Oscar hadn't expected things between him and Dugu Bo to progress so smoothly and harmoniously, but deep down, he was quite pleased.
Now that Dugu Bo had acknowledged him as a grandson, Oscar no longer had to worry too much when approaching Dugu Yan. After all, if the old man had accepted him, didn't that mean he should try harder?
Over the past month of getting along, Oscar had come to realize that Dugu Yan was actually quite a good person. Though she had a few minor flaws, overall, he found her easy to get along with.
Thus, Oscar had already decided to pursue Dugu Yan. Though, honestly, it didn't even seem like he needed to do the chasing Dugu Yan appeared to have feelings for him too. After all… well, let's just say she hadn't rejected his many intimate gestures and had even actively reciprocated.
Oscar also understood that since Dugu Yan was still relatively naïve about the world, as the man, he should take the initiative. And besides, there was no downside for him in being proactive. If it worked out, great; if not, it didn't hurt him.
After all, he was already calling Dugu Bo "grandfather" surely Dugu Bo wouldn't make things hard for his own grandson?
In the following days, Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo both entered secluded cultivation, aiming to transfer all the toxins in their bodies into their spirit bones as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, aside from his regular cultivation, Oscar focused on alchemy. This time, he selected two immortal grade herbs to craft pills for Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.
However, Oscar couldn't yet craft Dugu Yan's pill. The herb he had chosen for her was Love sickness Heartbroken Red , which could only be picked when the person was thinking of their true love.
Since Oscar and Dugu Yan were still in a somewhat ambiguous stage not quite at the level of true love he naturally couldn't harvest it yet.
Oscar did consider having someone else pick it, since the herb only required a special method for harvesting, not consumption. But he had his own selfish reason: he wanted Dugu Yan to pick it herself. After all, it was like a litmus test for love if she could pick it, it meant she truly loved him. And if that happened, Oscar would fall head over heels for her.
Although he couldn't make Dugu Yan's immortal grade pill yet, he could make one for Dugu Bo. Oscar spent a long time deliberating and finally chose the Earth Dragon Gold Gourd, an herb clearly associated with dragons.
This herb had strong yang attributes, capable of refining dragon bloodlines and significantly enhancing a soul master's physical constitution.
Dugu Bo was already an expert in using poison in the original story, he could destroy entire cities at rank 91. So strengthening his poison wasn't particularly useful, especially since poisons are hard to use effectively against Titled Douluo.
It's not that Dugu Bo's poisons weren't strong, but rather that Titled Douluo weren't idiots who'd just stand still and get poisoned. Unless it was a sneak attack, poisoning them head on was almost impossible. They'd simply evade it.
That's why Oscar chose the Earth Dragon Gold Gourd to enhance Dugu Bo's direct combat ability and survivability. After all, the Emerald Phosphorous Serpent was already a dragon type martial soul, and its evolved form, the Emerald Phosphor Serpent Emperor, was considered the king of all serpents extremely close to a true dragon.
With the Earth Dragon Gold Gourd, there was a possibility Dugu Bo's martial soul could undergo draconic transformation, increasing his combat power even if his poison capabilities stayed the same.
Additionally, while poison type users couldn't directly benefit from most immortal grade herbs, some rare ones could amplify the lethality of poisons. One such herb could exponentially magnify the power of toxins. If Dugu Bo mastered it properly, he might even be able to poison a rank 99 Peerless Douluo.
Of course, that's only if the Peerless Douluo got poisoned in the first place.
By the start of the second month, Dugu Yan had completed her internal toxin extraction. She transferred all of her venom into the Bone Eating Serpent right arm spirit bone. Because of the synergy between her own toxins and those of the spirit bone, the poison type ability of that bone saw a massive boost.
This meant not only had Dugu Yan resolved her internal toxicity, but her strength had also advanced a double blessing.
After the toxin transfer, Oscar began treating her. The detoxification process was relatively simple: he needed to use his own blood, combined with nourishing and marrow cleansing herbs, to create a compound detox pill.
Oscar had already prepared these pills over the past month. All that remained was for Dugu Yan to consume them.
Since her internal poisoning wasn't that severe, once she started taking the medicine, she would be completely free from toxins within three months and fully recover from prior damage.
Oscar named the pill Hundred Treasure Detox Compound Pill , a name that matched its effect. After all, his blood now had the ability to neutralize all poisons.
Dugu Bo, on the other hand, still needed much more time to complete his detoxification his body had suffered far more serious longterm corrosion.
Still, Oscar didn't waste any time. Beyond cultivation and pill refining, he also continued training in swordsmanship.
Since Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan already knew about his external spirit bone, there was no need for secrecy. Now that Dugu Bo had acknowledged him, Oscar wasn't afraid a promise from someone like Dugu Bo was solid.
Dugu Yan, ever since her first experience with flying on Oscar's sword, had become obsessed. Whenever she had free time, she'd ask Oscar to take her for a spin in the sky.
Oscar was more than happy to oblige. After all, flying with a beautiful girl in his arms what more could he want?
Of course, Oscar didn't tell Dugu Yan that his flying sword wasn't a singular weapon he could create as many as he wanted at any time.
And to be honest, Oscar wasn't quite sure whether Dugu Yan wanted to experience sword flight… or if she just liked the feeling of being held tightly from behind by him. Either way, he was too shy to ask...
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