Chapter 263: Late Night Conversation: Dugu Yan Wants to Find Information

Grandfather and granddaughter met, and there was too much for the two to say to each other.

Dugu Yan then recounted what had happened after her grandfather was captured.

Dugu Bo was also very indignant after hearing it.

"Damn the Heaven Dou Empire! I was captured because of the Empire's affairs, yet this Xuexing Qinwang didn't even look after you."

Dugu Bo said angrily. He himself had been captured because of the Empire's affairs; the Empire should have looked after his family. Plus, given his relationship with Xuexing Qinwang, he had thought no one would bully his granddaughter, but he hadn't expected it to turn out like this.

"Grandfather, let it go. It's all in the past, don't be angry. Xuexing Qinwang was tied up with a pile of trivial matters at the time, and Xue Beng had handed most of his affairs over to Xuexing Qinwang to handle, so he didn't have the time to look after me."

Dugu Yan explained. She had indeed looked for Xuexing Qinwang at the time, but she had gone several times only to find that Xuexing was in the imperial palace handling official business and had not returned to his own residence at all.

"Regardless, you are my only kin. I was captured because of the Empire's affairs, and my only granddaughter was bullied at the academy. Haha, the favor of him saving me back then can be considered settled. However, those noble disciples of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy are truly detestable. Sooner or later, I will go and settle the score with them."

Xuexing Qinwang had done him a favor, so he would consider it repaid, but those noble disciples who had bullied his granddaughter—he absolutely could not let them off.

"Grandfather, you were inside and out of touch with the news. After Xue Ke ascended the throne, she reorganized the entire Empire. It took her a few years to revoke the titles of all the nobles. Many problematic nobles had long since been privately executed. Those who bullied me back then basically didn't escape."

After Dugu Yan became a god, she had originally intended to return to the Heaven Dou Empire to take revenge on the nobles who had bullied her back then. She sent believers to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire, only to discover that these Heaven Dou Empire nobles had been dealt with by Xue Ke, one by one.

Empress Xue Ke was not as iron-blooded as Empress Zhuqing; instead, she used gentle means and spent several years slowly dealing with these nobles, so her reputation did not spread as loudly as Empress Zhuqing's.

Dugu Yan only learned of this after making inquiries. She had quietly done the same thing as Empress Zhuqing, yet others did not perceive her as iron-blooded and ruthless.

In Dugu Yan's view, Empress Xue Ke's methods were even more brilliant.

Armed suppression and iron-blooded slaughter make people fearful for a time, but they also serve as a warning.

But facing someone like Xue Ke, who does everything silently, is even more terrifying.

When you think she is a sheep, she is actually a wolf.

Those who come at you openly are not scary; what is scary are those who play dirty.

When it comes to playing dirty, the first person Dugu Yan thought of was Jerry, and the second was Xue Ke. They truly were from the same school!

If it weren't for Tang San exposing it, it is estimated that no one would have known Jerry was so insidious.

He did so many things in private without his reputation being apparent on the outside, only beginning to show his true colors once all those who threatened him had been dealt with and there was nothing left for him to worry about.

And he even built a good reputation across the entire continent; he was truly insidious to the core.

If Jerry knew Dugu Yan thought of him this way, he would likely jump out and protest: "Dugu Yan, you are wrong; I am just low-key, not insidious."

Dugu Bo was amazed to hear his granddaughter say that Empress Xue Ke had dealt with all the nobles. This Empress Xue Ke had such boldness; he hadn't noticed it before.

He had heard before that as soon as the Star Luo Empress ascended the throne, she was decisive in killing, revoked all noble titles, investigated all officials, and executed everyone found to have problems without mercy.

It was because of this that the Star Luo Empress was known as the Iron-Blooded Empress, but what Empress Xue Ke had done was completely on par with the Star Luo Empress, and yet Empress Xue Ke's gentle and benevolent character had always been praised by others.

This hellish gentleness and benevolence!

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Dugu Bo felt a chill run through his body at this thought.

