Unendurable!
Dugu Bo absolutely would not allow someone to repeatedly shit on his head.
It happened once, how could there be a second time!?
Would there be a third time next?
"Want to steal medicinal herbs?"
"Then let's see if you can pass this old man's checkpoint."
Dugu Bo's thin and long body unfolded against the wind, and the nine soul rings on his body lit up in unison.
He was no longer the same as before.
Recently, he had signs of an imminent breakthrough; although he hadn't completely broken through yet, the improvement in strength was a subtle process.
Obviously!
Today's battle had to be fought whether he wanted it or not.
Yao Lao, possessing Yang Fan's body, also felt his Dou Qi surge at this moment.
In an instant...
The battle began!
Dugu Bo launched the attack first, and the first three soul rings on his body lit up quietly.
An emerald green light ball shot out from his palm like lightning.
"Improved?"
Yao Lao casually flicked a strand of pale white flame.
Between the casual conversation, he had easily neutralized Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison.
Fire counters poison!
Let alone the King of Fires.
"This is...?"
Although it was just an exchange between experts, Dugu Bo had already felt that Yao Lao was not the same as before.
He had improved!
The opponent had as well.
What was even more ridiculous was that his bit of improvement was so negligible in the opponent's eyes.
"Roar—"
Dugu Bo let out a thick roar towards the sky, and the seventh soul ring on his body expanded rapidly at this moment.
In the blink of an eye...
His body was completely replaced by a massive green python.
The green python was dozens of meters long, as thick as a water tank, and the scales flashing on its body looked incredibly hard.
A pair of lantern-like green eyes were even eerily green!
Between breathing clouds and mist by the green python, clumps of poison mist were spewed from its mouth one after another.
Why was Dugu Bo considered the number one group attacker on the Douluo Continent?
The reason lies here!
At this time...
Dugu Bo's massive green eyes suddenly flashed, followed by a spew of green and purple mixed poisonous mist from his mouth.
This mist was his Sixth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison!
Released under the state of Martial Soul True Body, even a Titled Douluo like Yue Guan would have to avoid its sharp edge.
However...
Yao Lao stretched out his hands, and under the control of his soul power, the pale white flame in his palm actually formed a white dragon.
Was the white fire dragon small?
Facing the massive Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, it could even be described as tiny.
However, wherever this small white fire dragon passed, the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison actually melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Dugu Bo was depressed!
There was indeed mutual generation and mutual restriction between Martial Souls.
But he had lived for several decades, never thinking that one day his Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor would be completely countered 360 degrees without dead angles by someone.
Dugu Bo was very clear...
If the fighting continued, the outcome would probably be the same as last time.
Even more miserable than last time!
At this time...
He made an extremely difficult decision in his heart.
The Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring lit up.
These were Dugu Bo's most relied upon, and the two strongest skills that established his title of Poison Douluo.
However, these two powerful skills were rarely used after he promoted to Titled Douluo.
Because this skill was too terrifying!
The coverage was vast enough to easily destroy a city.
"Wait!"
Yao Lao knew what Dugu Bo wanted to do now.
This old man wanted to destroy this forest, including the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well within this valley.
His strength was indeed far above Dugu Bo's, however, facing the current situation, being in a soul state, he could not stop Dugu Bo from destroying the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
"You are also a person who loves flowers and grass!"
"If you destroy this place, you will never want to solve the poison on your body."
Dugu Bo finally stopped the movement in his hands.
He had guarded the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well below the valley for several years; to let him destroy it like this, he was also extremely unwilling in his heart.
But what truly made Dugu Bo stop releasing the great killer weapon was not because of the immortal grade medicinal herbs.
"Do you have a method to detoxify?"
Dugu Bo wasn't doing it for himself, but for his only granddaughter.
People of the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor family would have the toxicity inside their bodies activated after Martial Soul awakening.
During the cultivation process, this potential toxicity inside the body would also gradually breed.
Who knows how many people in the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor family died suddenly because they couldn't suppress the toxicity inside their bodies during the cultivation process.
The reason he was still alive was because of his Titled Douluo strength.
Even so!
Every time it was windy and rainy, his body felt as if it was being gnawed by billions of ants.
His only granddaughter was now in a worse situation than him!
This year, just a three-ring Soul Grandmaster, Dugu Yan already showed signs of intrusion into the muscle layer.
If no measures were taken, it was very likely that after reaching Soul Saint, there would be a situation where strength could not suppress the toxins inside the body.
"Of course!"
"I swear by the medicinal herbs below the valley that I can help you remove the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison that has invaded your bone marrow."
Dugu Bo snorted coldly: "Do not try to deceive this old man!"
Dugu Bo was very clear about how his current Titled Douluo strength came to be.
Success due to poison, failure due to poison!
If the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison inside the body was removed, then he, Dugu Bo, would be equivalent to a sick cat without fangs.
Even so!
A trace of trust still arose in his heart towards this Yao Lao in front of him whom he had only met twice.
He didn't know why himself.
Perhaps it was because both of them were people who loved medicinal herbs.
"Of course, it cannot be removed so easily."
"I can help you suppress the poison energy inside your body into a poison pill first, this will allow you to avoid the harm of snake poison in the future."
"As for the subsequent poison pill problem, I will help you resolve it slowly with medicine."
Dugu Bo hung in mid-air.
At this moment, he was silent, and it seemed as if two little people were fighting in his heart.
"Why should this old man trust you?"
"I can suppress the snake poison inside your body first."
"The price is my medicine garden below, right?"
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world!
If it weren't because he had the intention to destroy this place, how would this old guy make such a request to help him detoxify.
"I only want one stalk!"
Dugu Bo pondered for a long time... and finally chose to take a risk and try.
For himself, and even more for his granddaughter!
An expert whose strength was far above his own seemed to have no need to deceive him.
More importantly...
From beginning to end, he did not feel the killing intent shown by this mysterious person towards him.
Of course!
Dugu Bo chose to believe also because last time Yao Lao did not completely empty the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
He even filled back all the dug holes before leaving.
"Good!"
"This old man agrees to you."
"As long as you can suppress the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison inside my body, even giving you two more stalks is no problem."
Yang Fan, hiding inside the body, was stunned listening to this.
Between casual conversation, these two old men had settled this kind of life-and-death oath.
Not simple!
Is this truly the romance of herb enthusiasts?
He was absolutely right!
Last time, these two old men had already developed feelings above the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
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