Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth. "Eat first! How could I have the strength to run without filling my stomach?"
Then Miss Ning started running around the track in fits and starts. Mu Yu was upstairs, but she had Xiao Mo keep watch over her.
By the ninth lap, Miss Ning was struggling. "Ah, no, I need to rest some more."
Xiao Mo said, "You rested twenty-six times in nine laps. You might as well not run."
Ning Rongrong turned to Xiao Mo. "Big Brother, can you cut me some slack for one lap?"
Xiao Mo nodded. "If I cut you some slack for one lap, I'll reward you with another ten laps."
Ning Rongrong: (heartbroken) (mushroom)
In the end, Ning Rongrong finally finished that lap an hour later.
As soon as school was over, she hung herself off Mu Yu, unwilling to take even one more step.
"Big Sis! I'm exhausted, sob sob X﹏X"
"Persistence is strength! Think about it—if you work a little harder now, even Assault System Spirit Masters won't be able to beat you in the future."
Only then did Ning Rongrong perk up. "Right, I'll pin them to the ground and beat them up!"
When they returned to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the two Titled Douluo saw Ning Rongrong hanging from Mu Yu and immediately asked with concern, "Rongrong, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Ning Fengzhi seemed to understand what was going on, but he said nothing.
Ning Rongrong jumped down from Mu Yu. At the sight of a table full of food, she seemed full of energy again.
"Big Sis took me training today!"
The Sword and Bone Douluo were puzzled. "Training?"
"Yes! Big Sis said that once I improve my physical fitness, she'll give me a spirit bone and let me crush Assault System Spirit Masters!"
The Sword and Bone Douluo fell silent. Your sister was obviously dangling a carrot in front of you.
Still, improving Ning Rongrong's physical fitness would indeed do her no harm and could truly help her, so the Sword and Bone Douluo quite approved of Mu Yu's approach.
"Xiao Yu, are you really going to give Rongrong a spirit bone? You should know, spirit bones are..."
Ning Fengzhi looked doubtful. Just as he was about to ask, Mu Yu directly took out six boxes. When they were opened, every one of them was filled with spirit bones.
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"Xiao Yu! Where did you get so many spirit bones?!"
The three of them stared at Mu Yu in disbelief.
Mu Yu scratched her head. "Wasn't the content of my third trial to gather six spirit bones? The grandpas helped me hunt spirit beasts for spirit bones, and there were lots left over, so I brought them along."
Mu Yu took out the Eight Spider Spirit Bone. "This External Soul Bone is pretty good. It came from a Thousand Year Face Demon Spider. Rongrong, see if you like it?"
Ning Rongrong shook her head. "It doesn't look good at all!"
The Sword and Bone Douluo: Rongrong! It's an External Soul Bone! You rejected it just because it doesn't look good?!
Ning Fengzhi: My precious daughter, don't reject it! Hurry and say you want it!
Mu Yu smiled and shook her head. "Rongrong, don't regret it later."
Then she took out a grayish-white leg bone.
"A sixty-thousand-year Nether Wolf Left Leg Bone. It can make you run faster and give your legs more strength. If you can't win, just run."
"And this is a thirty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger Right Arm Bone. It's a spirit bone with decent attack power."
"Once you've trained well, I'll give you these two. What do you think?"
Ning Rongrong nodded happily. "Big Sis, you have to keep your word."
"Little girl, when have I ever lied to you?"
"Big Sis is the best! I'll definitely train hard!"
Under Mu Yu's meticulous mental guidance, Ning Rongrong's physical fitness improved day by day.
Mu Yu looked at Ning Rongrong, who did not even gasp after running ten laps, and nodded in satisfaction.
—One month later—
"Big Sis, ten laps are as easy as drinking water and eating for me now. Big Sis, how about changing it to something else?"
Mu Yu had been thinking the same thing.
"Rongrong, do you know how your Grandpa Jian and Grandpa Bone used to train me?"
Ning Rongrong shook her head. "No, but it must have been very painful."
Mu Yu nodded. "The two of them fought me alone... calling it training my resistance to blows."
"Then they were really ruthless."
"Mm, but the results were indeed good."
As she spoke, Ning Rongrong suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Big Sis?"
"Mm. Come on. Back then, I faced two Titled Douluo. Now, I'll only have you face one Soul Elder." (Note: The Royal Team has already broken through level thirty!)
Ning Rongrong looked utterly lifeless. "Big Sis, wouldn't fighting them just be sending myself to my death?"
Mu Yu smacked her once. "If you can't beat them, run! What did I teach you before?"
Ning Rongrong nodded as though she understood.
Mu Yu turned toward the Royal Team. "Shi Mo, I'm counting on you~"
Shi Mo nodded and began sparring with Ning Rongrong.
Mu Yu had not chosen Shi Mo without reason. Shi Mo's martial soul specialized in defense, and his attack power was not as strong as the others', making him more suitable for Ning Rongrong's first training session.
