Reminder to Dugu Yan

As the battle ended, Dugu Yan did not think much of it. Whenever she fought Teacher Sun, her Soul Power would sometimes become sluggish like this, so in Dugu Yan's mind,

this was simply a characteristic of Teacher Sun's Soul Skill, and she gave it no further thought.

After the battle ended, Dugu Yan said,

"Teacher Sun, thank you for this time. Let's continue tomorrow."

Teacher Sun nodded upon hearing this and said,

"Dugu Yan, then we'll continue tomorrow."

In fact, Teacher Sun, who had fought Dugu Yan many times, along with the other teachers present, had all noticed that Dugu Yan sometimes experienced pauses when using her Soul Power.

However, none of them considered the possibility that Dugu Yan had been poisoned. In their eyes, if something were truly wrong with her, Poison Douluo, a Title Douluo, would have discovered it long ago. Would it really be their place to say anything?

What if this was simply a trait of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul's cultivation?

What if it was some special cultivation method taught by Poison Douluo?

It would be fine if they merely made fools of themselves by bringing it up, but if they angered Poison Douluo, that would be trouble.

Thus, not a single person mentioned the matter.

After seeing the battle end, Jin Hao said to Ning Rongrong beside him,

"Rongrong, stay here and watch the next Soul Duel first. Senior Brother needs to speak with that person from earlier about something. I'll come back for you in a while, all right?"

Ning Rongrong replied,

"Go ahead, Senior Brother. I'll stay here and watch these people duel."

Jin Hao had not expected the quiet and refined-looking Ning Rongrong to enjoy watching others fight. He then looked toward the teacher at the referee's stand and said,

"Rongrong is my junior sister, and she is also Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School's daughter. While I'm gone, take good care of her. If anything happens to Rongrong, you're finished. Understood?"

As soon as Jin Hao finished speaking, the teacher immediately stood and said to him,

"Rest assured, Your Highness. I will take good care of the Young Sect Master."

Only then did Jin Hao nod. He left the referee's stand and headed after Dugu Yan in the direction she had gone.

Jin Hao soon caught up to Dugu Yan on her way back to the dormitory. Looking at her back, he called out,

"Dugu Yan, wait a moment."

Dugu Yan had exhausted all her Soul Power and was preparing to return and rest so she could recover. Hearing this, she immediately turned around to see who was calling her. Didn't they know she had no strength left?

Dugu Yan felt somewhat displeased.

When she turned and saw that it was Jin Hao, she was puzzled. Why had Jin Hao come looking for her again? Hadn't he already come to apologize yesterday? She had said it was fine, and they had even eaten together.

Had something else happened now?

Since Jin Hao was a prince, Dugu Yan suppressed her displeasure. Looking at him, she asked,

"Your Highness Qinghe, what did you call me for? Is it still about Xue Beng?"

"Dugu Yan, you misunderstand. I came to see you about something else."

Jin Hao continued,

"Let's talk in that pavilion over there."

Dugu Yan looked at Jin Hao suspiciously, wondering what he was up to. However, because of his apology yesterday, she had a fairly good impression of him, so she followed him to the nearby pavilion.

After arriving at the pavilion, Dugu Yan asked,

"Your Highness, what did you bring me here for?"

Jin Hao got straight to the point.

"Dugu Yan, when you used your Soul Skill just now, you must have noticed that your Soul Power paused, right?" "I did notice it, but isn't that the effect of Teacher Sun's Soul Skill? It happens every time I fight her."

Jin Hao was rendered speechless by her answer. He had originally thought Dugu Yan simply did not care about the changes in how her body circulated Soul Power. After all that, it turned out she believed it was the effect of that Teacher Sun's Soul Skill.

Jin Hao suppressed his speechlessness and said to Dugu Yan,

"Dugu Yan, Teacher Sun's Martial Soul is merely an ordinary Rain Swift. How could it possibly cause an enemy's Martial Soul to pause whenever they use Soul Power? If she truly possessed such an ability, she would not still be a Soul Elder teaching at the Academy in middle age."

"Dugu Yan, your Soul Power pauses not because of her Soul Skill, but because of you. There is something wrong with your body."

Dugu Yan was stunned upon hearing this. Something was wrong with her body?

However, Dugu Yan still did not quite believe Jin Hao. In her impression, if he had not turned misfortune into fortune, he should still only have twenty-first-rank Soul Power now. It would already be impressive if he could break through to Soul King in this lifetime. What did he know about Martial Souls?

"Your Highness, perhaps you are overthinking it. My body should be fine."

Jin Hao did not get angry. Instead, he said to Dugu Yan,

"Dugu Yan, I'm telling the truth. When I was young, I read a book that recorded certain poisonous Martial Souls. After cultivating to a certain level of Soul Power, those Soul Masters would find that because their Martial Souls were poisonous, their Soul Power also became poisonous. In the end, their entire bodies would be filled with toxins. Without profound Soul Power to suppress them, once the toxins accumulated to a certain extent, they would die from the poison produced by their own Martial Souls."

"Even if someone with deep Soul Power suppresses the toxins, on rainy days, the excessive toxins in their body will cause pain in their joints or other places. When you fought Teacher Sun, her Soul Skill was like bringing you into rainy weather. Since your toxin accumulation is not yet severe, your Soul Power merely paused rather than causing pain."

"Dugu Yan, I saw all this in ancient texts when I was young. I only remembered it after seeing you use your Soul Skill just now, so I came specifically to warn you."

After Jin Hao finished speaking, Dugu Yan, who had still felt somewhat uncomfortable, froze. His words made her recall that both her parents had died from poisoning. At the time, she had thought they had been attacked by other poison-using Soul Masters. She also remembered that she had seen her grandfather, Dugu Bo, feeling unwell on rainy days.

After thinking about this, Dugu Yan began to believe Jin Hao's words. She asked,

"Your Highness, is what you said true?"

"Of course it's true. You can go back and ask Poison Douluo now. He should know very well."

After hearing Jin Hao's words, Dugu Yan also wanted to return and ask Dugu Bo. She said to Jin Hao,

"Thank you for the warning, Your Highness. I'll return and ask my grandfather right away."

With that, Dugu Yan left the Academy and hurried home.