At Clear Sky Sect, Da Ming and Er Ming brought Ling Xi, Bing Wu'er, and Wang Dong'er back.
Er Ming scratched his head and looked at Da Ming with a goofy expression, then asked in his deep, rumbling voice,
"Big brother, does Tang San have any other plans?"
Da Ming shook his head. Tang San had only told them to toss Xiao Qi into the river, and then he'd said nothing more. He was seriously irresponsible.
Still, the two of them couldn't just do as they pleased, in case they interfered with Tang San's plans. After all, Tang San was petty. If he set his sights on them, they'd be in for a lot of trouble.
"So... what do we do now?"
Er Ming spread his hands, looking completely at a loss.
Da Ming pondered for a moment, glanced at the three girls, and sighed.
"Can't be helped. We'll have to train them ourselves for now."
Take them back to Shrek Academy? No way. With that old man at Shrek Academy, he probably wouldn't be able to teach the three girls properly. Besides, Xuan Zi had been far too arrogant back then, so Da Ming had knocked him unconscious with a single punch. If they took the girls back now, the other side would surely think they were there to pick a fight, and there'd be no end of trouble.
Of course, if the people at Shrek Academy dared to seek revenge, Da Ming and Er Ming were absolutely confident they could beat them senseless.
But whether to send them back was ultimately up to Tang San. For now, the best thing to do was keep the three girls at Clear Sky Sect. That shouldn't affect Tang San's plans at all.
If they acted on their own without his instructions and caused a mess, that guy would definitely hold it against them later. Getting the cold shoulder would be the least of their worries.
Now that they'd decided to train the girls themselves, Da Ming and Er Ming began checking their progress so the girls wouldn't get bullied when they went out.
There shouldn't be a problem with making Tang San's daughter a little stronger, right?
Their gazes first fell on Ling Xi. They wanted to see how strong she was. Of the three, Ling Xi's aura seemed the most sacred, and it was also the most powerful.
"Come on, Ling Xi. Release some of your Soul Power."
Ling Xi nodded and released her Soul Power. Her long white dress stirred as if brushed by a gentle breeze. She was nearly at level 30, currently level 29, and her Soul Power felt incredibly sacred.
She truly seemed like an angel descending into the mortal world.
"Ling Xi's Soul Power Level is 29. She should reach level 30 very soon..."
Da Ming hadn't finished speaking when the aura of Soul Power around Ling Xi suddenly thickened. She was surging straight toward level 30. They'd only been talking for a moment, and she'd already reached level 30?
"Since Ling Xi has reached level 30, I'll take you to hunt for a suitable Soul Ring in a bit."
Er Ming smiled as he spoke. Although he himself was a Soul Beast, he was fundamentally different from other Soul Beasts now. He had already undergone Soul Beast Transformation, and... he was working for Tang San. Killing people or Soul Beasts had practically become part of his daily routine.
He hadn't spent the last ten thousand years being some naive fool.
Ling Xi merely shook her head, her expression calm.
"No need."
"No need?"
Da Ming was taken aback.
The next moment, golden light flickered over Ling Xi, and a sacred, majestic aura spread through the air.
A purple Soul Ring appeared out of nowhere beneath her feet. Six wings emerged behind her, and three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared beneath her.
"This..."
Da Ming and Er Ming stared with their enormous, bell-like eyes, mouths hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.
A Soul Ring had formed on its own?!
That was unheard of!
Wang Dong'er stepped closer, her face full of curiosity and envy. Her eyes sparkled as she watched Ling Xi.
"Sister Ling Xi, how did you do that? That's amazing!"
Wang Dong'er called Ling Xi "Sister Ling Xi" as naturally as could be. She felt an instinctive closeness to both Ling Xi and Bing Wu'er.
Ling Xi smiled gently and softly explained to Wang Dong'er,
"This is thanks to my other Martial Soul, the Goddess of Light."
"The Goddess of Light?"
Da Ming and Er Ming exchanged a look, both of them stunned. At first, they'd only been drawn to Ling Xi's Seraph Martial Soul. Only now did they remember that Ling Xi had two Martial Souls.
