"What business?" You Li asked.
"First, give me a Ten-Thousand Blood Bead," Nan'ning City Lord Zhu Can said impolitely.
A bead the size of a fist, as if condensed from fresh blood, was tossed over.
Zhu Can's gaze shone brightly. He immediately used his secret method to absorb it. The originally fist-sized blood bead actually transformed into a pool of blood water under the pull of the secret method.
Resentment and life force swirled above the fresh blood, pouring into Zhu Can's body.
But this foreign energy triggered the Nine Leaf sword qi within Zhu Can's body.
The sword qi condensed and transformed into a ray of azure light that slashed out from within Zhu Can's body.
"Pfft!"
Along with the blood of the Ten-Thousand Blood Bead, the clotted blood from within his own body was once again spat out.
You Li looked on with a pained heart. This was extracted from the fresh blood of a Soul Emperor expert, wasted just like that.
"The master of this sword qi couldn't be the business you were talking about, could it?" he asked with some apprehension.
The sword qi just now was too sharp. Even he had subconsciously avoided its edge.
Zhu Can at this time was as weak as a thread, saying weakly, "No more nonsense. Help me heal. You should know clearly, if not for me all these years, you couldn't possibly have been safe and sound until now."
"And don't play any tricks. I've left a backup plan. You don't want to be hiding everywhere again in the future, do you?"
"Hehe, we each take what we need. Haven't I also taught you the evil arts I practice? If not for this, with your aptitude, how could you have reached Soul Douluo?"
"Hahahaha, those people of Nan'ning City would never have thought in their death that their City Lord was actually the greatest evil," You Li laughed madly.
The laughter was sinister and terrifying. It was a long time before it ended. You Li still went over to help Zhu Can heal.
As Zhu Can had said, without him, he would have been hunted down long ago. Of course, for an evil soul master, there was no such thing as gratitude. It was only for the sake of profit.
Even, if not for the many consequences after Zhu Can's death, which would also expose him, he really would have wanted to taste the flesh and blood of a Soul Douluo.
That one who ran away last time, what a pity. In the end, I only got to eat a Soul Sage.
It's unknown how long it took, but Zhu Can's voice sounded again.
"Six days later, follow me to ambush a person. He will be a great supplement, comparable to dragon liver and phoenix marrow!"
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Ye Lingling was seriously learning medicine from Tom.
Although Tom had maxed out his abnormal medicine skills and could cure diseases with just a few leaves, his normal medical skills were also maxed out. If Ye Lingling could learn it all, she would basically be the Douluo version of Shennong.
Ye Lingling had a foundation in poisons. After all, she had been with Dugu Yan before, and their relationship was acceptable. She had also learned from her, and Dugu Yan had not refused.
A Nine Heart Begonia soul master was always very popular. After all, who knew when one might get injured? Then there would be a need.
It was said that a Nine Heart Begonia at the Titled Douluo level could even bring the dead back to life and grow flesh from white bones.
Perhaps it was somewhat exaggerated, but regenerating a severed limb was definitely not an issue. The only flaw was that it could not cure poison.
And in order to solve this flaw, Ye Lingling had for a period of time put aside her soul power cultivation and studied very hard with Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan had once said that there were too many poisons in the world. Some were unsolvable poisons, and there were also poisons that came with a martial soul that were difficult to solve.
Thus, Ye Lingling had not studied for long before she discovered its limitations. Even if she mastered all the pharmacology, she still couldn't compare to an auxiliary-type Soul Sage who could detoxify.
But when she was learning from Tom, she found that it was completely different. According to Tom's theory, there was no poison in the world that could not be cured. All things mutually generate and restrain each other.
She discovered that the pharmacology that the so-called Poison Douluo was proficient in was as if a primary school student in front of Tom, not worth mentioning.
"What's next, Master Tom?" Ye Lingling asked, fascinated.
"Meow meow meow meow meow~"
Ye Lingling then turned her head to look at Shen An. She couldn't understand cat language, but Shen An could.
"A good diagnostician observes the color and feels the pulse, and does not first mention yin and yang; the spirit hidden in the heart is divided into yin and yang, the soul-yang takes the initiative, the corporeal-soul-yin..."
Translator Shen An was online.
Tom said a line, Shen An said a line, and Ye Lingling took notes.
This wasn't Shen An being a good old boy, sacrificing his own time to help Ye Lingling study. It was really that he was also very interested in Tom's medical theory.
From all things to yin and yang and the five elements, and even the various great apertures and meridians of the human body, it encompassed everything.
This greatly enriched Shen An's cognition. Shen An even believed that this would be of great benefit to his future path.
The time of five or six days passed quickly. For these few days, Ye Lingling basically went to Shen An's room and only reluctantly left late at night.
This made the two young men who had a crush on Ye Lingling extremely jealous. However, considering Shen An's reputation for cutting down a Soul Douluo with his sword, they were still relatively compliant.
Even if they sometimes met in the hotel, they, who were older than Shen An, would also enthusiastically greet him with, "Brother Shen is well, you and Lingling are getting along quite well."
