bookbashuk Chapter 148 Poison
Chapter 148 Poison
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"Senior Dugu Bo, I've come today with a business matter I'd like to discuss with you," Tang San said directly, his tone confident.
"Business?" Dugu Bo hadn't expected that Tang San would come to his door in the middle of the night just to talk business. He suddenly wanted to see what Tang San, or rather Tang Hao, was really up to.
After all, he had tried to steal the external soul bone from him last time, which almost led to a deadly feud.
"Come in." Although there were no outsiders in his yard, it was still safer to go inside.
Upon entering, the two took their seats. Dugu Bo spoke first: "What kind of business do you want to do with me today?"
"I have some knowledge of poisons, so I would like to ask you for some poisons. I hope you will grant my request," Tang San said calmly.
"That's all?" Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised. He had thought Tang San was up to something, but it turned out he had just come to ask for poison. Suddenly, he lost interest.
"You're planning to use this on your external soul bone, right? The external soul bone dropped by the Human-Faced Demon Spider does indeed have the ability to absorb toxins. I wonder what kind of poison you want, and what price you're willing to pay?"
Dugu Bo's dark green pupils gleamed coldly. His poison was not something to be given away casually; even Tang Hao had to be reasonable.
Upon hearing this, Tang San immediately revealed a contemptuous smile: "Senior is mistaken. What I need is poison, not the poison you concoct. After all, your poison is really subpar."
"What!" Dugu Bo was instantly furious. How dare a mere brat slander his greatest achievement? If it weren't for Tang Hao, he would have already reduced Tang San to ashes.
"Am I wrong? Senior can't even control the poison in his own body, and even harms his descendants. What else is he but a nobody?" Tang San met Dugu Bo's murderous gaze without the slightest fear.
This was his plan: to first intimidate and then elevate. He knew Dugu Bo's personality; he was known for being both righteous and wicked. If he wanted to subdue him, he had to win him over with his poison skills!
"What a joke, what do you know about poison?" Dugu Bo suppressed his anger, chuckled, and his eyes flashed with an unpredictable light.
Since obtaining the dragon scale, the toxins in his body have been completely controlled. However, his body, which had been eroded by the toxins, had ultimately suffered damage to his vital energy. Tang San's ability to see this was enough to show that he had some skill.
Tang San knew that Dugu Bo had taken the bait and immediately said, "Although Senior obtained some rare and precious materials by chance, which suppressed the poison in his body from taking effect."
"But if seniors and Dugu Yan are so lucky, will future generations with the bloodline of the Azure Scale Serpent also be as fortunate as them?"
Tang San could tell that Dugu Bo must have suffered greatly from the effects of the poison, and that it had only recently been contained.
Tang San's words immediately aroused Dugu Bo's fear. Although he and Dugu Yan were no longer troubled and in pain by their own poison, they only had two dragon scales. If Dugu Yan's descendants also awakened the Azure Scale Serpent in the future, these children would still be doomed.
"Do you have a way to completely solve this problem?" Dugu Bo had already seen that Tang San had come prepared tonight. If he really had a way, then he didn't care about saving face.
"Of course, this is the business I want to discuss today." Tang San said calmly, from now on, he had completely taken the initiative.
"No problem. As long as you can completely solve this problem, everything is negotiable. You can choose any of my poisons." Dugu Bo nodded without hesitation.
"Not enough. This is a matter of life and death for your family. How can the accumulated poison compare to your family's heritage?" Tang San shook his head.
"Then what else do you want?" Dugu Bo frowned. He knew he had lost the initiative, but for Dugu Yan's sake, he had to compromise.
"I wish to establish a brand new sect called Tang Sect, independent of Haotian Sect. I would like to invite you, senior, to serve as a guest elder. I will not trouble you except for major matters." Tang San stood up solemnly and bowed slightly.
All that arrogance and conceit just now was a prelude; now comes the main point.
Dugu Bo remained silent for a moment. He had only intended to agree to a few conditions, but he did not expect Tang San to directly ask him to sell himself. Even in the Heaven Dou Empire, he was only holding a sinecure by virtue of Xue Xing.
"Fine, I promise you." Dugu Bo sighed. As long as Dugu Yan was doing well, it would be worth it even if he sold his old bones.
"Please rest assured, senior, my Tang Sect will never let you down." With the addition of a Title Douluo, his Tang Sect is already enough to be ranked among the top-tier forces. You should know that even the four lower sects cannot guarantee that they will have a Title Douluo in each generation.
"Don't speak too soon. You should deal with this first." Dugu Bo snorted coldly. If Tang San was just messing with him tonight, he swore he would make Tang San's so-called Tang Clan vanish into thin air.
"Of course, but this method takes a long time. With the Soul Master Competition just around the corner, I don't have enough time. So, I'll have to wait until after next year's Soul Master Competition to arrange time to detoxify you. Anyway, you and Dugu Yan aren't in a hurry right now." Tang San did have a method, but time was tight, and it was clearly not the time to waste it on something like this.
"The Soul Master Competition? You're planning to use poison against Lu Mingfei?" Dugu Bo's expression was strange. He had seen Lu Mingfei fight several times. Even if Tang San was only a Soul Venerable, or even if he were a Soul Emperor, he might not be able to defeat Lu Mingfei in his current state.
Last time, a single block of ice wiped them all out. Couldn't Tang San see the difference in strength between the two?
Tang San was unfazed by the skepticism in Dugu Bo's tone, instead displaying unusual confidence: "That's right, this time, I will defeat him with my poison skills. Senior will see that my poison skills are not just empty boasting."
"Perhaps," Dugu Bo replied perfunctorily. Lu Mingfei was Dugu Yan's teammate, and of course he didn't want his granddaughter to lose.
"Come with me. All my poisons are stored here. You can choose whatever you need. But I must warn you, if you dare to mess with me, the consequences will be severe!" Dugu Bo warned before leading Tang San to the poisonous courtyard he had set up.
Since the incident in Sunset Forest, he dared not stay there any longer. He moved all his belongings back to his mansion and the old Dugu family residence. The majority of his collection remained there, more than enough to deal with Tang San, a Soul Master.
Tang San followed Dugu Bo into a small courtyard next door. Tang San's heart began to pound violently after he only glanced at the flowerbed in the courtyard.
He uncontrollably lunged at a nearly withered herb, activated his Purple Demon Eyes to examine it closely, but only for a moment before he let out a wail.
Wangchuan Autumn Water Dew! This is a celestial herb recorded in the Xuan Tian Treasure Record, but at this moment, this celestial herb has completely withered, and the most important celestial dew inside has also been lost, making it a completely useless plant.
Damn you, Dugu Bo, what have you done?!