Rain Flower Sword and Purple Crystal Cloud

Finding a secluded spot, Lan Hong sat down to cultivate. After less than half a day, he opened his eyes.

"Level 40! Whew! Cultivating the Changhong, Ice Soul, and Purple Cloud techniques together really does raise Soul Power quickly!

Brother Cat, Hong Mao, we're about to Condense Spirit Rings. Are you ready?"

"We've been ready for ages! Do you need to rest?"

"No need! Better to finish it in one go, lest something unexpected happen!"

"Mm!"

Lan Hong first condensed Hong Mao's fourth Spirit Ring. He was already extremely familiar with the process, so it was completed without any mishaps.

The fourth White Spirit Ring appeared. After disguising it, it became a less-than-ideal Spirit Ring configuration of white, yellow, purple, and purple.

"Just as expected, the fourth Spirit Ring contains Divine Doctor Dou Dou's Rain Flower Sword inheritance! Aside from swordsmanship, it also includes Dou Dou's medical skills. He truly deserves the title of Divine Doctor. Just skimming through it was already immensely enlightening."

"Dou Dou's reputation as a Divine Doctor is well deserved. The Seven Swords went through so many hardships, and Dou Dou's medical skills contributed greatly!

Lan Hong, if you learn Dou Dou's medical skills, you must remember the compassionate heart of a healer!"

"I will remember it well!"

"Little Hong, I'll Condense my second Spirit Ring next. Are you ready?"

"Mm! Brother Cat, I'm ready. Let's begin!"

"Good!"

Sure enough, just like when he condensed his first Spirit Ring, Lan Mao required even more Soul Power to condense a Spirit Ring.

Lan Hong had long prepared for this. He silently circulated his technique, sending over Soul Power while recovering it at the same time.

He treated the intense pain he suffered as tempering for both his mind and body.

After another full day, Lan Mao's second Spirit Ring was finally condensed.

"Whew! Brother Cat, it's finally done!"

"Yes! It's done! That wasn't easy! Just as expected, you'll be the one summoning the Dragon Rider this time! You should know the incantation!"

"Mm! Crystal Cloud Wings!"

Lan Hong shouted, and a flash of light appeared as Purple Crystal Cloud emerged. It was likewise a Gold Grade Purple Crystal Cloud, without any weaknesses.

Lan Hong sat inside Purple Crystal Cloud's cockpit. The feeling of piloting a Dragon Rider alone was still quite novel.

He then piloted Purple Crystal Cloud high into the sky. Humans were always fascinated by flying, and Lan Hong was no exception.

Flying above the clouds and seeing the sea of clouds churn below gave him an entirely different feeling.

"Purple Crystal Cloud, transform!"

Under Lan Hong's control, Purple Crystal Cloud changed from its Dragon Rider form into a jet fighter. Its speed more than doubled again.

Even Bai He, the Speed Clan's patriarch, was far inferior to Purple Crystal Cloud in terms of speed.

As for Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu, Lan Hong could not be certain. After all, he had never come into contact with that realm.

"Now let's test its offensive capabilities. Sky Feather Scatter!"

Multicolored light transformed into attacks and blasted apart the clouds. In terms of range, its power was quite impressive.

Insufficient energy. Please land as soon as possible. Please land as soon as possible.

Purple Crystal Cloud's prompt sounded, and Lan Hong sighed.

"Sure enough, I have far too little Soul Power! I still need to work harder!"

After landing and putting away Purple Crystal Cloud, Lan Hong sat cross-legged and circulated his technique to recover some Soul Power before returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy, in the Three Great Committee Members' office, Dugu Bo sat there casually drinking tea. Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin exchanged looks, not knowing what to say.

Dugu Bo had come in, taken a seat, and said nothing about why he was there, merely making the three of them keep him company. How could they not be nervous?

Everyone knew that Dugu Bo had an eccentric temperament. If they angered him, none of them could bear the responsibility.

In the end, Meng Shenji, the chief committee member, spoke first.

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, may I ask what brings you here? If we have offended you in any way, I offer my apologies first!"

"Nothing much. Yanzi went home and complained to me that she had been running while carrying stones and was exhausted, so I came to ask what was going on."

"So that's it. This is a method Teacher Qin Ming uses to train the students. It can strengthen their physiques. With better physiques, they can perform better in competitions."

"Mm! What else?"

"What else? What else is there?"

"Humph!"

Dugu Bo smashed the teacup in his hand, frightening the three committee members into hurried apologies.

"Please calm your anger, Your Excellency Poison Douluo! Please calm your anger!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Poison Douluo. Please tell us exactly what is going on!"

"Humph! You train them with a method that damages their foundations, yet you still dare ask me what is going on!

If Yanzi hadn't noticed something was wrong, it would have been too late once hidden injuries appeared!"

"What! How is that possible?"

"What? Is my word so easily questioned?"

"We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare! We'll summon Teacher Qin Ming immediately!"

"He'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or else, humph!"

The Three Great Committee Members had a terrible headache. They truly had not expected Qin Ming's training methods to carry so many hidden dangers.

Had they known, they never would have allowed Qin Ming to act so recklessly. Now, they could only hope Qin Ming could explain things clearly and calm Poison Douluo's anger.

Qin Ming, who was still overseeing the Heaven Dou Royal Team's training, found it strange when the Three Great Committee Members suddenly summoned him.

Meng Shenji introduced Dugu Bo before allowing Qin Ming to speak.

"This is Your Excellency Poison Douluo, and also Dugu Yan's grandfather!"

"Greetings, Your Excellency Poison Douluo!"

"Reaching Spirit King at your age is rather impressive."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Excellency Poison Douluo!"

"I'm not praising you. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer today, I'll cripple you!"

Qin Ming was startled and looked at the Three Great Committee Members.

"Ahem! Teacher Qin Ming, Your Excellency Poison Douluo has discovered that your training methods harm the students' foundations. Do you have anything to explain?"

"That's impossible!"

Qin Ming instinctively refuted him. Bai Baoshan signaled with his eyes for Qin Ming to pay attention to the situation, or even they would not be able to protect him.

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, may I ask how you came to know this?"

"Hehe! You still refuse to give up? My title is Poison. Do you think someone who plays with poison like me wouldn't be able to tell?

Did you come up with this method on your own, or what? Explain yourself clearly so I can decide how to deal with you!"

"My teacher taught me this method. There can't be anything wrong with it! I trained this way myself, and there's absolutely no problem!"

Dugu Bo suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Ming's arm.

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo!"

Meng Shenji stopped Bai Baoshan from speaking. He had sensed that Dugu Bo had no killing intent.

After a while, Dugu Bo released Qin Ming and smiled disdainfully.

"Your foundation was damaged long ago, and hidden injuries have accumulated in your body!

You originally had a chance of becoming a Titled Douluo, but now it's hard to say whether you can even become a Soul Fighting Douluo.

Your former teacher completely ruined you, yet you still defend him. Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Qin Ming froze. He could only mutter, "Impossible... impossible..."

Here is the third chapter. Please forgive any parts that may not be satisfactory; after all, it is impossible to make everything perfect. Thank you all again for your support. Please bookmark and send some recommendation votes. Much appreciated!