The dormitory layout was roughly the same, but the room itself was new.
Dai Mubai and the others gathered around the large bed, taking turns feeling Tang Sui's pulse as she lay on the bed with her eyes closed.
Flander and Liu Erlong had rushed off to find Dugu Bo, while the Master was searching through relevant ancient texts for any clues.
Before Dugu Bo arrived, Ning Rongrong placed her hand on Tang Sui's wrist, feeling her pulse, and her brows furrowed, "How could this be?"
The pulse was as steady as it could be, as if she were merely asleep.
Ning Rongrong, filled with doubt, tentatively released a trace of her soul power to investigate.
In the next second, a powerful suction force from within Tang Sui's body swallowed her soul power whole, as if it were starving and immediately latched onto the deliverer of food the moment it arrived, devouring the "meal" in the bowl ravenously.
"My soul power!"
A single stream of soul power was far from enough to sate this ravenous beast. The greedy demonic energy then ensnared more soul power, devouring it completely.
The continuous loss of soul power caused Ning Rongrong's delicate face to instantly turn pale. She let out a small gasp and tried to withdraw her hand, but found her hand was stuck to Tang Sui's as if it were magnetized, adhering firmly.
"Rongrong!"
Oscar exclaimed in alarm, quickly supporting Ning Rongrong's waist and exerting force with both hands. Xiao Wu, her expression also changing slightly, moved to pull Ning Rongrong's hand back.
Once her hand was finally freed from Tang Sui's, Ning Rongrong, pulled by the momentum, stumbled into Oscar's embrace.
"Rongrong, Xiao Ao, are you alright?"
Dai Mubai reached out to help them up.
"Rongrong, what happened?" Tang San also offered a hand to pull her up.
Ning Rongrong was still a little dazed. Hearing Tang San's question, she looked at him with a hint of confusion and shock, "Third Brother... Sui Sui just absorbed my soul power... and I couldn't pull my hand back..."
In just over ten seconds, she had lost twenty percent of her soul power. The speed was truly terrifying.
"Absorbed soul power?" Xiao Wu blinked in surprise, then reached out and grasped Tang Sui's hand, which was dangling over the bedsheet, and released her soul power to sense.
Then, in the next moment, she repeated Ning Rongrong's fate.
"Mmmph!" Xiao Wu grunted, trying to stop the output of her soul power, but found herself in the same situation as Ning Rongrong, her soul power flowing towards Tang Sui uncontrollably.
Tang San's expression changed slightly. Zhu Zhuqing directly reached out to pull them apart like digging out a radish, "Quickly pull Xiao Wu and Sui Sui apart!"
Everyone fumbled with pulling them.
"How can this be... Sui Sui's body is like a bottomless pit. My soul power was absorbed by forty percent..."
Xiao Wu's face was pale. She had lost even more soul power than Ning Rongrong.
"What's wrong? Flander said that little girl had an accident?"
Flander and Liu Erlong, bringing Dugu Bo, rushed over. Upon seeing Tang Sui lying peacefully on the bed, Dugu Bo's steps faltered, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
"Little monster, what's wrong with your sister?"
Tang San quickly explained the situation to Dugu Bo in a few words.
Dugu Bo's brow furrowed after listening. Without a word, he placed his hand on Tang Sui's wrist to feel her pulse. "Absorbing soul power? Uncontrollable? Let this old man try."
He refused to believe that he, a Titled Douluo, couldn't handle a mere young girl!
Thus, Dugu Bo released his soul power, and then...
"Little monster! Lend a hand! This little girl has stuck this old man's hand! Ouch, my soul power!"
Dugu Bo cried out.
Everyone was once again caught in a chaotic, desperate struggle.
Dugu Bo, his soul power finally safe, wiped the light sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear, "Although I've seen abilities that absorb others' soul power before, it happening to this girl is just too bizarre!"
Tang San sighed, "I can also absorb others' soul power and toxins to turn them into my own energy. Old monster, let's not talk about that. Quickly check what's going on with Sui Sui."
Familiarity breeds contempt, or in this case, efficiency.
This time, Dugu Bo, who was honestly taking her pulse, examined it for a while. He placed Tang Sui's hand back under the thin quilt and looked up to meet several eager gazes.
"Poison Douluo senior, how is Sui Sui?"
The Master, who had returned after finding no answers in his collected ancient texts, his eyes bloodshot, saw Dugu Bo withdraw his hand and asked anxiously, "The Master, how is Sui Sui?"
Dugu Bo shook his head. "Her pulse is steady, her breathing is solid. Apart from her low body temperature and the fact that any soul power probing her body is completely swallowed by another force, there are no other issues."
The implication was that there was nothing seriously wrong, but he couldn't diagnose a specific cause. He could only ascertain that she was not in danger.
"My diagnosis is the same. Right now, Sui Sui is just sleeping normally. She should wake up when she's had enough rest," Tang San said, also withdrawing his hand and placing it back under the quilt with extreme gentleness.
"This outcome is the best possible outcome."
The Master let out a shallow sigh of relief upon hearing this, patting Tang San's shoulder. "We'll watch over Sui Sui here. Sect Master Ning and Emperor Xue Ye are still waiting for you in the palace; they have important matters to discuss. Little San, you should go."
Tang San's brows furrowed, but he nodded and looked at Xiao Wu, saying, "Xiao Wu, when I'm gone, you..."
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A soft expression appeared in Tang San's eyes. He gave a "Mhm" and then turned to leave the room.
Dugu Bo looked at the still solemn expressions of the others and said casually, "Don't worry, this girl's life is tough. Now we just need to wait for her to wake up."
Flander bowed to Dugu Bo with clasped fists, saying, "With your words, Senior Dugu, I am much relieved."
The Master looked at the still sleeping Tang Sui and sighed, then turned to the worried Dai Mubai and the others, saying, "The rooms next to Sui Sui are all empty. We don't know how long Sui Sui will sleep. Make sure to take turns resting while you're watching over her. Flander and I still have some urgent matters to attend to, so we'll be going now."
Flander nodded and added, "If Sui Sui wakes up, remember to notify us immediately."
Although they were also concerned, the actions of the Spirit Hall in tearing down the facade of peace had consequences that required careful discussion and planning, and they couldn't be absent!
"Don't worry, Master. We've got this."
Dai Mubai, who had gained some understanding of power struggles after becoming the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire, nodded.
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On the other side, Tang San, upon re-entering the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, was unaware that two great surprises awaited him.
By the time he encountered these two great surprises, he had already been hurriedly carried by his companions onto another large bed in Tang Sui's single dormitory.
Brother and sister, lying there neatly arranged.