My Martial Soul is My Fiancée in Douluo

Zheng Li could tell what he was thinking, but he couldn't exactly tell Ling Nan that Bei Bei had activated "Huo the Cheat."

Back at the dormitory.

Ling Nan turned his confusion into an appetite, while Zheng Li entered a state of cultivation.

The next day, just as a hint of white appeared on the horizon at dawn, Zheng Li opened his eyes.

"Ling Nan, wake up."

He didn't go to wash up first; instead, he went to Ling Nan's bedside and shook his body.

He hadn't only been thinking of himself when it came to the Soul Ascension Pill.

Although Ling Nan was only an eleven-year-old child, Zheng Li could feel that he truly regarded him as a good friend, and naturally, he viewed Ling Nan as a friend as well, even if the age gap wasn't quite right...

If he really calculated it, he was old enough to be Ling Nan's uncle.

Actually, if it weren't for the fact that Su Yunqing was in the female dormitory and it was inconvenient, he would have wanted to call her too.

He couldn't exactly sneak into the female dormitory to wake her up.

"A Li...?" Ling Nan opened his eyes groggily and glanced out the window; it was still dim.

He looked a bit bewildered.

"Is there something up, calling me so early?"

"Come on, go with me to the side of Sea God Lake."

Zheng Li didn't explain, nor could he; he couldn't exactly say he could foresee the future and that a stroke of fortune was waiting for them!

"Huh?! To the side of Sea God Lake?"

Ling Nan was even more confused.

What was there to do at Sea God Lake so early in the morning? Had he lost his mind?

"What 'huh'? Get up. Can't I just want to watch the sunrise? Hurry up." Zheng Li yanked off Ling Nan's blanket.

"Can I refuse...?"

"No." Zheng Li said expressionlessly.

He clearly remembered that after Huo Yuhao took two Mysterious Water Pills, his Spirit Power was at the peak of level 13, and after taking the Soul Ascension Pill, he jumped three levels directly—strictly speaking, four levels, because he broke through the bottleneck from level 16 to 17, landing exactly at level 17.

If he took it himself, not to mention level 19, level 18 would be a sure thing!

As for Ling Nan's exact Spirit Power, he wasn't sure, but he definitely wasn't a Soul Grand Master yet, so the effect would naturally be significant; he would probably hit level 20 after taking it.

And yet, he was actually refusing!

Ling Nan felt a headache coming on. Watching the sunrise? Wasn't that something best done with a girlfriend? Why drag him along?

Could it be... Ling Nan suddenly wore a look of horror.

Had A Li finally been unable to resist laying a hand on me because of my cuteness?

Zheng Li watched the expression on Ling Nan's face, and the corner of his mouth twitched. "You dead cat, are you thinking about something nasty?"

As he spoke, Zheng Li extended his right hand, and a golden light faintly emerged from it.

Seeing this, Ling Nan trembled and hurriedly smiled. "No, no, I was just thinking about what clothes to wear..."

"Shrek Academy generally requires wearing school uniforms. If you're going to lie, at least find a better reason. Hurry up and get dressed."

Zheng Li snorted.

"Uh..."

Ling Nan felt awkward.

Chapter 15, Obtaining

"Ugh..."

Ling Nan, who was walking through the woods next to the lakeside path, rubbed his "sleepy" eyes; he still wasn't fully awake.

Because Zheng Li hadn't even given him time to wash up before dragging him out.

Besides, he had been cultivating until late last night before sleeping.

Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud, otherwise, Zheng Li might have wanted to punch him.

Cultivation is tiring? Zheng Li would argue that one feels even more energetic after cultivating, just like being on a stimulant.

Although Zheng Li didn't know what kind of stimulant it was himself.

There was fog this morning, but it wasn't thick.

The plants within Shrek Academy were already lush and beautiful, and with this fog, it gave Zheng Li the feeling of being in a fairyland.

After walking a few steps in the woods, Zheng Li looked at Sea God Lake, which was hazy and blurred under the mist, giving him the feeling of "not being able to see the true face of Mount Lu."

Passing through the forest to the edge of Sea God Lake, the sky still hadn't fully brightened, which Zheng Li had expected.

He then found a spot to stop, occasionally looking at the clear, pure lake water, and then looking around.

Yes, waiting for the arrival of Huo Yuhao.

Yet, Zheng Li never once looked at the sky, so there was no point in talking about watching the sunrise.

Time ticked away bit by bit.

Ling Nan felt like he had been played.

"Hey! A Li, didn't you say we were coming here to watch the sunrise?"

Zheng Li didn't look at Ling Nan, replying, "Yeah! What about it?"

"What about it?" Ling Nan was speechless. "You ask me what about it? Didn't you say we were coming to watch the sunrise? And what happened? I've been watching for ages, but you haven't even glanced at the sky once. Is this what you call watching the sunrise?"

"Can't I just suddenly find the Sea God Lake and its surrounding scenery more interesting?"

Zheng Li glanced at Ling Nan and replied perfunctorily.

"..."

Ling Nan's mouth twitched, his face practically displaying a giant question mark.

His expression seemed to say: I suspect you are messing with me!

"Forget it..." Ling Nan originally wanted to ask something else, but gave up. "Then, A Li, have you seen enough? If you have, let's go get breakfast!"

Ling Nan looked expectant.

"Gluttonous Cat... you're hopeless." Zheng Li shook his head. "We aren't eating this morning. If you're hungry, just eat some of the things you bought last night."

"Why?" Ling Nan was confused again.

