Chapter 53: Causing Trouble

In the span of a single morning, Shi Quan had customized a preliminary training plan for Yu Tianheng.

The improvements in strength and speed were uniformly planned into physical training, and this plan was specifically tailored for his martial soul.

To help Yu Tianheng improve his ability to control the power of thunder, Shi Quan used a very old-fashioned method.

Shi Quan sought out a special metal; this metal was similar to the tungsten filament in a tungsten light bulb from his past life. After electricity was injected into the metal, it would emit light and heat, but the load-bearing capacity of this metal far exceeded that of a tungsten filament; even with the current Yu Tianheng releasing his full power, he might not be able to melt it.

The requirement was also very simple: after Yu Tianheng released his martial soul, he was to inject the thunder power from his arms into the metal, and then make the metal emit different levels of brightness. During this process, Yu Tianheng had to exert his full effort to control the intensity of the thunder to achieve a training effect. The day Yu Tianheng could control the brightness emitted by the metal with ease, his level of control over the power of thunder would undergo a qualitative change.

When Yu Tianheng saw the training method proposed by Shi Quan, he was still somewhat skeptical. Only after he tried it specifically did he discover the difficulty within. Injecting the thunder power into the metal was not hard; what was hard was controlling the intensity of the thunder. The power of thunder was abnormally violent, and he simply could not control its intensity. He didn't know how long he would have to practice to meet Shi Quan's requirements.

"This is too difficult, isn't it?" Yu Tianheng looked at the glowing metal in his hand, his eyes full of restlessness.

Shi Quan, standing to the side, spoke up to comfort him: "Captain, the power of thunder is inherently violent. You must calm your heart and mind during the training process. If your mood is unsettled, the power of thunder will only be harder to control. Don't think about suppressing or controlling it; calm your heart to feel the power of the thunder, and treat the power of thunder as a part of your body. Perhaps that will be helpful for your training."

"Hoo!" Yu Tianheng let out a long breath, looked at Shi Quan, and smiled bitterly: "Xiao Quan, that's easy to say, but it's not easy to do."

"Where there's a will, there's a way." Shi Quan smiled and encouraged him: "Besides, all things are difficult at the start. Once you have the hang of it, the rest will be simple."

"Tianheng, keep it up." Dugu Yan, who was to the side, also cheered Yu Tianheng on.

"Mm!" Yu Tianheng nodded happily toward Dugu Yan.

"Tsk tsk tsk. The sour stench of love."

Shi Quan curled his lips. His own words for half a day weren't as effective as Dugu Yan's single word of encouragement. Seeing this, he could only silently turn his head away.

"Haha." Ning Rongrong, who was to the side, let out a giggle upon seeing this and said: "That's right, that's right. Where there's a will, there's a way. Doesn't this mean that sooner or later I will surpass you?"

Shi Quan smiled, "Others have ambition; you are just daydreaming. You had better work hard."

"You dare say this young lady is daydreaming? Are you afraid of getting beaten up again?" Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Quan with a pout.

"Squat properly, don't let your form break." Shi Quan directly changed the subject.

"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong let out a cold snort, and the horse stance under her feet returned to being steady.

The next day.

Early morning, collective dormitory.

He had gone to great lengths to customize a training plan for everyone, all for the sake of the woman with short purple hair before him—Dugu Yan.

"Yanzi, your martial soul is the Jade Phosphor Snake, and you are following the path of a poison-attribute Control System?" Shi Quan looked at the data in his hand, frowning as he confirmed this with Dugu Yan.

"What? Is there a problem?" Dugu Yan asked, looking at Shi Quan's frowning expression, her words carrying a hint of mockery.

"Then how is the poison in your body stored?" Shi Quan put down the data in his hand and asked Dugu Yan.

"Storing poison?" Dugu Yan was instead baffled by Shi Quan's question and said: "My poison comes with the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul. What do you mean by storing poison?"

Hearing Dugu Yan's answer, Shi Quan's brow furrowed even tighter, and he said: "According to my understanding of martial souls, although a martial soul is an energy body, it is actually still a part of the body, and can be considered another manifestation of a Spirit Master's life. I don't know much about the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul.

But one thing I can be certain of is that it is almost impossible for a Beast Spirit to attach a poison-attribute Soul Ring. If a poison-attribute Soul Ring is added, when absorbing the Soul Ring, the poison-attribute energy within the Soul Ring will be integrated into the martial soul while also transferring the poison into the Spirit Master's own body. Generally speaking, there are very few Beast Spirits that can absorb poison themselves without transferring it to the host."

"A Beast Spirit absorbing a poison-attribute Soul Ring will transfer the poison into the body?" Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said firmly: "I am not poisoned."

If she were poisoned, how could her grandfather not know? Therefore, Dugu Yan was very certain that she was not poisoned.

"Whether you are poisoned or not, don't I know?"

Shi Quan thought to himself; if nothing else, Dugu Bo really protected Dugu Yan extremely well.

In the original story, when Tang San helped her detoxify, it was not stated whether Dugu Yan knew her own situation. But given Dugu Bo's personality, he would rather Dugu Yan grow up carefree. Dugu Yan was over twenty years old, yet her temperament was still somewhat immature. If Dugu Yan knew she was poisoned, she would likely not be in that state. It was very clear that Dugu Bo had been hiding the fact that they were poisoned all along.

