Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi held a cup of fragrant tea as he watched the Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass on the Sky Screen, radiating boundless vitality and wondrous beyond compare. Envy nearly overflowed from his eyes.
"Top-grade Immortal Herb..."
"If I could obtain such a divine treasure, perhaps my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could finally break free of its fate of never advancing beyond level eighty and make up for the flaws in my Martial Soul."
Beside him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin gently stroked his long sword and let out a sigh:
"Fengzhi, a divine treasure like this can't be forced."
"Still, this Sky Screen has certainly broadened our horizons."
As the entire continent fell into a near frenzy over King of Ten Thousand Demons' reward.
Rainbow Academy.
Beside the Pool of Life.
Long Yun set down his empty teacup, rose to his feet, and glanced at the barrage in the sky with some amusement.
"These people really are so easily astonished."
He stretched lazily, then began walking toward the deepest part of the Academy.
He was going to take a look at his Elemental Space.
Deep within Rainbow Academy lay a hidden barrier.
The moment he passed through the barrier, which glimmered with nine-colored light, the scene before him changed completely.
It was an immense, independent space, filled with the power of the nine elements, so concentrated it had reached the utmost extreme.
Across the ground, Top-Grade Immortal Herbs—rare treasures that could fetch a fortune beyond the barrier, and even spark bloody battles—grew in the soil as casually as cabbages.
Over the long years.
Long Yun had traveled the continent, gathering countless rare medicinal herbs and heavenly treasures.
In this Elemental Space, built from the Laws of the myriad heavens, these Immortal Herbs grew at an astonishing rate, and their quality far surpassed that of the ordinary specimens found outside.
Long Yun walked over to a peculiar flower radiating intense cold and casually sprinkled it with some Divine Spring Water.
"That Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass awarded by the Sky Screen probably wouldn't even count as mid-grade in my collection."
Looking at the garden of peerless treasures before him, Long Yun shook his head with some amusement.
Just then.
A faint sound of footsteps came from the entrance to the Elemental Space.
Shui Xinrou entered, wearing a pale blue dress and carrying herself with some deference.
"Dean."
Shui Xinrou bowed slightly, her voice gentle.
Long Yun turned around and looked at her with some confusion.
"Xinrou, what is it?"
Shui Xinrou replied softly:
"Reporting to the Dean, an old man has arrived outside the Academy. He calls himself Poison Douluo Dugu Bo."
"He says he's suffering from a deadly poison and heard that you, Dean, are a hidden master healer. He's come to ask for an audience."
"He said... as long as you can save him, he's willing to pay any price."
At the words "Poison Douluo," Long Yun's eyebrows lifted slightly.
Dugu Bo.
A Titled Douluo who had met with a rather tragic fate in the original course of events.
Long Yun thought it over briefly and immediately understood why the man had come.
Over the years, under his identity as the head of Rainbow Academy, he had left behind numerous tales of miraculous healing across Douluo Continent.
Dugu Bo had long suffered from the backlash of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, and now his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, had begun showing symptoms as well.
He must have been truly out of options. Desperate enough to grasp at straws, he had come here.
"Dugu Bo, huh?"
Long Yun smiled with a hint of amusement.
"He's an interesting fellow."
"Have him wait in the reception room. I'll be there shortly."
Outside the gates of Rainbow Academy.
An old man dressed in a dark green robe stood with his hands behind his back, his face somewhat gloomy and aged.
Dugu Bo's pale green eyes were filled with apprehension and unease.
As a Titled Douluo, he was usually proud.
But now.
As he looked at Rainbow Academy, which seemed utterly unremarkable on the surface yet concealed depths he couldn't fathom in the slightest—
The last vestiges of pride in Dugu Bo's heart had already vanished.
Before long.
Shui Xinrou came out and gave Dugu Bo a slight nod.
"Your Excellency Dugu, the Dean will see you. Please follow me."
Dugu Bo didn't dare delay. He hurriedly clasped his hands together, speaking with some politeness.
"Thank you for your trouble, miss."
Once inside the Academy, Dugu Bo found the air fresh. With a single breath, even the deadly poison that had tormented him for years seemed to settle down a little.
This left him even more shocked.
In the reception room.
Long Yun sat leisurely in a grand armchair, holding a freshly brewed cup of tea.
Shui Xinrou led Dugu Bo inside.
The moment he stepped through the door.
Dugu Bo's gaze fell on Long Yun.
He was far too young.
The young man before him looked no more than twenty, and there wasn't the slightest trace of Soul Power coming from him.
If Shui Xinrou hadn't treated him with such deference, Dugu Bo would have thought he was just an ordinary student at the Academy.
"This gentleman... is the Dean?"
Dugu Bo looked deeply uncertain.
He couldn't help feeling the urge to probe him.
A faint, discreet wisp of spiritual power crept silently toward Long Yun.
However.
Before that wisp of spiritual power could reach Long Yun,
Long Yun merely lifted his eyelids and cast Dugu Bo a casual glance with his deep-set eyes.
Boom!
Dugu Bo felt as though a boundless starry sky had crashed down inside his mind.
It was a terrifying pressure beyond words.
His soul, his body, even his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, trembled violently with fear!
Before this power, he, a lofty Titled Douluo, was as insignificant as a grain of sand on the beach.
Thump!
Dugu Bo's legs gave way, and he fell to his knees on the hard floor.
In the span of a single breath, cold sweat soaked his back.
"This junior was disrespectful. I beg you to forgive me, sir!"
His voice was thick with terror and reverence.
At last, he understood.
The man before him was no ordinary young man.
He was clearly a terrifying existence whose power surpassed anything Dugu Bo could comprehend!
Long Yun withdrew his gaze with some amusement and gently set his teacup back on the table.
"Dugu Bo."
"You certainly have some nerve."
Dugu Bo lowered his head, not daring even to wipe the cold sweat from his brow. His voice trembled as he spoke:
"This junior acted rashly for a moment. I meant no offense, sir. I beg you to forgive me!"
Long Yun spoke in an even tone:
"I know why you've come."
"Your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison has already sunk deep into your bones. Whenever it rains, your sides itch unbearably, and at midnight you suffer the agony of ten thousand ants gnawing at your heart."
"More importantly, your granddaughter, Dugu Yan, should be starting to show these symptoms as well, shouldn't she?"
Hearing Long Yun speak as though he had witnessed it all himself,
Dugu Bo shuddered, then his eyes burst with wild joy and hope.
"Your insight is truly extraordinary, sir!"
"Please save my poor granddaughter. If you can cure Yanyan, then my life belongs to you from this day forward!"
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