Douluo Continent: Ultimate Sea God Dragon, Inheriting Two Godhoods

"It should be possible."

After a moment's thought, and considering her own family's situation, Dugu Yan quickly gave an answer.

On the contrary, Dugu Bo's expression became unpredictable, and his eyes flashed with green light.

"Kid, are you mocking me?"

"It's not sarcasm." Even though the chilling aura felt like a thorn in his back, Ouyang Ling remained calm and even took a sip of tea.

This action surprised Dugu Bo once again.

Surprisingly, even under the aura's influence, this kid could still act as if nothing had happened; he's quite remarkable.

Just as Dugu Bo was secretly admiring the scene, Ouyang Ling's voice continued. "Actually, the question I just asked was meant to make Senior Dugu realize something. That is, if a venomous snake wants to kill itself with its own venom, there is only one possibility: it injects itself with the venom. The same applies to martial souls. And Senior Dugu's situation can't be considered a consequence of past actions, can it?"

These words caused Dugu Bo to frown deeply.

"Kid, what do you mean?"

Ouyang Ling: "I have learned a lot. Naturally, this includes all kinds of poison-attribute martial souls, but I have never found a single soul master with a poison-attribute beast martial soul who has died from the backlash of their own poison."

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, showing his disdain.

"That's because they're not strong enough."

However, before he could finish speaking, Ouyang Ling immediately cut him off: "There are quite a few titled Douluo with poison-attribute beast martial souls recorded in history."

Before he could continue, Ouyang Ling spoke up: "Senior, the reason your family was poisoned was never because of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, but because of you!"

This sentence hits the nail on the head!

Similarly, this also thoroughly angered Dugu Bo!

"What did you say?!"

The next second, an immense soul power pressure belonging to the titled Douluo level erupted from Dugu Bo's body, sweeping towards Ouyang Ling like a vast ocean with the force of Mount Tai pressing down, causing the surrounding air to freeze.

Ouyang Ling, who was being targeted, felt as if his internal organs were being churned up and his whole body was being struck by a heavy hammer.

Before anyone could react, Dugu Bo's hand had already reached out, like a ghost locking onto their throat.

"Hey kid! Say that again!"

Dugu Bo's voice was icy cold, and his eyes, like those of a venomous snake, were fixed on Ouyang Ling.

Ouyang Ling, who had anticipated this, was speechless.

Well! This old poisoner is indeed unpredictable and capricious; he's already made his move.

"grandfather!"

Realizing what was happening, Dugu Yan was shocked. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, grabbing Dugu Bo's arm. "Let go right now! We agreed on this beforehand!"

Unlike usual, Dugu Bo remained silent, simply staring at Ouyang Ling, but the hand gripping Ouyang Ling's throat didn't exert any force. Even Ouyang Ling, as the person involved, could feel a slight tremor.

Clearly, the reason for not exerting force was out of consideration for Dugu Yan.

As for why it was trembling…

Ouyang Ling: It seems that this Poison Douluo has also realized the true meaning behind the words and is somewhat afraid to face it.

Dugu Bo's tone was chilling, yet it concealed a fear no one knew: "Kid! You have to take responsibility for your words!"

Relying on having people both openly and secretly, even with his neck being grabbed, Ouyang Ling remained calm and composed: "Of course, and a true man should dare to take responsibility for his actions."

In short, it's a double entendre.

At this moment, the atmosphere seemed to reach a stalemate.

Fortunately, Dugu Yan, worried that she had harmed her classmate and friend, was extremely anxious. Seeing that she couldn't pull her grandfather's arm off, she became furious and yelled, "Grandpa! If you don't let go of Xiao Ling, I'll never talk to you again!"

Dugu Bo was taken aback, and his hand immediately loosened. In the shadows, the Porcupine Douluo also stopped moving.

Ouyang Ling, now freed, touched the faint red mark on her throat to ease the slight discomfort.

