After becoming the Inner Court's senior brother, Ji Jing soon threw himself back into cultivation and Forging.
In the Soul Guidance Department, inside Ji Jing's exclusive top-tier Forging chamber.
"Clang! Clang! Vrrr—"
The rhythmic hammer blows and the metallic hum intertwined into a captivating melody.
After becoming a Soul King, he had soon obtained Second-Word Battle Armor.
But that was not the end. His goal was to reach six-word Battle Armor.
During the time he spent cultivating in seclusion and Forging, Xiao Xiao trained harder and harder, and her control over Soul Power grew ever more refined.
Mu En praised the enormous potential she was showing and took her on as his disciple.
This made Xiao Xiao, who was already progressing smoothly through her God Trial, grow even stronger at a remarkable pace.
Likewise, Wang Dong, who possessed a light Martial Soul, had also become Mu En's disciple. Even while Ji Jing was busy researching Third-Word Battle Armor, she maintained a respectable pace of progress.
Night fell, and starlight spilled across Sea God Lake, draping the Shrek Inner Court in a quiet veil of silver.
A light, familiar knock sounded at the door.
"Knock, knock-knock."
With a thought, he silently slid the door open.
Standing outside was the handsome, dashing Wang Dong.
"It's so late. Why aren't you asleep?"
Ji Jing asked gently.
"I'm a little tired from cultivating, but I can't sleep."
As she spoke, Wang Dong brazenly turned sideways and squeezed through the gap in the door.
"Tonight, I'm sleeping with you."
Ji Jing seemed unsurprised by the request. He only smiled helplessly, stepped aside to let her in, and casually shut the door.
Almost the instant it closed, a flash of light passed over Wang Dong. Her short, dashing hair instantly grew, transforming into a cascade