Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 367 Shrek Academy's Counterattack

When Qian Renxue awoke from her hibernation, about ten days had passed, and she felt the surging soul power within her body.

It has to be said that absorbing the Dragon Pill will subtly enhance her physical fitness. She stretched out her left hand and quietly activated her external metacarpal bone. Thin scales appeared on the original bone armor.

She even carried a hint of dragon aura. If it weren't for her original martial soul, she might have transcended the realm of humanity, just like Lin Mengtong, and thus gained longevity similar to that of a soul beast.

Unfortunately, her divine-level martial soul was simply too powerful, as was her divine-level bloodline. It was utterly impossible for a single dragon core to erode her bloodline; it would only result in assimilation.

Most importantly, thanks to the enhancement of her physical attributes brought about by this Dragon Pill, the nascent forms of her two soul cores changed, and the yin-yang complementary soul power vortex became slightly larger.

Based on this estimate, she might even be able to condense a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core when she unlocks her true form at the seventh ring. This would allow her to attempt to obtain her third soul core in the future.

"You're awake?"

Seeing Qian Renxue admiring her hands, Ye Xishui, who had been accompanying her, found it amusing and decided not to disturb her from the start.

"Ah!" Qian Renxue exclaimed in shock.

She turned her head and looked at Ye Xishui, who had a smile on her face. She took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Huh, that's strange." Ye Xishui reached out and grasped Qian Renxue's wrist, sensing it. "This Dragon Pill brought you from level 48 to the peak of level 49, but it didn't help you break through the level 50 bottleneck? What kind of soul power do you have?"

"I have two martial souls, two nascent soul cores, and a bunch of soul bones, all of which are places to store soul power. This damn... little dragon pill, it's not something that disappears in one breath."

Qian Renxue originally wanted to mention the Dragon-Breaking Pill, since it was something she had snatched from Mu En. However, after thinking about it, she realized it was a gift from her teacher, and even if she didn't respect the teacher, she should still consider the owner before beating the dog, so she changed her approach.

"This piece of junk was nearly killed by Mu En back then," Ye Xishui said strangely. "However, if it were you, even if this dragon pill contained the ferocity of a dragon in its lifetime, you should be able to subdue it."

"Speaking of which, this should have been something you kept for yourself, right? If I hadn't been so weak at the time, I definitely would have refused it," Qian Renxue said. "If your Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul had absorbed this, it should have been able to advance even further."

Ye Xishui shook her head: "Teacher, to be honest with you, if you hadn't given me that Bright Paradise Grass, I might have chosen to keep it for myself. But in reality, it's not suitable for me."

Afterwards, Ye Xishui recounted the story Long Xiaoyao had told her about Mu En and the Dragon Pill. She omitted the detail that Mu En had chosen to use the Dragon Pill to recover because he needed her help.

"Moun thinks he can attract the attention of the divine realm with this dragon pill?" Qian Renxue's expression was strange. "What a load of rubbish!"

"His descendant is now all he can do is fart," Ye Xishui said with a smile. "Come, let me tell you about the changes that have taken place on the mainland these past few days."

"The turmoil surrounding the Clear Sky Sect's beast inheritance site has only subsided in the last two days. The Clear Sky Sect suffered a silent loss in this incident," Ye Xishui said. "Because they wanted to protect Tang San's reputation, they reluctantly gave away a lot of good stuff. It is said that even the most ordinary Soul Masters who went up the Deep Cloud Mountain Range received pills that are said to be able to strengthen their foundation and cultivate their vitality."

"Could they really be that kind?" Qian Renxue asked with some skepticism.

"You'll see when you take a look." Ye Xishui took out a pill and handed it to her.

Qian Renxue accepted it. It was a common medicine called Foundation Building Pill. A slightly more advanced one was called Marrow Cleansing Pill, which could actually be bought at various auctions.

However, there seemed to be a slightly unusual aura emanating from these pills. Qian Renxue crushed the pill in her hand, and a faint scent... similar to Blue Silver Grass wafted out?

"This feeling..." Qian Renxue sensed it for a moment, "They refined some Blue Silver Grass into these pills."

"That's right, and these Blue Silver Grasses feel different from those that exist in our Jingyang Mountains," Ye Xishui said. "These grasses may very well have some special properties."

Qian Renxue pondered for a moment: "Where did this pill come from?"

"Initially, Lin Mengtong bought them from a rogue cultivator," Ye Xishui said. "She sensed something was wrong, so she used gold soul coins to buy these pills from some rogue cultivators and told me about it. So, I ordered Scorpion Tiger to replace all the pills in the hands of the Spirit Hall Soul Masters and Soul Instructors you sent there with other things."

"During the ten days or so you've been cultivating, I've discovered the special effects of these pills," Ye Xishui said in a low voice. "It's like a slow, persistent curse, extremely, extremely small, but it will exist."

Casting curses was something Ye Xishui and Qian Renxue were very familiar with. To prevent anyone from revealing the address of the Holy Spirit Headquarters, everyone there, except Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling, had been cursed by Ye Xishui long ago.

The poison later administered to Xiao Xuanzi could also be considered a curse, relying on chronic toxins.

Qian Renxue pondered for a moment: "Blue Silver Grass is a plant that can be found everywhere on the continent. Even if we wanted to control it all, it would be impossible for Ah Yin in the Golden Tree to do so. However, given the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect, it is possible to influence the Blue Silver Grass there."

"If these seemingly ordinary pills truly contain what you described, then this is likely a countermeasure by Shrek Academy against our efforts to influence public opinion."

Qian Renxue frowned: "I have to say, it's quite interesting that an old thing has woken up."

"What, are you worried that things will get out of your control?" Ye Xishui asked with a smile.

"No. On the contrary, I find things interesting." Qian Renxue smiled coldly. "When I was poisoning people in the Heavenly Dou Palace, Tang Hao was still someone who only knew how to solve problems with violence, like a little animal."

"Ten thousand years later, it seems that it's not just Tang San who's better at scheming," Qian Renxue said in a low voice. "Even mice know how to use their brains to think."

"Since they're going to try and play tricks on me like this, I don't mind." Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes. "Teacher, do me a favor."

"Why are you being so polite with me? Just tell me, what do you want?"

"Keep an eye on the cities where the Sun Moon Empire has received the outsiders," Qian Renxue said expressionlessly. "If I'm not mistaken, traitors and spies are about to appear."

Thank you all for reading! I'll only be posting two chapters this morning, and I'll release three more this afternoon to make up for the missed chapters~ (Guaranteed third chapter, plus a bonus chapter for two months of votes)

Because I've written quite a lot these past few days, I've been revising as I write, and I've made some changes... because I've found that when I write more than 10,000 words in a row, I start to ramble a bit, like when I wrote that 10,000 years on Earth is equivalent to more than 30 years in the God Realm, when in fact it's 27 years, and so on.

For example, even earlier, Dai Hao was inexplicably granted the title five years ahead of schedule...

The third and fourth updates are actually finished, but they still need some polishing.

Therefore, in order to be a little more rigorous, I would like to split it into two parts. I hope you can understand!

Thank you all for your support!

Also, I usually receive donations from Qidian readers a day late, and I keep track of them, just like with QQ Reading. I generally add an extra chapter when donations reach around 1600. However, please donate according to your means; simply following the reader's lead is a huge support for the author! Thanks again!

(End of this chapter)