Li Qing slowly walked to the edge of the flower platform and sat down, looking at Senior Dugu Bo and saying indifferently, "Senior Dugu Bo, your attitude when asking for help is far worse than your granddaughter's."
Dugu Bo: "???"
He himself couldn't remember how many years it had been since someone dared to speak to him like this. This kid really wasn't afraid of death, but Dugu Bo didn't get angry either.
Because the other party dared to be so arrogant, it meant he had the confidence to be arrogant.
In other words, this kid might really have a way to completely solve the problem of their family's Martial Soul defect, otherwise why would he be so arrogant?
Although it was somewhat unbelievable, it wasn't impossible for this person to be Li Qing.
His cultivation speed, physique, and Martial Soul were already unbelievably abnormal, so adding one more wasn't surprising at all, but rather very reasonable.
Furthermore, his daring to be so arrogant indicated that he intended to tell him the method.
"What, do you want this old man to beg you?"
Dugu Bo's tone clearly softened a lot, and a trace of a smile appeared on his face as he spoke.
Li Qing, however, asked with a serious face, "Shouldn't I?"
"Damn it!"
Dugu Bo immediately became anxious and made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves, ready to fight Li Qing.
"No, no, no... just kidding, just kidding. This junior was just saying, why are you getting anxious? No matter what, you're a senior, how could this junior dare?"
Li Qing quickly stood up to stop him.
"That's more like it."
Dugu Bo put down his sleeves, revealing a smug expression.
Li Qing's expression gradually became serious: "The reason why the Martial Soul has defects is because the Martial Soul is not perfect. To completely solve it, the only way is for the Martial Soul to mutate."
"To be precise, it's Martial Soul evolution."
"Most Martial Soul mutations on the continent are malignant, while benign mutations, I call evolution, because evolution is a process of transformation that can compensate for Martial Soul defects."
Dugu Bo frowned slightly.
Of course, he knew that a benign Martial Soul mutation might solve the problem of their family's Martial Soul defects, but was Martial Soul mutation something that could happen just by saying it?
Dugu Bo suddenly thought, hadn't this kid's Martial Soul evolved?
Could it be...
Dugu Bo suddenly looked at him and asked expectantly, "Do you have a way to make our Martial Souls evolve?"
Li Qing said, "Perhaps."
"What do you mean, perhaps?"
Dugu Bo's eyes widened, and he had an impulse to give him a big slap.
Li Qing looked at him and said, "Based on my understanding of poison-attribute Martial Souls, it should be absolutely impossible for you to break through to Title Douluo, but you did."
"This means you must have found something or somewhere that can suppress the toxins in your body."
"Since that thing or that place can suppress the toxins in your body, it must have something extraordinary about it. Whether it can solve the Martial Soul defect problem depends on it."
Dugu Bo's spirit was shaken.
The reason he was able to break through to Title Douluo was because of that hot spring, but only he knew about that place. Even Yan Yan hadn't reached the time to go there yet.
This kid could actually guess it.
Li Qing smiled slightly and said confidently, "It seems my guess was correct. If Senior trusts this junior, you can let this junior have a look at that thing."
"Okay!" Dugu Bo agreed readily.
Li Qing's spirit bone plan was much more effective than the hot spring, which had been proven on him and Yan Yan, so the importance of the hot spring was not as high.
Since there was a real possibility of curing the Martial Soul defect, he naturally wasn't willing to let it go.
Li Qing couldn't help but be stunned, because he had thought of many possibilities, but he never expected Dugu Bo to agree so readily. Not knowing the value of something was indeed terrifying.
Dugu Bo said, "That's not a thing, but a place. Do you need to ask for leave?"
Li Qing nodded.
With Dugu Bo, this Title Douluo, present, Qin Ming naturally didn't dare not approve it. He immediately stated that Li Qing could take as much leave as he wanted, and then the two of them left the academy together.
Leaving Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo grabbed Li Qing's shoulder and sped away like lightning.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."
Li Qing only felt a burst of dizziness. He wanted to ask Dugu Bo to slow down, but the wind kept rushing into his mouth, scattering everything he wanted to say.
After who knows how long, Dugu Bo finally put him down.
"Ugh..."
Nausea had nothing to do with physique. As soon as Li Qing landed, he couldn't help but lean against a tree and vomit.
Looking at the continuously vomiting Li Qing, Dugu Bo showed a satisfied smile on his face and teased, "Young man, you're a bit weak."
Li Qing: "???"
He really wanted to curse the other party out, but he truly didn't have the strength. At this moment, he felt uncomfortable all over.
"Are you done vomiting? If you're done, come over and take a look."
Li Qing, who had recovered a bit, walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. What came into view was an inverted conical mountain hollow, with thick hot air and water mist rising from it.
Although it was daytime, the water mist still somewhat obstructed the view, making it difficult to see the situation below clearly.
Li Qing said, "The air is filled with the smell of sulfur. If there are no surprises, there should be a hot spring below, which is quite consistent with your situation, but we need to go down and see the specifics."
Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go, I'll take you down."
"Damn it, I can..."
Before Li Qing finished speaking, Dugu Bo directly grabbed his shoulder and performed a low-altitude rapid descent.
"Thump!"
Dugu Bo landed steadily, but the impact was not strong. He didn't know what method he used.
Finally, Li Qing saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The hot spring, alternating between vermilion and milky white yet clearly separated, with warm water vapor rolling upwards, and around the hot spring, various plants grew abundantly.
Immortal herbs such as the Eight Corner Profound Ice Herb, Fierce Fire Apricot, and Lovesick Heartbreak Red were all taken in by Li Qing's eyes.
Besides those immortal herbs that were described in detail in the original work and could be identified at a glance, there were many strange flowers and grasses that Li Qing didn't recognize at all.
Dugu Bo asked somewhat expectantly, "How is it?"
Li Qing's gaze lingered on the many strange flowers and grasses, some he recognized and some he didn't, thinking about what to use to help Dugu Bo and his granddaughter complete their Martial Soul evolution.
He first fixed his gaze on the Ninth Grade Dragon Ganoderma.
Although they were only Ninth Grade, they contained the bloodline power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, which could greatly help beast Martial Souls evolve, especially since the Bilin Snake was a snake-type Martial Soul.
Then he looked at the Earth Dragon Golden Melon vine.
Although the Earth Dragon Golden Melon belonged to the earth element, it also contained the bloodline power of the dragon race, and its grade was above the Ninth Grade Dragon Ganoderma. Promoting the evolution of the Bilin Snake Martial Soul was also not difficult.
However, Li Qing didn't know how many fruits were produced below, only vaguely remembering that the original work seemed to mention two.
"No, say something."
Dugu Bo saw that he was slow to speak and became extremely anxious. Tell me clearly whether it's possible or not, what does it mean to be silent like a mute?