Finally Reaching Heavenly Star
Hearing Lu Yuan's praise, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but nod. What Lu Yuan said was indeed true.
Her Innate Soul Power was actually not high, only level eight. After all, the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul could only barely squeeze into the ranks of top-tier Martial Soul. In terms of the strength of her martial Martial Soul, it was not even as good as the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
Compared to top-tier Martial Soul like the Ice Phoenix, which are extremely powerful, there is actually a significant gap.
When she met Lu Yuan at the age of nine, her Soul Power was only level nineteen. In the original novel, when she was twelve, her Soul Power was level twenty-seven.
She was able to do this with innate level eight Soul Power because of her unremitting efforts. Her aptitude was actually the worst among the original Shrek Seven Devils.
Without the Immortal Herb, no matter how hard she tried, by the time she turned eighteen, her Soul Power Level would at most be on par with Shui Bing'er's.
The fact that she was able to advance so quickly in this life, reaching level 52 at only fourteen years old, is largely thanks to her meeting Lu Yuan.
The Life Spirit Crystal evolves the Martial Soul, enhancing its aptitude, and evolves it from the Hell Spirit Cat into the Super Spirit Nine Lives Heavenly Cat.
The Narcissus Jade Bone Enhances Soul Power, Further Improving Aptitude, and Brings Soul Power to the Soul Ancestor.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone greatly enhanced her physical strength, Double Pupils dispersed the Soul Shock of the 10,000-year-old Darknight Demon Tiger, thus fulfilling Zhu Zhuqing's 10,000-year-old fourth ring.
The Soul Ancestor Spirit Enhancement Pill allowed Zhu Zhuqing to advance several levels of her realm, enabling her to reach the Soul King Realm at the age of fourteen and become one of the most outstanding geniuses on the entire continent.
Zhu Zhuqing has had many extraordinary encounters along the way.
And every one of her extraordinary encounters was inextricably linked to Lu Yuan.
Of Lu Yuan's four women, he gave Zhu Zhuqing the most because she was the weakest, and perhaps sometimes Lu Yuan would prioritize her.
She was also the one who spent the most time with Lu Yuan. Except for special circumstances, Lu Yuan would take her with him wherever he went. Throughout her growth, Lu Yuan's help played a huge role.
"Lu Yuan, meeting you in this life is the greatest luck of my life." Zhu Zhuqing leaned on Lu Yuan's shoulder, wrapped her arms around his waist, and her lips parted slightly as she looked at Lu Yuan with deep affection in her eyes.
Although this man was a bit of a womanizer, he was extremely responsible and treated her very well, practically doting on her and granting her every wish. Zhu Zhuqing was very content to have met him.
"Heh, since you know I'm good to you, then you'd better behave and be less jealous. You little jealous pot, you're even more jealous than Xue'er now." Lu Yuan pinched Zhu Zhuqing's delicate nose and said with a light laugh.
"Okay, I know," Zhu Zhuqing said softly, hugging Lu Yuan even tighter.
Lu Yuan smiled slightly, rubbed Zhu Zhuqing's head, and looked back at the competition in the central area.
"Tsk, it's over. Skywater Academy is really impressive. They won effortlessly, and they seem to be hiding quite a bit of knowledge."
Looking at the Skywater Academy who had already finished their performance and stepped down, Lu Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Is it over so quickly?" Zhu Zhuqing was surprised when she heard Lu Yuan's words. It seemed like only a few minutes had passed since the battle started.
"Yes, it's over. If they hadn't given face to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, it might have ended even faster."
"If Skywater Academy is this strong, then the other elemental academies shouldn't be too weak either. After the Continental Soul Master Tournament ends, perhaps we can acquire them all."
"With the acquisition of them, our Heavenly Star Academy can grow a lot. I want to build the strongest Soul Master Academy in the entire continent."
Lu Yuan gently stroked his chin and said.
"But would they be willing? They're doing just fine; it's probably not that easy for you to acquire them," Zhu Zhuqing said.
"Hehe, this requires some skill to execute. I already have an idea, you'll see when the time comes."
Lu Yuan chuckled.
"You're being so secretive, you must be up to something again." Zhu Zhuqing said, pursing her lips.
"Hehe!" Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Lu Yuan was not annoyed. He gently pinched the little kitten's cheek with a smile on his face.
"Oh, they're back." Looking towards the entrance, the Skywater Academy team was walking towards the rest area.
"Have they returned?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing quickly released her arms from Lu Yuan and sat up straight.
She only dared to hug Lu Yuan because there was no one around and the other teams were sitting far away from them, leaving them in an empty space. But now, Skywater Academy was clearly heading in their direction, and in public, she was too shy to be too intimate with Lu Yuan.
Especially in front of outsiders.
Holding hands is the ultimate gesture.
The group from the Skywater Academy rested in the area next to Lu Yuan and the others, all with smiles on their faces. Clearly, their initial victory had made them very happy.
"My idol, we won!" Shui Yue'er skipped and hopped over to Lu Yuan and the others, saying sweetly.
"Yes, I see. You are all very capable," Lu Yuan said with a slight smile.
"Wow, my god, can you see the central competition area from here?" Shui Yue'er was quite surprised to hear that Lu Yuan could see the central competition area from here. It must be at least 300 meters away.
"I can see that my eyesight is better than most people's. I saw everything you did just now. You're very impressive," Lu Yuan said with a soft laugh.
"Really?" Upon hearing Lu Yuan's admiring words, Shui Yue'er's eyes narrowed slightly, and a surprised smile appeared on her face.
"Really," Lu Yuan said softly.
"Hehe." Upon hearing this, Shui Yue'er giggled, revealing her youthful playfulness.
Her gaze shifted slightly, looking at Zhu Zhuqing sitting with Lu Yuan, then at the other seven people sitting together. A strange light flashed in her eyes; she seemed to have discovered something peculiar.
"My god, what's your relationship with this girl next to you? You two seem very close," Shui Yue'er asked.
"This is my girlfriend, Zhu Zhuqing," Lu Yuan said with a light laugh as he took Zhu Zhuqing's hand.
"Wow, my idol, you already have a girlfriend? I'm so sad. I was hoping to pursue you, but now there's no hope." Shui Yue'er looked disappointed, her small hand lightly touching her chest, as if she had been hit hard.
Seeing Shui Yue'er's appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly. This girl is really quite interesting.
He opened his mouth, about to speak, when the emcee's voice rang out from outside and entered the rest area, "The next match will be between the Heavenly Star Academy and Canghui Academy. The match will begin in a quarter of an hour. Both academies, please prepare yourselves."