Dugu Yan had just been about to eat the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd when Su Yu raised a hand to stop her. She froze for a moment and looked at him, her eyes filled with doubts:
"What's wrong? Isn't this supposed to help me break through in Soul Power?"
"Not yet."
Su Yu shook his head, his tone serious. "The toxins in your body are entangled with your Soul Power. The higher your level, the deeper the toxins will take root."
"If you recklessly consume the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd now, your Soul Power will surge, but the toxins will grow wildly at the same time. By then, forget about Martial Soul Evolution—you might suffer a full-blown poisoning."
"I only had you absorb the Soul Bone just now so the toxins in your body would have somewhere to reside."
"The Earth Dragon Golden Gourd is yours. You can eat it whenever you want. There's no rush to eat it after the poison is removed!"
He pointed at the medicinal bath in the stone vat, which had already begun to bubble:
"First, purge the poison completely and turn your meridians into 'empty bottles.' Only then will it be safe to fill them with something new."
"Once your body is completely clean, eating this Earth Dragon Golden Gourd will not only let you break through level fifty smoothly, but also greatly increase the chance of Martial Soul Evolution."
Dugu Bo nodded repeatedly from the side. "Little Monster is right, Yanyan. Listen to him."
"There's no need to rush over these few days. Removing the poison is more important than anything else."
Dugu Yan looked at the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd in her hand, bit her lip, and carefully placed it back into the wooden box.
"All right. I'll listen to you both."