Chapter 92 Crisis_1
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Hearing Poison Douluo's words, both Xue Ye and Xue Xing showed shocked expressions, the latter tremblingly placing the teacup in his hand down...
Rage filled Xue Xing's face, "What? Someone dares to use poison in the imperial palace? This is simply a disregard for our Douluo royal household!"
Xue Ye's expression was also extremely gloomy; he had a premonition that this so-called poison was indeed directed at him.
Then he suddenly thought of something, looking at Xue Qinghe in disbelief and speaking hastily, "Wait a second! Qinghe! You just drank that poisoned tea!!"
Xue Qinghe was the Prince he considered most suitable to succeed the throne of the Tiandou Empire; if anything happened here...
After his death, the entire Tiandou Empire might fall into the hands of others! At that time, it could very well be a disaster for the people of the Tiandou Empire!
Hearing this, Du Gu Bo's eyes, glowing green, suddenly lit up, staring intently at Xue Qinghe across from him!
"Your Majesty Xue Ye, do you mean that the Crown Prince drank this tea which contains poison?"
The poison just now he had already determined to be slow-acting, a common type of poison that is colorless and tasteless, which he would hardly have identified if he hadn't used it before.
And from Xue Ye's words, it was clear that Xue Qinghe had indeed just drunk the tea!
If he checked and found Xue Qinghe had been poisoned, it would mean that there might be another person behind this, but if he wasn't poisoned, then the situation could be much more complicated!
Feeling a surge of anxiety, Xue Qinghe thought, "This is bad! I just took the antidote, which means I have no trace of the poison in me now, but I did indeed drink the poisoned tea! There's no way to explain this!"
This Poison Douluo, Du Gu Bo, he's truly a troublesome fellow!!
She appeared calm on the surface, but deep down she was ready to release her Martial Soul at any moment; if Du Gu Bo noticed anything, she would swiftly kill Xue Ye next to her—and it had to be a lethal strike!
Otherwise, once Du Gu Bo reacted, a single press of his power could render her completely immobile!!
Meanwhile, Xue Ye urgently said to Du Gu Bo, "Master Du Gu! Please detoxify Qinghe!"
Du Gu Bo nodded, "Alright!"
Then his figure flashed suddenly, and he appeared in front of Xue Qinghe in an instant, directly placing his hand on Xue Qinghe's shoulder.
He said coldly, "Princess Qinghe, please do not resist; I will check the spread of the toxin in your body."
At the moment, Du Gu Bo could not fully confirm his suspicion, so he did not immediately conclude that Xue Qinghe was the poisoner…
Seeing that Du Gu Bo had begun his examination, Xue Qinghe, looking at Xue Ye's worried expression, steeled her heart, preparing to release her Martial Soul. But at that moment, Du Gu Bo suddenly let go and stopped his investigation…
He then turned sharply towards a concealed direction and yelled furiously, "Who's there? Don't think you can escape!"
The next second, he disappeared from sight... obviously chasing after the presence that he sensed...
Xue Ye hurriedly called out, "Master Du Gu, please treat Qinghe first!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Du Gu Bo's figure had vanished within the imperial palace...
Seeing that Xue Ye's expression was off, Xue Xing quickly tried to justify for Du Gu Bo, "Your Majesty Xue Ye, you don't have to worry, Master Du Gu has already determined that the poison is slow-acting, so he knows what he's doing!"
Hopefully that's the case. If Du Gu Bo was wrong, then his friendly relationship with Xue Ye would definitely come to an end!
However, he didn't believe that Du Gu Bo was unaware of the severity of the issue...
Witnessing this scene, Xue Qinghe, who was in crisis, secretly breathed a sigh of relief...
That feeling of Martial Soul Resonance just now... was it Xu Sheng?
Was he helping her?
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She couldn't afford to think too much, as she had to remain in a state of being poisoned as much as possible, otherwise it would be troublesome once Du Gu Bo returned!
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Having reached the distant soul beast forest, Du Gu Bo abruptly stopped, looking around cautiously. He could sense that the person from just now was definitely around...
He coldly said, "Who is it? Come out from hiding. How dare you poison a member of the Douluo Palace?"
From behind thick trees, Xu Sheng, cloaked to hide his enchanting appearance, spoke lightly, "Senior Du Gu is indeed the Poison Douluo, so sensitive to poison."
Du Gu Bo's gaze swept over the cloaked Xu Sheng, thinking to himself, "It seems I haven't guessed wrong; the person who poisoned her is this guy!"
And judging by the voice, this guy should be quite young, definitely not possessing a soul power rank as high as his. He was going to capture this youngster!
Xu Sheng, however, was feeling very peculiar...
He was just about to enter the imperial palace to look for Qian Renxue when he noticed a Title Douluo level soul power fluctuation nearby, so he had been lurking in the shadows, observing.
If it weren't for Qian Renxue's dire situation, Du Gu Bo's strength alone would never have allowed him to detect Xu Sheng.
Du Gu Bo snorted coldly and with a step forward, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—nine soul rings suddenly emerged.
The terrifying pressure of a Title Douluo radiated from him incessantly...
Xu Sheng raised an eyebrow, surprised, "Oh? Is Senior Du Gu intending to fight me? But with your strength, you're still just a little bit short."
The combat ability of the Poison Douluo was the weakest among the Title Douluos, even less than that of a Defense Soul Master like Gu Rong.
However, its most distinctive feature was poison, which just so happened to be something Xu Sheng was completely immune to!
"Boy, once I capture you, you can explain slowly! Third soul skill, Bilin Mesmerizing Formation!" With those words, Du Gu Bo's third soul ring underfoot lit up fiercely...
A vast expanse of pale green fog, carrying a thick corrosive scent, spread outwards, causing all the plants it touched to wither and die before converging towards Xu Sheng's location...
Upon seeing the approaching fog, Xu Sheng released the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and nine pitch-black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings appeared conspicuously under his feet...
Du Gu Bo stared at the nine black soul rings under Xu Sheng's feet, his inner voice shouting, "What! This guy is also a Title Douluo! And what on earth is going on with this soul ring configuration..."
With a thought, Xu Sheng's third soul ring lit up—Blood Begonia's Command!
The Nine-Hearted Begonia released a faint protective barrier that enveloped his entire body, and the moment the fog reached the shield, it was neutralized...
At that moment, Du Gu Bo, who had been closely observing, saw his poison fog so effortlessly countered, and his expression turned extremely grave...
This guy seemed to be even more troublesome than he had imagined!
Xu Sheng glanced at Du Gu Bo and continued in an unhurried tone, "Senior Du Gu, is this your full strength?"
Even with his calm demeanor, being belittled by Xu Sheng, Du Gu Bo's expression turned dark in an instant...
He hissed venomously, "Brat, don't be arrogant! When I was on the battlefield, you didn't even know where you were! Seventh soul skill, Green Phosphorous Snake Emperor True Body!"
Following that, his seventh soul ring abruptly shone...
A corner of Xu Sheng's mouth lifted slightly, his inner thoughts conveying a roguish tone, "Du Gu Bo is really set in his ways huh, as soon as he senses he's at a disadvantage, he does not hesitate to use his Martial Soul True Body..."
But did he really think that activating the Martial Soul True Body would be useful?
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