Of course not. I have more than a dozen ways to cure your poison, but you can't use Lin Yaodong's method. You're too old. It's too late for you to start body cultivation now."

Long before Dugu Bo arrived, Chen Mo had used a second-tier Experience Card belonging to an Innate Grandmaster from a martial arts world, who was also a great master of medicine.

Having inherited that medical master's memories, Chen Mo had already come up with seven or eight ways to save Dugu Bo without even taking his pulse.

Dugu Bo grew somewhat agitated. "More than a dozen ways? And that kid's body wasn't born that way? He developed it through body cultivation?"

Dugu Bo soon calmed down. "Who exactly are you? Whether it's the power you use or the special constitution that kid developed through body cultivation, neither should exist on the Douluo Continent.

"I've seen and heard plenty in my time, but I've never heard of any of these things. Just where did you come from?"

Chen Mo said, "I'm Chen Mo, an Immortal Cultivator."

Dugu Bo pondered for a moment. "An Immortal Cultivator? Something like a Soul Master?"

Chen Mo briefly explained what an Immortal Cultivator was: this and that, so on and so forth.

Dugu Bo nodded. "I see. It seems I've been looking at the sky from the bottom of a well."

Chen Mo said, "So, Your Majesty Dugu, you should be able to believe me now, shouldn't you?"

Dugu Bo said, "I believe you. And if you can cure the Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom in me and my granddaughter, whatever your conditions, I promise you here and now that I'll agree to anything within my power."

Chen Mo smiled. "In that case, we have a deal."

Chen Mo said, "Your Majesty Dugu, please give me your hand. Although I already have a fairly good idea of your condition, we'd better go through the formalities first. I'll take your pulse..."