The main villain in the Douluo world

Chapter 26 A Drama Queen in Action

Just as he was about to go on stage, a dazzling stream of light descended from the sky, landing on the podium like a green rainbow.

At the same time, a deep and powerful voice suddenly rang out from all directions, "Dean Frank, you don't mind if this old man attends your Beast Academy's opening ceremony, do you?"

Amidst the flickering light and shadow, no one, including Dean Frank who possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, could clearly see that two more people had appeared on the podium.

The speaker was an old man dressed in green, with green armor, green hair, and green eyes—basically, everything about him was green. He held a very beautiful girl in his left hand. The girl looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. As soon as she landed, she began to look around, as if searching for someone.

Upon seeing these two, the academy's higher-ups, led by Dean Frank, narrowed their eyes. Although they held high positions within the academy, they still had to treat these two with utmost respect.

Only Ye Qinghe's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.

The fish finally took the bait.

"So it's His Majesty the Poison Douluo. It's truly an honor for us to have His Majesty the Poison Douluo grace our academy with his presence at the opening ceremony."

Although Frank had no idea what had gotten into the old poisoner—his granddaughter had already graduated, yet she still came to the Intermediate Soul Master Academy for the opening ceremony—he still went to greet her immediately, his face full of deference.

Dugu Bo didn't make things difficult for him. He just waved his hand lazily and then stood aside with his granddaughter, acting as if he were there to witness a ceremony.

A moment later, Ye Qinghe went on stage. The moment he stepped onto the stage, Dugu Yan's eyes lit up. She leaned close to Dugu Bo's ear and whispered a few words. Dugu Bo nodded and began to look her up and down.

This caused concern among Frank and the other students, who feared that Ye Qinghe had offended the old monster, Poison Douluo.

But Ye Qinghe seemed oblivious to the gazes of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

He calmly and slowly read the speech prepared for him by the college's senior management.

Dean Frank, fearing something might go wrong, ended the opening ceremony after offering a few words of encouragement and dismissed the students.

Dugu Bo never intended to stop it.

Ye Qinghe nodded to Dugu Yan and was about to leave when Dugu Bo suddenly called out to him, "Wait a moment."

Ye Qinghe, channeling his inner drama queen, turned around with a blank expression. Before he could speak, Dean Frank hurriedly stepped in front of him, saying, "Senior Dugu, isn't there some misunderstanding? Qinghe is a good boy, always focused on his studies, and has never offended you."

"Don't worry, he hasn't offended me. Besides, even if he had, I wouldn't stoop so low as to lay a hand on a child. I have other important business with him. Now quickly find me a quiet place. I have important matters to discuss with this young friend Ye."

Dugu Bo said somewhat impatiently.

Ye Qinghe spoke up at this moment: "Dean, don't worry. I've met Senior Sister Dugu before. I think Senior Dugu came to see me because of Senior Sister Dugu."

Hearing that they weren't there to cause trouble, Dean Frank breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led them into the academy's reception room. Then he left, leaving the three of them alone.

"Senior, I'm relieved to see that most of the toxins in your body have been removed."

Looking at Dugu Yan's hair and pupils, which were no longer green, Ye Qinghe smiled faintly.

Dugu Yan was stunned upon hearing this, her beautiful face showing utter astonishment. "Poison? I've been poisoned?"

"Yes, the symptoms I described to you before were signs of poisoning, and it was even the poison from your own martial soul. After watching your battle spirit that day, I discovered that all three spirit rings you had attached were poison-attribute. If you had a weapon martial soul, it would be fine, but you have a beast martial soul. With frequent martial soul possession, the poison from the martial soul could inadvertently invade your body, causing you to experience these symptoms. Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise, if you had absorbed two or three more poison-attribute spirit rings, you would have been in real danger."

Ye Qinghe nodded, looking completely like a happy junior.

Dugu Bo had been observing Ye Qinghe all along, and seeing him say this, he finally spoke up, "Little guy, you've also studied poison?"

"I haven't studied it, but I read some medical books in my younger years and know how to detoxify. Or you could think of me as a doctor." Ye Qinghe appeared calm and composed.

"What a fine physician." Although Dugu Bo couldn't discern anything, he sensed an inexplicable sinister aura emanating from the other man. "Alright, let me ask you, you just said Yanyan was poisoned, have you found a solution?"

Ye Qinghe casually replied, "There are two solutions."

"Which two?" Dugu Bo's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan was certain that she had indeed been poisoned. Seeing Dugu Bo being so harsh on her junior who had helped her detoxify, she immediately became displeased and grabbed his hand, pouting, "Grandpa..."

But Dugu Bo, who always doted on her, unusually didn't indulge her this time, and said seriously, "Yanyan, don't speak."

Ye Qinghe calmly said, "The first method is to use a soul bone, preferably an external soul bone with growth potential. You just need to force the toxins into the soul bone, which will permanently solve Senior Sister Dugu Yan's problem. If you don't have an external soul bone, an ordinary soul bone will also work, but it's best not to randomly choose any low-level soul bones, because ordinary soul bones have a limit. Exceeding that limit might one day backfire. Before finding a high-quality soul bone, you can take the medicine I prescribed every six months or so to detoxify her. Putting everything else aside, it should be enough to support Senior Sister's cultivation to the Soul Emperor level."

"I see, I see... How come I never thought of that before..."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly. Then, his eyes suddenly became moist.

It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but that is only because they have not yet reached the point of heartbreak.

If he had known this method earlier, his son would not have died.

His daughter-in-law will not die from the toxins injected into her body.

He would never pass on this poison to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

"Grandpa..." Dugu Yan couldn't help but worry when she saw her grandfather like this.

"Grandpa is alright." Dugu Bo smiled gently, his wariness of Ye Qinghe now completely gone. He looked at Ye Qinghe again, his gaze softening considerably, and asked, "Young friend Ye, what about the second option?"

Ye Qinghe asked, "If I may ask, was Senior Sister Dugu's first spirit ring from a snake-type spirit beast?"

"Not bad." Dugu Bo nodded. Since he couldn't find an antidote, he could only hope to race against time. He hoped his granddaughter would advance to the Title Douluo level before the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom backfired on her body.

The way to accelerate cultivation is naturally to absorb a soul ring that shares the same origin as the martial soul.

Therefore, they found a 300-year-old Jade Phosphorous Serpent for Dugu Yan early on to make her first Soul Ring.

P.S.: It will be available tomorrow.