Dai Yueheng's Recruitment Attempt

The Inner Court's Martial Arts Arena was enormous, and its facilities were more advanced than those of the Outer Court. They could withstand stronger attacks without being damaged. Some Inner Court students who had come to practice noticed that the arena was different today.

When had their Inner Court gained three little ones?

Jiang Qingtong, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were huddled in a corner of the Martial Arts Arena, discussing how they should coordinate during the Ring Tournament.

"My Martial Soul is the Three Lives Soul Calming Cauldron, a mutated Soul Calming Cauldron Martial Soul. It can control and attack at the same time. I also have a Second Martial Soul, the Nine Phoenix Auspicious Flute. It only has one Soul Ring, and its soul skill is Slowdown, which can reduce an opponent's movement speed by twenty percent."

Xiao Xiao explained her Martial Souls and soul skills to Wang Dong and Jiang Qingtong. Upon hearing that she had a Second Martial Soul, Wang Dong's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "You actually have Twin Martial Souls!"

"Yeah, what about it?" Xiao Xiao nodded and blinked at Wang Dong.

Wang Dong shook her head. She had thought she was already the special one, but she had not expected someone else to possess Twin Martial Souls as well.

After Xiao Xiao finished, Wang Dong told the other two, "My Martial Soul is the Light Goddess Butterfly, a typical Power-Attack Type Martial Soul. My first soul skill is Flank Guillotine, and my second is Butterfly God's Light. So during battle, you can leave the attacking to me."

After the two finished their introductions, they looked toward Jiang Qingtong. Wang Dong said, "Your turn. I remember your Martial Soul is called Mirror Flower, right? I've never heard of it before. What type is it?"

"It can be whatever type you want it to be," Jiang Qingtong said with a smile.

"Cut it out with the mystery act!" Wang Dong rolled her eyes. "Stop hiding things from us. We're comrades now!"

"I'll let you experience it." Jiang Qingtong said nothing more and released Mirror Flower. As the Spiritual Eye mark lit up, her eyes bloomed with golden radiance, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both felt a strand of Spiritual Power connect to them.

Then, everything within a hundred-meter radius appeared clearly before their eyes.

"Gasp—this is your soul skill? It's actually a Mental-type Martial Soul? That's incredible!" Wang Dong immediately realized just how powerful Mental Detection Sharing could be in battle.

Xiao Xiao looked at Jiang Qingtong with delight and exclaimed, "With a soul skill like this, wouldn't fighting be like having a full-map view while beating up a bunch of blind people?"

Amid her amazement, Wang Dong thought of something else and quickly asked, "Wait! I remember that when you fought Xu Sanshi, you broke through his defense with your bare fists at the end! Can a Mental-type Martial Soul do that?"

"Secret. That's my trump card." Jiang Qingtong raised a brow.

"Could it be a Soul Tool?" Xiao Xiao did not consider the possibility of Twin Martial Souls, but instead recalled the rumors that Jiang Qingtong carried many Soul Tools on her.

At the mention of Soul Tools, Wang Dong frowned slightly and said to Jiang Qingtong, "Doesn't the academy prohibit the use of Soul Tools?"

"The rules were changed. We're going to fight all the Freshmen, so of course they won't restrict us. Still, I normally won't use Soul Tools anyway." Jiang Qingtong shook her head.

Wang Dong nodded slightly and reminded her, "Soul Tools are external objects no matter what. Improving your own strength is what matters most. Your talent is so good, so don't end up like those people from the Sun Moon Empire, forcibly raising your cultivation with medicine for the sake of Soul Tools and ruining your talent in the end."

"Don't worry, I've always understood that true power must rest within oneself—that is the ultimate conclusion of all cultivation." Jiang Qingtong nodded, showing that she knew perfectly well what mattered most.

Just then, someone approached from the side. He first glanced at the two Thousand-Year Soul Rings on Jiang Qingtong with surprise, then introduced himself. "I'm Dai Yueheng, an Inner Court student. Are you three juniors from the Outer Court?"

"Greetings, Senior." Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao immediately greeted Dai Yueheng.

Jiang Qingtong looked at him and asked, "What can I do for you, Senior Dai?"

Dai Yueheng smiled and shook his head. "I wouldn't dare presume to instruct you. I merely have a few questions. According to academy rules, Outer Court students aren't allowed into the Inner Court. How did you get here?"

The matter of Jiang Qingtong training under Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier had barely been publicized within the Inner Court. Shrek Academy seemed intent on minimizing Jiang Qingtong's presence as much as possible.

After all, if Jiang Qingtong returned to the Sun Moon Empire in the future and this matter came to light, Shrek Academy would be branded as an academy that trained talent for the Sun Moon Empire. That would be far too embarrassing.

"I have an Inner Court Pass," Jiang Qingtong told him.

Upon hearing that, Dai Yueheng could not conceal his surprise. He looked Jiang Qingtong over from head to toe, his gaze finally settling on the two Thousand-Year Soul Rings before her, before an understanding expression appeared on his face.

Dai Yueheng smiled at them. "I am the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire. Are you juniors from the Star Luo Empire?"

"No." All three shook their heads.

There was no need to mention Jiang Qingtong—she was from the Sun Moon Empire, the mortal enemy of the Star Luo Empire. Wang Dong was from the Tianhun Empire, while Xiao Xiao came from the Dou Ling Empire. Three people, three homelands, and not one of them was from the Star Luo Empire.

Seeing them all shake their heads, Dai Yueheng was not embarrassed. He continued, "That's alright. If you ever come to the Star Luo Empire in the future, no matter what trouble you encounter, come find me. As your senior, I'll certainly help however I can."

As the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, Dai Yueheng knew very well how much a true genius could accomplish. Thus, upon realizing Jiang Qingtong's extraordinary talent, he did not hesitate to extend an olive branch to the three of them.

"Thank you, Senior." The three youngsters understood Dai Yueheng's intentions, but did not expose them. They merely nodded in thanks.

"Dai Yueheng!" Just as Dai Yueheng was about to say something more to the three of them, a clear shout rang out from the side. All four turned toward the source of the voice.

A fiery-red figure rapidly flew over from a short distance away, carrying with it a faint wave of heat that rushed toward them.

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both took a small step back. Only Jiang Qingtong remained unaffected, having seen Ma Xiaotao often during this period.

Ma Xiaotao greeted the three, then said to Dai Yueheng, "Dai Yueheng, are you recruiting people in the academy?"

"Of course not! We both understand the academy's rules. How could I possibly do such a thing within the academy? I'm merely building good relations with these juniors. After all, once we return to the Star Luo Empire, given my status, it won't be a problem for me to make things convenient for them."

Dai Yueheng smiled and shook his head, leaving Ma Xiaotao with nothing to hold against him.