Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 14 Towards the Rising Sun

In a room on the third floor of the Sea God Pavilion, Old Mu's hunched body slumped in a recliner, while Dean Yan Shaozhe of the Martial Soul Academy stood respectfully beside him, a hint of worry in his expression.

In front of the two of them was a large bed carved from a scrap of the golden sacred tree, on which lay a girl in red.

This girl is Ma Xiaotao, who almost caused a major disaster when she lost control of her lustful desires.

Six hours passed, and Chen Qiye had woken up, but Ma Xiaotao still hadn't woken up.

"Yan Shaozhe, if anything happens to Xiao Tao, you will bear full responsibility. If Xiao Ye hadn't happened to be there, just imagine how serious the consequences would have been!"

Old Mu's voice was unusually heavy, and he addressed Yan Shaozhe by his given name.

If someone who knows him well saw this, they would know that he was actually angry, but not to the point of being furious.

Otherwise, Yan Shaozhe wouldn't be standing here so peacefully.

It's no wonder he was angry. If Chen Qiye hadn't stopped Ma Xiaotao, those weaker students in the outer academy might have suffered irreparable damage if they had encountered him.

"It's true that we didn't take good care of her, but the main problem was that the outbreak of the evil fire was sudden, and we were completely unprepared beforehand," Yan Shaozhe said, sounding somewhat timid.

If someone saw this scene, they probably wouldn't be surprised.

After all, Yan Shaozhe was facing Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo, one of the three strongest people in the world, who was also his teacher.

"When something goes wrong, instead of reflecting on your actions, you keep making excuses. Don't you feel ashamed?" Old Mu asked calmly, though he was genuinely angry.

The most crucial point is not the mistake itself, but the failure to reflect on one's own mistakes and the constant attempts to find excuses to absolve oneself.

"How's Xiaoye doing? If anything happens to him, you can expect to retire and take responsibility!"

Chen Qiye can be considered the future of the academy, and no mistakes can be tolerated.

After all, Chen Qiye's talent far exceeded the expectations of this Super Douluo. Even if Zhang Lexuan could absorb 10 years of spirit rings in her eighth spirit ring, it still couldn't compare to her first spirit ring being a thousand years, her third spirit ring being ten thousand years, or even possessing attributes that surpassed the extreme.

It can only be said that Elder Mu had high hopes for Chen Qiye's future achievements.

Not to mention that Chen Qiye and Zhang Lexuan possess a perfectly compatible martial soul fusion skill, Divine Descent: Moonlit Splendor.

"Xiaoye is fine, she just has a lot of soul power depleted."

"What puzzles me is that, according to that student named Gu Yue, Chen Qiye should have been completely hit by Xiao Tao at that time. Even if he had a third soul skill, the injury he suffered should not have been so light. He should have woken up by now."

Yan Shaozhe said respectfully. With his cultivation and experience, he could understand what had happened at a glance, but Chen Qiye's situation really made him suspicious.

"Are you implying that Chen Qiye has someone else helping him behind the scenes..." Old Mu's voice was a little angry.

"No, I just suspect..."

"Doubt... Have you forgotten who it was? Who used their meager soul power to suppress the evil flames that were burning Xiaotao!"

"Even though she's clearly in a lot of pain, she never utters a sound..."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I was overthinking it."

"Never mind, why don't you go check on Xiaoye?"

"Yes."

.........

In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1, in the outer courtyard.

Zhou Yi was explaining some basic knowledge on stage, and the students listened attentively, just like usual.

Only the place that belonged to Chen Qiye and Gu Yue remained empty, still waiting for its master.

Wang Dong, sitting next to him, stared blankly out the window, lost in thought.

Looking at the empty space next to her, she felt inexplicably uneasy. Her mind seemed to be out of control, constantly thinking about why Chen Qiye hadn't come to class.

When Chen Qiye was around, she wanted nothing more than to skin him alive, but when Chen Qiye was gone, she felt a pang of longing for him.

"Wang Dong! What's so interesting outside?"

"Please answer my question."

"what……"

…………

When Chen Qiye woke up, he was already lying in the infirmary, where he saw Gu Yue, who had been awake for a while but was crying her eyes out.

Gu Yue lunged forward, nearly injuring Chen Qiye internally, but seeing Gu Yue crying like this, Chen Qiye couldn't say anything and could only keep comforting her.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm fine, it's just that my soul power was overdrawn..."

"Ahem!" At this moment, a middle-aged man in white walked into the infirmary. Seeing the two embracing each other, he couldn't help but cough twice.

