Like a God, Zhu Zhuqing's Shock!

"Why?"

Mu Chen stepped forward, pulling Xiao Wu back into the bedroom with a look of concern.

"I... I'm scared!"

Xiao Wu still lacked the courage to reveal that she was a soul beast in human form.

"Don't be afraid, your teacher is here."

"Teacher will protect you."

Mu Chen gently patted Xiao Wu's shoulder, offering soft comfort and a promise.

"Teacher, what if many people want to kill me in the future?" Xiao Wu nestled into Mu Chen's arms, her eyes turning slightly red.

Mu Chen said with a solemn expression, "Then they will have to step over my dead body first."

"Teacher!"

Tears streamed down Xiao Wu's face as she hugged Mu Chen tightly.

"Don't cry, don't cry~"

Mu Chen couldn't help but feel moved, though he also felt like a complete scoundrel.

However, with Xiao Wu following him, at least the situation where she would have to sacrifice herself would never happen.

He had no interest in Xiao Wu's soul rings, either.

He only hoped that Xiao Wu would cultivate diligently and improve quickly, so he could receive his system rewards.

"Xiao Wu, actually, I'm not much older than you. In private, you can call me Brother Mu Chen."

Mu Chen hugged Xiao Wu and smiled slightly.

"Brother Mu Chen, that's so cheesy!"

Xiao Wu blushed as she teased him.

Mu Chen also felt it was quite cheesy.

Xiao Wu asked curiously, "Teacher, then how many years older than me are you?"

Mu Chen laughed, "I'm only six years older than you."

Xiao Wu exclaimed in shock, "Only six years!"

Mu Chen nodded with a smile, "You can't tell Tang San about this; only you can know."

Xiao Wu nodded blankly, "Okay~"

A year and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Wu broke through to level 20 and asked for ten days of leave, saying she needed to go home.

Mu Chen knew the reason very well and helped Xiao Wu secure the ten-day leave.

That evening.

Mu Chen learned from the system that Xiao Wu had broken through and become a Soul Grand Master.

[Ding--! Xiao Wu has broken through a major realm!]

[Host has obtained the Succubus Holy Body! Comes with innate charm, highly effective against the opposite sex!]

[Reward technique: Yin Yang Heart-Link Art!]

[Soul Power increased by 1 level! Currently level 59!]

[One Life-Bound Soul Ring!]

[All soul ring ages increased by 500 years!]

[First Martial Soul: Radiant Dragon King]

[First Soul Skill: Dragon King's Verdict! 5400 years → 5900 years!]

[Second Soul Skill: Dragon King's Roar! 5800 years → 6300 years!]

[Third Soul Skill: Holy Light Illuminates the World! 7500 years → 8000 years!]

[Fourth Soul Skill: Radiant Dragon Judgment! 10000 years → 10500 years!]

[Fifth Soul Skill: Radiant Dragon Fury! 32200 years → 32700 years!]

Awesome!

These two words instinctively surfaced in Mu Chen's mind.

More than a month later, Tang San also broke through to level 20 and sought out Mu Chen.

Soul Hunting Forest.

Mu Chen helped Tang San hunt a Ghost Vine that was over six hundred years old.

After Tang San finished absorbing the Ghost Vine spirit ring, he broke through to level twenty-one and obtained the spirit skill Parasite.

[Ding--! Tang San has broken through a major realm!]

[Host spirit power increased by 1 level! Current level: 60!]

[All spirit ring ages increased by 500 years!]

[First Martial Soul: Radiant Dragon King]

[First Spirit Skill: Dragon King's Verdict! 5900 years → 6400 years!]

[Second Spirit Skill: Dragon King's Roar! 6300 years → 6800 years!]

[Third Spirit Skill: Holy Light Illuminates the World! 8000 years → 8500 years!]

[Fourth Spirit Skill: Radiant Dragon Judgment! 10500 years → 11000 years!]

