Heart Inquiry

The Spirit Hall has a large collection of books.

This is the crystallization of human wisdom in cultivation and development over countless years, and the best testament to the profound heritage of the Spirit Hall.

It not only contains various knowledge about cultivation and combat, but also records of human history that took place on this continent, such as the conflicts between empires and the rise of various forces.

Needless to say, the cultivation content is extensive, with numerous books summarizing countless experiences related to the cultivation of Soul Master, the research on Soul Beast, and even the development of Soul Ring and Soul Skill.

Even historical secrets and rare books are mostly gathered here.

However, the Two Empires and the Upper Three Sects did not have such favorable conditions. As for other sects, nobles, and numerous academies, they almost never possessed any special inheritances that the Spirit Hall was unaware of.

The most important reason for letting Su Yue enter the Spirit Hall was to let her see these precious books.

If Su Cheng were to dictate, the amount of information he could convey would be limited, and it would be extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive, far less efficient than her own reading and learning.

In fact, there are many things that Su Yue is not authorized to see with her current level of access; she can only borrow the parts related to cultivation.

However, only core members can access information about the rise and fall of the Spirit Hall and the development of various forces.

After all, any truly powerful force that can rise to prominence, no matter how selfless its initial goals or how noble its ideals, will inevitably experience bloodshed, infighting, and intrigue.

In other words, this place hides a lot of dark history about the Spirit Hall itself.

Some even have a history of colluding with Evil Spirit Master.

These things, of course, cannot be made public.

The reason Su Yue has the opportunity to see these things is mainly because of Su Cheng becoming her apprentice.

Bibi Dong even specifically suggested to Su Cheng that he could take a look at this kind of material.

The evil attributes within Martial Soul must certainly be suppressed and restrained, but that alone is not enough.

Temporary suppression is only a temporary solution; once emotions spiral out of control, those accumulated Evil Thought will erupt even more violently.

That's how she is.

The speed at which it fell into darkness was extremely fast; almost in the blink of an eye, a transformation occurred from the inside out.

So this time, she chose to let Su Cheng understand the dark side of human nature, to know that even the righteous and righteous Spirit Hall had a hidden, sordid past, and then to understand the meaning of power, darkness, and mission.

Since Su Cheng could see this part, there was no point in hiding it from his sister Su Yue anymore, so they simply gave them both the same reading permission.

The stack of books placed in front of Su Yue at this moment mainly consisted of some humanities and history books that Su Cheng had specially selected for her, as well as a small number of outstanding energy utilization techniques.

As for knowledge about Soul Ring and Soul Skill, Su Yue didn't need it.

She was originally the ancestor of Soul Beast and Martial Soul, and the essence of her Martial Soul was different from that of ordinary Soul Master, so there was no need for her to look at those relatively superficial things.

However, there are some tips and tricks worth learning from; in this respect, human Soul Master are quite creative.

Su Yue sat in the chair by the window, slowly turning the pages of the book in her hands.

The bright sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a slanted glow on one side of the black-haired beauty's body. The flowing strands of hair cast soft, swaying shadows on her cheeks, creating a vivid and timeless picture.

However, she seemed somewhat distracted at the moment.

More than half an hour had passed, and she hadn't even finished reading a single book—with her abilities, that time would have been enough for her to browse through six or seven books and understand their contents.

"... What a self-important guy, what's so great about him?"

Su Yue slammed the book on the table, rubbed her hair in frustration, and let out a long sigh.

He immediately leaned back in his seat and stared blankly at the scenery outside the window.

Her eyes were unfocused, and scenes from the past flashed through her mind...

"Show me the respect I deserve."

During their first meeting, the person offered her a special method that could reveal the aura of the Dragon Tomb in exchange for a request that she found difficult to understand.

How did I feel at that time?

Confused? Or amused?

I think so.

But that person was indeed a little different.

"You are the first friend I have ever made in this world."

However, she rejected him at the time, saying, "You're overthinking it. We're not really friends."

... So what about now?

Su Yue sighed. In fact, when she decided to use "Su Yue" as her human name, she had already accepted the title of "friend".

