Douluo V: Starting with daily check-ins, I'm trying to trick Xiao Wu into becoming my wife.

"fear death?"

Hearing Dugu Bo's mocking question, Ao Yin endured the excruciating pain all over his body, his eyes filled with only a cold sneer.

Despite his broken and battered body, he relied on an indomitable tenacity to gradually straighten his shaky frame.

His legs trembled slightly, his body swayed unsteadily, and he could collapse at any moment.

But he still raised his arms high, looked up at the dark night sky, and let out a long howl that echoed throughout the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye Valley, resounding in all directions.

"A true man stands tall between heaven and earth, his pride enduring!"

"How can we fear power and strength, and willingly submit to others!"

"Throughout my life, Ao Yin has acted with integrity and uprightness, without shame before heaven and earth, and without shame before my own conscience!"

"Everyone fears death, and I am no exception."

"You think you can make me bow down and submit to you with just a titled Douluo, that's nothing but wishful thinking!"

The words landed with a resounding force, each one fierce and unyielding.

Ao Yin slowly lowered his raised arms, then suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as a knife, locking onto Dugu Bo in front of him.

Their eyes met, and there was no hesitation, only an extreme ruthlessness and stubbornness.

"Dugu Bo!"

"If I were to perish here today, you would certainly not escape death either!"

"Are you truly oblivious? Has your body already been deeply poisoned?!"

"You're completely unaware that you've been poisoned, and you still have the nerve to call yourself the Poison Douluo? Are you wrong to say your poison is trash?"

boom!

These few words exploded in Dugu Bo's mind like a thunderclap.

His expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The next second, he suddenly reached out with his large hand, his five fingers like pincers, gripping Ao Yin's neck tightly. He leaned down and closed in, his eyes extremely fierce.

"You brat, how dare you spout such nonsense!"

"I have spent my entire life researching poisons and testing them on myself. I am extremely cautious and can identify all poisons in the world!"

"How could I have been poisoned for no reason?"

"If you can't provide a reasonable explanation today, I'll kill you right here in the wilderness!"

His neck was being tightly strangled, and the feeling of suffocation overwhelmed him. The veins on Ao Yin's neck bulged, his face turned bright red, and he was having an extremely difficult time breathing.

But he sighed silently in his heart.

Indeed, the more arrogant and conceited a strong person is, the easier it is for them to be manipulated by simple provocations.

The so-called human nature of the ages and the arrogance of the strong are most easily broken by routines.

A few words of provocation were enough to completely throw this usually composed Poison Douluo into disarray.

Ao Yin raised his hand with difficulty and gently patted the back of Dugu Bo's hand that was tightly gripping his neck.

Sensing his movement and recalling his astonishing words, Dugu Bo frowned and subconsciously loosened his grip, intending to hear what the young man had to say.

Freed from the suffocating grip, Ao Yin coughed several times to catch his breath.

"Ahem... Old man, don't be too arrogant."

"Does he really think his poison skills are invincible and flawless?"

Dugu Bo's eyes were cold, his face indifferent, and he spoke slowly, his voice carrying the authority and confidence of someone who had held a high position for many years.

"I am seventy-eight years old this year, and have devoted my life to the cultivation of poisons."

"Throughout the continent, I have always been the only one who has used poison to control others; no one has ever been able to secretly poison me."

"Throughout my life, I have acted with extreme caution, personally testing and identifying countless types of poisons. I would never allow any poison to enter my body!"

After saying this, Dugu Bo stood quietly in place and did not speak again.

A chill ran through him, and a silent pressure enveloped the entire area.

He had given Ao Yin ample opportunity to explain.

If Ao Yin continues to bluff, spout empty words, and play with rhetoric, he will show no mercy and will directly end the other party's life.

Ao Yin steadied his swaying body, suppressed the surging blood and intense pain within his body, looked directly at Dugu Bo, and slowly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of certainty.

"Dugu Bo, I have a question for you."

"After years of cultivation, do you have some kind of embarrassing...hidden ailment?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo refuted it sternly without even thinking.

"I don't!"

Dugu Bo almost instinctively retorted immediately, his tone filled with obvious anger and vigilance.

"Nonsense! What unspeakable secret? Kid, watch your mouth and stop spreading rumors!"

His heart sank instantly.

If such a private and confidential topic were to be spread indiscriminately, it would be a tremendous blow to his reputation as a titled Douluo, tantamount to deliberately ruining his name.

Seeing Dugu Bo's expression change instantly, Ao Yin sighed and rubbed his forehead, fearing that the other party might misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained and corrected him.

"No! I wasn't talking about the kind of private matter you're thinking of!"

"It's a different problem; it's a potential health risk!"

Without time for unnecessary preambles, Ao Yin went straight to the point, clearly and precisely describing the strange and mysterious illness that had plagued Dugu Bo for decades.

"The hidden ailment I'm referring to is that on rainy days, you'll first experience a strange, tingling, itchy pain in the area between your sides."

"Moreover, the symptoms will continue to worsen, lasting for more than an hour without interruption."

"At noon and midnight, it occurs twice a day, precisely on time."

"Not only that, but every night around midnight, you will experience sharp, stabbing pains in your head and the soles of your feet."

"My whole body is spasming and twitching uncontrollably, and it takes at least half an hour to get any relief."

Ao Yin spoke with certainty, describing each symptom with perfect accuracy.

"Each attack is like being tortured, making life worse than death."

"Dugu Bo, you know best in your heart that this is no ordinary old injury; it's a deadly poison that has accumulated in your body over the years!"

At this point, Ao Yin paused slightly, giving the other party enough time to digest the information, before raising his tone again and hitting the nail on the head.

"Your condition is not just simple drug addiction; it has seeped into your bones and invaded your very being, making you terminally ill."

"Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, among countless healers and poison masters, only I can completely cure your incurable ailment!"

"If I die by your hand today, you will never have a chance to be cured of this poison, and you will be tormented by it for the rest of your life until your body explodes!"

pedal!pedal!pedal!

These few words were like a thunderbolt from the heavens, striking Dugu Bo's heart hard!

This Poison Douluo, who had dominated half his life and was decisive in killing, subconsciously took three steps back, his mind shaken, and his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

Outsiders only know him as the Poison Douluo who is famous throughout the world and enjoys great glory. Who would dare to know that he endures such inhuman torture every day?

To outsiders, he seemed to control all poisons and act with impunity, but only he knew how painful the backlash from the deadly poisons within his body was.

At this moment, Ao Yin was covered in broken bones and seriously injured, looking extremely disheveled.

But no one knew that Ao Yin was so anxious at the moment that he had no time to think about the sense of accomplishment he felt intimidating Dugu Bo.

He had only one thought in his mind.

How exactly do I activate the Yin-Yang Protective Divine Aura?!