"No reason," Zheng Li said.

"...A Li, I feel like you're brushing me off." Ling Nan stared at Zheng Li, looking as if he would die on the spot if he didn't get an explanation.

Zheng Li: "Your feeling is correct; I am indeed brushing you off."

Ling Nan: "..."

Finally, Ling Nan was so angry he couldn't speak, so he simply took the Fried Spirit Beast Meat he had bought the night before out of his Soul Guidance Ring and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.

Turning grief and indignation into appetite.

Mmm, it's so delicious~

Ling Nan freed his right hand to cup his cheek, looking completely intoxicated.

It was very cute, but Zheng Li's heart was currently focused on someone else.

Time continued to pass.

There was still some time before class, but Huo Yuhao and the others hadn't arrived yet, and Ma Xiaotao was nowhere to be seen.

Zheng Li couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled. Had he remembered the time wrong? Or had the butterfly effect occurred again?

However, just as Zheng Li was doubting himself, two figures emerged from the small woods they had just come from; it was Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

Zheng Li's eyes lit up.

He tugged on Ling Nan's arm and said, "Gluttonous Cat, stop eating, friends are here."

Ling Nan swallowed the meat in his mouth, looking puzzled: "Friends? Did Su Yunqing come?"

In his mind, Zheng Li and Su Yunqing were his only two friends.

"No!"

Zheng Li rolled his eyes and replied, then pulled Ling Nan toward Huo Yuhao, who had already reached the lakeside, and greeted them:

"Good morning, two friends from Class One. Are you also here to enjoy the scenery before class?"

He had to get closer; otherwise, what if they weren't within the protective range of Tian Meng's Finger? If something happened, he wouldn't just be harming himself, but Ling Nan as well.

Ling Nan: To hell with enjoying the scenery, I think we're just catching a cold breeze!

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao turned to look instantly. The smile that had been on Wang Dong's face vanished, turning cold, and he looked completely out of place.

The coldness wasn't necessarily directed at anyone in particular.

Zheng Li: "..."

Huo Yuhao, however, smiled and replied: "Yes, hello."

He still remembered Zheng Li; he was the other person besides Dai Huabin who had persisted until the end during the run in Class Five. Later, he heard from Wang Dong that Zheng Li's Spirit Power wasn't high, but he was only ten years old.

Wang Dong had just teased him about this "classmate" while they were eating, and he hadn't expected to run into him now, let alone have this "classmate" take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

"I am Zheng Li, and that is Ling Nan, he is in the same class as me," Zheng Li introduced them.

Ling Nan walked up at this moment and smiled: "Hello, I am Ling Nan."

"Mm, I am Huo Yuhao, and this is Wang Dong." As he spoke, Huo Yuhao nudged Wang Dong with his arm, signaling him not to be so cold.

Wang Dong frowned imperceptibly, then immediately smoothed his expression, merely nodding and saying: "I am Wang Dong."

Zheng Li didn't pay it any mind, because... it had already arrived.

He saw Huo Yuhao glance at the Sea God Lake inadvertently, his pupils shrinking slightly. He pointed toward the lake surface in confusion and asked: "Look, what is that? Is that a senior from the Inner Court?"

The three of them looked in the direction he indicated.

A red figure sprinted across the surface of the lake! Every light tap accelerated her movement, making her look like a streak of red lightning. In just a few seconds, she swept toward them, carrying a terrifying wave of heat!

"A Li, watch out!"

Ling Nan's pupils constricted. He had once seen an elder in his sect go insane due to a cultivation deviation, attacking everyone in sight. If his grandfather hadn't arrived in time, some of the sect disciples would likely have died.

The senior in red before them exuded an aura similar to that madness he had witnessed back then.

As he spoke, a pair of white cat ears appeared on Ling Nan's head, and a black and gray tail emerged. Zheng Li was stunned to see a pair of black, white, and gray wings sprout from Ling Nan's back.

Immediately, he grabbed Zheng Li with both hands and flew toward the sky. Beside them, Wang Dong also unfurled her azure Radiant Goddess Butterfly wings to carry Huo Yuhao away, but the next moment, the terrifying heat engulfed them all!

The four of them plummeted. Wang Dong and Ling Nan fell unconscious instantly, while Zheng Li felt the brunt of that horrific heat before his consciousness gradually blurred.

Before his consciousness vanished completely, he felt a surge of extreme cold, followed by a warmth radiating from within.

In his Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Nai radiated a blazing golden light, illuminating a vast expanse of the sea! She looked like a burning golden flame, and within that fire, Xiao Nai's eyes were tense and serious, as if she would rush out to shield Zheng Li the moment any accident occurred.

The warmth was coming from Xiao Nai.

"Ding! Host detected in danger, activating protection mechanism..."

At this moment, a system that usually lacked presence also spoke up quietly.

Outside, the Tian Meng's Finger, unleashed by Tian Meng through Huo Yuhao's body, collided with a thread of fire as thick as a thumb. It ended only after Ma Xiaotao was covered in ice-blue frost and fell into the Sea God Lake.

The four of them fell into a coma.

Afterward, over a dozen figures appeared. One old man examined the bodies of Zheng Li and the others, then had the white-robed teacher who possessed the Tree of Life Martial Soul from the day before provide them with treatment.

At this moment, in the Sea of Consciousness, Zheng Li's awareness returned. The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes were Xiao Nai's large blue eyes.

"Xiao Nai, is everything alright?"

"Yes." Xiao Nai shook her head calmly, "However..."