Ning Rongrong's Apprenticeship Invitation, The Little Girl Wielding a Giant Axe

At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Bibi Dong awoke from meditation. As an instructor, she had something important to do.

Climbing over the window and landing on the ground, Bibi Dong walked out of the Martial Soul Hall and headed toward the market street of Notting City.

The hour was still early, with only a few scattered people outside.

Bibi Dong went straight to the end of the market street, where the largest auction house in Notting City, the Notting Auction House, was located. Its owner was the Glazed Chamber of Commerce.

The guard recognized Bibi Dong, pressed the doorbell first, then knelt and said, "Greetings, Your Holiness the Saintess."

"Rise." Bibi Dong waved her hand casually.

Soon, a woman in a red cheongsam with a fiery figure walked out from inside the auction house and bowed: "Su Mei greets Your Holiness the Saintess."

"No need for formalities. Have all the items for today's auction arrived?" Bibi Dong asked.

Su Mei flashed her signature smile, turned sideways, and gestured for Bibi Dong to enter: "Everything is here, just waiting for you."

Bibi Dong walked inside and casually dropped a Gold Soul Coin into the guard's hand.

"Your Holiness the Saintess, the item you wanted has been found for you." Su Mei walked half a step ahead to lead the way, reaching the inner plaza of the auction house. "Please wait a moment; the item will be brought up shortly."

Soon, another woman in a light green cheongsam came up carrying a tray.

Su Mei lifted the wine-red cloth: "Your Holiness the Saintess, this is the mobile home you were looking for."

Bibi Dong focused her gaze. The item on the tray was quite small, no larger than a thumb, entirely silver, with a yellow waistband wrapped around it, inscribed with the black number "1."

"Your Holiness the Saintess, this is called a Universal Capsule. It was discovered in a secret realm, seven in total. Because it contains all sorts of things, it's called a Universal Capsule." Su Mei introduced, picking up the No. 1 Universal Capsule, pressing the top, and tossing it outward.

A crisp bang sounded, kicking up a cloud of smoke.

When the smoke cleared, a semicircular little house stood in the plaza.

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, the corners of her mouth lifting involuntarily. With this, she wouldn't need to return to the Martial Soul Hall every day.

"Your Holiness the Saintess, it has a fully equipped kitchen, a living room, two rooms, hot water, and everything else—all complete."

After inspecting it, Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction: "I'll take it. Settle the bill."

"Your Holiness the Saintess, this item doesn't require Soul Coins." Su Mei curled her lips into a smile. "Our President Ning would like to ask a favor of you."

"Business is business. I'll pay the Soul Coins for this item." Bibi Dong crossed her arms. "As for President Ning's matter, I'll naturally do my best to help."

"But..." Su Mei hesitated, as this was beyond her authority.

Bibi Dong looked to the side and suddenly said, "What do you think, Bone Douluo?"

"Oh my, as expected of the Saintess of the Martial Soul Hall. Even like this, you still found me."

A purple-black spatial wormhole appeared in the air, and a robust middle-aged man slowly stepped out.

He wore an exquisite navy blue suit, his hair combed back with only a few white strands at his forehead drifting casually. A monocle sat on his face. He took two files from a brown briefcase: "Your Holiness the Saintess, these are the apprenticeship letters for our Glazed Chamber of Commerce's little princess, Ning Rongrong. Please take a look."

Bibi Dong looked at Bone Douluo with suspicion: "Are you sure?"

"Your Holiness the Saintess, I'm sure." Bone Douluo's attitude was firm, his tone certain.

"She might die. Are you still sure?" Bibi Dong crossed her arms and leaned back against the sofa.

"This..." Bone Douluo was momentarily at a loss for words.

He had indeed heard some rumors, but considering the little princess's strong insistence, he nodded: "I'm sure."

"I don't take disciples. She really might die." As soon as Bibi Dong finished speaking, she saw Bone Douluo's face darken, then smiled, "But if she wants to come find me to play, she's welcome anytime."

