After completing the system's option path, Yu Chen's Miaoshou Rejuvenation Technique reached its third and highest state. A light blue dragon shadow surged from his palm, coiling and roaring with divine grace.
This ethereal dragon was suffused with a boundless life aura—completely opposite to the virulent and corrosive miasma emitted by Dugu Bo.
"Oh?"
Seeing the life-filled azure dragon ripple through the air, Dugu Bo's brows twitched, surprise flickering across his usually composed expression.
It wasn't just Dugu Bo—Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin of the Education Committee, as well as Prince Xue Xing, all widened their eyes in confusion, gazing at the radiant projection spiraling around Yu Chen.
Just under the gaze of everyone, the dragon of rejuvenation—manifested by Yu Chen's upgraded healing ability—dove straight into Dugu Bo's poison cloud and devoured it entirely.
Miaoshou Rejuvenation, though a healing technique, acted as a direct counter to toxic and corrupt spiritual energies—precisely Dugu Bo's specialty.
"Huh?! How did this brat neutralize my poison?!"
The disbelief in Dugu Bo's voice turned rapidly into cold shock. His serpentine green hair shimmered, and his eyes—normally as still as ancient jade—locked onto Yu Chen, now filled with alarm.
He had only unleashed a test-level poison mist without spiritual reinforcement, yet it had always been lethal enough to challenge Soul Sages. Even if it didn't kill instantly, it would rapidly paralyze organs. He had expected Yu Chen to at least be incapacitated—if not fatally afflicted.
But Yu Chen not only survived—he obliterated the poison outright.
"No! Impossible! How could he—how could he block even the Old Monster's poison?!"
Prince Xue Xing muttered from the side, voice shaking as he repeated "Impossible" like a mantra.
Clearly, he hadn't anticipated Yu Chen being capable of neutralizing Dugu Bo's signature venom, especially with no sign of suffering backlash.
Even the trio from the Education Committee were stunned. They had known of Yu Chen's medical talents, but had never imagined he could stand toe-to-toe with one of the continent's greatest poison masters.
The onlooking Shrek Academy members, while slightly more prepared, were equally overwhelmed. They had witnessed Yu Chen's healing miracles before—but this was outright domination. He didn't merely suppress poison. He annihilated it.
"Senior Dugu, what is the meaning of this?!"
Recovering first, Yu Xiaogang stepped forward with Liu Erlong and Flender flanking him, faces dark with anger as they confronted Dugu Bo.
"Killing someone—do I need to give a reason?"
Dugu Bo's eyes went cold once more. He stood upright, hands clasped behind his back. His pressure expanded like a tide.
Beneath his feet, nine spirit rings rose in sequence—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!
The weight of his Title Douluo cultivation—rank 91—erupted forth.
A visible aura ripple spread across the room. Everyone instinctively activated their spirit power to resist the crushing pressure.
Prince Xue Xing felt joy ignite in his heart. If Dugu Bo killed Yu Chen now, the blame would fall solely on the Poison Douluo. His own political liability would be nil.
"Kill, is it?"
"I'm afraid Senior won't be killing others—but might end up killing himself."
Yu Chen stood calmly amid the tempest of soul power, voice tranquil. Behind him, a hundred-foot-long azure dragon coiled into the air, roaring with sacred resonance.
Ang!
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit materialized in full. Its divine aura caused even Dugu Bo's Biphosphorous Snake Emperor to waver subtly. The oppressive pressure from Dugu Bo immediately lost bite, and many Shrek members breathed easier.
"Hahaha! Ridiculous!"
"You think just because you have a mutated dragon spirit, you can speak to me like that? Boy—I've crossed the continent for seventy years! Reached Title Douluo rank with my venom! You think you can stop me?! I could crush you like an ant!"
Despite his bold words, Dugu Bo's pupils shrank. The pressure from Yu Chen's Azure Dragon wasn't normal. It had...a sanctified presence.
"Is that so?"
"Then I wonder, Senior... have you been feeling numbness beneath the ribs on rainy days? Sharp stings once at midday and again at midnight?"
"And every night—around the third watch—don't you feel as if ten thousand needles pierce your bones? Isn't your pain so great you sometimes wish you were dead?"
Yu Chen's voice was low, measured—but each word struck like thunder.
The entire field fell silent.
Dugu Bo's face froze. The pupils behind his green hair dilated with incredulity.
Yu Chen's Miaoshou Rejuvenation wasn't just for healing—it was also diagnostic. And right now, it had laid bare all of Dugu Bo's darkest physical afflictions.
These symptoms—secret, unbearable, hidden from even his closest kin—were now laid out in the open.
"You...how do you know that?!"
"If you tell me now, I'll spare your life!"
Dugu Bo's body tensed. The shock in his heart boiled into rage. His martial spirit flared—the Biphosphorous Snake Emperor—massive, venomous, and coiling in the air behind him.
He was dead serious. Yu Chen was now a threat to his survival.
A Title Douluo attacking a youth—none present could stop it.
"Senior Dugu, if you dare touch Brother Chen—my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will be the first to oppose you!"
A clear, determined voice echoed. Ning Rongrong stepped forward, a glowing sect token appearing in her hand. Injecting spirit power into it, a beam of golden light shot into the sky, manifesting the sigil of the Qibao Liuli Sect above her.
Buzz!
A spatial rift opened midair.
"Oh? So lively."
"I wondered who dared provoke my little princess. Turns out... it's you, Dugu Bo."
From the spatial gap emerged three figures—Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong (Bone Douluo), and Chen Xin (Sword Douluo), each radiating immense power.
"Dugu Bo, long time no see."
Gu Rong and Chen Xin both smiled—yet their eyes were cold as swords.
"Senior Dugu," Yu Xiaogang said sternly, stepping forward. "If you insist on harming Yu Chen, I advise you to consider: can you truly endure the wrath of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
He held out a token as well—glimmering with thunder—clearly an emblem of the clan's core bloodline.
"Grandpa! What are you doing?!"
At that moment, new voices rushed in—Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had arrived from the academy's main field. Dugu Yan's face turned pale seeing her grandfather locked in confrontation with Yu Chen. She shouted, voice strained with emotion.
"Uncle—are you alright?!"
Yu Tianheng pushed past the stunned bystanders, hurrying to Yu Chen's side.
"Three...Three Title Douluo?!"
Off to the side, the fourth prince, Xue Beng—who had just arrived hoping to stir trouble—nearly fell flat. His jaw dropped as he saw not just Dugu Bo, but Gu Rong and Chen Xin present.
He had not expected the situation to escalate into a confrontation among peak Douluo!
The Education Committee platform of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy had never been this crowded—or this dangerous.
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