"What do you mean? You want another one?" Ye Yin scoffed. "One Bezoar Detoxification Pill was enough to clear every last toxin from your body. You should be more careful in the future and stop poisoning yourself!" He rolled his eyes at Dugu Bo and turned to leave. "Alright, my work here is done. My teacher and classmates are still waiting for me, so I'm heading back now."
Before Dugu Bo could get another word in, Ye Yin activated his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, popped one of Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausages into his mouth, and vanished in a streak of light, leaving the Titled Douluo staring at empty air.
Dugu Bo stood frozen for a moment, unable to react to the boy's sudden departure. He looked down at his hands, watching as the sickly green color of his fingernails faded back to a healthy, normal shade. He could feel the purity in his body, a clean state he hadn't experienced in decades.
"That kid..." Dugu Bo muttered. A headache began to form as he recalled his earlier aggression towards the Shrek Academy group. "I never expected it," he sighed, a hint of wonder in his voice. "The cure this old man has sought for so many years was in the hands of a young boy all along. But for Yan Yan... no matter the cost, I must get him to remove the toxins from her body."
With his resolve hardened, Dugu Bo shot off in the direction Ye Yin had gone, his speed far surpassing the boy's.
When Ye Yin arrived back at the camp, he found that Zhu Zhuqing had already finished absorbing her third spirit ring. She was staring in disbelief at the three perfect purple rings circling her body. If it hadn't been for Ye Yin, how could she possibly possess such a heaven-defying configuration?
"Ye Yin, what happened over there?" Flender asked immediately, his face etched with concern. "Judging by that scream, it sounded like Dugu Bo."
Just as Ye Yin was about to explain, a green-robed figure appeared silently in front of them, seemingly materializing from thin air.
"Dugu Bo!" Flender exclaimed, his heart plummeting. He instinctively palmed the black garlic in his pocket, ready to chew it at a moment's notice and fight to the death to create an escape path for the children. Before, it had taken three deans to barely hold off Dugu Bo for fifteen minutes. If the Poison Douluo had been serious then, they would have stood no chance, let alone now when Flender was alone.
Xiao Wu was even more terrified, trembling from head to toe. She was face-to-face with a Titled Douluo! It was over!
Ye Yin gently took her hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "It's alright," he whispered. "Don't worry."
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang bravely stepped forward. "Senior Poison Douluo, I wonder if there is anything we can help you with?"
Dugu Bo let out a cold snort. "Relax. Don't be so nervous. This old man isn't here to cause trouble."
Hearing those words, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't here for a fight, they could handle anything else.
Dugu Bo's sharp gaze landed on Ye Yin, and he asked the same question as before. "That Bezoar Detoxification Pill you gave me... do you have any more?"
Ye Yin shook his head without hesitation. "Nope, no more. Did you think that pill was some common item? That was the only one I had. It requires a massive amount of precious medicinal herbs to create. Its value is well over a million gold spirit coins, don't you think?"
A flicker of hope appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes. "Perhaps my medicinal garden has the herbs you need. I can take you there and let you make another Bezoar Detoxification Pill."
Ye Yin rolled his eyes again. "That's possible, yes. But why should I help you? If it weren't for a doctor's benevolence, I never would have given you that pill in the first place, not after how you treated us at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Without it, you wouldn't have been able to suppress your toxins for much longer before you exploded and died."
Dugu Bo fell silent. The boy was right. Why should he help him?
After a long, tense moment, Dugu Bo finally spoke, his voice heavy. "If you can resolve the toxin problem in my granddaughter's body, I will grant you three conditions, as long as they don't violate my principles. Three promises from a Titled Douluo will be enough for you to do almost anything you want on the Douluo Continent."
Ye Yin raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips. "Are three conditions from a Titled Douluo very precious?"
[Resentment from Dugu Bo +30!]
The question infuriated Dugu Bo. Who didn't know the power and rarity of a Titled Douluo? And today, he had the misfortune of meeting a boy foolish enough to ask.
Grandmaster stepped in to explain. "The number of Titled Douluo on the continent is extremely small. They are the absolute pinnacle of power among Spirit Masters. I think you understand what that means. If you can truly obtain three promises from Senior Dugu Bo, they will be incredibly useful to you."
Ye Yin nodded slowly. "So that's how it is. In that case, Senior Dugu, I can go with you to take a look at your medicinal garden. However, there's one prerequisite: let us finish our current task first. I still have a classmate who needs to obtain his fourth spirit ring. After that, I'll go with you."
Dugu Bo frowned, his impatience growing. "A fourth spirit ring? I'll help you with that. What kind of Spirit Beast do you need? I'm very familiar with the Sunset Forest."
Ye Yin thought for a moment. "Around five thousand years would be good. Preferably a tiger-type Spirit Beast."
Dugu Bo pondered for a second before an idea struck him. "Follow me!"
The group quickly followed the Titled Douluo as he led them deeper into the forest. With his protection, they moved without a care in the world, truly walking sideways through a land filled with danger. Soon, they came upon a massive, entirely green jungle tiger whose cultivation was exactly five thousand years.
"How about this five-thousand-year-old jungle tiger?" Dugu Bo asked.
"It's perfect!"
With Ye Yin's approval, Dugu Bo raised a hand. An invisible force shot out and struck the jungle tiger, leaving it half-dead but, through his incredible control, not in any pain.
"Mubai, go quickly," Ye Yin called out.
Dai Mubai glanced at his teachers. After receiving a nod from Flender, he leaped forward and finished the jungle tiger with a single swipe of his claws. He immediately sat down cross-legged to begin absorbing its five-thousand-year spirit ring.
"Kid, can you come with me now?" Dugu Bo urged.
"Senior," Ye Yin said calmly, "don't rush. A little earlier or a little later makes no difference. Let's go after Mubai finishes absorbing his ring."
[Resentment from Dugu Bo +30]
"Fine," the Titled Douluo grumbled. "This old man will wait."
Ignoring Dugu Bo completely, Ye Yin turned to Zhu Zhuqing, asking curiously about her new third spirit ability.
"My third Spirit Ability is Netherworld Shadow Clone," she explained. "It can split me into two shadow clones, and each one possesses fifty percent of my strength."
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