Future Tournament Candidates

"Very nice. Perhaps you could open a shop of your own," Ya Wen said, not probing further as she followed Shen Nuonuo's lead.

Shen Nuonuo's lips curled up slightly as she smiled. "Sister Ya Wen, I really am planning to do that."

"Sure, sure! If you open a shop, Sister, I'll invest in it."

Qian Renxue chimed in while eating.

"Little Xue, just eat quietly."

Shen Nuonuo lightly tapped Qian Renxue on the head.

She wanted to earn more Points to exchange for heavenly treasures, cultivation techniques, and things like that.

Shen Nuonuo refused to believe that Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill was the only good cultivation path.

"Oh." Qian Renxue stopped talking and quietly continued eating.

"Don't worry about materials or manpower. I can help you with that." Ya Wen looked at Shen Nuonuo, seeming to realize that she had already made plans.

"Mm, then thank you in advance, Sister Ya Wen. Today is Little Xue's birthday, so let's talk about it later."

Shen Nuonuo beamed.

"Alright." Ya Wen looked at her gently before continuing her meal.

Seeing that Ya Wen and Qian Renxue were both focused on eating, Shen Nuonuo figured this was the perfect chance to have a proper talk with that damned system.

Big Fool, are you there?

Tsk, tsk, tsk. My dear Host, why did you suddenly think of me today?

The system clicked its tongue in wonder.

Quit being sarcastic. I'm starting to work hard to earn Points now, so how many Points do I have left?

Shen Nuonuo was not surprised by the damned system's tone. After all, she had not communicated with it in a long time.

There were always periods of fatigue after doing missions. Besides, none of them were mandatory; they were all optional.

You've been here for nearly three months, yet you only have 3,050 Points, and all of them came from farming Qian Renxue, the system replied irritably.

Shen Nuonuo was still quite satisfied with that amount. After all, she had basically only done missions related to Little Xue and had not touched any of the others.

If anyone asked, it was because she was lazy.

Alright, alright. I'll start working hard right away, okay?

On the surface, Shen Nuonuo quietly ate her breakfast.

? Are you coaxing this system? What do you take this system for?

The system gave a soft huff.

Don't act ungrateful after getting what you want. I want to exchange for those makeup techniques from Little Blue Star—skin beautification, skincare, manicures, and the like. Oh, right, I'd also like a full set of those fashion design sketches.

Shen Nuonuo felt that exchanging for these would be more useful. There was simply no need to exchange for Soul Tool blueprints anymore.

If she had known she could summon a Soul Tool Researcher, she definitely would not have wasted Points exchanging for that.

That many Points won't be enough, will they? Seeing the system fall silent, Shen Nuonuo hurriedly asked.

Hmph, hmph, hmph. It originally wouldn't have been enough, but since this system is in a good mood, I'll give you a 22% discount!

The system spoke with a proud expression.

Big Fool, not bad. You know how to get things done.

Shen Nuonuo casually praised it.

Ding. Exchange successful. Please check your inventory.

Shen Nuonuo glanced at the system inventory. That had been fast—it was done in an instant.

About fifteen minutes later, the three of them had mostly finished eating.

"Phew, that was delicious." Qian Renxue rubbed her belly in satisfaction.

Shen Nuonuo used a napkin from the table to wipe away the crumbs at Qian Renxue's mouth. "Look at you, you've turned into a little kitten."

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's relationship had eased considerably by now.

Bibi Dong's maternal love was extremely important to Qian Renxue. After all, she was her biological mother.

"But I have Sister!" Qian Renxue said carelessly.

"Nuonuo, Little Xue, you two really do look like biological sisters."

Seeing the heartwarming scene, Ya Wen could not help voicing her feelings.

Perhaps this was what people meant when they said that those who met became family, and blood relation was not necessary.

Shen Nuonuo's eyes brightened, and she smiled faintly. "Little Xue and I were fated to meet."

"Fated people will meet even from a thousand miles away," Qian Renxue added seriously.

"Second Worship and Fourth Enshrined also rushed back yesterday." Ya Wen smiled at them and casually brought up a topic.

"Wow, then did little sister Tian Yue come back with them too?"

When Qian Renxue heard that Second Worship had returned, her eyes lit up with delight.

"Ah?"

"Mm?"

Shen Nuonuo and Ya Wen exchanged glances. Neither of them knew the details of Second Worship's affairs.

Shen Nuonuo, especially, was utterly stunned.

She remembered that the system had previously allowed her to bind three characters, and Tian Yue had been on the list.

She had even wondered who Tian Yue was.

"Ahem, Little Xue, is this little sister Tian Yue you mentioned Second Worship's biological granddaughter?" Ya Wen asked softly.

Shen Nuonuo also looked at Qian Renxue.

"That's right! Little sister Tian Yue is only one year younger than me. I've even held her before!"

When Qian Renxue said the words "held her," she looked immensely proud.

Shen Nuonuo inwardly shouted, 666.

She had not expected it—it really was her.

Now she regretted it a little. If she had bound Second Worship's granddaughter as a secondary binding target, earning Points should have been much easier.

"Little Xue, besides Second Worship, do the other Enshrined have descendants?"

Shen Nuonuo felt that Azure Luan, Guangling, Qian Jun Jiang Mo, and the other four Enshrined did not look like the sort who would ever find wives.

"Uh, no. Fourth Grandfather has a grandson named Su Yan, who's two years younger than me. The other Grandpas don't have any. Other than cultivating, all they do is fight."

Qian Renxue could not help pouting as she spoke.

It would have been nice if those Grandpas had descendants too. Then she would have companions her own age.

"Oh, oh."

Not bad, not bad. I never expected Second Worship and Fourth Enshrined to have descendants. I'll have to nurture these two little ones well in the future.

Second Worship was surely born with Innate Full Soul Power if he could become a level ninety-eight peak Douluo. His biological granddaughter naturally could not be lacking either, and the same went for Fourth Enshrined's side.

Shen Nuonuo rested her chin on one hand and looked out the window, her thoughts drifting.

Haven't the main candidates for the future Spirit Master Tournament just arrived?

There was no need to mention Qian Renxue's talent.

Shen Nuonuo believed that the grandson and granddaughter of these two Enshrined were definitely more talented than the Golden Generation.

Hu Liena had level-nine Innate Soul Power, while Xie Yue and Yan both had level-eight-and-a-half Innate Soul Power. They would most likely become Titled Douluo in the future, but there was still a huge gap between them.

By the time those three could become Titled Douluo, who knew how many years would have passed.

By the original novel's ending, this so-called Golden Generation might not even have reached high-level Spirit Saint cultivation.

Yet they commanded Spirit Master legions with cultivations higher than their own.

Shen Nuonuo found it laughable whenever she thought of that.

Were such crucial Spirit Master legions as the Angel Legion and the Holy Dragon Legion really something the Golden Generation could command?

Bibi Dong wanted to temper them, but those three fools would only mess things up for everyone else.

Shen Nuonuo did not have a very good impression of the Golden Generation.

Still, she would not target those kids.

After all, Qian Renxue was actually just as much of a burden as they were.

"Sister, why does your smile look so strange?"

Qian Renxue did not know whether it was an illusion, but she felt that Shen Nuonuo's smile at that moment carried a hint of mockery.

"No, you must have seen it wrong."

Shen Nuonuo came back to her senses and denied it with a righteous expression.

She would never admit it!