They Really Flipped the Carriage Over

The worried voice came from the female teacher, a power-attack Soul Saint. Sitting in the carriage with a boxed meal in hand, she spoke as she ate.

Xia Qiu and Jiang Qingning usually behaved themselves, so they would not do anything too troublesome.

But Goreya was different.

Goreya had always been domineering. Who in the entire academy did not know that?

Who knew what he might do?

Seeing the worried look on his beloved's face, the male auxiliary-control Soul King reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her. "Don't worry. They're just a bunch of kids. No matter how much they make a fuss, they can't cause any real trouble."

As he spoke, he took a bite of the lunch his beloved had made, his expression full of satisfaction. "Huixin, your cooking is getting better and better!"

"Such a smooth talker."

Having been praised, the female teacher's cheeks reddened.

She gave a soft huff and turned her head away, looking somewhat shy.

"Haha."

"..."

The female teacher was named Huang Huixin. Her spirit was the Phoenix Finch Spirit, and she was a level seventy-six power-attack Soul Master. She had no sect or family backing and had never joined any faction. She had merely met Meng Shenji during training many years ago and was later invited to teach at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The male teacher was named Chen Yulin. His spirit was the Azure Tide Flute Spirit, and he was a level fifty-three auxiliary-control Soul Master. Like Huang Huixin, he had never joined a sect and had no family of his own. He had met Huang Huixin during training many years ago, fallen in love at first sight, and been unable to stop himself from following her ever since.

The two had supported one another for many years, entrusted their backs to each other, cultivated together, traveled together, and worked together.

Yet their relationship had never made any progress.

Bang~

Chen Yulin and Huang Huixin had only taken two bites of their meals when an explosion-like sound suddenly rang out from outside.

"Whoa—"

The horses pulling the carriage were startled, and the entire carriage suddenly began to shake.

Huang Huixin's eyes narrowed. Tossing aside her meal, she hurried out to rein in the wildly running horses.

She did not realize anything was wrong until she stepped outside. The moment she did, she stood frozen for several seconds.

The carriage traveling ahead of them—

Had exploded.

Even its roof had been blown off.

Of the four people who had been sitting in the carriage, one was flung away, two clung to each other and landed in the grass beside the road, while the last sat atop a horse, holding onto the startled animal.

They had entered a small spirit beast forest. Lush trees surrounded them, their leaves blotting out the sky, while countless vines twisted together between the branches and hung overhead.

Just moments ago, as soon as Jiang Qingning and Xia Qiu finished speaking, Ning Weiyang released her Soul Power, plucked a petal, and swept it swiftly past Xia Qiu's throat.

A sharp glint flashed across the razor-edged petal. Xia Qiu reacted quickly and released her Soul Power. As a Beast Spirit master, she immediately underwent possession, fur growing across her body to block Ning Weiyang's attack, though some of her fur was still sliced away.

Xia Qiu's spirit was an antelope. Not only was she fast, but her attack power was also formidable.

That was precisely why she had managed to evade Ning Weiyang's sudden strike.

Xia Qiu had been attacked, and Jiang Qingning released her spirit as well.

Her spirit was a white cat. She was relatively fast, but her attack power was not as strong as Xia Qiu's.

Seeing the yellow spirit ring rise beneath Ning Weiyang's feet, both Xia Qiu and Jiang Qingning froze.

"What's going on? Didn't they say her Innate Spirit Power was Level Three? How does she have a spirit ring?"

"..."

As the clash between the three was about to erupt, Goreya only wanted to find a hole in the ground and hide in it.

But the carriage was still speeding along. Even if he wanted to jump off, he had to consider whether the horses behind them would trample him to death.

"But... so what if she has a spirit ring? I'm a two-ring Soul Grandmaster!"

Xia Qiu came back to her senses and sneered.

Thinking about how she had nearly been ambushed by Ning Weiyang just now made her unhappy.

"She's just a plant-type Soul Master. Today, I'll teach you how to behave!"

"First Soul Skill, Gazelle Assault!"

"Qingning, help me!"

"Alright! First Soul Skill, White Cat Claw!"

Two-ring Xia Qiu and one-ring Jiang Qingning simultaneously unleashed their soul skills at Ning Weiyang!