Later on...

"Your upgrade reward is a new share of the Dragon God Bloodline."

How much more are you hiding?

"Don't worry about that, just focus on your cultivation. Don't worry, I can definitely feed you. Raising a dragon isn't that difficult."

"Go to hell."

"..."

"This is not right; you have a problem with the coordination of elements."

"I know it myself, so stop talking nonsense. I know more than you do."

"..."

"Su Cheng, go ask how much that thing costs and buy me one. I want to try it."

"Don't you have a mouth or can't speak? Can't you go buy it yourself?"

Are you going or not?

"I'm really impressed, he's acting like a little kid."

"..."

"Wow, you've grown so fast, you're taller than me now."

"Then why don't you hurry up and call me 'sister'?"

"..."

In the past, she had almost no concept of time; sometimes, a single slumber would last for decades or even centuries.

But every day of those years seems vivid in my memory.

"Tch, it's only been three or four years."

Su Yue raised her arm to her forehead, shielding her eyes from the glaring sunlight. "Indeed, humans are such boring creatures. What meaning do those heavy, redundant emotions have, other than causing unhappiness and adding to our troubles..."

She felt inexplicably tired, so she simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

"... But this is what true life is all about. In the past, I thought I was powerful, but in reality, I was inferior to even Di Tian and Bi Ji. I couldn't even compare to Xiao Wu, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form."

"Hehe, Su Cheng said she gradually lost herself, so what about me? What am I?"

"I probably was never born with that kind of thing..."

She is not a normal living being at all.

They have no life or past that truly belong to them.

They lack their own emotions and personality.

It was nothing more than a pitiful, incomplete copy of the Dragon God.

"Su Cheng, would you like to participate in the upcoming Spirit Master Competition?"

Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong, with her back to Su Cheng, asked calmly.

"I think I'll pass."

"Oh?"

Hearing this answer, she seemed a little surprised, turned around to look at the boy behind her, "Don't you want to win a championship and make a name for yourself?"

"In no mood."

"That's strange. Soul Master your age should usually have a strong desire to perform."

"I guess I matured earlier," Su Cheng said casually.

How much free time would he have to fight a bunch of Soul Ancestor and Soul King?

Let's not even talk about him; Su Yue has no need to participate in the Spirit Master Competition.

Doing this will only attract attention and will not bring any benefit whatsoever.

It would be best if this competition followed the original script, so that he could see how the Shrek Seven Devils' fate was corrected after they lost their magic Immortal Herb over the past few years.

Of course, the so-called "fate line" was just a name he came up with at random, and Su Cheng didn't quite understand the deeper reasons behind it.

Opposite him, Bibi Dong was unaware of these thoughts.

But as she thought about the childhood experiences Su Cheng might have gone through, the doubt in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a touch of pity.

Indeed, anyone who experiences disgust and indifference at a young age would likely mature much earlier.

It's already extremely difficult to maintain this mindset and get to where we are today.

Su Cheng also caught the change in Bibi Dong's eyes at that moment, and immediately guessed that the Pope had probably imagined some random things again, which made him feel a little amused and exasperated.

But it was difficult to explain, so I could only let her let her thoughts wander.

"Well, it's better if you don't participate. Actually, I was afraid you'd overthink it, so I asked what you thought. But judging from your attitude, I was being a bit too sensitive." Bibi Dong nodded slightly.

He then explained earnestly, "Your Martial Soul is too unique and is not suitable to be exposed to too many people for the time being."

Although the discrimination against Martial Soul is not serious in the current Soul Master World, some slightly evil Martial Soul can still be used normally and are not too feared.

For example, Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor would have been easily criticized during a crackdown period, but now it's nothing.

However, Su Cheng's Black Dragon Martial Soul had an aura that was far too evil, so it wasn't a good thing.

Just like Bibi Dong's own Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, which she almost never reveals to the outside world.

Concealing her Twin Martial Souls as a trump card is only one reason; in reality, given her current status and strength, there's no need for her to hide them at all.

