Soul Master Tournament Begins! First Match Against Shrek!

Dugu Yan followed his gaze downward.

"Where are you looking?"

"At the poison pill."

"The poison pill is in my dantian. You can't keep staring at it."

Dugu Yan raised a hand to shield herself.

Long Tian looked away.

"If you won't let me look, then don't come to me when the poison pill loses control."

"That won't do."

Dugu Yan immediately lowered her arm.

"You can look at the poison pill, but nowhere else."

Dugu Bo turned around, pretending not to hear them.

"This old man will inspect the outer poison array first."

"Once you're ready, return to Heaven Dou City."

The green-haired elder quickly left the valley.

Watching her grandfather's retreating figure, Dugu Yan lightly stamped her foot.

"Grandpa sure runs fast."

Long Tian put away the Rainbow Dragon Staff.

"Let's go."

"Back to Skywater Academy."

Skywater Academy.

The moment Dugu Yan followed Long Tian into the academy, she drew countless gazes.

Skywater Academy never allowed male students from other academies to enter freely.

However, there were not many restrictions on female students from other academies.

Dugu Yan wore a tight purple outfit. She was tall and carried herself very differently from the people of Skywater Academy.

Shui Yue'er was the first to run over.

"Captain, why did you bring back another pretty sister?"

Dugu Yan stopped walking.

"Another?"

"You've brought many people back before?"

Long Tian did not answer.

Shui Yue'er had already begun counting seriously.

"Sister Bing'er was the first."

"Ling Yuan often comes by too."

"And there was a pretty blonde sister. I heard she hunted spirit rings with the captain in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Dugu Yan turned to look at him.

"You really do know quite a few women."

"Who they are to me has nothing to do with you."

Long Tian continued onward.

Dugu Yan immediately followed him.

"I'm your patient now."

"A patient naturally needs to know about the people around the soul master treating her."

Shui Yue'er followed behind them, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Captain, what illness does she have?"

"Her martial soul is poisoned."

"She needs the Life Divine Domain to nourish her meridians every day."

Dugu Yan turned to Shui Yue'er.

"My name is Dugu Yan."

"I'll be staying here for the next seven days."

Shui Yue'er blinked lightly.

"Dugu Yan?"

"The Poison Douluo's granddaughter?"

"That's right."

The green-haired woman lifted her chin slightly.

Shui Yue'er immediately leaned closer.

"Is your Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison powerful?"

"If an ordinary Soul Elder gets even a little on them, they'll lose their ability to fight within half an hour."

"Then who's stronger, you or the captain?"

The expression on Dugu Yan's face froze.

What had happened in the Soul Arena immediately surfaced in her mind.

Long Tian had pinned her to the ground in a single exchange.

"I wasn't prepared last time."

"If we fought again, it's hard to say who would win."

Shui Yue'er looked up at Long Tian.

"Captain, she says she can beat you."

Long Tian did not stop walking.

"Once the Jade Phosphor Poison Pill stabilizes, let her try."

Dugu Yan watched the white-clad figure ahead of her.

"Then I'll try."

"This time, I definitely won't let you pin me down again."

As they passed the training grounds.

Shui Bing'er approached with Xue Wu and the others.

Her clear eyes first fell on Long Tian before shifting to Dugu Yan beside him.

"Long Tian, who is this?"

"Dugu Yan."

"The toxins in her martial soul have just been resolved. She needs to recuperate in the Life Divine Domain for seven days."

Shui Bing'er nodded softly.

"I'll have someone prepare a guest room."

Dugu Yan stepped before her.

"You're Shui Bing'er?"

"That's right."

The two women looked at each other for a moment.

Dugu Yan was the first to extend her right hand.

"I've heard of you."

"The vice-captain of the Skywater Team, with the Ice Phoenix martial soul."

Shui Bing'er took her hand.

"Dugu Yan of the Emperor Team, a control-type soul master with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent."

"I've heard of you too."

Standing beside them, Shui Yue'er looked at her sister, then at Dugu Yan.

"You two aren't going to fight later, are you?"

Shui Bing'er released her hand.

"Dugu Yan is a guest. Skywater Academy will naturally treat her well."

Dugu Yan withdrew her hand as well.

"I'm only here for treatment."

"Whether I'll leave after seven days has yet to be decided."

Shui Bing'er looked at Long Tian.

"Does her poison require your personal treatment?"

"Only I can use the Life Divine Domain."

Long Tian raised his right hand.

His fourth blood-red soul ring lit up.

A jade-green divine light of life blanketed the training grounds.

The surrounding grass and trees swiftly grew.

Nourished by the life elements, the Jade Phosphor Poison Pill within Dugu Yan gradually began spinning at a steady pace.

"One hour each day."

"Seven days will be enough."

Shui Bing'er sensed the aura within the Life Divine Domain.

"In that case, arrange her guest room beside your courtyard."

A satisfied smile appeared on Dugu Yan's face.

"Thank you."

Over the next few days.

Dugu Yan came to Long Tian's courtyard on time every day.

