Gu Ye's Personal Guidance for Zhu Zhuqing

"Healing Physician!"

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Flender all had different expressions when they learned that Gu Ye was also a healing physician at the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena.

Because Gu Ye had been intimate with Zhu Zhuqing—though they had not gone all the way—Dai Mubai still held no favorable opinion of him.

Flender, meanwhile, had heard of Gu Ye's reputation. Just yesterday, he had also learned that Gu Ye had considerable connections with Xue Hong, the City Lord of Suotuo, as well as the people behind the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena.

As a shrewd businessman like Flender, who wanted to bring his students to the Great Spirit Arena to train, attend lessons, and make money along the way, he naturally replied cheerfully, "Of course, of course."

"The spirit battles are about to begin. If you want to participate, go ahead," Gu Ye said. After giving Zhu Zhuqing a meaningful look, he left directly.

When Zhu Zhuqing saw the message seemingly contained in Gu Ye's gaze, she appeared to understand something.

After Gu Ye left, Flender had Tang San and the others go join their respective spirit battle matches.

"Dean, Xiao Wu and I will go take part in our match first." Tang San and Xiao Wu were very interested in the Spirit Arena's matches, and after telling Flender, they headed off to join their spirit battle.

"Dean, I'm leaving too." Dai Mubai competed in the Soul Elder division. Having fought there many times, he was very familiar with it. After saying a word to Flender, he also headed toward his Soul Arena Stage.

Thinking of the meaningful look Gu Ye had given her, Zhu Zhuqing silently turned and left.

However, she was not going to participate in a match, but to find Gu Ye.

Gu Ye was currently standing by a railing, watching a spirit battle taking place below.

As he watched, he noticed Zhu Zhuqing approaching slowly. Without turning back to look at her, he smiled in satisfaction.

Zhu Zhuqing understood what he meant from a single look, and that made Gu Ye very pleased.

"Gu Ye, were you looking for me?" Zhu Zhuqing came to Gu Ye's side and asked.

"Mm."

Gu Ye nodded as he watched the battle in the arena below.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Gu Ye, then stood beside him and followed his gaze downward.

On the Soul Arena Stage, a burly Soul Grandmaster wielding an iron hammer continuously swung it at another Soul Grandmaster.

The other Soul Grandmaster's Martial Soul was a patterned leopard. He moved swiftly, evading the hammer wielder's attacks.

"Aren't you going to ask why I called you here?" Gu Ye asked lightly.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Gu Ye. Though she said nothing, she did want to know why he had called her over.

"What do you think of their strength?" Gu Ye pointed at the two fighting below.

"They are both Soul Grandmasters, and both have hundred-year soul rings. They are very strong."

However, Gu Ye shook his head. "In my eyes, they're both very weak. Their moves are too rigid, and far too flashy."

In this world, no one understood the human body better than Gu Ye, and no one knew its vital points more clearly than he did.

Now, he possessed the Surgical Blade Martial Soul as well as the Surgical Space. If he were on the Soul Arena Stage, he could kill both of them without any effort.

Moreover, after watching for a while, Gu Ye saw that the two on the stage used their spirit skills in an utterly rigid manner.

Or rather, the spirit masters of this world basically all used their spirit skills rigidly according to their established forms.

It was like playing a game. You used a skill, I dodged it; if I couldn't dodge, I used the same kind of skill to block it. Then you used one, I used one, you used one, I used one.

It was completely dictated by game mechanics.

Of course, not all spirit masters were like this.

From what Gu Ye knew, once some spirit masters reached a high enough level, they could wield those rigid spirit skills as naturally as their own limbs, making them incomparably smooth and gradually forming their own distinctive style.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Gu Ye in confusion. She did not quite understand what he meant.

Gu Ye looked at Zhu Zhuqing as well and said, "Hold out your hand."

Zhu Zhuqing was very familiar with that commanding tone. She instinctively held out her hand.

Gu Ye naturally took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and checked her major artery.

"Did anything change with your body after you went back yesterday?"

"No." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.

"Any discomfort?"

Zhu Zhuqing still shook her head.

"Did you notice that your Martial Soul has grown stronger?"

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

After returning, she had discovered last night that her Hell Spirit Cat had gained a black aura, like flames.

However, those flames had yet to fully take shape and were still somewhat weak. She did not know their exact abilities, as she had not tested them on anyone.

