Maid Outfit

But he still had a granddaughter, Dugu Yan, who suffered from the same poison martial soul affliction.

Dugu Bo understood clearly that his granddaughter's talent fell short of his own. If he couldn't resolve the severe poison in her body, he might have to grieve the death of a younger generation.

For his granddaughter, face and freedom meant nothing. He was willing to set aside everything.

Lin Ye was somewhat surprised. Dugu Bo had just blurted out something that concerned his very life and family?

How could Lin Ye know that Dugu Bo had already suffered a poison outbreak the night before?

Lin Ye also knew Dugu Bo's character well. He understood that this man would never grovel just to save his own skin. To go this far, it had to be for his granddaughter.

This guy really had no complaints when it came to his granddaughter. No wonder they said love skipped a generation.

Seeing Xue Di look at him with a questioning gaze, Lin Ye asked instinctively, "Xue Nu, do you have a way?"

Xue Di nodded slightly. "His cultivation has achieved some small success, but his control over his own power is very crude. He's also burdened by his martial soul's severe poison. To resolve it is actually simple—just the Soul Core Method."

Soul core? Lin Ye was momentarily stunned. He actually knew about this.

Soul cores originated from soul beasts, later learned by soul masters, and became widespread in the soul master world ten thousand years later.

Soul cores had many benefits. For example, successfully condensing one could help a soul master break through in cultivation. Compared to ordinary soul masters, those with soul cores had greater endurance.

Also, soul cores allowed soul masters to recover soul power more quickly.

In the second story, Huo Gang possessed three soul cores: the Spiritual Soul Core, the Extreme Ice Soul Core, and the Spatial Soul Core.

From this perspective, could Dugu Bo's severe poison also be cultivated into a soul core?

It was only then that Dugu Bo belatedly realized that among the three, the one in charge wasn't Xue Di, but this little brat.

Despite his surprise, his reaction was swift. He pleaded with Lin Ye, "I beg you, young friend, help me."

Lin Ye pondered for a moment, then asked Xue Di, "Would this cause you trouble?"

Xue Di didn't know why he asked, but she answered succinctly, "No."

"I beg you, young friend, help me. I'm willing to be your beast of burden to repay the favor of salvation." Seeing hope, Dugu Bo pleaded again.

Lin Ye smiled faintly. "No need to be a beast of burden. But in the future, when I need you to do something, you can't refuse."

Dugu Bo was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. "Of course, of course."

"Mm, one more thing. You can only use the Soul Core Method yourself, and passing it to your descendants is fine, but you can't spread it outside. Can you do that?"

Lin Ye made this request because soul cores provided too great a boost to soul masters. Widespread dissemination would strengthen the soul master community, harming soul beasts.

Using someone else's blade to cut down their own underlings—he couldn't do that. He also couldn't let Xue Di contribute and suffer for it.

Of course, soul cores would eventually become popular among human soul masters. Lin Ye didn't intend to stop that, but it couldn't start with him.

Dugu Bo naturally had no objection to this. He looked at Xue Di eagerly.

Seeing that Lin Ye had agreed, Xue Di extended a jade-like finger and gently pointed at Dugu Bo from a distance.

A beam of white light landed on Dugu Bo's forehead, then vanished without a trace. Dugu Bo's gaze grew dazed as the cultivation method for soul cores automatically appeared in his mind. Soon, he had it memorized.

After a few breaths, he suddenly burst into ecstatic laughter. "Hahaha, marvelous, marvelous! Truly indescribably wonderful!"

Lin Ye: "..."

Look at this guy, acting like he'd never seen the world before. What a country bumpkin.

His laughter subsided, and Dugu Bo bowed again to Xue Di and Lin Ye. "Great kindness needs no words of thanks. In the future, if you have any orders, I'll go through fire and water without hesitation."

Lin Ye nodded, very satisfied. This attitude was good.

Before leaving, Lin Ye pointed at a medicinal herb and said, "That's called the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. It suits your martial soul. Eat it—it will do you great good."

Following Lin Ye's finger, Dugu Bo saw a gourd-like plant. Unlike ordinary gourds, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon had a surface layer resembling dragon scales.

Dugu Bo's face lit up with joy. If it suited him, it would also suit his granddaughter. He had already decided to give the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to her.

When he turned back to express his thanks, the three had already walked far away.

Dugu Bo couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He had thought this was a calamity, but it turned out to be a great stroke of fortune.

On the other side, Lin Ye and the other two had already left the Poison Array. Lin Ye handed a bracelet to Bing Di.

"Bing'er, take this. Wear it, and it will conceal your soul beast aura."

This bracelet was that Ancient Soul Tool. Its function, as Lin Ye said, was to hide a soul beast's aura, and it could also conceal a soul master's aura.

Earlier, Dugu Bo had seen through Bing Di's identity at a glance, which had reminded Lin Ye.

Walking through human society as a soul beast was too conspicuous. It wasn't about fear, but being targeted by others was annoying.

Bing Di rolled her eyes and teased, "Stinky Brat, no respect. Call me sis."

Lin Ye was speechless. What had she said before?

Women—your name is fickleness.

Then Lin Ye looked at Xue Di and said awkwardly, "Sorry, I only have one of these."

Xue Di shook her head dismissively. "It's fine. I don't need it. Ordinary Titled Douluo can't see through my concealment methods anyway."

So that's how it was. Lin Ye had to admit, she really was a big shot! He thought to himself that he hadn't prepared anything for Xue Di, probably because she didn't need it.

Heaven Dou City was very close to Sunset Forest, and an hour later, the trio had already appeared within the city.

The restless Bing Di looked left and right, finding everything novel, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

By chance, Lin Ye caught sight of a display area outside a clothing store. Among the many garments, there was a black-and-white maid outfit.

A maid outfit. Lin Ye's eyes lit up. This outfit seemed to suit Bing Di perfectly.

"Hey, hey, Lin Ye, why are we going there? Didn't you say you'd buy me delicious food?"

"We'll buy the food later. First, let's get you some nice clothes."

Lin Ye was generous, buying over a dozen outfits for Bing Di in one go. Of course, he didn't leave Xue Di out either—he couldn't play favorites.

It was just a pity that Douluo Continent didn't have qipaos; otherwise, he'd have gotten one for Xue Di no matter what.

When the three walked out of the clothing store, Bing Di had undergone a complete transformation.

She was one meter fifty tall, with a doll-like face, skin so delicate it seemed ready to break, big sparkling eyes, a perky jade nose, and cherry lips that were rosy and glossy.

Her shoulder-length emerald-green hair was tied into twin tails, cat-ear accessories adorned her head, and she wore a black-and-white maid outfit.

She was the very picture of a little loli.

If that wasn't a feast for the eyes, nothing was.

Bing Di hummed a little tune, completely unaware of what a human maid outfit signified, simply thinking it looked pretty nice.

Looking at Bing Di's getup, an evil thought stirred in Lin Ye's heart.

Holy Soul Village was located in Fasnuo Province of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Holy Soul Village—just hearing the name, doesn't it sound impressive? But in reality, it was only a small village of three hundred households.

There was a legend here: a hundred years ago, a great being at the Spirit Saint level had once emerged from this place. The name Holy Soul Village came from that. The locals often brought up this story, boasting about it at every opportunity.