Chapter 50: I Have Three Strategies to Solve the evil fire Backlash; Dugu Bo in Action
"Flender, I do indeed have some ideas regarding your Disciple's evil fire backlash problem. However, in my view, every single one of those methods would be exceptionally difficult."
Upon hearing this, Flender's eyes instantly lit up. He and Ma Hongjun were, after all, master and Disciple. Regardless of how stingy he usually was, if it concerned his own Disciple and successor, he was willing to give it a try.
"Xiaogang, tell me quickly, what are the methods?"
It was time once again for Yu Xiaogang to enter his specialized field of theory. Even if these were all just his conjectures, he still had to maintain the basic air of a Master.
He appropriately assumed an air of profound mystery and said in a leisurely tone, "Flender, I have three strategies here—superior, middle, and inferior—that might solve the evil fire problem within your Disciple's body."
As those words fell, Flender's eyes brightened instantly. "As expected of you, Xiaogang! To think you've come up with three solutions in such a short time. Tell me about them in detail."
"Ahem. The so-called superior strategy is to have Ma Hongjun remove the root of his troubles. Without that thing, the so-called evil fire will no longer exist."
Flender:...
Good heavens. While doing that would indeed treat both the symptoms and the root cause, still...
"Xiaogang, what about the other two methods?"
Flender hurriedly inquired.
"The middle strategy is to have your Disciple choose Soul Rings that conflict with his Martial Soul's Origin for his upcoming absorptions. For example, Soul Rings from ice-attribute Soul Beasts. In this way, the Origin of the Martial Soul in his body would be destroyed, leading to a Martial Soul degradation. The evil within him would then naturally disappear."
Flender:...
He felt that this method was even worse than the previous one. Hadn't the reason he was willing to take Ma Hongjun as a Disciple in the first place been because he valued his talent?
If the Martial Soul were to be downgraded, why would he even bother keeping him as a Disciple?
Don't forget, Shrek Academy was an institution that only cultivated monsters. If they actually did this, wouldn't they be ruining Shrek Academy's own reputation?
"The third method is what I mentioned earlier as the inferior strategy: have your Disciple complete a Martial Soul evolution. The evil fire in his body would naturally vanish, and his talent might even take a step further."
Yu Xiaogang paused here, his tone slowing. "However, this method remains purely theoretical. Even as the Continent's Number One Theory Master, I haven't found a way despite spending half my life searching. Even if treasures that can promote Martial Soul evolution exist, Flender, do you think they are something you could obtain?"
Yu Xiaogang's speech left Flender instantly silent. His lips twitched frantically, but he couldn't squeeze out a single word.
'Sigh, forget it. The evil fire problem in Hongjun can be vented using that method until he reaches the level of Soul Sect or Soul King. As for what happens after that, I'll let him make his own choice when the time comes."
...
On the other side.
The streets of Heaven Dou City were as prosperous as ever, with the clamor of the crowds rising and falling.
Yu Tianheng strolled through the crowd, his mind constantly replaying Jiang Li's theory about absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level. His heart was filled with both resentment and confusion.
Suddenly, an unheralded wave of dizziness struck him, as if an icy poisonous snake had instantly paralyzed his nerves.
Yu Tianheng couldn't even let out a muffled groan before the World before his eyes spun wildly, and he plunged into boundless darkness.
An unknown amount of time passed.
When Yu Tianheng slowly opened his heavy eyelids, he found himself in a secluded room. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet.
Directly in front of him stood a dark green figure.
It was a middle-aged man with a thin build, standing with his hands behind his back, facing away from him.
Even just from his back, a chilling aura that seemed to seep from his very bones made the air feel as if it had frozen solid.
Seeing that familiar dark green long hair and attire, Yu Tianheng's heart suddenly constricted...
Who else could this person be but Dugu Yan's grandfather, Dugu Bo?
"Kid, you're awake?"
A low, raspy voice sounded, its tone unreadable.
Dugu Bo slowly turned around. His eyes, like those of a venomous snake, stared at Yu Tianheng until the boy felt as if his blood were freezing. Cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes, sliding down his spine.
At this moment, Yu Tianheng was terrified. Facing a mercurial Titled Douluo, he felt his throat go dry, and his voice trembled uncontrollably as he spoke.
"Se... Senior Dugu Bo, I wonder why you brought me here... Is there something you wish to instruct me on?"
Yu Tianheng frantically recalled everything he had done these past few days; there shouldn't have been anything that offended this Poison Douluo.
He had even put a pause on the mission the Sect had given him to pursue Dugu Yan. There shouldn't have been any accidents.
However, Dugu Bo's first words hit him like a heavy blow.
"Kid, this old man knows your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sent you to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy just to get close to my Granddaughter, hoping to tie a Titled Douluo like me to your clan's war chariot. Furthermore, you were the one who sent word back about the Martial Soul evolution Yan Yan and I underwent, weren't you?"
Though phrased as a question, Dugu Bo spoke with absolute certainty.
"Senior... I... I..."
"Kid, I brought you here today just to give you a lesson. If you dare to try and approach Yan Yan again, this old man will make sure you wish you were dead!"
"Go back and tell that Old Dragon that I have now broken through to Rank 95. If he dares to harbor any more improper thoughts, I will do exactly as I say and leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with only him as its sole Titled Douluo."
"Furthermore, I do not wish for you to continue attending school alongside Yan Yan. I believe you understand my meaning."
Boom—
A thunderclap exploded in Yu Tianheng's mind.
The mission the Sect had entrusted to him was a total failure. This basically announced his disqualification from the competition for the Young Sect Master position against Yu Tianxin.
Because his branch of the Family had produced such an eccentric character as his second uncle, there were almost no Elders in the Sect who supported him, aside from the Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen. Now, it was over. Once the current Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen passed away, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would naturally fall into the hands of the current Vice Sect Master Yu Luomian's lineage...
At this moment, Yu Tianheng felt like a sinner of his Family!
Dugu Bo, on the other hand, didn't give a thought to these complications. Seeing Yu Tianheng's look of utter despair, he suddenly felt bored.
With a disdainful spit, he turned and left coolly.
"I wonder if Kid Jiang's Martial Soul hunt is going smoothly. If it weren't for the fact that he's so much older than Yan Yan, he really wouldn't be a bad candidate for a grandson-in-law."
"Sigh—"
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