A partner like this was the perfect match for me, Ning Tian!

[Today's diary entries have ended. System calculations in progress...]

[Congratulations, Ning Tian. Your name appeared most often in the diary. Rewards: all soul rings' ages increased by one thousand years, soul power level increased by one level, and one hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull. Distributing rewards... Rewards distributed.]

[Today's group chat activity was insufficient. No Chat-Spamming Dragon King was selected. All group members, please keep up your efforts.]

In her boudoir, filled with the faint fragrance of incense, Ning Tian stared blankly at the soul bone gleaming on her table, her eyes full of disbelief.

It was a rounded bone just over three inches in diameter, crystalline and translucent throughout, radiating a hazy, seven-colored light. It looked like a miniature skull.

Ning Tian's breathing instantly quickened.

Although the reward she longed for most was the chance to evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, just as Ning Rongrong, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's ancestor, once had, and break through her martial soul's upper limit.

This hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull was still extraordinarily precious!

Moreover, it was a skull, the rarest kind of soul bone!

It took Ning Tian quite a while to compose herself before she finally let out a long breath, a clear look of delight emerging on her exquisite face.

Sure enough, asking Mother to let Aoyao accompany me to Shrek Academy was the right choice!

Ning Tian did not hesitate at all and immediately began absorbing it.

During the absorption, a strange sensation instantly arose within her, as though the soul bone had always been part of her body. In other words, this was the soul bone most compatible with her!

The diary's rewards... really were extraordinary!

This reward thoroughly cemented Ning Tian's resolve, and even stirred a slightly different feeling in her heart-if she could become Aoyao's partner, she would surely appear in the diary many times, earning more and more rewards until her martial soul had fully evolved!

As for Aoyao himself, he was the diary's owner and would only receive rewards better than hers. Even now, he was already a peerless genius with an ultimate attribute martial soul and twin martial souls. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would surely become the strongest Soul Master in the future!

A partner like this was the perfect match for me, Ning Tian!

Ning Tian suddenly opened her eyes, which shone especially brightly with an unusual radiance.

Where the Clouds Lie Deep, the Clear Sky Sect.

Wang Dong'er stared indignantly at the little piece of jade before her, her already developing chest rising and falling, yet she could do nothing about it.

She had been the first group member to receive the title of Chat-Spamming Dragon King, but she had failed to make good use of that opportunity to get her name into the diary again. Instead, she had helped the soul beast called Ice Empress.

She could just barely accept that, since the one receiving the generous rewards was a soul beast. Today, however, Ning Tian's rewards stirred a sense of unfairness in Wang Dong'er.

I received a soul bone as a reward too, so why did Ning Tian get a hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull, while I only got an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bone?

They're both soul bones, but isn't that difference far too big?

Although she had also received an extra reward that temporarily blocked Tang San's perception, she wanted that Wisdom Skull reward too!!

"No! I have to get to Shrek Academy as soon as possible... Only by spending more time with Aoyao can I get my name into the diary more often. Besides, if I want to take control of my own destiny... what I have now isn't enough!"

Early morning.

The sun rose in the east.

Aoyao stretched lazily and pushed open his door. Breathing in the fresh air, he instantly felt clearheaded and refreshed.

Nothing to do today-off to the pleasure house to listen to music!

Oh, wait.

Yesterday, somehow, he had ended up agreeing to Sect Master Ning's request to accompany Ning Tian to Shrek Academy... Once the sun rose, he had nearly forgotten what had happened the day before.

Sigh...

Aoyao shook his head, tossing that rather unpleasant matter to the back of his mind, and perked up again.

Since I'll be heading to Shrek Academy soon, I should treasure these last moments all the more!

Music, music!

Once he arrived at Shrek Academy, he might not have so much time to enjoy those lovely little songs. Especially those of the endlessly enchanting Xiao Bai and the alluring Xiao Zi...

Aoyao took a deep breath, but as soon as he stepped out of his courtyard, the expression on his face froze.

Two beautiful figures stood right outside.

One stood slender and graceful, her platinum-blond hair falling to her waist. The light of the rising sun spilled over the girl's face, making her already fair, flawless features all the more dazzling.

The other was slightly less beautiful, but she was still a striking girl of a kind rarely seen. Her crimson hair was tied in a high ponytail, lending her a spirited, heroic air. Her waist was slender without being frail, while her hips were full and rounded, their sweeping curves enough to leave anyone marveling.

One was naturally Ning Tian, the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, while the other was the hot-tempered Wu Feng.

Their expressions differed slightly as well.

Ning Tian, who had dressed with care, wore a smile, her eyes rippling as though water might spill from them. Wu Feng, standing beside her, looked far less pleased, her eyes filled with scrutiny as she sized him up.

"Aoyao, the clan's carriage is ready. Do you need to pack anything else?"

Ning Tian stepped forward of her own accord, gazing intently at Aoyao's face with a radiant smile. She could not help marveling inwardly.

No wonder Aoyao mentioned his looks so often in the diary. He really is as handsome as our esteemed readers. In the entire Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan... no, perhaps the entire continent, it would be hard to find another boy as handsome as him.

Noticing Ning Tian's expression and actions, Wu Feng immediately felt irritated. But because of the diary's existence, she forcibly suppressed her temper.

Wu Feng was also deeply tempted by the diary's rewards.

If she could receive rewards, whether soul power, increased soul ring ages, or soul bones, she could better remain by Tian's side and protect her.

But...

I'm still annoyed for some reason! Aaaah!

Wu Feng could not help taking a deep breath.

In her eyes, Tian was only acting this way because she had no choice.

If it weren't for the diary's rewards, Tian wouldn't need to do any of this!

That was precisely why the sight of Aoyao irritated her.

Tian is the heir to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, with such an exalted status, yet for the sake of a few measly rewards, she's forced to treat this hateful fellow like this.

If I were strong enough, if I could get more rewards from the diary, Tian wouldn't have to demean herself like this!

Still... Aoyao really is just as he described himself in his diary. There truly isn't a single fault to find with that face.