Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 53 caused trouble

In just one morning, Shi Quan had finalized Yu Tianheng's preliminary training plan.

The improvements in strength and speed have all been incorporated into the physical training program, which is specifically designed for martial spirits.

To help Yu Tianheng improve his control over the power of thunder, Shi Quan used a very old-fashioned method.

Shi Quan found a special metal, similar to the tungsten filament in a tungsten bulb from his previous life. When electricity was injected into the metal, it would produce light and heat. However, the metal's load-bearing capacity far exceeded that of the tungsten filament. Even if Yu Tianheng were to unleash his full power now, he might not be able to melt the metal.

The requirements are simple: after Yu Tianheng releases his martial soul, he injects the lightning power from his arm into the metal, causing the metal to emit different levels of brightness. During this process, Yu Tianheng must do his best to control the intensity of the lightning to achieve a training process. When Yu Tianheng can control the brightness emitted by the metal with ease, his control over the lightning power will undergo a qualitative change.

When Yu Tianheng saw the training method proposed by Shi Quan, he was somewhat skeptical. However, after trying it himself, he realized how difficult it was. Injecting the power of thunder into metal was not difficult; the difficulty lay in controlling the intensity of the thunder. The power of thunder was extremely violent, and he simply could not control its intensity. He didn't know how long he would have to train to meet Shi Quan's requirements.

"This is too difficult." Yu Tianheng looked at the gleaming metal in his hand, his eyes filled with restlessness.

Shi Quan, standing nearby, offered words of comfort: "Captain, the power of thunder is inherently violent. You must remain calm and focused during training. If your mind is unsettled, the power of thunder will only become more difficult to control. Don't try to suppress or control it. Calm down and feel the power of thunder, and treat it as a part of your body. This might help your training."

"Phew!" Yu Tianheng let out a long breath, looked at Shi Quan, and said with a wry smile, "Xiao Quan, it's easy for you to say, but not so easy to do."

"Where there's a will, there's a way," Shi Quan encouraged with a smile. "Besides, everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you have an idea, it will be easy later on."

"Go Tianheng!" Dugu Yan cheered for Yu Tianheng from the side.

"Yes!" Yu Tianheng nodded happily at Dugu Yan.

"Tsk tsk tsk. The stench of being in love."

Shi Quan pursed his lips, realizing that all his words were less effective than Dugu Yan's simple encouragement. Seeing this, he could only silently turn his head away.

"Haha." Ning Rongrong chuckled upon seeing this and said, "That's right, that's right, where there's a will, there's a way. Doesn't that mean I'll surpass you one day?"

Shi Quan smiled and said, "Others have ambition, but you're just daydreaming. You should work hard instead."

"You dare say I'm daydreaming? You probably want to get beaten up again, don't you?" Ning Rongrong glared at Shi Quan angrily.

"Squat properly and don't get the posture wrong," Shi Quan immediately changed the subject.

"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, her horse stance regaining its composure.

……

The next day.

Early morning, in the dormitory.

He went to great lengths to create customized training plans for everyone, all for the woman with short purple hair in front of him—Dugu Yan.

"Yanzi, your martial soul is the Azure Serpent, and you're going for a poison-attribute control style?" Shi Quan frowned as he looked at the information in his hand and asked Dugu Yan to confirm.

"What? Is there a problem?" Dugu Yan asked, looking at Shi Quan's frowning expression, her words carrying a hint of sarcasm.

"Then how are the toxins stored in your body?" Shi Quan put down the documents in his hand and asked Dugu Yan.

"Store toxins?" Dugu Yan was confused by Shi Quan's question and said, "My toxins are inherent to my Azure Serpent Martial Soul, what do you mean by storing toxins?"

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's answer, Shi Quan frowned even more deeply and said, "Based on my understanding of martial spirits, although martial spirits are energy bodies, they are actually still part of the body and can be considered another manifestation of a soul master's life. I don't know much about the Azure Serpent martial spirit."

However, I can say with certainty that it's extremely difficult for a beast spirit to be equipped with a spirit ring possessing poison attributes. If a poison spirit ring is added, when absorbing the spirit ring, the poisonous energy within it will not only merge into the spirit but also transfer the toxins to the spirit master's body. Generally speaking, very few beast spirits can absorb toxins themselves without transferring them to their host.

"Would a beast spirit transferring the poison into its body after absorbing a poison-attribute spirit ring?" Dugu Yan paused for a moment, then shook her head and said affirmatively, "I haven't been poisoned."

If she were poisoned, how could her grandfather not know? Therefore, Dugu Yan was certain that she was not poisoned.

"Do you think I don't know whether you've been poisoned or not?"

Shi Quan thought to himself, putting everything else aside, Dugu Bo really protected Dugu Yan very well.

In the original novel, when Tang San helped her detoxify, it was not mentioned whether Dugu Yan knew about her condition. However, given Dugu Bo's personality, he would have preferred Dugu Yan to grow up carefree. Dugu Yan was still somewhat immature in her twenties. If Dugu Yan knew about her poisoning, she would probably not be the same. It is obvious that Dugu Bo had been keeping their poisoning a secret all along.

