Douluo: My Martial Soul is My Fiancée

Looking at this simple introduction, Zheng Li couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

It felt completely unreliable.

"Forget it, I'll understand it once I start cultivating."

"But before that..."

His consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness, and he immediately saw Meng Xiaonai.

"You're here."

"Yeah, sorry about this, Meng Xiaonai. I've wronged you," Zheng Li said apologetically.

"Wronged me? How?" Meng Xiaonai asked, puzzled.

"Naturally, for making you stay in my Sea of Consciousness. I'll let you out tomorrow during the day."

The Sea of Consciousness was not a good place. Generally speaking, it was a pure white space filled with countless specks of light, stretching endlessly beyond one's line of sight.

For a person to stay in such a space for a long time, it would undoubtedly be lonely; a mental breakdown was not even out of the question.

Naturally, he didn't want Meng Xiaonai to stay in a place like this all by herself.

If only there were a way to change his Sea of Consciousness, to make it look like the one Huo Yuhao had after Electrolux used the Blade of Life to help him renovate it.

That would be quite nice.

"Staying here is just fine," Meng Xiaonai said calmly.

Zheng Li: "...Are you hungry, Meng Xiaonai?"

"No, I haven't felt hunger at all, and I don't think I ever will."

"Hmm, alright. I'm planning to start cultivating the Spirit Sutra now. Meng Xiaonai, please keep an eye on the outside for me."

"Okay, don't worry."

After exchanging a few words, Zheng Li prepared to leave the Sea of Consciousness, but just then, Meng Xiaonai suddenly asked, "Is Ling Nan cute?"

"Very cute."

"Do you have feelings for him?"

"I have..."

Zheng Li, who had answered subconsciously, suddenly realized what he had said.

"Meng Xiaonai!!"

"Zheng Li, should I be glad that you haven't met any cute girls these past few days?" Meng Xiaonai said indifferently, unmoved.

"Even if I did, it wouldn't matter," Zheng Li said helplessly. "I'm not the type to want to take someone home just because they're cute, okay?"

"Not necessarily. Didn't you just say you had feelings? If you're like this toward a guy like Ling Nan, what would happen if you actually met a girl?"

A look of disbelief hung on Meng Xiaonai's face.

Zheng Li: "I have nothing of the sort! I hadn't finished my sentence. Having feelings for a man—Meng Xiaonai, do you think that's even possible?"

Meng Xiaonai: "Heh~"

"..."

Zheng Li was speechless.

Meng Xiaonai, where is the trust between us?

"Alright, let Ling Nan serve as a reminder: don't lose your ability to walk just because you see someone cute. Go cultivate."

Zheng Li: "?!"

He, Zheng Li, was not that pathetic! Meng Xiaonai, I think you're slandering me!

Of course, he didn't say this out loud; being stared at by Meng Xiaonai's calm, emotionless eyes put a lot of pressure on him.

Feeling quite helpless, he withdrew from the Sea of Consciousness, prepared himself slightly, and silently recited the words "Use Spirit Sutra."

Immediately, a very gentle force began to guide the circulation of Zheng Li's Spirit Power.

Zheng Li understood that this was the power of the system.

He immediately concentrated his mind to memorize the circulation path of the Spirit Sutra.

He didn't know anything about human meridians; without the system's help, cultivating the Spirit Sutra would not have been simple.

As time passed, Zheng Li's Spirit Power had already completed one cycle according to the Spirit Sutra's path.

After this, a layer of extremely faint light covered the surface of Zheng Li's body, but it vanished in an instant.

"An illusion?"

Ling Nan was puzzled. It had been half an hour since Zheng Li started cultivating, but he hadn't fallen asleep.

He had originally wanted to talk to Zheng Li, but seeing that he was cultivating, he didn't disturb him.

Judging by the half-hour duration, the first time cultivating the Spirit Sutra was undoubtedly very slow.

Part of this was intentional on the system's part, for fear that Zheng Li wouldn't memorize it in one go.

After Zheng Li took over the operation, things sped up significantly.

This cultivation session lasted for the entire night.

It was only the next morning that Zheng Li opened his eyes. His gaze was piercing and bright; he was absolutely full of energy!

Yet, his heart was filled with quite a few doubts.

"System, the Spirit Sutra assists the Heart of Spirit in absorbing more than just the elemental power of heaven and earth. What are those other inexplicable energies? Why are those energies converted into another strange type of energy after being absorbed into the Heart of Spirit, and then dispersed and fused into every corner of my body?"

It had been mentioned before, but after cultivating the Spirit Sutra, the self-diffusion of the Heart of Spirit, combined with the absorption and conversion from the outside world, had undoubtedly increased by a large margin.

However, apart from the significant increase in cultivation speed, the strengthening of his Spirit Power, and the presence of that strange energy, Zheng Li felt nothing else.

"It is better for the host to reach Satori on this yourself; it will be beneficial for your growth. If the host insists on knowing, this system will not refuse."

