A Chance Meeting

Under the moonlit night, on a street.

Ling Yi did nothing to conceal his gaze. The figure who had arrived under cover of night seemed to sense it and looked up at him.

It was a face Ling Yi knew well: short gray hair, a resolute face, and a pair of tiger-like eyes shining brilliantly in the moonlight. He looked imposing and majestic.

Zhang Ji, Martial Soul: Wuji Staff; a level 83 Power Attack System Soul Douluo and the guard of the fifth floor of Spirit Hall's Collection Tower.

At the sight of Ling Yi's familiar, handsome face, Zhang Ji paused, seemingly surprised to find the little fellow whose intelligence surpassed ordinary people's here.

Ling Yi pressed a hand against the windowsill and leaped from the third-floor window, landing on the bluestone street.

Seeing Ling Yi jump so effortlessly from a height of seven or eight meters, Zhang Ji looked even more surprised. He stepped forward and sized Ling Yi up from head to toe, as though getting to know him all over again.

"Senior Zhang, what a coincidence! Are you going to the Star Dou Great Forest too?" Ling Yi greeted him with a radiant smile.

Zhang Ji was not one of Spirit Hall's bishops in charge of administration, but a member of the Temple Guardian Knight system, which specialized in combat.

Spirit Hall's Temple Guardian Knights were divided into four major categories. The Holy Emperor Warriors, who served the Pope exclusively, and the Douluo Warriors, who served Douluo Hall exclusively, held the highest status and had an exceptionally high entry requirement of level 61. Next came the Temple Warriors, who served the two Martial Soul Temples in Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City exclusively, with an entry requirement of level 51 Soul Power.

In other words, every