Spirit Hall Academy, Holy Maiden Hu Liena

The various factions had surely sent many spies to Spirit City.

Although only a spy from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been caught so far, the spies from the other factions certainly hadn't left.

If he couldn't find them on the streets, he would search public places like the academy.

Perhaps that would yield some results!

Spirit Hall Academy stood at the foot of the sacred mountain and covered a vast area. It had all kinds of facilities, including a mimicry cultivation area.

What people envied most about Spirit Hall Academy was that experts at the Titled Douluo level occasionally gave lectures there.

Though the lectures were short, they were a rare opportunity for the students.

Even a tiny morsel slipping through a Titled Douluo's fingers could benefit an ordinary student immensely.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo often lectured at the academy.

They usually had little else to do anyway, and they were idle in Spirit City regardless.

"This place... really is huge."

Chu Xuan looked around as he walked through the academy gates.

The teaching district alone would take quite a while to explore.

He saw quite a few people along the way, most of whom had decent talent.

Those who could join Spirit Hall Academy generally had acceptable talent.

That was especially true of the children of Spirit Hall's upper echelons. The Martial Souls they inherited were generally not weak.

After walking for quite a while, he still hadn't found any spies from other factions.

If there were any, the system should have brought up a selection panel.

Ahead was the teaching district's plaza. Classes had just ended, and many students were chatting there.

Perhaps there were spies among them!

With that thought, Chu Xuan walked over.

As soon as he reached the edge of the plaza, he saw a crowd of students gathered around a few people.

There were three of them in total: two men and one woman.

The students watching didn't dare get too close.

A closer look revealed that some students were holding envelopes.

"Bibi Dong's disciple, Holy Maiden Hu Liena?"

Chu Xuan recognized the girl as soon as he saw her.

She had a very distinctive appearance, with a peculiar foxlike charm between her brows.

She looked sixteen or seventeen.

In all of Spirit Hall, only Hu Liena matched that description.

With Hu Liena's looks and bearing, she naturally attracted countless boys at Spirit Hall Academy.

She had become the goddess in countless people's hearts.

Every time she appeared at the academy, she caused a sensation and received so many love letters that her hands grew tired.

Yan, standing beside her, was very unhappy.

Hu Liena was his goddess!

But he had no right to interfere. After all, Hu Liena had never accepted him.

If he resorted to violence, he might only make her dislike him, and the loss would outweigh the gain.

Of the three of them, who were known as the Golden Generation, Yan was currently the weakest in overall strength.

Xie Yue was the strongest, followed by Hu Liena.

"Yan, you've got plenty of rivals."

Xie Yue glanced at him, barely smiling.

Yet the amusement in his eyes was impossible to hide.

His good brother wanted to pursue his younger sister, but unfortunately, she wasn't interested in him.

"Brother, what are you saying?"

Hu Liena frowned. She didn't want anyone linking her and Yan together.

They were classmates and teammates, but definitely not lovers.

So far, no one she could fall for had appeared.

"Let's go. We still have to cultivate."

Hu Liena took a step, ready to leave.

She encountered situations like this every day and had long since gotten used to them.

She only had to ignore them!

Yan shrugged. His goddess had spoken, so he would do as she said.

Just then, a boy suddenly rushed out of the crowd and ran toward Hu Liena with a bouquet and an envelope.

"Hu Liena, I like you. Please, please go out with me."

The boy stopped, bent at the waist, and offered the flowers with both hands.

The people around them fell silent in an instant, seemingly in disbelief.

But soon, cheers erupted.

"That guy's got guts!"

"He's got a hard head! How many people has Hu Liena already rejected? How dare he try?"

"That's too much! He actually beat me to it!"

More than a hundred students pointed and commented while the boy remained motionless in his bow.

Hu Liena stopped, her brows tightly knitted.

Someone actually dared confess to her in public?

He must be crazy. Can't he focus on cultivation and study properly?!

How will he ever grow stronger if he spends all day thinking about such nonsense?

Seeing someone confess to her, Yan was so furious his lungs nearly burst. Without thinking, he snatched the flowers and slammed them to the ground.

Then he kicked the boy.

"Scram! Nana won't accept you!"

The boy was sent flying. He fell to the ground, clutching his stomach, cold sweat breaking out from the pain.

But he didn't cry out in pain. Instead, he craned his neck and shouted, "I won't give up! Hu Liena, I truly like you. Please accept me!"

He was still so brave after being kicked, and some people seemed to have learned something.

To pursue a girl, you really had to be shameless.

Maybe one day you'd get lucky as hell?

Hu Liena's face was covered in black lines. Have they all gone crazy?

Yan charged over in a fury and pummeled and kicked him.

He dares say that right in front of me?

He really doesn't take me seriously at all!

Xie Yue shook his head helplessly, but didn't stop him.

His sister was now the Holy Maiden. She was exceptionally talented and breathtakingly beautiful, and who knew how many people were after her status?

Simply put, their intentions were impure.

Several people with ulterior motives had already been found.

Fortunately, Spirit Hall had been vigilant enough to stop them from succeeding.

Since then, no one's confession had been accepted.

Even if someone got beaten up, he wouldn't step in to stop it.

At the edge of the plaza, Chu Xuan watched the person being beaten, deep in thought.

He was a teenage boy, very young.

But something about him didn't feel quite right.

He was clearly the one being beaten and looked miserable, yet his breathing showed no sign of disorder or weakening.

It felt as though Yan's beating was merely tickling him.

Something was wrong, very wrong!

This boy was definitely no ordinary person. He was probably concealing his cultivation.

Unfortunately, Chu Xuan had no skill for probing another person's Soul Power. Otherwise, he could have seen through him directly.

Just then, the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Selection mission triggered. Please choose one of the following!]

[Option 1: Capture the Heaven Dou Empire's secret guard. Reward: Myriad Treasures Divine Eyes!]

[Option 2: Turn a blind eye. Reward: Soul Power Level +1!]

[Option 3: Rescue the Heaven Dou Empire's secret guard. Reward: the title "Ensnared in One's Own Cocoon"!]

Chu Xuan's brows twitched sharply at the three options.

There was actually a secret guard from the Heaven Dou Empire?

Judging by the name, he was probably part of a special force trained by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

As a secret guard, his appearance at Spirit Hall Academy was highly abnormal.

He was probably a spy!

Was he approaching Hu Liena to investigate the Spirit Hall God Child?

It was indeed a very smart choice.

The other party simply hadn't expected that Hu Liena didn't know who the God Child was.

"Option 1!"

He made his choice without hesitation.

Option 2 could raise his Soul Power by one level, which looked pretty good.

But Myriad Treasures Divine Eyes was better.

He had just been thinking about how he lacked a Soul Skill to see through someone's Soul Power Level, and now one had come straight to him.

Myriad Treasures Divine Eyes could see through all illusion, including Soul Power, Martial Souls, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and more.

No matter how high or low someone's cultivation was, he could see through them at a glance.

It was a rule-level skill. There was no question of being unable to see through someone because their cultivation was too profound or they had employed some method.

The selection panel vanished, and a red line appeared before his eyes, extending toward the center of the plaza.