Douluo: Breathing Makes You Stronger, Tang San is Terrified!

Lu Chen's straightforwardness made Dugu Bo genuinely want to befriend him.

Dugu Bo raised his cup again and said with a smile:

"Since you are willing to treat us, brother, I thank you. Stay here with me tonight, and tomorrow we'll head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"My granddaughter is currently studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As long as you can cure the poison in her body, I'll press her head down and make her acknowledge you as her grandfather. From then on, we'll be family."

"If you need anything, just say the word. Even if I have to brave fire and water, I'll get it done."

Lu Chen's smile deepened. This was exactly the result he wanted. With Dugu Bo giving his full support, hunting an eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King would be no problem at all.

He said cheerfully:

"Rest assured, brother. I'll do my best."

That night, Lu Chen stayed with Dugu Bo.

The next day, Lu Chen accompanied Dugu Bo to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

This was an academy directly funded by the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. Its dean was none other than the current emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye.

Of course, Xue Ye did not personally manage the academy. Its everyday affairs were handled by the academy's Three Education Committee Members.

The chief was Meng Shenji, the second was Bai Baoshan, and the third was Zhi Lin.

All three were eight-ringed Soul Douluo, powerful figures second only to nine-ringed Titled Douluo.

The moment Dugu Bo brought Lu Chen to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Three Education Committee Members immediately sensed the dangerous aura emanating from him.

Three elderly men in black robes embroidered with golden patterns arrived at the plaza after only a few flashes.

When the three saw Dugu Bo, they respectfully cupped their hands and bowed.

"Greetings, His Excellency Green Phosphorus!"

After the salute, Meng Shenji, the leader among the three, stepped forward. His eyes remained fixed on Dugu Bo as he asked in a grave voice:

"May I ask why His Excellency Green Phosphorus has honored us with his presence?"

The Three Education Committee Members had every reason to be nervous.

This was Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The students here were all exceptional talents, the future of the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

A dangerous person like Dugu Bo had arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy without notice. If he harbored malicious intentions, he could slaughter all the academy's students in an instant.

The chances of that were small, but the Three Education Committee Members still had to remain vigilant.

It was their duty.

Protecting the academy was an obligation they could not shirk.

Dugu Bo glanced at the three. They were, after all, three Soul Douluo, so he could not simply disregard them. He casually explained:

"This old man has taken a sworn younger brother. I brought him here today to visit my granddaughter. There is no need for you to be nervous. Go about your business and pay us no mind."

Hearing Dugu Bo's explanation, the Three Education Committee Members relaxed somewhat.

But then, their curious gazes all turned toward Lu Chen, filled with scrutiny and contemplation.

Anyone Dugu Bo was willing to call a younger brother had to be extraordinary.

As Soul Douluo, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin possessed formidable spiritual power. Yet when they looked at Lu Chen, they felt as though they were looking at flowers through fog, unable to see him clearly.

The three instantly understood that Lu Chen had disguised himself.

However, like Dugu Bo, although they could tell Lu Chen was disguised, they could not see through to his true appearance.

Meng Shenji took the initiative to greet him.

"I am Meng Shenji, an eighty-sixth-level control-type Soul Douluo and the chief education committee member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. May I ask how you are addressed? Since you are brothers with His Excellency Green Phosphorus, you must be no ordinary person."

After he spoke, Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin introduced themselves in turn.

Then all three looked toward Lu Chen.

The world of Spirit Masters was not all about fighting and killing. More often, it was about social etiquette.

Now that the Three Education Committee Members had introduced themselves, Lu Chen would be showing them disrespect if he said nothing in return. This was, after all, the etiquette among Spirit Masters.

Lu Chen curled his lips slightly and swept his gaze over the Three Education Committee Members. Since they wanted to probe his background, he could only reveal a little.

"Lan Chen, sixty-ninth-level support-type Spirit Emperor. I have long heard of the great names of the Three Education Committee Members. Meeting you today is truly an honor."

Meng Shenji gave Lu Chen a thoughtful look.

"At such a young age, you already possess sixty-ninth-level Soul Power, and you are even a Support Spirit Master. Brother Lan Chen, you are truly an outstanding young man."

Lu Chen's disguised appearance made him look like a middle-aged man around thirty.

Possessing sixty-ninth-level Soul Power at around thirty years old would place him among the best across the entire continent.

Qin Ming, a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, had only recently broken through to sixtieth-level Soul Power at around the age of thirty.

That alone had already left them utterly amazed.

They had never expected someone to break through even faster than Qin Ming. At roughly the same age, this man had already reached sixty-ninth-level Soul Power.

At that moment, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin all began entertaining other thoughts. Could they recruit such a genius?

But at that moment, Dugu Bo spoke.

"Ahem. I still need to take my younger brother to see my granddaughter, so there is no need for the three of you to accompany us."

With that, Dugu Bo led Lu Chen past the Three Education Committee Members and headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy's teaching buildings.

After the two departed, the Three Education Committee Members exchanged glances and began discussing the matter in low voices.

Meng Shenji said:

"This man is extraordinary. He looks about thirty, yet he possesses sixty-ninth-level Soul Power. What a pity that is not his real appearance. How could someone capable of calling His Excellency Green Phosphorus his brother have remained unknown before now?"

"Lan Chen... have either of you ever heard that name?"

