The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 63 Dugu Bo is back

The next day, in the morning.

The backyard of the Dugu residence.

Just like last night, early in the morning, after transferring the energy obtained from the Fusion Ring into Dugu Yan's body, Xia Liang sat cross-legged nearby to meditate and recover his depleted soul power.

Dugu Yan also sat there cross-legged, carefully sensing the entire process of the Fusion Ring energy merging with her own soul power within her body.

It wasn't until Xia Liang's soul power was fully restored that it was noon.

The intense sunlight shone on the lawn in the backyard.

Dugu Yan finished her meditation, and the remaining Fusion Ring energy in her body completely dissipated. She stood up and glanced around, her eyes meeting those of Xia Liang, who had also stood up.

"I didn't disappoint you last night, did I?" Dugu Yan asked with a smile.

Xia Liang nodded in satisfaction. "Good job. I didn't expect you to last this long. You're quite capable."

"Of course!" Dugu Yan seemed to enjoy hearing praise, her face full of smiles. She crossed her arms and said confidently, "When we were cultivating together, my grandfather always said I was stupid. Actually, I'm not stupid at all; he just didn't know how to teach me."

"However, it seems that spirit ring fusion really cannot be learned later in life. I have tried my best, but I still can't find a way to fuse spirit rings. It seems that I will never be able to learn external poison mixing in this lifetime. But thank you for taking the time to teach me."

At this point, Dugu Yan looked at Xia Liang gratefully, wanting to say more, but remained silent.

After a moment of silence, she casually asked, "Xia Liang, what do you think of the gossip circulating in the academy? It's affecting our reputations; aren't you going to clarify anything?"

"Then why don't you go and clarify?" Xia Liang retorted.

"I find it quite interesting." Dugu Yan lowered her head. "Besides, we've been cultivating in the same simulated field these past few days, so it's probably impossible to clarify things now, right? If Tianheng and the others find out that you're still staying at my house tonight, they'll definitely misunderstand, won't they?"

"It's even better if you think dirty thoughts," Xia Liang said confidently. "I'm just a commoner Soul Master with no background, and I'd love to get involved with the granddaughter of a Title Douluo."

"What kind of relationship do you want with me?" Dugu Yan asked with interest.

"So what kind of relationship do you want me to have with you?" Xia Liang asked, looking into Dugu Yan's eyes.

"I don't care. As long as you dare to try to establish a connection, I'm willing to accept it."

Having just finished speaking in a joking tone, Dugu Yan avoided Xia Liang's gaze. She glanced at the sun in the sky and quickly changed the subject, saying, "It's already noon, I'm so hungry. What should we eat today?"

"It's your decision," Xia Liang said. "You can choose any dish from the ones I've made."

Dugu Yan thought for a moment before staring straight into Xia Liang's eyes and saying with a smile, "Then today, I want to eat your Xia noodles."

"Are you being so direct? If you want it, I can satisfy you." Xia Liang deliberately mischievously loosened his pants and walked towards Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan then realized the ambiguity in her words. Her cheeks flushed, and she explained somewhat flusteredly, "What are you thinking? The Xia noodles I mentioned are the ramen from Master Xia at the academy. No, not your noodles."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xia Liang's waist as he walked up to her before looking away.

"Just kidding."

Xia Liang patted Dugu Yan on the shoulder and turned to walk towards the kitchen inside the house.

Dugu Yan's face was still warm from saying the wrong thing; if it were before, she would have definitely retaliated in a more thuggish way.

But for some reason, I'm always inexplicably careful about what I say now, trying not to appear frivolous or casual and get misunderstood.

Just as Xia Liang went into the kitchen to cook noodles, Dugu Yan raised her hands, palms facing each other, two yellow and one purple, three palm-sized soul rings merging into a bright green ball of light between her palms.

Actually, she had already learned how to fuse rings; this skill truly relies on talent.

Talented people can learn it in no time.

Dugu Yan kept it a secret because she wanted to maintain a relationship with Xia Liang where one of them was willing to teach and the other was willing to learn. She felt that this kind of life was very promising, and she would always excitedly run back from the academy on her days off to enjoy the time they spent cultivating together.

This is another kind of warm feeling when practicing with my grandfather, perhaps because someone is willing to spend time with me and patiently guide my practice.

After her father died, no one except her grandfather ever treated her like that again.

Dugu Yan suddenly recalled the memory of her father dying before her eyes from the backlash of the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom.

Because of the backlash of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent's venom on the Soul Master herself, she was born with purple hair and blue eyes. As she adds more Soul Rings to the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Martial Soul, the color of her hair and eyes will become darker, and the venom that backlashes on her body will become stronger.

But Dugu Yan didn't dislike these two colors; on the contrary, she found them beautiful. After her parents died, her purple hair and blue eyes were like birthmarks, the only things her parents left on her.

My mother had purple hair, and my father had blue eyes.

How could a child possibly dislike their parents' belongings?

The thought that she would one day die from snake venom like her parents filled Dugu Yan with sorrow. She wanted to live longer and to become more powerful in her poison skills. Fusion Ring and external poison mixing could help her achieve this, which is why she practiced so hard.

Now that we've mastered fusion, learning how to mix toxins in vitro is only a matter of time.

Putting aside all distractions, Dugu Yan wiped her slightly reddened eyes, sat down cross-legged, and continued to practice the use of the Fusion Ring.

About five minutes later.

Dugu Yan suddenly ran into the kitchen, her face pale with panic, and exclaimed, "My grandfather is back!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Liang, who was cooking noodles, felt a pang of anxiety. After a moment of thought, he realized, "Isn't this perfect?"

With Dugu Yan around, she can act as a mediator to ease tensions between them.

However, Dugu Yan seemed very nervous, even a little scared. While saying that she couldn't let her grandfather find out that a man of the opposite sex had stayed at home for one night, she pushed Xia Liang toward the kitchen window.

It is said that Dugu Bo had not yet returned home, but the unique fishy smell of the Jade Phosphorus King Venom could already be smelled from a hundred meters away.

Dugu Bo only has this one granddaughter, and he is extremely controlling and possessive. Before gaining his approval, he will never show the slightest kindness to any woman who gets along with his granddaughter.

After hearing Dugu Yan's explanation, Xia Liang jumped out of the kitchen window.

To prevent Dugu Bo from sensing his presence, he immediately took out a milk drink and a hundred-fold spirit mushroom from his three-colored ring. After consuming them, he gained the ability to shield himself from auras, smells, and mental detection.

With the mental detection shield in place, Dugu Bo will not be detected unless he intentionally conducts a mental detection.

Without the chef's fifth soul skill, Soaring Thousand Miles Gale Kick, he could no longer fly. After climbing out the window, Xia Liang took out an opaque black trench coat with a hood from his three-colored ring.

And summoned several blackish-purple ghost flames from within the trench coat.

As soon as Dugu Bo stepped into his house, Xia Liang rode off in the opposite direction on his black and purple ghost fire.

I'll post one of the two chapters I missed last night. The other chapter will be updated at 11:59 PM tonight, and two more chapters will be updated at midnight.

I've been really busy these past few days, and sometimes I've had writer's block and don't know how to write anything.

I woke up at 5 a.m., saw the readers' comments, slapped myself, cursed myself for being inhuman, and gritted my teeth to finish this chapter. Please feel free to point out any flaws.

I'm so sorry.

(End of this chapter)