From the chaotic sea of ​​stars, it began to wreak havoc on all the heavens.

Chapter 21 Douluo Timeline

Not only did it shatter Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul True Form, it also sent him flying.

Dugu Bo was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through several large trees before collapsing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and losing consciousness.

Before losing consciousness, he seemed to vaguely see the thick fog dissipate, and the black greatsword transformed back into dark light, returning to the side of a black figure.

The newcomer was Qin Sheng, who originally intended to kill the person who had intruded into the formation.

However, upon discovering that it was this entirely green creature, they immediately changed their minds.

After all, he still has many things to learn and many things to do, and this old poisoner is a good candidate.

"You're lucky today."

Qin Sheng's cultivation had now reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so he no longer needed to use object manipulation techniques. With a thought, Dugu Bo was enveloped in a faint layer of golden magic power and floated in front of him. His mouth opened automatically.

Qin Sheng patted his storage bag, and two pills, one green and one red, flew out and entered Dugu Bo's mouth.

The green pill is naturally the Qingfeng Yulu Pill, which can cure all poisons, while the red one is the Gushang Pill, which can heal injuries.

The old poisoner is seriously injured now, and if he doesn't receive timely treatment, he might die soon.

As for feeding him Qingfeng Yulu Pills, it was naturally to alleviate the poison in his body. After all, in addition to being poisoned by his own martial soul absorbing a poison-attribute soul ring, Dugu Bo also passed on this poison to his son.

After learning that Qin Sheng could cure the poison, this old poisoner was completely at his mercy.
After an unknown amount of time, when Dugu Bo regained consciousness, he found himself in an unfamiliar cave.

The cave dwelling contained nothing but a ventilation opening and a futon.

When he tried to sit up, he found that all his pain had disappeared. Not only was the pain gone, but the poison he had been inflicted by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, which had continuously absorbed all poison-attribute soul rings, had also been greatly relieved.

I feel an indescribable sense of comfort all over my body.

Not only the injuries, but even the poison I was afflicted with... Dugu Bo knew he should be happy, but the scene of being hit by a brick—no, by a giant sword—that nearly cost him his life still lingered in his mind.

If it had been the blade of the sword instead of the blade's surface, Dugu Bo would probably have been cut in two.

Who exactly is that person? Could he be some reclusive old monster?

Dugu Bo felt a little nervous and uneasy.

Just then, that familiar voice rang out again, "Now that you're awake, come out."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dugu Bo thought he had accidentally wandered into the territory of some old monster. After all, there are always some titled Douluo who prefer to live in seclusion.

After respectfully responding, Dugu Bo walked out of the cave with a nervous and uneasy feeling.

As soon as he stepped outside, his eyes were suddenly opened to a medicinal garden several acres in size, where all sorts of exotic flowers and herbs that he had never heard of or seen before were growing.

In a corner a few dozen meters away from the herb garden, a young figure in black sat at a table, holding a golden brush that emitted a faint glow, seemingly drawing something.

So young? This was Dugu Bo's first thought, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. He knew, of course, that this was the person who had shattered his Martial Soul True Body. He also knew what this meant: that this young man, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, could take his life at any moment.

"Junior Dugu Bo greets Your Majesty!" Thinking that most of the poison in his body had been relieved, and then thinking of his son who was also poisoned, Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and respectfully bowed to the person in front of him.

The young man did not answer, but continued to draw something. As strange symbols were drawn on one blank sheet of paper after another, the boy infused them with his 'soul power' and burned them to ashes. Finally, after dozens of sheets, the first blank sheet of paper was successfully drawn.

"It took thirty-eight attempts to finally create a calming talisman. It seems my talisman-making talent is much stronger than Old Demon Han's."

The young man stood up, muttered something to himself, then suddenly made a few scribbling motions on the talisman with his hand, before throwing it into the air, where it disappeared in a streak of white light.

Before Dugu Bo could understand what was happening, a talisman suddenly appeared on his forehead, and then, that was it—he found himself unable to move.

"Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"

Dugu Bo tried to use his soul power to break free, but as soon as he tried, he found that his soul power was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, being firmly suppressed by this mysterious talisman.

Qin Sheng moved swiftly and appeared beside Dugu Bo. "What do you mean? You barged into my cave and disturbed my cultivation. Tell me, what is your punishment?"

To Dugu Bo's surprise, the voice of the person in front of him was as young as his appearance.

"Your Majesty, I only entered this place by mistake while tracking a ten-thousand-year-old black-scaled venomous python. Please forgive me, senior."

In any world, bullying the weak and fearing the strong is human nature, and this phenomenon is no exception in Douluo Continent, where Dugu Bo is no different. He faces this mysterious man who employs a variety of tactics.

Even though he had become a Soul Master, he was still powerless to resist.

If it were just him alone, that would be fine.

After all, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated; he still had that much backbone.

But he has a son. If he dies, his son will truly have no way to survive.

Since this person in front of him could greatly alleviate the toxins in his own body, it shouldn't be a problem for him to remove the toxins from his son's body either.

He didn't mind groveling for his son's sake.

Moreover, the opponent's strength far surpasses that of himself.

"Whether you forgive me or not is another matter. I will ask you questions and you will answer them. If your answers satisfy me, I may consider giving you a way out."

Qin Sheng stood with his hands behind his back, turned his back to him, and acted like a superior person.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the other party didn't directly kill him.

"How old is Tang Hao of the Haotian Sect, and what is his current cultivation level?"

This was Qin Sheng's first question. Although he had roughly determined the timeline based on Old Jack's age in Holy Soul Village, it was still not accurate.

"Tang Hao broke through to the Soul King level six years ago. At that time, he was only twenty years old and was hailed as the number one young talent of the Clear Sky Sect. He was bestowed with a Clear Sky Sect inheritance soul bone by the current sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. This matter was widely discussed in Douluo Continent at the time. Now he is twenty-six years old. With his talent, he should have already broken through to the Soul Emperor level."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo, though unsure why Qin Sheng was asking, still answered honestly.

(End of this chapter)