Little San, You've Changed-You've Started Caring About Appearances

"Qing Zhou, are you going back already?"

After leaving the Northern Forest and returning to Heavenly Soul City, Wei Sa, perhaps because of his extraordinary status, did not have any friends of his own age with whom he could usually talk, and therefore felt somewhat reluctant to part with Zhou Qing and the others.

"Could you stay a few more days? I'd like to invite you to my home."

"And tell me more about Martial Soul cultivation as well."

But Zhou Qing could tell that Wei Sa genuinely wanted to invite them to his home, and that the last sentence seemed like he was deliberately looking for an excuse.

"I'm sorry, we have other matters to attend to. We need to take Zhang San to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beast, so we're afraid we don't have time..."

Seeing Wei Sa's disappointed expression, Zhou Qing extended his little finger, "Although we haven't known each other for long, we can still be considered friends, right? If we have the chance in the future, let's come to the Heavenly Soul Kingdom again. Don't forget us."

"Um!"

Wei Sa nodded vigorously, extended her little finger, and made a pinky promise with Zhou Qing. Then, she made a pinky promise with Tang San as well, "Third Brother..."

Tang San: "..."

Seriously, please stop calling me Zhang San!

Watching Zhou Qing and the others walk away, Wei Sa tugged at Mu Bing's sleeve. "Aunt Ice, do you think Qing Zhou will come to the Heavenly Soul Kingdom again?"

"Probably not."

Mu Bing sighed.

"Why? We pinky swear." Wei Sa was a little unconvinced.

"ε=(ο`*))) Sigh——"

Mu Bing sighed again and said, "My little princess, although he is the same age as you, his mind and body are already comparable to an adult. He's probably just trying to coax you!"

"Impossible! We made a pinky promise!" Wei Sa pouted. "They'll definitely come again! It's so boring in the palace. My brother and father are always so busy and they treat me so casually!"

"You can't say that. They're also trying to make the Heavenly Soul Kingdom stronger."

Mu Bing sighed again, "After all, the people on this land don't really want to live in the freezing cold."

With the Heaven Dou Empire showing signs of decline, the Heavenly Soul Kingdom has been closely monitoring the movements of various kingdoms, duchies, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall on the continent.

Two hundred years ago, the Two Great Empires were still at war. It wasn't until the Spirit Hall intervened and established the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament that the competition Two Great Empires was transferred to this event, which finally brought an end to the war.

However, the grudges between the Two Great Empires did not disappear, but moved into the shadows. Perhaps just one spark could ignite another war, one that would be even more intense than before, and might even set the entire continent ablaze.

The ancestors of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom had long anticipated this, and prepared for war for many years. In addition to self-preservation, they were also waiting for the conflict between the Two Great Empires to be no longer suppressed by the Spirit Hall and to break out into a continent-wide war, so that they could take the opportunity to take over the rich southern region.

Located in this Extreme North, agricultural yields are low, and the region is subject to the control of the southern kingdoms, even having to submit to the Heaven Dou, which is why they opened up trade—

The Heavenly Soul Kingdom no longer wanted to suffer this humiliation.

"Don't know."

Wei Sa scratched the back of his head.

You'll understand later.

Mu Bing smiled and patted Wei Sa's head. "Listen to Aunt Ice. Cultivate well in the future. Follow Qing Zhou's advice and pursue the Support System, Food System, or Healing System. In short, in Martial Soul cultivation, you should make use of the Snow Lotus Flower's talent. If you want to become Battle Soul Master, learn to fight and accumulate experience. Alternatively, Aunt Ice can take you to participate in more Soul Fight."

"Your talent for cultivation is exceptional, with Innate Spirit Power Level Nine. You have a very high chance of breaking through to the Titled Douluo realm in the future..."

"But being born into royalty may also be your misfortune... You must demonstrate your talent in the path of Soul Master and continuously grow stronger in order to control your own destiny."

Wei Sa was even more confused, but she still agreed. She planned to follow Zhou Qing's instructions, communicating with her Martial Soul every time she cultivated her Soul Power to deepen her connection with Martial Soul. She would then pursue Support System Martial Soul path, while also training her physique and developing combat skills, etc.

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"You really know how to capture a little girl's heart."

On the way back, Romantina's cheeks were flushed, and her tone was slightly Taunt.

"I'm handsome, there's nothing I can do about it." Zhou Qing shrugged, grinned, and looked like he was asking for a beating.

"Pfft!"

Romantina burst out laughing. Compared to her usual overly eccentric laughs, this time, her laughter was perfectly normal. "You really are funny!"

Bu Yi covered her mouth, but the smile in her eyes also told a story: Zhou Qing's appearance was ordinary, and if one did not know him well, it would be difficult to recognize him in a crowd.

Seeing that the two were subtly or overtly alluding to his appearance, Zhou Qing grinned, hooked his arm around Tang San's shoulder, and said, "Luckily, I still have you with me."

Tang San: "... You might not believe it, but I think I've gotten a lot better looking lately."

"Really? How come I didn't notice?"

Zhou Qing was taken aback and stared at Tang San's face for a long time, but he couldn't find anything different from usual.

"Haven't you noticed that my pupils have turned a Sisi blue recently?" Tang San asked, pointing to his pupils.

"(⊙o⊙)..."

Zhou Qing really didn't notice.

Aside from observing Tang San after he obtained his First Spirit Ring, at other times—

He's not a pervert!

Why keep paying attention to the changes in Tang San's eye color?

"You can tell, can't you?"

Tang San thought Zhou Qing had noticed, and said with a smile, "At least, as my Soul Power Level increases, maybe when I reach the Soul Saint stage, my pupils will turn a blue similar to the Blue Silver Grass."

In short, if he were placed in a crowd, his blue eyes, which might appear in the future, would definitely make him stand out at a glance.

"You've changed! Tang San! You've become so focused on your appearance!"

Zhou Qing was heartbroken.

This was naturally because he knew that as Tang San's Soul Power increased in the future, the Blue Silver Grass would gradually grow back to its original form, which would also stimulate the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline factor in Tang San's body, thus causing his appearance to undergo a transformation that was almost like "plastic surgery".

Tang San: "..."

Along the way, there was playful bickering, and before we knew it, another half month had passed.

The group had already arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San's Soul Power also increased to level 20.

Unlike other Soul Hunting Forest, the Star Dou Great Forest is extremely vast. The outer areas are covered with dense bushes and thickets. Even the maps of the outer areas sold in the towns outside the forest only mark the well-known main routes in and out of the Star Dou Great Forest, as well as the gathering places of the corresponding Soul Beast. The rest of the area is blank.

For Soul Master who want to hunt Soul Beast the first time in the Star Dou Great Forest, there are two main ways to do so.

Firstly, they are very familiar with the habits of Soul Beast and can independently determine which area the Soul Beast they need live in based on the environmental conditions within the forest.

Secondly, find relevant Soul Hunting Team and adventurers to purchase more detailed maps of the distribution of Soul Beast types from them.

Aside from that, venturing into the forest recklessly is entirely a matter of luck.

However, Zhou Qing and the others didn't need to adhere to the above three rules, because Tang San's Second Spirit Ring, the Emerald Fern, was a widely distributed Plant Soul Beast. It existed in almost any damp, shady place, and the simple map of the outskirts sold in the town even marked an area where Emerald Fern grew...