Shen Hanyu licked his somewhat dry lips and continued:
"As long as Your Excellency Dugu swears on your martial soul not to harm me, and additionally gives me some herbs, this kid will definitely help you and your granddaughter alleviate or even resolve the toxins in your bodies. What do you think?"
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, carefully sizing up the Shen Hanyu in front of him, and suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question:
"How old are you this year?"
Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then truthfully replied:
"Just turned thirteen. Does Senior Dugu have any matters?"
Dugu Bo almost gasped in shock. A thirteen-year-old quasi-Soul King had never appeared in the entire history of the Douluo Continent, yet now it was truly appearing right before his eyes.
Genius!
An absolute genius!
At that moment, Dugu Bo's dark green eyes turned, and the icy coldness on his face finally melted away a bit. At the very least, he no longer looked like a bad old man; he even gained a touch of the gentle and kind demeanor that an elder of his age should have.
In Dugu Bo's words, when it came to a genius, you either befriend them or turn them into a pile of ashes.
And Shen Hanyu, who could clearly state the poisoning symptoms of himself and his granddaughter, naturally fell into the former category. Moreover, the opponent's cultivation talent was unprecedented. At this age, with such cultivation and this heaven-defying soul ring configuration, if you told him there wasn't some Titled Douluo backing him, he wouldn't believe it.
If he were to make a move against this kid and anger the existence behind him, wouldn't this Titled Douluo gatekeeper just GG on the spot?
Thinking of this, Dugu Bo only wanted to shout in his heart:
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
If Shen Hanyu knew Dugu Bo's train of thought, he would only say: Don't fear smart enemies, fear enemies who are too smart and love to overthink...
Feeling the drastic change in Dugu Bo's aura, Shen Hanyu was also a bit stunned. In the next moment, he saw Dugu Bo say:
"Fine! This old man will give you face. This old man swears on my martial soul that I will not harm you. Now, little brother, you can talk about your so-called detoxification method, right?"
As if afraid Shen Hanyu wouldn't believe him, Dugu Bo added:
"Little friend, no need to worry. Although I, Dugu Bo, am not some gentleman, I will definitely keep my promises. Little friend, no need to worry about this."
The corners of Shen Hanyu's mouth hooked into a slight smile, and he then said:
"Senior Dugu, as a senior Titled Douluo, I naturally trust your words. Since Senior Dugu trusts this junior so much, this junior naturally won't disappoint Senior Dugu."
"This junior has a total of three methods here. As for how to choose, please, Senior Dugu must listen to the end."
A trace of joy appeared on Dugu Bo's face, but he didn't say anything.
Shen Hanyu cleared his throat and said:
"This first one, the treasure land occupied by Senior Dugu, is called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. In the center of the red and blue pools on both shores, there grow two immortal herbs, respectively named Blazing Apricot Sparrow and Octagonal Black Ice Grass. If taken together and then jumping into the pool water, one can cultivate ice and fire dual immunity, a body invulnerable to all poisons. But the price is also enormous. All toxins from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and Jade Phosphor Serpent will become ineffective, including the toxins attached to their soul rings. It might even cause the martial soul rank to drop, from a top-tier beast martial soul to a lower-tier beast martial soul. Your Excellency Dugu might be able to accept it, but Miss Dugu cannot."
"Because Miss Dugu's martial soul is just the Jade Phosphor Serpent. If she loses the poison attribute again, it probably wouldn't even compare to an ordinary beast martial soul..."
Sure enough, Dugu Bo's face, which had been joyful, gradually darkened, as if waiting for Shen Hanyu's follow-up words.
Shen Hanyu then immediately mentioned the second method:
"As for the second, Senior Dugu can find a place for these toxins to reside, that is, a soul bone. Senior Dugu can drive all the toxins into the soul bone. After this junior takes the two immortal herbs mentioned above to temper the golden body, the blood will also contain great detoxification effects. At that time, supplemented with my blood, it can be safe and sound."
These words were already slapping his abacus beads onto the opponent's face. If he still couldn't hear Shen Hanyu's true purpose, Dugu Bo wouldn't deserve to be a Titled Douluo...
But Dugu Bo's face only stiffened slightly, and he didn't speak.
Shen Hanyu then immediately talked about the third method he had thought of himself:
"As for the third, I think once this method succeeds, it will also be the root method to benefit the entire Dugu family."
Dugu Bo's gaze deepened as he looked at Shen Hanyu, slightly drawing in a breath of cold air.
Shen Hanyu looked at the opponent's aged face and slowly said:
"I know that when Senior Dugu broke through to Titled Douluo, you only condensed one dan bead, which even contained half of Senior Dugu's strength."
"Has Senior Dugu ever thought of compressing all the toxins in your body to condense them into a poison bead in the dantian? This would not only solve the toxin problem, but even the cultivation Senior Dugu has accumulated for decades would erupt all at once. At that time, breaking through one or two levels wouldn't be easy, and beating up that dead chrysanthemum wouldn't be just a matter of time?"
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up fiercely, then he excitedly paced a few steps, but suddenly remembered something and said somewhat dejectedly:
"Your method does have some feasibility, but the toxins in this old man's body have already penetrated the bone marrow. To tell a joke, this old man has played with poisons his whole life, yet can't even fully control the toxins in his own body..."
Shen Hanyu smiled lightly at this and then said:
"What if there is a herb that can instantly amplify the toxins in your body a hundredfold or even a thousandfold? What then?"
Dugu Bo smiled and said:
"It has some feasibility, but where can to find such a herb? Under this heaven, this old man has heard and inquired about herbs with such effects, and now says it is indeed a bit pathetic..."
Shen Hanyu didn't mind:
"Far in the horizon, close at hand. You search the world, yet solely because of fear, you don't look at the herbs in this treasure land. Sometimes, being willing to try is also a good habit."
Dugu Bo's expression remained unchanged, but a trace of relieved smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He said:
"You kid is quite interesting. Not only extraordinarily talented, but also with extraordinary knowledge, and such boldness. A character like you is rare to see, even in the past or future ten thousand years."
"Even this old man can't help but want to befriend you. Truly interesting. I didn't expect that in this old man's twilight years, I could still meet such an interesting junior..."
Shen Hanyu showed a slight smile and then said:
"The world all says Poison Douluo is unyielding to both soft and hard approaches, narrow-minded, even to the point of being ruthless, wishing to exterminate everything that poses a threat to him. But seeing today, although Senior appears icy and ruthless on the surface, in reality, he's an old man with a not bad nature, even with a bit of amiable color in his words. It seems the world's words have some misunderstandings in them..."
Dugu Bo was stunned after hearing this, then laughed heartily, as if even the pain in his body had lightened some.
Shen Hanyu looked at the Dugu Bo in front of him and inexplicably thought of that pedantic, rigorous, yet kind old professor from his university days in his previous life...
He was also this kind of personality: seemed hard to get along with, but had a good nature. Once familiar, he would treat you with all his heart. He was a good person, not acknowledged by the world...