"Grandpa Qian Jun, Grandpa Jiangmo, there's no need for forceful methods. Just make him understand the situation and make a choice." Lin Yu said.
"Oh?"
Qian Jun and Jiangmo exchanged glances, curious to see what Lin Yu would do.
"Let me try."
Lin Yu said, standing in front of Dugu Bo, his emotions calm: "Senior Dugu Bo, I believe you are aware of the current situation. To survive, your only option is to join Spirit Hall."
"I know you might not fear death, but your Dugu Yan... Of course, after your death, we can spare her."
"But even if we spare your Dugu Yan, she probably won't live past 20!"
"Wh-what do you mean?" Dugu Bo raised his head, looking at the extraordinary young man before him, feeling an unusual unease.
Lin Yu stated directly: "While your Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit possesses powerful venomous abilities, it also corrodes you with snake venom. This backlash poison will cause you unbearable pain and even endanger your life."
"You are still able to suppress the backlash poison with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but your Dugu Yan has been permeated by the toxins since she was in the womb, so her attacks are faster and more intense!"
"Even if she can live past twenty or thirty, her entire life will be subjected to the endless torment of the backlash poison."
Lin Yu's words were like needles, each word piercing Dugu Bo's heart. Looking at his beautiful, lovable, and cherished granddaughter beside him, Dugu Bo felt immense pain.
But he was also incredibly shocked at how Lin Yu knew this. Dugu Bo gritted his teeth, staring at Lin Yu and asking in a deep voice, "How did you know?"
"You don't need to know that. You just need to understand that I can help you and your Dugu Yan resolve the backlash poison in your bodies."
This sentence made Dugu Bo's eyes widen, his emotions stirring: "You can solve it!?"
"That's right." Lin Yu nodded, and said again: "Senior Dugu Bo, now you can make your choice."
"Do you want to die, leaving your helpless Dugu Yan to suffer from the backlash poison and eventually perish?"
"Or do you want to take your Dugu Yan, resolve the backlash poison together, and then join Spirit Hall, living happily ever after as grandfather and Dugu Yan?"
Two choices: one heaven, one hell.
Dugu Bo already had an answer in his heart, but some concerns and worries prevented him from making a decision.
"Grandpa! Agree to it! Spirit Hall isn't bad at all! Yan Yan, Yan Yan doesn't want to see you die!" Dugu Yan said, her face tear-streaked.
"Yan Yan..." Dugu Bo's heart ached again. He clenched his fist: "If you can truly resolve the poison in our bodies, joining Spirit Hall is fine. But I, Dugu Bo, have offended Chrysanthemum Pass. If I join Spirit Hall, wouldn't I have to humble myself and take orders from that Chrysanthemum Pass!"
Dugu Bo didn't have much animosity with Spirit Hall's forces, but Spirit Hall had his arch-rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo.
And Chrysanthemum Douluo was an Elder who held considerable power in Spirit Hall. If he, Dugu Bo, joined, wouldn't he have to work under Chrysanthemum Douluo and be controlled by Chrysanthemum Douluo?
This point made it truly difficult for him to accept.
Lin Yu smiled knowingly. Dugu Bo's words already indicated he had made his choice.
He said with a smile: "Any Titled Douluo-level powerhouse is qualified to become an Elder of Spirit Hall. I can apply to grant you the status of an Elder, which would make you equal to Chrysanthemum Douluo."
"After joining Spirit Hall, you only need to serve our Hall of Offerings; you don't have to obey the Supreme Pontiff. In the Hall of Offerings, it's relatively relaxed."
"Is that true? You can directly make me an Elder of Spirit Hall?" Dugu Bo's eyes lit up.
"Hmm, I think there's a ninety-nine percent chance."
"Who exactly is this child? He actually has such a strong say in Spirit Hall?" Dugu Bo suddenly became full of curiosity about Lin Yu's identity, and he finally made up his mind.
He slowly lowered his proud head: "Please bestow the method to detoxify. I, Dugu Bo, am willing to join Spirit Hall!"
"Please rise, Senior Dugu Bo." Lin Yu reached out and helped Dugu Bo up, then explained: "To resolve the accumulated toxins in your bodies, you actually only need to force the toxins into a Spirit Bone. By using the Spirit Bone as a vessel, you can prevent the toxins from continuing to backfire on your body, and also retain your poisonous abilities."
"But! Using a Spirit Bone as a vessel, there will always come a day when it can no longer contain all the toxins. At that time, the toxins will still backfire on your body, so this is only a temporary measure."
"Now you can force the toxins in your body into a Spirit Bone. Oh, by the way, it's best not to choose a head Spirit Bone."
Dugu Bo asked, puzzled: "Why?"
"For safety, it's better to choose Spirit Bones from the limbs. Although the probability of an accident is relatively low, if something does go wrong, you can at least cut off your hands and feet. You can't cut off your head, can you?"
"So that's it! Reasonable! Very reasonable!"
"The capacity of one Spirit Bone can maintain your storage for at least about ten years. After ten years, if you continue to sincerely work for Spirit Hall, I will find a way to completely eradicate the toxins from your body." (Actually, in the original work, Dugu Bo didn't die at all. Let's calculate it according to the anime's death time here. After Dugu Bo forced the poison into the Spirit Bone, he lived for about ten years.)
"This old man understands. Thank you!"
Seeing that Dugu Bo had been completely persuaded to surrender, the two behind him, Jiangmo and Qian Jun, exchanged smiles.
However, there was still a problem for Dugu Bo at the moment: he had only absorbed a head Spirit Bone, although he still had a two-thousand-year-old poisonous lizard-type leg Spirit Bone.
This Spirit Bone was specifically reserved by Dugu Bo for his own Dugu Yan.
If he gave it to Dugu Yan, he wouldn't have one himself.
But Dugu Bo still took out the leg Spirit Bone without hesitation: "Yan Yan, this Spirit Bone was prepared by Grandpa for you. Now it's time to give it to you. You absorb it and then force the toxins in your body into the Spirit Bone."
"But Grandpa, if you give it to me, you won't have a limb-type Spirit Bone!" Dugu Yan tried to decline.
"Grandpa, I'll just find another one later. Hurry and absorb it."
"Grandpa, Spirit Bones are not that easy to find..."
Watching the grandfather and Dugu Yan politely refuse each other, Qian Jun Douluo directly interrupted: "Alright, stop declining back and forth. I just happen to have a four-thousand-year-old poisonous left leg bone here. Consider it a gift from Lin Yu to you. You just need to repay Lin Yu's kindness."
Qian Jun Douluo said, directly throwing the Spirit Bone in front of the grandfather and Dugu Yan.
"Grandpa Qian Jun is truly beyond words to me." Lin Yu felt quite touched.
Qian Jun's intention for Dugu Bo to owe him kindness was simply to make Dugu Bo another strong backing for him.
Although this piece was not suitable for Qian Jun Douluo, any Spirit Bone is extremely precious...