The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire: In Exchange for a Chance to Become an Apprentice

Chapter 60 The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire: A Chance to Become an Apprentice (Part 2)

Dugu Bo, who rushed back to Tiandou Royal Academy from Taoyuan Academy overnight, immediately told Dugu Yan to pack her bags and withdraw from Tiandou Royal Academy.

Dugu Yan was surprised by Dugu Bo's decision.

Dugu Yan's teammates were also stunned. Yu Tianheng watched Dugu Yan's retreating figure as she left with Dugu Bo, and his heart tightened. He felt that Ji'er's future happiness was about to be lost, and he couldn't help but try to stop her.

"Wild goose, where are you going! Will you come back?"

"Yanzi, what will I do without you!"

"Tianheng, you should go back. I have to listen to Grandpa."

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, Dugu Yan is an outstanding student of the academy with a bright future. Why are you so insistent on her dropping out?"

"Get lost. Do I need to explain my actions to you?"

"..."

The three deans of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy personally tried to persuade him to stay, but they were rebuffed.

The students from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Qin Ming, who is this person? He doesn't even give face to the three deans of academic affairs."

At that time, the Shrek Academy students, who had just lost to the academy, had no other choice but to follow Qin Ming to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy for the assessment.

With the approval of the three deans of the academy, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin, Flander, Zhao Wuji, and others joined the Tian Dou Royal Team with Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai. They then learned that Dugu Yan, the most outstanding student among the Tian Dou level students in the academy, had dropped out.

They hurriedly followed the three deans of the academic affairs department to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, the old man with emerald green hair didn't even give the deans any face and led Dugu Yan out of the college.

"That's Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo."

"This was expected. The Azure Phosphorous Serpent is also a top-tier martial soul, belonging to the inherited martial soul category. Dugu Yan's martial soul is also the Azure Phosphorous Serpent, and she has outstanding talent. Who else could it be but the descendant of that Poison Douluo?"

Master Yu Xiaogang analyzed.

"Master is right, that is indeed Poison Douluo. Although he is not a teacher at Heaven Dou Academy, even the royal family respects him greatly, and the academy cannot control him."

Qin Ming nodded, but what was puzzling was why Dugu Bo suddenly wanted Dugu Yan to drop out of school?

The chief of the Academic Affairs Office, Meng Shenji, sighed and said, "Forget it. Poison Douluo is unpredictable and has always been at odds with us. We can't do anything about him making Dugu Yan withdraw from the Royal Academy."

Moreover, he's harming his own granddaughter. There are very few academies on the continent with better resources than our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. Which academy can she study at now?

"But this means our Royal Fighting Team will be one member short. Yanzi can't leave."

Yu Tianheng's heart skipped a beat. What's the point of the team without Yanzi? There's no more dating to be had.

"Tianheng, we know that you and Yanzi have feelings for each other, but we can't interfere with what Poison Douluo has decided."

Meng Shenji was having a bit of a headache; he was quite helpless with this Poison Douluo.

At Taoyuan Academy, you told me to behave myself, stay within my bounds, and not cause trouble. I accept that.

But in other places, few people can stop me, Dugu Bo, from doing what I want to do!

"Fortunately, Shrek Academy has joined our Heaven Dou Royal Academy this time. These students are all excellent, and they can basically reach the level of our Heaven Dou level students. After some practice, even if Dugu Yan is not here, their addition will not weaken the team's strength."

Bai Baoshan touched his stomach and spoke.

"That's right, welcome to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dean Flander. Rest assured, the three of us here assure you that we will do our best to provide these children with the best training facilities and the best training environment."

Flander was somewhat excited and bowed deeply to the three Soul Douluos: "Thank you, seniors."

"Well, Tianheng, didn't you say before that you wanted to cultivate diligently with me? Now you have that opportunity. You should focus on becoming stronger and not worry about these romantic feelings," Yu Xiaogang said to Yu Tianheng at this moment.

……

Afterwards, with the arrangement of the Academic Affairs Office, Shrek and his group successfully moved into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Master Yu Xiaogang said calmly to Flanders and the others:

"Therefore, the outcome of our bet in the Soto City Soul Tournament was insignificant. Shrek Academy didn't qualify for the Soul Master Tournament, and we would have to give up on the academy sooner or later if we wanted to participate. If we beat Peach Blossom Academy, we could complete our team and finally hold our heads high. If we lost, we could figure out Peach Blossom Academy's strength, learn from their experience, and prepare to defeat them in the future. With our resources, it would be easy for us to bring our students to other academies to take up positions."

"If I hadn't already figured out the personalities of these three education committee members, why would I have let Qin Ming bring us here?"

"Now that we have the educational resources of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, we not only have the qualification to participate in the Soul Master Competition, but we are also no longer limited by funding. I can give full play to my strength to train you."

"Mu Bai, having one eye is a man's romance. You don't need to feel inferior. I will design a special training program for you to help you get used to fighting with one eye. After the training, having one eye will not affect your combat ability."

