Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

Tang San said this as he pulled Xiao Wu along the path back to the academy.

"You guys go ahead, I'll wait here for a bit."

The one who spoke was Zhu Zhuqing at the front. This scene made Dai Mubai grit his teeth in frustration, and it took Tang San pulling and dragging him to finally get him to leave.

Next was Ning Rongrong; she also wanted to have more contact with Xia Ran and wanted to know what Chen Xin had said to him in the private box.

"I'll wait here for a while too. It just so happens I want to look around some more. Zhuqing, come with me."

"Okay!"

Oscar was still alone at the academy, waiting all by himself for them to bring back something good to eat.

As it turned out, a whole group of them had come out to participate in Soul Fighting, but only three people were heading back.

On the other side, Xia Ran arrived at a patch of empty woods.

A strange energy surged within his body, gradually converging toward his right eye.

He felt as though all his soul power was being drained by his right eye at that moment, to the point where he was faintly on the verge of soul power exhaustion.

Fortunately, just before all his soul power was completely drained, his second martial soul finished its awakening.

[Annihilation Eye: Wielder of Elemental Power]

At this moment, the pupil of his right eye had turned completely black, with a hint of deep gray-white mixed within, resembling an endless abyss.

He didn't know if it was because of the nature of a Self Martial Soul or if the martial soul brought by the system had mutated.

Xia Ran's eyes were now one gold and one black, appearing extremely eerie.

"To think that two martial souls can be used simultaneously."

"Elemental power!"

He hadn't expected such a sudden surprise; Zhu Zhuqing had happened to help Xia Ran complete a system mission, and the reward provided by the system was actually a second martial soul!

After carefully sensing the situation inside his body, he found that ninety percent of his soul power had been consumed, but his Soul Power Level had jumped directly to level 50!

Chapter 16 Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill

He hadn't expected that after awakening his second martial soul, even his Soul Power Level would increase.

With a thought, Xia Ran gathered a strand of transparent energy in his palm.

This was the ability of the Annihilation Eye. He continued to try and fuse it with the dark attribute of the Mysterious Cat.

Unsurprisingly, a trace of black mist faintly appeared within the transparent energy, but they did not merge together.

Clearly, the two martial souls had not yet reached the point where they could fuse, but they could perform simple coordination.

Xia Ran believed that one day in the future, he might even be able to use his two martial souls to form a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"A Self Twin Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Just thinking about it is exciting."

Taking some herbs to assist in soul power recovery from his storage ring, Xia Ran chewed on the herbs while grinning foolishly.

It took nearly twenty minutes before his soul power was mostly restored.

Since there was no need for soul power for the time being, he simply walked while continuing to recover.

Just as he exited the city gate, he saw the two girls standing there eating snacks.

Xia Ran curiously called out to them from behind.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

"Eh? You're back."

Ning Rongrong had a candied hawthorn in her mouth, speaking somewhat unclearly.

"Of course we were waiting for you! What, two great beauties waiting here for you to return to the academy, and you're not happy about it?"

Although he didn't know why they were waiting for him, they were all peers, and Xia Ran didn't mind interacting with them.

He gave a polite laugh.

"Haha, let's go."

On the way, Ning Rongrong asked about this and that, chirping like a little sparrow.

"Where did you go just now?"

"To the bathroom!"

"Tch! If you don't want to say it, then don't. Do you think we're children? 'To the bathroom'!"

"Oh! Then I don't want to say it!"

"You..."

Watching Ning Rongrong get frustrated, Xia Ran felt a sense of secret satisfaction.

It had to be said that Ning Rongrong was truly beautiful, with a delicate little face, a head of pink hair, and those big, watery eyes.

Even the way she looked pouting right now was very cute, though her figure was a bit too flat.

"Xia Ran."

Zhu Zhuqing swallowed her food, her eyes looking a bit bashful, and suddenly called out his name.

"What is it?"

"Could you please..."

It seemed as if the words that followed were difficult to say, and Zhu Zhuqing paused tactfully at this point.

This couldn't help but make Xia Ran, who was watching the road, shift his gaze toward her.

He saw that Zhu Zhuqing's face was flushed, her eyes were darting around, and her small hands were clutching the hem of her clothes.

Oh no, looking at her like this, this silly girl isn't going to confess to me here, is she!

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing like this, Xia Ran couldn't help but imagine the scene that might follow in his mind.

What if she really confesses? Should I say yes or no? That's Dai Mubai's fiancée!

But Zhu Zhuqing is very beautiful too, especially that smoking hot figure!

But she's someone else's woman... someone else's fiancée.

Beautiful! Figure!

After a brainstorm, he clearly felt his brain was over-calculating, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

Zhu Zhuqing was still hesitating and afraid to speak, so he interrupted first.

"Stop! Whatever you have to say, let's talk about it later. I'm feeling a bit dizzy right now, let's head back to the academy first."

However, Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't have it, her small face wearing a very stubborn expression.

"No, this matter is very important to me, I must confess it to you right now."

"Oh~"

Ning Rongrong, who was on the side, seemed to have sniffed out a massive scoop and made a squinting expression.

"You two... don't tell me..."

Looking at Ning Rongrong's mischievous smile, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly explained.

She waved her small hands in a panic, the flush on her pretty face deepening.

"It's not like that, you've misunderstood!"

"I wanted to say, Xia Ran, could you teach me how to become stronger!"

"I... I also want to be like you, to challenge opponents above my rank and become a powerhouse."

By the end, Zhu Zhuqing's voice became smaller and smaller, even carrying a hint of trembling.

A series of small movements were enough to prove just how nervous she was at this moment.

However, Ning Rongrong, upon learning the truth, looked disappointed, as if she had missed out on a fortune.

"Sigh, so it was just that."

Xia Ran also felt a sense of relief in his heart, while simultaneously feeling a bit let down.

Phew~ that scared me~

I really thought this girl was going to confess to me; I got excited for nothing.

"It's enough to have the academy teachers teach you; you won't learn anything else from me."

Now that the system mission regarding Zhu Zhuqing was complete, logically speaking, Xia Ran wouldn't waste any more time interacting with her in the short term.

He wasn't exactly a great philanthropist, and he still had to cultivate every day, so he didn't intend to mentor Zhu Zhuqing.

But since Zhu Zhuqing had made up her mind, she needed a result one way or another.

"Did you also grow to be like this only after being taught by them?"

"That's not it!"

Xia Ran spoke somewhat casually.

The reason he was able to grow into who he was today, he couldn't say it had nothing to do with those old guys, but the connection was truly minimal.

His soul power was cultivated bit by bit through countless dark nights;

His combat techniques were accumulated through countless battles;

His physical fitness was earned through sweat;

His martial soul was luck!

The only thing was that Flender and the others helped him hunt for his soul rings.

"I want to learn from you, I also want to fight above my rank, Xia Ran."

Zhu Zhuqing knew that those teachers didn't mean much to Xia Ran.

Because in the duel against Huyan Shun, Xia Ran's combat techniques were simply not something that could be understood through theory alone.