Arrival in Notting, Tang San Graduates!

A battle ended.

The Slaughter Skull, having absorbed three souls, grew slightly hot, making it feel somewhat prickly.

Bai Lu asked,

"How Does It Feel?

"A little... sickening."

Zhu Zhuqing looked within herself and glanced at the three people who had just entered the Slaughter Space.

Just thinking about those three disgusting people being "inside her head" gave her an indescribable sense of discomfort.

"Then kill them. Don't wrong yourself."

Bai Lu waved a hand indifferently.

"Okay."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

With a thought, the other Dead Souls in the Slaughter Space immediately glowed with scarlet light in their eyes.

The next moment, they all rushed forward and completely devoured the three men.

"And now?"

Bai Lu asked pointedly, "How does killing feel?"

"...It feels like nothing."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the corpses on the ground, her voice cool and detached yet calm.

She loathed the looks in those people's eyes. They were not Good People, either.

Even before this, she would only have felt that they deserved to die.

After all, mercy toward enemies was cruelty toward oneself!

"Very good. Remember this feeling."

Bai Lu said seriously, "The Slaughter Skull stores slaughter and souls, so it will inevitably affect your state of mind."

"Killing is for becoming stronger. You can enjoy slaughter, even become obsessed with it!"

"But never let slaughter affect your mind."

"Remember, you are the master of slaughter!"

"Alright!"

Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, she nodded solemnly.

Over the past two days, she did seem to have become somewhat addicted to the joy of "killing monsters and catching pets."

Now that she thought about it carefully, continuing in that state really would not be good!

After daybreak, she set out once more.

This Time, she did not deliberately seek slaughter, but neither did she deliberately avoid it.

Under Bai Lu's guidance, Zhu Zhuqing improved herself through real combat. Her progress was rapid, and her fighting techniques grew ever more refined.

Two days later,

she emerged from the forest, washed away the dust of travel, and became a cold young girl once again.

She boarded a carriage and traveled all the way to Notting City.

Notting City was merely an ordinary little border town, with no distinctive features.

After entering the city at dusk, Zhu Zhuqing followed Bai Lu's instructions and found an inn closest to Notting Academy.

"Take out your smallest Storage Ring."

"Mm."

Zhu Zhuqing took out a ring set with a mung-bean-sized gemstone. It only held two cubic meters, but its craftsmanship was exquisite.

"Tomorrow, find a jewelry shop, remove the gemstone, buy a similar one, and make a Storage Earring."

Bai Lu instructed, "Then transfer all your most important things into that earring."

"Isn't that too troublesome?"

Zhu Zhuqing did not understand.

"Earrings are inconspicuous, and you have long hair that can cover them."

Bai Lu paused. "More importantly, earrings are not easily knocked off or snatched away during battle."

Zhu Zhuqing fell silent for a moment, then nodded and did as he said.

The next day, she found a jewelry shop.

For a few Silver Soul Coins, she successfully obtained a pair of seemingly ordinary silver stud gemstone earrings.

At a glance, they looked like ordinary decorations.

Once she let down her hair, no one could see the earrings.

Even if they did see them, they would never imagine that they were actually Storage Earrings.

"What do we do next?"

Even now, Zhu Zhuqing had not figured out what Bai Lu's plan was.

Bai Lu said, "Go to the blacksmith shop."

Zhu Zhuqing said, "The blacksmith shop?"

Bai Lu said, "Mm. I'll go!"

Near Notting Academy, Shi San Blacksmith Shop.

The clanging of metal never ceased inside the blacksmith shop.

Quite a few burly men with bare upper bodies were forging iron.

"Boss, I want to have a sharp dagger made."

The Black Hair young man's avatar, controlled by Bai Lu, walked inside and called out.

"I'm Shi San, the owner. What are your requirements, little brother?"

A brawny man walked over.

"I heard there's a skilled worker here. I want to hire him to use the best materials and the strongest techniques to forge the finest dagger, one capable of cutting apart Soul Beasts."

Bai Lu said with a smile.

"A skilled worker? Oh! You mean Tang San!"

Shi San Was Startled for a Moment, then suddenly understood.

"That kid's craftsmanship is indeed good. He even knows the legendary Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Unfortunately, you came too late. He's about to graduate and already quit in advance."

"Someone in Notting City knows that technique?"

Bai Lu revealed a surprised expression, subtly steering the conversation toward Tang San to learn information from the side.

"Of course! I was shocked the first time too. He said his missing Father taught it to him..."

"His Teacher seems to be that Master rumored to be invincible in theory..."

"Tang San graduates and leaves school the day after tomorrow. I wonder which academy he'll attend next..."

The moment Soul Masters were mentioned, Shi San became interested.

While discussing the dagger's requirements, he poured out everything he knew about Tang San as conversation material.

"Alright, uncle. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll come pick up the dagger in a few days."

Having obtained the information he wanted, Bai Lu smiled, paid the deposit, and turned to leave.

"Alright, you can continue cultivating in peace."

Bai Lu returned to the inn. His avatar dispersed, and he returned to Zhu Zhuqing's Spiritual World.

"Once Tang San graduates and leaves school, we'll act. Any questions?"

"Yes. Who is Tang San?"

Zhu Zhuqing tried searching through her memories but found no information about Tang San.

"Tang San, the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao. He is the third Twin Martial Souls Soul Master in the entire continent's history, and also a special 'genius.'"

There were other Twin Martial Souls geniuses?

A glint flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes. She had never expected to encounter another Twin Martial Souls Soul Master so quickly.

As for Tang Hao, she had heard of him.

He was the strongest genius of the previous generation of the reclusive Clear Sky Sect, and had even killed the previous Pope, Qian Xunji.

However, he had been missing for more than a decade. There were even rumors that he was already dead.

But...

"What does he have to do with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"

Zhu Zhuqing was puzzled. "Could it be that he has a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"

"That's Right! And I happen to know where it's hidden."

He really does have one!

The young girl's large eyes were full of confusion. "Then why doesn't he absorb it?"

"Maybe... he's sick?"

Zhu Zhuqing: ???

After several days of waiting,

Notting Academy's Graduation Ceremony was finally held, and Tang San and Xiao Wu left the academy afterward.

"That's Tang San?"

When Zhu Zhuqing went to collect the dagger early in the morning, she happened to spot Tang San and Xiao Wu from afar.

If Xiao Wu could still be described as cute, delicate, and beautiful,

then in comparison, aside from Tang San's pair of wisdom-filled eyes, his appearance could only be called utterly ordinary.

"Mm, that's him."

Bai Lu nodded faintly.

"Are we acting now?"

"No rush. Prepare first. We'll act after they've gone farther away."

Bai Lu was extremely cautious.

He knew that the more critical the moment, the less one could afford to rush!

It was not until noon, under bright sunshine,

after estimating that Tang San had already reached Suotuo City, that Bai Lu said,

"Alright. Let's set out for Holy Soul Village."