Chapter 44: Dugu Yan Faints, Dugu Bo Arrives - Douluo's spirit bead sword

Chapter 44: Dugu Yan Faints, Dugu Bo Arrives "Sigh, Zhiling may be pessimistic, but he's not wrong," Bai Baoshan shook his head, a look of unwillingness on his face. However, Meng Shenji had a different perspective. "It's alright. Even if we lose this Soul Master Competition, it doesn't mean that our Heaven Dou Royal Academy is truly in decline. Our time to truly show our fangs will be six years from now!" Hearing this, Bai Baoshan's eyes lit up as he glanced at the spirited young people facing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team. Indeed, a temporary victory or defeat is insignificant; the true hope lies with the nine members of the Huangdou Team. "You all fought well today, especially Tianheng and Tian Lin. Your coordination has become quite seamless. It's just a pity you can't achieve martial soul fusion; otherwise, your strength would certainly multiply," Qin Ming approached, his thoughts still lingering on the potential fusion technique between the Devil Sword and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial souls. Since the Devil Sword could accommodate various attributes, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was unmatched in terms of lightning, theoretically, the compatibility of these two martial souls should be quite decent. Unfortunately, despite his long research, he only managed to create a few combination skills; martial soul fusion techniques were truly not so simple. In reality, Tian Lin knew that their failure to fuse wasn't due to skill incompatibility but because Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon lacked sufficient quality. It was merely a top-tier martial soul, whereas Tian Lin's Devil Sword was a latent God-level martial soul. Unless Yu Tianheng experienced a qualitative leap, completing the martial soul fusion technique would be nearly impossible. After finishing their training, the group descended from the Battle Soul Platform. It was at this moment that Dugu Yan suddenly felt dizzy. "Strange, could it be from overusing her martial soul?" "Yanzi, what's wrong?" Yu Tianheng quickly held his beloved, asking worriedly. "Tianheng, don't worry. I just feel a bit dizzy," Dugu Yan, reluctant to cause Tianheng concern, forced herself to stand. Unexpectedly, as soon as she tried to leave Yu Tianheng's embrace, she collapsed to the ground and soon lost consciousness. "Yan!" "Yan!" The Huangdou Team members and Qin Ming cried out in alarm, and Meng Shenji quickly came to investigate. Dugu Yan was not only a member of the Huangdou Team but also their only control-type soul master and the sole granddaughter of the Poison Douluo. Nothing must happen to her. "Old Bai, Qin Ming and I will take Dugu Yan to the infirmary. You go get the best healing-type soul master from our academy immediately!" Meng Shenji ordered. Although Ye Lingling's Nine-Hearted Begonia was the most powerful healing-type martial soul, her level was too low to fully unleash its power yet. "On it!" Bai Baoshan displayed a speed incongruent with his physique, disappearing in the blink of an eye. An hour later, in the infirmary, under the care of a seventy-something level Healing Soul Saint, Dugu Yan finally began to regain consciousness. This Soul Saint's martial soul was a healing staff, similar to the Sapphire Pearl of Blue Tyrant Academy. "Alright, nothing serious. I suspect it's just from overusing your martial souls. Remember, your opponents are all above level thirty while you are great soul masters. Don't push yourselves too hard in the future, understand?" advised the Soul Saint as he retracted his staff. "Phew, it's a relief that nothing serious happened. Yanzi, you must take it easy from now on," Qin Ming finally exhaled deeply in relief. While the others felt reassured, Tian Lin's brows were still furrowed. He sensed that the issue might not be so simple. Regarding martial soul overuse, surely Dugu Yan didn't use more than Yu Tianheng and himself? The output in the entire match was predominantly them, yet they weren't in such a state. From Tian Lin's perspective, it seemed Dugu Yan's excessive strain had caused the poison within her body to react due to the lack of soul power suppression. Luckily for her, as a poison-type soul master herself, she could awaken so quickly. However, as Dugu Yan's soul power continued to rise, her poison would only grow stronger. One day, it would outstrip her body's tolerance, leading to a lethal backlash. The matter of detoxifying Dugu Yan needed to be addressed promptly. The sooner this was taken care of, the better. Only by fully controlling her internal toxins could Dugu Yan truly unleash her strength. "Yanzi!!!" At this moment, a panicked shout was heard from outside. The door was kicked open, and an elderly man clad in emerald green clothing entered. He was tall and slender, and surprisingly, not only his clothes but even his hair and beard were green, exuding a peculiar scent. "Grandfather." With Dugu Yan's address, everyone knew who the elder was — one of the contemporary titled Douluo, renowned as the Jade Serpent Douluo, though more commonly known as the Poison Douluo for his deadly nature and martial soul. It was natural for him to be here, given Dugu Yan's sudden fainting spell. The academy naturally found a way to inform him, with Contra Zhiling personally fetching him. "Your Eminence, there's no need to worry. Dugu Yan is alright now and just needs some rest," Qin Ming respectfully informed him. "Yes, grandfather, you overreacted. I only overused my soul power; there wasn't any need for you to come personally," Dugu Yan playfully protested to Dugu Bo, leaping into his arms. Truthfully, she was rather pleased with her grandfather's concern. "Just as long as you’re fine; you scared your grandfather half to death," Dugu Bo affectionately stroked Dugu Yan’s hair, showing a gentleness that astonished those from the Huangdou Team and Qin Ming. Who else would believe that this fearsome Poison Douluo could be so tender? Dugu Bo certainly wasn’t as simple-minded as others might think. His first thought upon receiving news was that the poison backlash within Dugu Yan must have already started. Though his expressions remained gentle, Tian Lin could see deep worry in his eyes. After all, his son — Dugu Yan’s father — had died the same way from poison outbreaks. Yet, he dared not let Dugu Yan know. How cruel it would be for such a young girl to find out her days were numbered. Although the world saw Dugu Bo as cold-blooded and ruthless, few understood the depth of his familial love. If it were possible, he’d give up his Titled Douluo powers in exchange for Yanzi's happy, carefree life. Not to disturb Dugu Yan’s rest, everyone soon left the infirmary one by one. Dugu Bo looked at them and said, "So you are the members of the Huangdou Team; Yanzi often mentions you when she comes home. You're all quite remarkable." "Your Eminence, you honor us," they responded humbly, not daring to boast before a Titled Douluo. Dugu Bo studied three individuals closely: Tian Lin, Ye Lingling, and finally Yu Tianheng. Tian Lin, despite his young age, was the strongest among them. Such a genius had not been seen in Dugu Bo's decades of roaming the continent, not even surpassed by Tang Hao of the past. Ye Lingling possessed the Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul, the best healing martial soul on the continent. With her, mitigating Dugu Yan’s poison attacks might be possible. If he admired Tian Lin and Ye Lingling, his gaze upon Yu Tianheng was filled with killing intent. The impudent boy who stole his precious granddaughter deserved nothing less than a taste of his Jade Serpent's deadly venom.