The First One Exposed

What?!!!

A Soul Ring?!!!

She was level eighty???

Without letting anything show, Shen Yichen stretched out his little hand and carefully counted on his fingers.

If he remembered correctly, when Eldest Senior Sister obtained her Eighth Soul Ring, a supreme elder of the Holy Spirit Cult had led a team, and more than half of the dozen-odd inner court disciples had died in battle.

Then, because she had absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring while gravely injured, her meridians had been damaged, and she had spent over half a year recuperating.

After that, when she appeared, she had taken Huo Yuhao, Wang Qiu'er, and someone else to obtain Soul Rings, right? What level had she been then?

Damn it, he had been mumbling and calculating for ages, but the more he calculated, the more confused he got.

The Douluo Continent's story timeline and setting were a mess. Even if Shen Yichen had remembered every detail of the plot, let alone when he couldn't, he still couldn't have trusted it all.

But he remembered that Eldest Senior Sister had only just broken through to level seventy-nine a few days ago, hadn't she?

Normally, even a genius Soul Master could easily get stuck at one level for a year or two in the Soul Saint stage.

Had Eldest Senior Sister... eaten some miraculous elixir? Or had she absorbed a Soul Bone?

Suddenly, it was as if an electric current had shot through Shen Yichen's brain.

A miraculous elixir was unlikely, but... a diary copy could do it!

The next moment, he hurriedly flipped through the comments following the Current Affairs Review in his mind.

The Little Noble's reward had been... an increase in Soul Power!

So, Soul Power Level +1?

"What is it, little one? What are you thinking about?" Zhang Lexuan asked in puzzlement, watching Shen Yichen's little face change like an overturned paint palette.

Hee-hee~

Found~ you~

Shen Yichen couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from curling up. "I was thinking, Sister Lexuan, you've become a Soul Douluo so quickly. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up to your Soul Power Level in the future..."

Holding Shen Yichen, Zhang Lexuan found a stone chair beside the little loft and sat down.

"Who says? By the time little Yichen breaks through to level ninety-nine, I might still only be a Titled Douluo~"

"But why does little Yichen want to surpass me?"

"Oh, that. My dad's Soul Power is only level eighty-six, but my mom's is level eighty-nine. I was thinking that when Sister Lexuan and I got married, I wouldn't be as useless as Dad. But now... sigh..."

Zhang Lexuan: "..."

"What a precocious little rascal~" Zhang Lexuan gently flicked Shen Yichen on the forehead.

A normal thirty-year-old might lust after an eighteen-year-old of the opposite sex, but a normal eighteen-year-old wouldn't have any such thoughts about a six-year-old brat. Even though the age gap was twelve years in both cases.

As far as Zhang Lexuan was concerned, she had no such thoughts about Shen Yichen, and likewise had none about Bei Bei, who was three years older than him.

In fact, if it really came down to it, even though Bei Bei was three years older than Shen Yichen, he wasn't necessarily any more mature...

Shen Yichen rubbed his forehead. Beauty was dazzling, but now wasn't the time to indulge in it!

"Sister Lexuan, how did Teacher plan out your Soul Rings?"

In theory, the plan to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast shouldn't have been disclosed to outsiders. But the little fellow was one of their own, so Zhang Lexuan didn't hide it from him.

After listening, Shen Yichen gave a murmur of understanding.

Sure enough, even though he hadn't done anything and had merely written in his diary, the fates of quite a few people had changed because of it.

In that case, if another accident happened when they knew full well that their opponent was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, then Xuan Zi really might be an undercover agent for the Holy Spirit Cult!

With the serious business over, it was time to indulge in beauty~

"Sister Lexuan, play with me~"

Time flew, and before he knew it, a day had slipped away in the embrace of a big sister.

The sun rose, and when he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Zhang Lexuan's pure, gentle face.

Ding! Achievement unlocked: sharing a bed and pillow~

Shen Yichen mimicked the system's voice in his mind.

That was right. Yesterday, Eldest Senior Sister had not only played with him all day but had also held him as they slept through the night.

Although they hadn't done anything, falling asleep in Eldest Senior Sister's arms was wonderful too.

Well then... it was time to start today's diary.

Surely... the three diary copy holders had been looking forward to today's entry for a long time!

Shen Yichen looked at Eldest Senior Sister's sleeping face. Perhaps because she was absorbed in cultivation, she hadn't had a peaceful night's sleep in quite some time either.

Judging by the light outside, she should be waking up soon.

Then he might as well check whether Eldest Senior Sister was the "Little Noble" who held a diary copy!

[Woohoo, taking off again!]

The instant the words appeared, Zhang Lexuan's eyes flew open.

Sure enough!

"Sister Lexuan, you're awake~"

"Mm~" Zhang Lexuan pulled Shen Yichen into her arms, rubbing her chin against the top of his head. "Let me doze a little longer~"

She called it dozing, but really, she probably wanted to make time to read the diary, right?

Perfect. Shen Yichen grinned. I need time to write in my diary too!

[The rewards for Current Affairs Reviews really are better than those for everyday musings.]

[My first Current Affairs Review gave me a Heavenly Flame born of heaven and earth, the Green Lotus Core Flame!]

[After my Martial Soul absorbed and fused with the Green Lotus Core Flame, its quality should have risen from an intermediate Martial Soul to a top-tier one.]

[It's just that Martial Soul Evolution is far too miraculous. If I can avoid revealing it, I will. With Tang Hao and Third Brother San around, I can't afford to let my guard down for even a moment!]

[Fortunately, on the day of the Martial Soul Awakening, Third Brother San was probably too overwhelmed by his own Twin Martial Souls and Tang Hao's fatherly love to pay me much attention.]

[Seven days have passed, and Tang Hao still hasn't struck me dead. That means he probably doesn't consider me worth his notice.]

Could it be... that the person writing the diary couldn't see their comments on the Current Affairs Review?

The thought appeared in all three of their minds at once.

Then what was the point of having them write comments? Was it simply to give the copy holders a platform to communicate?

[Next, I need to think about the road ahead.]

[Should I follow Tang San from Nuoding Academy all the way to Shrek Academy, or forge a path of my own?]

[And how should I obtain my First Soul Ring? I can apply to Spirit Hall for a Soul Hunting Forest token, but can I really hunt a Soul Beast on my own?]

[Even Tang San could use Hidden Weapons to kill a four-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake. Killing a Hundred-Year Soul Beast with the Green Lotus Core Flame should be money in the bag.]

[But what's the difference between a ninety percent chance of success and zero?]

[There's still more than half a month before Nuoding Academy starts. I might be able to roll another topic for a Current Affairs Review. If it rewards me directly with a Soul Ring, I won't have to risk going to the Soul Hunting Forest.]

[Even if I get some other reward, going to the Soul Hunting Forest will be safer.]

[So there's no rush. I have plenty of time!]

The corners of Shen Yichen's mouth curled up as he looked at Zhang Lexuan, who was pretending to sleep but was actually reading the diary.

Yes, that's right. No rush... I have plenty of time!

Naturally, the diary couldn't end there.

But the rest was just empty chatter with little substance.