Regretted It a Little

After leaving behind a rather hurtful remark, Ning Rongrong left.

Mu Yuan stood there blankly for a moment.

A question could not help but arise in his mind.

Did she really dislike him that much?

After thinking about it, he found no answer, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

He had his own principles and did not live by the opinions of others.

When he returned, only Xiao Wu was left where they had been.

"Where's Zhuqing?"

Mu Yuan asked in confusion.

Xiao Wu said, "She suddenly remembered she had something to do, so she left first!"

"Is that so?" Mu Yuan thought for a moment. "Then if it's just the two of us, should we go another time?"

Xiao Wu shook her head. "So what if it's just the two of us? What are you afraid of?"

As she spoke, she stepped forward, grabbed Mu Yuan's arm, and pulled him along.

They entered a restaurant.

Xiao Wu led Mu Yuan into a private room.

The atmosphere of their dinner for two was somewhat strange.

Especially when Xiao Wu picked up a piece of food and brought it to Mu Yuan's lips, the atmosphere became even stranger.

"What's wrong? Does it not taste good?" Xiao Wu asked.

Mu Yuan shook his head. "It tastes good, but..."

"But what?"

Xiao Wu suddenly leaned closer and looked at Mu Yuan. Her pink eyes carried an indescribable meaning.

"You don't have feelings for me, do you?" Mu Yuan hurriedly asked.

No matter how he looked at it, this situation resembled a meal between lovers.

Xiao Wu did not deny it. Instead, she seriously asked, "Can't I?"

Mu Yuan looked at Xiao Wu. The little rabbit was beautiful and adorable, and she would even be able to withstand the test of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red in the future. She was absolutely an excellent candidate for a wife.

He just had not expected things to develop so quickly, much less for Xiao Wu to be the one pursuing him.

However, he had feelings for Xiao Wu as well, so there was nothing to hesitate over.

Mu Yuan was about to agree.

But at that moment, Xiao Wu did not give him the chance to answer.

She blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "All right, forget about that for now. Put it aside. I heard there's a theater performance. Let's go watch it together!"

With that, Xiao Wu directly pulled Mu Yuan toward the theater.

The reason Xiao Wu had chosen this approach was because she was somewhat afraid that Mu Yuan would reject her.

After all, under normal circumstances, Mu Yuan and Ning Rongrong were childhood sweethearts.

Xiao Wu did not know whether her place in Mu Yuan's heart surpassed Ning Rongrong's, so she did not dare wait for his answer. Instead, she chose to make her feelings clear first, then slowly cultivate their relationship.

She believed that under her pursuit, Mu Yuan would belong to her sooner or later.

Xiao Wu pulled Mu Yuan toward the theater.

The two watched several performances with distinct Martial Soul World characteristics.

During that time, Xiao Wu's hand quietly moved closer to Mu Yuan's.

Mu Yuan noticed Xiao Wu's movement.

This time, he did not let Xiao Wu take the initiative again.

Instead, he reached out and took her soft little hand, their fingers interlacing.

Xiao Wu was immediately filled with joy.

On the way back, the two never let go of each other.

The next day, Ning Rongrong could clearly sense that Xiao Wu and Mu Yuan had become even closer.

The two were like a real couple, every gesture filled with concern for the other.

The sense of loss in Ning Rongrong's heart grew stronger and stronger.

Had the two of them already confirmed their relationship?

She wanted to ask that question, yet she never managed to say it aloud.

Zhu Zhuqing was not surprised by this.

The reason she had left yesterday was because, after Mu Yuan left, Xiao Wu had quietly told her that she wanted to be alone with Mu Yuan. That was why she had left.

Looking at their relationship today, Xiao Wu had probably already succeeded.

For some reason, Zhu Zhuqing felt a little envious.

She envied Xiao Wu for having the right to choose the person she liked.

Her own future, however, had long been decided. Other than desperately growing stronger, she had no opportunity to choose anything at all.

Today's training proceeded as usual.

The only difference was that Xiao Wu and Mu Yuan interacted more often.

Watching Mu Yuan and Xiao Wu's intimate interactions, Ning Rongrong felt worse and worse. In the end, she forcefully suppressed her emotions and left early.

Ning Rongrong ran out of the training area and stopped beside a tree.

She leaned against the tree and squatted down, burying her face in her arms.

Something wet flowed from her eyes.

Why did she feel so miserable?

She obviously hated that guy the most.

Obviously, if that guy was together with Xiao Wu, she would not have to get engaged.

Sob... But, but, it just hurts so much!

A leaf was blown down by the wind and landed in Ning Rongrong's hair.

Ning Rongrong instantly stopped crying and raised her head.

"I already said I hate you the most. Who asked you to come over!"

Perhaps even Ning Rongrong herself did not know that the moment she said those words, the misery in her heart vanished completely, replaced by a hint of joy.

However, when she saw that there was no one in front of her and realized the sensation above her head was only a leaf, Ning Rongrong's joy vanished without a trace.

Several days later, Mu Yuan opened his eyes from cultivation.

Level fifty-two.

After diligent cultivation, his level had increased by one, rising from level fifty-one after obtaining his fifth spirit ring to level fifty-two.

Generally speaking, absorbing a fifty-thousand-year spirit ring would grant a spirit master an enormous amount of Soul Power. It would not have been strange for Mu Yuan to advance several levels directly after absorbing the spirit ring at his current level.

However, Mu Yuan's physique differed from that of ordinary people.

His Soul Power far exceeded that of ordinary spirit masters.

For example, in battle, Mu Yuan could raise his hand and summon an entire forest. That was almost impossible for ordinary spirit masters, as the massive expenditure of Soul Power would be enough to drain them dry. Even some weaker Titled Douluo could not achieve what Mu Yuan could.

Yet Mu Yuan was merely a Soul King.

While this gave Mu Yuan formidable combat power, it also greatly increased the Soul Power needed for each breakthrough. That was why absorbing a fifty-thousand-year spirit ring had not given his Soul Power an especially large increase.

However, although Mu Yuan required far more Soul Power to break through than ordinary spirit masters, it did not affect his cultivation.

That was because his cultivation speed likewise far surpassed that of ordinary spirit masters.

The Divine Tree Martial Soul allowed his body to absorb the energy of this world at all times, improving his strength in every aspect. Moreover, as he grew older and his body gradually developed, the speed of this absorption became faster and faster.

This directly offset the difficulty of breaking through and even exceeded it by a great deal, allowing Mu Yuan's cultivation to leave everyone else far behind.

Meanwhile, Tang San and the others had also completed the first stage of Grandmaster's training.

The high-intensity training of running with stones on their backs for several consecutive days had successfully made their bodies much stronger, and their stamina had increased as well.

Although they did not know how much of an effect this degree of improvement would have in Martial Soul battles, there were results at least.

Next, Grandmaster prepared the second stage of instruction.

For this round of instruction, Grandmaster planned to have the Shrek students participate in team battles at the Soul Arena.

For an academy, team battles were the most valuable matches in spirit fighting. At the same time, if they wanted to participate in the future Advanced Spirit Master Tournament and bring fame to Shrek Academy, team battles were also an indispensable part.

However, Grandmaster had previously lost all face before everyone at the academy and could not order anyone around anymore. Thus, Flender could only step forward in his place, gather everyone together, and tell them about the plan to have them participate in team spirit-fighting matches.