Chapter 39: Refining the Source, Stripping Chaos
"A little knowledge of medicine and poisons? Observing qi and facial expressions?"
Dugu Bo didn't believe it at all, and the poisonous fog surged even more violently.
"Bullshit! I've traveled the continent for decades, and I've never heard of the art of reading qi! Tell me! Otherwise, I'll let you taste what it's like to be truly devoured by a thousand poisons!"
He stretched out his five fingers, and the dark green poisonous claw shadow condensed instantly, locking onto Xiao Yin's throat!
However, Xiao Yin faced the poisonous claws and instead of retreating, he took another step forward and said shockingly:
"Senior, you and your granddaughter Dugu Yan were both poisoned by the same backlash poison originating from the essence of your martial soul!
This poison is not invaded by external objects, but it continues to grow, accumulate, and penetrate into your bone marrow and internal organs as your martial spirit becomes stronger!
Like a maggot in the tarsal bone, it is passed down from generation to generation!
If it is not eradicated, your life span may not exceed ten years!
As for your granddaughter Dugu Yan... her cultivation is still shallow, and although the accumulated toxins in her body are not as deep as yours, her foundation is not solid, and the backlash force has begun to erode her origin!
I'm afraid...it won't last more than five years!"
"boom--!!!"
It was like being struck by lightning!
The phantom of the poisonous claws condensed by Dugu Bo instantly dissipated!
"Ten years... five years..."
He muttered to himself in a daze, his tall body hunched slightly, and the blood color on his face drained away, leaving only a deathly paleness!
Xiao Yin's words were like the sharpest ice spike, piercing through the most fearful guess in his heart!
He always knew that he was deeply poisoned, and he relied on his powerful cultivation and the method of fighting poison with poison to survive.
But he always had a lucky hope, thinking that with his skills as Poison Douluo, he could always find a way to suppress or even solve the problem, at least... at least he could protect Yanyan!
He had never thought, or rather he didn't dare to think, that the poison in Yanyan's body was so serious!
Five years?!
Doesn't that mean his beloved granddaughter is walking step by step towards the abyss of death, and he is powerless to do anything?!
A huge panic instantly gripped Dugu Bo's heart!
It was a hundred times more powerful than when he was shocked by the name of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex just now!
"No... Impossible! You're talking nonsense!"
Dugu Bo raised his head suddenly, his emerald eyes bloodshot, "I have devoted my life to studying poisons! Although the poison of the Green Phosphorus Snake King is strong, I have my own way to suppress it!
Yanyan...Yanyan just had a little trouble with her training! Don't exaggerate!"
"suppress?"
Xiao Yin's lips curled up in a trace of sympathetic ridicule, "Senior, what you call suppression is relying on a 'naturally blessed' treasure land that gathers the coldest and hottest forces of heaven and earth?
Relying on the medicinal properties of the many exotic flowers and herbs growing around that treasure land to forcibly neutralize the toxins erupting in the body?
Even... forcing a poison that one cannot withstand into a certain special soul bone?"
"You...you even know this?!" Dugu Bo completely lost his composure, and his voice changed tone!
Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire!
This kid... he seems to know everything! This isn't medical skill anymore, it's witchcraft!
"Of course I do."
Xiao Yin's voice was firm, "But senior, do you think this can solve the problem?
It's just drinking poison to quench thirst!
The medicinal properties of that treasure land can only temporarily neutralize the surface toxins and delay the outbreak, but it cannot reach the core poison that penetrates deep into the bone marrow and the origin of the martial soul!
The deadly poison you forced into your soul bone is only a temporary deposit. Once your soul bone can no longer withstand it or you are seriously injured, it will counterattack instantly and kill you faster!
As for your granddaughter...she doesn't have your cultivation level and soul bone to store the poison!
The poison in her body was brought from the womb!
Senior, do you really think she just had a 'something wrong with her cultivation'?!"
Every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Dugu Bo's heart!
It shattered all the luck he had been deceiving himself with for so many years!
Dugu Bo staggered back a step, his face as pale as paper, and fine beads of cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
He looked at Xiao Yin, his eyes filled with unprecedented complex emotions——
Horror, fear, despair, and a hint of hope...like a drowning man grabbing onto a piece of driftwood!
"You...you can see through it...then you...do you have any solution?!"
Dugu Bo's voice contained a pleading tone that he himself was not aware of.
The dignity of a Titled Douluo and the previous anger became insignificant in front of his granddaughter's life!
Xiao Yin was certain in his heart that the time had come.
He nodded slightly, an unfathomable look on his face, and spoke with great confidence:
"Although this poison is strong, it originates from the martial soul and penetrates deep into the root, making it almost impossible to cure... But it is not a dead end!"
"Third Soul Skill: Cauldron Cooking!"
Buzz——!
I saw the black ten thousand year soul ring under Xiao Yin's feet shining brightly!
The ancient and heavy black cauldron appeared again!
Dugu Bo's pupils shrank sharply!
With his knowledge, he instantly felt the extraordinary nature of this giant tripod!
The Taotie totem on the tripod had an aura that was exactly the same as Xiao Yin's martial soul!
This is definitely not an ordinary weapon spirit or soul skill transformation!
This tripod...seems to be the ultimate manifestation of Xiao Yin's martial soul power!
"This cauldron is formed from the power of my martial soul's origin. Its core ability is to refine and return to the source, and to strip away the chaos!"
Xiao Yin looked at Dugu Bo with a burning gaze, "Please go and bring back a soul beast, a hundred-year-old one will do."
Dugu Bo gave Xiao Yin a complicated look, without replying, and disappeared in a flash.
At this time, Liu Erlong also said worriedly: "Are you sure? They say that Dugu Bo is moody. What if..."
"Don't worry, I never do anything without confidence!" Xiao Yin patted Liu Erlong's shoulder and walked on.
Five minutes later, Dugu Bo reappeared carrying a century-old Gale Wolf.
Dugu Bo threw the half-dead Gale Wolf in front of Xiao Yin and said, "Boy, if you dare to play tricks on me, no one can save you!"
Xiao Yin pinched the Wind Wolf's neck and said, "Don't worry, Senior, just wait and see..."
Before he finished speaking, the black cauldron shook slightly, and the chaotic mist at the mouth of the cauldron suddenly spun and turned into a deep vortex!
A powerful suction force instantly enveloped the body of the Gale Wolf!
whoosh——!
The huge beast corpse was sucked up by the vortex effortlessly and thrown into the seemingly small mouth of the black cauldron, as if it had entered another space!
Buzz——!
The black cauldron was radiating light all over, and the Taotie totem on the cauldron seemed to come alive, with its eyes lighting up with dark golden light.
A low roar like muffled thunder could be heard faintly from within the cauldron, as if an invisible fire was burning.
Only a dozen breaths passed!
The buzzing stops.
The body of the cauldron shook slightly, and the chaotic mist at its mouth dissipated.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two streams of light flew out from the cauldron!
A copper-colored pill emitting pure life energy was quietly floating in front of Xiao Yin!
The other one condensed into a drop of copper-colored energy liquid and instantly sank into the mouth of the Taotie martial spirit phantom behind Xiao Yin!
As for the body of the Gale Wolf, it had long since disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace behind!
"This pill is the essence of the Wind Wolf's flesh, blood, and soul. It has been refined to the point of being pure and can be absorbed directly without any side effects. Its effect is comparable to top-tier strengthening and nourishing pills!"
Xiao Yin held up the copper-colored pill and said calmly, "As for that drop of liquid, it is the essence of his bloodline origin and remaining soul power. It has been absorbed by my martial soul and is helping me build my foundation."
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