Chapter 52: Ning Rongrong's Terrible Idea!
[Unless it's an external soul bone capable of evolution, like the Eight Spider Lances, or a top-tier soul bone at the hundred-thousand-year level.]
[Otherwise, ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones simply cannot withstand the source-level venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's caliber!]
[Once the toxin accumulation exceeds the soul bone's critical threshold, the bone will explode!]
[When that happens, the venom's backlash will be ten times more violent than before—Dugu Bo would die without even leaving ashes behind!]
[Back then, Tang San used himself as an example, saying that he had also diverted toxins into the Eight Spider Lances.]
[And that fool Dugu Bo actually believed him.]
[But did he even think about Tang San's setup?]
[That's an external soul bone with devouring properties that can evolve without limit!]
[Add to that Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, which possesses top-tier life purification attributes.]
[Does Dugu Bo have either of those?]
[The only decent thing on him is that Medusa Skull—what about the rest?]
[For Dugu Yan to survive, following Tang San's method, she would need to equip all six soul bones over her entire body!]
[And the quality would have to start at ten thousand years at the very least—preferably toxin-aligned or with extremely high carrying capacity!]
[Come on! Do you really think soul bones are cabbages? You can wholesale them at the market?]
[Even if Dugu Bo is a Titled Douluo—even if he went around robbing people—there's no way he could put together a full set like that for his granddaughter!]
[So the so-called "detoxification method" Tang San proposed—]
[For the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter, it's not only extremely difficult to realize, but it also carries massive hidden dangers.]
[Tang San was really just exploiting an information gap—freeloading a Titled Douluo as his personal enforcer, and conveniently emptying the man's medicinal garden.]
[This deal was simply a guaranteed profit with no losses whatsoever.]
After reading this far, the chat group exploded once again.
[I Want to Live Past Thirty (Dugu Yan): ...]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: Could it be… am I really destined to die before thirty?]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: Even the soul bone method is a trap? Then what can I do—just wait for death?]
At this moment, Dugu Yan was truly in despair.
Soul Bones were already hard enough to find—and even if she somehow found them, there was still the risk of them exploding?
[Supreme Pope: Heh. Lin Yuan's analysis is spot on.]
[Supreme Pope: If you could really equip a full set of high-quality soul bones, you could indeed live for several decades more. But the question is—where would those soul bones come from?]
[Supreme Pope: Don't even talk about your Heaven Dou Empire. Even if you turned the entire Spirit Hall treasury upside down, you probably still couldn't scrape together a set suitable for you.]
[Supreme Pope: Dugu Yan, your grandfather is truly… interesting.]
[Supreme Pope: Tang San just fed him a terrible idea—one that treats the symptoms but not the root cause—and even got his medicinal garden looted in the process. And yet your grandfather still felt endless gratitude and protected him for so long?]
[Supreme Pope: Being sold and still helping count the money—that's your foolish grandfather in a nutshell, isn't it?]
Bibi Dong's words were harsh—but they were the truth.
Reading them, Dugu Yan felt a tightness in her chest.
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: Sister Yan, don't lose hope!]
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: I also feel it's not worth it for your grandfather. That Tang San is just awful!]
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: But! Look closely at the tone of the diary!]
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: Lin Yuan might be mocking Tang San's method, but he's way too calm about it. I'm sure he knows how to cure it completely!]
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: I think… things like the honey trap—if it works, use it!]
[Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady: Think about it—Lin Yuan is at his peak age, and your figure is amazing. As long as you sacrifice a little beauty… hehehe. If your life's on the line, who cares about pride?]
It had to be said—Ning Rongrong, that little witch, truly loved stirring up trouble.
Not only was she encouraging Dugu Yan to throw herself at him, she even harbored a bit of mischievous delight at the thought of seeing Lin Yuan flustered.
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: ... (blushing.jpg)]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: You little brat! Do you think I wouldn't dare?! If it could really save my grandfather, this lady… this lady… hmph!]
Though Dugu Yan spoke stubbornly, her resolve was already wavering.
That stunning shot Lin Yuan fired earlier had left an indelible mark on her heart.
If it really came down to offering herself… it didn't seem like a bad deal?
However, those words immediately triggered a certain "territorial" little rabbit.
[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorns: No! Absolutely not!]
[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorns: @Seven-Treasure Little Rich Lady, you bad woman! You're actually teaching others to steal my—steal my friend!]
[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorns: Lin Yuan is mine! I won't let you use a honey trap on him!]
By the side of the Nuoding Academy field, Xiao Wu was staring intently at Dugu Yan in the distance. Her large pink eyes were full of vigilance, like a cat guarding against a fish thief.
Dugu Yan keenly sensed the hostility.
She turned her head, looked at the puffed-up Xiao Wu, and instead curled her lips into a provocative smile—deliberately pushing out her proud chest.
'Little girl, competing with me? You're still too green!'
Xiao Wu subconsciously glanced down at her own still-undeveloped chest and immediately felt deflated.
Damn it!
And at that moment, Lin Yuan's diary continued.
[Actually, to completely resolve the backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent toxin once and for all, there is a permanent solution.]
[But it requires two conditions.]
[First, Dugu Bo has to drag me to his precious medicinal garden.]
[I haven't drawn the Alchemy Manual yet, so I can't concoct high-end detox pills.]
[But whether it's the Soul Beast Encyclopedia granted by the system or my memories of the original story, I'm thoroughly familiar with the medicinal properties of the herbs there.]
[I only need to harvest a few specific immortal herbs to help Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan cleanse their marrow, temper their bodies, and rebuild their foundations!]
At this point, Lin Yuan had revealed his true intention.
He was deliberately guiding Dugu Yan to convince Dugu Bo himself to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
He indeed couldn't refine pills, but as long as the herbs were high-year ones, he definitely knew their properties.
Those immortal herbs could practically be regarded as plant-type soul beasts.
After all, even weeds like Blue Silver Grass counted as soul beasts—so how could the herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well not qualify?
[But this is only external assistance.]
[If one wants true, permanent healing—and even allows Dugu Bo to go a step further—then it still depends on him.]
[He must condense a toxin soul core of his own!]
Soul Core!
The moment these two words appeared, they struck like a thunderbolt, exploding in the minds of all the powerful figures secretly watching.
Spirit City, Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong had been reclining lazily on the pope's throne. Upon seeing those two words, her brows instantly knit together.
"Soul Core?"
As someone who had once received system rewards, she was no stranger to the term.
Because the first diary reward she received was precisely to help her condense a Soul Core!
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