Chapter 70: Reactions from All Sides

"It is because of your rejection of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul..."

"..." After a moment of silence, Ye Lingling slowly said, "I understand."

The reason Shi Quan knew this was largely thanks to yesterday's Martial Soul Fusion Skill; when their soul consciousnesses merged, Shi Quan felt from those fleeting images Ye Lingling's rejection, or perhaps even hatred, toward her own martial soul.

Because Shi Quan occupied the dominant position, only he sensed her, while Ye Lingling did not sense him.

But it was precisely because of this connection that Shi Quan gained a bit more understanding and pity for Ye Lingling.

Originally, Shi Quan thought Ye Lingling was simply cold by nature, but through this connection, he personally experienced the loneliness and desolation in the depths of her heart—a feeling as if she had no attachment to the entire world, burying endless sorrow and pain.

It is hard to imagine what kind of things Ye Lingling had experienced to have this sense of brokenness, as if she had lost everything.

"Is there anything else?" Ye Lingling asked, looking at Shi Quan's hesitant expression.

"Nothing." Shi Quan paused, looked at Ye Lingling, and said earnestly, "I don't know what happened to you, but I want to tell you that no matter what happens in the future, I and the others on the Heaven Dou Team will be your support."

"Also, your voice is very beautiful, and your smile is very pretty; you can talk more and smile more in the future."

Shi Quan did not know on what basis he said these things to Ye Lingling—pity? Or perhaps something else.

"Mm." Ye Lingling only gave a light hum, without any major change in her expression.

Shi Quan sighed slightly; it was clear that Ye Lingling's situation could not be resolved with just a few words.

Because Shi Quan did not know much about Martial Soul Fusion Skills, to avoid further mistakes, after discussing for a while, they decided to wait until Shi Quan had learned more before making specific training arrangements.

In the following period, Shi Quan studied knowledge related to Martial Soul Fusion Skills while perfecting his New Extreme Soul Ring Theory.

Because of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and with Dugu Yan and the others fanning the flames, the relationship between Shi Quan and Ye Lingling became much closer.

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Crown Prince's Palace.

"An ink-colored bamboo similar to the Ink Jade Bamboo?"

Xue Qinghe looked at the news sent by the Three Great Education Committees, and a flash of surprise and suspicion could not help but cross his eyes. "Dugu Bo still has such good things in his possession? It actually allowed Shi Quan's martial soul to complete an evolution, and his strength increased so much?"

"Your Highness, this bamboo is unheard of, and its effects are too exaggerated. Is it possible that there is some secret hidden within it? Should I go and investigate?"

The one who said this was none other than the Snake Spear Douluo.

"Poison Douluo has dedicated his life to poison; it is not impossible for him to have some special medicinal herbs. Elder Snake Spear, you should return to Wuhun City first and confirm it with the Chrysanthemum Elder."

Xue Qinghe said unhurriedly, "The Chrysanthemum Elder has loved medicinal herbs his entire life, and his understanding of them far exceeds that of ordinary people. Perhaps he knows the origin of the bamboo. As long as we confirm whether this bamboo really exists and what its specific medicinal effects are, things will become simple."

"That is true." Snake Spear Douluo nodded and continued, "Your Highness, what about that Shi Quan? Not to mention his martial soul evolution, his strength has advanced by leaps and bounds to level 31. He is not even eleven years old yet; this speed is almost catching up to you, Your Highness. He is now at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and not only is he in close contact with the little one from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but there are also people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. If such a genius is not grasped in our hands, he will inevitably become a major threat in the future."

"Rest assured, this Shi Quan is very smart. He knows the way of weighing options well. Even when Ning Fengzhi personally invited him and showed him favor, he did not join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He drifts between various forces and also outside of them; it is clear he does not want to be bound by any force. Such a person will not be used by the Three Upper Sects. As for us, we only need to appear when he needs help."

Xue Qinghe revealed an expression that everything was under his control.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the news in his hand, and a look of burning desire could not help but emerge in his eyes.

"There is such a magical medicinal herb in the world that can not only evolve a martial soul but also increase strength. Could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul also be promoted in this way?"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's voice sounded from the side, "Fengzhi, according to Shi Quan's statement, this kind of Immortal Herb is rare to see in the world; I am afraid it is not easy to find."

"At least this is a direction. Perhaps Dugu Bo just happens to have this kind of medicinal herb?"

Sword Douluo said, "That fellow Dugu Bo has a strange temper and is difficult to deal with; I am afraid he is not easy to handle. Even his own granddaughter does not have this Immortal Herb. Even if he has other Immortal Herbs, he would certainly be reluctant to take out such a treasure."

"We must try. If it really exists, as long as there is a chance, no matter how high the price, it is worth a try."

The problem of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has plagued the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for too many years. To solve this problem, the entire sect has already exhausted who knows how much manpower and effort. For the entire sect, no matter how much is paid, it is worth it.

Seeing this, Sword Douluo could not help but shake his head and said, "I don't know how this kid Shi Quan managed to win the favor of that old fellow, to have such a treasure given to him just like that."

