The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the top-tier beast martial soul he had always been proud of,
looked like nothing more than a child before Lu Fan's immortal-grade Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Of course, this was also related to the fact that most of Lu Fan's soul skills were enhancement skills.
Enhancement skills would continue to be useful even after one broke through to become a Titled Douluo.
Naturally, this was also because Lu Fan had absolute confidence that he could become a Titled Douluo.
Such a choice of Spirit Rings was only suitable for geniuses with the potential to cultivate to the rank of Soul Saint.
For someone like Gangzi, giving him enhancement skills would only make him weaker.
This was not slandering Gangzi for no reason.
If Gangzi gained even two enhancements, he would truly be finished.
Gangzi, who could not break through Rank 30, would not even be able to use his one and only fart.
After witnessing Lu Fan's strength,
not only Qin Ming,
but the other members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team also invited Lu Fan to join them.
Yet Lu Fan still refused.
Even when two great beauties, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, personally invited him,
Lu Fan's answer was still a refusal.
However, Lu Fan also said,
"Although I can't join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I'll be making another trip to Heaven Dou City this month. If I get the chance, I'd also like to take a look around and experience the splendor of the Royal Academy."
Hearing this, Dugu Yan agreed with a smile. "Sure. When you come, find Lingling and me. We'll show you around the academy."
Ye Lingling, standing beside her, nodded as well.
Lu Fan smiled. "Then thank you, Sister Yanzi."
Although they had only known each other for a short time,
with Qin Ming serving as a connection,
and Lu Fan himself being such an outstanding person,
he quickly got along well with everyone from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Perhaps I'll have a chance to meet Qian Renxue during this trip to Heaven Dou City.
Lu Fan thought to himself.
He was rather curious what kind of "genius" would abandon the talent of innate Rank 20 just to go undercover.
Qian Daoliu had even approved of it.
That was simply brain-dead.
Of course, what he wanted to see even more was Qian Renxue's true appearance.
They said Qian Renxue was a strong contender for the most beautiful person in Douluo.
As someone who appreciated beauty, Lu Fan naturally wanted to see her with his own eyes.
Of course, he only wanted to look.
What he felt was merely an appreciation for beautiful things, not a creature's sexual desire.
They arrived in Suotuo City in the afternoon.
Lu Fan said to Qin Ming, "Senior Qin, it's getting late. Rather than going back to visit Teacher and the others now, how about I come to your hotel tomorrow at noon?"
Qin Ming nodded. "All right. Junior Lu, if you have things to do, go ahead and handle them first. This is the perfect time to take the students to experience Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena. See you tomorrow."
Lu Fan smiled and agreed. "See you tomorrow."
After waving to Dugu Yan and the others,
Lu Fan boarded a carriage and left with his guards.
A trace of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.
Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena had once been the "entertainment" venue he frequented most.
After parting ways with the people from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lu Fan did not return to Shrek Academy either.
Instead, he left the city first and headed toward Flower Grass Village.
He had returned to Flower Grass Village once every year in the past.
Each time, he would stay for two or three days in the little house where he had once lived.
It was a kind of remembrance.
A remembrance of those days when all he needed to do was grow flowers and grass.
There was no need to cultivate, no need for countless concerns, nor any need to scheme against this or that. Those carefree days.
It was nostalgia for his childhood.
Flower Grass Village was not far from Suotuo City.
The people in this village had a high chance of awakening Soul Power.
This was because there was also a high chance that their parents' generation had been Soul Masters.
However, the people of this village had little combat ability.
Thus, they were not valued by any faction.
Most people in the village went to work as gardeners in the mansions of nobles in nearby cities.
That was considered the villagers' talent.
And because there were many Soul Masters,
everyone could receive Spirit Hall subsidies. Therefore, the village was not as poor as Holy Soul Village and other villages without any special productive capacity.
Even Grass Chicken Village, Ma Hongjun's hometown not far away,
was famous for raising chickens. Its people never lacked food or clothing and could even save some spare money.
The closer they got to the village,
the more flowers appeared around them.
As they neared the village entrance,
Lu Fan sat outside the carriage and breathed in the flower-scented air.
"Ah, Brother Xiao Fan is back!"
Several children playing at the village entrance spotted Lu Fan.
They quickly dropped what they were doing and enthusiastically crowded around him.
"Xiao Mei, Xiao Lan, Jasmine, Gou Wazi, Little Monkey, it's been a long time."
Looking at the children a few years younger than himself, Lu Fan wore a warm smile like that of a big brother next door.
He stepped down from the carriage.
The children immediately surrounded him.
Smiling, Lu Fan took out some special pastries he had bought long ago from his storage pouch. These pastries could only be found in Spirit City.
"I brought these back from the city. Give them a try."
Lu Fan handed the pastries out to the children.
What child did not love sweets?
Every one of them beamed with delight as they accepted the pastries from Lu Fan.
"Thank you, Brother Xiao Fan."
Lu Fan affectionately reached out and rubbed one of the children's heads.
Then he asked them, "You're all about to awaken your martial souls too, right? Has anyone already turned six? If so, I can help awaken it while I'm here."
Some of the children looked excited, while others showed disappointment.
"I've turned six, Brother Xiao Fan!"
The one who spoke was the girl Lu Fan had called Xiao Mei.
She was called that because both her parents' martial souls were Plum Blossom.
So her martial soul would probably be Plum Blossom as well.
That was why her parents had given her such a nickname.
Among the five children, only one had turned six.
Lu Fan nodded. "All right. Then come back to the village with me first. Later, go with me to the village's Spirit Hall, and I'll help awaken your martial soul."
"Thank you, Brother Xiao Fan."
Xiao Mei was extremely happy that Lu Fan would personally awaken her martial soul.
When she smiled, her mouth opened wide and two rosy dimples appeared on her cheeks, making her look especially adorable.
"Ah, I really want Brother Xiao Fan to awaken my martial soul too!"
The other children, who could not awaken their martial souls yet, looked a little disappointed.
Seeing this, Lu Fan comforted them. "It's okay. It doesn't matter who awakens your martial soul. But if you really want to, I'll come back again next month. If any of you need it then, I can help too."
"Really?"
Some of the children would turn six by then. Hearing that Lu Fan would return next month made them very happy.
"Of course."
Lu Fan gently stroked his head.
His movements were light and tender.
"Walking is tiring. Get into the carriage and rest for a while."
Lu Fan carried all five children into the carriage.
The carriage he had rented was large enough to seat three or four adults, so accommodating five little children was no problem at all.
Before getting into the carriage, one of the children tugged on Lu Fan's clothes.
"Brother Xiao Fan, you should come up too."
Lu Fan smiled and nodded. "All right."
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