Chapter 75: Ning Rongrong's Changes

"Senior, there's no need to rush. Once I've treated Senior Dugu's injuries, we can discuss the rest of the matters. These two rare treasures, let's leave them with you for now," Su Cheng reassured.

Su Cheng also knew that too much haste could be counterproductive. He continued, "Moreover, when the time comes, you can see how I use them, which might increase your confidence in me, right?"

Dugu Bo nodded slightly, without saying anything further.

"There's one more thing I need to tell you. The antidote I used for Senior was primarily for counteracting poison, with the enhancement of soul power being its additional effect. Do you understand what I mean?" Su Cheng explained.

"You mean using that antidote would generate resistance to the venom of the Jade Phosphor Snake, thereby reducing its potency?" Dugu Bo's expression changed instantly, his voice tinged with anger. "What if this knowledge spreads to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect? No! This cannot be allowed!"

"Don't worry, that substance is quite basic and only effective against low-level Jade Phosphor Snakes. But it won't have any effect on the toxicity of your Jade Phosphor Snake King. I just wanted to inform you to avoid any misunderstandings. There's no need to get so worked up," Su Cheng reassured him.

"I'm afraid I might not be able to control myself and end up killing you," Dugu Bo said coldly, finally calming down.

"Who will treat you if I die?" Su Cheng retorted.

After the two left the room, according to their prior agreement, Dugu Bo didn't put on a friendly face. Instead, he acted aloof, not even sparing a glance at Su Cheng, before leaving with a wave of his sleeve.

"Grandpa!"

Seeing this, Dugu Yan, who was waiting on the sofa, was stunned for a moment. Then, with an apologetic look towards Su Cheng, she nodded slightly and hurriedly followed after him.

Ning Rongrong frowned as she watched their retreating figures. Then, she walked over to Su Cheng, asking softly, "Brother, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, don't worry," Su Cheng patted her shoulder and nodded slightly towards the worried Yu Tianheng, then went to pour himself a cup of tea.

Not long after, Dugu Yan returned and approached Su Cheng.

She bowed to him and said earnestly, "Junior Brother, I'm really sorry. My grandfather has a bad temper. Please don't take it to heart."

"I don't mind. It's not about Senior Sister," Su Cheng said before turning to Dugu Yan, "Did Senior Bo say anything?"

Dugu Yan pursed her lips, glanced at Ning Rongrong, hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Grandfather said he wants to stay at the academy for a while."

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in disbelief. She glared at Dugu Yan.

"How could you say such a thing?!" she exclaimed.

"He just kindly gave you some medicine, and if you don't appreciate it, it's fine. But how dare you give others a hard time again?!" Unexpectedly, Su Cheng was taken aback by Ning Rongrong's outburst.

Grabbing Su Cheng's arm, she said loudly, "Brother, let's go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. There's nothing good about staying in this academy!"

After a moment of silence, he finally reacted and hastily tried to calm her down, "Rongrong, it's okay. It's not related to Senior Sister."

Su Cheng hadn't expected Ning Rongrong to react so strongly. "Senior Sister, don't worry about it. Rongrong has this temper..." he started to explain.

"What's there to talk about with her?!" Su Cheng, who was being pulled, could only glance awkwardly at Dugu Yan and the baffled Yu Tianheng, signaling them with his eyes, before following Ning Rongrong out of the team lounge.

Once outside, Su Cheng and Ning Rongrong found a secluded corner under a tree. Su Cheng took a moment to reorganize his thoughts before speaking.

He couldn't reveal the details of his conversation with Dugu Bo to Ning Rongrong. After all, she was still young, and there was no guarantee she could keep it a secret. Moreover, with Ning Fengzhi's close ties to the royal family, any slip of the tongue could expose him.

"Rongrong, don't worry for now. It was agreed between Dugu Bo and me for him to stay at the academy. In the meantime, I'll provide some medicine to help Senior Sister with her health. She has had some chronic illnesses since childhood, and only I can treat her," Su Cheng explained.

"You're going to treat her?!" Ning Rongrong looked incredulous. "Do you have to be so spineless?! He's just a Titled Douluo, and not even the strongest kind. He can't even block a single sword from my Sword Grandfather."

"Let me finish," Su Cheng said somewhat helplessly.

This girl usually had good manners, but when her temper flared, she didn't care whose face she was saying. In the lounge just now, she embarrassed Dugu Yan so much that it was awkward.

"I'm not helping for nothing. I made a deal with Dugu Bo. He has collected some rare herbs, and among them is a precious one that might be useful to you. It might even enhance your martial soul potential, providing an opportunity to improve your soul power. I asked for it from him. He thought I was asking for too much, so he didn't give me a good face. But that's normal," Su Cheng explained.

He didn't mention the possibility of the herb transforming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It was enough to say this much; saying more might lead Ning Rongrong to believe it, and if she told Ning Fengzhi, he might lose control of the situation.

"...,"

Listening to this, Ning Rongrong's eyes widened slightly, and she stared at Su Cheng in disbelief, opening her mouth but unable to say anything for a moment.

"You, and me..."

"Also, you don't need to worry about these superficial things. The angrier he gets, the more advantage we gain," Su Cheng continued calmly.

"Sorry," Ning Rongrong lowered her head and mumbled her lips, then raised her head again. "I'll go apologize to her."

"There's no need for that," Su Cheng smiled. "Just because he didn't give us a good face doesn't mean we have to suffer. It was a fair trade in the first place. As long as you're not so impulsive in the future, I'll be grateful. You must understand that teachers and Titled Douluos, no matter how powerful they are, cannot always be by your side."

Ning Rongrong nodded silently, her eyes flickering, but she didn't say anything further.

In fact, the reason why Su Cheng wanted to help Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul wasn't just because of their current relationship.

The most important reason was that he needed an auxiliary martial soul to observe.

Su Cheng's second martial soul, the Innate Array Diagram, was an auxiliary martial soul, but he didn't have a clear idea of how to develop it yet.

And Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda would greatly improve in quality once it evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Even if it couldn't compare to his second martial soul, there wouldn't be much difference in essence, providing him with a lot of insights and experience.

Furthermore, the unique soul skill generation mode of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was also worth studying.

The sooner the martial soul evolved, the better.

Su Cheng didn't have much time left.

After participating in this Elite Tournament of the Soul Master Academy, he would ride the momentum of defeating the Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall straight into the core of the Martial Soul Hall.

He would then try to find an opportunity to comprehend the secrets of the Divine Position Inheritance.