Chapter 138: Choice

"This is a gift grandpa brought you; take a look."

Du Gu Yan curiously took the wooden box, opened it, and inside was a soul bone.

"To help you achieve a good result in the Soul Master Competition, grandpa specially found a soul bone for you," Du Gu Bo offered a casual excuse.

"Thank you, grandpa."

Having received the soul bone, Du Gu Yan was naturally overjoyed; once they absorb the soul bone, their strength will surely increase greatly.

Three days later, facing Shilake Academy, I felt even more confident; I must prove to Teacher Qin Ming that choosing Shilake Academy was a foolish decision.

Shilake Academy had already broken away from Tian Dou Royal Academy; the teachers were humiliated, and Qin Ming, just as in the original timeline, resolutely left Tian Dou Royal Academy.

Qin Ming had originally been the Team-leading Teacher of the First Team, but now became a teacher at Shilake, which the original First Team members found hard to accept.

So they arranged a match with Shilake Academy, the venue being the Great Soul Battle Arena in Tiandou City, for a seven-on-seven Team Soul Battle.

Du Gu Yan was determined to win this Soul Battle at all costs, insisting on victory with absolute superiority.

"Later you can condense the toxin into the soul bone; this not only lets the Soul Bone Skill carry poison, but also increases the compatibility between the soul bone and martial soul. Got it?" Du Gu Bo said in an affectionate tone.

"Got it, grandpa!"

……

When Du Gu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Eye, he sensed the soul power fluctuations emanating from Yang Wudi and was slightly startled.

As a titled Douluo, his perception is extremely sharp; during his absence, something must have happened to Yang Wudi.

"Du Gu Bo, where do you think you rank among today's titled Douluo?"

"Hmph!"

Du Gu Bo let out a cold snort; Yang Wudi's words sparked a hint of killing intent, and the remark sounded more like mockery in his ears.

Especially since he had previously fought Yang Wudi and could not defeat him.

Yang Wudi ignored Du Gu Bo's change of expression and continued speaking.

"I have two antidotes: one can only alleviate your Snake Poison, since your poison skill has penetrated your organs, tendons, and marrow, making recovery difficult; the other antidote destroys then rebuilds, granting rebirth." At this point, Yang Wudi's eyes flashed with a bright light, causing Du Gu Bo to involuntarily step back.

Yang Wudi walked to Du Gu Bo's ear and whispered softly.

At first Du Gu Bo's expression was grim, but then a flash of surprise, shock, conflict, and ambition appeared on his face!

"How about it?"

Du Gu Bo gave no answer, sinking into contemplation.

Yang Wudi's voice was filled with temptation; if successful, his power would surge, his poison skill would advance further, and even his martial soul might undergo transformation.

But what if he fails?

He might face death, and his attachment to life kept him rational.

"Du Gu Bo, you have old grudges with the Spirit Hall, and my Broken Clan also bears a deep blood feud with the Spirit Hall; you need not worry that I will use tricks—I will wholeheartedly help you."

Yang Wudi's words only covered half the truth, but they were sincere.

Previously, Du Gu Bo had, on behalf of the Tian Dou Imperial House, extended an olive branch to the Broken Clan—and more precisely, to the Four Great Single-Attribute Families.

The Tian Dou Imperial House was willing to offer protection, letting them face the Spirit Hall's pursuit without fear.

Whether the Four Great Single-Attribute Families accepted or not, Du Gu Bo's goodwill at least gave them a way out.

Du Gu Bo fell into thought; the instant he lifted his head, Yang Wudi's mouth curled into a smile.

"The Octagonal Mystic Ice Herb and the Fiery Apricot Grace represent two extreme medicinal herbs; once you ingest them you immediately leap into the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Spring, where these mutually repelling Immortal Herbs transform into complementary forces—this will be your only chance;

not only will your poison skill ascend another level, you will also undergo a rebirth."

Du Gu Bo naturally understood Yang Wudi's words; he usually lingered near the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Spring and knew these two herbs contained top-tier yin poison and fire poison.

But precisely because of these overwhelmingly potent toxins, he hesitated to act on the two Immortal Herbs.

Du Gu Bo nodded, followed Yang Wudi's instructions to harvest the herbs; the moment he touched them, his proud Bi Lin Snake Poison unexpectedly lost its effect.

"Move quickly," Yang Wudi prompted immediately.

Du Gu Bo dared not delay; once the herbs were in hand, he swallowed them and refined them in his belly, the clash of extreme cold and heat plunging him into inexplicable agony.

"Puff"

Diving into the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Eye, Du Gu Bo began refining the herbs as instructed by Yang Wudi.

Du Gu Bo's body showed extreme cold on one side and extreme heat on the other, with a long teal line appearing down his center.

Yang Wudi's gaze remained fixed on the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Spring, watching Du Gu Bo's condition.

At that moment, Yang Wudi suddenly drew a strand of spring water and injected it into Tie Li's body.

In an instant, Tie Li felt as if he had fallen into a ten-thousand-foot ice abyss and a volcano about to erupt.

Far surpassing any previous extreme cold or heat.

The elder had prepared to act, but did not expect that at this moment, fierce lightning surged within Tie Li.

A pair of bone wings crackling with Lightning Light suddenly unfurled behind him, and a massive beast's phantom loomed at his back, letting out a roar.

"Sss, this must be Fenglei Sect's life-saving measure left for him; didn't expect it to be forced out now, seems we needn't be too restrained."

Yang Wudi, seeing this, felt resolved.

He hurriedly plucked the Strange Fungus Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum and fed it to Tie Li.

Stabilize the foundation, strengthen the physical Qi effect;

Yang Wudi's worry was Tie Li's physical body collapsing; previous numerous adjustments aimed to enhance Tie Li's flesh and attributes.

But upon seeing Fenglei Sect's life-saving measure, Yang Wudi had no lingering concerns; after ingesting the Strange Fungus Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum, his body was sufficiently protected.

At this moment, the Ice and Fire Dual-Aspect Spring not only contained the spring's extreme cold and heat, but also soul power emanating from Du Gu Bo's body, infused with the two herbs.

Yang Wudi used a secret formula to condense it into two droplets of spring water; the Ultimate Attribute caused the surrounding space to briefly stagnate.

"Huh"

The two droplets entered Tie Li's body, and the rolling soul power erupted.

Roar.

What, the Fenglei Sect gave him the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King's Inner Elixir?

Yang Wudi never expected that the Fenglei Sect had invested such a huge cost in this inheritor disciple.

They actually gave him the Dragon Elixir; that's a unique supreme treasure.

Tie Li's commotion at this moment was by no means inferior to Du Gu Bo's, and even exceeded Yang Wudi's scope of understanding.

The only thing that could be felt was that Tie Li's Soul Power Level was rising at an astonishing speed.

"Is this the Yin Lei Demon Dragon King's Dragon Elixir? Indeed terrifying."

(End of Chapter)