A Small Demonstration

Faced with Dugu Bo's resolute "impossible," Long Yin showed no anger, resentment, or impatience.

On the contrary, at this moment, apart from Ling Yi himself, whether it was Long Yin, Jiang Yuan, Li Zhishu, or Zhang Mufeng and Qingqiu Xin, they all showed a kind of smile that Dugu Bo found very strange.

They love to see people who question Ling Yi's abilities get slapped in the face by reality.

Do you think that Jiang Yuan, a captain of the Cold Wind Grand Camp, put aside his two thousand cavalrymen, and Li Zhishu, the head of the kitchen camp, put aside all the affairs of the Cold Wind Grand Camp's kitchen camp, and traveled thousands of miles to accompany Ling Yi to the [Heaven Dou Empire], simply because they had a good relationship with Ling Yi?

No matter how good their relationship is, they are still members of the military system of the [Water Wood Duchy]. How can they leave their posts so casually?

This is Song Yao, the commander of the Cold Wind Grand Camp, the "Marquis of Cedar." Upon learning that Ling Yi was about to travel abroad to the territory of the suzerain state, the Heaven Dou Empire, and needed a skilled escort in case of danger, he immediately thought of the Cold Wind Grand Camp, his "home base," and came seeking help. He promptly and generously assigned Captain Jiang Yuan a guard duty, ensuring the protection of their "Great Physician," Ling Yi, from the "Water Wood Duchy," during the mission!

After all, Ling Yi was a military doctor serving in their Cold Wind Grand Camp, having treated thousands of his comrades. The title of the youngest Blacksmith in the history of the Douluo Continent was personally bestowed upon Ling Yi by the current Divine Craftsman Lou Gao within the Cold Wind Grand Camp.

If it weren't for the fact that he was going to the territory of the [Water Wood Duchy] and couldn't be too conspicuous, and also to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Jiang Yuan wouldn't have come alone. Instead, he brought his two thousand cavalrymen with him to travel into the territory of the [Heaven Dou Empire].

Similarly, in order to ensure the combat strength of the team going abroad, in addition to Ling Yi, a Healing System Soul Master comparable to a Soul Ancestor Master, Li Zhishu, a Food System Soul Elder, was also invited by Ling Yi as a support member. Marquis Song Yao did not hesitate and directly waved his hand to sign the document of agreement.

Seeing the strange smiles on Long Yin's and the others' faces, Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes, instinctively sensing something was amiss, but he still spoke, coldly saying:

"Kid, you're getting more and more outrageous!"

"If you told me that this kid named Ling Yi has two hundred-year-level Soul Ring, and that his Martial Soul and Soul Skill are of excellent quality, making him stronger than those spirit masters whose Third Soul Ring is still a hundred-year-level Soul Elder, I might believe you to some extent."

"But!" Dugu Bo's tone turned sharp as he shouted, "Do you really know the difference between Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Hundred-Year Soul Ring?! Hmm—?!"

As the last word fell, Dugu Bo's aura exploded, pressing down on everyone in the private room.

"Senior~" *2

Just as Long Yin and the others felt an immense pressure, Ling Yi and Jiang Yuan both called out at the same time.

"Uh-huh?!"

Dugu Bo looked in the direction of the voice and thought that only Jiang Yuan, a Soul King, could speak freely. However, he saw Ling Yi, whose face was flushed and who seemed to be struggling, but who had actually withstood the pressure and spoke. Dugu Bo's aura immediately faltered.

Dugu Bo's mind raced, and after only a few thoughts flashed through his mind, he withdrew his aura, stared at Ling Yi and Jiang Yuan, and finally fixed his gaze on Ling Yi's still childish face. He chuckled sinisterly and said, "It's really a bit unexpected that you were able to do this under my aura. I'm starting to believe what this silly boy said earlier—"

Dugu Bo's words sounded a bit like he was contradicting himself, but they weren't entirely contradictory.

Although Thousand-Year Soul Skill represents a fundamental leap compared to Hundred-Year Soul Skill, it does not mean that there is absolutely no hope of surpassing it.

But this hope is far too slim!

That is, if the quality of Martial Soul is high enough, it can lead to a situation where the effect of Soul Skill is greater than two, or even greater than three.

Just like the legendary top-grade Healing System Martial Soul "Nine Heart Begonia", even Grand Soul Master- level successor of "Nine Heart Begonia" has a healing effect in their Soul Skill that is comparable to the Fourth Soul Skill of some Healing System Soul Ancestor with average Soul Ring ratios and martial Martial Soul quality.

