Jiang Nannan

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and two years had already flown by.

Bai Mo and Wu Qingyao were on the road to Shrek City.

Bai Mo had gained quite a lot over these past two years.

First, his Soul Power Level had broken through to level 20 three months ago, and Bai Mo had obtained a 900-year-old Lightning Monkey soul ring.

This unlocked a new Lightning-type character banner.

The rewards from the two years of accumulated tickets were also substantial.

The two gold-tier rewards were the Light Cone [When She Decides to See] and the three-star Blessing [Nihility: Funeral of the Sensory Follower].

The former was the signature weapon of the Xianzhou General Yaoguang; in Bai Mo's hands, it provided a percentage boost to all attributes. It was currently at 50%, equivalent to having a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect soul master of the Soul King rank by his side at all times.

The latter granted Bai Mo a special attack effect: each attack inflicted a stack of [Doubt] on the enemy. After the battle ended, the [Doubt] would detonate, dealing damage. (He could choose whether or not to manually trigger the [Doubt] detonation.)

As for the other purple-tier rewards, there was nothing much to say, so here is the summary:

Little Ice Bird was at level 42, with no significant changes.

Little Black Tower had risen from level 60 to level 69 and was equipped with a Refinement 3 [The Seriousness of Breakfast]. Outside of the Simulated Universe, even without the effects of Blessings, she was enough to rival an average Soul Douluo.

(In Douluo 1, it was stated that cross-rank combat was extremely difficult, but later installments saw protagonists doing it mindlessly. This book is set with the premise that cross-rank combat is very hard, so Little Black Tower jumping over a dozen levels is quite reasonable.)

As for the characters? Bai Mo felt he shouldn't be called Bai Mo; he should be called Bai Bai!

This "Mo" (Ink) character must be suppressing his luck!

After nearly ten purple-tier pities and two gold-tier pities, he had only pulled one character.

Bai Mo was numb.

It was the day after Bai Mo had obtained his second soul ring; on a whim, he had used his ten pulls for the day on the Lightning banner.

Then, a shrewd and worldly fox-folk girl appeared before him.

There was still a trace of fear in her eyes.

After Bai Mo's questioning, he learned that she had been summoned here just as Phantylia was launching her attack.

It could be considered a blessing that she suffered less pain. Though, Yukong in that world was likely having a very hard time.

After calming down, the four-star form of Tingyun looked at Bai Mo with gratitude, calling him "Benefactor" at every turn.

It was like a dream back to the game's launch.

Afterward, Tingyun took the device invented by Little Black Tower that allowed for remote login to the Simulated Universe, and was sent by Bai Mo to the Star Luo Empire to establish the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce.

Ning Fengya had cleverly sent a Titled Douluo to follow her, which counted as both protection and an investment.

Just yesterday, Tingyun sent a message saying that some matters had arisen that she couldn't handle, and asked Bai Mo to come and deal with them.

With that, Bai Mo and Wu Qingyao traveled through the night toward Shrek City.

As for whether their strength would be insufficient? Bai Mo's storage Soul Tool still held Little Black Tower's body, and his own martial soul contained Little Black Tower's soul. Coupled with the Blessings from the Simulated Universe, using them all together was enough for Little Black Tower to clash with a Titled Douluo.

Of course, Bai Mo's trump cards weren't that simple. Did anyone really think that the clever Lady Black Tower had only been researching a login device while holed up in the Simulated Universe for these two years?

"Oh my~ why must the guest be in such a temper? Come to think of it, it was this little girl who reached out a helping hand to save your academy's little student~"

The beautiful and slender fox-folk girl held a fan to cover her face, laughing softly.

Du Weilun was not surprised by the fox-folk's appearance; after all, some martial soul mutations could result in such beast-like traits. Some nobles were particularly fond of them.

What surprised him was that this fox-folk girl actually possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, and was serving as the president of the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce!

One had to know that the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce had been obscure just three months ago, yet in that short time, it had developed into one of the top three in the Star Luo Empire.

"The President's Soul Emperor rank is truly surprising! But let's skip the pleasantries; how does President Tingyun intend to handle this matter?"

"Oh my~ Director Du is truly aggressive. This little girl helped your academy save a genius girl; if the academy won't be grateful, that's one thing, but to come here and demand an explanation? This is really~"

Tingyun paused meaningfully.

"It was merely a misunderstanding between students. President Tingyun speaks well, yet you don't mention a word about your chamber of commerce beating up our students. You truly have a silver tongue!"

"Oh my~ Director Du, you don't mean to say that the boy who blocked a girl on the street and wouldn't let her leave is a student of your academy, do you?"

Tingyun widened her eyes, appearing as if she couldn't believe it.

"Hmph! You have a glib tongue. Two of our academy's students merely had a small verbal altercation, and they were beaten up like thugs by your chamber of commerce's people. Another one was even hidden away by you. Shouldn't you give me an explanation!"

Du Weilun did not respond directly, intending to use his status to pressure her.

"Why bother? Isn't it better to make money in harmony? Please, Elder Wu, bring Nannan out for a moment. Let us give this Director Du an explanation."

Tingyun gently waved her folding fan, her emerald eyes revealing a trace of confusion. She hadn't expected that the faction rumored to be the most righteous in this world would be just as annoying as the IPC. This was truly...

At Tingyun's words, an elderly woman with white hair brought over a tall, beautiful girl with black hair wearing rabbit-ear hair accessories.

"This old woman is Wu Wei, from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect."

Elder Wu Wei was someone who had seen great storms; she started by revealing her identity.

Sure enough, upon hearing Wu Wei's words, Director Du's pupils constricted.

"So that's how it is. I never imagined Minghuo was a chamber of commerce under your esteemed sect. This is truly a case of the dragon king's temple being flooded by his own kin; ha, it seems this matter really was just a misunderstanding."

"Nannan, come here to big sister. Tell Director Du properly exactly what has happened these past few days..."

Tingyun acted as if she hadn't heard Du Weilun's words, reaching out a hand toward Jiang Nannan as she spoke.

"Sister Tingyun, thank you for helping me. Director Du, my mother is suffering from a severe illness. The Mysterious Underworld Sect said they could help treat her, but the price was..."

Jiang Nannan found it difficult to continue.

"Oh my~ Director Du heard it too. There is a sect trying to use Nannan's mother to coerce this child. Well, Director Du, would you say such villains deserve a beating?"

"Sigh, I have only just learned of this myself. I never expected such a vile thing to occur within the academy, but your chamber of commerce truly misunderstood that child today. That boy merely admires Nannan, and acted on impulse!"

This was a lie. How could Shrek not know of the dirty dealings of the Mysterious Underworld Sect?

But for one, the sect master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect had provided a report and compensation.

And for another, Jiang Nannan, as a talented soul master with a clean background, hadn't even thought to report the matter to the academy when trouble arose! She had no loyalty to the academy whatsoever!

Naturally, Shrek Academy chose to turn a blind eye to the matter.

Now that things had reached this point, Du Weilun could only concede; there was no need to offend the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect when they held the moral high ground.

"Oh my~ Is that so? It was just this little woman being overly concerned. I hope Director Du will not take offense~"

"Haha, President Tingyun, what are you saying? Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect have always been brotherly forces. How could we possibly take offense over such a small misunderstanding~"

"Director Du is truly a fascinating person~"

Tingyun chuckled while waving her fan, and for a moment, both host and guest were perfectly content.