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Tian Dou City.
Tian Dou Royal Academy.
"Grandpa," Dugu Yan looked at Old Jack beside Dugu Bo with a puzzled expression.
"This is Old Jack, Su Wen's grandfather. You can just call him Grandpa Jack too," Dugu Bo introduced.
Old Jack waved his hands repeatedly. "No, no, I couldn't possibly."
"Hello, Grandpa Jack," Dugu Yan had already bowed and greeted him.
Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction, looked at Old Jack, and smiled. "Old Jack, my granddaughter's future cultivation will require your support."
Hearing her grandfather say this, Dugu Yan looked at Old Jack with curiosity.
"Vitality-Filled Little Sweet Potato!" Old Jack released his spirit skill, and a sweet potato with pale golden leaf veins, wreathed in dragon qi, appeared in his hand.
"Yan-yan, give it a try," Dugu Bo said.
Dugu Yan obediently took the sweet potato and ate it quickly.
A gentle energy wrapped in dragon qi surged into her body, instantly making her feel full of vitality. The dragon qi even seemed to resonate with her spirit.
Dugu Yan felt that after this dragon qi merged into her body, not only did her physical fitness improve, but her spirit also seemed to be strengthened.
She looked at Old Jack, her expression shocked.
With an effect like this, it should be considered top-tier among food-system Spirit Masters, right?
"Haha, Yan-yan, the strengthening effect of Old Jack's sweet potato is real. It genuinely strengthens your body. Even when the effect wears off, it's like the path has been cleared for you. The efficiency of training to improve your physical fitness will increase significantly." Dugu Bo explained the effect of Old Jack's spirit skill to Dugu Yan in detail.
Sure enough, Dugu Yan revealed a look of surprise.
If that effect was added, this was absolutely a top-tier food-system spirit skill!
"As for the dragon qi, it will dissipate as the effect wears off, but over time, it can gradually activate the dragon bloodline within your spirit, Yan-yan, eventually leading to evolution." Dugu Bo was certain that if Dugu Yan consumed this sweet potato every day from now on, her Jade Phosphor Serpent would definitely transform into a dragon-type spirit within thirty years.
For him, since his Jade Phosphor Serpent had already mutated into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, it would be very difficult to use the sweet potato's dragon qi to evolve further. But Dugu Yan's spirit was only the Jade Phosphor Serpent.
Dugu Yan's eyes lit up.
"Grandpa Jack, I'll be troubling you from now on." She bowed to Old Jack again.
Old Jack hurried to support her.
"Oh my, no need for this, no need for this."
Over these days, Old Jack had become much more familiar with Dugu Bo and wasn't as reserved. Plus, since both Su Wen's opportunity and his own came from Dugu Bo, he was very grateful.
He also saw Dugu Yan as his own child.
"Yan-yan." Dugu Bo's expression turned serious.
Seeing this, Dugu Yan knew her grandfather was about to discuss serious matters.
"Yan-yan, what exactly is the status of your relationship with that Yu Tianheng?"
Hearing that it was about her relationship with Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan was a little nervous.
She stated her and Yu Tianheng's thoughts.
She and Yu Tianheng had been together for a long time, and Dugu Bo knew this. Now that Dugu Bo was asking so seriously, it was naturally about whether they would truly marry.
"Hmph, if he wants to marry my granddaughter, he needs to provide a sufficient betrothal gift!" Dugu Bo said.
Dugu Yan was confused.
In her memory, her grandfather wasn't someone who cared so much about material possessions.
"Your toxins haven't been completely cured yet. If you want to be completely worry-free and use the precious herbs from my garden for cultivation, finding a suitable spirit bone is a must," Dugu Bo said. "Originally, I was going to find you a spirit bone over five thousand years old, but Old Jack's spirit skill changed my mind."
"Since you will absorb a spirit bone and use it as a storage for your toxins, this bone is very important to you."
"After thinking about it, I plan to have you absorb a dragon-type spirit bone, at least ten thousand years old. This way, with the help of the spirit bone and Old Jack's sweet potato, the probability of your spirit evolving will be infinitely close to one hundred percent, and the time required can be minimized."
Hearing this, Dugu Yan understood her grandfather's thoughts.
"But..."
She found it hard to say words that blatantly demanded a spirit bone as a betrothal gift.
"Hmph, 'but' what? You are the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo. Are you not worth a ten-thousand-year spirit bone? Besides, it's not as if this old man hasn't prepared a dowry for you," Dugu Bo snorted.
When he suggested Su Wen give the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Xiao Zhan, was he not also helping Yu Tianheng by saving the Silken Pagoda Chrysanthemum for him?
Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I'll talk to Tianheng."
Seeing this, Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction.
"Tell that kid to give an answer as soon as possible. It concerns your future. Whether it's absorbing the spirit bone or consuming the precious herbs, the sooner the better."
"Mm, I'll explain it clearly to Tianheng."
Old Jack listened from the side, scratching his head.
By the way, can you two let me leave first before discussing this kind of topic?
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Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San sat cross-legged beside a hideous giant spider, a purple spirit ring floating around him.
Blood flowed on his body surface, and his meridians were bursting.
His entire person had turned into a blood man.
And on the abdomen of the hideous spider beside him, there was an ugly human face.
Man-Faced Demon Spider.
Zhao Wuji and the others surrounded Tang San, watching him with concern as he endured the pain brought by the two-thousand-year spirit ring.
Xiao Wu's face was full of self-blame, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
"Argh!" Tang San let out a cry of pain, and eight huge, spider-leg-like appendages grew out from his back.
...
A few days later.
Shrek Academy.
"This is Grandmaster, Tang San's teacher. Your training from now on will be his responsibility," Flender solemnly introduced his good friend to the six students before him, even carrying a hint of reverence when mentioning the title 'Grandmaster'.
Grandmaster looked at the six people present with a lofty and cold demeanor.
"I've learned about your situations from Flender, but to formulate a detailed cultivation plan for you more accurately, I need you to split into two groups and have a 3v3 combat practice."
Hearing there would be combat practice, Dai Mubai and the others perked up.
Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu had all obtained their third spirit rings previously. Now, among the six, four were Spirit Elders and two were Grand Spirit Masters.
"You have four Spirit Elders and two Grand Spirit Masters, so each group will have two Spirit Elders and one Grand Spirit Master." Grandmaster began to assign groups. "Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, you three are one group. Tang San, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, you three are one group."
"You have three minutes to prepare."
...
Tian Dou Royal Academy.
"Uncle Ning, Your Highness." Su Wen didn't expect the Crown Prince to accompany Ning Fengzhi this time.
"Little Wen, long time no see."
"Yes, long time no see."
Su Wen also sighed with emotion.
During this time, he had also undergone earth-shaking changes.
(End of this chapter)