Shui Binger's Reluctant Admiration, Ning Rongrong's Request

After not lingering for long, the group set out once more in search of Soul Beasts once Ning Rongrong had grown somewhat accustomed to the changes in her body.

With Pei An, a Title Douluo, using his Mental Power to search, they did not have to wander aimlessly through the Star Dou Great Forest and rely on luck.

Shui Qianrou did not dare conduct such a large-scale Mental Power search. Doing so was no different from holding up a blazing torch for herself in a dark forest, easily drawing powerful Soul Beasts toward her.

But Pei An was not afraid.

Given his strength, there were only a handful of Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest that could threaten him.

Only Di Tian posed even a slight threat to him. Xiong Jun was most likely no match for him.

Besides, that fellow was still hiding beneath the lake, guarding Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Silver Dragon King, who was still recovering. He would not come looking for trouble with Pei An.

As for the other Soul Beasts, ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts would be too busy fleeing upon sensing the Mental Power of a Title Douluo to come looking for trouble.

Hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Beasts, meanwhile, could not sense Pei An's Mental Power at all.

As for the other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, if any blind fools came along, they could be kept as reserves.

Along the way, they also casually took care of Shui Yue'er's Soul Ring.

They found an Azure Fish in a lake somewhere within Star Dou, which happened to suit the characteristics of Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul.

For Ning Rongrong's Second Soul Ring, they chose an unfortunate thousand-year Black Shadow Panther.

Her first Soul Skill was a strength boost, while her second Soul Skill was a speed boost, no different from those in the Original Work.

It could only be said that the first seven Soul Rings of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda were likely fixed as enhancement-type skills. Even after becoming the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, that had not changed.

Of course, compared to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in the Original Work, Ning Rongrong's current Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was still somewhat stronger in terms of enhancement effects.

As her cultivation improved, those enhancement effects would grow even stronger.

"Pope, thank you for all your trouble along the way." After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest and preparing to head home, Shui Qianrou offered her thanks.

She had experienced what it felt like to run a dungeon with a powerful expert at her side. It was simply wonderful!

There was no need to tread carefully. The dangerous Star Dou Great Forest had felt like strolling through her own backyard.

Mental Power could be unleashed without restraint, and the speed of finding Soul Beasts was terrifyingly high.

If it had been her, she would never have dared act that way.

Among human Soul Masters, a Soul Saint was already considered a top-tier expert.

The strongest Combat Strength of some mid-to-upper-ranked kingdoms might not even surpass that.

Yet Shui Qianrou still had to tread on thin ice within the Star Dou Great Forest.

After all, there were quite a few Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest capable of threatening a Soul Saint.

That forty-thousand-year Profound Ice Tiger from before was a fine example.

"It was nothing, merely a small effort," Pei An said calmly.

"Now that we've left Star Dou, we'll take our leave. We'll meet again if fate allows."

Shui Binger's little face was full of reluctance.

After spending this time together, her fondness for this Pope Brother had reached its peak.

She raised her little face, her ice-blue Beautiful Eyes glistening with tears. "Pope Brother, can I come to Spirit Hall to find you in the future?"

At first, Shui Binger had wanted to invite Pei An to join Skywater Academy.

Although Skywater Academy was entirely female and had never admitted a male member, Shui Binger felt that with Big Brother's strength, the Headmaster would surely make an exception.

But after learning from Shui Qianrou that Pei An was the Pope of Spirit Hall, she abandoned that thought.

Though Shui Binger was young, she understood that the dignified Pope of Spirit Hall could not possibly come to their Skywater Academy.

Pei An bent down slightly and patted Shui Binger's Little Head. "Of course you can."

It was a good thing that Shui Binger felt close to Spirit Hall. How could he possibly refuse?

He took out a Silver Token and handed it to Shui Binger. "If you want to come, just show this at Spirit Hall in Spirit City. Someone will bring you to me."

This Silver Token was not particularly valuable. It could not compare to the token in Ning Rongrong's hands, and merely served as proof of identity so Shui Binger would not be turned away at the door.

Shui Binger accepted the Silver Token as though it were a treasure, clutching it to her chest as she nodded heavily. "Mm, Pope Brother, Binger will definitely come!"

Ning Rongrong held Pei An's hand and smiled at the two Shui sisters. "Binger, Yue'er, Rongrong will wait for you to come play with Rongrong too."

Under Shui Binger's reluctant gaze, Pei An left with Ning Rongrong.

Their figures grew smaller and smaller in her field of vision before finally disappearing beneath the afterglow of the setting sun.

The petite Shui Binger hugged the Silver Token, determination shining in her sky-blue eyes.

Seeing this, Shui Qianrou walked over helplessly and patted Shui Binger's shoulder. "Girl, Pope should usually be in Spirit City. If you want to go, you can go anytime. There's no need to be this reluctant."

This Pope had likely left an indelible impression in Binger's heart.

Shui Yue'er also liked Big Brother Pei An quite a bit, but she was nowhere near as dramatic as Shui Binger.

She walked to her sister's side and echoed Shui Qianrou's words. "That's right, Sister. Didn't Pope Brother give you a token? Whenever we have time, we can go to Spirit City to find Pope Brother and Rongrong to play."

Shui Binger snapped back to her senses and nodded heavily. "Mm!"

Before then, she had to cultivate even harder. Next time, she would let Pope Brother see an even better version of herself!

"Teacher, can we not go back so early?"

Ning Rongrong, holding Pei An's hand, suddenly spoke.

"Oh? Is there somewhere Rongrong wants to go?" Pei An asked gently.

Ning Rongrong lowered her head somewhat bashfully and stammered, "Rongrong wants to go play in other cities with Teacher. Staying in the hall all the time is a little boring..."

It was not that she found staying in Spirit Hall boring. She was simply envious whenever Qian Renxue told her about the times she and Pei An had gone out to play.

Now that she had finally come out, she also wanted to play outside with Teacher.

Only after hearing Ning Rongrong's words did Pei An realize that she had indeed seemed to spend the past three years entirely within Spirit Hall.

For a child with such a lively personality, that did seem somewhat unsuitable. Her childhood had been a little too monotonous.

Having experienced such a dull childhood himself, Pei An did not want his student to repeat that experience.

It would not hurt to spend some time playing with Ning Rongrong. With Bibi Dong, the Vice Pope, handling matters at Spirit Hall, nothing would go wrong.

Faced with Ning Rongrong's request, he agreed immediately. "Of course. Where does Rongrong want to go play?"

"Star Luo City!" Ning Rongrong gave the answer she had long prepared.

"Rongrong has never been to Star Luo City!" Ning Rongrong was very interested in this city that stood alongside Spirit City and Heaven Dou City.

She had been to Spirit City and Heaven Dou City. Only Star Luo City remained.

Star Luo City...

Pei An's expression became unreadable.

That Star Luo Emperor probably did not want to see him very much...

Or rather, the entire Star Luo Royal Family probably did not want to see him.

After all, he had casually "cleaned house" for the Star Luo Royal Family back then...