"Then it must be that the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul possesses some special innate ability that can store the poison within the martial soul, so it doesn't transfer to your body." Shi Quan nodded, but still said: "However, just to be safe, Yanzi, can you reach out your hand so I can take a look?"

Dugu Yan looked puzzled and asked: "What? Xiao Quan, can your martial soul also sense poison?"

"That's not it." Shi Quan shook his head and explained: "Yanzi, you also know that my martial soul is a Mutated Spirit, and the direction of the mutation happens to be life. So my martial soul is a bit more sensitive in terms of life."

"I think that through contact, I might be able to determine your physical condition, which would also facilitate the formulation of a personal training plan."

"Is that so?" Dugu Yan's expression still carried a hint of skepticism, but she still extended her right hand.

Shi Quan raised his right hand and summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. The Blue Silver Grass extended out and wrapped around Dugu Yan's wrist, and his Internal Energy was injected into Dugu Yan's body using the Blue Silver Grass as a bridge.

He began to feel it earnestly. He also wanted to see what exactly was going on inside Dugu Yan's body.

The Nine Yin Nine Yang Divine Art had the effect of being immune to all poisons, and his Internal Energy was naturally sensitive to toxins. As his Internal Energy entered Dugu Yan's body, Shi Quan immediately sensed the toxins within her.

Although Shi Quan didn't know much about things like poison, he could still clearly feel that the toxins in Dugu Yan's body were very chaotic; it was clearly a mixed poison.

However, thinking about it, it was normal. The Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul carried the Jade Phosphor Snake poison—which had been passed down for who knows how many generations—at the moment of its awakening, and Dugu Yan had subsequently absorbed three poison-attribute Soul Rings, which was equivalent to being poisoned three more times. Three types of toxins mixed together with the Jade Phosphor Snake poison—didn't that just make it a mixed poison?

The most important thing was that these toxins originated from her bloodline and almost permeated Dugu Yan's entire body, deep into her tendons and bones.

"Fortunately, her soul power has a stronger ability to suppress toxins because of the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul. Given the situation inside her body, if it were in someone else's body, they would have died suddenly long ago."

Shi Quan thought to himself, and a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

His Nine Yin Nine Yang Internal Energy had the special effect of being immune to all poisons and possessed a powerful suppressive force against toxins. In the martial arts world, the act of using Internal Energy to force out poison was endless. Could he use his Internal Energy to assist Dugu Yan in forcing out the poison? If so, there would be no need for the assistance of medicine.

"This is doable! But I still have to try it."

With this thought, Shi Quan slowly retracted the Blue Silver Grass.

"How is it? I'm definitely fine, right?" Dugu Yan nodded slightly and continued: "How could I, someone who plays with poison, be poisoned myself? And I still have my grandfather..."

Shi Quan shook his head slightly, his expression showing a hint of hesitation. After a pause, he said: "Yanzi, release your martial soul first. Let me take a look at your martial soul."

Seeing Shi Quan's expression, Dugu Yan looked at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Why? Do you really want to say I'm poisoned? If you don't know what it feels like to be poisoned, I can help you with that?"

Shi Quan understood Dugu Yan's mysterious confidence; after all, she had a grandfather who was a Title Douluo famous for poison. If she were poisoned, how could Dugu Bo not tell her?

"I don't have a masochistic tendency." Shi Quan still said: "Your body is indeed a bit different from a normal person's. As for whether it's poison, it's really hard to say."

"You really dare to say I'm poisoned." Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and her martial soul instantly possessed her. Her legs merged into a thick snake tail, a diamond-shaped green scale appeared between her brows, and her pair of green eyes became exceptionally sharp. A cold aura rushed toward him.

"Hiss, it looks like I really want to taste the feeling of being poisoned?" The snake tail swayed back and forth, the emerald figure approached, and a fishy stench rushed toward him.

"Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say is what it is, okay?" Shi Quan stepped back quickly and hurriedly hid far away.

"Hmph." Dugu Yan let out a cold snort.

"I'll check again, don't get excited." The Blue Silver Grass in Shi Quan's hand extended out again and rested on Dugu Yan's arm.

As his Internal Energy entered Dugu Yan's body once more, Dugu Yan seemed to be stimulated by something; a jade-green aura suddenly radiated from her entire body, her complexion turned pale, and clutching her head, she let out a miserable shriek as her whole body began to convulse wildly.

"This is bad, I've caused trouble." Shi Quan's expression changed, and he hurriedly withdrew his Internal Energy.

"What happened?"

The people in the Dormitory were immediately drawn over by Dugu Yan's miserable shriek.

"Yan Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Tianheng, in particular, had a look of shock on his face; he leaped down from the third floor, ignoring the poisonous mist permeating the surroundings, and rushed forward to grab and hold the convulsing Dugu Yan.

"Lingling, hurry and help Yan Yan heal!" Yu Tianheng roared in a panic as he watched Dugu Yan's painful appearance.

In an instant, the Dormitory was thrown into complete chaos.