4: C4 Heavenly Dou Rumors,
In truth, the Serpent Spear Douluo and the Pufferfish Douluo hiding in the shadows did indeed want to kill you, this wretch who had bewitched their young master.
Fortunately, Qian Renxue didn’t want to silence you.
After revealing her identity, Qian Renxue confessed her feelings to you.
You naturally nodded and agreed, after all, you really didn’t want to end up in that secret chamber.
You had actually secretly seen the secret chamber that Qian Renxue had prepared in the background, and you weren’t particularly eager to experience it firsthand.
After confirming your relationship, Qian Renxue, who had previously exercised some restraint, completely stopped pretending.
She clung to you at all times and took you everywhere she went.
Gradually, rumors of your forbidden love began to circulate throughout Heaven Dou City.
Xue Qinghe became the fallen virtuous prince, bewitched by an “enchanting consort and male favorite,” while you became the seductive “male favorite.” Every time Xue Ke saw you, her face was full of distress and pain, and she said she would definitely save you.
It wasn’t until you joined the Heaven Dou Royal High-Level Soul Master Academy and your strength was exposed—a thirty-fifth-level Soul Elder at twelve years old, a super genius with the potential to become a Titled Douluo—that the gossip about you and Xue Qinghe gradually died down.
You were still somewhat disappointed, after all, your talent in the first simulation had been even higher.
After joining the first team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, you met Dugu Yan, which reminded you of Dugu Bo’s herbal garden.
You told Qian Renxue about the herbal garden.
She agreed to your request.
After some disguise, she brought the Serpent Spear Douluo, the Pufferfish Douluo, and you to the Sunset Forest.
This time, you didn’t even need to go through the trouble of searching for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s location.
The two Titled Douluo, Serpent Spear and Pufferfish, joined forces and directly subdued Poison Douluo, who had been taking a leisurely stroll.
The Pufferfish Douluo, in particular, was completely immune to toxins due to his martial soul’s characteristics.
Poison Douluo was completely suppressed before him and couldn’t resist at all.
With Poison Douluo as your guide, you easily found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, passed through the poisonous miasma, and saw the immortal herbs.
Because Chrysanthemum Douluo was one of Pope Bibi Dong’s people, Qian Renxue didn’t trust him.
So before she could completely win him over, Qian Renxue didn’t plan to let Chrysanthemum Douluo come to identify the immortal herbs.
You still consumed several immortal herbs that were beneficial to you.
You also had Qian Renxue consume the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and the Phoenix Comb Crest Sunflower.
The Serpent Spear Douluo and the Pufferfish Douluo also each consumed immortal herbs suited to them.
Your soul power directly broke through to level forty—you only needed to hunt for a soul ring to advance directly to Soul Ancestor.
Qian Renxue was already a Soul Emperor, but her soul power still increased by four levels.
As for the Serpent Spear Douluo and the Pufferfish Douluo, since they were already Titled Douluo and advancement was difficult, they only barely managed to increase by one level.
Dugu Bo, watching from the side, had an expression of utter disbelief at how ridiculously your cultivation bases had improved.
He knew these herbs were incredibly powerful, but he never imagined they would be this powerful.
He had been sitting on a treasure mountain all this time without knowing how to use it!
Among these, there might even be immortal herbs that could suppress his poison.
Perhaps his son and daughter-in-law wouldn’t have had to die back then…
Dugu Bo, now left with only his granddaughter after losing everyone else, couldn’t help but cry.
The mighty Azure Phosphorus Douluo lowered his head and begged for help for the first time in his life.
(In the original Douluo story, Poison Douluo’s fate was to die from the poison that had seeped into his very marrow.
Because the poison had already penetrated deep into his bones and he still had to use his poison techniques, Tang San chose to help him suppress the toxins—but that was only temporary, and the poison would recur.
In Douluo II, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was directly moved away by Tang San, and no one with the Azure Phosphorus Serpent martial soul was ever seen again.
Dugu Bo most likely ended up without any descendants.)
Qian Renxue had originally planned to silence Poison Douluo, but now that he had directly surrendered, she weighed the pros and cons and eventually agreed.
A Titled Douluo-level powerhouse willingly pledging allegiance was too good an opportunity to pass up.
As for the method to remove the poison—with so many miraculous immortal herbs, there was bound to be something useful.
Qian Renxue’s guess wasn’t wrong.
The Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb could neutralize all poisons.
However, if it were actually used for that purpose, Dugu Bo’s entire cultivation base would be crippled.
You and Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City.
Your teacher, Qin Ming, wanted you to go to the Suotuo City Fighting Arena to gain combat experience.
Qian Renxue was unwilling to be separated from you and refused on your behalf.
She asked why you couldn’t just use the Heaven Dou City Fighting Arena instead.
Weren’t there more and stronger soul masters there, making it better for training?
Why go all the way to such a distant place?
Confronted with this question for the first time, Qin Ming left in silence.
However, the three educational commissioners of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy trusted Qin Ming greatly and still let him take the rest of the Heaven Dou Royal First Team members away—except for you.
You continued your normal cultivation, and at night, you were held in Qian Renxue’s arms as you slept.
One day, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others returned.
Their expressions were all unpleasant, completely lacking the sharpness and confidence they’d had when they left.
Arriving with them were also the teachers and students of Shrek Academy.
Having been taken by Qin Ming to Suotuo City and thoroughly beaten, and especially after learning about Qin Ming’s connection to Shrek Academy, the students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy felt somewhat aggrieved inside.
Yu Tianheng didn’t say much because Yu Xiaogang from Shrek Academy was his uncle.
Dugu Yan, however, wasn’t one to swallow her anger.
She went straight to her grandfather, Dugu Bo, to complain.
Dugu Bo came knocking and, in front of the three educational commissioners, made things difficult for Shrek Academy.
He paid special attention to Tang San, who had hurt his granddaughter, beat him up, and drove him out.
Seeing his teachers being driven away, Qin Ming didn’t say anything to Poison Douluo.
Instead, he went to the three educational commissioners who had valued and nurtured him so much and directly took his leave.
Shrek Academy still sought out Liu Erlong, and soon, Liu Erlong’s Blue Tyrant Academy was renamed Shrek Academy.
Qian Renxue was a woman of great vision.
She recognized the talent of these students and wanted to recruit them.
However, Ning Rongrong was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were from the Star Luo Empire, and Ma Hongjun’s martial soul defect and temperament didn’t meet Qian Renxue’s standards…
In the end, Qian Renxue chose to start with Tang San, using Ning Rongrong’s father, Ning Fengzhi, as an intermediary to introduce them.
You followed behind Qian Renxue and met Tang San formally for the first time.
Ning Rongrong watched you from the side, extremely curious about what you looked like behind your mask.
You politely declined Ning Rongrong’s request to remove your mask.
Ning Rongrong had actually heard about you a long time ago.
You had very nearly become her child groom.
Back then, she had been relieved that it hadn’t worked out.
Later, she had also heard the rumors about you and Xue Qinghe, and couldn’t help but be curious about what you were really like.
Today, she finally met you, but still couldn’t see your face, and couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed.
Even Ning Fengzhi’s gaze toward you carried a hint of regret.
He already knew that you had become a Soul Ancestor.
A Soul Ancestor at just over twelve years old—and he had almost belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.