During the day, Long Tian led the Skywater Team in training.

The green-haired woman sat at the edge of the training grounds, watching the coordination between the Rainbow Dragon and the Ice Phoenix.

After training ended.

Dugu Yan would follow Long Tian back to his courtyard and use the Life Divine Domain to stabilize her poison pill.

The two of them gradually grew more familiar with each other.

On the evening of the fifth day.

Long Tian finished training and returned to the courtyard.

Dinner had already been laid out on the stone table.

Dugu Yan sat beside it, holding a pair of chopsticks.

"You're back?"

Long Tian glanced at the dishes on the table.

"You prepared this?"

"I got it from the academy cafeteria."

"You treat me every day. I can't do nothing in return."

Dugu Yan pushed a bowl of rice across the table.

"Sit down and eat."

Long Tian sat on a stone stool.

Dugu Yan picked up a piece of fish and placed it in his bowl.

"This is my thanks to you."

"You're thanking me with food from the academy cafeteria?"

"I personally carried the food here."

Dugu Yan looked at him with complete confidence.

"It's a long walk from the cafeteria to here."

Long Tian tasted the fish.

"Not bad."

Dugu Yan's eyes brightened.

"If it's good, I'll bring you more tomorrow."

"There are only two days of treatment left."

"I can keep bringing you food after the seven days are over."

Long Tian set down his chopsticks.

"You're not returning to the Emperor Team?"

"The Soul Master Tournament hasn't officially begun yet."

Dugu Yan rested her cheek on one hand.

"The environment at Skywater Academy is nice."

"There's no harm in staying a few more days."

Outside the courtyard gate.

Shui Yue'er poked her head in.

"Sister Dugu Yan, you're secretly having dinner with the captain again."

"What do you mean, sneaking in to eat?"

Dugu Yan turned her head.

"The academy gates have always been open."

Shui Yue'er hurried over to the stone table.

"Yue'er wants some too."

Dugu Yan blocked the last plate of pastries.

"I brought these for Long Tian."

"If you want some, go to the dining hall yourself."

Shui Yue'er looked at Long Tian.

"Captain, she won't even let Yue'er eat a pastry."

Long Tian picked up a pastry and placed it in Shui Yue'er's hand.

"You may only have one."

Shui Yue'er immediately beamed.

"The captain treats Yue'er the best after all."

Dugu Yan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Those are the pastries I brought."

"Shouldn't you have asked me first?"

Long Tian picked up another one and held it out before her.

"Here, I'm returning it."

Dugu Yan did not reach out.

The green-haired woman leaned closer and directly bit into the pastry.

Her warm breath brushed across his fingertips.

Shui Yue'er stood nearby, her eyes gradually widening.

Long Tian withdrew his hand.

"You don't have hands?"

Dugu Yan swallowed the pastry, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

"This is your compensation to me."

"Of course you have to feed me."

Clutching her pastry, Shui Yue'er turned and ran toward the courtyard gate.

"Yue'er is going to find big sister."

"You two carry on."

Dugu Yan watched her swiftly departing figure.

"Does Shui Yue'er usually like tattling this much?"

"She just likes excitement."

Long Tian continued eating, completely unaffected.

The green-haired woman gave a soft snort.

"You really have remained calm the whole time."

"Could it be that the girls of Skywater Academy surround you every day, so you're already used to it?"

"Eat."

"I'm asking you a question."

"If you don't eat soon, the food will get cold."

Dugu Yan picked up her chopsticks and lifted a piece of greens.

"One day, I'll make you answer me properly."

Late on the sixth night.

Long Tian sat cross-legged in his room.

The power of the second drop of Rainbow True Dragon Blood was still slowly nourishing his body.

His Soul Power at the peak of level forty-seven was also repeatedly circulating as it struck at the bottleneck of level forty-eight.

Hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the courtyard.

The door was pushed open.

Dugu Yan braced herself against the doorframe, her face pale.

Fine beads of sweat slid down her forehead.

"Long Tian."

"Something has gone wrong with the poison pill."

Long Tian immediately opened his eyes.

His Nine-Colored Double Pupils fell upon her dantian.

The Jade Phosphor Poison Pill was spinning violently.

A large amount of poison overflowed from the pill's surface and had already entered the surrounding meridians.

"You used Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison tonight?"

Dugu Yan bit her red lip and nodded gently.

"During training this afternoon, I tried using my third soul skill once."

"There were no problems at the time."

Long Tian rose from the bed and walked over to her.

"The poison pill has yet to stabilize. If you forcibly mobilize the poison, it will naturally backlash."

"Sit down."

Dugu Yan had barely taken a step when her right leg lost all strength.

Her body toppled forward.

Long Tian reached out, wrapped an arm around her waist, and caught her steadily.

The green-haired woman leaned against the chest of his white robes, her breathing growing rapid.

"I can't walk anymore."

"Carry me over."

Long Tian lowered his head and glanced at her.

"You're still trying to take advantage of me at a time like this?"

"I'm a patient."

Dugu Yan wrapped both arms around his shoulders.

"You can't leave a patient lying on the ground."

