Dragon Blood Grass and Sacred Radiance Leaf (Part 2)

Wang Zhao had vaguely guessed at what Qian Renxue meant.

Could it be...

Before he could think further, the girl before him suddenly winked at him mischievously.

"Mm, if I say I'll do it, I'll do it. I'm throwing it away right now."

Qian Renxue struck a haughty pose, raising the little hand holding the Sacred Radiance Leaf at an angle. Yet she made no move to act, merely muttering nonstop:

"I'm going to throw it away now~"

"I'm really tossing it~"

"Ha..."

Wang Zhao: "..."

He really wished he had a recording Soul Tool in his hands right now.

Then he could quietly record this scene and wait for Qian Renxue to grow up.

When that time came, he could say...

"Xue'er, you wouldn't want other people to see this, would you?"

Just thinking about it felt great.

Sadly, the damn author did not allow it.

At that moment.

A streak of golden light cut through the night and landed precisely in Wang Zhao's hand.

He opened his palm and saw that it was none other than the Sacred Radiance Leaf Qian Renxue had just taken out.

"You..."

He hesitated, about to say something, but the girl had already vanished.

Wang Zhao helplessly shook his head and sighed. For some reason, the corners of his lips could not help but curl upward.

"Ahem."

However, when he noticed Golden Scale looking at him, he quickly reined in his expression and finally began examining and considering the Sacred Radiance Leaf.

How was he supposed to use it?

Should he feed it directly to Golden Scale, like the Dragon Blood Grass?

After all, this concerned his future. Wang Zhao could not afford to be careless and had to consider it carefully.

Yet, seeing its master hesitating like this, Golden Scale could no longer hold itself back.

It quietly scrambled onto Wang Zhao, opened its mouth, then suddenly lunged forward...

"Golden Scale! Are you a pig or something?!"

Looking at the Sacred Radiance Leaf in his hand, half of which had been bitten off, Wang Zhao immediately felt a headache coming on. But since things had come to this, he could only hurry to inspect Golden Scale's condition.

As Golden Scale chewed the half-leaf in its mouth, tiny particles of golden light surfaced across its beastly body before quickly fading away.

"Hmm?"

Wang Zhao's eyes narrowed at the sight.

Through their shared Martial Soul origin, he soon sensed an unfamiliar yet warm and intimate power flowing toward him. Then—

"Crack..."

A faint, almost imperceptible sound of breaking reached his ears. Wang Zhao froze for a moment before quickly sensing the change in the Soul Power within his body.

He had broken through.

Current Soul Power: Level 6.

Terrifying indeed~

He could not help thinking so.

Looking at the remaining half of the Sacred Radiance Leaf in his hand, Wang Zhao had an idea. He took out the Poké Ball... ah, no, recalled Golden Scale in Martial Soul form, soothing it as he said:

"Let's go home first."

After returning to the residence, Wang Zhao saw an unexpected person in the main hall through the doorway.

The man had cascading golden hair, wore luxurious attire, and carried himself with lofty majesty. Every gesture radiated the bearing of a superior, while Bibi Dong sat opposite him in a slightly lower seat.

For Bibi Dong to treat someone this way, his identity was obvious—

The current Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji!

Qian Xunji, who had been arguing with Bibi Dong about something, noticed Wang Zhao's return. He gave him an indifferent glance before rising to his feet.

"This brat is very safe in Spirit City. You should take care of yourself..."

Leaving those words behind, Qian Xunji departed without looking back.

As Wang Zhao passed by Qian Xunji, he frowned slightly, feeling the intense aura of light rushing toward him and growing somewhat puzzled.

This was Qian Xunji?

Judging by his mannerisms and temperament, he did not seem as deranged as he had been described in the original work. Instead, he seemed like a proper Angel of Light.

Besides, Third Spoon's books had always been full of bugs.

For instance, given Qian Xunji's status, did he really need to risk committing such a rebellious act and damaging his reputation just to set his sights on his own disciple?

Even if he wanted to make Bibi Dong give up on Yu Xiaogang, would Qian Xunji, the Pope of Spirit Hall who lacked neither methods nor experience, really resort to nothing but that kind of coercion?

