Hai Bo Dong: You're So Noble, So Impressive—You Took My Secret Manual!

She Xian's hands were trembling.

He looked at Medusa Queen and asked, barely containing his excitement, "Your Majesty, where did you get this book?"

"A book?"

Medusa Queen frowned and glanced at the booklet, thinking for a moment.

"A human."

Her tone was casual.

"A Dou Huang expert with ice-attributed Dou Qi."

"After I sealed his cultivation, I took a few things from him while I was at it."

"This book was one of them."

She Xian hurriedly asked, "What was that person called?"

Medusa Queen thought for a moment. "Something like... Hai something Dong."

"Hai Bo Dong!"

She Xian blurted out.

Just as he thought!

Hai Bo Dong having his cultivation sealed by Medusa was part of the plot in Battle Through the Heavens!

And this Profound Ice Dragon Soaring was Hai Bo Dong's Dou Technique manual!

She Xian held the thin booklet in his hands, so excited he nearly took off on the spot.

Seeing him like this, Little White curiously leaned closer. "Husband, what is this? Why does it make you so happy?"

She Xian took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.

"This is a Dou Technique from Medusa Queen's world, a cultivation method for combat techniques."

He opened the booklet and scanned through it page by page.

It detailed the circulation route of Profound Ice Dragon Soaring, the flow of energy, and the variations of its techniques.

Complete with illustrations and detailed annotations, it was clearly a cultivation notebook copied down by Hai Bo Dong himself.

"However, Dou Techniques need Dou Qi to activate them..."

She Xian muttered, "But this world has no Dou Qi, only soul power."

He frowned.

Could soul power replace Dou Qi for cultivation?

Though they had different names, both were fundamentally energy within a cultivator's body.

Their circulation routes might differ, but perhaps their underlying principles could still be connected.

How would I know if I don't try?

She Xian closed the booklet and tucked it away close to his body.

Little White smiled gently. "Anything Husband wishes to do will surely succeed."

Medusa Queen snorted and turned her head away.

Yet the tip of her snake tail swayed twice, making it hard to say it was not some concealed anticipation.

After all, if this human brat could truly use soul power to activate Dou Techniques, then the speed at which he grew stronger would far surpass anyone's imagination.

And the stronger he became, the safer they would be.

Just as She Xian had said, her life and Little White's were tied to his.

The night was deep, and the Crown Prince's Residence was utterly silent.

She Xian sat cross-legged on the bed, with Profound Ice Dragon Soaring placed beside his pillow.

His fingers rubbed over the cover twice before he eventually pulled them back.

"No rush."

"With my current body, directly cultivating a Xuan-rank Dou Technique would probably be suicide. Besides, I still can't be sure whether Dou Techniques can be cultivated on Douluo Continent."

He quickly arranged his priorities in his mind.

His first soul ring was the most urgent matter at present.

The advantage of innate full soul power was that he could skip the initial cultivation stage and directly absorb a soul ring.

The higher the soul ring's age, the stronger the foundation and the fiercer the start.

But higher age also meant greater risk.

His little body had to withstand the impact of a powerful soul ring. Physical strength was a hard threshold.

So, he needed to strengthen his foundation first.

She Xian took several first-rank spiritual herbs from his storage ring and lined them up.

Purple-Leaf Orchid Grass, Bone-Washing Flower, Body-Tempering Grass, Scarlet Fire Root.

"Will there be any conflict if I take them together?" he asked.

Medusa Queen glanced at them and slightly raised her phoenix eyes. "Their medicinal properties complement one another. They can be taken together."

Though reluctant, Medusa Queen reminded him, "You're only a human brat. Halve the dosage."

Little White squatted beside him and gently tugged at his sleeve. "Husband, listen to Sister. Eat less, just to be safe."

Medusa Queen's beautiful eyes widened. "Don't call me Sister!"

But Little White ignored her completely.

She Xian patted his chest. "Don't worry. They're only first-rank spiritual herbs. It's not like I've never taken medicine before."

He agreed readily, though he did reduce the portions as Medusa Queen had instructed.

Following Medusa Queen's instructions, he swallowed them all in one gulp.

The herbs entered his mouth, and four surges of medicinal power exploded at once.

The first breath.

Warmth spread from his dantian to every limb and bone.

