Bulbasaur, I Think I'm Living Off a Woman Now

"Go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

Dugu Yan's words caught Qing Mu off guard. He had never considered going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy before.

Given his current circumstances, Plant Academy and Exotic Beast Academy undoubtedly had more experience. Did Heaven Dou Royal Academy even have any relevant materials he could reference?

"Of course!"

Dugu Yan said somewhat proudly, "Lingling and I are both students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Wouldn't it be perfect for you to come with me? As for enrollment, you don't need to worry. Sister Yan Yan will take care of it for you."

"Uh... but I heard that Heaven Dou Royal Academy has a poor atmosphere, and its students' overall quality ranks near the bottom among Advanced Spirit Master Academies."

Since Qing Mu was deep in thought, he refuted her without thinking.

Yet Qing Mu's offhand remark made Dugu Yan somewhat embarrassed. This was indeed a problem with Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Despite enjoying some of the best conditions among Advanced Spirit Master Academies, the overall quality of its students was even worse than that of many ordinary Advanced Spirit Master Academies.

The root cause was that there were simply too many spoiled young masters in the academy. Their talent was not bad, but they did not put any effort into cultivation at all.

People were ultimately the foundation of cultivation. If they did not even want to cultivate, then no matter how good Heaven Dou Royal Academy's facilities were, they would be useless.

"Ahem~ That's only an exception. The academy's elite students are actually quite capable."

Seemingly trying to recover the face she had just lost, Dugu Yan's eyes shifted slightly as she said to Qing Mu, "How about this? Qing Mu, have a spirit duel with me. I'll show you the strength of an outstanding Heaven Dou Royal Academy student. Of course, don't worry. I'll suppress my Soul Power Level to the same level as yours."

Fight me, and even suppress her Soul Power Level to mine?

Qing Mu found it rather hard to hold back after hearing that, but he still pretended to hesitate. "This... maybe we should forget it."

Honestly, if Dugu Yan fought Qing Mu now, she did not have even the slightest chance of winning.

Dugu Yan's main method of attack was Jade Scale Snake Poison, but poison was useless against Qing Mu and Bulbasaur!

"Da Na, Da Na~"

Even Bulbasaur nodded. Although Dugu Yan had not made a move, Bulbasaur's instincts told him that she posed no threat whatsoever.

"No! Today, I must show you the strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's genius students!"

Seeing that even Bulbasaur looked down on her, Dugu Yan became somewhat ashamed and angry. She flatly rejected Qing Mu's suggestion, then turned to Ye Lingling and asked, "Lingling, do you have a place for spirit duels here?"

"I do, but Yan Yan, take it easy."

Ye Lingling was worried that Dugu Yan might hurt Qing Mu. In her eyes, Qing Mu was merely a Soul Grandmaster barely above level twenty, while Dugu Yan was a level thirty-eight Control System Soul Elder. Even if Dugu Yan suppressed her Soul Power Level, her extensive combat experience was not something Qing Mu could compare to.

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Dugu Yan waved her hand, leaned close to Ye Lingling's ear, and said in a voice so soft that only the two of them could hear, "I won't hurt your little sweetheart. Besides, with you, an inheritor of the Nine Heart Begonia, here, what is there to fear about getting hurt?"

Whoosh—

The moment those words left her mouth, Ye Lingling's face flushed all the way to her ears, and wisps of white steam seemed to rise from her head.

Then, seemingly embarrassed into anger, Ye Lingling said, "If you say that again, don't expect me to support you in battle anymore!"

"Haha, she's shy! She's shy!"

As she spoke, Dugu Yan quickly ran out of the room.

Only after a while did Ye Lingling regain her composure. She said to Qing Mu, "Sorry. Yan Yan is just like that. I'll tell her to be careful later."

Even as she spoke, a faint blush still lingered at the tips of Ye Lingling's ears, proving that her heart was nowhere near as calm as she appeared.

Due to the special mechanism of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, both parties needed to be honest with each other and merge their souls. As a result, once it succeeded, the two would gradually form an extremely intimate relationship.

If both parties were of the same sex, they would become close friends. If they were of different sexes, then aside from special circumstances such as being siblings, they would most likely become husband and wife.

Only as a married couple would it be most suitable for them to stay together at all times, making it convenient to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill whenever necessary.

Therefore, when Ye Lingling proposed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, she had already mentally prepared herself to some extent for what might happen in the future. The reason she had not made it clear was simply because Qing Mu looked a little too young.

She was already nearly twenty. Although children on Douluo Continent generally matured early, there was clearly quite an age gap between Qing Mu and her.

"It's fine. I don't mind."

Qing Mu shook his head and replied.

Seeing how sensible Qing Mu was, Ye Lingling could not help feeling a little sorry for him. "Don't worry. My Martial Soul is the Nine Heart Begonia, the continent's number one healing support Martial Soul. If anything goes wrong, I'll support you."

Then, Ye Lingling walked up to Qing Mu, took out a yellow card from her Storage Soul Tool, and stuffed it into his hand.

"There are thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins in this card. Take it and spend it first. If it isn't enough, ask me for more. Our Ye Family may not be among the very top families, but we can at least afford this much."

After saying that, Ye Lingling did not wait for Qing Mu to refuse. She fled the room as though she were escaping.

Inside the room, Qing Mu looked at the Yellow Crystal Card in his hand with an odd expression.

He turned to Bulbasaur on the floor and asked with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Bulbasaur, do you think I've started living off a woman?"

"Da Na~"

Bulbasaur rolled his eyes at Qing Mu speechlessly. Wasn't that obvious?

After a while, Qing Mu finally accepted the fact that he was living off a woman. He walked out of the room and, led by a servant outside, arrived at a Spirit Duel Arena.

Dugu Yan had already been waiting on the Soul Fighting Arena for quite some time. When she saw Qing Mu arrive, she called out, "If I win, you'll come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with me. How about it?"

"Sure, if you can beat me."

Qing Mu nodded and agreed to Dugu Yan's request.

Seeing Qing Mu agree, Dugu Yan immediately smiled. "Hehe, then watch closely—the strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's elite students!"

With that, Dugu Yan immediately activated Martial Soul Possession. Parts of her skin turned into snake scales, and her body took on many serpentine traits.

The moment Dugu Yan completed Martial Soul Possession, she kicked off the ground and charged rapidly toward Qing Mu.

Facing Dugu Yan's sudden close-range attack, the battle-hardened Qing Mu remained calm and merely gave Bulbasaur a casual command:

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!"