Chapter 136: Du Gu Bo

"Be careful."

Yang Wudi grabbed Tie Li's arm and quickly pulled him to his side.

Tie Li saw a wisp of poison gas brush past him and instantly broke out in cold sweat.

"Looks like we've found it," a flash of light flickered in Yang Wudi's eyes.

The three had been searching the Sunset Forest for four or five days, never expecting it to be here.

"You step back, watch me break his poison array."

The elder led Tie Li a hundred meters away, and before Tie Li could react, he saw a burst of multicolored sunrise glow.

"Hold your breath."

"Alright."

Tie Li dared not be careless and immediately sealed his mouth and nose.

Instead of the huge commotion he imagined, a splendid radiance burst forth, breaking a poison array set by a titled Douluo.

"All right, let's go," the elder set off together with Tie Li.

To guard against other traps, Yang Wudi forged ahead, with the elder and Tie Li close behind.

At that moment, Yang Wudi suddenly halted, his eyes filled with an indescribable excitement.

"It's real… it really is, Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Eye, truly the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Eye."

The elder and Tie Li arrived at Yang Wudi's side and saw the same sight.

"Follow my steps, and don't stray."

"Got it."

Tie Li followed behind the elder, each footfall laden with meaning, and he dared not act recklessly.

When they neared the spring's eye, a terrifying aura surged from above; Tie Li felt a hundred‑zhang mountain bearing down on his head, chilling him to the bone.

"Hmph, a Douluo, with a Soul Saint and a Soul Ancestor, and they actually broke my poison array?"

"Du Gu Bo, you use poison as your title, yet the array you set is no more than this."

"You're just a mere Douluo, yet you dare bluster before me."

While Du Gu Bo spoke, Yang Wudi gestured to the two, and the elder immediately led Tie Li away from the spot.

Facing a titled Douluo, Yang Wudi dared no slightest carelessness.

"Boom"

A violent clash sounded behind them, the resulting battle shockwaves made hearts race.

As one of the Four Great Single-Attribute Families, Yang Wudi, though of Douluo cultivation, already possessed attack power at the level of a titled Douluo.

The Soul Rings on their bodies interwove and flashed; Du Gu Bo was startled, Yang Wudi's attack made his nerves quake.

An attack from a Douluo could be so terrifying?

Du Gu Bo's inner pride was provoked; a harsh, long howl erupted from his mouth, jade‑green light burst forth, the first seven Soul Rings ignited simultaneously, and his lanky frame swelled within the glow.

Du Gu Bo transformed into a massive emerald snake, over thirty meters long.

This was Du Gu Bo's Weapon Soul True Body, the Bi Lin Snake Emperor.

Facing Yang Wudi's assault, Du Gu Bo opened his maw and exhaled a dense poison fog.

"Watch me break your snake poison."

A flash of crimson light struck Yang Wudi, his Soul‑Breaking Spear shone like a rising sun, instantly dispersing the thick fog.

"What?"

Shock flashed in Du Gu Bo's eyes; his prideful snake poison had been so easily shattered.

With Yang Wudi closing in step by step, Du Gu Bo tried to retreat, but how could Yang Wudi let him succeed?

Tie Li watched from afar, admiring the caliber of their power.

With the strength of an Eight Ring Douluo matching a titled Douluo fifty‑fifty, Yang Wudi's power was indeed formidable.

"You take poison as your title, yet you suffer its lethal effects; had you not used the scorching heat and extreme cold of the Ice and Fire Dual‑Aspect Eye to suppress the toxin, you would have long ago been unable to endure its torment, wouldn't you?"

Yang Wudi's words pierced Du Gu Bo like a sharp sword, revealing his true condition.

His face remained impassive, yet his heart harbored murderous intent; this was his secret, never to be known by others.

"This poison will even be passed to offspring; from the womb it's already infiltrated, and the outcome will be far worse than yours."

"You…" Du Gu Bo's gaze shifted slightly; Yang Wudi's words struck his soft spot.

"I cannot defeat you, but you certainly cannot kill me. How about a deal? I'll cure the poison on your body, and you give this place to me."

"No way."

Du Gu Bo refused without hesitation; the place is uniquely blessed, and even if he didn't know the Ice and Fire Dual‑Aspect Spring, he understood it was extraordinary, never would he hand it over so easily.

Yang Wudi frowned slightly, and could only continue negotiating with Du Gu Bo.

Soon, the two ceased their negotiations.

During the talks, Yang Wudi saw that Du Gu Bo didn't recognize the Immortal Herb here, treating it merely as a rare treasure.

Thus, using the removal of the rare treasure as a bargaining chip was within Du Gu Bo's tolerance.

"Are you sure you can cure the poison in my body?"

"No more than fifty percent."

"What, you dare deceive me."

"Fifty percent is already a strong confidence; your poison has already permeated your whole body. If you don't mind forfeiting years of poison cultivation, I have eighty percent confidence, but the condition is, are you willing?"

Du Gu Bo's gaze shifted repeatedly; he had seen Yang Wudi's methods before, and the ease with which he shattered the Bi Lin Snake Emperor's poison fog already convinced Du Gu Bo.

"With your standing, obtaining a soul bone shouldn't be hard. Prepare a soul bone for your descendants, condense the toxin within it; this not only boosts the bone's power but also gives the toxin a carrier, preventing it from eroding the body."

Du Gu Bo instead brought up Du Gu Yan first; Yang Wudi immediately offered a method, but she had suffered toxin invasion since the womb, and a soul bone alone would certainly be insufficient.

Yang Wudi at this time called Tie Li and the other over.

"From now on, I will need your help." Yang Wudi suddenly looked at Tie Li.

"He?" Du Gu Bo looked at Tie Li in confusion, "What use could a four-ring Soul Ancestor have?"

"By using the Ultimate Attribute of the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Eye to temper his Thunder and Lightning Attribute, letting him temporarily possess the traits of the Ultimate Attribute, taking a drop of fresh blood at intervals and consuming it with medicinal herbs, it will not only dispel the harm brought by Snake Poison, but also bring considerable benefits to your descendants."

"Then why is it him?"

"Because only his martial soul can temporarily possess the traits of the Ultimate Attribute."

Yang Wudi placed his hand on Tie Li's body, and the sudden pressure caused Tie Li to subconsciously release his martial soul; the three markings on the Purple Lightning Hammer naturally drew Du Gu Bo's attention.

"So he is an inheriting disciple of the Fenglei Sect, no wonder!" Du Gu Bo's gaze toward Tie Li gained a hint of deep meaning.

"But don't set your mind on him; even if you drank all his blood, you couldn't dispel your poison." Seeing Du Gu Bo's gaze, Yang Wudi immediately spoke up to interrupt his speculation.

(End of chapter)