So, is this kid named Ling Yi a lucky one Martial Soul Mutation, making Martial Soul quality comparable to Top-Level Martial Soul like the "Nine Heart Begonia"?

Or is he himself a descendant of a Top-Level Martial Soul bloodline?

"Squeak--"

While Dugu Bo was making various guesses, Li Zhishu pushed off the chair he was sitting on and stood up.

This stop immediately caught Dugu Bo's attention, and also made Jiang Yuan, who was standing next to him, feel a little tired.

Jiang Yuan always felt that the longer the young people in this small team stayed with Ling Yi, the more incompatible their way of thinking became with everyone else in the Douluo Continent.

"Senior Dugu, please wait a moment—"

Li Zhishu bowed to Dugu Bo with clasped hands, said those words, and then strode off, his now much stronger but still somewhat rounded body swaying as he opened the door and ran out of the private room.

In just over ten breaths, with his Soul Elder level strength, Li Zhishu ran back into the private room.

This time, Li Zhishu wasn't carrying any plates or dishes; instead, she was holding a fish with her bare hands.

A fish that has just been gutted!

Li Zhishu held the fish in one hand and picked up a nearly empty plate from his seat with the other. He placed the fish on the plate and presented it to Dugu Bo, saying:

"Senior, with your strength, you should be able to easily sense that this fish is practically dead—"

Is it no different from death?

Glancing at the fish, which was about the size of two palms, Dugu Bo's eyes twitched slightly. This thing had been gutted and half of its internal organs had been pulled out. It was just a shell of its body, barely showing any instinctive reaction. It was practically dead!

Before Dugu Bo could say anything, Li Zhishu placed the plate and fish in front of Ling Yi, glanced at Dugu Bo who was frowning, and whispered to Ling Yi, "Brother Yi, show us what you can do."

"You—" Ling Yi glanced at Li Zhishu, then looked at Dugu Bo opposite him, and at Long Yin, Zhang Mufeng and the others beside him who were full of excitement and eager to try, and shook his head helplessly.

Although he shook his head, his movements were swift and decisive. He opened his right hand, and as the azure light of his Soul Power shone, the vine-like "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul appeared.

Upon seeing this, Dugu Bo understood Li Zhishu's meaning. He wanted to demonstrate to him on the spot to prove that they hadn't been exaggerating.

The next second, to Dugu Bo's surprise, Ling Yi did not immediately use his Soul Skill. Instead, he reached out and touched the dead fish to sense it.

A few breaths later, Ling Yi's Soul Power surged from his palm to the dead fish covering it.

The next second, a shocking scene unfolded.

Ling Yi's Soul Power, as if alive, caused the dead fish's internal organs to writhe. In the blink of an eye, the fish, which had been drooping and limp, shrank back into its abdomen. In Dugu Bo's perception, the fish's intestines, heart, and other parts were arranged and connected according to a certain pattern inside the unseen fish's belly.

Dugu Bo swore he had never seen Soul Power used to do such exquisite work!

That's not all!

As Ling Yi completed the above actions, the Martial Soul on his right wrist thinned and shrank. Driven by his Soul Power, the second Soul Ring, partially hidden by the dining table, flashed with a deep yellow light, and a tender green-yellow light appeared, gathering at Ling Yi 'Ling Yi fingertips.

The next moment, Ling Yi's hand seemed to be covered in paste as he smeared it on the huge opening in the fish's belly, and the opening seemed to stick together and never separated again!

Under Dugu Bo's perception, that gap—no! that wound—suddenly disappeared!!??

It's not like a healing Soul Skill that allows the wound to heal extremely quickly under the influence of Life energy such as light, water, and wood. Instead, it's like two pieces of paper that have been cut apart suddenly sticking back together, as if they had never been cut at all!

Immediately afterwards, another vibrant green light shone in Ling Yi's hand.

"Smack!"

A slap landed on the intact dead fish, and the fish, which should have been dead, suddenly jumped up from the white plate.

It's as if the fish wasn't gutted and killed, but simply knocked unconscious with a stick.

Although, before gutting the fish, I did hit it with a stick to stun it.

Faced with this scene, Dugu Bo, who had not yet become the invincible "Poison Douluo," and whose personality had not become arrogant, aloof, or eccentric due to his suffering from poisoning and the loss of his son in middle age, widened his eyes and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth:

"Holy crap!!!"