Three Siblings Walk Together (Thanks for the Follow-up Reads)

Time passes like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall, swift and fleeting.

A year has slipped by in the blink of an eye.

Today marks the final examination period for the second semester. The students of the Soul Master class must not only undergo theoretical exams but also practical combat tests.

Everyone is battling fiercely on the training grounds, and many students from the general classes have rushed over to spectate, hoping to witness a series of brilliant and exquisite matches.

After all, there is never a shortage of onlookers anywhere.

As for the Tang brothers, they are currently accompanying their younger sister on a tour within the MC plane.

You ask why they aren't taking the exam?

One is a seven-year-old one-ring Soul Master (who is actually already at rank 23), and the other possesses immense strength, earning him the nickname "Little Tyrannosaurus."

This final assessment holds no difficulty for them whatsoever. Any student from the same grade who faced them ended up beaten into a pulp by the brothers working in tandem; almost every student who drew them as opponents simply chose to forfeit.

Consequently, the teachers had no choice but to helplessly award them a perfect score for the final test.

While others are busy with exams, Tang Heng can take his younger brother and sister out to play—this is the exclusive privilege of geniuses.

In the azure sky, a golden streak of light cuts across the horizon.

Na'er, held in Tang Heng's arms, watches the rapidly changing scenery below and cannot help but cheer, "Woohoo! So high, so high! I'm flying too~"

Her violet eyes are filled with curiosity for this new world.

This is the third time Na'er has followed him to the MC plane.

"Those Soul Beasts look so silly; they seem different from the ones in Na'er's memories."

Incorrect. The Soul Beasts in reality are also quite silly, perhaps because they inherited the Dragon God's astonishing wisdom.

Tang Heng silently retorts in his heart, then speaks aloud, "Perhaps it is because the plane laws are different. In any case, they are a type of creature that resembles the Soul Beasts of Douluo Planet, yet are not entirely the same."

"Brother, when will we reach our destination?"

Below, Tang Wulin, tethered by a lead, looks like he is about to collapse; after all, he has maintained this posture for a full day.

"Almost there, almost there~"

"Just hold on a little longer."

This is the thirty-third time Tang Wulin has heard this phrase.

He looks up and sees Na'er in Tang Heng's arms, the two of them laughing and chatting, and a sense of indescribable bitterness and envy wells up in his heart.

Why? It was clearly me who came first.

But then he thinks, he is a man, and it is only reasonable to be accommodating to his younger sister.

Brother must be doing this to test me! I must persevere!

After a bout of self-consolation, Tang Wulin continues to hold the lead with one hand, then begins to chew on bread with an expressionless face.

Chomp, chomp, chomp.

In truth, Tang Heng simply feels that holding Na'er is more comfortable than holding Tang Wulin.

After all, who doesn't like a sweet, soft little cupcake?

Soon, a vast forest of cherry blossoms comes into view.

The scent of pink blossoms rushes toward them. This is a valley where many cherry trees grow naturally along the cliffs, with a mirror-smooth blue lake in the center.

The lake reflects the cherry trees on the cliffs, looking like a sapphire rimmed with pink diamonds, adding a sense of aesthetic beauty to the lake.

(PS: Inspiration source, Cherry Blossom Sinkhole)

To have such a wonderful terrain generate is truly a stroke of good luck.

This is a place Tang Heng discovered by accident while exploring the world some time ago. It is a pity he didn't leave coordinates back then, remembering only the general direction.

If Na'er hadn't mentioned wanting to see new terrain today, he might have forgotten about this cherry blossom valley entirely.

Stopping on a relatively flat patch of grass, Tang Heng gently sets Na'er down and releases the... lead from Tang Wulin's hand.

Gaining a reprieve, Tang Wulin collapses directly onto the Grass Block to rest. Na'er, having been held in Tang Heng's arms the entire way—with the fierce winds caused by their flight completely shielded by her brother's control over wind elements—is in high spirits.

Inhaling the faint fragrance of cherry blossoms and grass, Na'er happily frolics on the meadow.

Compared to the noise and bustle of the city, she prefers this tranquil and peaceful natural scenery.

Tang Heng smiles, letting Na'er play as she pleases.

In any case, he hasn't found any Soul Beasts in the valley bottom capable of threatening them.

Moreover, perhaps because Na'er's true form is the Silver Dragon King, she automatically gained a permanent buff upon arriving in this world: no Soul Beasts will actively attack her.

He only gained this buff recently, after the three siblings practiced together and the Dragon God vortex within his body gradually expanded. Aside from special Soul Beasts like the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff and the Dark God Evil Demon Tiger, he is generally not attacked by Soul Beasts either.

So, have I become a little Dragon God?

Tang Heng isn't sure; after all, one cannot find Soul Beasts on the Douluo plane to test it.

Excluding Di Tian and those few Great Beasts, most land-based Soul Beasts have been hunted to extinction over the past ten thousand years, and the Spirit Pagoda has certainly played a significant role in that.

Otherwise, did you think things like artificial Soul Spirits just appeared out of thin air?

"Proud Arrival City is by the sea; perhaps next time we go on a cruise for a few days of vacation, I can find some sea soul beasts to test things out."

Tang Heng muttered to himself, when suddenly, Na'er's call reached his ears:

"Big Brother--"

Na'er trotted over, her steps still a little unsteady. She carefully cupped a handful of pixel-art cherry blossoms in her palms, though the petals were disobedient, with one or two drifting through the gaps in the girl's fingers and sticking to her silver-white hair.

"For you, do you like it?"

She stood on tiptoe, holding her hands high, and the pink-white of the cherry blossoms instantly filled Tang Heng's vision.

Na'er was smiling.

The smile was completely unreserved, as clean as a sky washed by spring rain.

Her cheeks were flushed a light pink from running, and a few small baby teeth were exposed because she was smiling so widely. Her eyes were curved into crescent moons, her violet pupils like blooming violets, filled with unabashed affection.

--It was the kind of affection unique to a child, righteous and bold, as if liking her big brother was the most natural thing in the world, requiring neither shyness nor reason.

A small cherry blossom petal was stuck to the tip of her nose, but she was completely unaware, simply looking up at him, waiting for him to take them.

This scene left Tang Heng slightly stunned, and it took him a long while to take the cherry blossoms from Na'er's hands.

"Mm, Big Brother likes them very much."

"That's great!"

Tang Heng couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Na'er's little head; that moment just now had truly left him dazed.

It was as if he could suddenly understand why his old father had worn that expression when his sister was getting married back then.

If he had such a thoughtful little darling, he certainly wouldn't be willing to let her marry away.

"Na'er, what about mine? I want some too!"

"Hee hee, if Wulin Big Brother wants some, go pick them yourself. A real man needs to learn to do things for himself~"

Tang Wulin pouted and muttered, "But why does Big Brother..."

Na'er grabbed Tang Heng's arm and said righteously, "Heng Big Brother has already worked hard enough bringing us here, okay? This is my thank-you gift. And what about your thanks, Wulin Big Brother?"

"I, I was just resting earlier..." Tang Wulin's face flushed red. Watching the scene of brotherly kindness and sisterly affection, a sense of panic inexplicably rose in his heart. "There's a lake here, let's go fishing together."

"Big Brother, this time I will definitely catch some big fish for you! You absolutely won't come up empty-handed this time."

Damn it! Could you stop bringing up my empty-handed streak?