Zhao Zhong's injuries were also mostly healed. There were still some parts that needed time to be nursed.
Shen An was slightly surprised. "Even with your treatment and Tom's medical skills, it's not enough?"
Tom shook his head and then nodded.
"You're saying, this is a deficiency in his foundation, and he needs to eat some rare medicines to slowly nurse it back? But he can also slowly make up for it with time. Anyway, at his age, he won't be able to cultivate into a Titled Douluo."
As Shen An spoke, he felt something was not right. Tom was actually making pointers about Zhao Zhong's cultivation aptitude.
You thick-browed, big-eyed little kitty, you've even learned to criticize others.
Isn't this putting me, the translator Shen An, in an unrighteous position? After all, no one can understand Tom's words, but I, who can understand, just said it out without thinking.
Zhao Zhong's expression was a little unnatural. He was actually being pointed at by a cat, and what's more, the cat was telling the truth.
But could an ordinary soul master become a Titled Douluo? A Soul Douluo was already very amazing, okay?
"Those evil soul masters are really harming others to benefit themselves, seizing others' foundations to boost themselves. It's a pity that such soul masters can never be completely cut down," Shen An changed the subject.
Ye Lingling nodded. "As pharmacology says, lone yin does not give birth, lone yang does not grow. Thus, heaven and earth are matched with yin and yang."
"The existence of evil soul masters, in a sense, cannot be cut off. After all, some people's martial souls are inherently evil and can absorb others' cultivation. This is something that cannot be controlled."
Immediately, Ye Lingling thought of her own Nine Heart Begonia martial soul. Wasn't it just like that? Two in one generation, yet it was always passed on.
This heaven and earth has its own laws.
Shen An also nodded. "There is a natural cycle between heaven and earth. However, I remember that some soul masters cultivate through evil arts. Compared to an innate martial soul, destroying an evil art is relatively easier."
"An innate martial soul can be guided by postnatal means, but if it's a soul master who cultivates an evil art, that is truly walking down a wrong path."
Zhao Zhong also interjected, "Indeed. Spirit Hall does very well on this point. Great power can make one lose oneself, and Spirit Hall was established to eliminate these people who have lost themselves."
"Under the efforts of one generation after another, those powerful evil soul masters were either eliminated or chose self-exile to avoid them. The spread of evil arts is even more so explicitly forbidden by Spirit Hall."
"If not for Spirit Hall, who knows how chaotic this continent would be."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhong gave another bitter smile. For him to have encountered a Soul Douluo-level evil soul master was really unlucky.
Ye Lingling looked at Shen An nervously. She knew that Spirit Hall and Shen An had a grudge. She was afraid Shen An would be unhappy hearing this.
But she saw Shen An also nod seriously. "On this point, Spirit Hall has indeed done very well. It can be called a boundless merit."
This time it was Ye Lingling's turn to be a little unhappy. She was, after all, more influenced by the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Shen An, Spirit Hall wanted to kill you before. Why are you still speaking up for them?" Ye Lingling asked.
Shen An looked at Ye Lingling's clear yet foolish eyes and couldn't help but sigh. She really was exactly like a college student from his previous life.
He decided to expand the little white flower's thinking a bit.
"Ye Lingling, the one in Spirit Hall who wants to kill me is Bibi Dong. I remember all the people who made a move on me that day. In the future, I will settle the score one by one."
"But there is no need for me to place my hatred on the entire Spirit Hall. From Heaven Dou to Star Luo, along the way, I have clearly felt the contribution of Spirit Hall to the continent."
"But Spirit Hall now has the ambition of a wolf, wanting to swallow the continent. Once war breaks out, it is only the people of the world who will suffer," Ye Lingling said with some defiance.
Shen An smiled. "That's because you are studying at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so you are somewhat hostile to Spirit Hall."
"But without Spirit Hall, would there be no war? Wouldn't the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire beat each other's brains out?"
"The situation on the continent, after a long period of division, must unite, and after a long period of unity, must divide. War is inevitable. Perhaps in the end, when the continent is unified, it will instead usher in a considerable period of peace and prosperity."
This wasn't Shen An just spouting nonsense to a little girl. This could be seen from the five thousand years of history in his old home. The harm of a chaotic world and division was the greatest.
On the contrary, if a great unification could be achieved, that would be the most peaceful situation.
Thinking of this, Shen An couldn't help but complain. This Douluo Continent had so many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. It was clear its history was long.
But it always gave Shen An a feeling that its foundation was not deep, as if it were a giant baby, having only time, without any accumulation.
Ye Lingling did not speak anymore. Her beautiful eyes were full of confusion. What Shen An said seemed to make sense. In that case, was she really influenced by the education of the Heaven Dou Empire?
After a simple packing, the group began to set off, directly spending money to buy two carriages.
"Two carriages should be enough, right? This space is big enough. You have one, and I have one."
"I want to be with you. I can also learn from Tom on the road," Ye Lingling suddenly said.
Seeing this scene, Song Ming's heart was blocked. "Are we two out of chances?"
Ji Qing nodded powerlessly. His own goddess insisted on going in the same carriage with someone else. Who would believe it was to study medicine?