A hot current rushed through his meridians, comfortable and invigorating.

She Xian nodded slightly. "That's all?"

The third breath.

The warmth turned scorching.

He frowned. "The medicinal effects seem a little fierce, but I can still endure it."

The fifth breath.

The scorching heat escalated into flames that burned through his body.

She Xian's expression changed drastically. "Hiss! It hurts so much!!!"

"Your Majesty, what's happening?!"

Medusa Queen glanced at him and said coldly, "The Purple-Leaf Orchid Grass opened your meridians first, instantly clearing channels that should have been opened gradually."

"With no obstruction, the medicinal power of the Bone-Washing Flower and Body-Tempering Grass flooded into your bones and muscles at several times the usual speed, like a burst dam."

"The Scarlet Fire Root only fanned the flames, driving your blood and qi into a frenzy."

"The chain reaction of all four medicines combined far exceeds the effect of taking any one of them alone."

She Xian's skin rapidly flushed red. Cold sweat and hot sweat alternated across his forehead.

His body curled up uncontrollably as muffled groans escaped his mouth.

His consciousness began to blur, and he mumbled, "Why didn't you warn me earlier..."

Medusa Queen narrowed her phoenix eyes, her tone icy. "I never told you to eat them together, idiot!"

Little White could no longer care about anything else and threw her arms around She Xian.

"Husband!"

Her white robes fluttered as she pulled She Xian into her embrace, releasing every bit of the ice-attributed spiritual power within her.

A chilling aura seeped continuously into She Xian's burning body from her palms, arms, and chest.

She Xian's consciousness repeatedly lurched between clarity and chaos.

He could feel a large patch of cool softness pressing against him, wrapping him from the outside in.

That chill soothed his heart, clashing violently with the raging heat inside him in a collision of ice and fire.

Little White gently pressed his head into her chest.

Her fair arms tightened around him, and her lips touched his burning forehead as she sensed the changes in his temperature.

"Don't be afraid, Husband. I'm here..."

Her voice was soft as water. She murmured comforts while desperately suppressing the heat radiating from his body.

It worked.

But not enough.

Little White's delicate brows drew tightly together.

Her chill could only suppress the surface.

She could not reach the medicinal power rampaging deep within his bones and meridians.

"It's not enough... My chill can't get inside..."

She bit her lower lip, anxious tears glimmering in her almond eyes.

Medusa Queen was coiled at the foot of the bed, her snake tail swaying lazily.

Watching Little White fumble about in panic, a cold curve formed at the corner of her lips.

"A human brat who can't even withstand a few first-rank spiritual herbs. Useless."

She tilted her head, as sharp-tongued as ever.

"Stupid snake, what good is holding him?"

"The medicinal power is in his bones. Clinging and hugging him from the outside is no different from fanning someone with a fever."

Little White did not argue. She only held She Xian tighter.

The curve of Medusa Queen's lips widened.

None of my business.

But suddenly, her body stiffened.

The smile froze on her face.

"What's going on?"

She felt a scorching impact explode within her body without warning.

"!!!"

Medusa Queen's phoenix eyes flew open.

A thin flush surfaced across her smooth skin. Her snake tail spasmed violently, and beads of sweat began to form along her temples.

"H-How..."

She bit down hard on her lips, panic flashing through her phoenix eyes.

Then she realized.

She was She Xian's martial soul and shared the same bodily foundation as him.

The medicine he consumed was taking effect, so she had to endure it along with him.

"Damn it!"

Medusa Queen's face shifted from livid to flushed red, her teeth grinding audibly.

Another wave of medicinal power surged through her.

Her entire body went weak against her will.

Her snake tail lost all strength and slumped over the edge of the bed, while her proud waist bent slightly.

The dignified Queen of the Snake-People, once a peak Dou Huang expert, now found it difficult even to stand straight.

She clung to the last shred of her dignity, refusing to show her miserable state before that stupid snake even if it killed her.

But Little White had already turned and looked at her. "Sister, you feel it too, right?"

"We are Husband's martial souls. Whatever he endures, we endure together."

Medusa Queen wanted to refute her,

but a new wave of medicinal power precisely blocked her throat.

"Mm!"

An utterly stifled groan slipped through her lips.

Her face instantly burned scarlet, and it was impossible to tell whether it was from the medicine's effects or humiliation.