"That must be because the Azure Serpent Martial Soul possesses some special talent ability, allowing it to store the poison within the Martial Soul and prevent it from transferring to your body," Shi Quan nodded, but still said, "Just in case, Yanzi, could you hold out your hand for me to take a look?"

Dugu Yan asked with a puzzled look, "What? Xiao Quan, your martial soul can sense poison?"

"No, that's not it." Shi Quan shook his head and explained, "Yanzi, as you know, my martial soul is a mutated martial soul, and the direction of the mutation is life, so my martial soul is more sensitive to life."

"I think that by making contact, I can perhaps determine your physical condition, which will make it easier to develop a personalized training plan."

"Is that so?" Dugu Yan still looked somewhat doubtful, but she still extended her right hand.

Shi Quan raised his right hand and summoned the Blue Silver Grass martial spirit. The Blue Silver Grass extended out and wrapped around Dugu Yan's wrist. His inner force was channeled into Dugu Yan's body through the Blue Silver Grass.

He began to carefully sense it. He also wanted to see what exactly was happening inside Dugu Yan's body.

The Nine Yin Nine Yang Divine Skill has the effect of making one immune to all poisons. The internal energy is naturally sensitive to toxins. As the internal energy entered Dugu Yan's body, Shi Quan immediately sensed the toxins in Dugu Yan's body.

Although Shi Quan didn't know much about poisons, he could still clearly sense that the toxins in Dugu Yan's body were very mixed and obviously a kind of mixed poison.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. When the Jade Serpent Martial Soul was awakened, it was accompanied by the Jade Serpent Poison, which had been passed down for countless generations. Dugu Yan absorbed three poison-attribute Soul Rings in succession, which is equivalent to being poisoned three times. The three poisons plus the Jade Serpent Poison mixed together would become a mixed poison, wouldn't it?

Most importantly, these toxins originated from the blood, permeating almost the entire body of Dugu Yan and penetrating deep into her bones.

"Fortunately, her soul power is due to the Azure Serpent Martial Soul, which has a stronger ability to suppress toxins. Given the condition of her body, if it were in someone else's body, they would have died long ago."

Shi Quan thought to himself, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.

His Nine Yin Nine Yang internal energy has the special effect of being immune to all poisons and has a strong suppressive force against poisons. In the martial arts world, there are countless cases of using internal energy to force out poisons. So, if he can use his internal energy to assist Dugu Yan in forcing out poisons, then there is no need to use medicine.

"There's potential! But we'll have to try it first."

With these thoughts in mind, Shi Quan slowly withdrew the Blue Silver Grass.

"How are you? I'm definitely alright, right?" Dugu Yan nodded slightly, then continued, "How could someone like me, who works with poisons, possibly get poisoned myself? Besides, I have my grandfather..."

Shi Quan shook his head slightly, a hint of hesitation in his expression. After a pause, he said, "Yanzi, release your martial spirit first, let me see it."

Seeing Shi Quan's expression, Dugu Yan looked at him with a half-smile, "What, you really want to say I'm poisoned? If you don't know what it feels like to be poisoned, I might be able to help you?"

Shi Quan understood Dugu Yan's inexplicable confidence. After all, she had a titled Douluo grandfather who was known for his poison skills. If she were poisoned, how could Dugu Bo not tell her?

"I don't have masochistic tendencies," Shi Quandan said. "Your body is indeed a bit different from ordinary people, and it's hard to say whether you've been poisoned."

"You really dare to say I'm poisoned." Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and her martial spirit instantly possessed her. Her legs merged together to become a thick snake tail, a diamond-shaped green scale appeared between her eyebrows, and her green eyes became exceptionally sharp, with a chilling aura emanating from them.

"Hiss, looks like I really want to experience what it's like to be poisoned?" The snake's tail swayed back and forth, and the emerald green figure approached, bringing with it a foul, fishy smell.

"Alright, alright, whatever you say, okay?" Shi Quan quickly backed away, hurriedly hiding far away.

"Hmph." Dugu Yan snorted coldly.

"Let me check again, don't get agitated." Shi Quan's Blue Silver Grass extended out again and rested on Dugu Yan's arm.

As the internal energy entered Dugu Yan's body again, Dugu Yan seemed to be stimulated by something. Suddenly, a green aura emanated from her body, and her face turned pale. She clutched her head and let out a scream, and her whole body began to convulse wildly.

"Oh no, we've gotten ourselves into trouble." Shi Quan's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his inner force.

"What's wrong?"

The people in the dormitory were immediately drawn to Dugu Yan's scream.

"Yanyan, what's wrong?"

In particular, Yu Tianheng's expression changed drastically. He suddenly jumped down from the third floor, ignoring the poisonous fog all around, and rushed forward to hug the convulsing Dugu Yan.

"Lingling, quickly treat Yanyan!" Yu Tianheng shouted in a panic as he saw Dugu Yan's painful appearance.

The dormitory was thrown into chaos in no time.

(End of this chapter)