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"Brother Weisi, what is this?" After Anna had fully absorbed the energy from the small piece of whale resin, her eyes lit up with excitement.
"Brother, this is really something amazing! After eating it, I noticed that my soul power cultivation speed has greatly improved!"
Dai Weisi rubbed Anna's small head and smiled. "I told you it was a good thing. Now you believe me, right? Alright, go continue your training in the garden. Your task for this week is to focus on cultivating your soul power. Got it?"
"Mm! I understand, Brother Weisi!" With that, Anna ran to the pavilion in the garden, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating her soul power.
For the following week, Dai Weisi didn't assign her any physical training. Her daily tasks were simple:
First, meditate and cultivate soul power in the garden. Second, eat as much as she could without getting sick!
During this week, every meal was rich in meat and fish, extremely nutritious, and half an hour after every meal, she would take a small piece of whale resin.
By the end of the week, Anna's body had started to become stronger, and she no longer looked so frail, with her small arms and legs gradually filling out.
Seeing Anna's body becoming more robust, Dai Weisi began to introduce various physical training routines for her. The simpler exercises included long-distance running, push-ups, squats, sit-ups, and pull-ups.
His expectations were clear: ten kilometers of running, one hundred push-ups, one hundred squats, one hundred sit-ups, and ten pull-ups every day.
Yes, the same training method famously used by Saitama from the "One Punch Man" series. Of course, considering Anna's young age, the exercises were broken down into manageable segments.
For example, the daily ten-kilometer run was divided into fifty 200-meter sprints, and the hundred push-ups were split into ten sets.
Eventually, the training intensity was increased bit by bit. The 200-meter sprints were split into twenty-five 400-meter sprints and twenty 500-meter sprints, with the specific details adjusted according to Anna's physical capabilities.
This training was all aimed at building Anna's physical strength, preparing her to absorb better soul rings in the future.
Dai Weisi thought to himself that for Anna's first soul ring, its age should be at least six hundred years. If it was from a plant-type soul beast, the age could even reach seven hundred years.
Perhaps to express her gratitude for Dai Weisi's care, Anna threw herself into her training with extraordinary diligence. Even if it meant pushing herself to the limit each day, even if she couldn't sleep, she would always complete whatever Dai Weisi had assigned her.
Although these physical exercises made Anna struggle at first, with Dai Weisi constantly giving her whale resin, her physical conditioning slowly improved, and she began to adapt to the increasing intensity of her training.
At the same time, Dai Weisi was considering increasing the intensity of her workouts even more!
Dugu Family Residence in Heaven Dou City
After two weeks of travel, Qin Ming and his group finally returned to Heaven Dou City, with Dugu Yan returning to her home as well.
Once home, she immediately wanted to ask her grandfather, Dugu Bo, about the poisoning incident. However, the servants informed her that Dugu Bo had left the residence a week ago and hadn't returned since.
Not knowing where her grandfather was, Dugu Yan had no choice but to wait at home. Unknowingly, a week passed, and today, Dugu Bo finally returned.
Suddenly, an elderly figure descended from the sky, landing in front of the Dugu residence.
The old man appeared thin and gaunt, with sunken cheeks and wild, disheveled hair. His sideburns were a bizarre shade of dark green, and his eyes glinted like emeralds, cold and venomous, resembling the gaze of a poisonous snake.
Not only did his eyes resemble a snake's, but his entire presence exuded the aura of a predator, giving the impression of a snake on the hunt, ready to devour its prey at any moment.
Dressed in a plain gray robe, the old man calmly walked into the house.
"Grandfather, you're back!"
When Dugu Bo saw his granddaughter, a trace of tenderness flickered in his eyes. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Haha, my dear granddaughter, I'm back. Did you miss me?"
Dugu Yan threw herself into Dugu Bo's arms, laughing, "Hehe, Grandpa, welcome back!"
As a Title Douluo, Dugu Bo's senses were extraordinary. The moment their bodies made contact, he immediately noticed a breakthrough in Dugu Yan's soul power.
"Oh? Yan Yan, your soul power has reached level 36 already? Not bad, not bad!" Dugu Bo said, a pleased expression on his face.
"Hehe, Grandpa, I've been working hard on my training these past few days," Dugu Yan replied with a grin, but in her heart, she was thinking of Dai Weisi.
Ever since she was defeated by him in the Star Dou Forest, she had been pushing herself relentlessly to improve her soul power. Other than eating and drinking, she spent every moment training.
Now, after three weeks, Dugu Yan had successfully reached level 36. She also remembered something Dai Weisi had said and couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, could you check my body? I'm worried that I might be poisoned."
"What?!"
Dugu Bo's face changed drastically, turning even paler than usual, almost as if he were a corpse. His heart raced in anxiety.
What's going on? Could it be that the poison in Yan Yan's body is starting to flare up? What should I do?
To avoid disrupting Dugu Yan's training, Dugu Bo had concealed the poisoning from her all these years, secretly searching for a cure, but to no avail.
Instead, he found a blessed location—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. Only by using the violent spiritual energy there could he temporarily suppress the poison within his body.
Dugu Bo's face grew even darker. If the poison inside Dugu Yan erupted, with her current strength, she might not be able to resist it, and the only outcome would be death from poisoning!
He had already witnessed the deaths of his son and daughter-in-law. He couldn't bear to see his granddaughter walk the same path.
Seeing that Dugu Bo hadn't spoken and his expression had become frightening, Dugu Yan felt puzzled. "Grandpa, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
"It's nothing. Yan Yan, why would you ask something like that?" Dugu Bo replied, forcing a smile.
"Well, Grandpa, I met the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire. He said I was poisoned..." Dugu Yan began explaining how she encountered Dai Weisi, how he informed Qin Ming about her poisoning, and everything she had learned from him.
When Dugu Bo heard that Dai Weisi's fourth soul ring was from a 10,000-year soul beast, and that he had single-handedly defeated the Royal Battle Team with ease, he was surprised and thought to himself, This kid is a genius.
However, what astonished him even more was that Dai Weisi had immediately recognized the poison in Dugu Yan's body with just one glance and had pointed out that once the poison spread to the internal organs, it would be fatal.
"Qin Ming said that we should believe in this, so I came to you, Grandpa. After all, you're a Poison Douluo, so you should be able to cure me," Dugu Yan continued.
"I see. Qin Ming is right; we cannot be careless about this," Dugu Bo thought with a deep sigh. As a famous Poison Douluo, he had devoted his life to researching poisons, but ironically, he was powerless to cure the poison within his own body.
He had watched his son die in front of him and could do nothing. Now, his granddaughter was poisoned as well. Was another tragedy about to unfold before his eyes?
"Wait!" Dugu Bo suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "The Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire, he said he's well-versed in medicine, and he could recognize the poison in Yan Yan's body at a glance. Perhaps he might have a solution?"
Perhaps driven by concern for his granddaughter's safety, Dugu Bo was now desperate, determined to seek Dai Weisi's help. If Dai Weisi had a way to help, he would do anything to get him involved. If not, the only option left would be to place Dugu Yan near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and make further plans from there.
(End of Chapter)