Even if it truly was for the sake of having an exceptionally gifted descendant, why would he not seek a Soul Master with a similarly light-aligned Martial Soul as his partner? Why choose to unite with a disciple whose attributes clashed with his own, one of utmost evil and darkness? Was there seriously something wrong with his brain?

If such a thing really happened in the real Douluo World, then there had to be hidden circumstances beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Of course, none of that was something Wang Zhao could investigate right now.

After Qian Xunji left, Wang Zhao greeted Bibi Dong and planned to return straight to his room to study the remaining half of the Sacred Radiance Leaf.

But just then, Bibi Dong suddenly called out to stop him.

"Sister Dong'er, is something wrong?"

Wang Zhao had no choice but to turn back and ask sweetly.

"Do you know who that man who just left was?"

Bibi Dong answered with a question.

Wang Zhao shook his head to indicate that he did not.

Her gaze suddenly became distant. She seemed to want to speak but held back, ultimately only looking deeply at Wang Zhao.

Bibi Dong realized that she seemed to have paid too little attention to this cheap disciple of hers.

Although after more than half a year together, she no longer regarded Wang Zhao merely as a test subject to help Yu Xiaogang.

Wang Zhao's occasional wild ideas often made her eyes light up. Sometimes, she was even impressed by his cleverness and wisdom, and his preliminary achievements with his Martial Soul were proof of that.

Yet Bibi Dong had never considered anything else. Or rather, she subconsciously avoided thinking about it. At most, she regarded Wang Zhao as a small emotional anchor, so she had never paid attention to his private life.

After a moment of silence, Bibi Dong waved her hand, indicating that Wang Zhao could leave.

Although Qian Xunji's sudden arrival today and the attitude he had shown toward Wang Zhao left her confused, she did not think it had anything to do with Wang Zhao himself.

After all, even a Grandmaster as wise as "Xiaogang" had been driven away by Qian Xunji's inability to recognize talent. Could he possibly take a liking to Wang Zhao's talent, when in her eyes he was far inferior to "Xiaogang"?

That was naturally impossible.

Thinking this, Bibi Dong curled her lips into a mocking smile.

Another day quickly passed.

In the Library of Spirit Academy, Wang Zhao and Qian Renxue sat together as usual...

Reading and studying.

"Hey."

Near closing time, Qian Renxue looked around to make sure no one else remained in the Library. Then she suddenly tilted her head and nudged Wang Zhao's arm with her elbow.

"What is it?"

Wang Zhao did not even look up. He continued reading as always, merely opening his mouth to ask.

The girl's eyes immediately turned resentful. Pouting, she said:

"Let me look at your big treasure again later~"

"Big treasure?!"

Wang Zhao jerked his head up, staring at the girl in shock.

Were you serious?

"Yeah."

Qian Renxue nodded as though it were only natural. Then she frowned, looking at Wang Zhao's reaction in confusion.

"I mean your Martial Soul, Golden Scale. What kind of expression is that?"

"Ah, oh."

Wang Zhao immediately calmed down again.

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"But I won't look for free. Here, this is your payment."

As Qian Renxue spoke, she casually tossed him a Sacred Radiance Leaf.

"This... this is too precious..."

Wang Zhao caught it hesitantly.

After all, as his teacher, Bibi Dong's resources were something he could accept without worry. At worst, once he grew stronger, he could repay her a hundred million times over.

But Qian Renxue was different.

The two of them were not even friends yet, at least not on the surface.

Yet Qian Renxue merely looked at Wang Zhao as if he were an idiot and said:

"Do you know what you look like right now? I tossed you a piece of trash that gets thrown away every day, and you're still hesitating over whether saying 'thank you' to me would be insufficiently polite."

Wang Zhao fell silent.

There was no denying that the Sacred Radiance Leaf was truly of great help to him and Golden Scale.

Yesterday, just one leaf—no, half a leaf—had allowed him to break through a level of Soul Power. Although that was most likely a first-time recharge bonus and would not happen again, the replenishment of the light-attribute origin within Golden Scale was real.

If he could obtain it through effort, he would have to try no matter what.

But... forget it.

In the end, Wang Zhao summoned Golden Scale and looked into Qian Renxue's eyes with unusual resolve.

"Thank you."

The story will soon enter a stretch of consecutive minor climaxes, so please look forward to it. Also, the work is currently being signed, so feel free to invest~