As Mu Yu watched Shi Mo train with Ning Rongrong, it felt as though she were personally witnessing a drama: she fled while he pursued, and even with wings, she could not escape.
In the end, Ning Rongrong was carried before Mu Yu by Shi Mo, who held her up by the collar.
"Wuwuwu, Big Sis, I thought I was running faster?"
Dugu Yan could not help smiling at Ning Rongrong's state, but she also rarely said something serious. "The difference in Soul Power Level between you and Shi Mo is too great. You've only just passed level ten, while Shi Mo is already level thirty."
Ning Rongrong looked at Mu Yu. "Big Sis, how did you get your level so high?"
Mu Yu touched her nose. "Maybe it's because I was born with an exceptional physique..."
The Royal Team: Heh heh, liar. We don't believe you.
"Anyway, as long as you train with your big sister, you'll definitely surpass your peers by far."
Thus, ever since Ning Rongrong enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she had been immersed every day in Mu Yu's devilish training and motivational speeches. As for classes? Mu Yu gave her one-on-one tutoring separately.
Time flew by. After a year of training, Ning Rongrong's physical fitness and Soul Power had long surpassed those of her peers by several times. She was even beginning to catch up to the Royal Team.
Now, at only eight years old, Ning Rongrong had astonishingly reached level twenty-five. Though she could not compare with Mu Yu, she was still impressive. Naturally, Mu Yu's two spirit bones had helped.
Watching Ning Rongrong grow stronger by the day, Mu Yu was also very gratified. Taking advantage of the holiday, Mu Yu made a plan for Ning Rongrong before preparing to leave.
"Big Sis, can't you just let me rest a little..."
"Don't you have weekends off?"
"How could that possibly be enough..."
"Don't think about slacking off. Big Sis will bring you a gift when she comes back."
Gifts were quite tempting to Ning Rongrong, because every gift Mu Yu gave her was a rare treasure.
"Fine."
After giving Ning Rongrong her instructions, Mu Yu went to find the Sword and Bone Douluo.
"Grandpa Jian, Teacher, you two need to keep an eye on Rongrong."
"Oh, don't worry. Would we really help her slack off?"
Mu Yu: Of course you would.
"Forget it, you two aren't reliable. I'll ask Lingling to help watch her later."
"Oh, listen to you, still not trusting us."
Gu Rong solemnly swore that he would never help Ning Rongrong slack off, though even Chen Xin did not believe him when he said it.
Seeing the two elders already plotting how to help Ning Rongrong, Mu Yu helplessly started calling for reinforcements.
"Xiao Mo."
The young man appeared before the two Titled Douluo.
"What is it?"
"Help me watch Rongrong. This time, Xi Ruo will be there on Sea God Island, so I don't need you for now."
Xiao Mo did not answer. Clearly, he was unwilling.
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Mu Yu helplessly held her forehead. "If you want to eat something or need money, go to Uncle Ning. If anything happens, find Grandpa Jian and Teacher."
What Xiao Mo heard was: If you want to eat, drink, or play, anything that can be solved with money, go to Ning Fengzhi. The second half was unimportant.
"Okay, Master. I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
After arranging everything, Mu Yu set sail again and returned to Sea God Island.
This time, she was going to take back everything that belonged to her. Cough, cough, no, that was wrong—she was going to obtain the seventh spirit ring for her first martial soul and the sixth spirit ring for her second martial soul.
At the edge of Sea God Island, Xi Ruo had been waiting for a long time.
Mu Yu looked resentfully at Xi Ruo and began speaking sarcastically. She had already learned that while Tang Hao had been chasing her down and beating her, Xi Ruo had been happily spending time with two gods.
"Oh, so you're here? I thought you'd gone missing."
Xi Ruo approached Mu Yu sheepishly.
"Xiao Yu, I was wrong~ It's all because the God of Space and the Sea God dragged me back."
Mu Yu nodded as well. "Neither of them is any good. Stay away from them in the future."
"Got it."
—God Realm—
The God of Space, who had been called out: ?
Sea God: ?
The Asura God, watching from the side: 6
The Sea God looked speechlessly at the God of Space. "If she wants to scold you, she can scold you. Why did she drag me into it too?"
The God of Space shook his head. "She even dared to kick me directly. Getting scolded by her is something you get used to."
The Asura God dealt cards nearby. "This successor is great, but it's a pity she isn't mine."
The God of Space: Wishful thinking.
Sea God: Even if he didn't want this successor, she would still be mine. It wouldn't be your turn.
Asura God: How about the three of us split her evenly?
God of Space: Screw you.
Mu Yu: What do you take me for? Split me evenly?
Mu Yu did not want to waste her vacation days on Sea God Island. Heaven Dou Royal Academy had truly bored her to death.
She did not immediately go hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. She intended to treat this trip to Sea God Island as a vacation.
