Bath, Martial Soul Advancement!

"Old senior, wanting to detoxify your granddaughter is both difficult and simple; it all depends on whether you trust me or not."

Lin Fan wore a smile, but his words made Dugu Bo incredibly annoyed.

"Nonsense! If I didn't trust you, would I have brought Yan'er here?"

Dugu Bo's face turned livid, and he said coldly, "As a Titled Douluo, would I lie to a little brat like you? As long as you can remove the toxins from my granddaughter and allow her Martial Soul Evolution so she no longer suffers from this defect, I will give you whatever you want!"

"Good. With those words from you, old senior, I can rest easy."

Lin Fan turned to look at Dugu Yan and said, "Since the old senior is anxious to see results, please follow me, Miss Dugu."

"Go where?"

Dugu Yan was slightly surprised, and Dugu Bo, along with Lin Qingfeng, Qian Shu, and Qian Ying, all looked at Lin Fan with confusion.

"To my room, naturally."

Lin Fan instructed, "Father, go have someone boil a large tub of hot water and bring it to my room. I'll need it shortly."

As his words fell, the expressions of everyone present became increasingly strange, while Dugu Yan's eyes widened, her cheeks flushing red.

However, after glancing at Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan held back and didn't explode.

In her heart, this grandfather had already cast aside the dignity of a Titled Douluo to communicate with a child like this; how could she still be willful?

Regardless of the outcome, she would cooperate with the treatment.

If he couldn't cure her, she wouldn't even need to speak; Dugu Bo would naturally take action to vent her frustrations!

Seemingly noticing the strange looks from the group, Lin Fan curled his lips and said, "The process of evolving a Martial Soul involves many things. I need to channel my energy for Miss Dugu in private."

"Fine!"

Dugu Bo agreed in a deep voice.

After all, what was chastity compared to one's life?

Since Dugu Bo had spoken, no one else dared to say anything, and Lin Fan immediately led Dugu Yan toward his room.

Once inside, Lin Fan closed the door and looked Dugu Yan up and down.

Dugu Yan was in her early twenties, the prime of a girl's youth. Even though the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul brought her endless pain and severe poisoning, her figure had developed exceptionally well.

Her appearance was also striking, and when combined with her pale green hair and pupils, she possessed a unique charm.

"What do you want to do?"

Sensing Lin Fan's gaze, Dugu Yan was still a girl after all; her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly stepped back, crossing her arms over her chest and watching Lin Fan warily.

"I want to."

Lin Fan answered with complete seriousness, but after glancing down, he sighed helplessly.

"Huh?"

Lin Fan's words left Dugu Yan confused. She had asked what he wanted to do, so what was the meaning of just saying "I want to"?

After hesitating for a moment, Dugu Yan spoke up, "I'm warning you, don't you dare try to take advantage of me under the guise of detoxification!"

"..."

Lin Fan rolled his eyes and retorted, "Big sister, how old do you think I am? What are you thinking about?"

After being rebuked, Dugu Yan finally realized that the Lin Fan in front of her was just a child.

Well, Dugu Yan didn't know that the "child" in her heart was nothing like a child at all, aside from his physical body. If she treated Lin Fan like a child, she would only end up being bullied miserably.

Who knows, one day Lin Fan might even be "in," and she would still think it was just children playing around.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Young Master, the hot water you requested is here."

The knocking sounded abruptly. Lin Fan responded, and two guards immediately carried in a large tub of hot water. After setting it down, they bowed slightly and left.

"Miss Dugu, please take off your clothes and soak in there for a while."

As these words fell, Dugu Yan, who had been wondering about the purpose of the tub, widened her eyes in surprise. "Ah, I have to soak in there? Um... can I keep my clothes on?"

"Of course not!"

Lin Fan said with a straight face, "If you don't take them off, the heat will be blocked by the clothes against your pores. How could it possibly be effective?"

"To evolve your Martial Soul, your entire body's soul power must be unobstructed. There cannot be even the slightest hindrance."

"..."

Dugu Yan scrutinized Lin Fan for a moment. Seeing his righteous expression and thinking of his age, she gritted her teeth, blushed, and walked to the hot water tub. She gently shed her clothes, revealing her body like white jade before Lin Fan.

Even though Lin Fan had seen countless models in his past life, seeing such a graceful figure suddenly appear still made his heart skip a beat.

However, it was only a skip.

Lin Fan had seen it all before and didn't care much for female beauty. He quickly curled his lips and said, "What are you dawdling for? Get in quickly. Once your body is thoroughly soaked in the hot water, I still need to evolve your Martial Soul!"

"..."

The corner of Dugu Yan's mouth twitched. She had been worried about being taken advantage of, but hearing Lin Fan speak like that, she assumed he hadn't "awakened" yet. Instead of feeling shy, she climbed into the tub and sat down.

For a moment, hot steam rolled, enveloping Dugu Yan's entire body, leaving only her head exposed.

She said she wasn't shy, but when Lin Fan walked in front of her, her heart was still pounding nervously.

"You little guy got lucky."

Dugu Yan shot Lin Fan a glare. Even Yu Tianheng, who was close to her, had never seen her body.

"Hey, what should I do next?"

Dugu Yan asked.

"Just cultivate normally. When your soul power surges, I'll help you advance your martial soul."

Lin Fan replied casually.

Actually, advancing a martial soul didn't need to be this troublesome.

Lin Fan was delaying for two reasons: first, to get revenge on Dugu Yan for cutting off his path to riches earlier; second, the longer it took, the more it would prove that detoxifying Dugu Yan and evolving her martial soul was a difficult task.

By then, when Lin Fan asked Dugu Bo for something or wanted something, would he still have the nerve to refuse?

Dugu Yan was unaware of Lin Fan's thoughts and closed her eyes, beginning to cultivate.

Hum--

For a moment, hot steam and soul power surged into her body, giving her a peculiar feeling that made Dugu Yan secretly startled.

Time slowly passed.

In a short while, Dugu Yan fell into a deep cultivation state.

Only then did Lin Fan reach out. The Evolution Light martial soul flickered with silver-white radiance as it slowly touched Dugu Yan's forehead.

A cool, smooth, yet warm sensation spread. Lin Fan casually glanced, clearly seeing everything through the water.

"Evolution Light!"

Calming his mind, Lin Fan directly activated the martial soul's ability.

Instantly, a brilliant radiance erupted from Lin Fan's hand and surged into Dugu Yan's body.

Boom--

Emerald green soul power exploded, and a phantom of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent appeared, roaring at the sky. Its body changed at an extremely fast speed, and its pupils flickered with light.

"This is the first time I'm advancing a martial soul... I wonder what it will evolve into?"

"I'm quite looking forward to it!"

With narrowed eyes, Lin Fan was full of anticipation. After it was done, what benefits should he ask Dugu Bo for?