Bashful Hu Liena

In the early morning, as dawn first broke, Liu Xinghan sat alone cross-legged on the open-air rooftop, bathing in the morning glow as he cultivated a technique called the Soul Scripture.

He had obtained this technique from a lottery draw a year ago. Unlike the Immeasurable True Scripture, this was a Cultivation Method for Mental Power.

According to the technique, at dawn each day, when night and day shifted, heaven and earth would briefly release a special energy known as the Primal Qi of All Things.

After cultivating the Soul Scripture, one could absorb this primal qi to strengthen one's mental strength.

After a year of cultivation, his mental strength had grown explosively.

That day.

Liu Xinghan did not rise early to cultivate the Soul Scripture and, for once, indulged in sleeping in.

In his sleep, Liu Xinghan felt someone pinching his nose. He did not need to open his eyes to know who it was. Drowsily, he said, "Senior Sister, stop messing around!"

When he opened his eyes, the smiling figure sitting at his bedside was none other than Hu Liena!

Compared with two years ago, Hu Liena had become even more lovely and captivating. At sixteen, her beautiful face and stunning figure had fully matured. Combined with the charm bestowed upon her by her Celestial Fox martial soul, her allure was simply irresistible!

With every smile and frown, even someone as strong-willed as Liu Xinghan could not help but be moved.

"Junior Brother, it's already so late. Why are you still not up?" Hu Liena asked curiously.

Normally, Liu Xinghan rose earlier than she did every day, yet today it was the opposite. What a strange occurrence.

Liu Xinghan said helplessly, "I was making a Rank 4 Soul Tool yesterday, and it exhausted me, so I slept a little longer today."

Having reached rank thirty in Soul Power, he had finally succeeded in crafting his first Rank 4 Soul Tool. He was now a genuine Rank 4 Soul Engineer!

Liu Xinghan said helplessly, "Senior Sister, I'm already grown up. Why do you still enter my room without knocking, just like before?"

At that, Hu Liena snorted and smiled. "So what if I don't knock? Are you going to chase your Senior Sister out?"

Liu Xinghan shook his head helplessly.

He truly had no way of dealing with this Senior Sister.

Hu Liena opened the wardrobe and picked out an outfit for Liu Xinghan. "Junior Brother, we're going to the Battle Arena for spirit battles today. Wear this one. It's convenient for fighting and looks good too!"

"Alright!"

Liu Xinghan took the clothes. He was already used to it.

Over the past two years, Hu Liena had become increasingly attentive toward him. Nearly all his clothes had been bought by Hu Liena, and even what he wore and ate every day had been arranged for him perfectly.

Aside from her daily cultivation, Hu Liena had nearly devoted her entire heart to him.

Liu Xinghan had noticed it too.

That was good. It would save his Senior Sister from falling for that ugly jerk Tang San in the future and meeting the same fate as in the original story.

No, with him here, the events of the original story would absolutely never repeat themselves!

Thinking of Hu Liena's tragic ending in the original story, Liu Xinghan drew a deep breath. He decided that he would set out soon and plunder the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As Liu Xinghan got dressed, he said, "Senior Sister, my Soul Power has reached rank thirty!"

He had not told anyone about this yet.

Hu Liena was stunned. Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, her clear pupils filled with disbelief. "Junior Brother, you're already rank thirty? Are you telling the truth?"

Liu Xinghan smiled and nodded, then released his Soul Power!

Hu Liena immediately knew that her Junior Brother had truly reached rank thirty in Soul Power!

"Junior Brother, you've only just turned ten, right?"

Hu Liena was shocked.

She considered her own talent exceptional. Her martial soul was powerful, and she too possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

Yet she had only reached rank thirty in Soul Power at the age of twelve years and six months.

But her Junior Brother had reached it two and a half years earlier than she had!

Furthermore, he did not merely bury himself in Soul Power cultivation every day. He also spent a great deal of time studying Soul Tools and learning about Immortal Herbs. Even so, he was faster than her!

As expected, Junior Brother is the true genius! Hu Liena thought, feeling a little proud as well.

After breakfast, the two went to participate in spirit battles.

Battle Arena.

As regulars here, both of them possessed Gold Douluo badges.

Moreover, the Star Fox Team formed by the two of them ranked among the top three two-person teams at the Soul Ancestor level in the Battle Arena, with very few defeats.

That was right, Soul Ancestor!

Because Hu Liena was a Soul Ancestor, the team formed by Liu Xinghan and Hu Liena could only be placed in the Soul Ancestor division. If they wanted to battle, they had to be prepared to face two Soul Ancestor opponents.

Even so, they rarely met an equal!

Because their abilities complemented each other too perfectly.

Hu Liena's martial soul was the Celestial Fox, making her an exceptionally powerful Control Type soul master.

Although Liu Xinghan had previously only been a Grand Soul Master, his Summoning Tome martial soul was too special. So long as he had sufficient Soul Power, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear he summoned could unleash combat strength comparable to that of the most elite Soul Ancestors.

The Control Type naturally countered the Agility Attack Type.

With Hu Liena, a Control Type Soul Ancestor, present, no one could employ drawn-out attrition tactics against Liu Xinghan. Under such circumstances, victory came easily to the two of them!

"Senior Sister, I'm going home for a visit. Do you want to come?"

After the spirit battle ended, Liu Xinghan asked Hu Liena.

He planned to set out in a couple of days. Using the excuse of obtaining his third soul ring, he would leave Spirit City and go plunder the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located in Sunset Forest, near Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. It was too far away, and he likely would not return anytime soon. Therefore, before leaving, he needed to bid his parents farewell.

"Yes!"

Hu Liena answered at once, her pretty face flushing slightly. Is Junior Brother taking me to meet his parents? How annoying... Junior Brother really does like me.

Hu Liena was someone who dared to love and hate. This could be seen from how she fell for Tang San in the City of Slaughter in the original story. Although Tang San had used the alias Tang Yin at the time, Hu Liena knew that he was a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect.

The Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall were mortal enemies, yet Hu Liena had still fallen in love with Tang Yin. This showed just how bold and passionate she was.

Therefore, when Hu Liena realized that she had unknowingly fallen for her Junior Brother, she did not resist it. Instead, she accepted it openly!

In her eyes, there was nothing remarkable about liking her Junior Brother. After all, he was handsome, talented, and outstanding in every way. Only someone as exceptional as him was worthy of being her boyfriend.

Thus, from that moment on, she began planning to pursue her Junior Brother instead!

Sure enough, her efforts had not been in vain. Junior Brother had indeed fallen for her too, and now he was even taking her home to meet his parents!

Hu Liena's pretty face grew redder and redder, and a touch of bashfulness could not help appearing between her brows.

Liu Xinghan did not notice Hu Liena's strange thoughts.

A year ago, he had told his parents that he had become the Pope's Disciple.

As his parents, Liu Xuanfeng and Li Xinyue had been so delighted that they could not sleep for three days!

The Pope was such an exalted figure!

It would not be an exaggeration to call the Pope the most powerful person on the continent. To someone like Liu Xuanfeng, a Spirit Hall deacon, the Pope was an existence like a god.

His son had actually become the Pope's disciple. Their ancestors must truly have blessed them...