Despite her displeasure, she still looked up at Dugu Bo, who was being reprimanded by Dugu Yan for "breaking his promise," and asked to attract his attention, "Senior Dugu, would you like me to continue explaining my judgment?"

Dugu Bo's expression was complex, and regret flashed in his eyes. "Speak, I'm listening. But if you..."

"grandfather!"

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

Therefore, Dugu Bo could only remain silent, avoiding his granddaughter, and out of the corner of his eye, he gave Ouyang Ling a meaningful look, letting him understand it himself.

Ouyang Ling didn't seem to care and nodded.

"Then I'll continue."

"Your real poisoning will probably come from the poison techniques you cultivate. Generally, poison-attribute soul masters don't deliberately cultivate their poisons, except for acquiring soul rings and cultivating soul power. Because in this case, poison is just a manifestation of soul power, like wind, thunder, water, and fire."

"As long as the martial soul isn't flawed due to mutation, its inherent effects should never endanger the soul master's life. But is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent a flawed martial soul?"

Ouyang Ling's eyes were burning.

Dugu Bo remained silent.

Does the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul have any flaws?

of course not!

In fact, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent martial soul has long been documented and gradually became a family tradition passed down through a single lineage. But frankly, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent martial soul isn't particularly strong; among all beast martial souls, it can only be ranked alongside the Ghost Leopard. The truly powerful one is the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!

After hearing Ouyang Ling's assessment, Dugu Bo couldn't help but recall what had happened back then.

In order to become a powerful Soul Master, he took a different path and cultivated poison techniques, combining poison with soul power, hoping to make the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's poison unparalleled in the world. It was because of this that he inadvertently set the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul on the path of evolution.

Who would have thought that this would be the beginning of retribution?

His cultivation of poisonous arts caused him to suffer a backlash from the poison inherent in his martial spirit. Not only did he lose his wife in middle age, but he also brought misfortune upon his descendants, losing his son and daughter-in-law, leaving him with lifelong regret!

However, even a moment before Ouyang Ling spoke, he did not think it was due to the poison technique, but rather believed that the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul would encounter a backlash after being cultivated to a high level.

Before Dugu Bo appeared, his predecessors, due to insufficient talent, could only cultivate to the level of Soul Emperor at most, and there was not even a Soul Saint.

At this moment, Dugu Bo seemed to have suffered a severe blow. His energy and spirit aged by more than thirty years in an instant.

Now, he believed Ouyang Ling's judgment. Because, as Ouyang Ling said, there were many Title Douluos in history who possessed poison-attribute beast spirits, but none of them brought disaster upon themselves or their descendants. Only him! Only him, Dugu Bo!

I never imagined that the root of all this was because I had taken a different path and practiced poisonous arts! I was the culprit who caused all of this to happen!

"grandfather…"

A pang of heartache flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes, and her words also snapped Dugu Bo out of his regret.

"Senior Dugu, it's not too late yet."

These words completely pulled him back to reality.

That's right, it's not too late, there's still Yan Yan...

As long as the poison Yan Yan was born with can be cured, and she doesn't cultivate his poison techniques but only his martial spirit, then there won't be any more problems. As for whether he will become powerful in the future... as long as Yan Yan can live happily, that's enough!

Having figured this out, Dugu Bo took a deep breath, completely suppressing his emotions, and then looked at Ouyang Ling.

His attitude became serious, and his tone was no longer as cold as before. "Kid, if you can cure Yan Yan's poison, I can agree to do three things for you, three things that won't cross my bottom line. As you said, a true man dares to take responsibility for his actions!"

Unexpectedly, Ouyang Ling asked another question:

"Don't you want to detoxify, senior?"

Dugu Bo suddenly looked up, his eyes lighting up!

"You can cure my poison too?"

"Perhaps it's worth a try."

Ouyang Ling didn't say anything too absolute.

First, he didn't want to reveal the Deep Blue Purifier's ability to cure all poisons; he had to be careful. Second, he wanted to find an excuse to get Dugu Bo to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, since those immortal herbs were the real business.