The Impact Brought by Martial Souls

Just then, the teacher beside Jin Hao glanced at the paper in his hand and said to Jin Hao:

"Your Highness, the next match is going to be something special!"

"Oh? Who's fighting whom?"

Hearing Jin Hao's question, the teacher replied:

"One of the next two contestants is Dugu Yan, the biological Granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. She is still one or two months short of twelve, yet her Soul Power has already reached Level 27."

"Her opponent is an assistant teacher from our Academy, a Level 35 Soul Elder."

Dugu Yan was finally taking the stage. Now I have a reason to get close to her.

Jin Hao then put on a curious expression and asked:

"Poison Douluo's Granddaughter? Does anyone actually dare to provoke a conflict with her? And an assistant teacher at that? Isn't she afraid of dying?"

The teacher immediately explained after hearing Jin Hao's words:

"Your Highness, it isn't like that. Dugu Yan and the assistant teacher did not have a conflict. Dugu Yan comes to the Soul Fighting Arena almost every day to fight and improve her practical combat ability. But her strength is among the very best in the Primary Academy, and her Martial Soul is extremely powerful as well. Hardly any students in the Academy can defeat her."

"So, Dugu Yan set her sights on the Academy's assistant teachers instead. They are all Soul Masters at the Soul Elder level. By suppressing their Soul Power a little, they can give Dugu Yan more combat experience."

After the teacher finished speaking, Jin Hao nodded.

At that moment, cheers and jeers rose from the Soul Fighting Arena. Jin Hao looked up and discovered that Dugu Yan had already stepped onto the arena. Standing across from her was a middle-aged woman dressed like a teacher.

Jin Hao then heard Dugu Yan say to the woman before her:

"Teacher Sun, please do not suppress your Soul Power this time. I want to see where my limit is."

Teacher Sun nodded upon hearing Dugu Yan's words and agreed.

But Jin Hao knew perfectly well that agreeing was one thing, while what she actually did was another. If she truly held nothing back, it would be fine as long as she did not injure Dugu Yan. But if she did, Poison Douluo would come looking for her, and she would be finished.

Teacher Sun then said to Dugu Yan:

"Student Dugu Yan, come on. Let's begin."

"You make the first move."

Dugu Yan did not hold back after hearing that. Green Soul Power surged around her body as she launched an attack at Teacher Sun.

Teacher Sun did not dare to be careless at the sight. Although Dugu Yan was only a Grand Soul Master, her Soul Power carried poison due to her Martial Soul. If she were injured by that Soul Power, she would be poisoned. Even if Dugu Yan could detoxify her immediately while standing nearby, being poisoned would still be unpleasant. She had no desire to experience that.

Blue Soul Power quickly surged from Teacher Sun's body as she began blocking Dugu Yan's attacks.

After more than a dozen exchanges, Dugu Yan had been the only one attacking, while Teacher Sun merely used her Soul Power to defend.

After another dozen or so moves, Dugu Yan realized that Teacher Sun was only defending and never attacking. What was the point of this? She might as well go to the Martial Arts Arena and fight training dummies.

So Dugu Yan called out to Teacher Sun:

"Teacher, attack me. You won't be much help to me if you keep defending like this."

Teacher Sun knew that this would not do after hearing those words. Although she did not want to injure Dugu Yan, she wanted even less for Dugu Yan to stop asking her to spar in the future. After all, if she built a good relationship with Dugu Yan, perhaps Poison Douluo might remember her someday. Even a little guidance from him would benefit her immensely.

Teacher Sun said:

"Since that's the case, I'll make my move, Student Dugu Yan."

Then Teacher Sun's Martial Soul possessed her body. It was a swift, with three Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, and purple. Her second Soul Ring flashed, and Teacher Sun shouted:

"Second Soul Skill: Violent Wind and Rainstorm!"

Seeing the Soul Skill, Jin Hao came to a conclusion. Its name sounded rather imposing, but its actual effect was merely so-so. As the Soul Skill was released, a fierce wind carrying raindrops swept toward Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan hurriedly used her own Second Soul Skill when she saw this:

"Second Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorus Blue Poison!"

A stream of blue poison then sprayed from the mouth of the Jade Phosphorus Snake and shot toward Teacher Sun.

But just then, the two Soul Skills collided. Dugu Yan's Soul Skill was a poisonous mist, so once it came into contact with Teacher Sun's Soul Skill, not only was the poisonous mist blown off course, but much of it also vanished after being touched by the rainwater.

Teacher Sun's Soul Skill soon enveloped Dugu Yan. Seeing this, Jin Hao prepared to watch how Dugu Yan would deal with the Soul Skill before her.

But at that moment, Dugu Yan, standing amid the rain, made another move. Her First Soul Ring lit up:

"First Soul Skill: Jade Phosphorus Red Poison!"

However, when Jin Hao saw this, he noticed something. For some reason, when Dugu Yan made her move, the circulation of her Soul Power stalled for a second, nearly causing her Soul Skill to collapse.

Seeing this, and seeing Dugu Yan engulfed by rain and wind, a voice surfaced in Jin Hao's mind.

The opportunity has come.

When Jin Hao saw Dugu Yan's Soul Power circulation falter and pause, he wondered whether this was the flaw of Dugu Yan's Martial Soul. A Martial Soul filled with deadly poison would harm its owner's body. Even Dugu Bo suffered pain on rainy days and could only barely suppress it with Soul Power.

How could a Grand Soul Master possibly suppress the bodily damage caused by the toxins of such a Martial Soul? Dugu Yan's Soul Power was probably still too low, and the damage caused by her Martial Soul's poison was still limited. She would not suffer bodily pain on rainy days like Dugu Bo did, but at times, her Soul Power circulation would become sluggish and stall.

Dugu Yan might not care about such a change, but Jin Hao was certain that Dugu Bo had been watching it all along. To Jin Hao, this was an opportunity—an opportunity to approach Dugu Bo and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Jin Hao's eyes lit up. His mind was already racing over how he could speak to Dugu Yan later and make her believe that she had been poisoned, so she would return and tell Dugu Bo.

However, while Jin Hao was thinking, the battle in the Soul Fighting Arena was nearing its end. Due to the damage the Martial Soul's poison had caused to her body, even though Dugu Yan's First Soul Skill was less affected by the rain and wind, her Soul Power was still being consumed. Combined with Teacher Sun's evasions, Dugu Yan eventually exhausted her Soul Power, and the battle came to an end.