Meanwhile,
Hu Liena, having finished her cultivation, was still stunned by Lu Fan's Thousand-Year second ring.
She went to find her teacher.
"Nana, you're here."
Seeing that it was Hu Liena, a trace of warmth suddenly appeared on Bibi Dong's face, which was usually as cold as an ancient iceberg.
Hu Liena stepped forward and respectfully said, "Teacher."
Then Hu Liena told Bibi Dong every detail of what had happened at the academy that day.
"Teacher, how exactly did Little Fanfan manage to obtain a Thousand-Year second ring?"
Hu Liena asked curiously.
From what she knew, there should have been nothing in this world that her teacher did not know.
Bibi Dong coughed lightly. "Absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond its age limit is related to one's physical constitution, as well as the species of the Spirit Beast."
"The reason he could absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as his second ring was, firstly, because his physique is strong. Secondly, that Thousand-Year Spirit Beast had a weak bloodline and was suppressed by his martial spirit, allowing him to succeed."
At least, based on the theoretical knowledge Bibi Dong currently possessed,
that was the only explanation she could offer.
If there were any other possibility,
could it be that Lu Fan had already caught the attention of a god at merely two rings and completed at least one Divine Trial?
That was obviously impossible.
So, setting aside the impossible and choosing the barely reasonable explanation, this was the only way to think about it.
Hu Liena felt somewhat dejected.
She had thought she could learn from her teacher how to absorb Spirit Rings beyond their age limits.
But if one had to sacrifice the quality of the Spirit Beast just for the Spirit Ring's age, that would actually be rather unwise.
Besides,
Hu Liena did not think the quality of Lu Fan's second Spirit Ring's Spirit Beast could possibly have been low.
She herself was a three-ring Soul Elder
and a Soul Master with a Thousand-Year spirit skill.
She had also witnessed the Thousand-Year spirit skills of quite a few other Soul Masters.
With a rough comparison,
the power of Lu Fan's spirit skill would definitely not have been weak among Spirit Rings just over a thousand years old.
But thinking that way contradicted her teacher's theory.
For a moment, Hu Liena did not know what to make of it.
"Could Teacher's theory be wrong?"
That thought suddenly arose in Hu Liena's mind.
But the instant it appeared, she cast it aside.
"How could that be? Teacher is a Titled Douluo and the Pope of Spirit Hall. How could her theoretical knowledge possibly be wrong? There must be some other issue here."
After Hu Liena left,
the gentle, warm smile on Bibi Dong's face instantly turned cold.
"A Thousand-Year second ring? I didn't inspect him carefully last time. Who would have thought that brat had such a trump card?"
"Hmph."
Bibi Dong snorted coldly.
"Those two bastards, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, must have known long ago. They concealed it from me. Heh heh heh. He just reported a hall master for concealing information and had him executed for it, yet he turned around and did the very same thing himself. Well done indeed."
By this point, Bibi Dong was practically gritting her teeth.
Those two dogs under her command actually dared to hide things from her.
It made her feel that her authority had been gravely challenged.
Concealing something meant they harbored other intentions.
Harboring other intentions meant they wanted to become traitors.
If she did not currently lack capable subordinates, Bibi Dong would have wanted to kill Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately.
"Achoo—"
Yue Guan, far away, suddenly sneezed.
"Strange. There's nothing wrong with my body, so why did I suddenly sneeze? Could someone be thinking of me?"
Yue Guan looked at Gui Mei beside him and smiled. "Old Ghost, do you think Little Fanfan might be missing me?"
"Achoo—"
Gui Mei suddenly sneezed as well.
Yue Guan frowned. "I can understand someone missing me, but missing you seems rather unlikely, doesn't it?"
Gui Mei's mouth twitched. "Idiot..."
Meanwhile, Lu Fan had already returned home to cultivate. There was no tension on him from having his secret exposed; instead, he was unexpectedly calm.
That was also because he had prepared himself mentally for this long ago.
It could not be helped. In this world of Douluo Continent, as long as one fought and used spirit skills, this kind of basic information would sooner or later be exposed.
There was simply no way to hide it,
unless he killed everyone who knew.
But that method was obviously unusable for Lu Fan.
"It would be great if Teacher and Uncle Ghost could both break through."
Lu Fan sighed inwardly.
Yue Guan's individual combat strength was truly nothing special. Although he possessed level 95 cultivation and such a powerful martial spirit as the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, his combat strength was only around level 93.
Lu Fan did not know whether Yue Guan's ninth ring was too low in age or whether he had simply taken the wrong path, causing his combat strength to be so pathetic.
However, Yue Guan and Gui Mei's Polar Static Domain was extremely powerful.
It touched upon the path of yin-yang fusion, and its might could not be underestimated.
"Gangzi, the dean, and Liu Erlong—two Soul Sages and one Soul Grandmaster—could form a barely Titled-level combat force. If Teacher and Uncle Ghost could each rise another level, even level 98 powerhouses might find it difficult to break free from their control."
Lu Fan silently recited in his heart, "Whenever it is cloudy or rainy, you occasionally feel numbness and itching around your ribs. It flares up once at noon and once at midnight. Given your current condition, each episode should last for more than two full hours. And every night around midnight, you occasionally feel needle-like stabbing pains on the top of your head and the soles of your feet. That agonizing pain—if it is not poisoning, what is it?"
That was right.
Lu Fan was reciting the legendary Immortal Herb Redemption Code.
As the Yin Yang Dual Pot, the top-ranked must-have destination in Douluo Continent,
was a treasured place that anyone who transmigrated to Douluo Continent absolutely could not miss,
Lu Fan had naturally committed the Immortal Herb Redemption Code firmly to memory.
After learning that he was in Douluo Continent,
he recited it every day to ensure that he would not forget it.
After all, it could not only grant him Immortal Herbs to improve his aptitude and cultivation,
but also gave him hope of recruiting a Titled Douluo as a bodyguard.
Naturally, Lu Fan did not dare forget it for even a moment.
There were two ways to detoxify Dugu Bo, but Lu Fan could only offer the method of forcing the poison into his Spirit Bones.
Because Dugu Bo would definitely not choose the other method.
As for preparing follow-up antidotes like Tang San, that was beyond Lu Fan's ability.
But Lu Fan also needed to consider some issues.
For example, if he went alone, what if Dugu Bo tested him the same way he had tested Tang San?
But if he brought Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo along,
then it would be difficult to explain how he knew all this.
For a time, Lu Fan felt conflicted and did not know how to find a solution that satisfied both sides.
After giving it some thought, Lu Fan decided that he could study some medicinal theory.
That was also one of Chrysanthemum Douluo's strengths.
He would mention it to Chrysanthemum Douluo later.
The other party would certainly not be stingy with such knowledge.
Lu Fan took out the Hundred Herbs Chart again.
Although the sections on Immortal Herbs contained only names and illustrations,
that did not mean the ordinary herbs lacked descriptions of their effects.
Lu Fan flipped through it, hoping to find a way to resolve the poison of the Nine-Section Jade.
Unfortunately, Lu Fan did not find a solution.
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