She lay down beside the beach and had Xi Ruo grill fish beside her. Once it was cooked, Xi Ruo fed it to her. It could not have been more pleasant.
Before she knew it, and without knowing how long she had stayed on Sea God Island, Mu Yu felt power fill her entire body. She especially wanted to find a punching bag to test herself on, so the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King naturally became that punching bag.
"Xi Ruo, let's go beat him up!"
Xi Ruo: ? So suddenly?
As she spoke, Mu Yu flew into the air and shouted down, "Xi Ruo, hurry up!"
Xi Ruo: ? She could fly?
Mu Yu glided across the sea while Xi Ruo swiftly darted through the water.
Even while swimming, Xi Ruo refused to stay quiet.
"Let me tell you, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, like me, is a Million Year Spirit Beast. We're both powerful beings just one step away from Becoming a God."
Seeing that Mu Yu's expression did not change, Xi Ruo continued, "Later, stay behind me first, understand? If he gets serious, I'm afraid even I might not be able to protect you."
"Who is stronger, you or him?"
"Of course I am. He's just an oversized rotten fish. At most, he'll never become a god. I'm different from him. As long as I want to, I can become a god through the power of faith, just like the Sea God."
Mu Yu glanced at Xi Ruo. "Then what are we afraid of?"
Xi Ruo choked up. What she said seemed right, but also somehow wrong.
They arrived in the sea region where the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King lived.
"Xi Ruo, how do we lure him out?"
Xi Ruo thought for a moment, leaped onto the sea surface, and cleared his throat.
"Hey! Big fish! Are you dead yet? Have you lived so long that you already died young, huh?"
Mu Yu did not understand, but she was deeply shocked.
Were marine creatures all this bizarre when they communicated?
Though absurd, it worked. As soon as Xi Ruo finished speaking, an extremely plump—cough, cough, no—an extremely enormous whale surfaced.
"Xi Ruo! You're becoming more and more presumptuous! How dare you insult me in my territory!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King then turned and saw Mu Yu.
"You even brought me a snack? Are you trying to make peace with me? Let me tell you, impossible!"
Xi Ruo rolled his eyes at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. "Today, I came to take your life."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King laughed disdainfully. "Take my life? With you? Or with that human whose hair hasn't even grown in yet?"
That was a little too insulting! An uncle could endure it, but an aunt could not!
Deep Sea Demonic Whale King! Today, both you and your wife will become my spirit rings!
Right, if she remembered correctly, Bai Xiuxiu's family had been killed by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife. That husband-and-wife pair was finished!
Sensing the killing intent from Xi Ruo and Mu Yu, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into human form.
"A mere human dares participate in our battle?"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King looked down on Mu Yu greatly.
Mu Yu could not be bothered to pay attention to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King at all. She was thinking about how to defeat him.
Back then, the Cheat King had used the Sea God's Trident and hidden weapons to wear down and defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
At the time, the Cheat King had Ning Rongrong's support and did not have to worry about running out of Soul Power. But if it were just her, trying to outlast the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in a direct battle probably would not work...
Xi Ruo understood what Mu Yu was thinking. With a look, he signaled for her not to act yet. He would injure him first, then let her step in.
Mu Yu nodded and withdrew from the battle zone.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King did not take Mu Yu seriously either and charged straight at Xi Ruo.
Xi Ruo and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King were both overlords of the ocean and had fought often. Logically, Xi Ruo was somewhat stronger, but he simply did not like using his power carelessly.
The Soul Power of the two Million Year Spirit Beasts collided, and even Mu Yu was left with a headache from the aftershocks. She had no choice but to activate her soul bone to defend herself.
The two Million Year Spirit Beasts were evenly matched and fought fiercely, unable to determine a victor. After a full hour, both had sustained some injuries.
"Heh, Xi Ruo, it has been a long time since we fought like this. But with just you, killing me is impossible!"
Xi Ruo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled. "But I didn't come alone~"
Mu Yu appeared at just the right moment.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Thread Pull."
As she spoke, she teleported behind the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
"Second Spirit Ability, Dark Mist."
As the mist blocked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's vision, Xi Ruo rapidly charged toward him.
With a slash, a cut appeared across the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's chest.
"You ambushed me!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's voice was clearly tinged with anger.
"I already told you I wasn't alone." Xi Ruo retorted with a faintly mocking smile.
Mu Yu did not want to waste too many words on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Nightmare."
Massive black chains appeared and tightly bound the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
"Human! I didn't expect to underestimate you!"
"There's a lot you didn't expect!"
As she spoke, Mu Yu snatched Xi Ruo's weapon with one hand and thrust it forward.
Xi Ruo: ???
Naturally, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sensed it and quickly broke free of the chains.
"Heh, human, you're still too weak."
After saying that, he prepared to attack Mu Yu. But what he had not expected was that his intended attack did not succeed in reaching her. Instead, he touched a pile of... bubbles?
"??? What is this???" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King looked at the bubbles around him in confusion.
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