"Fatty, although you've lost a leg, we now have the means to help you nourish and rebuild your bones with top-quality medicine, minimizing the impact. With my special training, your strength will only grow stronger, so there's no need to be discouraged."

"Once Xiao San recovers, you can become an excellent Soul Master team just like her."

After listening to the master's words, Flander gave Yu Xiaogang a thumbs up:

"Xiao Gang, so you had this planned all along. You're really good at planning ahead. Otherwise, why would you be the wise one in our Golden Iron Triangle? You're so smart. This Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is much better than our poor, remote place. Compared to this, what difference would it make if we gave those two plots of land to Su Ran? They're practically worthless."

"Master, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had told us earlier that we could have taken positions at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, only a fool would have gone to Su Ran to beg us to join Peach Blossom Academy instead of offering our services."

"It's embarrassing, I feel embarrassed just thinking about it. It's much more comfortable here."

Zhao Wuji sat on the leather sofa at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, looking completely relaxed, having forgotten the pain he felt facing Su Ran in Soto City.

A new place, a new mood; Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's spirits also lifted.

"But when will Xiao San come back? He hasn't returned since he and Xiao Wu left the Soto City Arena. Master, do you know where he went?" Oscar asked.

Yu Xiaogang took a sip of his coffee and said mysteriously:

"Xiao San is currently undergoing special training. When he returns, his skills will definitely improve significantly. So you all need to work hard to avoid falling behind him."

"We'll give ourselves a year to surpass Taoyuan Team! And wipe away our shame!"

"..."

"Grandpa, where are you taking me?"

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo led Dugu Yan eastward towards Tiandou City.

Although Dugu Yan listened to Dugu Bo and chose to drop out of Tian Dou Royal Academy, it was impossible for her not to feel emotional about being separated from her teammates.

"Let's go to Sunset Forest."

Dugu Bo explained:

"Yanzi, Grandpa knows you are intelligent. I believe that after you cultivate to the Soul Venerable realm, you will be able to feel the changes in your body."

"Grandpa couldn't resolve this issue before, so he never explained it to you in detail."

"That's right. Although the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul is the king of poisons, as the martial soul is developed and cultivation progresses, the longer it goes on, the more we will be infected by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom and eventually die from it."

"Your parents both died because they unfortunately could not withstand the backlash from the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake."

At this point, Dugu Bo gave a self-deprecating smile:

"Yan'er, isn't it laughable? We've awakened the Azure Phosphorus Serpent, a venom of unparalleled power, yet we can't fully control it, and in the end, we'll die because of it."

"I don't want you to repeat the same mistake, so over the years I've been searching for every possible way to neutralize the venom of the blue-skinned snake, but in the end all I've tried has failed."

Upon hearing this, a hint of sadness flashed across Dugu Yan's eyes:

"So, Grandpa, you made me drop out of the academy because you found a way to cure the poison and wanted me to focus on getting rid of it, right?"

"No, I haven't found an antidote, but I have found someone who is most likely to help you detoxify, and may even make you more familiar with poison and stronger."

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Yan's face showed surprise:

"If even Grandpa couldn't cure this poison, can anyone else?"

"That person's skill with poisons surpasses mine."

"what?"

Dugu Yan's surprise turned to shock: What happened? How could someone actually make Grandpa back down?!

When it comes to drugs, Grandpa has never admitted defeat in his entire life!

Who is this amazing person?!

……

Sunset Forest.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, although the hot spring area is not large, it is divided into two oval pools. The hot spring water is milky white and vermilion respectively, and various strange herbs that shimmer with a faint light grow around it.

Dugu Yan and her grandfather had been waiting here for three days, but the person her grandfather had mentioned who could help them detoxify still hadn't appeared.

Dugu Yan couldn't help but ask Dugu Bo:

"Grandpa, when is that person coming? If he doesn't come, are we going to keep waiting?"

"This person has too much influence, making us wait for so long."

"It should be soon. I arranged to meet him here within seven days, and today is the seventh day. I hope he will come."

Dugu Bo was actually a little unsure whether Su Ran would come or not; he was gambling on it.

But at this moment, a layer of golden light had already been cast on the mountains of Sunset Forest, and it was almost sunset.

Just as Dugu Bo was feeling somewhat disappointed, thinking that Su Ran wouldn't come, a graceful white figure slowly descended from the wisps of white mist emanating from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. In an instant, she became the most eye-catching presence in the area. The faint figure drifted in and said:

"Dugu Bo, did you invite me here to exchange the herbs here for a method to detoxify me?"

"No. Goose, kneel down!"

"what?"

Upon seeing the extraordinary young man appear, Dugu Bo leaped forward and arrived in front of Su Ran, giving orders to Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"

"Yan'er, why aren't you kneeling down and becoming my disciple!"

Dugu Bo said again, "Since Su Ran's skills are not to be passed on to outsiders, why not let Yan'er become his disciple as well?"

"Dean Su, this is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Please take her as your apprentice."

"This is my treasured medicinal herb garden, which I have kept for many years. I only wanted to exchange it for the opportunity for Yan'er to become my apprentice. I am presenting it to Dean Su as a gift to express my gratitude."

(End of this chapter)