"Forget it then."

As long as there was no harm, it wouldn't affect his cultivation.

"Zheng Li, are you awake? Let's go eat breakfast together. Classes start after we eat," Ling Nan said with some excitement. Starting classes also meant he would be able to make more friends.

"Alright, my treat. We agreed on that last night."

"No problem. I'm more than happy to have someone treat me to a meal," Ling Nan said with a smile.

Zheng Li turned his head away.

How should he put it? He was just cute.

This perfectly matched a saying from his world: if someone is this cute, they must be a boy!

This movement was coincidentally spotted by Ling Nan. He immediately understood the reason, a teasing expression appearing on his face as he said, "What? Are you attracted to me? Zheng Li, do you like cute types of girls?"

For someone like Zheng Li, Ling Nan indicated he had seen plenty of them since he was young; many boys and girls had coveted his good looks since childhood.

"No!" Zheng Li denied.

Could he be sure of that?

"Don't be shy, Zheng Li. I understand," Ling Nan teased with a laugh.

"Get lost!"

Zheng Li rolled his eyes at him.

"Still denying it..." Ling Nan shook his head and smiled. "Let's go, there isn't much time left. Actually, if you hadn't stopped your cultivation just now, I was planning to call you."

"Alright."

The two walked out of the dormitory side by side.

"Xiao Nai!" Zheng Li called out with his thoughts.

"Is it really okay for me to come out?" Xiao Nai asked. One could tell she was a bit worried.

"It's fine, as long as you don't let anything slip. If anyone asks, just say you are a Spirit of Light," Zheng Li said.

He wasn't afraid of others investigating; even if they did, Xiao Nai's current essence was that of a Martial Soul.

Xiao Nai was silent for a moment before saying, "Fine. Just let me out to get some fresh air when there's no one around."

"...Alright." Zheng Li knew that once Xiao Nai made up her mind, she usually wouldn't change it.

In the cafeteria, Ling Nan didn't stand on ceremony and ordered a meal worth more than one Gold Soul Coin, and Zheng Li did the same.

When it came to food, Zheng Li was never stingy.

Besides, he was still a "child" and needed to grow; his nutrition had to be on point.

After the meal, passing through Shrek Square, Zheng Li and Ling Nan entered the fifth classroom on the left side of the first floor of the New Student Teaching Building—Class Five.

Ling Nan appeared somewhat excited, though it was unclear what he was so excited about.

Zheng Li scanned the entire classroom. Many people had arrived, but when he saw one person, his pupils suddenly constricted!

Blond hair, dual-colored eyes, handsome, tall, and sturdy, with a cold expression on his face, he sat in the third row with a beautiful black-haired girl sitting next to him.

Dai Huabin!

This was something Zheng Li hadn't expected.

Zheng Li had said that he didn't remember many details.

Therefore, he naturally wasn't aware that someone like Dai Huabin was also a member of the new Class Five.

Dai Huabin seemed to sense someone looking at him; he raised his head to glance at Zheng Li before lowering it again.

Being a Soul Elder at this age, he had his own pride. Although everyone who could enter Shrek Academy was a genius, he generally didn't care about ordinary geniuses.

Afterward, Zheng Li and Ling Nan chose two seats toward the back, naturally sitting together.

However, as soon as that kid Ling Nan sat down, he ran off to make friends.

Zheng Li intended to talk to Xiao Nai for a while, but...

A lively-looking young girl sitting behind him tapped Zheng Li on the shoulder.

Zheng Li turned his head in confusion: "Hello, classmate, is something the matter?"

"Hello." The little girl replied, then leaned in a bit closer and pointed at Ling Nan, who was currently chatting with a male student, saying, "Classmate, your girlfriend is talking to another boy~ Aren't you jealous? By the way, your girlfriend is really cute!"

Zheng Li: "???"

What the hell, my girlfriend!

Chapter 10, Practical Combat Class

"Um, classmate, that is Ling Nan, my roommate, he is a boy..."

Zheng Li said gloomily.

In the Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Nai heard a hint of resentment in Zheng Li's tone: Seriously, what are you being resentful about?

The little girl talking to Zheng Li was stunned, and it took her several seconds to react, an embarrassed expression appearing on her face.

"Um, sorry."

How could she have imagined that a boy could grow up to be so cute.

"It's fine."

Actually, Zheng Li really wanted to ask: Didn't you see that Ling Nan is wearing the boys' school uniform?

But he figured this little girl probably hadn't noticed.

After all, people only look at faces nowadays...

"Classmate, let's get to know each other. My name is Su Yunqing, and I'm from the Heaven Spirit Empire." The little girl then flashed a sunny smile.

"Hello, I'm Zheng Li, from the Star Luo Empire."

Su Yunqing nodded: "Zheng Li, please take care of me in the future, considering we're both not very tall, hehe~"

Hearing the little girl say this, Zheng Li finally noticed that this little girl was very short, only about... one meter three something?

"May I ask, how old are you?"