Hu Liena

Ling Yu did not know what the Soul Core was actually for, but he could feel that once it was cultivated, it would definitely bring him immense benefits.

The next day, Ling Yu once again came to the massive boulder halfway up the mountain. Sitting cross-legged and facing the horizon, he began his daily cultivation beneath the first rays of dawn.

Pale golden light continuously flowed across his body, gradually merging with the blue electricity around him to form a blue-gold glow. He sensed the Spiritual Power within his body being constantly stored, absorbed, and transformed.

"Although my cultivation speed has slowed somewhat, at this rate, I should level up in three months at the earliest, or four at the latest. It's much slower than before, but it shouldn't be much slower than Tang San!"

Ling Yu assessed his current cultivation speed. Although his body was constantly absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, all that energy had to pass through the Dragon Scale on his chest after entering his body, where it was continuously compressed. In other words, every level of Soul Power he gained was definitely equivalent to two or three levels for Soul Masters of the same rank. That was the difference in quality.

At the current rate of one level every three or four months, his cultivation speed was certainly no slower than that of an ordinary Innate Full Soul Power Soul Master.

"I remember Tang San only seemed to reach level 29 Soul Power at the age of twelve. At my current speed, six years from now, when I'm twelve, I should at least reach Soul Elder. And I'm even a year older than Tang San!"

Ling Yu stroked his chin. "Once I master ninjutsu, combined with the Sharingan's powerful observation, Tang San doesn't seem like much of a threat to me!"

"Forget it. I should raise my strength first. Let's set a small goal: master at least three to five ninjutsu from each of the five elements, and get the Sharingan to Two-Tomoe before I reach Soul Elder!"

With that thought, Ling Yu continued his daily morning cultivation at ten times the speed!

An hour later, just as Ling Yu was about to get up and head to the training room to activate Gravity Mode and Lightning Armor Mode for absorption, a young yet sultry voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hey, who are you? Why are you here? Don't you know this is the Pope's Palace and that you can't just enter whenever you want?"

Ling Yu turned around. She wore a yellow fitted outfit, with short orange hair combed behind her ears. Her fox-like eyes, paired with the unconsciously upturned corners of her lips, gave her youthful face—still that of a girl barely in her teens—a touch of Charm.

What a pretty girl!

Though she was still somewhat inferior to his beautiful teacher, once she grew up, she would surely become a breathtaking beauty capable of toppling kingdoms, a Su Daji.

"Hey, I'm talking to you. How can someone so good-looking be such an idiot?"

Seeing the annoyance and regret on her face, Ling Yu's mouth twitched slightly. "Who are you calling an idiot? You're the idiot!"

The girl's eyes widened at the boy's indignant words. She raised a slender, jade-like finger. "Y-you actually dared to insult me? Do you know who I am?"

"Why should I care who you are? You were the one who called me an idiot first!"

Seeing her flushed and furious expression, Ling Yu rose with both hands braced on his knees, then turned to head toward the side hall behind him.

Watching him act as though she did not matter in the slightest, the girl could no longer contain the anger in her heart.

"Hey, stop right there! You think you can just leave after insulting me? It won't be that easy! If I don't teach you why flowers are red today, then my name isn't Hu Liena!"

"Hu Liena?"

Hearing her name, Ling Yu froze on the spot. Just as he was about to turn around and say it was all a misunderstanding between allies, a delicate fist came flying toward his face.

Watching the fist approach his cheek, Ling Yu frowned. How rude. She was clearly the one who insulted me first, so why is she attacking me now? Judging by that force, an ordinary six-year-old would definitely be seriously injured, maybe even bedridden for a month!

"Hmph!"

Ling Yu stomped hard on the ground with one foot, swiftly controlling the tremendous force rebounding through his sole. Twisting at the waist, he turned slightly to the side and slammed his shoulder head-on into the girl's chest.

Iron Mountain Lean!

The girl had clearly not expected that a boy who looked only six or seven years old could react to the speed of a Soul Grandmaster. Her expression turned stunned, but the sudden sharp pain in her chest made her cry out in agony.

"Ah!"

With her neither loud nor soft scream, her slender body was instantly sent flying more than ten meters by Ling Yu!

Boom!

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground rang out from nearby. Dust scattered from the impact of the girl's landing body, and Hu Liena, lying on the ground and questioning her entire life, could hardly believe what had happened.

Yet the sight of her current bedraggled state, her body sprawled on the ground, and the faint pain in her chest forced her to face reality. She had actually been defeated in one move by a child five or six years younger than herself!

After lying still for several seconds, she pushed herself into a sitting position with one hand while the other rubbed the faintly aching spot on her chest. A blush immediately appeared on her face.

"Y-you lecher, you actually dared to hit me there!"

Hu Liena stood up and pointed at him. "I didn't use my full strength just now. This time, I won't go easy on you!"

Ling Yu looked at her helplessly. A teenage girl actually had such thick skin. Facing a child who was only six years old, she was still going to summon Soul Rings and use Martial Soul Possession!

Sure enough, when a woman got hot-headed, there was nothing she would not do!

Still, Ling Yu was not afraid. He had never fought a Soul Master before, so this was a good chance to test himself.

He had used less than one-tenth of his strength just now. Otherwise, her chest would have exploded by now instead of leaving her looking perfectly fine.

As two yellow Soul Rings lit up around her body and her appearance became even more fox-like, Ling Yu's eyes immediately brightened.

Based on the fluctuations of Soul Power coming from her body and her age, she was eleven years old and a level 28 Soul Grandmaster.

That was very good talent, at least better than everyone among the Shrek Seven Devils apart from Tang San.

Ling Yu did not summon his Martial Soul. He wanted to first gauge things using his physical strength alone.

He placed one hand behind his back, held the other flat before him, and casually curled his fingers, signaling that she could attack.

Seeing that the boy across from her was not even releasing his Martial Soul, Hu Liena felt a surge of anger rise in her heart. "You're looking down on me too much! Don't think defeating me just now means you can defeat me again. I'm a Soul Grandmaster! You'll pay for your arrogance and conceit!"

With that, the girl snorted coldly, and the first yellow Soul Ring around her body lit up.

"First Soul Skill, Charm!"

Her eyes instantly glowed red. She extended a soft finger and brushed it back and forth twice over her rosy lips. Combined with the seductive expression on her face, a red glint flashed through Ling Yu's eyes. His vision was completely filled with her alluring figure, and he instantly became unable to move!

Hmph!

Seeing his dazed expression, Hu Liena let out a soft laugh. "Serves you right for underestimating me! Let's see how I deal with you now!"

But what happened next made her question her life once again.

The dazed look in Ling Yu's eyes lasted less than two seconds before he recovered. He looked at the girl across from him with lingering interest, and a wicked smile spread across his lips.

"Little lady, got any more? Give me some more!"

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