Alchemist Guga

Chen Xin was no exception. He had to raise one hand in front of his eyes before he felt a little better.

"Little Lin, begin! Let's finish this quickly, or else I..."

"Pfft!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of golden light flickered before his eyes, and a sharp pain suddenly shot through his abdomen.

"Waaah!!"

His entire body flew backward like a curled-up shrimp.

"Bang bang bang!!"

Thunderous crashes rang out one after another, wood chips flying everywhere as dust filled the air.

Only after smashing through more than ten trees did Chen Xin finally come to a stop.

"Guga~"

Fat Guga stood proudly with her hands on her hips, carrying a tree trunk over her shoulder.

"Uncle Ning, what happened? I can't see clearly!"

Lin Xiao squinted. All he could make out were flashes of golden light and a rapid series of impacts.

Ning Fengzhi blinked.

"Uncle Sword was sent flying... Uncle Sword got back up again."

"Ptooey, ptooey!"

Chen Xin spat out the leaves in his mouth, then stood up while clutching his aching abdomen, baring his teeth in pain.

"What incredible strength! This old man was careless just now. Again! First Spirit Ability! Sword Spirit Guardian!"

His first Spirit Ring lit up, and countless streams of sword energy formed a defensive barrier before him.

"Guga!"

Fat Guga raised the heavy tree trunk high with both hands. Her short little legs kicked against the ground at lightning speed as she charged forward with a howling wind.

"Whoosh—"

A sharp sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

"Bang!"

The tree trunk slammed heavily into the barrier.

Chen Xin let out a breath of relief. Good. The barrier was fine. He had salvaged his dignity.

Otherwise, if word got out that a Title Douluo's spirit ability had been broken by a Soul Grandmaster...

How would he ever face anyone again?

Meanwhile, Fat Guga puffed out her cheeks, her tiny brows knitting together.

"Let Guga smash it!!"

"Bang bang bang bang!!!"

The tree trunk swung so fast it left afterimages, every strike landing precisely on the same spot.

"Crack—"

A fine spiderweb crack appeared across the sword-energy barrier.

Chen Xin's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Was this even reasonable?!

Even Tang Hao, that brute, had to pull back and build up force before swinging his hammer, didn't he?

But this little thing was different—no windup, no charge-up, endless chained hammer blows!

"Stop, stop, stop! This old man already knows how strong you are. No more fighting!"

Chen Xin withdrew his Soul Power and teleported to Lin Xiao's side.

Fat Guga could not stop herself in time and swung the tree trunk straight into the ground.

"Boom!!!"

Lin Xiao felt the impact jolt him several centimeters off the ground.

"All right, Fat Guga, come back!"

"Cheater! Guga was this close to smashing it, Guga!"

Fat Guga casually tossed aside the tree trunk and stomped over angrily, looking as though someone owed her several million.

Chen Xin gave a light cough and pretended not to hear her.

Mage Guga lightly waved her Magic Wand.

Specks of starlike light wrapped around Chen Xin.

In only a few moments, Chen Xin's clothes, which had been covered in scratches and dirt, became neat and smooth again.

Chen Xin lowered his head to inspect his robe, then looked at the Magic Wand in Mage Guga's hand, his face full of astonishment.

"It actually has a repair effect too?"

Ning Fengzhi was equally surprised.

This little fellow could not only attack, but also provide support?

Mage Guga proudly puffed out her little chest and cried out triumphantly:

"Guga! Magic Wand is amazing, Guga!"

Lin Xiao smiled and rubbed her head.

"Guga is the best!"

"Guga~ Hehehe~"

Chen Xin reached out and pushed aside the fat penguin who was raising her little fists to punch his thigh.

"Let's return to the sect. It would be troublesome if that commotion just now attracted high-level Spirit Beasts."

When they returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,

the three discovered that something was strange inside the sect.

There were nearly half as many patrolling disciples as usual, and only a handful of people passed by. A faint but unpleasant stench also drifted through the air on the wind.

"Ugh... Who pooped inside the sect?"

Lin Xiao hurriedly covered his nose and instinctively took half a step back.

Ning Fengzhi's expression darkened.

How could anyone forget the rules and relieve themselves outside in such an elegant place as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?!

Didn't the sect have latrines?!!

Just then, a disciple clutched his stomach, his body curled into a ball as he hurried past the three of them in a quick shuffle, a stack of toilet paper clutched in his hand.

He did not notice at all that the sect master and Sword Douluo were standing before him. All he cared about was the unbearable pain in his stomach. The moment he spotted a flower bed by the roadside, he plunged straight into it without a word.

"Pfft—"

A muffled sound came from within the bushes.

The foul stench in the air immediately grew several times stronger.

Covering his nose, Lin Xiao hurried away with the two Gugas.

After waiting ten minutes,

the disciple finally emerged with a blissful expression.

However, the moment he saw Ning Fengzhi's dark face, his own face turned deathly pale. His legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees with a thud, trembling all over.

"S-Sect Master..."

Ning Fengzhi frowned deeply, his tone stern.

"Do you know what you were just doing?! Relieving yourself anywhere inside the sect—do you have no regard for the rules at all?!"

The disciple's eyes immediately reddened. He kowtowed repeatedly, speaking through tears.

"Wuwuwu—Sect Master, I didn't want to do this!

There simply weren't enough latrines. There were dozens of people still in line, and the cramps in my stomach were so bad that I couldn't hold it in anymore. I had no choice but to come here..."

"Hm?" Ning Fengzhi's expression changed, and his heart skipped a beat. "What is going on? Could someone have poisoned us in secret?"

Chen Xin immediately became alert as well. Could the owner of that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring have come to take revenge?

His sharp gaze swept back and forth across the courtyard. The Seven Kill Sword condensed in his hand as he shielded Lin Xiao and Ning Fengzhi behind him.

He remained constantly on guard against someone suddenly leaping out from the shadows to launch an assassination.

He looked down at the kneeling disciple and asked in a deep voice:

"Tell me, where is that old bag of bones?"

The disciple looked awkward. He lowered his head, speaking in a very quiet voice.

"Bone Elder... is squatting over the toilet too..."

"..."

The scene instantly fell into dead silence.

With a miserable expression, the kneeling disciple spilled out the entire story in one breath.

"This is what happened. The penguins in Young Master Lin Xiao's courtyard made a strange giant cauldron, then used medicinal herbs to refine pills.

They said the pills could improve a person's aptitude and make the body stronger.

One senior brother bought one out of curiosity. After he ate it, his strength really did increase quite a bit.

When we saw that, how could we resist? We all bought several and swallowed them. Even Bone Elder bought several.

At first, we were all excited. We thought we had found a huge bargain.

Our bodies felt great, our backs no longer hurt, and our legs no longer ached.

But then, one after another, we started having stomach problems. There was no stopping it at all!

Wuwuwuwu—Several senior sisters were too embarrassed to poop out in the open without cover, so they're washing their clothes now, wuwuwuwu—"

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin both shifted their gazes toward Lin Xiao, whose expression was awkward.

He took two steps back and gave an embarrassed laugh.

"Uncle Ning, Sword Grandpa, you both know that an alchemist has to keep trying before succeeding...

There were only a tiny, tiny few side effects, but the result was good, wasn't it?"

Hearing this, the kneeling disciple raised his face and retorted:

"Young Master Lin Xiao, we went and asked. That penguin said the pills contained herbs that made people excited.

The reason we felt stronger after eating them was purely because we got high..."