Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Sometimes, people need to be pragmatic.

After saying that, Dugu Bo didn't linger. With a flash, he disappeared into the night. He urgently needed to go back and verify the effects of the magic potion.

Eva looked in the direction where Dugu Bo had disappeared, a victorious smile playing on her lips.

A useful venomous snake, I've got it.

Chapter 73 Recovery

When Dugu Bo returned to the Dugu residence, it was already late at night. The residence was quiet, with only a few lamps burning in the corridor casting a dim yellow glow.

He endured the increasingly intense pain in his body and the tingling and stinging sensation brought on by the new poison, and staggered back to his secret chamber.

"Bang!" The heavy stone door of the secret chamber was slammed shut, isolating it from the outside world.

Dugu Bo could no longer hold on and suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark purple poisonous blood. His body trembled violently, and strange dark green patterns appeared on his skin. These were signs that the toxins left by Ge Duo were fiercely clashing with his own Jade Phosphorous Serpent King Poison, eroding his body.

He slumped to the ground, leaning against the cold stone wall, panting heavily.

With trembling hands, he took the two jade bottles from his bosom.

Reason told him that he should be more cautious and at least find people to test the drug on first.

But the excruciating pain within him, which seemed to be tearing his soul apart, and Eva's all-encompassing gaze, caused him to lose his last bit of patience.

I'm taking the gamble!

He first uncorked the ice-blue jade bottle, and immediately, an extreme chill spread out, and tiny ice crystals even condensed at the bottle's mouth.

Without the slightest hesitation, Dugu Bo poured all the potion in the bottle into his mouth.

The potion melted instantly upon entering his mouth, transforming into a bone-chilling cold current, like countless tiny ice needles, rapidly surging into his limbs and bones.

"Ugh!"

Even though Dugu Bo was already used to all kinds of pain, he couldn't help but let out a groan of pain at this moment.

Eva's potion was made solely to suppress Dugu Bo's toxins, without considering whether it was gentle or not. Therefore, the potion began to work in Dugu Bo's body in an extremely domineering way.

The combined toxins of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent King and Gedo within his body seemed to have encountered their natural enemy, and they fiercely resisted, causing even greater pain than before.

But soon, under that indiscriminate extreme cold, the activity of the two toxins began to decrease at a visible rate, like a venomous snake frozen in ice, still ferocious, but temporarily stripped of its ability to wreak havoc.

Dugu Bo could clearly feel the excruciating pain that had been tormenting him constantly receding like a tide. Although it hadn't completely disappeared, it had lessened to a tolerable level.

His eyes widened in surprise, and he was so moved that he almost burst into tears.

It works! It really works!

He dared not linger and immediately uncorked the emerald green jade bottle, which contained a small amount of liquid resembling jade.

A strong sense of life washed over him, invigorating him.

Dugu Bo immediately tilted his head back and swallowed the medicine.

A gentle yet vibrant warmth instantly spread out, strangely blending with the lingering chill within him. Instead of clashing, it complemented him perfectly.

This life force, like the finest spring rain, gently nourished his meridians and internal organs, which had been riddled with holes by toxins, repairing those minor damages and bringing him an indescribable sense of comfort.

Two forces, icy blue and emerald green, intertwined and circulated within his body, one suppressing toxins and the other repairing himself.

Dugu Bo dared not be careless. He immediately sat cross-legged, circulated his soul power, and guided the two external medicinal forces to maximize their effects.

Time passed little by little.

Inside the secret chamber, the chaotic poisonous gas surrounding Dugu Bo gradually subsided, and the abnormal bluish-purple color on his face began to fade slowly. Although he was still pale, he had gained a bit more vitality.

His tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and his breathing became long and steady.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes, and his emerald green pupils regained their sharp light. Although a trace of fatigue still lingered deep within, the listlessness caused by the torment of pain had been swept away.

Dugu Bo carefully examined himself, his face showing increasing shock and joy.

The two toxins in his body that made him wish he were dead are now like frozen volcanoes, still present but temporarily dormant.

The tearing pain in his meridians was gone, replaced by a slight coolness and tingling sensation, which he knew was a sign that the potion was repairing the damage.

His soul power flowed more smoothly than ever before. Although the total amount had not recovered much due to the suppression of the toxins, the feeling of being able to control his own body returned!

Dugu Bo even felt that he could now mobilize a considerable portion of his soul power without worrying about triggering the poison.

"Amazing, so amazing!" Dugu Bo couldn't help but mutter to himself, looking at the two empty jade bottles in his hands with an incredibly complex expression.

Queen Eva actually possessed such abilities!

If even a basic remedy is this powerful, then is the complete magic potion she promised, which would completely neutralize the toxins without damaging the body's foundation, also true?

At this moment, all the doubts, resentment, and humiliation in Dugu Bo's heart were diluted by the tangible results and the immense hope.

Loyalty to her doesn't seem like an unacceptable thing.

At least, she showed enough sincerity and strength.

Dugu Bo slowly stood up, stretched his limbs, and felt a long-lost sense of ease. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his gaze became firm again.

"Queen Eva, I hope you will not disappoint me," he murmured to himself, having already made his final decision.

...the next morning.

Dugu Yan arrived at the restaurant with trepidation, intending to have breakfast with her grandfather, still worried about his injuries.

However, when she saw the figure by the dining table, she covered her mouth in surprise.

Dugu Bo was sitting in the main seat. Although his face was still a little pale, his spirits were much better. His eyes had regained their former sharpness, and there was even a relaxed smile on his lips.