"Why can't my Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul do that? It's only one character different."
Wang Dong'er's pinkish-blue eyes were full of envy.
The Light Goddess Butterfly was, in the end, just a butterfly. But the Goddess of Light sounded a lot more impressive.
"It's all right, Xiao Qi. Everyone has their own path to follow. You don't need to envy her."
Da Ming and Er Ming tried to comfort her, though they couldn't help thinking that if human Soul Rings could form on their own, perhaps the plight of Soul Beasts would improve.
They soon checked Bing Wu'er's Soul Power Level as well. She was also level 29, and her Martial Souls were the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the Light Goddess Butterfly.
Ling Xi and Bing Wu'er were both stronger than Xiao Qi.
Looking at the three identical faces, Da Ming and Er Ming were filled with emotion. But soon, they began their lessons.
Though they were Soul Beasts who had undergone Soul Beast Transformation, they had lived as humans for ten thousand years. And as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, they understood Soul Beasts better than any human in this world.
Over the next while, Da Ming and Er Ming carefully taught the three girls about the different kinds of Soul Beasts, their weaknesses, and their habits.
Once they'd finished explaining Soul Beasts, Da Ming changed the subject.
"Times have changed. Martial Souls aren't the only powerful thing around anymore. Soul Tools are powerful, too."
Er Ming added,
"Soul Tools are terrifying these days. Their power is enormous. They can even threaten Super Douluo and Limit Douluo."
But the instant the words "Soul Tools" came up,
Wang Dong'er, who had been listening eagerly, suddenly went pale. Her brows drew together, and clear revulsion showed in her eyes.
It was a feeling that came from deep within her soul, an instinctive rejection.
Ling Xi immediately noticed something was wrong.
Seeing Wang Dong'er's discomfort, a chill flashed in Ling Xi's golden eyes.
Ling Xi stepped over to Wang Dong'er and reached out with her fair hand, gently placing it on Wang Dong'er's head.
A gentle, warm power flowed from her palm into Wang Dong'er's body.
In an instant, Wang Dong'er's furrowed brow relaxed. The revulsion and resistance that had come from deep within her soul disappeared completely.
"Huh?"
Wang Dong'er blinked and touched her head, looking surprised.
"That feels so nice... That awful feeling is gone."
Wang Dong'er looked at Ling Xi with great curiosity. How had Ling Xi done it? Just a moment ago, she'd hated Soul Tools so much that even hearing the words made her recoil.
But Ling Xi had only placed her hand on Wang Dong'er's head, and the discomfort had vanished?
How amazing.
"This is another ability of my Martial Soul. Don't worry. You'll be able to use Soul Tools normally from now on."
Ling Xi chuckled softly.
Da Ming and Er Ming were also taken aback by the sight. Was the Goddess of Light Martial Soul really that powerful?
When the brothers had mentioned Soul Tools earlier, Wang Dong'er had been in agony. They'd planned to ask Tang San how to solve it, but even he had been helpless.
They hadn't expected Ling Xi to resolve it so easily.
She really was extraordinary.
Given time, Ling Xi would surely become one of the most powerful people on Douluo Continent, even without Tang San's help.
A gentle expression appeared on Ling Xi's face, but she had already committed the revulsion radiating from Wang Dong'er's Seraph Martial Soul to memory.
Besides that mark, there was another seal in Wang Dong'er's soul. If nothing unexpected had happened, that seal contained Wang Dong'er's memories. However, a powerful force surrounded the seal, and Ling Xi couldn't deal with it just yet.
So Ling Xi chose not to alert anyone. She simply used her Seraph Martial Soul to remember that aura.
In the future, if she found the owner of that aura, then... she would personally purify him with blazing fire in the name of the Seraph.
Even if... he was supposedly a Deity.
In the Divine Realm, Tang San suddenly sensed that someone was talking about him behind his back. His brow furrowed. Anyone who dared badmouth him behind his back had already chosen the Path to Death!
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