Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 225: Coming out of seclusion, the Power Clan comes to visit (th update)

After Chen Ming finished thinking, he picked up the curled-up Ah Yin from the ground beside him.

From a physical perspective, this was just a bunch of blue silver grass that had shrunk into a small ball for some reason. From a spiritual perspective, in Chen Ming's eyes, Ah Yin was like a majestic young lady, crouching in a tense state of holding her head in defense.

He injected a little soul power and vitality into it, then shook it. Ah Yin, who had been crouching with his head in his hands, finally breathed a sigh of relief and stretched his body again.

Looking at Ah Yin, who was already about one meter tall, Chen Ming was somewhat silent, not knowing how to deal with her. He was thinking whether to throw her directly into the storage soul guide, or to find a flower pot for her first and then throw her in.

When Chen Ming asked this question, Ah Yin, who had had enough of the dull environment in the storage soul guide, couldn't help but ask the question in frustration.

"Is there any way to prevent me from entering the storage soul guide?"

"This..." Chen Ming touched his right leg, feeling the connection between it and A Yin, then looked at his right arm which contained the small sword, and had an idea.

He reached out and grabbed Ah Yin, pressing her against his leg, adjusting the soul power between himself and Ah Yin.

Along with the flash of a blue-gold light, Ah Yin, who had grown to more than one meter, quickly shrank and then merged into Chen Ming's right leg. Relying on the connection between himself and the right leg bone, he directly resided himself and his body in Chen Ming's right leg.

“It feels so weird”

This was not the first time that Wan was swallowed, but the first time that Yin entered someone else's body. Feeling how she felt now, she couldn't help but complain subconsciously.

But even though it felt strange, it didn't mean she was uncomfortable. On the contrary, this feeling actually made Yin feel very comfortable, even a little intoxicated.

Under Chen Ming's internal state, a part of Chen Ming's vitality and soul power will naturally be injected into A Yin along his right leg bone, greatly speeding up A Yin's recovery.

This not only allowed her body to grow rapidly, but her spiritual body was also gradually solidifying and recovering.

Chen Ming closed his eyes and slightly controlled his mental power and spirituality, and then an illusory projection appeared beside him.

That projection did not exist in reality, but was an "illusion" that Chen Ming created for himself, existing within the "self-perception" of Chen Ming and A Yin.

In this state, Yin can see what Chen Ming sees and has an illusory body. But in fact, she still cannot interact with the outside world and be perceived, because she is just an "illusion" created by Chen Ming for herself.

Although this feeling is not real, it is already a very good thing for Yin who has been silent for a long time.

Although still in the closed lead room, Ah Yin still looked at every corner of the room with interest, and every detail of Chen Ming, trying to feel alive again.

Of course, it was only under Chen Ming's active control that Ah Yin was able to feel the outside world. If Chen Ming did not agree, then Ah Yin could only slowly recover in a semi-sleeping posture inside Chen Ming's right leg bone, and would not even be able to control her body to leave Chen Ming's right leg.

Chen Ming adjusted his state and left the secret room. At the door of the secret room, a middle-aged man was sitting on a chair and paying attention to the situation. When he saw Chen Ming appear, he immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Chen Ming.

"Greetings, Palace Master." Chen Ming remembered that this was Lou Gao's disciple named Silong.

Although Chen Ming's identity is special, all of Lou Gao's disciples know it. To Lou Gao, these disciples are both his descendants and his children. And to these disciples, Lou Gao is like their father.

In the entire Blacksmith Association, these disciples were the ones Lou Gao trusted the most. Therefore, after Lou Gao talked with Chen Ming, these people naturally became members of the Soul Palace.

Of course, the Soul Hall only has one Hall Master and one Forging Elder, and joining the Soul Hall is also under the name of Forging Elder Lou Gao. In fact, it is meaningless to even go through the motions.

"No need to be so polite." Chen Ming gently helped Silong up. "During the few days I was in seclusion, did anything big happen in the Blacksmith Association?"

Chen Ming had just asked casually, but unexpectedly, Silong showed an expression of admiration.

"As expected of a Palace Master, even if he is in seclusion, he knows what happened in the Association."

"Some time ago, my master Lou Gao lost his sense of proportion when forging, which caused him to become weak. As a result, some people in the association had some bad intentions. Originally, these people were not a problem at all, but who would have thought that the nominal vice president of the Blacksmith Association, Titan, who is known as one of the three great blacksmiths together with my master Lou Gao, also knew about this."

"Although Titan is only the vice president in name only, no matter what, his status as a master blacksmith naturally has a kind of status among blacksmiths."

Silong didn't know what to say. After all, in his opinion, Tai Tan, the master craftsman, was not worthy of the title of master craftsman, as he only cared about his teacher Lou Gao. Especially after Lou Gao's technical breakthrough, Tai Tan, the only master craftsman on the continent besides Lou Gao (Tang Hao was still missing on the surface), became particularly awkward in the hearts of these disciples.

After thinking for a while, Silong continued.

"Some blacksmiths, because of his status as a master craftsman, believed that after the teacher's accident, Titan would become the only master craftsman on the continent and control the Blacksmith Association, so they took the initiative to side with Titan. They also leaked the news that the teacher had made a breakthrough in forging technology."

Silong gritted his teeth when he said this.

"Ordinarily, these things shouldn't be taken seriously, but the problem is that after the teacher recovered, rumors in the association grew louder and louder. Some people said that the teacher got a treasure, some said that the teacher forged a divine weapon, and some even rumored that the teacher killed a 100,000-year soul beast that transformed into a human form and obtained a 100,000-year soul bone, so his body recovered."

"That villain, Titan, was just pretending at first, but when the voices came out, he was the first to stand up and force the teacher to hand over all the so-called treasures, and asked the teacher to also give him the blacksmith's manual that was compiled some time ago."

"That guy Titan is a Soul Douluo, the patriarch of the Power Clan, one of the four great families. It is said that his strength is no less than that of a Titled Douluo. So even though the teacher has recovered his health, he still cannot directly reject Titan."

"In the past few days, people in the Blacksmith Association have been forced to take sides. Many people have been forced by the Titans and the Power Clan to join the side that denounces the teacher, in an attempt to force the teacher to hand over the treasures that can restore his body, the crystals he forged, and the compiled Blacksmith Manual."

At this point, Silong couldn't help but curse.

"None of these guys even bothered to ask what the higher realm of blacksmithing is! They all care about those external things. It's a shame for the Blacksmith Association!"

Chen Ming looked at Silong, a little silent.

So what you care about most is not that your teacher is being persecuted, but that none of these blacksmiths are thinking about reaching a higher level?
This train of thought is a bit strange, but it seems quite reasonable.
(End of this chapter)