Chapter 248: Su Ming: I Feel Bad for Dugu Bo!

[For the first time, Dugu Bo had seen such a precise poison-based hidden weapon. Tang San used this opportunity to give one to him as a gift and explained his detoxification method. Thus, their relationship started to take shape.]

[Tang San's suggestion for detoxifying Dugu Bo was to treat him with medicinal herbs and transfer part of the poison into his spirit bones.]

[Since Dugu Bo's poisoning was so deep, transferring all the toxins into a spirit bone could be harmful. Using Tang San's method of regulation, Dugu Bo's condition improved significantly, and his spirit power even increased by one level.]

[As for Dugu Yan, since her poisoning wasn't as severe, Dugu Bo only needed to find a few lower-year spirit bones for her to transfer the toxins into, which would be enough.]

Dugu Yan suddenly realized, So there's a method like this? But she still felt something was off.

Su Ming's next words seemed to answer her concerns indirectly.

[Unfortunately, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. With Dugu Bo's abilities, he might be able to find a few lower-year spirit bones for Dugu Yan. However, how much poison could such low-year bones withstand?]

[When these spirit bones can no longer handle the toxins, all of it will explode at once, and Dugu Yan will have no way out but death!]

[Higher-year spirit bones—those over 50,000 years old—are incredibly rare. Even Dugu Bo only possesses one, a Medusa Skull Bone that's several tens of thousands of years old!]

[At the time, Dugu Bo fully agreed with Tang San's suggestion. But didn't he think about what would happen when the spirit bones could no longer bear the toxins?]

[When Tang San was detoxifying Dugu Bo, he advised him not to transfer all the toxins to his spirit bone, saying it was because his body had become accustomed to the poison, and losing it all at once might not be good.]

[But I suspect that Tang San knew full well that Dugu Bo's spirit bone couldn't bear the full weight of the poison.]

Dugu Yan wasn't sure if Su Ming's guess was accurate, but there was no denying that Tang San's method was lacking.

[To be honest, I wouldn't mind befriending Dugu Bo myself. Despite his solitary personality, he's trustworthy and loyal!]

[If you truly gain his trust, he'll go to the ends of the earth for you!]

[This isn't an exaggeration. During the Spirit Master Tournament, when Tang San first revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, Bibi Dong, along with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, led a group of high-ranking Spirit Masters to intercept him. Dugu Bo, without hesitation, stood up for Tang San, even though it meant crossing Wuhun Hall.]

[Later on, Dugu Bo helped Tang San many times during his growth. Without Dugu Bo, Tang San's journey would have been much more difficult!]

Dugu Yan was stunned.

[But what did Tang San do in return for all Dugu Bo's help?]

[Tang San's behavior is what I find most despicable. When Tang San detoxified Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo even gifted him a Hundred Treasures Pouch that could store living creatures. He also told Tang San he could take a few of the medicinal herbs.]

[And what did Tang San do? He greedily took every single one of the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving nothing behind for Dugu Bo, who was infuriated.]

[Tang San even had the audacity to tell Dugu Bo not to be so stingy, claiming that he had left the roots and that the herbs would grow back soon. All I can say is, that's complete nonsense!]

[Even with the energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it would take decades, if not centuries, for another immortal herb to regrow. By then, Dugu Bo would likely be long gone!]

[Not only did Tang San take the herbs, but what's most infuriating is that he didn't even leave a couple of herbs for Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan to absorb! Those herbs belonged to them, yet he selfishly kept them all for himself. Is that really okay?]

[If I were Dugu Bo, I would've found an opportunity to rip the Eight Spider Lances out of Tang San's back. Isn't that external spirit bone perfect for storing poison?]

[External spirit bones can grow, and the Eight Spider Lances already have a poison attribute. The more poison it absorbs, the stronger it becomes—it's the perfect solution!]

[But Dugu Bo didn't do this, which is one of the reasons I want to befriend him. He's a person of integrity, loyal to his own people.]

[By that time, Dugu Bo and Tang San had become close friends, so he wouldn't covet Tang San's spirit bone. He even thought about marrying Dugu Yan to Tang San!]

[But Tang San rejected the offer, saying Dugu Yan probably already had someone she liked—likely Yu Tianheng, the one I just knocked off the stage.]

Dugu Yan: Keep talking like this and see what happens…

But Su Ming was slightly off. At best, she only had a fondness for Yu Tianheng, but it hadn't reached the level of love. Did people really think she liked him?

Yu Tianheng was the strongest among the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's current generation, and since they worked together often, it was only natural that she felt a bit of fondness for him.

[Later on, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well essentially became Tang San's personal garden. He no longer needed Dugu Bo's permission and could freely bring others to explore the place. Eventually, it even became a Tang Sect property, no longer belonging to Dugu Bo at all—how absurd!]

[After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San even suggested to Dugu Bo that he take an honorary position at Shrek Academy, where he wouldn't have to do anything or be restricted in any way.]

[However, this decision tied Dugu Bo to Tang San's side for good. While recruiting a Title Douluo, even the weakest one, wasn't a bad thing for Shrek, it also meant that Dugu Bo was now entirely allied with Tang San.]

[That alone wouldn't have been a big deal, but from then on, Wuhun Hall considered Dugu Bo as one of Tang San's people.]

[In my opinion, Dugu Bo did much more for Tang San, while Tang San gave little in return. By the time of the final battle at Jialing Pass, Tang San's group reaped many high-quality spirit bones from the Spirit Hall Elders they defeated.]

[But what did Tang San do? He distributed all the spirit bones to the other members of Shrek Seven Devils. Even after there were extras, he didn't think of giving any to Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan. After everything Dugu Bo did for him, he got nothing in return—that's just not fair!]