He was slowly and methodically drinking his porridge, his movements steady, showing no trace of the severely injured and dying state he had been in the previous night.

"Grandpa? Are you all better?" Dugu Yan ran over in surprise, looking Dugu Bo up and down.

When Dugu Bo saw his granddaughter, his smile became even more genuine. He put down his bowl and spoon and said gently, "Yes, Grandpa is fine now. I just had a minor mishap during my cultivation, but I'm all better now. I'm sorry to have worried Yan Yan."

He naturally wouldn't tell Dugu Yan the truth. With him around, all he wanted was for his Yan Yan to grow up happily.

Seeing that her grandfather indeed seemed to have recovered, Dugu Yan was overjoyed, though she still had some doubts. She patted her chest and playfully scolded, "You scared me to death, Grandpa! You must be more careful with your cultivation from now on!"

"Okay, okay, Grandpa will be careful from now on." Dugu Bo agreed with a smile. Looking at his granddaughter's lively appearance, the gloom in his heart caused by submitting to others was also dispelled a lot.

This sacrifice is worthwhile for Yan Yan.

Chapter 74 Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique

Notting City, Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

As night fell, Tang San sat cross-legged on his bed, his brows furrowed, unable to enter a meditative state for a long time.

He has been feeling very irritable lately, and this irritability largely stems from his father, Tang Hao.

Since acquiring his first spirit ring and learning from his sister Cinderella that their father was actually a powerful spirit master and that he would teach him a powerful hammer technique, Tang San's feelings have been very complicated.

At first, he was indeed shocked and vaguely expectant.

A strong father who teaches him powerful hammer techniques would undoubtedly greatly enhance his strength.

But what followed was more dissatisfaction and resentment.

He's clearly a powerful Soul Master! Why has he been pretending to be a drunken blacksmith for so many years?

Why make them live a life of hunger and dependence on others? If he had shown his strength earlier, they wouldn't be in this situation.

This dissatisfaction reached its peak after Tang Hao began his so-called "teaching."

Tang San thought Tang Hao would teach him some earth-shattering skill, but what happened?

They actually sent him to the blacksmith shop to forge iron day after day!

Swinging the hammer, dropping the hammer, feeling the force... these are basic skills he had already mastered in his previous life when he was in the outer sect of the Tang Sect. What is there to learn?

He repeatedly told Tang Hao that he had mastered the power generation technique and asked to learn the real Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, but Tang Hao always looked at him with doubt and impatience, saying that if the foundation is not solid, the earth will shake and the mountains will tremble, and told him to continue practicing, saying that he himself had also spent a long time building a foundation back then, and so on.

Tang San had no choice but to suppress his temper and spend time every day practicing hammer swings at the blacksmith's shop, which he considered meaningless.

Seeing his classmates diligently cultivating their soul power and practicing their soul skills, while he had to waste his precious time on such things, his anxiety grew day by day.

His anxiety finally erupted when he discovered that his sister Cinderella's soul power level had somehow quietly surpassed his by one level!

He vowed to become strong so he could protect his sister! But now, not only has he failed to protect her, he's been surpassed by her! How can he accept this?

He must have wasted too much time for blacksmithing! Tang Hao must not have genuinely wanted to teach him!

In fact, Tang Hao taught Tang San entirely according to the steps and methods he had learned before, and he even sped up the process.

However, Tang Hao did not consider that when he was a child at the Haotian Sect, he first had all kinds of medicinal baths to lay a foundation, and then he started learning how to hammer from scratch.

Tang San, on the other hand, is extremely skilled at hammering.

That evening, after returning from the blacksmith's shop, feeling the slow growth of his soul power and thinking of Cinderella's increasingly pure and profound soul power, Tang San could no longer hold back.

He found Tang Hao, who was again huddled in the corner clutching a barrel of wine, and said with barely suppressed anger and impatience, "Dad! Are you going to teach me that Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique or not? If it's just about me spending all day forging iron, then forget it! I don't want to waste any more time! I want to cultivate my soul power! I can't let my sister fall behind!"

Tang Hao, his eyes blurry with drunkenness, raised his head and frowned as he looked at the agitated Tang San before him.

"You brat, what's the rush? The basics... the basics are the most important..." Tang Hao muttered, taking another swig of wine.

"Basics, basics! I already learned them!" Tang San practically shouted. "I've memorized all those power-generating techniques! Did you never intend to teach me the real hammer technique? If you don't want to teach me, just say so! Don't delay my cultivation!"

Tang Hao was startled by Tang San's shout, and his drunkenness sobered up a bit. Looking at Tang San's stubborn yet disappointed and angry eyes, a certain string in his heart was touched.

He was silent for a moment, then finally sighed, his voice hoarse, "Fine, since you say you've learned it, I'll teach you the rest starting tomorrow. But if you can't keep up, don't blame me..."

Although Tang Hao agreed to speed up the process, he still didn't believe that Tang San had truly mastered all the essential techniques of power generation. He planned to teach him only the first few moves, hoping to discourage him and allow him to hone his skills for a few more months.

However, when Tang San heard Tang Hao finally relent, although his tone was reluctant, he felt that he had achieved half of his goal.

He suppressed his dissatisfaction and said coldly, "I hope you keep your word this time."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking at Tang Hao again.

He secretly vowed to learn the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique as soon as possible and then surpass Cinderella's level immediately!

To protect his sister, he must become stronger!

As for Tang Hao's complicated gaze, Tang San, eager to become stronger, didn't notice it at all.

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