Long Tian picked her up and placed her on the bed.

His fourth blood-red soul ring swiftly lit up.

"All Things Revive, Life Divine Domain."

Jade-green divine light filled the entire room.

Life elements entered Dugu Yan's body, swiftly enveloping the out-of-control Jade Phosphor Poison Pill.

Long Tian sat at the bedside, his right hand pressing above her lower abdomen.

Nine-Colored Divine Light passed through her clothes and entered her dantian.

The out-of-control poison was forced back into the poison pill by the Rainbow Dragon.

Dugu Yan's taut body gradually relaxed.

Some color also returned to her pale face.

Half an hour later.

The Jade Phosphor Poison Pill finally stopped its rampage.

Long Tian withdrew his hand.

"You're fine now."

Dugu Yan lay on the bed without getting up.

"My meridians still feel uncomfortable."

"The poison has already been suppressed back into your dantian."

"If the Life Divine Domain continues for another hour, your meridians will recover."

Long Tian prepared to stand.

A slender, jade-like hand immediately grabbed his wrist.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going outside to cultivate."

"The Life Divine Domain will remain in the room."

Dugu Yan did not let go.

"The closer the life elements are to you, the better the effect."

"You'll stay here tonight."

Long Tian looked at the bed, most of which had been taken up.

"This is my room."

"And your bed."

The green-haired woman shifted inward, leaving an open spot on the outer side.

"I'm not driving you away."

"You can sleep on the outside."

Long Tian stood beside the bed.

"Dugu Yan, are you sure?"

"It's only for one night."

Dugu Yan turned her face away and no longer met his gaze.

"You aren't scared, are you?"

Long Tian removed his outer robe and lay down on the outer side of the bed.

"I'm only worried you'll regret it tomorrow."

"I won't regret it."

The green-haired woman turned toward the man beside her.

The Life Divine Domain continued to flow slowly through the room.

Only half an arm's length remained between them.

Dugu Yan looked at the handsome face so close before her, her heartbeat growing faster and faster.

The Nine-Colored Double Pupils shimmered with faint divine light in the night.

Black hair spilled across the pillow.

The noble aura brought by the Rainbow Dragon bloodline made it impossible to look away, even with his eyes closed in rest.

"Long Tian."

"What is it?"

"Are you asleep?"

"No."

Dugu Yan shifted a little closer.

"My hand is still numb."

Long Tian raised his hand and took hold of her wrist.

Life elements entered her meridians through his palm.

"How is it now?"

"Much better."

The green-haired woman clasped his hand in return.

Their fingers gradually intertwined.

"It will heal faster this way."

Long Tian did not expose her.

The Life Divine Domain continued nourishing the Jade Phosphor Poison Pill.

Dugu Yan closed her eyes.

Who knew how much time passed.

Even breathing sounded from beside him.

The green-haired woman was already fast asleep.

Yet their clasped hands never loosened.

Long Tian opened his eyes and glanced at the exquisite face close beside him.

"The peak of level forty-seven."

"Tonight is the perfect time to break through."

The Rainbow Dragon's Heart slowly beat.

Life elements formed a cycle through their clasped hands.

The remaining power of the second drop of True Dragon Blood also fully merged into his meridians at this moment.

Crack.

The Level 48 bottleneck shattered.

Surging Soul Power circulated through his body once before gradually settling.

Long Tian withdrew the Nine-Colored Divine Light.

Drawn by the aura of life, Dugu Yan unconsciously moved a little closer in her sleep.

Her emerald-green hair fell over the shoulder of his white robes.

Her forehead rested lightly against Long Tian's chest.

Her jade-like hand remained intertwined with his.

Long Tian did not push her away.

The Life Divine Domain covered the bed.

The two of them slept side by side through the night.

Morning came.

Faint sunlight streamed through the window lattice and fell across the bed.

Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes.

Her emerald-green hair was spread across the chest of his white robes, and one hand was still intertwined with Long Tian's.

Feeling the warmth beside her, Dugu Yan's cheeks quickly flushed red.

After her poison pill had gone out of control last night, she had actually slept here for the entire night.

Long Tian had long since finished cultivating.

His Level 48 Soul Power flowed steadily through his meridians, while the Life Divine Domain slowly receded.

"You're awake?"

Dugu Yan nodded lightly, yet she did not immediately let go of his hand.

"How is my Jade Phosphor Poison Pill?"

His Nine-Colored Double Pupils settled on her dantian.

The emerald-green poison pill had already stopped stirring, and the dark jade patterns on its surface had fully connected with the source of her martial soul.

"The poison pill has stabilized."

"Starting today, you can use Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison normally."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan finally revealed a delighted expression.

"So does that mean I won't need to come to you for treatment every day?"

Long Tian looked at the green-haired woman before him.

"If you want to keep getting poisoned, I can make the poison pill lose control again."

"In your dreams."

Dugu Yan released his hand and pushed herself upright on the bed.

"I just think the environment at Skywater Academy is fairly nice."

"Even if the treatment is over, I can still stay a few more days."