She had not told the others about this yet. Now that she had met Gu Ye, she told him about it.

After hearing this, Gu Ye examined other parts of Zhu Zhuqing's body as well. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "You're going to participate in a spirit battle later, right?"

"Yes."

"Come with me. I have something to tell you." Gu Ye took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and led her toward a VIP room in the Spirit Arena.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Gu Ye, who was holding her hand. She realized she felt no resistance at all as Gu Ye led her into a room.

After closing the door, Gu Ye looked at Zhu Zhuqing. "Release that black flame of yours and let me have a look."

"Alright."

Zhu Zhuqing trusted Gu Ye deeply. After all, she had only obtained this thing because of him. Without hesitation, she released it.

She raised her hand, and with a whoosh, a tiny black flame that looked rather weak appeared in her palm.

"This flame slowly formed within my Martial Soul after I went back yesterday, but I still don't know what abilities it has. Do you know?" Zhu Zhuqing asked as she looked at Gu Ye.

"Idiot!" Gu Ye flicked Zhu Zhuqing on the forehead and said irritably, "How would I know if you don't even know your own Martial Soul?"

Hearing Gu Ye's suggestive words, a faint blush unexpectedly rose on Zhu Zhuqing's usually cool and pretty face. Perhaps it was because of his intimate gesture, or perhaps something else.

"When you go up for your match later, use that black flame and see what abilities it has. Then tell me exactly what it can do afterward, understand?"

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing had been thinking the same thing.

"But before the Soul Battle, how about I teach you something?"

"What?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Gu Ye curiously.

"The vital points of the human body."

"The vital points of the human body?"

"That's right. Understanding the body's vital points will let you attack more precisely and defeat your enemies more easily. Those two Soul Masters we just watched were complete trash—their fight looked impressive enough, but it was actually meaningless."

"You need to understand one thing: here, the purpose of battle is to pursue victory."

"And naturally, I'm teaching you because I want you to win."

Zhu Zhuqing listened in silence for a while before looking at Gu Ye seriously. "Why are you being so good to me?"

"Because... you still owe me a drop of your most precious blood." Gu Ye gave a wicked grin.

"So that's why." Once she learned Gu Ye's purpose, Zhu Zhuqing accepted his instruction more readily.

From beginning to end, she had thought the drop of blood Gu Ye mentioned was Martial Soul Blood.

Gu Ye then formally began teaching Zhu Zhuqing about certain parts of the human body.

There was nothing in the room for Zhu Zhuqing to practice on, so left with no choice, Gu Ye had to let her examine his muscular body.

Gu Ye then looked at Zhu Zhuqing seriously. "Remember, I'm teaching you right now. Don't pay too much attention to trivial matters, and don't let your imagination run wild, understand?"

"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded firmly.

She stared intently at Gu Ye's body, listening to his instruction with complete focus.

Gu Ye took Zhu Zhuqing's soft little hand and placed it against his chest as he explained, "This is one of the weakest places on the human body—the heart. But in battle, everyone protects this area very well, so you'll rarely get a chance to strike it."

"So at times like that, you need to attack another weak point."

Holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand, Gu Ye used himself as an example, guiding her step by step to understand which parts of the human body were the weakest and most vulnerable to fatal injury.

Zhu Zhuqing listened very seriously, and she watched just as seriously.

Because she knew Gu Ye was teaching her sincerely and had no other intentions.

After this lesson, Zhu Zhuqing learned much useful knowledge. She also saw many things she had never known before, and likewise came to understand just how strong Gu Ye's body was.

As a woman, looking at Gu Ye like this, her face remained cool and composed, but inwardly, she was already unbearably embarrassed.

Yet seeing how earnestly Gu Ye taught her, Zhu Zhuqing did not want to disappoint his expectations.

She watched very seriously—pah... no, she learned very seriously.

Inside the room, Gu Ye spent half an hour explaining knowledge of the human body to Zhu Zhuqing in detail. After further teaching her about combat, they finally left the room.

"Think carefully about what I just told you. Before you go to sleep tonight, go over it again. Review it once every night, and that knowledge will remain in your mind forever, understand?"

"I understand," Zhu Zhuqing said with her head lowered.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed now. She did not raise her head to look at Gu Ye, as though afraid he would notice something was off.

"Alright, you can go take part in your Soul Battle now."

"Alright, Gu Ye, I'm leaving." After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing quickly left in small, hurried steps.