"..."

"Uncle Yan, how is Sister Xiaotao?"

When Yan Shaozhe entered the room and saw the two embracing, he first looked away.

Gu Yue immediately jumped out of Chen Qiye's arms and stood to the side, but her cheeks were still a little flushed and her expression seemed a little embarrassed.

"Honestly, this wretched human has made me look so foolish. If Di Tian and the others find out, I'll have no face to be a dragon anymore..."

After Yan Shaozhe came back in, the two greeted him politely before Chen Qiye began to inquire about Ma Xiaotao's situation.

"Xiao Tao is fine, but because the evil fire wasn't suppressed in time, it affected his spiritual sea, and he will be unconscious for a while." Yan Shaozhe's tone was slightly solemn.

If Chen Qiye hadn't intervened and used some unknown method to temporarily suppress the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao's body, he might not have been able to save his prized disciple.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiye became somewhat worried about Ma Xiaotao.

After all, in the huge Shrek Academy, besides Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan, only Ma Xiaotao, who is practically his peer, is a good friend of his.

Although suppressing the evil fire is no less than spontaneous combustion, Chen Qiye never blamed the older sister who usually took care of him, since Ma Xiaotao was also suffering from the burning of the evil fire.

But Chen Qiye knew that in less than two years, Ma Xiaotao would be consumed by the evil fire, allowing the Holy Spirit Cult to take advantage of the situation.

That incident not only resulted in the loss of Ma Xiaotao, but also led to Shrek Academy losing its pillar, Elder Mu, shortly afterward.

Thinking of this, Chen Qiye sighed softly, his worry deepening as he thought of Ma Xiaotao, who was still unconscious.

Gu Yue looked at the grief-stricken Chen Qiye and felt a strange displeasure. "Honestly, I almost put you in mortal danger, and you still have time to worry about her. I wasted my time worrying about nothing. Humph..."

But when Gu Yue recalled how Chen Qiye had protected her back then, for some reason, Gu Yue felt her heart beating very fast, and a warm feeling welled up inside her…

After leaving the Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe took the two back to the outer courtyard.

As Yan Shaozhe was leaving, he tossed Gu Yue a green box to keep it a secret.

Gu Yue instinctively reached out to catch it, while Yan Shaozhe had already jumped up and walked out of the infirmary. "Go to class! Remember, forget everything you saw before."

After Yan Shaozhe disappeared, Gu Yue clicked her tongue twice, "Such a big accident, and all they give people is a box."

"Alright, the Soul Ascension Pill is already a rare and highly sought-after elixir for the average student."

"What is the Soul Ascension Pill?" Gu Yue asked.

Chen Qiye explained, "The main function of the Soul Ascension Pill is to enhance soul power. It is made by using several rare and precious herbs as a medicinal guide."

"Each Soul Master can only take one pill in their lifetime, and the increase in Soul Power is roughly equivalent to the amount needed for a Soul Master to advance from level 30 to level 31."

"Instantly increasing one level of soul power is an extremely rare and valuable thing! However, consuming too much of it can negatively impact one's future cultivation potential. Nevertheless, its medicinal properties are relatively mild. Any soul master with a cultivation level above ten can take it."

"Is this thing even useful to me now that I'm in the Second Ring Road?" Gu Yue asked, somewhat doubtfully and tentatively.

Although Gu Yue believed the pill wouldn't do him any good, he couldn't help wanting to talk to Qi Ye a little longer...

Chen Qiye shook his head and said, "I don't know. I've never heard of anyone being willing to consume a Soul Ascension Pill when they're only a dozen or so levels away. This thing is a valuable item at any level of auction, and very few people would sell it."

"It might be somewhat useful for a regular two-ring Soul Master, but I'm not sure about you."

"I don't know what you mean by 'to me'. Do you look down on me?" Gu Yue said angrily.

"No, that's not it. Just think about it, and you'll realize that your spirit rings are one yellow and one purple, so you can't compare them to ordinary spirit masters."

Gu Yue snorted, "I'm fairly satisfied with this explanation."

"Alright, let's go."

Chen Qiye subconsciously grabbed Gu Yue's hand and ran towards the academy.

Gu Yue glanced at him but didn't say anything. She simply let Chen Qiye take her hand, and the blush that had faded from Gu Yue's cheeks reappeared.

Gu Yue whispered, "Okay..."

And so, Chen Qiye led Gu Yue and ran toward the slowly rising sun.

(End of this chapter)