"Haha, the future leader of Heaven Dou City's younger generation will undoubtedly be you, my worthy nephew!"
Ge Long laughed heartily.
He walked up to Dugu Feng, patted him on the shoulder, and showed a friendly demeanor.
Ning Fengzhi also approached and said, "Rongrong is currently training at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City. Since you and Rongrong are so close, you should visit her when you have time!"
He truly hadn't expected Dugu Feng's talent to be this formidable.
To think he had actually passed the trials of Slaughter City.
If Dugu Feng could truly break the Martial Soul Defect of the Dugu Family, he would be Ning Fengzhi's ideal son-in-law.
Ning Fengzhi openly mentioning his daughter, Ning Rongrong, caused the others to exchange knowing glances.
The implication was obvious!
"Thank you, Uncle Ning. I'll make sure to visit Rongrong in the coming days!"
Aside from Ning Fengzhi, another person who was moved by this was Ye Qingxin.
Wasn't Dugu Feng the perfect match for his granddaughter?
Their two families had always been close—why not strengthen the bond further?
As for the Dugu Family's poison-attribute Martial Soul affecting their partners, Ye Qingxin had recently noticed something different about Dugu Shuo.
Perhaps the Dugu Family had found a way to control the poison's influence.
For a moment, everyone's thoughts shifted, and the Dugu Family became the center of attention.
Dugu Feng, in particular, was the focal point.
After a long while, the pleasantries gradually subsided, and the atmosphere calmed before they finally returned to Heaven Dou City.
As they approached Dugu Mansion, Dugu Shuo suddenly turned to Dugu Bo beside him and said, "Second Uncle, I have an important matter to discuss with you. Do you have time?"
"Follow me!"
Dugu Bo agreed.
Dugu Feng and Old Snake also followed.
"What you speculated—I need to verify it with your Second Grandfather!"
Dugu Feng heard his father's voice in his mind—Dugu Shuo was using sound transmission to speak to him directly.
Dugu Feng's heart raced with excitement.
He had once told his father that Dugu Bo's breakthrough to Titled Douluo must have involved a special opportunity.
Of course, Dugu Feng knew this opportunity was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where many rare herbs could be found for refining medicines.
Moreover, it could suppress the toxins in Dugu Bo's body. Even if Dugu Bo didn't resolve the toxin issue, he could live well past a hundred years.
With the toxins suppressed by the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Dugu Bo had been able to cultivate to the level of Titled Douluo.
Dugu Feng had merely hinted at this to his father, but he hadn't expected his father to confront Dugu Bo so soon.
The four of them arrived at Dugu Bo's residence.
As soon as they entered the main hall, Dugu Feng spotted Dugu Yan.
"Yanyan, you're home too!" Dugu Shuo greeted politely.
Dugu Yan gave a cold nod before immediately clinging to Dugu Bo's arm. "Grandpa, why are they here?"
"Yanyan, I came to discuss something important with Second Uncle. Since you're here, you might as well join us—this concerns the future of our Dugu Family!"
Dugu Shuo acted as if he hadn't noticed Dugu Yan's coldness and continued speaking.
Dugu Bo took his seat at the head of the hall, while Dugu Yan stood beside him and poured him a cup of tea.
"Speak. What is it?"
Dugu Bo accepted the tea from Dugu Yan.
"Second Uncle, I've come to bring you good news. Please observe my cultivation!"
Dugu Shuo's aura surged as a powerful presence filled the living room.
Clang!
The teacup in Dugu Bo's hand fell to the ground. He stared as if he'd seen a ghost. "You've reached Soul Douluo!"
The shock on his face filled Dugu Feng with smug satisfaction.
Your son is dead, while my father keeps breaking through.
"Ancestral blessings—I was fortunate enough to break through to Soul Douluo. I merely concealed my cultivation using the Mixed Poison Technique," Dugu Shuo said calmly.
Overlord Venom was formed by combining five Poison Attribute Spirit Rings.
But he only had four.
Even so, the Four-Colored Mixed Poison still had many ingenious uses.
Its toxicity was potent enough to repel others' spiritual probes.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both wore ugly expressions, resentment and jealousy festering in their hearts.
Dugu Bo glanced at Dugu Shuo, then at Dugu Feng and Old Snake, his voice icy. "I truly underestimated you. Speak—have you found a way to resolve the Martial Soul's poison?"
He had suspected as much before. Now, seeing the Poison Cultivation Lineage's strength continuously rising, how could he not guess the reason?
"I knew I couldn't hide anything from you, Uncle.
"Old Scorpion in the family has also broken through to Soul Saint. Feng'er's cultivation is flourishing, and he's even obtained the Slaughter God Domain. The prerequisite for all this is solving the poison issue.
"As for the solution, we have to thank the Elephant Armor Sect and the Clear Sky Sect. Back then, when Feng'er had just awakened his Martial Soul, Old Snake took him to Sunset Forest to hunt for Spirit Rings and happened to encounter the Elephant Armor Sect pursuing Xiahou Mang.
"In the end, Old Snake obtained Xiahou Mang's skull bone, which I absorbed.
"That was when I conceived a mad idea—forcing the deadly poison in my body into the Soul Bone.
"And as you can see, Uncle, it worked.
"This method can alleviate the poison issue. Though it doesn't completely resolve it, it can reduce the pain and delay the onset of toxicity!"
Dugu Shuo straightforwardly revealed the method, catching Dugu Bo off guard.
Dugu Yan was equally surprised.
Both had expected Dugu Shuo to set conditions, yet he disclosed it so easily.
For a moment, the grandfather and granddaughter could hardly believe it.
Dugu Shuo paid them no mind. He then retrieved a sheet of paper from his Storage Soul Tool.
"Uncle, the poison in our Dugu Family has long fused with our bodies. This is the method I've researched—using medicinal herbs to assist in Poison Extraction."
He handed over the paper.
Dugu Bo stared intently at Dugu Shuo, momentarily unable to comprehend his nephew's motives.
He didn't take it. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate.
He was confident in his alchemy skills—no worse than Dugu Shuo's. Now that he knew the solution was forcing poison into a Soul Bone, he could concoct his own Poison Extraction aids.
Why lower himself by accepting Dugu Shuo's prescription?
"Uncle, take it. If not for yourself, then for Yan Yan.
"I know your alchemy skills are excellent, but let's be honest—your research on poison is far inferior to mine.
"Xue Ye the Great was poisoned—I noticed, but you didn't."
They say one shouldn't humiliate others, but Dugu Shuo was practically slapping him in the face.
Dugu Bo's expression darkened.
Last time, when Dugu Shuo mentioned Xue Ye the Great's poisoning, he had discreetly observed afterward.
And indeed, he found signs of poisoning.
As for how to cure it, he still had no idea.
Dugu Bo was furious—humiliated in front of Yan Yan.
Even Dugu Bo had his pride.
That thin sheet of paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Dugu Bo snorted coldly and released a surge of Soul Power, intending to destroy it.
Yet as the Soul Power was unleashed, some inexplicable force altered its intensity, gently cradling the paper instead—allowing Dugu Bo to take it into his hand.
Just consider it for Yan Yan's sake.
Dugu Bo refused to admit, even to himself, that he had already acknowledged one truth: his poison was inferior to Dugu Shuo's.
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