Sisi Is Not Simple
After a brief exchange with Dales and the others, Romantina found an excuse and led Zhou Qing and the others out of Nuoding Forest.
Throughout the entire process, Zhou Qing and Tang San never put away their Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
If Dales decides to attack them, the two will not hesitate to inject their Soul Power and pull the trigger, allowing the arrows formed from their Soul Power to pierce their bodies.
In his previous life, Tang San was born into the Tang Sect and was accustomed to life and death.
Although Zhou Qing is a modern person living in a peaceful era, he also knows that in the dog-eat-dog Soul Master World, especially in the wild, if the other party has murderous intent, he must not hesitate.
At the very least, there must be no hesitation when pulling the trigger!
As for the psychological issues that arise after killing someone, Zhou Qing felt that he could gradually adjust his mindset later.
Fortunately, even after Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, Xiao Wu left Nuoding Forest, Dales and the others did not harm them.
"Looks like that fat pig does have some self-awareness after all," Xiao Wu said with a grin as she glanced back at Nuoding Forest.
"Perhaps it was Romantina's identity that intimidated the other party."
Tang San thought more deeply, believing that Romantina's identity as the daughter of the deputy city lord made the other party hesitant to act rashly.
"Perhaps."
Zhou Qing, however, had a different opinion.
If they were in the city, Dales might hesitate to act against the Soul Bone he coveted; but in the Soul Hunting Forest, would the other party let go of the opportunity to obtain the Soul Bone?
Although the Soul Bone in his hand was only a hundred years old, it was already priceless in small cities like Nuoding City and Falling Star City. Moreover, it was Head Soul Bone, second only to the Soul Bone Torso Bone in value. In the original work, the Head Soul Bone of Huyan Li, the grandson of Huyan Zhen, the Sect Leader of the Elephant Huyan Zhen Elephant Armored Sect, one of the Lower Four Sects, was only a thousand years old.
Furthermore, given that Dales and the others had higher Soul Power Level than the four of them, Zhou Qing didn't believe they could resist the temptation. The only explanation was that he had greater ambitions.
but--
What other motives does the other party have, and are they related to us at present?
No, not at the moment.
Since Zhou Qing didn't know much about Dales, this was the only conclusion he could draw. Furthermore, their priority right now was studying, researching, and cultivating, not getting involved in potential political events...
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After leaving Nuoding Forest, the four hired a carriage and returned to Nuoding City.
Along the way.
Zhou Qing and Tang San remained cautious, keeping an eye on the outside of the window to prevent any possible attack by Dales. Only when they saw the gates of Nuoding City did Heart Talent relax completely.
After the carriage entered Nuoding City and stopped at a nearby post station, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, Xiao Wu immediately headed straight for the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch.
The Spirit Hall is located near the city center. The building is similar to a European-style dome. The guards at the entrance stand straight, but their Soul Power fluctuations are not obvious, indicating that they have not reached the level of Soul Master!
It is evident that only a minority of people can become Soul Master, especially in a small city like Nuoding City.
Those with the talent to become Soul Master will try their best to study at intermediate Soul Master Academy in other cities, or seek opportunities in larger cities. Those who are a little older will choose to become free Soul Master or adventurers. Only those Soul Scholar whose Soul Power is close to level 10 and who are older will choose to find a stable job if they feel that they can no longer advance on the path of Soul Master.
In small cities like Nuoding City, the basic guards and patrol personnel of the Spirit Hall Branch are mostly such Soul Scholar.
Although these Soul Master have relatively low Soul Power, as long as they are well-trained and cooperate properly, they can still deal with Soul Master, or even Soul Grandmaster.
Apart from a few genius Soul Master with powerful Martial Soul, and disciples of sects and families with relatively complete systematic teaching methods, most Commoner Soul Master on the Douluo Continent do not have combat power that is much beyond the comprehension of ordinary people before their Soul Power is raised to the Soul Elder level.
Even those disciples from sects and families, as long as their Soul Power cultivation has not reached the Soul Saint or above, can still be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
The only Soul Master capable of ignoring overwhelming numbers is Titled Douluo!
"Miss Romantina, it's you."
The guards at the door clearly recognized Romantina.
"I've already become Soul Master, so I'm here to register." Romantina gave the guards a sweet smile. "They are my friends, also new students at the Nuoding Academy, and they're here to register as well."
"Oh, then let's go in quickly."
The guards immediately allowed them to pass.
Watching the four figures disappear into the distance, one of the guards said, "Are those three freshmen? Except for the little girl who looks like one, the other two look to be at least twelve years old, right? Their families must be quite wealthy."
"They're only six years old. They registered with Miss Romantina, so they've obviously become Soul Master. Their Innate Soul Power must be very high." Another guard, however, revealed an envious look.
"Speaking of which, I heard from Grandmaster Su Yuntao that two Innate Full Soul Power were discovered in Holy Soul Village, but both of them have Trash Martial Soul. Could it be those two?"
"It's possible..."
Upon entering the Spirit Hall, one is greeted by a spacious hall where Su Yuntao, who awakened the Martial Soul of Zhou Qing and Tang San, is chatting happily with a female Soul Master.
That must be Sisi.
Looking at the alluring female Soul Master with her delicate features, Zhou Qing immediately recognized her identity.
However, the feeling Zhou Qing got from Sisi was quite different from the fan fiction he had read in his previous life. It didn't seem like she was really interested in Su Yuntao. It seemed like she was just stringing him along. This could be seen from the fact that she covered her mouth and smiled, but kept a deliberate physical distance from Su Yuntao.
This doesn't resemble a normal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship at all; it's more like Su Yuntao is one-sidedly being a simp.
"Grandmaster Su Yuntao, it's been a long time," Zhou Qing greeted him.
"It's you."
Su Yuntao stopped licking the Sisi, turned his head, saw Zhou Qing and Tang San, and was slightly stunned. He immediately remembered who these two people were.
He wouldn't deliberately try to remember those who possessed Trash Martial Soul.
But the Trash Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power left a deep impression.
However, since Romantina, the daughter of the deputy city lord, was also present, after his initial surprise, Su Yuntao did not Zhou Qing and Tang San to Sisi. Instead, he straightened his collar and nodded slightly to Romantina: "Miss Romantina, may I ask what brings you to the Spirit Hall?"
"It's nothing, I've just broken through to level eleven and become Soul Master, so I'm here to register," Romantina said. "They are my friends. We formed an adventure team together, and we've all become Soul Master as well, so we're here to register together."
"Congratulations, Miss Romantina, on becoming Soul Master." Sisi also stepped forward to congratulate Romantina. Although the Soul Master World values strength and she had already become Soul Master, in Nuoding City, Romantina was, after all, the daughter of the deputy city lord. Even the branch hall Hall Master here had to give her face, so she naturally couldn't act differently.
"Um."
Romantina remained indifferent. "Grandmaster Su Yuntao, Sisi, I am familiar with Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo's room. I will take them to Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, and we will not disturb you any longer."
"No, no!" Sisi said with a slightly obsequious smile, "Su Yuntao and I were just chatting, it's not the kind of relationship you're imagining."
"That's right, no."
Su Yuntao was somewhat disappointed, but immediately agreed, thinking to himself that Sisi was just shy and felt embarrassed to talk about this in front of the deputy city lord's daughter.