Tang Shuo's Great Sun Divine Light! Dugu Yan Falls Unconscious?!

Buzz—

A faint hum rang out.

A streak of golden light blossomed from Tang Shuo's palm.

Immediately after, an ancient, heavy bronze mirror floated into view.

It was the Eastern Emperor Mirror, transformed from his martial soul—the Eastern Emperor Bell!

"Is that... a mirror?"

A trace of surprise flashed through Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes.

"So your martial soul is also a tool martial soul? And it's a support-type one?"

In her view, a martial soul that radiated such gentle light was most likely used for healing, just like her Nine-Heart Begonia.

However, the next second—

The relaxed expression on her face completely froze.

Tang Shuo remained calm as he softly spoke four words.

"Great Sun Divine Light."

In an instant, the surface of the Eastern Emperor Mirror blazed with light, as though a miniature sun had risen within it!

A dazzling golden beam, brilliant yet gentle as jade, shot from the mirror and enveloped the patch of dying spirit herbs.

"Such... such immense life energy!"

Ye Lingling cried out in shock.

The purity and vastness of that energy...

It was actually no weaker than her Nine-Heart Begonia at full power!

What horrified her even more came next.

Bathed in the golden light, the spirit herbs that had already withered, rotted, and lost all vitality began to show tender green shoots once more!

Their withered roots and stems became plump again, their rotten leaves fell away, and fresh green sprouts broke through the soil!

In just a few breaths, the entire nursery became lush and vibrant with life!

"They're alive... They really all came back to life!"

Ye Lingling rubbed her eyes.

A support-type Soul Master's healing ability could actually rival hers, the owner of Douluo Continent's number one healing martial soul?

How was that possible?!

Yet Tang Shuo was far from done shocking her.

After the spirit herbs regained their vitality, they did not stop growing.

Instead, it was as if they had been injected with the most powerful catalyst, shooting upward wildly, stretching out, and budding!

"No... that's not right!"

"They're still growing!"

Ye Lingling's voice had begun to tremble.

The sight before her completely overturned everything she knew.

It was as though those spirit herbs had compressed several months of growth into this brief instant.

From sprouting to maturity, then to budding, the entire process flowed smoothly in one continuous motion!

Less than a minute later—

Tang Shuo put away the Eastern Emperor Mirror, and the golden light faded.

Every spirit herb in the nursery had not only survived, but each had reached the peak state just before maturity, ready to be harvested.

"R-ripening?"

"Your martial soul... can not only heal, but also ripen spirit herbs?!"

Ye Lingling stood rooted to the spot, her beautiful eyes wide and her red lips slightly parted.

She looked at Tang Shuo as though she were looking at a monster.

What exactly was the background of this junior who had only just enrolled?

After a long while, Ye Lingling let out a deep breath.

The way she looked at Tang Shuo had completely changed.

She no longer saw him as an interesting young junior, but as an unfathomable existence.

"Little brother, your martial soul... is actually this powerful?"

There was a hint of amazement in her voice.

"This support effect is far too absurd."

As a Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Master and the recognized owner of Douluo Continent's greatest healing martial soul, she understood even more clearly just how earth-shattering Tang Shuo's actions had been.

Tang Shuo smiled faintly and withdrew the Eastern Emperor Mirror into his body.

"Then, Senior Sister, can you take me to see Dugu Yan now?"

At the mention of "Dugu Yan," the small sense of kinship Ye Lingling had just developed was instantly replaced by a slight resentment.

She pursed her lips.

Her figure and looks might not have been as soul-stealing as Yan Yan's demonic charm, but she was still one of the notable beauties of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, wasn't she?

Yet this little brother had acted from beginning to end as though she did not even exist.

Every word out of his mouth, every thought in his mind, had been about Dugu Yan.

"Oh my, are you that impatient?"

Ye Lingling suddenly leaned closer, blinking her lovely eyes as she teased him.

"You just can't wait to meet my best friend, can you?"

A warm, fragrant breeze washed over him. Tang Shuo quietly took half a step back, his expression still calm.

"I really do have something urgent to discuss with her."

"Fine, fine. Big sister understands."

Seeing his utterly unromantic demeanor, Ye Lingling became even more annoyed.

"When it concerns the girl you like, even the smallest matter becomes a huge urgent matter, right?"

She waved a hand, wearing an expression that said, I understand you.

"Wait here. Big sister will take you there right away."

"But I should warn you—Yan Yan has quite the temper. Whether she's willing to pay attention to you will depend on your own ability."

Tang Shuo replied calmly, "I'm confident."

Just then, hurried footsteps approached from afar.

A female student came running over, panting heavily, her face filled with anxiety.

"Senior Sister Ye! Something's wrong!"

"Senior Sister Yan... something happened to her at the Mimicry Training Ground!"

Ye Lingling's expression changed.

"What happened to Yan Yan?"

The female student was so frantic that she was nearly crying.

"Senior Sister Yan was sparring with Yu Tianheng. She overexerted her Soul Power, and the Jade-Scale Serpent Poison has backlashed against her. She's in so much pain... so much pain that she's rolling around on the ground. No one can get close!"

"Please go take a look! Use your Nine-Heart Begonia to suppress it for her, or there'll be a serious problem!"

"What?!"

Hearing that her best friend had suffered a backlash from the serpent poison, Ye Lingling instantly panicked and could no longer be bothered to joke with Tang Shuo.

"Where is she? Take me there, now!"

She turned and was about to leave with the female student.

"I'm coming with you."

Tang Shuo's voice came from behind her.

Ye Lingling paused and looked back at him, her expression serious.

"You can come, but remember this: once we get there, you listen to my commands. Don't cause trouble!"

Tang Shuo nodded.

"Understood."

Within the Mimicry Training Ground, in an environment simulating a dark, damp forest—

From afar, they saw a figure curled up in the corner of the field.

Her neat purple short hair was disheveled and stuck to her cheeks, which were drenched in cold sweat.

It was a face that should have been breathtakingly beautiful, but it was now twisted by extreme pain and utterly bloodless.

She wore the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team uniform, which outlined her exquisite curves. Yet at this moment, she was curled into a ball, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Her pair of emerald serpent eyes were unfocused and lifeless, filled with pain and struggle.

Her entire being exuded an inscrutable sense of eerie fragility.

This was Dugu Yan.

At this moment, she was being tormented by her own Jade-Scale Serpent Poison. The girl who had once possessed unparalleled beauty was now pitiful from the pain, on the verge of fainting.

"Yan Yan!"

Ye Lingling cried out and rushed over in a few quick strides. Ignoring the damp mud on the ground, she dropped to one knee beside Dugu Yan.

"Yan Yan, how are you? Hold on!"

She called out anxiously.

A delicate, crystalline begonia flower radiating a gentle pink glow appeared out of thin air in her palm.

The Nine-Heart Begonia martial soul!