Zhao Zhong glanced at the two faintly. An old man becomes wise with age. He had known what these two were thinking all along this journey.
These two, in their twenties, had reached Soul Ancestor. It seemed good, but to be worthy of a Nine Heart Begonia soul master, it was still a bit lacking.
A top-tier auxiliary soul master, her partner was destined to be a powerful battle soul master. Otherwise, the combination of the two would only bring endless trouble.
For example, Ye Lingling's mother had met with a great disaster precisely because of a weak partner.
Thinking of past events, Zhao Zhong's face turned a little ugly.
Looking at Ye Lingling, who had gotten into Shen An's carriage, Zhao Zhong suddenly very much hoped that she could be with Shen An in the future.
These few days, he had already clearly understood Shen An's background. Powerful, young, and with unlimited potential.
Most importantly, Shen An's character was very good. This could be seen from his medical practice and his rescue of him.
It was just that, a powerful genius soul master like Shen An, could he really be devoted to one person? It was said that he also had two female confidantes.
For a time, Zhao Zhong, who almost regarded Ye Lingling as his own half-daughter, was somewhat worried about personal gains and losses.
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From the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire, the fastest route was not to take the official road, but to pass through the Star Dou Great Forest.
Although Zhao Zhong's strength had not fully recovered, as long as he did not step into the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, he was still confident in protecting everyone. What's more, there was also a Shen An with formidable combat power.
The two carriages entered the forest. The surroundings were full of various strange sights. Ye Lingling suddenly lifted the curtains on both sides of the carriage and looked towards the northeast.
That was the place where they had been attacked by the evil soul master. For this, a Soul Sage had even died. If not for meeting Shen An, Zhao Zhong's life would also have been hard to save.
'Aunt Xuan, I will avenge you,' Ye Lingling murmured softly in her heart.
She didn't think of asking Shen An for help. This kind of thing was ultimately risky. How could she trouble Shen An, who had helped her so much?
As the carriage advanced, the shadows in the woods grew deeper. It was getting dark.
In the hidden distance, Zhu Can, who had been recuperating for six days, looked fine except for being slightly weak.
You Li snorted lightly. "In order to let you recover your combat power as soon as possible, a lot of my consumables have been sucked dry by you. Remember, I'm taking the big share of this Shen An's flesh and blood."
Zhu Can's gaze was sinister. "Fine. We'll act according to the plan. Except for the Nine Heart Begonia soul master, everyone else must be silenced. We absolutely cannot let a single bit of news get out."
"Let's go together, hahaha. Let fear spread to these pitiful consumables," You Li's mouth let out a gruesome smile. He enjoyed bringing fear and despair to others.
With his order, three humanoid creatures hidden in the darkness went towards Shen An's direction.
"Not right! Everyone be careful! I've sensed that person's aura," Zhao Zhong said with an ugly face. This evil soul master was really a lingering ghost.
Shen An raised his eyebrows slightly. Why does it feel like the other party is deliberately releasing their aura?
Swish swish swish!
One after another, arrows, like a dense swarm of locusts, passed through the night sky, tearing at the two carriages.
"Roar!"
Zhao Zhong rushed out of the carriage. Eight soul rings bloomed with magnificent light in the dark night. The third soul ring lit up, and a fiery red pillar of light shot out from his mouth, blocking the sky full of arrows.
At this time, Zhao Zhong's already strong body had expanded even more, and his temple hair grew wildly, like a male lion.
In the eyes of a Soul Douluo, there was no difference between day and night. He quickly found the three moving black shadows in the distance.
Just as he was hesitating whether to give chase or not, a voice entered his ear. He saw his figure move, his body burning with flames, and he fiercely chased after the enemy.
Looking at Zhao Zhong rushing towards his own side, You Li's gaze condensed. He's not dead yet.
On the contrary, Zhu Can's gaze was joyful. He said in a low voice, "Just right. Swallow him, and not only can I recover to my full strength, but I can also be even better."
You Li silently nodded. One Shen An was already hard to deal with. To have another Soul Douluo, he and the other were afraid they would have to leave their lives here.
Fortunately, they were originally attacking with intent. As they spoke, the auras of the two became even more hidden, as if completely merging into the dark night.
The three figures had already stopped. Zhao Zhong said in a deep voice, "Surrender now. You can't run away."
But he didn't notice that behind him, a shadow had condensed into a huge body. Fangs were prominent, and it was approaching Zhao Zhong bit by bit.
Zhu Can was ecstatic. A Soul Douluo-level soul master! He had never eaten one before! Wouldn't this experience just soar?
He opened his abyss-like giant mouth, his evil art circulating frantically. When he sensed the fluctuation behind him, Zhao Zhong suddenly turned around.
Zhu Can sneered coldly in his heart. Too late!
"Don't be afraid. Dizziness is normal."
A clear voice suddenly sounded, but to Zhu Can's ears, it was so hair-raising, making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Zhu Can stiffly turned his head. A jade-colored fist grew larger and larger in his eyes.
Before he fainted, he only had one thought in his mind.
No, why is this voice so scary? Aren't I the villain???