After the free sparring session ended at dusk, the glow of Soul Power on the training grounds gradually faded.
Yu Tianheng withdrew his Martial Soul. The blue arcs of electricity leaped a few last times at his fingertips before going completely dark. He walked to the edge of the field, picked up his waterskin, and took a huge gulp. Before he could swallow, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.
"Tianheng, congratulations!" Yu Tianxin came over to stand beside him and picked up his own waterskin. "I heard about Dugu Yan."
Yu Tianheng swallowed the water, unable to suppress the upward curve of his lips, though his tone remained casual. "It was all thanks to the dean."
"Obviously. I know it was the dean's doing." Yu Tianxin bumped him with his shoulder. "I really had no idea the Dugu family's Martial Soul could suffer backlash. Even Poison Douluo, with his level of cultivation, couldn't suppress it. Yan must have suffered a lot all these years. Now it's finally fine. She'll never have to worry about it again."
The reason Yu Tianxin knew that Dugu Yan had been poisoned by snake venom was because Yu Tianheng's request to the family for a Soul Bone had exposed the matter.
Yet before the clan could even send a reply, Su Mo had already solved the problem.
Yu Tianheng fell silent for a while, his gaze settling on Dugu Yan in the distance as she spoke with Shui Yue'er.
She was completely different today. That faint but ever-present tension she usually carried had vanished entirely, and when she smiled, her brows and eyes were relaxed.
He watched her for a long time before quietly saying, "I really never thought the dean could go this far."
Yu Tianxin followed his gaze for a moment,