"Second Grandfather, you're truly incorrigible!
If you had such courage back then, if you had such fearless spirit,
you wouldn't even be unable to deal with a mere Soul Emperor like me now.
Second Grandfather, show me whatever other tricks you have left!"
Dugu Feng smiled coldly, not even moving from within the protection of his Asura Domain.
The approaching Dugu Bo let out a roar-like hiss, his massive serpent body stretching thirty meters long as it descended from the sky.
As he fell, he suddenly opened his mouth, continuously spewing emerald-green mist.
He had gone mad - how could the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's poison possibly affect Dugu Feng?
But now he didn't care whether it was effective or not, desperately wanting to unleash all his energy.
After spewing the poisonous mist, the enormous green serpent head came crashing down.
The momentum was no different from Mount Tai pressing down.
Below, Dugu Feng first used his Overlord Venom to release a violent suction force, directly absorbing all of Dugu Bo's poisonous mist.
Then, before the massive serpent body could land, the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb bloomed with a burst of Frost Poison Energy.
This energy shot upward, forming a huge ice pillar that protected Dugu Feng inside.
The ice pillar instantly collided with Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Avatar.
The canyon shook as if in an earthquake, the tremors lasting a long time before subsiding.
Besides Dugu Feng who remained standing firm, a giant serpent burning with flames now appeared in the arena.
It turned out that besides using the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb to create the massive ice pillar against Dugu Bo, Dugu Feng had also used the Blazing Apricot Delight to release enormous thermal energy after their collision.
The terrifying fire poison energy completely enveloped Dugu Bo.
The dual assault of ice and fire, first ice then fire, caused pale white steam to rise from Dugu Bo's serpent body.
The scales on the serpent body were also softening.
This was the alternating ravages of ice-cold energy and thermal energy - even with his Titled Expert level body, he couldn't withstand it.
At this point, Dugu Bo could no longer maintain his Martial Soul Avatar, his human form reappearing in a miserable state.
His originally white hair was now completely burned off, his tall, thin body emitting a charred smell.
Defeated!
He was defeated!
A Titled Douluo actually lost to a Soul Emperor.
And this Soul Emperor was his own junior.
Dugu Bo finally spat blood from his mouth, "Just kill me!"
At this moment, Dugu Bo's heart was as dead as ashes.
It wasn't just the defeat in the Soul Duel - more importantly, from his father Dugu Hai, to his elder brother Dugu Hao, to his son Dugu Xin, granddaughter Dugu Yan, nephew Dugu Shuo, and grandnephew Dugu Feng.
All the conflicts and disputes ultimately proved that he was wrong.
This was something Dugu Bo couldn't accept.
Since cultivating to become a Titled Douluo, he had been waiting for the Poison Cultivation Lineage to die out completely.
He was firmly convinced that Venom Cultivation couldn't succeed - as physical Soul Masters, they could never completely rid themselves of toxins. Even if they temporarily endured it, they would eventually poison themselves to death.
Dugu Bo firmly believed that with the suppression from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he could definitely live past a hundred years.
He would definitely witness Venom Cultivation Soul Masters poisoning themselves to death.
Thereby proving that he was right, his father was wrong, his elder brother was wrong, his nephew was wrong, and his grandnephew was even more wrong.
But now all these hopes had been shattered.
Dugu Bo only wished for death.
"Death comes easily enough. I'll kill you now, then go kill Dugu Yan, completely severing your Cultivated Serpent Lineage!"
Dugu Feng said coldly.
He controlled the Overlord Venom to strike Dugu Bo.
A dazzling rainbow light instantly descended, overflowing with radiant colors as the venom completely permeated through Dugu Bo's skin.
In an instant, Dugu Bo's body began to rot, emitting a thick, foul stench as dark poisonous liquid contaminated a large area of the ground.
Intense fear radiated from Dugu Bo's green eyes.
Dugu Feng had actually acted without hesitation, truly intending to kill him.
Moreover, Dugu Feng had just threatened to kill his granddaughter Dugu Yan.
The excruciating pain coursing through his body and his continuously decaying flesh proved Dugu Feng wasn't joking.
He showed no regard for their familial ties whatsoever.
"Yan Yan is still young! Yan Yan cannot die!"
Dugu Bo shouted, supporting himself with his hands on the ground, enduring the severe pain as he suddenly cried out: "No, you can't kill me, you can't kill Yan Yan! I'm your second grandfather, Yan Yan is your cousin!"
"What a joke! You never once allowed me to call you second grandfather!"
Dugu Feng sneered coldly, his movements never ceasing.
On Dugu Bo's body, the most severely corroded areas already revealed white bone.
If not for Dugu Bo desperately resisting with his last bit of Soul Power, he would have already turned into poisonous liquid.
"Yan Yan has suffered since childhood - born without a mother, lost her father at nine years old.
Now she's finally gained control over the toxins, no longer needing to worry about dying from poisoning.
No matter what, she is still your cousin.
Dugu Feng, you cannot kill her!"
Dugu Bo's face was full of agony, but he received only Dugu Feng's unwavering resolve.
"Dugu Feng, what will it take for you to spare me and Yan Yan?
From now on, the Dugu Family will honor the Poison Cultivation Lineage as supreme. I will follow the clan leader's orders.
With strength like yours, yet never showing it - you must be worried about attracting the Spirit Hall's attention.
With me here, I can maintain the Dugu Family's deterrence while allowing you to continue hiding.
Dugu Feng, killing me brings you no benefit at all!"
Dugu Bo murmured, begging for mercy.
He had already fallen into despair, his life force continuously draining away, making him relive the sensation of resisting venom outbreaks from before.
Only back then, he could still rely on Soul Power to resist.
But this time his Soul Power was completely useless - the Overlord Venom was even devouring his life force to merge into stronger toxins.
It was precisely the fear from resisting those past venom outbreaks that made him so determined to follow the Serpent Cultivation path.
In truth, he was someone deeply afraid of death.
Now he finally understood that he was a coward, which was why he refused to walk the Venom Cultivation path.
Dugu Feng watched Dugu Bo's miserable state and said coldly: "Who was wrong about what happened back then!"
"I was wrong! I shouldn't have doubted father and elder brother! I wanted to escape, I was afraid of death!
Father worked so hard for the family's legacy, to completely break the Martial Soul Defect, and I never understood any of it!
Elder brother persevered through hardship, and I didn't understand that either! It was my fault!" Dugu Bo wept bitterly, no trace of arrogance remaining in his demeanor.
Seeing this, Dugu Feng felt profound satisfaction.
With the strength of a Soul Emperor, he had completely subdued Dugu Bo. Probably even his great-grandfather Dugu Hai and grandfather Dugu Hao could never have imagined this!
Serpent Cultivation would completely become history.
He extended his right hand, and a Core Pearl appeared in his palm. Earlier, after feeding Dugu Bo's Core Pearl to the Emerald Dragon Snake, the original Core Pearl from within the Emerald Dragon Snake had ended up in Dugu Feng's possession.
Dugu Feng directly threw the Core Pearl over, landing it in front of Dugu Bo.
"Core Pearl—don't think only you possess one. After consuming this Core Pearl of mine, you will never betray your words!"
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