At an altitude of over a hundred meters in the air!
Dugu Bo held Dugu Yan in one hand and Wang Li in the other as he swiftly rushed toward the place where he usually secluded himself to suppress the poison in his body. It was a special valley located in the center of the Sunset Forest.
The Sunset Forest, the largest wild soul-beast forest near Tian Dou City, lacked truly top-tier soul beasts due to years of hunting. However, soul beasts that were several thousand to tens of thousands of years old were still quite common.
This special valley was originally located in the heart of the Sunset Forest, and Dugu Bo had also set up a ring of poison formations around it. Even a Soul Saint-level expert would face a slim chance of survival if they stepped inside, allowing him to suppress his poison without worry.
Wang Li felt dizzy. His speed was considered fast among his peers, but the speed of a Titled Douluo still made him extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Dugu Yan anxiously spoke up,
"Grandpa, fly a bit slower. Xiao Li is about to pass out!"
Wang Li forcefully shook his head. He simply wasn't used to such extreme speed yet. His body was already rapidly adapting, and at this moment, he even managed to smile as he said,
"Sister Yan, it's fine. I'll adjust a bit more and I'll be okay soon."
Dugu Bo's face darkened, and he couldn't help but say in a deep voice,
"Exactly. Young people have strong bodies. You'll be fine once you adapt."
Then he mobilized his soul power again and increased his flying speed by several more levels.
Not long after, they returned to the Sunset Forest and arrived at his secluded cultivation site in the forest's center.
The moment they landed, the irritated Dugu Bo threw Wang Li aside, causing him to roll several times on the ground.
At the same time, he coldly demanded,
"Kid, what's going on with your second soul skill? How could it suppress the intense poison of the Jade Phosphor Serpent?"
Before Wang Li could answer, Dugu Yan reproachfully spoke up first,
"Grandpa, don't be so rough!"
After speaking, she broke free from Dugu Bo's hand and jogged over to Wang Li. She reached out to help him up and checked whether he was injured.
Dugu Bo had only tossed Wang Li aside without using any real force. With Wang Li's physical condition, there was no way he could have been hurt.
At this moment, although Wang Li knew many things, he still had to put on an act.
He first spoke gently to Dugu Yan,
"Sister Yan, I'm fine."
Then he turned to Dugu Bo with a puzzled expression and asked,
"Senior, what do you mean by suppressing the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison?"
Dugu Bo looked deeply troubled. His precious granddaughter had ended up speaking on behalf of an outsider. Hearing Wang Li's question, he thought for a moment and then explained the cause and effect.
"We, the Jade Phosphor Serpent lineage, possess a top-tier beast martial soul with a poison attribute: the Jade Phosphor Serpent. But its terrifying poison harms not only enemies, but also ourselves."
"I have suffered greatly because of it. My son even died a tragic death because of this poison. As for my granddaughter, Yan Yan, ever since she was born, she has been unable to escape the fate of being eroded by the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison."
"But Yan Yan told me that your second soul skill helped suppress the poison in her body!"
At this point, Dugu Bo's dark green eyes were already shining with astonishing light.
Dugu Yan looked at Wang Li and explained her condition at the time with lingering fear.
"The Jade Phosphor Serpent poison had already invaded my body. Whenever there was gloomy, rainy weather, the poison would be stimulated by the cold and flare up, causing me unbearable pain."
"But your second soul skill suppressed the poison. After that, I fell unconscious. When I woke up again, at least thirty percent of the poison had been forced back into my martial soul. Even with only thirty percent suppressed, I felt a lightness I had never experienced before."
Wang Li seemed to suddenly understand. He held Dugu Yan's hands in front of him and said with a sincere yet self-blaming expression,
"So Sister Yan was suffering because of the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison. It's a pity my soul power isn't strong enough, or I could have freed you from this pain completely."
As he spoke, he glanced at Dugu Bo. In front of him, Wang Li couldn't feel even a shred of safety. Only Dugu Yan's soft hands brought him a sense of comfort.
Looking at Wang Li's sincere and remorseful expression, Dugu Yan felt deeply moved and comforted him,
"It's already in the past. With your help suppressing the poison, I won't suffer like before anymore."
Dugu Bo couldn't stand this scene. His anger surged, black lines appearing all over his face. In a few quick steps, he rushed between the two of them, pried apart their clasped hands, and blocked Dugu Yan behind him. Staring at Wang Li, he scolded loudly,
"You little bastard, stop holding my granddaughter's hands and explain your second soul skill properly!"
Wang Li looked at Dugu Bo standing in front of him, then at Dugu Yan behind him, who was quietly snickering. After thinking for a moment, he chose to reveal only what he could say.
"My second soul ring came from a seven-hundred-year-old Scarlet Blood Ganoderma King. It gave me a very powerful healing soul skill, and it can also grant immunity to part of negative status effects."
"Perhaps it's also because my martial soul is a mutated Blue Silver Grass. More specifically, when using this soul skill, it converts my soul power into a special kind of energy."
"For example, when that special energy enters Sister Yan's body, it grants healing effects and immunity to negative states. Poisoning, weakness, and similar effects all fall within that range."
"It's still because my soul power is too low. Even when my soul power was completely exhausted, I couldn't fully suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression became dazed. His granddaughter could be saved. It was just a pity that his son hadn't encountered this young man with a mutated martial soul earlier.
But then again, the terrifying poison of the Jade Phosphor Serpent lineage was both the source of their strength and the cause of their tragedy. Looking across the entire continent, who could possibly resolve it?
For a mutated martial soul to be able to suppress such poison was already something that happened only once in a hundred years.
At this moment, Dugu Bo spoke in a deep voice,
"Kid, if you can truly and completely suppress the poison in Yan Yan's body, then as long as it doesn't violate my principles, I'll agree to do three things for you."
Hearing this, Wang Li waved his hand and said,
"Senior, listen to yourself…"
As he spoke, Wang Li walked up to Dugu Yan, held her hands, and made a firm promise,
"Sister Yan, for your sake, I will definitely cultivate hard and completely suppress the poison in your body as soon as possible!"
Three requests were far too few. In order to obtain the protection of this Titled Douluo, Wang Li could only abandon all shame.
At this moment, Dugu Yan's alluring eyes curved into beautiful crescents. This promise stirred an indescribable feeling in her heart.
"Alright, I believe you!"
Nearby, Dugu Bo was so angry his teeth itched. No wonder the kid had looked down on his three conditions. It turned out he had his eyes on Dugu Bo's beautiful eldest granddaughter.
This… this… naturally evil, detestable little brat!!!
Such a thought flashed through Dugu Bo's mind.
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