Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Lou Gao's gaze swept over the completely transformed and chaotic "new desert" around him, then fell back on the armor on Bangiras's body, which appeared somewhat dim due to the violent energy impact, and even showed subtle energy burn marks. Lou Gao's lips twitched with heartache.

"Look at the mess this has made... Sigh! My liquor... was a bit strong, but it shouldn't have turned such a big guy into this, right?"

Lin Xia was gently stroking the burning hot armor plate on Tyranitar's forehead, trying to use gentle star soul power to help it regulate the chaotic energy flow within its body caused by the rage.

Upon hearing the teacher's question, he slowly raised his head, his face showing deep confusion and a hint of incomprehensible helplessness.

He let out a long sigh, filled with extremely complex emotions. The sigh was particularly clear on the now silent sand, and it was full of a sense of powerlessness in the face of the unknown.

"teacher."

Lin Xia's voice was somewhat low, and her gaze shifted from Lou Gao's face back to Bangiras, as if she were examining a huge mystery.

"To be honest... I don't know either."

"do not know?!"

Lou Gao's voice suddenly rose, and his crimson-gold eyebrows almost stood up.

"You didn't even know?! This huge thing is your martial soul! You're connected to it! How could you know about the changes happening inside its body..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Lin Xia slowly and heavily shake her head.

"True understanding comes from mutual understanding."

Lin Xia replied with a wry smile.

“I can feel its emotions, its power, and even every subtle change it undergoes during its evolution. But this ‘alcohol response’ is different… it’s like an uncontrolled ‘bomb fuse’ that is completely independent of all its logic and characteristics.”

He paused, seemingly recalling that unbearable experience, his tone tinged with lingering fear.

“Teacher, you just mentioned ‘a sip of wine’... You underestimated that accident. Today, this is the second time it has been ‘hit’.”

"A second time?!"

Lou Gao and Zhu Zhuqing, who was quietly guarding him from the side, both exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Zhu Zhuqing's usually cold eyes were also filled with surprise. She hadn't expected that this terrible loss of control wasn't the first time it had happened.

Yes, the second time.

Lin Xia nodded firmly, her expression turning serious.

"About two years ago, Bangilas had just completed its final evolution. At that time, we were exploring a rare metal vein deep in the 'Black Rock Mountains,' far from human habitation."

His voice carried a hint of painful reminiscence.

"The exploration went smoothly; Bangiras's sense of the ore vein was incredibly accurate. After the mission, everyone was relaxed. There was an old blacksmith in the team who was a heavy drinker. He always carried a small gourd, supposedly brewed with a family secret recipe, wrapped in his handkerchief. That day, he drank a bit too much and dozed off against a rock, with the gourd beside him." Lin Xia took a deep breath, as if the horrific scene was still vivid in her mind.

"Bangiras... it's curious about everything 'new,' especially things with strong smells. It probably smelled the rich aroma of liquor emanating from the gourd's mouth, and saw the old blacksmith sleeping soundly... just like when it saw you handing it the wine flask, it curiously poked at the gourd with its paw. As a result, the gourd tipped over, and the strong liquor inside, at least half a pound, spilled all over it... to be precise, it spilled onto its then relatively 'young' (compared to now) obsidian inner armor on its chest and abdomen."

"That time..."

Lin Xia's voice lowered, carrying a lingering sense of fear after surviving a disaster.

"It was more sudden and more violent than this time. It entered that crimson-gold berserk state almost instantly. Although its size did not fully recover to its original 100-meter form, it still surged to 40 or 50 meters."

"A terrifying sandstorm swept through the entire temporary camp in an instant, several times more terrifying than before! The sand containing chaotic energy was like flying knives, easily tearing apart tents and tool vehicles... Fortunately, we were deep in an uninhabited mountain range at the time, and I reacted quickly enough to use the prototype of the Starry Sky Barrier to protect the closest and most dangerous people."

His eyes sharpened, as if he had returned to that life-or-death struggle.

“That battle… was much more difficult than the one before. My soul power level was lower then, and my mastery of the power of the new form of Tyranitar was not as proficient as it is now. I also didn’t have powerful helpers like my teacher and Zhu Qing.”

"It was completely out of control, with astonishing destructive power, completely leveling, pulverizing, and turning a primeval forest spanning several miles, along with the underlying rock layers, into sand!"

"I almost exhausted all my mental energy, and at the last moment I barely managed to simulate a specific, calming mental fluctuation similar to a dragon's roar. Combined with the power of the Star Core Tear, I was able to pull it back from the brink of rage and make it fall into a deep sleep from exhaustion."

Lin Xia looked up at the building, her eyes filled with deep helplessness and a hint of barely perceptible weariness.

"After that, it took me a whole month to fully repair the energy backlash damage that the berserk state had caused it. And I immediately issued the strictest order within the association, especially among the core members who frequently came into contact with Bangira—any beverage or item containing alcohol is absolutely forbidden from appearing within ten meters of Bangira's sight and perception range!"

“Those who violate this rule will be severely punished! I have repeatedly warned it that this stuff is more terrifying to it than the most potent poison, and that it must absolutely, absolutely not touch it.”

Lin Xia shook her head with a wry smile, her gaze falling once more on the sleeping giant beast, with a kind of doting affection that seemed to express her disappointment.

"What I never expected was... Bangiras... it actually dared to drink it! And it was when you handed it to it! It clearly knew what it was! It clearly experienced that kind of pain! I saw the look in its eyes just now!"

"There was curiosity in it, trust in your closeness, and even... maybe a little bit of wishful thinking that 'last time it was spilled on the armor, maybe this time it will be different'? Or was it simply being infected by your enthusiasm and acting on impulse? I really..."

Lin Xia couldn't continue speaking. She held her forehead, feeling both angry and amused, as well as deeply afraid.

Lou Gao was stunned after hearing the detailed description.

His weathered face, tempered by divine fire, flushed red and paled in turns, a mixture of regret, heartache, shock, and a touch of absurdity, which finally coalesced into a long, incredulous sigh.

"This this……"

He smacked his lips and paced back and forth around Bangiras's massive body, his molten gold eyes scanning every piece of armor on its body like searchlights, especially the deep obsidian inner armor on its chest and abdomen and the triangular holes in the armor, as if trying to find the secret of the alcohol reaction.

"A big addiction to bad food?" (End of Chapter)