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"grandfather!"
Upon seeing her loved ones, Dugu Yan's eyes were red and her voice trembled with tears as she rushed straight into Dugu Bo's arms.
The sudden weight and the faint crying sound instantly woke Dugu Bo from his deep sleep.
Seeing the weeping Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo felt a surge of anger rising within him, along with concern for his granddaughter. He placed his hands on Dugu Yan's shoulders and said:
"Yanyan, what's wrong? Don't scare Grandpa."
"Did someone bully you? Tell me, and Grandpa will kill their whole family!"
Dugu Bo wasn't just saying that out of anger; he was truly capable of doing it. Since his son and daughter-in-law died, Dugu Yan had become his only remaining attachment in this world.
If anything were to happen to Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo would go mad.
Even if it were the sacred ground of Martial Soul City, he would dare to self-destruct with the Pill Pearl in his arms.
Hearing her grandfather's words, Dugu Yan gradually stopped crying, raised her tear-streaked face, and looked at Dugu Bo, saying:
"Grandpa, tell me the truth, am I poisoned?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat.
He had never mentioned such a thing to Dugu Yan, and the household stewards and servants knew nothing about it. How did she know?
Now, Dugu Bo's face was no longer filled with anger, only solemnity. Looking into Dugu Yan's reddened eyes, he said in a low voice:
"Yanyan, who told you about this?"
Dugu Yan listened blankly to the answer, which was completely different from what she had imagined.
Shouldn't Grandpa be furious and say that this is nonsense?
Why do you seem to agree with it?
"Grandpa, so it's true? Our whole family was really poisoned? Including you?"
Dugu Bo remained silent for a long time before letting out a heavy sigh.
Now that his granddaughter already knew, there was no need for him to hide it any longer.
"Yes, Yan Yan, because of the Azure Serpent Martial Soul, our Dugu family is born with a deadly poison."
"As you age and your cultivation level increases, it will gradually manifest in your body, just like your hair color and eye color."
“I remember when you were born, your color wasn’t this dark.”
"In addition to these, other parts of the body will also experience various severe pains that are difficult to suppress due to the erosion of toxins."
"By our generation, the accumulated toxins have become extremely dangerous, making it almost impossible for us to live for long, and we may even endanger those around us."
At this point, Dugu Bo inevitably thought of his son and daughter-in-law, his expression becoming increasingly desolate, and his body hunched over.
As Dugu Yan listened, she held her breath, tears silently streaming down her beautiful face.
"So, my parents are also because of?"
Seeing that Dugu Yan had still thought of this, Dugu Bo closed his eyes and let out a heavy groan.
"Ok!"
The somber reply plunged both of them into a long silence.
After a long while, Dugu Bo finally snapped out of his reverie and looked at Dugu Yan curiously, asking:
"Yanyan, you still haven't told Grandpa how you knew."
Hearing Dugu Bo's question, Dugu Yan composed herself and began to recount the events of the day.
"Mu Ci? Is he the grandson of that Eternal Douluo?"
Dugu Yan nodded.
"It's incredible! When I went to see Lao Ye a while ago, I saw him holding that basic medical book that Mu Ci promoted from the Spirit Hall, and he couldn't stop praising it."
"At the time, I didn't take it seriously. They were just some simple methods for treating fever and colds and some ways to prevent diseases and epidemics. What was there to see?"
"Now it seems that the reputation of the Medicine King among the people is indeed well-deserved!"
At this point, Dugu Bo suddenly sat up straight from the recliner, his eyes filled with excitement, and confirmed with Dugu Yan again:
"Yanyan, did he really say he could solve our family's problems?"
Seeing Dugu Yan nod heavily, Dugu Bo stood up from the recliner, his aura surging.
"Yanyan, you wait at home, I'm going to go see him."
After saying that, the surging soul power carried Dugu Bo straight into the sky, heading towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
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In the garden pavilion of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Mu Changsheng and Mu Ci drank tea and talked about the events of the past two days.
Suddenly, a powerful mental force swept over, making Mu Changsheng alert.
He looked up at the distant sky, smiled, and took a sip of tea.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?"
Seeing Mu Changsheng suddenly make a move, Mu Ci casually asked a question.
"The person you've been waiting for has arrived."
Upon hearing that Dugu Bo had arrived, Mu Ci straightened her expression.
After all, this concerns the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, so we must be more serious.
