Douluo Continent: Starting with the Fire-Breathing Dragon Martial Soul!

Chapter 74 Dugu Yan's Doubts (Second Update)

After the holiday, Dugu Yan returned to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy from her home.

This time, however, she was a little different from usual. She had something on her mind, and when she came home this time, her grandfather did not use his soul power to help her nourish her body as he always did.

This made her feel a little strange.

She remembered clearly that every once in a while, her grandfather would perform a soul-nourishing ritual for her.

Each time he finished nurturing, Grandpa's face would turn paler, clearly showing that even for Dugu Bo, who was a Title Douluo, such a nurturing session was quite taxing.

Although her grandfather never explicitly stated the reason for doing so, Dugu Yan could sense that after each warming treatment, her body would feel relaxed for a while, and her condition would improve significantly.

She silently made a decision in her heart: if her grandfather helped her recuperate again when she went back next time, she would definitely ask him for an explanation.

She had asked before.

She had asked her grandfather several times out of curiosity.

But every time, Dugu Bo would just make up some excuse, either saying that he was helping her clear her meridians to benefit her cultivation, or vaguely saying that it was good for her health, never going into details.

After this happened several times, although Dugu Yan didn't know the real reason why her grandfather didn't want to tell her, she could guess that there must be something behind it.

However, the nourishment of that soul power was indeed very beneficial to her, so although she was puzzled, she did not press the matter further.

What she didn't know was that the so-called nurturing of soul power was actually Dugu Bo using a rather tyrannical method, relying on his own Title Douluo-level soul power, which originated from the same source as Dugu Yan, to forcibly help her suppress the increasingly active Jade Phosphorus Serpent Venom in her body.

Dugu Bo himself was also suffering terribly from the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake, and he had been searching for a way to completely cure the poison in himself and his granddaughter.

He tried many methods, but to no avail.

Left with no other choice, he could only resort to this drastic measure, a "stopgap measure" to temporarily delay the onset of the toxins in Dugu's body.

Each time he nurtured his body, it was a tug-of-war with the bone-worm-like toxins, consuming not only his soul power but also his already limited energy.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo and Ye Lengleng also returned to the academy after their vacation.

Their lives quickly returned to their previous rhythm: attending classes, training, and cultivating in simulated environments, without any major ups and downs.

Qin Ming, on the other hand, couldn't help but grin and show his teeth every time he saw Lin Mo, which gave him a terrible headache.

Logically speaking, Qin Ming possesses the Fiery Wolf Martial Soul, a fire-attribute powerful attack-type battle soul king with a cultivation level of 58.

In the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy, judging from the attributes of his martial soul, he should be the most suitable teacher to instruct Lin Mo.

The key issue is that Lin Mo's martial soul is just too strange.

The fire-attribute detached beast spirit that Lin Mo called "Little Fire Dragon" cannot be judged by common sense.

Let's start with the combat aspect.

The little fire dragon was incredibly intelligent. Many times, it didn't even need Lin Mo to give any commands; it could judge the situation on its own and make the most appropriate attack or dodge.

With just this fighting instinct, it was able to suppress Yu Tianheng, whose soul power was a level higher than Lin Mo's.

Qin Ming sometimes felt that if he went on the field and didn't use his Soul King-level Soul Power to suppress the opponent, and the two fought at the same level, he probably wouldn't be able to gain any advantage against the Little Fire Dragon.

But—that wasn't the most shocking thing for Qin Ming.

What he found even more outrageous was the little fire dragon's talent in "self-created soul skills".

For an ordinary Soul Master to comprehend a self-created Soul Skill that can be used in actual combat, wouldn't it take years of repeated pondering and experimentation?

Moreover, this process will greatly delay one's own soul power cultivation.

But Lin Mo is different; his separated martial soul is a genius who can comprehend soul skills!

Especially in the field of fire attribute, his talent is frighteningly high.

Lin Mo didn't have to put in much effort; Charmander could figure out new moves on its own.

The power of those self-created soul skills was astonishing, no less than that of soul skills obtained from soul rings.

This made Qin Ming extremely envious, and even a little doubtful about life.

After so many years of hard work, he still doesn't have as much knowledge as someone with an detached martial soul who figured it out on their own.

Furthermore, Lin Mo's separated beast martial soul, the Little Fire Dragon, has reached an intelligence level that is difficult for people to comprehend.

How high is it? So high that Lin Mo can usually ignore it completely and let it train in the simulated training environment specially prepared for fire attribute soul masters by the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Qin Ming still remembers the first time he saw the little fire dragon wandering alone toward the entrance of the mimicry zone.

He thought he was seeing things, or that Lin Mo was hiding nearby and about to play a joke on him.

He even circled the entrance several times, and even used his soul power to sense it. Lin Mo was indeed not around; it was Ye Lingling who brought the little fire dragon over.

Upon realizing what was happening, Qin Ming was completely stunned.

"A Martial Soul—can it also cultivate on its own?"

After observing the little dragon for a while, Qin Ming finally came to a conclusion that left even himself speechless.

Although it sounded unbelievable, he had no choice but to accept the reason.

Because apart from this reason, he really couldn't understand how Lin Mo, whose innate soul power was only level six, could cultivate to level twenty-nine at this age.

He could only try to comfort himself:

Perhaps—this is a unique talent possessed only by Soul Masters with detached beast martial souls? After all, this kind of martial soul is extremely rare, so it's—perhaps normal?

The entrance to the fire-attribute mimicry training area.

The little fire dragon turned its head, opened its mouth towards Qin Ming who was standing not far away, and "whoosh" spat out a small stream of flames that had little killing power.

That counts as having given prior notice.

Then it turned around on its own, the flames on its tail flickering, and slowly walked into the entrance of the environment that was simulated as a volcanic zone.

Watching the little fire dragon disappear into the distance, Qin Ming had a wry smile on his face.

He subconsciously raised his hand and waved back, even though the other party was just a small fire dragon.

Shaking his head, he prepared to go in and cultivate, but before going in, he looked up at the sky.

The sky was overcast, and a continuous drizzle had been falling for several days.

Although his martial soul is a wolf, it is a rare mutated martial soul, possessing the fire attribute of the Fiery Azure Wolf.

Because of his own nature, he didn't like this damp and cold weather. In such weather, he felt that the flow of his soul power was somewhat sluggish.

"This awful weather—" he muttered to himself, shaking his head as if trying to shake off the discomfort.

He then stepped into the simulated zone, which was at least hot and dry inside, much more comfortable than outside.