Dugu Yan's Most Alluring Spot

After splitting into teams, Wu Xing got to know Yu Tianheng and the other core disciples, officially joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team.

These core disciples no longer held the arrogant and domineering attitude they had when they first sought him out yesterday; instead, they acted with great reverence.

In a team, strength is the only thing that speaks.

Whoever is stronger holds the power of speech, and after Wu Xing's performance last night, they were thoroughly convinced.

The curriculum at Heaven Dou Royal Academy is relatively relaxed, with only a few theory classes per week, totaling less than five hours.

Most of the remaining time is either free time or team combat training, used to hone the entire squad.

Combat training is divided into several types, the most common being the simulated environment training within the academy, followed by soul battles at the Great Soul Arena.

Of course, hunting soul beasts in the forest also counts, but that is usually rare; instructors only take the team when someone in the squad reaches a new Soul Power Level.

After finishing a class, Wu Xing had a preliminary understanding of the academy's curriculum.

"Brother Wu Xing, after lunch, Yan Yan will take you around Heaven Dou City and stop by the Great Soul Arena to take a look."

Once class ended, Dugu Yan couldn't help but hook her arm around Wu Xing's again, suggesting it with an excited face.

Since Wu Xing had just arrived at the academy and wasn't familiar with the surroundings, the instructor hadn't rushed to arrange team training, instead generously granting them a few days of vacation.

"I think you just want to go complete your mission, don't you?" Wu Xing was perfectly clear about what Dugu Yan was planning.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly; the soul masters of this world were truly persistent in their pursuit of strength.

They were far more diligent and self-disciplined than the students preparing for the college entrance exams back on Blue Star.

"Hehe." Having her little scheme exposed, Dugu Yan didn't feel embarrassed; instead, she admitted it quite generously: "I also want to improve my strength quickly so I can keep up with your pace, Brother Wu Xing."

"I only need seven more matches at the Great Soul Arena to complete my Monthly Mission, and that's a full thirty thousand points."

Dugu Yan looked like a little miser; thirty thousand points was enough to purchase three Ten Thousand Year Perfect Soul Rings in the Chat Group, which any soul master could absorb without worrying about Soul Shock.

Even though she was the richest little heiress in the group, thirty thousand points was still no small sum.

"What is your Soul Power Level now?" Wu Xing asked with amusement.

"I'm already at level forty-three," Dugu Yan replied, her face full of pride.

Counting it all up, she had joined the Chat Group for less than five days, yet her strength had already risen from level thirty-six to level forty-three.

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to dream of such a thing, so she would never let those points slip away.

It wasn't just her; there wasn't a single member in the group who felt otherwise.

Even the haughty Pontiff and the calm, steady Bo Saixi couldn't escape the "true fragrance" law of the points.

Moreover, she was already thinking about whether she could save up one hundred thousand points before reaching level fifty, so she could directly absorb a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

As a young girl, she had her share of vanity; the scene from a few days ago, when her Fourth Ten Thousand Year Ring appeared and shocked the entire academy's faculty and students—leaving her grandfather in disbelief—was still fresh in her mind.

For this reason, she had set a goal for herself: to accomplish this feat before the start of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

"You're improving even faster than I am." Wu Xing clicked his tongue; was this the power of a whale?

Dugu Yan giggled, shaking Wu Xing's arm and acting spoiled: "That's only because you told me the uses of those Immortal Herbs, Brother Wu Xing; otherwise, how could I have improved so quickly?"

Speaking of which, she suddenly remembered something and asked: "Brother Wu Xing, do you know Tang San?"

"I do. Why are you asking about him?" Wu Xing was slightly curious.

"In the original timeline, was he the one who snatched all of my grandfather's Immortal Herbs?" Dugu Yan asked, sounding quite fierce.

"It wasn't just that he snatched them all; he called your grandfather 'brother' while knowing exactly what the Immortal Herbs were for, yet in the end, he didn't even spare one for you."