Bone Douluo hesitated for a moment: "That works too."

Bibi Dong bought the No. 1 Universal Capsule at the low price of five thousand Gold Soul Coins and returned to the Martial Soul Hall in high spirits.

If that little one, Ning Rongrong, could come, the position of support-type Soul Master would be settled.

By the time she returned to the Martial Soul Hall, the children were already training on the training ground. Usually, only Su Yan could be seen, but now everyone was present.

It seemed the stimulation of Su Yan reaching level 17 was no small matter.

"Assemble! Prepare to depart!"

Just as the sun peeked over the mountaintop, Bibi Dong drove a carriage out of Notting City.

In the alley beside the Notting City Martial Soul Hall, the little girl from last night was still leaning against the wall, sound asleep.

"Ahh." She yawned deeply. "Huh? How did I end up so far away?"

Waking up, the red ribbon in her sight stretched all the way out of the city.

The little girl quickly got up and was about to chase after it, but the bustling crowd on the street made her shrink back: "Better wait until there are fewer people."

An hour passed, and still people came and went.

Another hour passed, and the traffic remained heavy.

Watching the guidance of the red ribbon grow farther and farther, the little girl grew anxious: "Why go so far!"

The main road was crowded, but the side streets were empty. The little girl ran deeper into the alleys, hoping to find a way out.

She kept choosing paths with no people, twisting and turning, and unsurprisingly got lost.

She ran into another dead end and waved her hand in frustration: "What kind of place is this, with so many dead ends!"

He hurried back the way he came, but suddenly two middle-aged men appeared at the mouth of the alley, completely trapping the little girl in between.

The little girl trembled all over and silently retreated to the corner of the wall.

"Oh, it's just a kid," Square Face Man said.

"Kids are good, kids are valuable." Round Face Man chuckled, seeing the little girl's delicate and flawless appearance, and grinned, "This kid's not bad-looking either, even more valuable. In ten years, maybe she could, hehehe."

"Little girl, come with us quietly, and you'll save yourself some pain." Square Face Man slowly approached.

The little girl suddenly turned serious, looking at their ill-intentioned expressions and said, "Uncles, are you here to catch me?"

"How could you call it catching? Uncle just wants to invite you for some candy," Round Face Man said.

The little girl thought for a moment: "I understand."

With that, the fear vanished from her eyes. "Since that's the case, uncles are bad guys, and bad guys aren't people."

A fiery red tinge crept into her eyes, and in her small, tender hand, a Crimson Giant Axe appeared.

The Crimson Giant Axe was about three feet long, the blade alone as big as the little girl herself, and she hoisted it directly onto her shoulder.

On its crimson handle floated a yellow soul ring.

"You... you're a Soul Master?" The two men's pupils shrank, and they immediately knelt and bowed: "Lord Soul Master, spare us! We failed to recognize your greatness and offended you. Please, Lord Soul Master, forgive us!"

"Since you're not people, you have no human rights." A bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of the little girl's lips. A burst of flame rose up, and the Crimson Giant Axe gleamed with a bloody light.

She leaped high into the air and brought the giant axe crashing down.

Boom!

The dead-end alley echoed with a resounding blast.

The giant axe struck the ground between the two men, and the shockwave it raised swallowed them whole.

The axe carved a deep crater into the earth, sending up billions of dust particles.

The two men fainted on the spot from sheer terror, each leaving a puddle of filth behind.

"Oh no, it got away again!" The little girl paid them no further mind and hurriedly chased after the ribbon.

"Ah-choo! Who's thinking of me?" Su Yan rubbed his nose and focused all his attention on the waterfall before him.

After yesterday's training, Su Yan felt his body had become much sturdier and lighter, as if the impurities that had long accumulated inside him had been completely washed away by the waterfall.

He stood at the starting point and took a deep breath.

Today's goal: ten steps!