Dugu Yan's Abnormal Behavior

"Yes." Zhou Liang shook his head.

Dugu Yan's eyes widened as she said in disbelief, "You're not a poison-attributed Martial Soul master!"

"No, my Martial Soul has no attribute." Zhou Liang shook his head.

"Then your poison?"

"I researched and developed it myself!" Zhou Liang said as he looked at Dugu Yan across from him.

Then he pointed at the dishes on the table. "Eat first! The food is still hot, so it tastes better."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan could only nod. She picked up her chopsticks and looked at the dishes on the table, unsure where to start.

After looking them over twice, she still reached for the more visually appealing cherry pork. The moment she placed a piece into her small mouth, her eyes lit up.

"So delicious! The food you make is so good!" Dugu Yan said, her eyes sparkling.

Dugu Yan had never tasted anything like this before. The sweet-and-sour flavor struck her taste buds, putting her in an exceptionally pleasant mood.

Zhou Liang watched Dugu Yan across from him without speaking. Before long, the two of them finished the meal.

Dugu Yan licked her lips with lingering satisfaction. Looking at Zhou Liang across from her, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, because she had eaten most of the food.

"I'll wash the dishes!" Dugu Yan said as she prepared to stand, but Zhou Liang stopped her.

"No need. My Martial Soul will clean them." Zhou Liang shook his head and summoned his Martial Soul Soldier to clear the table.

Dugu Yan looked at the tall Martial Soul Soldier and asked curiously, "Zhou Liang, that's your Martial Soul, but what was that Cold Poison you used yesterday?"

Zhou Liang raised his left hand, which instantly turned ice-blue as waves of cold air rose from it.

"You're talking about this?"

Dugu Yan looked at the ice-blue left hand and wanted to move closer, but she restrained herself and nodded.

"This isn't my Martial Soul. It's a special application of toxins and Soul Power. You can also think of it as a Self-Created Soul Skill." Zhou Liang looked at his ice-blue left hand.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill! How is that possible? You're so young, and your Martial Soul probably hasn't even been Awakened for long, yet you've already created a Self-Created Soul Skill!" Dugu Yan cried out in disbelief.

"Isn't the proof right in front of you? What's so hard to believe about it?" Zhou Liang said, extending his blue-jade left hand toward Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan looked at the blue-jade palm so close before her. She reached out with both hands and held it, unwilling to let go as she said, "Your hand is so pretty. How long did it take you to create this Self-Created Soul Skill?"

"A few months." Zhou Liang looked at Dugu Yan, growing increasingly puzzled. Why was she being so forward?

"Such a short time?" Dugu Yan said with wide eyes.

Zhou Liang nodded and casually said, "After all, my Martial Soul has only been Awakened for a few months."

"A few months?" Dugu Yan looked at Zhou Liang, who was as tall as she was, with disbelief.

But when Zhou Liang nodded, Dugu Yan's thoughts fell into disarray.

But he's so tall! I'm five years older than him, yet we're actually the same height!

With her thoughts in turmoil, Dugu Yan unconsciously pulled the hands holding his blue-jade hand toward her chest.

She immediately realized what she had done, and her face instantly turned bright red.

She hurriedly shoved away his ice-blue left hand, left behind a sentence, and ran outside.

"I'll go back first and find you a book about poison."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she had already run far away. Watching her retreating figure, Zhou Liang's confusion only deepened.

Why? Even if the Yin-Yang Harmonization Technique is extremely powerful, I've only just cultivated it to the second level. Could it really be this effective?

While Zhou Liang was puzzled, Dugu Yan also ran out of Blue Tyrant Academy with a flushed face. Only after reaching the entrance did she let out a breath of relief.

But when she recalled what had just happened, the blush on her face not only did not fade, but became even deeper.

Then, Dugu Yan suddenly frowned. Her expression looked somewhat pained as she pressed a hand to her chest.

How strange. Why does my body feel so relaxed when I'm with Zhou Liang, but a little uncomfortable once I'm far away from him?

Dugu Yan could not sense the reason for it. After a while, the slight discomfort faded away as well.

She then shook her head and continued walking back in a somewhat cheerful mood.

Elsewhere, Zhou Liang shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After tidying up the room, he pushed open the door and walked out.

He began today's training. Time passed bit by bit, and his training gradually came to an end. After leaving the training ground and glancing at the sky, Zhou Liang decided to return to his dormitory to cultivate Soul Power.

But then that teacher came again. After approaching Zhou Liang, she said, "Student Zhou Liang, that little girl has come to see you again!"

"All right, Teacher. I'll go outside right away. Sorry to trouble you!" Zhou Liang hurriedly said to her.

"Hurry outside! I never expected you to be so charming at such a young age." The female teacher smiled and waved at Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang blushed, but the female teacher left after saying that. Zhou Liang also turned and ran toward the entrance.

As he approached the gate, he saw a young girl standing outside. Her slender, willow-like waist and exquisite face drew the attention of those nearby.

"Zhou Liang, over here!" Dugu Yan waved when she saw Zhou Liang.

Once Zhou Liang ran over, Dugu Yan took out a book and handed it to him. "Zhou Liang, this is the book I promised you. Take it."

Zhou Liang accepted the book and looked at its cover: Extraction and Refinement of Toxins. Then he nodded.

"Zhou Liang, you've only studied poison arts for a few months, so there must be a lot you don't understand. Do you want me to teach you?" After Dugu Yan said this calmly, she looked at Zhou Liang with a trace of nervousness in her heart.

That slight emotional fluctuation did not escape Zhou Liang's senses. After all, he had not cultivated the Hundred States of Life Meditation Technique for nothing.

Zhou Liang steadied himself and quietly looked at Dugu Yan, causing that trace of nervousness within her to spread completely, and her heart to rise to her throat.

Just as she suddenly began to feel disappointed, Zhou Liang nodded and said, "All right!"

"Then let's go to where you usually study. Tell me what you don't understand, and I'll explain it to you." Dugu Yan said happily.

Zhou Liang nodded, and the two of them walked into the academy.