Chapter 10: To Remove the Poison — Heaven Dou Royal Academy
Dugu Bo stood beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his gaze fixed on the two immortal herbs at its center. His thoughts raced.
In the memories of Long Aotian, within that book titled Douluo Continent, his ending had never been clearly described.
But in the simulated life, he still died from the Jade Phosphor Serpent poison.
And the system had just said that simulated lives were highly likely to occur in reality.
So the poison in his body had to be dealt with.
He had endured its torment for many years. If there was a solution, he had to act quickly.
Whether in the book or the simulation, that boy Tang San had used these two immortal herbs to cure his poison.
If he consumed them like Tang San did, he could gain a body immune to all poisons. Naturally, detoxifying himself would be easy.
But—
while curing the poison, the herbs would also dissolve all of his poison-based cultivation.
That meant he would have to start over.
His poison came from his martial soul, and his soul power was derived from it—meaning his soul power itself was poison-attributed.
To remove the poison would mean losing all the power he had painstakingly cultivated over the years.
He was unwilling.
Especially now—having just reached Titled Douluo and obtained a 100,000-year soul ring—there was no way he would give up his Level 92 cultivation so easily.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
As if thinking of something, he circulated his soul power and opened his mouth—
spitting out a jade-green bead.
It was about the size of a longan fruit, yet it emitted extremely pure soul power fluctuations.
This bead was his Poison Core, formed after breaking through Level 90.
It contained not only the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's poison, but also a portion of his refined soul power.
It was one of his power sources.
Perhaps…
the Ice and Fire Body Refinement would only dissolve most of his power—
while the portion stored within this Poison Core might remain?
If that were the case, it would be acceptable.
As for the Hidden Weapons Manual he had chosen earlier—
that was for self-defense after losing his strength.
Even Dugu Bo had to admit that the top-ranked hidden weapons of the Tang Sect were terrifying.
According to the records in Douluo Continent, some of the strongest hidden weapons could even threaten top-tier Titled Douluo.
Combined with his poison, they would allow him to protect himself even if he lost his soul power.
So—
even if he planned to consume the immortal herbs, he had to fully prepare first.
Before detoxifying himself, he might need to make a trip to the Spirit Hall.
Every Titled Douluo would go there to receive an official coronation.
Since the Spirit Hall's influence spread across the continent, the news of his breakthrough would quickly reach everyone.
Even though Dugu Bo was reclusive, he still wanted the world to know he had reached that level.
But before that—
he needed to simulate the future again.
To see whether Spirit Hall would make a move against him.
After all—
he now possessed a 100,000-year soul ring from the Azure Bull Python.
Everyone knew that such soul rings came from 100,000-year soul beasts—
and those beasts would always drop a soul bone.
Spirit Hall would definitely assume he had one.
Faced with such temptation, he didn't know whether they would attack him outright.
And he had no intention of gambling on that.
He still had a full month before his next simulation chance.
During that time, he could prepare hidden weapons and test their effectiveness.
And—
it was also time to visit Heaven Dou City.
He hadn't seen his precious granddaughter in a while.
At the thought of Dugu Yan's adorable face, a smile spread across his old face.
Though—
his aged appearance made the smile look like a wrinkled chrysanthemum.
In truth, a Titled Douluo could live up to 300 years—and each level increase added another 100 years.
At his level, Dugu Bo could live up to 500 years.
At seventy, he should have looked young.
But due to the poison, his appearance had aged.
Perhaps once he cured it, he would regain his youthful looks.
Back then—
he had been quite the handsome young man.
"Yan Yan will definitely be happy when she finds out I've reached Titled Douluo…"
"Hahaha…"
Thinking of her praising him, his laughter grew even louder.
And as his laughter echoed—
his figure disappeared from the Sunset Forest.
Heaven Dou City — Outside
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood atop a mountain.
As the largest academy in the Heaven Dou Empire, it occupied the entire mountain.
Its teaching staff and environment were the best in the empire.
Most importantly, it possessed numerous mimetic cultivation environments.
Its dean was none other than Emperor Xue Ye himself.
Countless people dreamed of entering—but few succeeded.
Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, was one of its students.
To be honest—
he would have preferred her to stay with him in Sunset Forest.
But his poison had grown worse, erupting unpredictably.
He didn't want her to see him in that state.
Besides—
she needed to grow up, make friends, and experience the world.
He didn't want her to end up like him—
old, alone, with no one to talk to.
The scenery here was beautiful.
Especially now, with the setting sun painting the sky red—
the lake at the foot of the mountain and the thousand-meter peak covered in lush vegetation created a paradise-like view.
At a plaza near the base of the mountain—
groups of teenage boys and girls chatted together, sharing their little secrets.
In one corner—
two girls walked together, arms linked, stopping when they reached a quiet spot.
One had short, neat purple hair.
Her face was delicate, her figure slender, and her light green dress accentuated her charm.
She wore a faint smile, her clear eyes sparkling like crystals.
There was a playful, cunning glint in her gaze—she seemed lively and energetic.
The other girl also had purple hair—but long.
She appeared gentle and soft, slightly shorter, with a graceful and delicate aura.
Standing together, they looked like sisters.
At that moment, the short-haired girl acted like an older sister—
gently stroking the long-haired girl's hair with affection.
The gesture made the long-haired girl blush.