Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 719 The Soul Is Hard to Heal (8K)

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En, who had completely lost all his hair and was unable to leave his bedroom, struggled to open his eyes. He looked at the items Chen Ping was holding when he returned to the academy and listened attentively as Chen Ping explained the effects of the crystal caterpillar intestine.

Mu En's current condition is absolutely beyond the help of even the most skilled healers. Even if the old matriarch of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School came, it wouldn't be enough, since neither of them could dispel the malevolent energy of the Dragon Pill, nor could they repair the damage to Mu En's soul.

However, the fact that even a divine physician couldn't save him doesn't mean that even a true god of food couldn't save him.

The Crystal Diamond Intestine, created by Oscar after he became a god and combined with the sturdy Golden Fly, might not be able to heal the Silver Dragon King who had been struck by the Asura God's sword, but it would not be too difficult to heal Mu En, a mere level 99 Limit Douluo.

"The legendary Crystal Caterpillar Sausage, created by the God of Cookery Oscar, who ascended to heaven ten thousand years ago, has actually ended up in your hands, kid."

Mu En's tone carried a hint of helplessness: "You said you went to Qiankun Wenqing Valley, saw the lingering remnant of some Cupid, and then got this sausage. How many things did you hide from me in between?"

"Such a life-saving treasure would be extremely precious even to a god, yet you just took one out like that. Could it be that the lingering remnant of the god of love also fell victim to your cruelty?"

Mu En ultimately understood Chen Ping's temperament, having climbed his way up from the bottom, and immediately guessed the truth of the matter. However, Chen Ping hadn't harmed the Goddess of Love, but rather Ning Rongrong, the Nine-Colored Goddess.

"Teacher, please eat this crystal caterpillar sausage. Given the current situation on the continent, only a level 99 Limit Douluo like you can keep the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult in check."

Chen Ping eagerly offered the crystal caterpillar sausage to Mu En, but Mu En only smiled kindly.

"I won't eat it. It's perfect to save this treasure for you."

“You are luckier than me and Xiaoyao. We have spent our whole lives searching for clues about gods on the continent. Perhaps one day you will be able to accomplish the feat of the original Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago and become a god at level 100.”

"As for me, even if I recover, I wouldn't be able to restrain Xiaoyao and Xishui who are hiding behind Xiaoyao on my own. Don't forget, you silly boy, the God of Food himself has no ability to repair the soul, and my soul, like my body, is on the verge of breaking."

Mu En slowly took out a manuscript from the extinct Min Clan and slowly said, "According to the records of Tang San's cousin Bai Chenxiang, when Tang San fought Bibi Dong, his heart was cleaved open and his soul was torn apart by the spatial tearing abyss slash launched by the Rakshasa Demon Scythe."

"Afterwards, Oscar and Ning Rongrong did their best to unleash the Spirit Fusion Skill Resurrection Divine Light, but its effect was only to repair the body of Tang San, who was already a god, but his shattered soul could not be repaired."

"The reason why Tang San, the Sea God, was able to be resurrected in the end is because a wisp of the Sea God's divine will was enshrined inside the Sea God Pillar. This wisp of the Sea God's divine will, combined with the devout faith provided by countless soldiers of Jialing Pass, truly reshaped his soul."

"I'm telling you all this so you can understand, silly child, that even the resurrection light can't heal the wounds to the soul, let alone the crystal caterpillar sausage made by just one person, the God of Food?"

After saying these words, Moon looked even more tired, while Chen Ping's eyes, which had been shining brightly, became lifeless.

The reason he rushed to Moon's place as soon as he returned to Shrek Academy and completed the deal with Poison Immortal was because he saw the hope that this respected old man could live a second life!
However, upon seeing the Crystal Caterpillar Intestine, Mu En didn't devour it like a lifeline. Instead, after inquiring about its origin, he clearly analyzed why the sausage couldn't save him and told Chen Ping to keep it for himself. Chen Ping's lips twitched uncomfortably. He knew Mu En was right. Even with Ning Rongrong and Oscar, and arguably even the combined efforts of the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess they had summoned, they had only managed to repair Tang San's body and reshape his heart meridian.

What truly revived Tang San was that wisp of divine thought, which had been strengthened after absorbing the power of faith and was enshrined on the Sea God Pillar.

It's like Electrolux splitting his divine sense in advance, which is why he was able to revive on the spot even after Tang San killed him once with the help of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade Bed, allowing Huo Yuhao to experience the dramatic scene of his master dying and then coming back to life.

This is why Mu En, whose body and soul were both corrupted by the malevolent energy of the Dragon Pill, could not be saved by a single crystal caterpillar intestine.

This seemingly powerful crystal caterpillar intestine can neither help the Silver Dragon King licking his wounds at the bottom of the Lake of Life, nor can it help Mu En, whose lifespan may be less than a month away.

"No, there must be a way, there will always be a way."

Chen Ping never imagined that after experiencing so much and disrupting the timeline of the entire world, he still couldn't save the old man from his impending death.

"Heal the soul, heal the soul"

For a moment, Chen Ping muttered to himself, going through all the healing-related martial souls, items, and skills in the entire Douluo series in his mind.

Tree of Life, Healing Angel, Nine-Heart Begonia, Life Carving Knife, Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone
One by one, he eliminated martial spirits or items with heaven-defying repair abilities, and Chen Ping sadly discovered that none of the above-mentioned items seemed to have the effect of repairing soul damage.

"The Red of Love's Longing"

Finally, as if he had thought of something, Chen Ping stood up.

Although in the original work, the use of the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red seemed to serve the purpose of repairing the physical body on several occasions.

If Chen Ping remembered correctly, the item that helped Xiao Wu stabilize her soul and the Soft Bone Rabbit's true form when Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to Tang San was the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

Does the Red Acacia Heart-Breaking Red really have the effect of repairing the soul?
Nobody knows, after all, after the Valley of Love and Destiny, when Wang Dong'er woke up from her coma, she directly became Tang Wutong. No matter how strong the effect of the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red was, as long as Tang San didn't want Wang Dong to wake up, Wang Dong's soul could never fight against the Sea God's mark that Tang San left on her brow.

In the original novel, Da Ming personally told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong'er was able to wake up because her father came back and cured her hidden illness. He even pretended that the hidden illness involved the brain, so Dong'er forgot everything before she woke up.

So no matter what, whether it's for Ning Tian's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, his own Vajra Indestructible Body, or to find that sliver of opportunity to snatch Mu En back from the clutches of death, Chen Ping is determined to make this trip to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

(End of this chapter)