Bai Baoshan shook his head.

"Never. He seems to have appeared out of nowhere. A sixty-ninth-level support-type Spirit Emperor could not possibly have no reputation at all, unless that name is fake and he is deliberately concealing his identity."

Zhi Lin spoke last.

"The other party's Martial Soul is highly unusual. My Azure Vine Martial Soul faintly felt suppressed in his presence. A Martial Soul capable of suppressing Azure Vine must be an absolute top-tier plant-type Martial Soul."

After sharing their thoughts and adding a little speculation of their own, the three immediately came up with a reason why Lu Chen was hiding his true identity.

A sixty-ninth-level support-type Spirit Emperor was about to cross the threshold of level seventy and would soon become a Support Soul Sage.

That was both a good thing and a bad thing.

On the current continent, the Martial Soul known as the number one support Martial Soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda possessed powerful support effects, it also had limitations. It could only accommodate seven Spirit Rings, meaning its limit was a seventy-ninth-level Soul Sage.

Yet even under such circumstances, it still firmly held the position of the continent's number one support Martial Soul. No other support Martial Soul could challenge its status.

That was because the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had spent many years suppressing, even killing, Support Spirit Masters.

At this moment, the Three Education Committee Members believed they had figured out why Lu Chen was hiding his true identity.

Meng Shenji sighed.

"What a pity. Such a breathtaking genius has been forced into hiding his name and identity. That sect master is far too overbearing."

"If we wish to recruit Lan Chen, perhaps only His Majesty can step forward. I will report the situation to His Majesty exactly as it happened. If His Majesty mediates, that sect master will not dare to press him too harshly."

"Perhaps then, Lan Chen will be able to reclaim his true name."

Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin nodded deeply in agreement.

With Dugu Bo stepping in, Dugu Yan, who had originally been attending class, was immediately granted a day off by her teacher.

Dugu Yan had purple hair and green eyes, with a charming, alluring air and youthful vitality brimming from her body. As she stepped outside the classroom, she clung to Dugu Bo's arm and coquettishly said:

"Grandpa, why do you have time to visit me today?"

Dugu Bo's face was filled with affection. Ever since his son and daughter-in-law had died, this granddaughter had become his only emotional anchor.

Since childhood, he had spoiled her dearly and given Dugu Yan all the warmth he possessed.

Once Dugu Bo had confirmed that Lu Chen could neutralize the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, the first thing he thought of was having Lu Chen cure Dugu Yan.

At this moment, Dugu Bo introduced them.

"Brother, this is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. You can call her Yanyan."

"Yanyan, this is the younger brother I recently acknowledged, Lan Chen. Call him Grandpa Lan Chen."

Lu Chen felt rather strange about it. He was only ten years old, while Dugu Yan looked to be around fifteen or sixteen.

Having a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old Dugu Yan call his ten-year-old self grandfather—

Lu Chen found it utterly ridiculous.

Once Dugu Yan discovered the truth in the future, she would probably want nothing more than to kill him.

But Lu Chen's mischievous side had surfaced. Looking at Dugu Yan with a smile, he said:

"Yanyan."

Dugu Yan had been spoiled by Dugu Bo since childhood. How could she be willing to call someone grandfather for no reason? She was about to refuse, but then she saw the stern expression on her grandfather's face.

Somewhat unwillingly, she looked at Lu Chen and called out:

"Grandpa Lan Chen..."

Dugu Bo stroked his beard and said:

"There are too many people here. Let's go somewhere else and discuss this in detail."

Then Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan left together.

The curious students peeking out from the classroom also returned their attention to class beneath their teacher's repeated scoldings.

After leaving, Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan found an empty classroom.

After Dugu Bo checked and confirmed that there was no one nearby, he looked at Dugu Yan and said with a serious expression:

"Yanyan, aside from visiting you today, I brought Brother Lan Chen to the academy so that he could cure your poison."

"I have already experienced it myself. Brother Lan Chen can neutralize the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in our bodies. From now on, the two of us, grandfather and granddaughter, will finally no longer suffer from the torment of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison."

Dugu Yan was greatly shocked upon hearing Dugu Bo's words. Clever and quick-witted as she was, she quickly understood.

No wonder her grandfather, a dignified Titled Douluo, was willing to call Lan Chen his brother and had even insisted that she acknowledge him as her grandfather.

It was all because Lan Chen could neutralize the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison.

Dugu Yan was now sixteen and possessed thirty-fifth-level Soul Power. She was not even as strong as Dai Mubai, who spent his days indulging in pleasure. Dai Mubai had already possessed thirty-seventh-level Soul Power at fifteen.

It was all because Dugu Yan suffered daily torment from the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison. Not only did it waste a great deal of her cultivation time, it also made her fear growing stronger.

The deeper her Soul Power became, the more deeply the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison eroded her body. As a result, Dugu Yan had been unable to fully display her talent.

Dugu Yan understood Dugu Bo's good intentions and no longer resisted Lan Chen so strongly. If Lan Chen could treat her Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison, then acknowledging him as her grandfather was not entirely unacceptable.

Dugu Yan looked toward Lu Chen, anticipation flickering in her green eyes as she asked curiously:

"Then, Grandpa Lan Chen, how are you going to treat the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in my body?"

Lu Chen answered calmly: