"Heh."
"You're quite an interesting little fatty. No wonder your Brother Ning mentioned you when we were chatting."
Dugu Bo casually tossed Liu Erlong aside.
He studied Ma Hongjun with interest. "She's a Soul Saint. If I sent you to challenge her academy, would you really dare go?"
Ma Hongjun raised his chin and declared confidently, "What's so great about a Soul Saint?"
"When Brother Ning and I went to Blue Tyrant Academy before, we already fought them."
"The experts take on the experts, and the underlings take on the underlings."
As he spoke, Ma Hongjun seemed to remember something.
He looked at Lu Ning beside him and straightened his back. He looked a little slimmer, and there was a hint of fishing for praise in his manner. "Brother Ning! Thanks for the immortal herb!"
"I've broken through to rank thirty-nine!"
Lu Ning raised an eyebrow at that.
Previously, Ma Hongjun had barely reached Level 34.
In the original story, he had gained five ranks. Lu Ning hadn't expected the immortal herb to retain its effectiveness even with Ma Hongjun's Soul Power already higher than in the original, still raising it by five ranks.
Lu Ning knew this fellow's gains went far beyond his Soul Power Level.
The purification of his Martial Soul and the refinement of his flames were the true improvements.
"Mm, impressive."
"And you might not have noticed, but you've lost a lot of weight."
Only after Lu Ning pointed it out did Ma Hongjun look down at his belly. It had indeed shrunk noticeably, making his whole figure look more proportionate and a little fresher.
Dugu Bo listened from the side without commenting.
The immortal herbs Lu Ning had selected weren't ones he had cultivated; they had grown naturally in Medicine Valley. No matter how many