The Value of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

"Enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy?" Dugu Bo froze, sizing Xu Qianqian up and down. "Are you sure you want to enter an academy?"

Entering Heaven Dou Royal Academy with two ten-thousand-year soul rings—wasn't that practically announcing to everyone, I have secrets, come catch me!

"I'm very interested in the books at Heaven Dou Library, as well as the royal family's collection."

"But without a legitimate reason, I'm afraid I won't be able to get in."

"Senior Dugu Bo, rest assured. There won't be any problem with this junior's soul rings."

As she spoke, the pitch-black soul rings were gradually covered by yellow, the black ten-thousand-year soul rings transforming into yellow hundred-year soul rings.

"I'm fairly confident in my ability to conceal them. Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to see through it."

"With that, there's no need to worry, right?"

Dugu Bo: "..."

Were kids these days all this monstrous?

Not only could she absorb ten-thousand-year soul rings, she could even conceal their colors. What a crafty little schemer.

"If you want to enter the academy, that won't be a problem. I have some connections with Prince Xuexing, but what identity do you plan to use?"

"How about the granddaughter of a deceased friend of yours? Given Senior Dugu Bo's status, I doubt anyone would investigate the truth."

"Uh... that could work." Dugu Bo was rather surprised by how Xu Qianqian had immediately come up with the idea of using a Titled Douluo as a shield.

After thinking for a moment, Dugu Bo sighed. "I have a granddaughter at Heaven Dou Royal Academy too. She's probably a little older than you."

"She's been poisoned as well. Though I don't want to believe it, but..."

Dugu Bo did not continue, but Xu Qianqian understood perfectly well.

In the original story, Dugu Bo only had one granddaughter. His son and daughter-in-law were likely both gone.

"Rest assured, Senior. The poison in your body may be somewhat troublesome, but your granddaughter's is no major problem."

"Oh?"

Dugu Bo looked surprised.

"There are only two possible reasons for a martial soul to develop negative effects. The first is that the martial soul itself has certain flaws."

"The second is that the body cannot keep up. I've had that experience myself, so I conducted many experiments of this sort."

"I was once a holder of a useless martial soul, someone said to be incapable of becoming a soul master. I think my words now carry at least some weight."

Incapable of becoming a soul master?

A useless martial soul!

Dugu Bo's eyes widened in astonishment. "Which idiot said that? Did their brain get caught in a door?"

Two black ten-thousand-year soul rings, and she looked barely twelve or thirteen.

Wasn't she obviously heaven's chosen?

And her martial soul even protected its master automatically. She might even be capable of killing a Titled Douluo.

If that counted as a useless martial soul, then not only he, but even those fellows from the Upper Three Sects were trash!

"Senior Dugu Bo, do I look like I'm joking?" Xu Qianqian said. "My martial soul is a book, or rather, the Chronicle of Time."

"But when my martial soul first awakened, I had no soul power at all."

"Other than being somewhat special and possessing relatively strong perception, it had no use whatsoever."

"I spent a very long time completely cleansing both my martial soul and myself before I gained soul power and became a soul master..."

Xu Qianqian told Dugu Bo some of her experiences, naturally leaving out many things.

Dugu Bo listened with a complicated expression.

"Little monster, I'm not as good as you!" Dugu Bo said with emotion. "You slept for six years, so you didn't grow during those six years?"

"That's right." Xu Qianqian did not hide this matter. "My bone age is still no different from before I fell asleep."

Dugu Bo sighed. "I can't imagine what you've been through. But you said you have a conflict with Tang Hao?"

"That's right. It happened at Notting Academy. I presume Senior must have heard about it."

"Notting Academy... Notting City!" Dugu Bo's pupils contracted. "A few months ago, two people appeared in the skies over Notting City and fought. One was Tang Hao, and the other was you?"

"Mm..." Xu Qianqian nodded.

"Incredible." Dugu Bo's eyes widened as he took several steps back.

What kind of man was Tang Hao? It was said that even when several Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo besieged him, he could still forcefully kill one of them. He had even beaten Qian Xunji so badly that Qian Xunji died soon after returning. He was the kind of ruthless bastard who let his fists do the talking.

Yet this little girl before him had actually fought him—and escaped safely.

Was Tang Hao cross-eyed or something?

A Titled Douluo fighting a level 29 soul master, and she still got away?

"Uh..."

Remembering the two dragon-shaped phantoms Xu Qianqian had summoned from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while she was asleep—phantoms that had left him unable to muster even the thought of resistance—Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.

It seemed... not entirely unacceptable.

"A monster!"

He knew she had probably hidden quite a few things, but much of it had to be true as well.

For example, Xuexing had told him about the suspected battle between Title Douluo in Notting City.

As a Title Douluo himself, he was naturally somewhat interested in such matters.

"So, you can still wield the power you had back then?" Dugu Bo asked probing.

Why did he, a Title Douluo, feel a chill down his back in front of a mere Grand Soul Master?

"Yes, I can." Xu Qianqian nodded seriously. "As long as I'm not fighting a Title Douluo like Tang Hao, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Even if it were Tang Hao, I'm confident I could escape."

Not a Title Douluo like Tang Hao...

Was Tang Hao weak?

He was one of the Clear Sky Twins, an unparalleled genius from before the Clear Sky Sect went into seclusion.

Was this little girl warning him?

Warning Dugu Bo not to talk recklessly, or he would be dead meat?

Sure enough, what a sinister little brat.

He could not tell whether she was telling the truth or lying, but he would first observe her character.

Unless necessary, Dugu Bo did not want to offend a genius like this.

She was just too damn terrifying.

His decades of experience were not even as rich as that of a girl barely over ten.

"Senior Dugu, please rest assured, I wasn't referring to you." Xu Qianqian stood and bowed in thanks.

"When traveling outside, one needs some trump cards. The fact that I can tell you mine means I trust you very much."

"After all, when I was asleep, you did not truly intend to kill me."

"I will keep my promise to help detoxify you and your granddaughter."

"Besides that, I can also tell you about the value of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

"The value of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Dugu Bo blinked. He knew this place was extraordinary, but over the years, he had not dared casually try the medicinal herbs around it.

One wrong bite, and he might be dead.

"That's right." Xu Qianqian nodded.

"The immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well are priceless. One of them can even evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul."

"What?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in shock.

"You needn't be surprised. Even the other immortal herbs possess roughly comparable value. Of course, I don't know exactly what each of them can do."

Xu Qianqian still concealed some things. After all, she was simply too weak right now.