Fortunately, he was no longer in the Heaven Dou Empire; otherwise, he might have been played to death by the Empress one day without even knowing it.

He wasn't afraid of those who came at him openly; even in death, he could die with understanding. He was only afraid of those who played dirty—being backstabbed without knowing it, dying without even knowing how he died.

"Granddaughter, this Empress Xue Ke can be considered to have avenged you; she is a benefactor. Don't go looking for trouble with her in the future. If we can stay far away from her, let's stay far away."

Dugu Bo was afraid his granddaughter didn't see the situation clearly and prepared to give Dugu Yan a preemptive warning.

Unfortunately, who was Dugu Yan? Someone who had already become a god, with a delicate mind. She had already seen things very clearly and knew her grandfather's reminder was well-intentioned, so she didn't say much more.

"I know, Grandfather."

Hearing Dugu Yan's reply, Dugu Bo felt very gratified. His granddaughter had grown up and was no longer going against him.

In the past, he felt that Yu Tianheng had ulterior motives in approaching Dugu Yan. He had told his granddaughter, but she hadn't listened to him at all and had even gone against him. Now that his granddaughter had grown up, she was much more sensible.

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo smiled with gratification.

At this moment, Dugu Yan spoke again.

"Grandfather, we have both met, so can you come out now?"

Dugu Yan asked. Her grandfather was getting on in years, and his soul power was sealed here, preventing him from Cultivation. Her grandfather was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person, and she really didn't want to see him doing hard labor here; it would be better to get out and practice sooner.

With her help, even if her grandfather couldn't become a god, she could help him take another step forward on the path of a Title Douluo.

"Yan Yan, it's not that I don't want to leave. My martial soul is almost finished mutating; it will probably take another half a year, and then I can go out. You also know about this Soul Guidance Shackle; it was specially developed by the Spirit Hall for prisoners and is not sold to the public."

"Grandfather, what can the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor martial soul mutate into?"

Dugu Yan asked curiously; she also wanted to know what the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor would look like after mutation.

"I don't know either. There are no records in the family, and I've never seen a martial soul that could mutate after awakening. By the way, Yan Yan, how is your Cultivation going? Have you been backlashed by the toxicity?"

So many years had passed, and his granddaughter's talent was very good. Although her martial soul had regressed into a Jade Phosphorus Serpent, judging by the time, the backlash should have happened by now. How had his granddaughter managed to endure it?

"Grandfather, I forced all the poison into my soul bone, so I haven't experienced any backlash."

This method was something Tang San had told her after she met him later on.

Moreover, during the process of the God Trial, she had collected a full set of soul bones, so after Tang San told her the method, the problem of the toxins was solved.

"Soul bone? So that's how it is. This method is too good! One soul bone can solve the problem of the martial soul. Why hasn't anyone discovered this for so many years? Heaven is blind!"

Upon hearing this news, Dugu Bo calculated it and realized this method was indeed feasible. Damn it, why hadn't he thought of it before?

Ten-thousand-year soul bones were hard to find, but were hundred-year or thousand-year ones hard to find?

People with good talent were unwilling to absorb hundred-year or thousand-year soul bones, so these soul bones could be bought at auction houses.

If he had known this method earlier, his son wouldn't have suffered the backlash and lost his life at such a young age.

Damn it!

Such a simple method, yet he hadn't thought of it for so many years.

Dugu Bo was now filled with immense regret.

Seeing her grandfather's sadness, Dugu Yan comforted him:

"Grandfather, this isn't your fault. After all, soul bones are rare, and our family's martial soul has great talent, so we weren't willing to absorb low-level soul bones. It's normal that we didn't discover this method. As for Father's matter, we can only say it was Heaven's will; fate plays tricks on people!"

Dugu Yan had also lamented before that if she had known this method earlier, her family would not have been so tragic; not to mention being the only heir for generations, everyone's lifespan was short, and basically, at the age of thirty, they would die from the backlash of their own toxicity.

It was only because her grandfather had great talent and a fast Cultivation speed that he had always been able to suppress it with his own strength.

No!

Dugu Bo suddenly thought of something.

Back when he was still being held captive, Chrysanthemum Douluo had once studied martial souls with toxicity like his, and he had even used him for the research.

At that time, because he was imprisoned, he hadn't paid attention, but now that his granddaughter mentioned it, it suddenly made him remember.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had said that soul bones have a limit.

At the time he didn't understand, but now that his granddaughter said she could force the poison into the soul bones, Chrysanthemum Douluo's words back then were easy to understand.

What Chrysanthemum Douluo was talking about back then must have been the capacity of the soul bones.

If the capacity of the soul bones is limited, once the toxins inside are full, where is the excess poison stored?

When the toxins are full, it must mean one has been in Cultivation for a long time, and the toxicity cannot be underestimated; if there is nowhere to store it, and it flows into the body...

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo felt a lingering fear.

"Yanyan, is the toxin inside your soul bones full?"

Dugu Bo was a little scared at this moment, afraid that Dugu Yan would say it was full.

"The Right Arm Bone is only ten thousand years old, so it has long been full. Now the poison is stored in the Left Arm Bone. My Left Arm Bone is thirty thousand years old; it will probably take many years to fill up. Grandfather, don't worry, I have a full set of soul bones. Except for the Head Soul Bone and Trunk Bone which cannot be injected with toxins, the other four can all be used. It will take a very, very long time to fill them up, and that will be the peak of my strength."

Speaking of this, a glimmer of light flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes; she felt that once the toxins in her soul bones were completely full, her strength would be unprecedentedly powerful.

Hearing Dugu Yan say that the Right Arm Bone was already full, it was indeed as expected; Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others were researching solutions for martial souls with toxins back then.

"Yanyan, have you ever thought about one thing: after all your soul bones are full, what will you do with the excess toxins?"

Dugu Bo's expression was very serious as he said this.

Dugu Yan had only thought before that after the toxins were full, her strength would be greatly improved, but she had never considered what to do after the toxins were full.

For a moment, Dugu Yan was a little at a loss.

Regarding the problem of all soul bones being filled with toxins, others might never be able to fill them in a lifetime, but she definitely could; she had become a god, and her lifespan was long.

What would she do then?

And she had accepted the God Position of the Poison God; how did the Poison God solve it?

No, the Poison God's martial soul was a tool martial soul. When she accepted the inheritance, she had seen it; it was a staff with a green bead on the top, and all his toxins were stored there.

Moreover, the capacity of that bead was very large. At that time, to let her feel the power of the Poison God, the Poison God had shown her some images: with a wave of the Poison Staff, toxins filled the sky.

But her martial soul couldn't do that!

It seems now that soul bones are just external objects; they can solve the problem for a while, but they cannot permanently solve the problem of the toxins. Sooner or later, they will erupt, and by then, she will still be at a dead end.

Her poison had long since turned into Mixed Poison, and Tang San had also refined many poisons for her in the past, all of which were absorbed by her martial soul.

She had experimented on Ma Hongjun before; if she didn't retract it, even Ma Hongjun, who had become a god, couldn't withstand it.

By then, after the soul bones were full, the excess toxins would dissipate into her body, and she probably wouldn't be able to withstand it either.

"Grandfather, I don't know what to do. For others, they might never fill up the toxins in their lifetime, but I will fill them up. Someone refined a bunch of poison for me before, and I let my martial soul absorb it all, so my poison is now Mixed Poison."

Dugu Yan's body trembled slightly as she said this, but she continued:

"Grandfather, there is one thing I didn't tell you before. I accepted the inheritance of the Poison God, underwent the God Trial, and have now become a god. Later I learned that being a god is actually just a realm, and one still needs to continue Cultivation afterwards, so my soul bones will sooner or later be filled with toxins."

Thinking of this, Dugu Yan felt a wave of lingering fear.

"What? Yanyan, you have become a god?"

Hearing this news, Dugu Bo was very excited; he didn't expect his granddaughter to have become a god. This was simply the pride of the Dugu family.

But Dugu Yan said that being a god was only a realm, and her soul bones would sooner or later be filled with toxins. Seeing Yanyan's expression, her current poison must be very powerful, and even a god couldn't withstand it, so he couldn't help but start to worry.

There are many Spirit Masters with snake-type martial souls, and the most powerful in toxicity is the Jade Phosphorus Serpent, not to mention the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor. He had suffered from backlash many times, and that feeling was worse than death.

Could Yanyan withstand it?

And Yanyan's poison should be even more powerful than his.

What should be done?

"Yanyan, why don't you work in Wuhun City? You must try every possible way to get a pair of Soul Guidance Shackle. If you really suffer a backlash, put on the Soul Guidance Shackle immediately. Saving your life is the priority; strength and such are not important compared to your life."

Dugu Bo frowned, his face full of sorrow; this was the only way he could think of now.

"Grandfather, actually there is no need to be sad. If I don't actively absorb toxins, it will still take many years before all my soul bones are full!"

Dugu Yan regretted telling her grandfather this; she didn't expect to make him so worried, and a shadow had also been left in her own heart.

Suddenly, Dugu Bo's brow relaxed. He thought of something and instantly felt that there was a way out.

"Yanyan, you are working in the Spirit Hall now; can you see the files of the Spirit Hall?"

She didn't know why her grandfather suddenly had such a change, and why he was no longer sad.

Dugu Yan immediately replied: "I can, but only a part of them. I can't see some special ones, such as those related to the professions of Soul Guidance Master or Alchemist, but I have a friend who can see them. Why, Grandfather?"

"Yanyan, you must complete the thing I am about to say; it concerns the fate of our family."

Dugu Bo was very serious and cautious at this moment.

"Grandfather, tell me!"

Seeing her grandfather so serious, Dugu Yan also became solemn.

"Yanyan, after I was captured back then, I was initially held in a dungeon, and the Spirit Hall did some experiments on me. Other experiments are not important, but there was one experiment that I didn't understand before because they spoke too cryptically. It is this experiment that concerns our—no, it should be said, the fate of all families with toxic martial souls."

"Chrysanthemum Douluo researched it personally, and Jerry also participated. They must have researched the method of storing poison in soul bones before. I only thought of it when you mentioned forcing the toxins into the soul bones."

"Later they did many experiments. One day, Chrysanthemum Douluo told me the experiment was successful and they didn't need me anymore, and then they sent me to the Spirit Hall Transformation Field."

"Although I don't know which experiment it was, they succeeded, and I can now infer that the experiment they did was to study how to solve the problem of martial souls with toxins."

"I used to think that the Soul Guidance Shackle was the result of their research, but after arriving at the Spirit Hall Transformation Field, I found that it clearly wasn't; this Soul Guidance Shackle is aimed at everyone."

"So the real method to solve the toxic martial soul problem is inside the Spirit Hall."

"I was a prisoner at the time, and Chrysanthemum Douluo said the experiment was a success; there was no need for him to lie to me."

"Jerry, you must have been at the Spirit Hall for a while now, so you should have heard of his deeds. Even though I stay in the Spirit Hall Transformation Field, I often hear the guards chatting, or the newcomers chatting, and all they talk about are Jerry's deeds."

"Chrysanthemum Douluo alone might not necessarily be able to research it, but Jerry is different. Any experiment Jerry participates in is 100% researched successfully."

"Yanyan, you must take advantage of your work to find this information. There is a high probability that your friend can find it, but it is also possible that the Spirit Hall doesn't value this information at all. You should search for it yourself first, and if you can't find it, then go to your friend."

"This not only concerns all families with poisonous martial souls, but it is also the way to solve our own problems."

Dugu Bo had never felt so clear-headed before; perhaps it was because after seeing his granddaughter, the burden in his heart had been lifted, allowing him to think and analyze so calmly.

Grandfather still had to stay here and would not encounter any accidents, so Dugu Yan followed her grandfather's instructions and, as soon as she returned to her residence, took out her Mobile Phone and began to check the information.

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(End of this chapter)