"Uncle Sword, didn't you praise him a while ago?" Ning Fengzhi laughed.

"I did so because of his talent for the sword. This kid shouldn't know anything about poison; that old fellow Dugu Bo couldn't possibly have taken a fancy to him because of his talent for poison."

A smile appeared in the depths of Ning Fengzhi's eyes as he said, "I haven't seen Rongrong for so long; it's time to go see her. By the way, I'll see if I can find out some information from Shi Quan, and then I will naturally know."

Five days later.

Shi Quan submitted the organized New Extreme Soul Ring Theory to the Education Committee.

According to the New Extreme Soul Ring Theory, Spirit Masters can further refine new extreme limits based on physical fitness, bone density, and soul power pressure resistance.

Century Spirit Rings can be specified to the decade, Millennium Spirit Rings can be specified to the century, and Ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings can be specified to the millennium. Wanting more detailed data is not something Shi Quan can do; that requires a large amount of experimentation and verification. Shi Quan's theory can only define a rough range; as long as one rounds down, there will be no problems.

But even so, Shi Quan's theory was amazing enough.

For the same theory, Shi Quan made three copies: one was given to Yu Tianheng for him to pass on to his family, and one was given to Ning Fengzhi. This was also a coincidence; on the very day Shi Quan finished organizing the theory, Ning Fengzhi happened to come to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Ning Fengzhi expressed his purpose directly. Shi Quan did not state it clearly but signaled for Ning Fengzhi to go find Dugu Bo, and indicated that he did not understand pharmacology, and that he used the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo only because of his second soul ring, the Ink Jade Bamboo.

After hearing Shi Quan's explanation, Ning Fengzhi could only turn his target back to Dugu Bo. To show his sincerity, Shi Quan listed a few directions for medicinal herbs based on the characteristics of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and his own experience of martial soul evolution after consuming the Immortal Herb, and after fooling him a bit, Ning Fengzhi immediately left in high spirits with the theory.

Shi Quan now has the ability to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul evolve, but being able to and wanting to are not the same thing.

Shi Quan sent the last copy to the Spirit Hall.

The reason for doing this was, on one hand, to maintain his neutrality, and on the other, for his own prestige. It was just a pity that after waiting for a period of time, Shi Quan never waited for the appearance of a second Prestige Treasure Chest.

He did not know what the evaluation criteria for the Prestige Treasure Chest were, so Shi Quan could only temporarily return his focus to the Plunder Treasure Chest.

According to Shi Quan's speculation, the nature of the Plunder Treasure Chest should be triggered when snatching the opportunities of the Son of Destiny, Tang San.

Excluding the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, there were many other opportunities for Tang San in the original work.

For example, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, the Blue Silver King Life Soul Ring, the External Spirit Bone Eight Spider Lances, Xiao Wu's Sacrifice, and the sacrifices of the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape; these should all belong to Tang San's opportunities.

In other words, if Shi Quan snatched these resources, he might trigger the Plunder Treasure Chest again.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is a national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire. In the original work, Tang San saved the life of Xue Ye the Great, and added to that, in order to balance the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xue Ye the Great gave this national treasure away.

With his current strength and status, he should not think about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and as for the sacrifices of Xiao Wu, the Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape, those are matters for the future.

In the next few years, the only things that have a chance to trigger the Plunder Treasure Chest are the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, the Blue Silver King Life Soul Ring, and the External Spirit Bone Eight Spider Lances.

The 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone must wait for an opportunity, and as for the life-bound Soul Ring, one must first obtain the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and Devour the Blue Silver Emperor A Yin, and it must wait until his soul power reaches a Breakthrough of at least Level 40.

There is also the Eight Spider Lances, which must also wait for Tang San to go to Shrek Academy.

All of this must be planned out slowly, step by step.

……

The Spirit Hall.

Listening to the news sent by Serpent Spear Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo said with some excitement: "That old poison Dugu Bo actually has an Immortal Herb like the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo?"

"Ink Jade Divine Bamboo? What does this have to do with Ink Jade Bamboo?" Serpent Spear Douluo asked curiously.

"Ink Jade Bamboo?" Chrysanthemum Douluo said with a look of disdain: "Ink Jade Bamboo is merely a Spirit Beast that possesses a portion of the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's bloodline; how could it compare to the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo?"

"Then what exactly is the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo thought for a moment and said: "The Ink Jade Divine Bamboo is an extremely rare treasure of heaven and earth, belonging to the immortal-grade herbs. Its medicinal power is indeed a match for plant martial souls. After consuming it, one can not only increase their strength, but also significantly improve the resilience and the sturdy aspect of their martial soul. As for martial soul evolution, I have never heard of that, but judging from Shi Quan's situation, it should be related to his martial soul mutation. His martial soul itself was a postnatal mutation and is not stable; it is possible that it evolved under the influence of the medicinal power."

"In other words, Shi Quan's situation is true?"

"It is highly likely. This immortal-grade herb is indeed as Shi Quan described; such a thing should only exist in heaven, how often can one hear of it in the human world? It is not strange for it to have such miraculous effects..."