The main reason is that as the supreme Pope of the Spirit Hall, using an evil Martial Soul like the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor would inevitably affect his reputation among the people and be detrimental to his future.

People are accustomed to judging others by their appearance; this is simply a reality.

As for whether Su Yue would participate in the competition, Bibi Dong had no intention of asking at all.

She hadn't originally planned to give Su Yue this opportunity.

Although that child was very strong, even stronger than the three members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.

But so what?

In Bibi Dong's view, whether Su Yue is there or not will not affect the Spirit Hall Academy's chances of winning the final championship.

She had the list of participating academies and information on the members of each team; there were no other Soul King- level Soul Master present.

Including Su Yue would only result in her stealing the limelight from her own disciple.

This competition was originally a stage specially set up for the younger generation of Soul Master from the Spirit Hall.

She even negotiated with the Elder Hall to offer three powerful Soul Bone as the champion's prize, with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan as the designated winners.

Su Yue's talent is undeniable, yet she fails to gain Bibi Dong's true recognition.

Compared to Hu Liena, whom she treated like her own daughter, she was far inferior in status.

Not to mention that Su Yue has only been a few days since joining the Spirit Hall, and she hasn't passed the tests in any aspect. Her attitude doesn't seem very friendly towards the Spirit Hall either, so she's not suitable to be directly put into the team.

As for Su Cheng, that's because of his special circumstances.

Perhaps it was because of her Martial Soul, but she always felt a strange sense of closeness to it, and being with it made her feel very comfortable and helped her forget many of her troubles.

Bibi Dong took a few steps forward and stood in front of Su Cheng.

"You can rest assured that no matter what happens or what situation we face, I will never abandon you."

The two were very close at this moment.

When she spoke, her warm, light breath wafted over him, and even the fragrance between her lips and teeth was clearly perceptible to Su Cheng.

Bibi Dong slowly raised her arm, patted Su Cheng's shoulder, and looked down at him. "You just need to remember that I am behind you. Even if one day your Martial Soul is despised by everyone, your teacher will always be there to face it with you."

Looking at his own clearly visible reflection in the other person's eyes, Su Cheng felt a slight unease.

I felt touched, but also a little confused.

He didn't understand why Bibi Dong, who didn't know him in the Simulation, would act so intimately and kindly towards him.

This level of intimacy far exceeds that of an ordinary master-disciple relationship.

Is it merely because of the similar aura of their Martial Soul?

Or is it seen as a way of self-redemption?

But in his mind, Bibi Dong was not that kind of person.

The attitude she displayed in her words, those earnest words, revealed a gentleness that Su Cheng had never seen before, completely different from the real her.

As Su Cheng and Su Yue joined the Spirit Hall, the Continental Spirit Master Competition was also in full swing.

Multiple regions held preliminary rounds simultaneously, and only the teams that qualified for the finals could come to Spirit City to participate in the finals.

As for the two teams from the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, who are directly guaranteed a spot in the finals, they will arrive in Spirit City a few months in advance to stay.

However, Su Cheng didn't seem to care much about the progress of the qualifiers.

For him, all he needs to do now is wait quietly in Spirit City.

After the finals of this Spirit Master Competition, he will try to find a way to leave Spirit City and make preparations for the battle a few years from now.

That will be the key to the final battle.

What happened on Douluo Star is actually not important; the gods of the Divine Realm are the tough nuts to crack.

With his current strength at the Limit Douluo level, he can't even stand on the chessboard.

Only after several years, when his strength reaches the God-level- level and Su Yue's strength has recovered to above the God-level, will they be qualified to enter.

But this is only one aspect.

When his body reaches its optimal state, he will have the opportunity to advance further.

In this Simulation, he not only has to complete the mission, but also try to break through to a higher level of strength and try to reach heights that he has never reached in reality.

When that time comes, the Dragon God Bloodline that has been sealed away and never used in my body will finally be put to good use, and I can try to study it.

Sorry for posting this a bit late. I'll correct any typos later. I had a fever today, vomiting and diarrhea, and I'm almost collapsing.