Return to Academy Life

"Mm, Yang Er, since you're going back to the academy, take these to Lord Dugu or Dugu Yan!" Madam Ning took two jade boxes from her Storage Ring, placed them in Xu Yang's hands, and spoke softly.

"These are..." Xu Yang was puzzled.

"Inside these jade boxes are two Poison Attribute Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. One is a twenty-thousand-year Poison Storage Left Arm Bone, and the other is a thirteen-thousand-year Immeasurable Poison Bone Right Arm Bone. They are a token of thanks from my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Lord Dugu."

Hearing that they were Soul Bones, Xu Yang was not surprised. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not have a large reserve of Soul Bones, it had never lacked the necessary boldness. Using two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones they did not need to gain Dugu Bo's friendship was not a losing deal.

"All right, Master's wife. I'll personally deliver them into Senior Dugu's or Dugu Yan's hands!"

Xu Yang put the two Soul Bones into his Storage Ring. After saying goodbye to Ning Rongrong, he headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy under the secret protection of several Soul Saints.

On the other side, Dugu Bo had also hunted a Third Soul Ring for Dugu Yan after she finished absorbing the Land Dragon Golden Melon. Before the hunt, he had also had Dugu Yan absorb Whale Rubber, so the age of her Third Soul Ring reached five thousand years.

Dugu Yan focused on absorbing the Soul Ring.

Dugu Bo, meanwhile, concentrated on guarding his granddaughter's side. But when he looked at Dugu Yan's still-bright purple hair and those emerald-green eyes, his brow was filled with worry. He truly had not expected that the Land Dragon Golden Melon would be unable to completely solve his granddaughter's problem.

Although the Land Dragon Golden Melon had astonishing effects and evolved Dugu Yan's Martial Soul into the same poison-attribute Horned Dragon as his, his granddaughter's poison had been carried from the womb. Simply evolving her Martial Soul could not make the poison completely stop affecting her body. They still needed to force the poison in her body into a Soul Bone.

For that, he had even researched a method to force out poison, but he did not have a suitable Soul Bone. During this period, he had appeared at auctions many times, yet no Soul Bones had been sold. He had also killed quite a few Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts in Sunset Forest, but not a single Soul Bone had dropped.

He had gone to Prince Xue Xing, and there were Soul Bones, but their ages were not enough, so they could not completely solve Dugu Yan's problem.

He was rather worried.

He had even had the thought of entering some faction as a Guest Elder, with the payment being a suitable Soul Ring.

"Forget it. Once Yan'er finishes absorbing it, I'll go ask that kid whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has anything suitable!" With a faint sigh, Dugu Bo turned his gaze back to his granddaughter.

After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xu Yang learned that Dugu Yan had also taken leave and had not yet returned, and he understood why.

She had most likely gone to hunt a poison-attribute Spirit Beast of a Sub-Dragon Species, which would take some time.

As Xu Yang passed through the living room, he suddenly felt someone staring at him. Turning his head, he saw Ye Lingling looking at him with a resentful expression, which left him feeling a little baffled. When had he provoked this girl again?

Thinking over what he had done recently, none of it seemed to have anything to do with this girl!

"Uh, Lingling! Did I do something to upset you?!" Xu Yang leaned over and asked with an awkward smile.

"Hmph!" Ye Lingling ignored Xu Yang, stood up, and went back to her room.

"What's with her?!" Xu Yang turned to look at Osler and Yu Feng, who were chatting not far away, and asked in confusion.

"What else could it be but Sister Yan? Not long after you took leave, Sister Yan took leave right after you, so Lingling thinks Sister Yan's leave has something to do with you. The main thing is that Sister Yan didn't tell her before taking leave."

"You know how Lingling's personality is. She's aloof and cold, and aside from Sister Yan, she rarely talks with us, so..."

At this point, Yu Feng waved his hand, and his meaning was already very clear.

Xu Yang was speechless. If this still counted as aloof and cold, then in his eyes it was just being outwardly reserved but inwardly passionate. If she were truly aloof and cold, then right now she should be sitting there quietly, doing her own thing.

After understanding the situation, Xu Yang did not plan to go look for Ye Lingling. At the end of the day, this matter had nothing to do with him. He might as well return to his room and continue tinkering with his own matters.

Douluo Continent was not modern society. There were not many forms of entertainment. Even for nobles, their usual amusements amounted to listening to music, gatherings, going to the Soul Arena to watch spirit fights, playing with women, gambling, and the like...

He was not interested in most of those. There were only a very few exceptions, but limited by his young age, he could do nothing about them.

So Xu Yang used large amounts of time to do meaningful things, such as researching Soul Tools, or studying cultivation.

Xu Yang's dormitory was not dirty. It was even extremely clean. This was Heaven Dou Royal Academy, after all. There were dedicated servants to clean every day, and it could be said that not a speck of dust could be found here.

He sat at the desk where he usually made Soul Tools, took out many precious materials from his Storage Ring, and with a condensing motion of his right hand, an Engraving Knife formed entirely from soul power appeared in his hand. He began carving the Soul Power Circuits for Soul Tool Thruster parts.

This time, when he Returned to the Sect, Xu Yang had packed away quite a few materials from the sect treasury that could be used to make Soul Tools. Aside from some necessary items, the entire Storage Ring was almost stuffed full, enough for him to research for quite some time.

And the Engraving Knife condensed from soul power was precisely a small technique brought by his Third Soul Skill. Using this kind of Engraving Knife to carve Soul Power Circuits could also continuously train his soul power control. It could be said to achieve several things at once.

A day later, Dugu Yan also returned, and Dugu Bo came with her.

As soon as Dugu Bo arrived, he directly pushed open the door to Xu Yang's dormitory.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the Engraving Knife in Xu Yang's hand instantly dispersed. He turned back to look and saw Dugu Bo standing at the doorway.

"Senior, you're here!" A flash of joy crossed Xu Yang's face, and he stood up to go welcome Dugu Bo.

"Kid, I came to ask you one thing. Does the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have any Soul Bones for sale? I'm willing to pay with Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well." Dugu Bo did not waste words and got straight to the point.

Hearing this, Xu Yang frowned. "Senior, what happened?!"

"Ah!" Dugu Bo sighed faintly, looking worried as he said, "Yan Yan's situation is far trickier than I imagined. Her poison was brought from her mother's womb and has already become deeply bound to her. Taking the Land Dragon Golden Melon did evolve her Martial Soul and greatly strengthen her poison resistance, but at the same time, the poison also evolved along with it. According to my estimates, it can only keep Yan Yan from being harmed by the poison below level fifty. Once she is above level fifty, it will become like before again, and the poison's erosion may even be more severe.

"So if we want to completely solve Yan Yan's problem, we still need the second method you mentioned before: using a Soul Bone to store the poison within her body. But this old man has searched for a week and hasn't found a single bit of news about any Poison Attribute Soul Bone!"

By the end, there was a deep sense of helplessness in Dugu Bo's eyes. He truly did not want to beg people from the major factions, but Dugu Yan was his only granddaughter. How could he possibly ignore her?