Chapter 17: Subduing Dugu Bo, Entering the Spirit Hall【Seeking Follow-up Reads】

"Grandfather Qianjun, Grandfather Jiangmo, there is no need to use forceful methods. It is enough to just make him understand the situation and make a choice," Lin Yu said.

"Oh?"

Qianjun and Jiangmo exchanged a glance; they were quite curious to see what Lin Yu could do.

"Let me try."

As Lin Yu spoke, he stood before Dugu Bo, his emotions very calm: "Senior Dugu Bo, I think you should be clear about the current situation. If you want to survive, joining the Spirit Hall is your only path."

"I know you may not fear death, but your granddaughter... Of course, after you die, we can spare her."

"But even if we spare your granddaughter, I'm afraid she won't live past the age of 20!"

"Wh-what do you mean?" Dugu Bo raised his head, looking at the extraordinary boy before him, his heart feeling exceptionally uneasy.

Lin Yu stated bluntly: "Your Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul possesses powerful venom, but it also erodes you with its own snake venom. This backlash venom will cause you excruciating pain and even endanger your life."

"You are still able to use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the backlash, but your granddaughter has been submerged in toxins since she was in the womb, so her symptoms manifest faster and more violently!"

"Even if she could live past twenty or thirty, her entire life would be spent in endless torment from the backlash venom."

Lin Yu's words were like needles, piercing Dugu Bo's heart with every syllable. Looking at his precious, beautiful, and beloved granddaughter beside him, Dugu Bo felt deeply pained.

Yet he was also incredibly shocked by how Lin Yu knew this. Dugu Bo gritted his teeth, stared at Lin Yu, and asked in a deep voice: "How do you know this?"

"You don't need to know that. You only need to understand that I can help you and your granddaughter resolve the backlash venom in your bodies."

This sentence made Dugu Bo's eyes widen, his emotions becoming somewhat agitated: "You can resolve it!?"

"Indeed." Lin Yu nodded and said again: "Senior Dugu Bo, you can make your choice now."

"Do you want to die and leave your helpless granddaughter to suffer the torment of the backlash venom until she eventually meets her end?"

"Or do you want to take your granddaughter, resolve the backlash venom together, and then join the Spirit Hall to live happily as a grandfather and granddaughter?"

Two choices: one is heaven, the other is hell.

Dugu Bo actually already had the answer in his heart, but certain matters and concerns made him hesitate to decide.

"Grandfather! Agree to it. The Spirit Hall isn't that bad. Yan Yan... Yan Yan doesn't want to watch you die!" Dugu Yan said, her face streaked with tears.

"Yan Yan..." Dugu Bo's heart was pierced once more. He clenched his fists: "If you can truly resolve the poison in our bodies, joining the Spirit Hall is nothing. But I, Dugu Bo, have offended Chrysanthemum Pass. If I join the Spirit Hall, wouldn't I have to lower myself and take orders from that Chrysanthemum Pass!"

Dugu Bo didn't have much of a grudge against the Spirit Hall's forces, but the Spirit Hall had his mortal enemy, Chrysanthemum Douluo.

And Chrysanthemum Douluo was an Elder with significant power in the Spirit Hall. If he, Dugu Bo, joined, wouldn't he have to be Chrysanthemum Douluo's subordinate and be controlled by him?

This was something he truly found hard to accept.

Lin Yu smiled knowingly; the fact that Dugu Bo could say this meant he had already made his choice.

He smiled and said: "Any powerhouse at the Titled Douluo level is qualified to become an Elder of the Spirit Hall. I can apply for you to have Elder status, so you would be on equal footing with Chrysanthemum Douluo."

"After joining the Spirit Hall, you only need to serve our Offering Elder Hall and don't have to take orders from the Pope. In the Offering Elder Hall, it's actually quite leisurely."

"Is this true? Can you directly make me an Elder of the Spirit Hall?" Dugu Bo's eyes lit up.

"Hmm... I think there's a ninety-nine percent chance."

"Who exactly is this child to have such great authority in the Spirit Hall?" Dugu Bo was suddenly filled with curiosity about Lin Yu's identity, and he finally made up his mind.

He slowly lowered his proud head: "Please grant me the method to resolve the poison. I, Dugu Bo, am willing to join the Spirit Hall!"

"Get up first, Senior Dugu Bo." Lin Yu reached out to help Dugu Bo up, then explained: "To resolve the toxins accumulated in your bodies, you actually only need to force the toxins into a spirit bone. Using the spirit bone as a carrier can prevent the toxins from continuing to backlash against your body, and you can also retain your poison-based cultivation."

"But! Using a spirit bone as a carrier will eventually reach a point where it can no longer contain all the toxins. At that time, the toxins will still backlash against your body, so this is only a delaying tactic."

"Now you can force the toxins in your body into a spirit bone. Oh, right, it's best not to choose a head spirit bone."

Dugu Bo asked, looking puzzled: "Why?"

"For safety's sake, it's better to choose a limb spirit bone. Although the probability of an accident is low, if something does go wrong, you can at least cut off your hand or foot. You can't exactly cut off your head, can you?"

"So that's it. Reasonable! Very reasonable!"

"The capacity of one spirit bone can maintain your storage for about ten years. Ten years later, if you are still sincerely working for the Spirit Hall, I will find a way to completely eradicate the toxins in your body." (Actually, in the original work, Dugu Bo didn't die at all; here, we'll count it based on the time he died in the anime. After Dugu Bo forced the poison into the spirit bone, he lived for about ten more years.)

"This old man understands. Thank you!"

Seeing that Dugu Bo had been completely persuaded to surrender, Jiangmo and Qianjun behind them also exchanged smiles.

But there was still a difficult problem for Dugu Bo: he had only absorbed one head spirit bone, although he also had a 2,000-year-old leg spirit bone from a poisonous lizard type.

This spirit bone was specifically reserved by Dugu Bo for his own granddaughter.

If he gave it to Dugu Yan, he would have none left for himself.

Yet Dugu Bo took out the leg spirit bone without hesitation: "Yan Yan, this spirit bone was prepared for you by Grandfather. Now it is time to hand it to you. Absorb it and then force the toxins in your body into the spirit bone."

"But Grandfather, if you give it to me, you won't have any limb spirit bones left!" Dugu Yan demurred.

"Grandfather will find another one later. Hurry up and absorb it."

"Grandfather, spirit bones aren't that easy to find..."

Watching the grandfather and granddaughter deferring to each other, Qianjun Douluo interrupted directly: "Alright, stop pushing it back and forth. I happen to have a 4,000-year-old poison-type left leg bone here. Consider it a gift from Little Yu to you. You just need to repay Little Yu's kindness."

As Qianjun Douluo spoke, he threw the spirit bone directly in front of the grandfather and granddaughter.

"Grandfather Qianjun is truly good to me." Lin Yu felt quite moved.

Qianjun letting Dugu Bo owe him a favor was nothing more than wanting Dugu Bo to be another strong backing behind him.

Although this piece wasn't suitable for Qianjun Douluo, any spirit bone was extremely precious...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====