Scraping Bone to Draw Out Poison, an Ancestral Secret Recipe

"Bastard... How dare you make a fool of me!"

Dugu Bo cursed under his breath.

But as he watched Ye Qiu's figure disappear, the anger on his face gradually turned into a smile.

"Heh... Interesting kid..."

"I hope you don't disappoint me, or else I'll..."

Before Dugu Bo could finish his threat, his expression soured and he swallowed the harsh words, looking as though he had eaten a dead fly.

His attacks couldn't even touch Ye Qiu,

and the poison he took the greatest pride in had no effect on Ye Qiu either.

He was a mighty Titled Douluo,

yet he couldn't do a thing to a nameless junior!

If anyone else found out, wouldn't they laugh their teeth out?!

"Where on earth did this monstrous kid come from?"

Dugu Bo muttered to himself as he sat down, his brows tightly furrowed in thought.

He still refused to believe that Ye Qiu was a mere commoner.

He had to have some sort of background.

Otherwise, how could Ye Qiu know so much about the Dugu Family?

"Perhaps..."

"I should ask about his other Martial Soul?"

"..."

Inside the Kamui Dimension.

Ye Qiu stood at the edge of a stone platform, gave his manhood a shake, then pulled up his pants. He sat down cross-legged and patted the Crystal Love on his chest.

A jug of fresh water, some fruit, rice balls...

Although Dugu Bo couldn't do anything to him, Ye Qiu had decided to proceed with caution.

A careful sailor sails for ten thousand years.

In front of a powerful expert like Dugu Bo, maintaining an air of mystery was very important.

Soon,

Ye Qiu took out a dagger and cut his fingertip, intending to draw a little blood.

"Hiss...!"

"Damn... Did it have to heal that fast?!"

Ye Qiu had barely cut himself when he was left dumbfounded.

Fuck me!

His Sage Body, equivalent to having twenty percent Hashirama Cells, was a miser.

The tiny cut had healed as soon as he made it!

"That's just too monstrous!"

Though Ye Qiu was cursing, the smile on his face was genuine.

Left with no choice,

Ye Qiu could only steel himself and make a deeper cut.

He pressed the dagger straight against his wrist.

"Hiss...!"

"..."

Almost a quarter of an hour passed before Ye Qiu finally appeared before Dugu Bo again.

"Kid, did it take you that long to take a piss?"

Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qiu in displeasure and sneered,

"No matter how thin it is, you should've finished ages ago, right? I thought you'd run away."

Ye Qiu frowned. His dignity was at stake, and he couldn't let that slide. He immediately retorted, "Senior, you're lying through your teeth. Didn't you get a good look at what I'm working with just now? Why don't we just compare?!"

"You!"

Dugu Bo glared furiously at Ye Qiu, the corner of his mouth twitching.

"Hmph! I can't be bothered to argue with you."

"Tch~ If you don't dare compare, why are you running your mouth?"

Ye Qiu curled his lip. Under Dugu Bo's chilling glare, he sat down and casually placed five reasonably round orange pills on the table.

"Hmm?"

Dugu Bo was taken aback.

"What are these?"

"Good medicine to scrape your bones and draw out the poison. I just rolled them by hand."

Ye Qiu answered casually.

"That fast?!"

Dugu Bo stared at Ye Qiu in disbelief. "Taking these pills will get rid of the snake venom in my body?"

"If the snake venom were cleared away, how much of your cultivation and strength would you have left, Senior?"

Ye Qiu asked irritably.

"Hiss... Well..."

Dugu Bo stared at Ye Qiu in astonishment, finding himself a little more convinced.

"Then what use are these pills?"

"I told you, to scrape the bones and draw out the poison."

"..."

Dugu Bo fixed his gaze on Ye Qiu. Suppressing his anger, he took a deep breath and spoke as calmly as he could. "Fine! Scrape the bones and draw out the poison... But if the poison can't be cleared away or expelled from my body, how do you propose to deal with it?"

"The vast majority of venomous animals have venom sacs, so... wouldn't it be enough to find a suitable venom sac inside your body, Senior?"

"What?!"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened.

It wasn't that Ye Qiu's solution was too difficult, but that it was a little too simple.

So simple that he understood it the moment Ye Qiu pointed it out,

yet he couldn't quite believe it.

So simple that he felt he had lived his life in vain.

The solution had been so simple, right there beside him, yet he had never thought of it!

Ye Qiu stopped keeping him in suspense and said plainly, "The pill bead inside your body is the best container for these toxins, Senior."

"You even know about that?"

Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised.

The extent of Ye Qiu's knowledge of the Dugu Family always caught him off guard.

"I've merely heard a little."

Ye Qiu smiled casually.

"You've merely heard a little? Very well!"

Dugu Bo shook his head and sighed.

So many secrets weren't something one could simply hear about.

But he no longer wanted to pursue the matter.

As things stood,

the kid truly meant his Dugu Family no harm.

"I, Dugu Bo, have spent my life studying poisons, only to end up unable to figure out such a simple principle. How utterly laughable!"

Dugu Bo spoke with some dejection.

But when he picked up a pill, his composure instantly cracked. He frowned at Ye Qiu. "Brat, are you sure this soft, sticky little lump is a pill?"

"Absolutely!"

Ye Qiu coughed twice and answered with complete certainty.

"I take it you already understand what these pills do, Senior Dugu?"

"..."

Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qiu doubtfully, then at the thing in his hand that looked suspiciously like a lump of dough. He nodded slightly.

"The snake venom in my body has already seeped into my bone marrow. Transferring it is easier said than done..."

Dugu Bo paused, his face twitching twice as he looked at the lump of dough in his hand. Even so, he had to admit that it was a pill.

"If this pill... really can scrape the bones and draw out the poison, then it would indeed be possible."

"It won't disappoint you."

Ye Qiu smiled and teased, "Would you like to test it for poison first, Senior?"

Dugu Bo immediately frowned at that.

"Ridiculous! Would I be afraid of a junior like you trying to trick me? Hmph!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Dugu Bo tossed the pill into his mouth. After chewing twice, his face took on a strange expression.

"Kid, why is this pill so chewy? It even has a bit of the sweet-and-sour taste of an orange... And what's with this grainy texture?"

"Haha..."

Listening to Dugu Bo's appraisal, Ye Qiu couldn't help bursting into laughter.

"Senior, don't go asking about it. This is my ancestral secret recipe, passed down to sons but not daughters. As long as it works, that's enough."

"Hmph! Fine, keep it to yourself."

Dugu Bo snorted and glanced at the four pills remaining on the table, sneering inwardly... Given the chance, he would see just what these pills were made of!

Dugu Bo then closed his eyes

and slowly circulated the Soul Power in his body, sensing the effects carefully.

"It's working!"

A moment later, Dugu Bo's eyes flew open.

"Haha... It's working!"

"Kid, your pills really can force the snake venom out of my bone marrow!"

Dugu Bo laughed excitedly.

He looked at Ye Qiu, his eyes full of excitement and gratitude!

"Haha...!"

"Good lad, good lad! From now on, you're my friend!"

"Haha..."

"Tell me! What do you want me to do for those four conditions?"

"As long as I can do it, I won't refuse!"