Chapter 3: Long Aotian's Memories
Dugu Bo stood beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, his eyes closed.
Not long ago, after devouring Long Aotian's soul, a flood of unfamiliar memories suddenly appeared in his mind.
Before he could examine them carefully, he had been interrupted by that strange voice.
But in that brief glimpse, he noticed something very interesting within those memory fragments.
Moreover, the intruder who had attacked his spiritual sea was incredibly weak—his soul had been devoured in a single move.
No matter how he looked at it, the whole situation was strange.
Perhaps the answer lay within the remaining fragments of that person's memories.
As for the crystal panel in his mind, it didn't seem harmful for now. So, filled with doubt, Dugu Bo focused his consciousness and slowly entered the fragments of Long Aotian's memories.
Scenes began flashing before him like a slideshow.
From the moment Long Aotian first formed memories, everything was displayed in perfect detail.
The modern world within those memories shocked Dugu Bo greatly.
But after a brief moment of surprise, he skipped over most of the mundane details.
Then came Long Aotian's illness…
His parents searching everywhere for treatment, spending all their savings, and finally leaving him at an orphanage.
At first, he was treated well.
But over time, he was neglected, isolated, and even bullied by the other children.
His life became miserable.
Even Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel a trace of pity.
Until—
A book titled "Douluo Continent" appeared in the memories.
Dugu Bo immediately cast aside all distractions and focused intently.
Perhaps because Long Aotian loved novels so much, every book in his memory was incredibly clear.
Among them, the clearest were:
Otherworldly Proud Heaven (异世傲天)
Douluo Continent (斗罗大陆)
Ignoring the others, Dugu Bo plunged his consciousness entirely into Douluo Continent.
On the first page were a few large characters:
"Douluo Continent — by Tang Jia San Shao"
The story began with a boy named Tang San, cultivating as an outer disciple of the Tang Sect.
Later, Tang San secretly learned inner sect techniques and, under pressure from the elders, jumped off a cliff to prove his resolve.
Dugu Bo frowned.
"Stealing is stealing—what 'proving resolve' is that?"
Shaking his head, he continued reading.
After transmigrating, Tang San kept his name and lived with his blacksmith father.
At age six, he awakened twin martial souls.
Dugu Bo was shocked.
Twin martial souls were extremely rare—only a handful had appeared in centuries.
Then Tang San entered an academy and met a girl named Xiao Wu…
Page after page turned.
Dugu Bo watched everything as if he were a reader witnessing Tang San's life unfold.
Until—
He reached the part where Tang San cured the poison in his body.
At that moment, Dugu Bo's mind trembled, and he withdrew from the memories.
Standing by the Yin-Yang Well, he slowly opened his eyes.
Staring at the red-and-blue waters before him, he looked almost mad.
"So… my herb garden is actually a blessed land called the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"
"Just these two herbs… can cure the poison in my body?"
"So all these years, I've been sitting on a treasure without knowing it—
and my wife and son died from the Jade Phosphor Snake poison…"
"How ridiculous…!"
"AH—HEAVENS—!"
"Why would you toy with me like this?!"
"AAAAAAAH—!!!"
Thinking of his wife and son, who had died from poison, Dugu Bo burst into tears and roared toward the sky.
After venting his rage, he stood still, staring at the calm water for a long time.
The Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul of the Dugu family was powerful—
But it carried a fatal flaw.
As a soul master grew stronger and absorbed more poison-type spirit rings, the poison would gradually accumulate within their body.
Eventually—
Poison would stain the eyes and hair, seep into the organs, and reach its peak.
If they failed to reach Title Douluo in time—
There was only one outcome:
Death by poison.
Even worse, after evolving into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, the poison became even stronger, harming not only the user but also those around them.
His wife had died after giving birth to their son, Dugu Xin, weakened by poison and complications.
She passed away when he was 35.
After that, he raised his son alone.
To prevent his son from suffering the same fate, he trained him rigorously—
But his son's talent was too poor.
In the end, he still died from the poison, following his mother.
Only his granddaughter remained by his side.
After a long time, Dugu Bo finally calmed down.
The dead were gone.
The living must be cherished.
At least… he still had his granddaughter.
Thinking of the lively little girl, his heart gradually steadied.
Right now, the most important thing—
Was to verify whether the method of curing poison described in the book was real.
After all, it was just a novel from another world.
Even if the characters and events matched perfectly—
Could those herbs really cure his poison?
That was another matter.
With that thought, Dugu Bo steadied himself and continued exploring the memories.
In the story, Tang San cured both him and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
Naturally, he was grateful.
As time passed, the two became close friends despite their age difference.
But later—
When Tang San left, he took many of the immortal herbs from Dugu Bo's garden—
And gave them to his own friends and family.
He didn't leave even a single one for Dugu Bo or his granddaughter.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo was furious.
In the original story, he didn't know their value—fine.
But now that he did—
He felt like he had suffered a huge loss.
And more importantly—
This showed that Tang San never truly treated him as a close friend.
Otherwise, how could he not leave even one herb?
"Tang San! You brat!"