At this moment, Mu Changsheng stood up from the stone bench and transmitted his voice towards the distant sky:
"Brother Dugu, please come over here for a chat."
Less than a moment.
A beam of emerald green soul power descended from the sky, its aura flowing around, inevitably tinged with a foul stench.
As the light of his soul dissipated, Dugu Bo slowly walked into the pavilion.
His gaze swept over Mu Ci and finally landed on Mu Changsheng.
"Dean Mu, it's been many years. I didn't expect you to have also entered the realm of Title Douluo."
Mu Changsheng nodded, somewhat emotionally saying, "Yes, thanks to my eldest grandson, I was fortunate enough to reach the Title Douluo level."
"However, Brother Dugu doesn't seem to be in very good condition."
It's normal for Dugu Bo to be in poor condition after returning from suppressing the toxins at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
Mu Ci watched the two old people reminiscing, and wasn't surprised that Mu Changsheng knew Dugu Bo.
There are only so many high-level Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire. Mu Changsheng is the dean of the Advanced Soul Master Academy, while Dugu Bo is a guest advisor to Prince Xuexing.
Both of them are figures who would be invited to the Imperial Gathering, so it would be strange if they didn't know each other.
Dugu Bo nodded upon hearing this question and sighed. Since everyone already knew, there was no need to hide it anymore.
Moreover, even if Dugu Bo wanted to use force, he couldn't. Even though they were both level 91 control-type titled Douluo, he would most likely be no match for Mu Changsheng.
Since that's the case, we might as well be more honest.
He then looked at Mu Ci, his tone carrying a hint of hope, and said:
"Young friend, I heard from Yan Yan that you can cure the poison inherited by my Dugu family?"
Seeing that the topic had finally turned to this, Mu Ci nodded to Dugu Bo and said:
“I can not only solve it, but I also have several ways to address both the symptoms and the root cause.”
"Which one does Senior Dugu prefer?"
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"Treating the symptoms versus treating the root cause? Tell me about both?"
Dugu Bo never expected that the young man in front of him, who was only ten years old, could come up with several antidotes that he had been searching for for many years.
Mu Ci organized the methods in her mind and began to speak to Dugu Bo:
"Since Senior Dugu wants to hear it, then I will explain it properly."
"The first method is a temporary solution, and also the simplest one: storing poison in the soul bone."
"Soul bone storing poison?"
Upon hearing this method, Dugu Bo frowned thoughtfully and repeated it in a low voice.
"Yes, the reason why the Dugu family was poisoned is because they have absorbed highly poisonous soul rings generation after generation. Soul masters and martial souls are two sides of the same coin and influence each other."
"With the addition of countless highly poisonous spirit rings, the poison that originally belonged to the martial spirit also began to infiltrate the spirit master, until it was integrated into the bloodline and passed down from generation to generation."
Dugu Bo nodded somewhat sadly, confirming Mu Ci's statement.
"That's true, but do you think the Dugu family wanted this? It's a last resort."
"After the Azure Serpent Martial Soul is attached, there is a major drawback: the legs will transform into a serpent's body, making movement far less convenient than other types of beast Martial Souls."
This also makes it difficult for Azure Serpent Soul Masters to excel in either the power attack or agility attack builds.
"Our ancestors had no choice but to choose this path of control through toxins."
"But who could have imagined that this would be a path of no return that poisons future generations? An ancestor discovered this problem, but it was too late to turn back."
"The reputation we have earned over the years through deadly poison also represents countless blood feuds. Once the overwhelming poison power of the Jade Serpent is gone, my Dugu family will be wiped out in an instant."
"But now, the enemy is gone, and my Dugu family line has finally withered away."
Dugu Bo sighed heavily again, looked at Mu Ci and said, "As people get old, they like to talk more. Please continue, young friend."
After listening to Dugu Bo's explanation, Mu Ci understood why things had turned out this way; it was out of necessity.
With mediocre strength, speed, and defense, one can only rely on the venom of the Jade Serpent to control and inflict damage.
As for support abilities, snake venom can indeed provide assistance, but given the same accumulation of venom, its deterrent power is far less than that of control abilities.
"The reason for all this is the difference between Soul Masters and Martial Souls. Soul Masters are human, but Martial Souls are Soul Beasts. Soul Beasts have places to store toxins, but Soul Masters do not."