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"Your fault, your fault, your fault!!!"

On the snowy-white road cutting through the wheat fields beneath the stars, Chen Hong wore the expression of someone who had been thoroughly violated as he rode his beloved little motorcycle toward Suotuo City at the end of the road. Behind him, Ye Lingling blushed as she launched a barrage of soft little punches at him.

It was all Brother Hong's fault! He had made her reveal her truest thoughts!

Chen Hong: You're the support, Lingling!

Ye Lingling: You'll regret this, Brother Hong!

Beneath the starry night, Chen Hong rode his beloved little motorcycle and secretly swore to himself:

He could never casually use Sage's Finger at minimum power again!

A perfectly good Sage's Finger had turned into a Clear Heart Finger because Chen Hong had been afraid of converting Ye Lingling on the spot and had used the lowest output.

Chen Hong had no idea what exactly Ye Lingling had realized in her sudden enlightenment. All he knew was that the bashful Ye Lingling could no longer speak properly with him. As for giving her another Sage's Finger? Just thinking about it was terrifying. The humiliation of being pinned beneath a girl made Chen Hong resolve to cultivate properly!

Later that evening, Ye Lingling returned to the Suspended Pot Medical Center and sought Chen Hong out again, her face flushed. Chen Hong did not refuse. He needed to cultivate well and work hard to raise his Soul Power. He could not keep standing behind others as support—he wanted to hard-control the entire field!

"Come on!"

Chen Hong lay face-down on the bed, took a sip of Life Nectar from his little gourd, then wore the expression of a man bravely marching to his death as he presented his back to Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling:

Her fragrant, soft little hands rested on Chen Hong's back. The pure life force of Nine Heart Begonia slowly flowed into his body, making all the meridians that circulated his Soul Power feel faintly warm.

Ning Lu had said that Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia Soul Power was exceptionally effective at nourishing Chen Hong's meridians. Chen Hong had originally possessed only Innate Level 3 Soul Power, but his Cultivation Speed now did not lose out to Spirit Masters with Innate Level 4 Soul Power. In the foreseeable future, Chen Hong's Soul Power cultivation speed might even surpass his father, Chen Lin's.

Old man! Didn't see that coming, did you? You're the most useless one in our family now!

Warm and happy days were always short-lived. After staying in Suotuo City for half a month, Ye Lingling prepared to return to Heaven Dou City.

Before leaving, Ye Lingling said to Chen Hong, "Brother Hong, I received an admission invitation from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It's one of the best Soul Master Academies in the world. I'll cultivate properly, then protect you!"

".All right. Then cultivate quickly and protect me." Having realized he could not beat her, Chen Hong chose to go along with Ye Lingling's words.

Behind every successful man stood a powerful woman!

"Oh, right. I have a small gift for you." Thinking of how she had come all this way just to nourish his meridians, Chen Hong naturally could not fail to show a little of his appreciation.

In front of the departing Soul-Powered Passenger Vehicle, Chen Hong took a silver-blue bracelet from his pocket, as lustrous as warm jade. He solemnly placed it in Ye Lingling's little hand and said softly, "A Clear Heart Bracelet. Once you put it on and activate it, it can keep your mind clear for a long time. It's for you. It might help with your cultivation."

"Ah, C-Clear Heart..." Ye Lingling looked at the silver-blue bracelet in her hand, still carrying his warmth. A faint blush quietly crept up her cheeks. She heavily punched Chen Hong's chest with her little fist, then shyly turned and ran onto the Soul-Powered Passenger Vehicle, leaving Chen Hong standing there in a daze.

"Brother Hong is bad!" Before the Soul-Powered Passenger Vehicle set off, the girl's coquettish complaint rang out, accompanied by the good-natured teasing of the passengers and the Spirit Master driver.

"Ah???" Chen Hong scratched his head where he stood, watching the departing Soul-Powered Passenger Vehicle as three enormous question marks seemed to rise above his head.

Chen Hong really wanted to mount his beloved little motorcycle at once and chase after her to get an explanation. But seeing that she had already gone far away, he could not be bothered to dwell on it. Under Ning Lu's strange gaze, he turned and left without looking back.

Now, he was going to go all out on his career! His cultivation! His Soul Ring Inscriptions!

Career: Don't.

Chen Hong: ???

"Then cultivation!"

Feeling that his cultivation speed had improved greatly, Chen Hong immediately returned to cultivating with confidence brimming in his heart.

But reality ultimately slapped him hard in the face. Despite cultivating with great diligence, during a full year of his golden cultivation period, he only gained two levels of Soul Power.

At twelve years old, he had Level 16 Soul Power. By comparison, his father Chen Lin had already advanced to Soul Elder, while his mother Ning Lu had risen three levels from her foundation as a Spirit King.

His mother's second spring of life was blossoming, while Chen Hong gradually came to accept his useless nature.

The Soul Power advancement speed of Chen Hong's family of three began to accelerate because, with the continued development of the Technology Guild, they had acquired enough wealth and connections to collect precious Herbal Medicine and spirit herbs.

In particular, Chen Hong's Soul-Powered Motorcycles had sold explosively throughout the following year. Some high-level Spirit Masters even used barter, asking the Technology Guild to custom-build Soul-Powered Motorcycles for them.

Compared with Soul-Powered Cars, Soul-Powered Motorcycles were a mode of travel better suited to Spirit Masters' physiques. Whether taking girls for rides or simply cruising around, the custom Soul-Powered Motorcycles could reach speeds of over 200 km/h, allowing most Spirit Masters outside the Agility Attack System to experience the ultimate sensation of racing like the wind.

Moreover, aside from the very few high-level Agility Attack System Spirit Masters who could surpass a Soul-Powered Motorcycle's speed, Soul-Powered Motorcycles allowed most mid-level Spirit Masters to reach top speed.

At present, the only thing dissatisfying those Spirit Masters who had bought Soul-Powered Motorcycles was that, outside the Balak Kingdom, there were not many roads where they could truly open up the throttle. Reports had already begun circulating frequently through the markets about another Spirit Master who had raced a motorcycle and gotten himself killed.

The Technology Guild's response was: There are countless roads; safety comes first.

If anything happened, they bore no responsibility.

In terms of comprehending Soul Rings, Chen Hong had also successfully achieved the second step of Soul Ring analysis: external release.

Chen Hong could now, with some difficulty, use Mental Power to simulate his Sage Inscription, then flick out his Sage's Finger in the form of a Mental Beam. Point at anyone, and they became a Sage; glare at anyone, and they remained unmoved even with beauty in their arms!

Chen Hong only wanted to say one thing now:

"Who dares meet my gaze?!"

"You brat, have you packed everything? We're leaving."

In Suotuo City, before the spacious and tidy Suspended Pot Medical Center, Ning Lu—looking increasingly like a young girl—called up to Chen Hong on the upper floor.

"Coming, coming!" Before long, the handsome youth Chen Hong came downstairs carrying a large bag, loading all sorts of portable metal-detection instruments into the Soul-Powered Truck.

"Let's go! Destination: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! Mission: Loot Grandpa's gold!"

Amid Chen Hong's loud shout, Ning Lu's convoy headed southeast toward Treasure Sword City.