Wu Xing curled his lip, feeling nothing but disdain for that little scoundrel's character.

"Bastard!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan gritted her teeth in anger: "No wonder Grandpa has been running around in circles for him these past few days, claiming he could cure the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison in my body."

"Tang San is still at your grandfather's place?" Wu Xing paused, feeling a bit surprised.

He had assumed that once Dugu Bo learned the secret of the Immortal Herbs, he would have kicked Tang San out immediately, rather than keeping him under his own nose.

"Yes, but don't worry, Brother Wu Xing. I told Grandpa about the Immortal Herbs, and now he's just being kept under house arrest in another location."

Dugu Yan nodded, telling Wu Xing everything about Tang San.

The Immortal Herbs were of great importance; after Dugu Bo finished re-laying the Poison Array, he had moved the guy to a remote area.

To avoid raising suspicion and causing information to leak, Dugu Bo had even set up a new Herb Garden, transplanting many herbs that looked useful but were actually completely useless.

Listening to Dugu Yan's account, Wu Xing almost laughed out loud. Without his greatest opportunity, it remained to be seen if that little scoundrel could still rise to prominence while facing a pile of ordinary herbs.

"Well done."

Wu Xing reached out and ruffled Dugu Yan's short, emerald-purple hair again, then said seriously: "Yan Yan, I will help you completely clear the poison from your body; you don't need that guy's stupid methods."

One had to know, the thing that attracted him most to Dugu Yan wasn't her figure or her appearance, but those Serpent Eyes!

He wasn't sure about others, but for him, they held a strange, wild temptation.

If she used that little scoundrel's method and her pupils turned normal, that appeal would undoubtedly be greatly diminished, and he didn't want that unique trait of hers to disappear.

"Mm, thank you, Brother Wu Xing." Dugu Yan looked at Wu Xing, her exotic serpent eyes filled with stars.

Ye Lingling, standing to the side and watching the scene before her, couldn't help but feel like she was redundant—a pure third wheel.

She desperately wanted to find an excuse to leave, but she was too reluctant to miss out on the details regarding the place of opportunity they were discussing, so she could only follow silently behind the two of them.

Seemingly noticing the change in her friend, Dugu Yan hurriedly stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and said, "Lingling, let's go out together after lunch; how could we go out without you?"

As she spoke, she took hold of her good friend's hand.

Pulled along like this, Ye Lingling snapped out of her daze and rolled her eyes helplessly.

This best friend of hers had finally remembered she existed!

However, did she even need lunch? She had already been stuffed full of dog food!

Seeing Ye Lingling's eye-roll, Dugu Yan stuck out her tongue in embarrassment; she had been so caught up in her own happiness that she had neglected her.

"Brother Wu Xing, what do you think of Lingling?"

Dugu Yan's eyes darted slightly as she suddenly asked out of the blue.

"Lingling is quite good—quiet, gentle, and possesses the temperament of a young lady from a noble family."

Wu Xing glanced at Ye Lingling and spoke the honest truth.

"Then how about this, why don't you make Lingling your girlfriend too?"

A cunning arc curled the corners of Dugu Yan's mouth as she spoke tentatively.

She wasn't asking Wu Xing to let Ye Lingling back into the Chat Group; although she was usually a bit boisterous and had a somewhat spoiled and willful personality, she wasn't someone who didn't understand the implications.

If she were to open this door, not to mention whether Brother Wu Xing would be displeased, what would happen if the other members in the group followed suit and started doing the same?

Furthermore, the consequence of doing so would be that the Chat Group would eventually turn into a collection of cliques, and not only would she not want to see that, but Brother Wu Xing certainly wouldn't either.

That was why she had never brought this matter up, and she certainly wouldn't initiate it.

Yet, the best way to resolve this matter right now was to have Lingling become one of Brother Wu Xing's women.

That way, she would not only be securing her best friend's future for a lifetime, but also providing a logical reason for her to rejoin the group—why wouldn't she do it?