Douluo Continent has a system, but I don't want to use it.

Chapter 53 The Deal with Dugu Bo

"We've absorbed almost all the immortal herbs from the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. It's time to go home and check on things," Fang Tian agreed.

"Let's go to Dugu Bo's place first and ask him if he has any storage bags that can hold living creatures. Then we'll go back to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to pack up and head back to our hometown."

"Let's go find Dugu Bo."

Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan carefully examined the corpse of the Howling Moon Golden Wolf again. After confirming that there was no soul bone, they skinned the Howling Moon Golden Wolf and took it away.

The two of them quickly arrived at Tiandou City. Tiandou City was still the same as before, with people coming and going in a constant stream.

The two were welcomed inside Dugu Bo's residence upon arrival.

"Haha, Lao Gao, Xiao Qiu. Why did you think of me, the old poisoner? It's been more than two months since we last met." Dugu Bo's happy laughter could be heard even before they met.

"Haha, old poisoner, how have you been lately?" Fang Tian greeted him with a smile, and Qiu Fengyan smiled and nodded to Dugu Bo.

"Great! Excellent! Since absorbing the soul bone you gave me, Lao Gao, I spent a month transferring all the poison in my body into the soul bone. I also continuously used the soul bone technique to nourish my body. In this past month, I feel more relaxed than ever before, and even the color of my hair has lightened." Dugu Bo excitedly told the two of them about his condition.

"That's good. How is Xiao Xin doing? Did he absorb the soul ring smoothly?" Fang Tian continued to ask.

"Xiao Xin is doing well. I found a soul beast according to the dragon bloodline earth attribute standard you mentioned, Lao Gao, and obtained a defensive soul skill—Earth and Stone Body, which can increase physical attributes by 30%. It's a very useful soul skill, even usable by Title Douluo." Dugu Bo became even more excited when talking about his son.

"Old Poisoner, we've come here to say goodbye. We're going away for a while, the time is uncertain."

"Oh, I've been away for a while. Did I encounter any trouble? If there's anything I, Dugu Bo, can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask." Dugu Bo's expression turned serious.

"It's nothing much, just visiting a few old friends I haven't seen in a long time," Fang Tian said with a smile.

"Oh, is that so? Old Gao, is there anything you want to tell me before you leave?" Dugu Bo relaxed immediately upon hearing that there was no trouble, and asked Fang Tian with a smile.

"To be honest, Xiao Qiu and I have been living in seclusion in Sunset Forest, where we have cultivated a small medicinal garden and planted some precious herbs."

"The reason I'm visiting my old friends is to bring them some rare medicinal herbs. But Xiao Qiu and I don't have any living creature storage bags, so I'm asking if you, Old Poison Master, have any of those and could lend them to us?" Fang Tian finally revealed his purpose.

"Haha, Lao Gao, you've come at the perfect time. I recently came across a storage bag that can store living things. Although it only has three cubic meters of space, it's more than enough to hold a few herbs. I don't really need it, so I'll give it to you." Dugu Bo readily handed Fang Tian a small money pouch-shaped storage bag.

"Haha, old poisoner, you're so generous, I won't refuse. But I won't take your things for nothing. I have a secret recipe for you, I promise you won't suffer any loss." Fang Tian was overjoyed.

"Old Gao, you're too kind. The Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the 60,000-year-old Thousand-Silk Willow Soul Bone you gave me last time were a great help. What's a storage bag to me?" Dugu Bo quickly declined.

"Old Poison Master, don't refuse yet. I'll tell you the secret formula. Whether you use it or not is up to you to decide later," Fang Tian said with a smile.

"Alright, since you insist on telling me, Lao Gao, I'll listen." Dugu Bo was also somewhat helpless; this thing couldn't be given away.

"Old Poison Master, you know about whale glue, right? Actually, this stuff can improve a person's physical attributes. In other words, it can extend the time a Soul Master can absorb Soul Rings." Fang Tian didn't keep them in suspense and directly explained the effects of whale glue.

The main concern was that Qiu Fengyan might misunderstand.

"Huh? Whale glue has this effect?" Dugu Bo was taken aback.

"It does have this effect. We can roughly infer this function just from the fact that it can make sheep feel strong without making people weak," Fang Tian affirmed.

"Oh right, how come I never noticed that before?" Dugu Bo suddenly realized.

"Old Poison Master, you just hadn't thought of this before. With whale glue as the main ingredient, as long as we combine it with a few herbs to eliminate its side effects, we can help Xiao Xin obtain the second soul ring of the millennium. If we find a head soul bone that increases spiritual power for Xiao Xin to absorb, we can even help him obtain the fourth soul ring of the ten-thousand-year era."

"The second ring of a thousand years! The fourth ring of ten thousand years!" Dugu Bo muttered to himself, clearly already completely swayed.

"Old Poison Master, you know I have a 70,000-year-old Medusa head soul bone. Its soul skill is petrification, which can also enhance mental power. I can give it to you, Old Poison Master, as long as you do me a favor," Fang Tian said with a smile, as if joking.

"What's wrong, Lao Gao? Tell me first," Dugu Bo said with a smile.

"I need a weapon. Here's the design," Fang Tian said, handing Dugu Bo a drawing of a goose-feather saber, specifying its shape, size, and weight. He also detailed requirements for its sharpness, durability, and the craftsman.

"This is impossible! How could it weigh so little?" Dugu Bo took the blueprints, checked the details, and saw if he could complete it. When he saw the requirement that the weight must not exceed three jin and six liang, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Old poisoner, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. I made this request because I knew it was possible to fulfill."

"This is Wind and Cloud Light Gold, an extremely rare metal! When it forms an alloy with other metals, it can greatly reduce the weight of the alloy and give the alloy a sharp edge." Fang Tian said, taking out a stone-shaped object about the size of a human head.

"Such a wondrous metal exists in this world?" Dugu Bo exclaimed in amazement. However, there was no greed in his eyes.

Special metals are of little use to Soul Masters, who fight using their own Martial Souls and do not need weapons.

It's still the era of the first part of Douluo Continent. Soul tools haven't been developed yet, and there's no emphasis on various special metals.

Moreover, Dugu Bo is also a good person to his own people.

Fang Tian asked him to help forge a wild goose feather blade, and in return, he gave him a soul bone worth tens of millions of gold soul coins. Dugu Bo definitely made a killing.

If Dugu Bo still dared to be greedy under these circumstances, Fang Tian would definitely kill him with one blow to avoid being disgusted.

"This is a piece of metal that I obtained by chance. It may be the only one of its kind in the world, so you must take good care of it, old poisoner," Fang Tian solemnly instructed.

"When you bring the knife to me, I will deliver the 70,000-year-old Medusa head soul bone to you," Fang Tian then promised.

(End of this chapter)