[Fifth Spirit Skill: Radiant Dragon Fury! 32700 years → 33200 years!]

What the hell!

Mu Chen only wanted to curse in his heart.

They both broke through a major realm, so why was the gap so large?

Tang San's aptitude was just too poor!

"Teacher, I discovered that if the first and second spirit skills are used in combination, they can have miraculous effects!"

Just then, Tang San wanted to demonstrate his idea to Mu Chen.

"Show me."

Mu Chen also wanted to see what kind of trick Tang San could come up with.

"Second spirit skill, Parasite!"

"First spirit skill, Blue Silver Bamboo Staff!"

"Combo skill, Blue Silver Piercing Array!"

In an instant, the seeds Tang San had previously scattered grew into stalks of bamboo.

"Interesting!"

"Keep up the good work!"

Mu Chen smiled and patted Tang San on the head.

"Thank you for the praise, Teacher!"

Tang San was all smiles, feeling a bit embarrassed by Mu Chen's compliment.

The two returned to Nuoding Academy.

Mu Chen locked himself away and began to absorb the life-bound spirit ring rewarded by the system due to Xiao Wu's breakthrough.

In the end, this life-bound spirit ring reached sixty thousand years, and Mu Chen also broke through to become a Spirit Emperor.

He became the youngest Spirit Emperor in history.

Half a year later.

Star Luo City.

Dai Mubai has likely already gone to Shrek Academy by now. The pressure Zhu Zhuqing is under is growing, and her disappointment in Dai Mubai makes this the perfect time to... it is the moment she needs help the most, and I am duty-bound to assist.

Mu Chen calculated to himself.

Now that he had reached the Spirit Emperor realm, he did not take the Zhu Family, whose strongest were only Spirit Saints, to heart.

A mere Spirit Saint.

Although he had yet to fight a Spirit Saint, relying on his god-level martial soul, the Radiant Dragon King, he figured it would be no difficulty to fight a Spirit Saint possessing a high-tier martial soul like the Hell Spirit Cat, even with a ten or twenty-level gap.

After locating the Zhu Family, Mu Chen infiltrated the estate with ease.

In a quiet courtyard of the Zhu Family filled with colorful flowers.

The young Zhu Zhuqing did not yet know that Dai Mubai had already left Star Luo City.

At this moment.

Her sister, Zhu Zhuyun, arrived in the courtyard and told Zhu Zhuqing the news that Dai Mubai had left: "Little sister, your fiancé has already fled to the Heaven Dou Empire. You didn't know, did you?"

"Impossible."

Zhu Zhuqing's reply was simple, decisive, and her expression was stern.

"Heh... I know you don't believe it, but it is the truth."

"That fiancé of yours has always been a coward. He doesn't even have the courage to face Wei Si, and now he has fled to the Heaven Dou Empire. One could say he has completely disgraced the royal family."

"His Majesty the Emperor is currently furious."

Zhu Zhuyun spoke with a look of utter disdain.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned exceptionally cold.

"You had better look out for yourself!"

After saying this, Zhu Zhuyun turned and walked away.

The courtyard was left with only Zhu Zhuqing once more, a gentle breeze sweeping through and carrying away petals.

Mu Chen suddenly appeared.

Furthermore, he appeared before Zhu Zhuqing in the state of Radiant Dragon King Martial Soul Possession.

That scene, which felt like the descent of a deity, was taken in completely by Zhu Zhuqing.

"Who are you?"

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, looking at Mu Chen with a face full of confusion; her beautiful eyes blinked softly, turning slightly red.

"Someone who can help you defy the heavens and change your fate."

Mu Chen plucked a flower, placed it by Zhu Zhuqing's ear, and then patted her head.

"Come with me, leave this place."

Zhu Zhuqing asked subconsciously: "Go where?"

Mu Chen said softly: "A place where no one can ever bully you again."

He reached out his hand toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Looking at that dragon claw covered in scales, Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment before slowly reaching out her hand.