Boom!
The news of Dugu Bo’s poisoning hit Dugu Yan like a thunderclap.
Her face went deathly pale as she stared in disbelief.
“My grandfather is the strongest poison-attribute Soul Master on the continent.
How could he possibly be poisoned?!”
Ye Qingli let out a soft sigh.
“Child, your grandfather really is poisoned.
He came to me for treatment back then, but Senior Dugu’s poison originates from his martial soul.
My Nine Heart Begonia cannot cure it.”
Dugu Yan collapsed onto a stool, her voice trembling.
“Why didn’t Grandpa tell me?”
“Because he was worried about you.” Ye Qingli gently pulled her into an embrace.
“In truth, both your father and mother died from the poison of their martial souls.
Your father’s poison was even passed on to your mother.”
Dugu Yan’s eyes instantly turned red.
“Father… Mother…”
Ye Lingling fell silent.
She hadn’t expected the truth to be so cruel.
After a moment, Ye Lingling spoke again.
“Yanyan, your parents’ situation can’t be changed, but yours and your grandfather’s can.”
“Xu Fan said he has a way to resolve the poison problem.”
“Yes!
Xu Fan, Xu Fan can do it!” Dugu Yan hurriedly wiped away her tears.
“Aunt Ye, I’m leaving.
I’m going to find Xu Fan.”
“Alright.
Be careful.” Ye Qingli watched her go, worry in her eyes.
As a healing-type Soul Master, there was nothing more she could do.
[The first method is the simplest and most direct: completely sealing Grandpa Dugu’s poison.
That would keep him safe.
However, without his poison, Grandpa Dugu’s combat strength would likely be inferior even to an ordinary Soul Douluo.
He would never accept this option.]
[The second method is slightly better and can buy time.
It involves channeling the poison into a soul bone, isolating it from the body.
But soul bones are extremely rare, and their capacity is limited.
Does Grandpa Dugu even possess a complete set of soul bones?]
[At best, this is only a temporary solution.
Problems will resurface sooner or later.]
[The third method starts from the Soul Core.
The Soul Core is a type of energy core for Soul Masters that I will research in the future, and it is extremely important.]
[It is formed by compressing liquid soul power into a solid state and storing it in the dantian. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
It can greatly accelerate soul power recovery and even increase the chances of breaking through to the Title Douluo realm.]
[The requirements are extremely high: at least the cultivation of a Soul Saint and exceptionally strong spiritual power.
Multiple Soul Cores can be condensed, but each additional core increases the difficulty exponentially, while also producing stronger results.]
[Soul Cores do not raise a Soul Master’s cultivation level directly.
Their true value lies in recovery speed and total soul power capacity, making them extraordinarily effective.]
[The fourth method is the simplest and most effective: letting Grandpa Dugu and Yanyan consume immortal herbs.
That’s exactly what I did before.]
[Not only do they enhance soul power, but they can also give martial souls a chance to evolve.
The effects are immediate and obvious.]
[This is the most likely choice.
After all, those immortal herbs already belong to Grandpa Dugu—he’s just too foolish to use them.]
“Great!
That’s wonderful!” Dugu Yan wiped away the last of her tears, her eyes shining.
“Grandpa and I are saved!”
Without hesitation, she headed toward Sunset Forest.
She quickly acquired a docile century-old soul beast horse, allowing her to travel at high speed toward her destination.
Even if she didn’t encounter them on the road, she could always find them near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
Spirit Hall
“Xu Fan is really good to Dugu Yan,” Hu Liena muttered with a pout.
“He just gave her two immortal herbs like that?”
“The immortal herbs aren’t the key,” Bibi Dong said calmly, her eyes gleaming.
“The Soul Core is.
It represents an entirely new direction for Soul Master cultivation.”
She hadn’t expected Xu Fan to be not only terrifyingly strong in battle, but also capable of researching something so profound.
It was truly astonishing.
“That’s right,” Ling Yuan nodded.
“Only we Title Douluos understand how difficult the final step is.
The leap from level eighty-nine to ninety blocks countless people.
If the Soul Core really works, Spirit Hall’s number of Title Douluos could increase dramatically.”
Bibi Dong looked in the direction of Heaven Dou City.
Xu Fan… you’re holding so many secrets.
When will you come to Spirit City?
Heaven Dou City
Qian Renxue was visibly surprised.
“Soul Cores… something like that actually exists?”
If this research succeeded, the number of Title Douluos in the future would very likely double.
She knew very well how many Soul Douluos were stuck at level eighty-nine, especially within Spirit Hall—figures like the former dean of Spirit Hall Academy.
Age had robbed him of the time needed to break through.
But with a Soul Core, becoming a Title Douluo might not be impossible.
“I really want to keep you by my side and strip you clean, piece by piece.”
Tianshui City
“Sister, Xu Fan is really good to Dugu Yan,” Shui Yue’er said softly.
“You could go look for Xu Fan too,” Huo Wu teased with a grin.
Huo Wu had arrived at Tianshui Academy a few days earlier.
To her surprise, Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er also possessed the book, so she stayed and became friends with them, reading together to make things even more interesting.
“Hmph… I’ll definitely go find him later,” Shui Yue’er said stubbornly.
“Just you wait.”
Who knew how many people were already after Xu Fan?
She still wanted an immortal herb.
Even if she had nothing else to trade… she still had herself.
Sea God Island
“Lord Sea God, can immortal herbs really evolve martial souls?” the Sea Maiden Douluo asked.
The Sea God shook his head.
“I don’t know.
I’ve been to the mainland, but I’ve never been to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, so I naturally don’t understand immortal herbs.”
“But if Xu Fan says it, then it’s very likely true.”
“That’s such good fortune…” the Sea Maiden Douluo murmured wistfully.
“I wish I had one too.”
She wanted to leave, but she couldn’t.
The Sea God sighed softly as he looked at her distracted expression.
We can’t leave… at least not yet.
At the same time.
Ning Rongrong headed straight for the Ye family residence.
She was convinced that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan must have their own notebooks as well.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Ye family didn’t have the best relationship and were somewhat competitive, the Ye family itself was small, with only a single true successor.
The other members’ martial souls had weakened over generations, and their healing abilities were far inferior to the Nine Heart Begonia.
“But surely they wouldn’t target me?” Ning Rongrong muttered.
“I’ll check first.”
[Let’s see which option Grandpa Dugu ends up choosing.]
[Hmm… the Shrek Academy students should be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain spirit rings soon, right?]
[Oscar is already level thirty, and Tang San and Xiao Wu will reach level thirty soon as well.
When that happens, they’ll both be able to obtain new spirit rings.]
[That journey was quite exciting.
Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing told me a lot of interesting stories.]
[Of course, Shrek Academy was just as unbearable as ever.]