First Meeting with Dugu Yan

All around, silence reigned!

Everyone in Heavenly Subtlety Class One looked at Qi Dao as though they were looking at a monster.

The thousand-year second ring was one thing, but Qi Dao had actually forced forty-seventh-level Teacher Zhou into such a state with only twenty-second-level Soul Power.

"H-He actually forced Teacher Zhou back!"

"I'm not hallucinating, am I?!"

A student could not help swallowing before muttering to himself.

The female students looked at Qi Dao with sparkling eyes.

Being handsome was one thing, but he was also this strong!

He was practically their Prince Charming!

"Slurp~"

"This new student is so handsome. He's totally my type!"

"What do you mean, your type? He's obviously mine!"

"Mine!"

"Stop fighting. I won't marry anyone but him!"

From the corner, Ye Lingling glanced at the few female students arguing in the crowd, and a trace of speechlessness flashed across her cool little face.

Back when Yu Tianheng had not left, they had also said they would marry no one but Yu Tianheng.

Yet the moment Yu Tianheng left, those girls had already fallen for someone else.

What a bunch of shallow girls!

But...

Ye Lingling looked toward Qi Dao and thought to herself, This newcomer really is impressive. If they truly fought, even Yu Tianheng might not necessarily be his match.

Osler stood amid the crowd, with a handsome but somewhat frivolous-looking youth beside him.

"See? Now you know I didn't lose unfairly, right?"

"Forget me. If you, or the Shi Mo brothers, went up there instead, you still wouldn't be able to withstand even one move from him."

The handsome youth stubbornly replied, "But if I took to the air, there would be nothing he could do to me unless he used his second soul skill."

(In the original work, Yu Feng could fly!)

At that, a trace of envy appeared on Osler's face.

"I really envy you flying Soul Masters."

Yu Feng said proudly, "Do you think every flying Soul Master is like me?"

"Ordinary flying Soul Masters can't actually fly."

As the two spoke, Zhou Huan steadied himself and came over to Qi Dao.

"Are you all right?"

Qi Dao sheathed Peerless and shook his head. "I'm fine. That move puts a heavy burden on the body and consumes a lot of Soul Power."

"That was a Self-Created Soul Skill, wasn't it?" Zhou Huan could not help asking again.

"More or less."

Qi Dao nodded.

Zhou Huan could not help sighing.

"Young people these days really are incredible. You can create your own soul skills at such a young age."

"All right, hurry and have Lingling heal you."

Qi Dao responded and walked toward Ye Lingling.

Although the Nine-Hearted Begonia could not restore Soul Power, it could heal the muscle damage he had sustained from using the Heart Sword State.

Standing before Ye Lingling, Qi Dao politely said, "Classmate, sorry to trouble you."

The nearby female students revealed envious expressions.

Noticing their gazes, Ye Lingling gave a soft snort before releasing her martial soul.

Purple light blossomed as petals danced through the air.

As her soul ring lit up, a beam of purple light shot out from the Nine-Hearted Begonia and enveloped Qi Dao.

A moment later, Qi Dao immediately felt his entire body lighten, and the tearing pain in his muscles after using the Heart Sword State vanished as well.

"Thank you," Qi Dao said.

Ye Lingling calmly replied, "It's nothing."

Qi Dao continued, "Classmate, is there anyone else in your family who has this martial soul?"

The reason he asked was naturally deliberate.

Dugu Yan had also been in this class, so she most likely knew Ye Lingling.

Perhaps he could use her to get in touch with Dugu Yan.

Ye Lingling froze, not understanding why Qi Dao had suddenly asked that. A trace of wariness flashed through her eyes.

"Why are you suddenly asking about that?"

Qi Dao smiled. "Don't be nervous. I'm not from Heaven Dou City. On my way here, I encountered Fallen Soul Masters and was seriously injured. It was a madam with the same martial soul as yours who saved me."

After hearing that, Ye Lingling relaxed, and the vigilance in her eyes disappeared.

"I see. The madam who saved you was my mother."

Qi Dao feigned surprise upon hearing this.

"What a coincidence?"

Zhou Huan walked over from not far away and happened to overhear their conversation. He smiled. "I didn't expect you two to have such a connection."

"Since that's the case..." Zhou Huan pondered briefly before instructing, "Lingling, Qi Dao only arrived at Heaven Dou Academy yesterday. After class, take him around the academy and introduce him to its mimetic environments."

Her break had been taken away, and a trace of frustration flashed across Ye Lingling's little face, but she still replied, "Teacher, I understand."

Not far away, several female students were full of envy.

After class.

Ye Lingling said, "Come with me."

"I'll take you to see the mimetic environment area of Heaven Dou Academy."

"Our Heaven Dou Academy has the most comprehensive mimetic environments and the largest grounds of any advanced Soul Master Academy in the entire Heaven Dou Empire."

Qi Dao smiled. "Then I'll be in your care."

Along the way, Ye Lingling spoke very little. Only when they passed certain buildings did she introduce them to Qi Dao.

Before long, the two left the main campus.

Heaven Dou Academy was situated on a mountain a thousand meters tall, with its main campus located halfway up the mountain.

The mimetic areas, meanwhile, were scattered across the mountain, at its foot, and around a vast lake behind the mountain.

Just as they stepped out of the main campus, a seductive figure approached them from not far away.

Qi Dao looked at the newcomer, particularly her short dark-purple hair, and recognized her identity at a glance.

Dugu Yan!

He had not expected to run into her here.

On the other side, Dugu Yan noticed them as well.

Before she even arrived, her voice had already carried over.

"Our little Lingling has started awakening to romance so young? Who's this handsome little guy beside you?"

"He seems a little unfamiliar."

Ye Lingling had been about to greet Dugu Yan when she suddenly heard her teasing words, and her little face instantly turned red.

"Sister Yan, what are you talking about?"

"He just transferred into our class. Teacher Zhou asked me to show him around so he could familiarize himself with the academy."

As Ye Lingling hurriedly explained, Dugu Yan walked over from afar and chuckled. "All right, all right, I was only teasing you. How could I not know your personality?"

After saying that, she shifted her attention to Qi Dao.

"For this handsome little guy to be dropped directly into Teacher Zhou's class, his talent must be pretty good, right?"

Ye Lingling said, "It's more than pretty good. The moment he arrived today, he defeated Osler with one sword strike. He even dared to challenge Teacher Zhou, though he lost in the end."

Dugu Yan said in surprise, "He defeated Osler?"

"Then his strength really is quite good!"

"But..."

"Handsome little guy, defeating Osler is one thing, but you actually dared to challenge Teacher Zhou. He's a forty-seventh-level Soul Ancestor."

Qi Dao smiled. "Why wouldn't I dare?"

"It's a rare opportunity to spar with a Soul Ancestor expert like Teacher Zhou. What a great chance."

Dugu Yan smiled. "I didn't expect someone who looks so refined to be such a battle maniac."

"Come to think of it, I know another battle maniac. If the two of you meet, you might get along quite well."

Qi Dao raised a brow.

Was Dugu Yan talking about Yu Tianheng?

In the original story, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were a couple. He just did not know whether they had gotten together yet.