"Little Chen, you…"
Hu Liena clearly sensed the sudden change in Jiang Chen's body. This time, unlike before when Jiang Chen had pushed her away after a brief contact, he did not separate immediately.
Hu Liena suddenly felt a bit panicked. The hand that had been holding onto Jiang Chen loosened slightly in her fluster. Under Jiang Chen's rapid flight, she wasn't paying attention for a moment and actually separated from him.
"Be careful!" Jiang Chen cried out in alarm. With quick eyes and swift hands, he stretched out both arms and forcefully hugged Hu Liena.
Just a little more, and if he hadn't caught her, Hu Liena would have already fallen.
The valley was only a little over three hundred meters deep, and he had almost reached the mountaintop. If Hu Liena fell now, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Under Jiang Chen's extreme speed, in just a few breaths, they reached the mountaintop.
He immediately set Hu Liena down and said angrily, "Do you know how dangerous that was just now? I was flying so fast, if you had fallen, I wouldn't have had time to turn back and save you."
Hu Liena lowered her head. This was the first time Jiang Chen had scolded her, and she actually felt a little flustered. "I'm sorry, I was distracted just now."
Although she often used charm on others, she had always kept herself pure. Even with Jiang Chen, this was the first time she had felt such intimate contact, which made her feel both shy and panicked inside.
Seeing Hu Liena lowering her head in apology, Jiang Chen's anger subsided somewhat. Not to mention Hu Liena, even he had been a little distracted just now.
"It's fine. Just remember, don't do anything so dangerous again next time, got it?"
"Mm, I know. Next time you fly with me, I'll behave properly."
"Let's head down quickly."
The two began rushing down the mountain, with Jiang Chen in front and Hu Liena behind. A few minutes later, they reached the foot of the mountain.
"Senior Sister, the medicinal power of the two immortal-grade herbs in your body probably hasn't been fully absorbed yet, but it should be enough to resist the toxins in this poison array," Jiang Chen said.
Hu Liena nodded and walked straight in. Although she was said to have a body immune to all poisons, that would only be achieved after fully absorbing the medicinal power. Earlier, she had already become immune to fire poison, so the poisons Dugu Bo had set up here probably wouldn't be a big problem.
Even if she really got poisoned, she could just have Bibi Dong force it out.
After the two passed through the poison array, Hu Liena showed no signs of anything unusual.
A hundred meters ahead, Bibi Dong and the others were gathered there, seemingly having really caught Dugu Bo.
The two exchanged a glance and rushed over.
As they got closer, they indeed saw an old man standing in the encirclement formed by Bibi Dong and the others.
The man was tall and thin, looking like a spear. His hair and beard were all ink-green, and even his pair of eyes gleamed like green gems.
His face was expressionless, extremely stiff, with deeply sunken cheeks. His head of green hair was disheveled, and he wore a simple gray robe.
When Jiang Chen approached, the old man's ink-green pupils fixed on him, instantly making Jiang Chen feel as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.
"This must be Dugu Bo," Jiang Chen thought to himself.
Jiang Chen stood beside Bibi Dong and directly asked, "Teacher, is he willing to submit?"
Bibi Dong shook her head and said, "I was just about to go find you to see if you had any ideas. If even you can't do it, then we'll have no choice but to kill him."
Dugu Bo's terrifying eyes, like those of a fierce ghost, suddenly glared at Jiang Chen. A terrifying pressure surged toward him.
Jiang Chen only felt a chilling aura envelop his entire body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Hmph!" Bibi Dong let out a cold snort, instantly shattering Dugu Bo's pressure. Dugu Bo groaned, retreating several steps as blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
He had already suffered internal injuries under the joint sneak attack of these people earlier, and now even his soul power was sealed; he couldn't even use his martial soul.
"Hmph, just with this kid, you think you can make me submit? You're dreaming!" Dugu Bo's venomous voice rang out.
"Pontiff, I think we might as well just kill this stinking, stubborn guy," Chrysanthemum Douluo said in a chilling tone.
He and Ghost Douluo were in charge of Spirit Hall's punishments. No one who had offended Spirit Hall had ever survived like this. If he were alone here, he would have killed Dugu Bo long ago.
Bibi Dong shook her head. She didn't want to kill Dugu Bo. If Dugu Bo could submit to Spirit Hall, the benefits would be enormous.
Although Dugu Bo's strength wasn't particularly strong among the Title Douluos, his poison could make anyone below a Title Douluo tremble in fear.
If war broke out in the future and Dugu Bo was on their side, he could easily turn a thousand-meter radius into a land of death.
Even Jiang Chen had to admit that in terms of large-scale destructive power, few could compare to Dugu Bo.
And most importantly, Dugu Bo was currently staying by Prince Xue Xing's side to repay the favor from when Prince Xue Xing had saved someone back then, unintentionally gaining the trust of the Heaven Dou imperial family.
If Dugu Bo could turn around and help Spirit Hall, taking down the Heaven Dou Empire in the future would be much easier.
This was why Bibi Dong didn't want to kill Dugu Bo. Of course, if even Jiang Chen had no way, then they would have no choice but to kill him.
"Little Chen, you said before that you had a way to make him submit. What is it?" Bibi Dong asked.
The others, including Dugu Bo, who was radiating resentment, all looked over curiously.
"Good, very good. Your Spirit Hall has hunted me multiple times. I'd like to see what this kid can do to make me surrender," Dugu Bo sneered.
At this moment, Dugu Bo was like a tiger that had lost its claws and fangs. Jiang Chen was not afraid. He stepped forward and said, "I wonder if you're afraid of death?"
Dugu Bo let out a cold laugh. "Death? Who isn't afraid? If you think you can threaten me into joining Spirit Hall with death, then I advise you to stop dreaming. Even if I die, I will never serve you!"
"Then what if I tell you that even if we let you go now, you won't live more than a few years?" Jiang Chen asked.
Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly. He frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Chen said calmly, "Your poison is indeed powerful, but what's laughable is that after cultivating poison techniques for so many years, you've nearly poisoned yourself to death. If not for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well above, you would have died long ago."
"What a joke. It's always been me poisoning others. I am the ancestor of playing with poison, how could I be poisoned?" Dugu Bo looked at Jiang Chen coldly.
Jiang Chen paid no mind to Dugu Bo's attitude and still smiled faintly. "If I'm not mistaken, every time the weather is overcast or rainy, your two ribs feel numb and itchy, and the sensation gradually intensifies. It happens once at noon and once at midnight, each time lasting a full hour."
"Also, every night around the third watch, the top of your head and the soles of your feet feel like they're being pricked by needles. Your whole body spasms, lasting at least half an hour, in unbearable pain."
"How do you know?" As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, Dugu Bo cried out in shock.
What Jiang Chen described was exactly as if he had seen it with his own eyes. This secret was known only to himself; he hadn't even told his most beloved granddaughter. How did Jiang Chen know?
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