"This..."
Dugu Bo was slightly shocked.
He hadn't expected Tang San to neutralize the poison of his Nine-Section Jade so easily.
However, he quickly composed himself and said coldly, "It's still too early to determine the winner. The first two rounds were just warm-ups—the third round will decide the final outcome."
"Now it's your turn. Go ahead."
Dugu Bo spoke as he retrieved his Nine-Section Jade.
"Excuse me then, Senior Dugu Bo," Tang San replied respectfully.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San took out a Stinger Needle.
The needle glowed with a purple-black hue—it was laced with a deadly poison he had refined.
Without hesitation, Dugu Bo accepted the needle and stabbed himself with it.
This poison, created by Tang San using over thirty types of toxins, was lethal enough to kill even a Soul Saint within moments.
Although it wasn't as deadly as the King of Hell's Poison, it was still highly potent.
However, the poison clearly had no effect on Dugu Bo, who easily dispelled it.
Despite his outward composure, Dugu Bo was inwardly shocked. As a master of poison, he fully understood the lethality of Tang San's creation.
But now was not the time for him to dwell on it.
His top priority was dealing with Tang Hao.
"The first two rounds are a draw," Dugu Bo declared. "The third round will determine the winner. If you win, I'll not only let you and your companions leave safely, but I'll also allow you to select five precious medicinal herbs from my medicine garden."
"Deal," Tang San agreed without hesitation.
Over the past three days, he had focused solely on refining poisons and antidotes. Although he had coveted the rare medicinal herbs in Dugu Bo's garden, he neither had the time to collect them nor the means to sneak them away.
Now that he had a legitimate chance to obtain five precious herbs, how could he refuse?
Without further ado, Dugu Bo grabbed Tang San and soared toward the poison formation that was restraining Tang Hao.
Inside the formation
Tang Yin lay lazily in his adoptive mother Ah Yin's arms, breathing in her delicate, feminine fragrance. His face showed an expression of pure contentment.
A Yin looked down at Tang Yin as if he were her own child. From time to time, she lifted her clothes slightly, revealing her fair, pinkish-white skin, allowing Tang Yin to rest against her and feel comforted.
Just then—
Tang Yin sat up and looked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, noticing a shadow approaching rapidly.
"They're here," Tang Yin said, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
A Yin also stood up, gazing at the approaching figures.
The next moment—
A figure descended swiftly, landing not far from Tang Yin.
It was Dugu Bo, carrying Tang San.
"Brother! Mom! Are you both okay?"
Tang San immediately called out in concern upon seeing his elder brother, Tang Yin, and their mother, Ah Yin.
Tang Yin shook his head. "We're fine. We've just been staying here under Senior Dugu Bo's watch."
Hearing this, Tang San relaxed.
Then, his eyes turned toward Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo first glanced at Tang Yin and, after receiving a nod of acknowledgment, turned to Tang San.
Pointing at the Poison Formation, Dugu Bo said:
"Inside is a Titled Douluo expert I trapped with my poison formation. He once tried to kill me, but now he's suffering the consequences. Let's begin the final test—use your most lethal poison, and let's see who can poison him to death first."
Dugu Bo did not explain to Tang San who the person inside the poison formation was.
Tang San, on the other hand, didn't ask any questions.
He never even suspected that the person trapped inside was his father, Tang Hao.
However, upon arriving, Tang San felt a strange sense of familiarity—almost as if the person inside was somehow connected to him.
Out of curiosity, he instinctively activated his Purple Demon Eyes in an attempt to see who was inside.
Unfortunately, his Purple Demon Eyes were still at a low level, and Tang Yin, aware of Tang San's ability, had already taken precautions. As a result, Tang San couldn't make out what was happening inside the formation.
At this moment, Dugu Bo had no intention of sparing Tang Hao's life.
Without hesitation, he said, "Let's begin. I'll go first."
As soon as he spoke, soul rings began rising from his feet. Nine glowing rings moved rhythmically around his body, radiating an astonishing light, yet this time there was no oppressive pressure.
Seeing the nine brilliant soul rings, Tang San couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
'He truly deserves the title of Titled Douluo,' Tang San thought. 'Even his aura is completely under control.'
Dugu Bo's nails slowly began to elongate, reaching a sharp, conical form nearly three inches long.
The claws shimmered with a green glow, laced with streaks of iridescent colors—evidence of their lethal toxicity.
This was Dugu Bo's most deadly poison, the Jade Scale Snake King's Venom, now enhanced with extreme ice-fire toxins and other poisons provided by Tang Yin.
In the next moment—
Dugu Bo channeled the poison to his fingertips and directed it toward Tang Hao within the formation.
Almost instantly, the colorful poison shot into the formation and hit Tang Hao's body.
"AHHHHH!!!"
A wild roar erupted from within the poison formation.
Tang Hao, who had been on the brink of death, suddenly regained some consciousness due to the intense pain inflicted by Dugu Bo's venom.
Memories of Tang Yin's betrayal and his relationship with A Yin flashed through his mind.
Rage.
An uncontrollable, seething rage consumed him.
Fueled by his fury and the poison corroding his body—
BOOM!
A terrifying surge of soul power burst out from deep within Tang Hao's body.
Incredibly, he was able to momentarily resist the venom's corrosion.
However, this eruption of soul power came at a cost—it was the result of Tang Hao detonating his own soul rings, sacrificing them in a desperate bid to survive.
Outside the Poison Formation
As the terrifying burst of soul power erupted, Dugu Bo was visibly shaken.
His face turned pale as he exclaimed in disbelief, "Impossible! How can he still unleash such immense power?!"
Tang Yin, however, instantly recognized what had happened—Tang Hao had detonated his soul rings.
Meanwhile, Tang San also felt the devastating soul power and heard the crazed roars echoing from inside the poison formation.
Yet, even with all this, he failed to recognize the man inside as his own father, Tang Hao.
By this point, Dugu Bo was eager to finish off Tang Hao quickly.
He turned to Tang San and ordered without hesitation, "Now, release your poison!"
Tang San nodded and immediately used the most potent poison he had refined over the past few days, launching it into the poison formation toward Tang Hao.
Inside the Poison Formation
Tang Yin watched with amusement.
Even if Tang Hao detonated all his soul rings, there was no way he could recover at this point. Tang Yin remained entirely unconcerned.
When Tang San's poison struck Tang Hao, the corrosion already eating away at his body intensified dramatically.
The delicate balance of resistance was shattered.
Dugu Bo's poison and Tang San's venom fused, unleashing their combined power against Tang Hao.
At This Moment
Tang Hao's skin shifted through ghastly shades of green, red, and purple—evidence of the poisons ravaging his body.
The lethal toxins penetrated every part of him.
His internal organs rotted almost instantly.
SPLAT!
Tang Hao's body began to disintegrate, turning into pools of blood bit by bit.
Moments later, there was a metallic clang—
Several dazzling soul bones fell to the ground.
Thus ended the life of Tang Hao, the once-mighty Haotian Douluo.
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