Going to Heaven Dou

Although Qian Ren Shuang had been born in Spirit Hall, this was his first time hearing such an explanation too, and a look of sudden realization could not help appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong felt a little smug for a moment and withdrew her gaze.

Three days later.

The thirteen people, all packed and ready, gathered at the gates of Shrek Academy. Flender cleared his throat and said with a stern face, "Next, we're going to Heaven Dou City. Heaven Dou City is the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, so once we get there, all of you had better behave yourselves and not cause trouble!"

"Okay—" Everyone answered sparsely, but none of them really took it seriously.

"Soul Skill Switch: Super Evolution Component S!"

"EVOLUTION—Guilmon evolve! Growlmon."

The purple soul ring lit up, and amid the glow, Guilmon's body swelled once again into a colossal beast like a tall building. Its three eyes gleamed coldly under the sunlight, and its two scimitar-like forearms spread slightly at its sides.

Seeing Growlmon, which could transform into such a massive form, for the first time, Yu Xiaogang was immediately hit by an intense sense of imbalance.

They were both martial souls that left the body, so why was Qian Ren Shuang's soul power level higher than his, and why were the soul skills brought by his soul rings so good? This wasn't fair!

Qian Ren Shuang did not notice Yu Xiaogang's resentful gaze at all. He took Xiang Ya's hand and climbed onto Growlmon's head first, found a good place to sit, then called down, "Xiang Ya, you don't have soul power, so if you sit by yourself, you'll easily fall off. Sit in my arms."

Xiang Ya's face reddened slightly, but she did not refuse. She sat sideways in front of him. Qian Ren Shuang wrapped his arms around her from both sides, and together with her, held on to the thick horn on Growlmon's head, steady and secure.

"Dean Flender, Master, please look after yourselves too," Qian Ren Shuang added to those below.

Ning Rongrong stood below, looking up at the two figures pressed closely together on Growlmon's head, and suddenly felt that "blockage" from that day return, only heavier than last time.

She tightened her grip on the bundle in her hand, her nails digging into the cloth, but nothing showed on her face.

Guilmon—no, Growlmon lowered its head and glanced at her, as if it had sensed something, then let out a low growl.

"Rongrong, sit on my back," Tang San walked over at this moment and smiled gently.

Ning Rongrong glanced at him, then looked again at that spot on Growlmon's head, and said expressionlessly, "Okay."

She climbed onto Tang San's back and wrapped her arms around his neck, but her gaze never left that tall figure who was holding another woman in his arms.

Growlmon took a step forward, and the earth trembled faintly beneath its feet. The group set off in grand fashion toward Heaven Dou City.

"The view on the head is the best! None of you are allowed to fight me for it!" Xiao Wu shouted as she climbed up Growlmon's head with both hands and feet. Her movements were as nimble as a real rabbit's, and in just a few moves, she had darted up, firmly hugging the other horn, her legs swinging in the air with an expression that plainly said, "I got here first, so it's mine."

"Xiao Wu, wait for me!" As the sister-obsessed Tang San, he hurriedly followed, flipped himself onto Growlmon's head, found a spot beside Xiao Wu, and sat down. One hand even unconsciously rested on Xiao Wu's lower back, afraid she might slip off if she failed to sit steadily.

Zhu Zhuqing did not like talking to people. She did not greet anyone or ask for anyone's opinion. She simply buried her whole body silently into the thick tuft of white fur behind Growlmon's head, like a black cat hiding itself in a pile of cotton, with only half her face and a pair of eyes showing.

Dai Mubai shamelessly put on a flattering face and squeezed in as well, sitting right next to Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing shifted to the side, and he pressed closer. Zhu Zhuqing shifted again, and he pressed closer again. In the end, Zhu Zhuqing simply stopped moving and gave him a sidelong glance with those cold, upturned eyes of hers without saying a word.

As for the others—Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Xiang Ya—all of them sat in the palm of Growlmon's left hand, which was held out in an empty support. The hand curved slightly, as if carrying a plate of food, steady and secure.

The journey was bumpy, and Growlmon ran extremely fast. Wind scraped past their ears, carrying the scent of soil, grass, and trees.

Ma Hongjun sat in the palm, but his gaze kept darting back and forth between Ning Rongrong and Qian Ren Shuang on Growlmon's head. After watching for a while, he suddenly seemed to discover some amusing trick, grinned, and deliberately raised his voice to shout, "Brother Shuang, don't let that little vixen in your arms bewitch you and make you ignore your Rongrong!"

This time, in order to keep his country girlfriend Cuihua from embarrassing him in Heaven Dou City, he had painfully given up what he loved and broken up with her. As the only man here who had ever broken up once, Ma Hongjun's current attitude toward other couples was naturally—if he could break up a pair, he would break up a pair. Seeing other people in pairs made him uncomfortable.

"No," Qian Ren Shuang lowered his head and glanced at Ma Hongjun without even furrowing his brow, "aside from women, can you think about anything else?"

"Then Brother Shuang, why don't you tell me what you're thinking about?" Ma Hongjun said, somewhat indignant.

"I'm thinking about whether I should have my Growlmon throw you down and let you run to Heaven Dou City by yourself," Qian Ren Shuang said flatly, as if he were discussing what to eat today.

What he was really thinking about was "how to improve 'Medicine and Food Share the Same Origin, Second Style: Medicine and Poison Share the Same Origin.'" The move consumed far too much right now, so much that it had no practical value in battle at all. He had been pondering how to compress the cost of releasing it. But of course, there was no need to tell Ma Hongjun about that.

When Ma Hongjun heard this, his face immediately fell, and a hint of a sob entered his voice. "Brother Shuang, I was wrong! I was already forced by Master to run myself thin these past few days, so please don't make me run again!"

Qian Ren Shuang ignored him.

"The Seven Treasures turn, and out comes glazed tile. Second is speed!"

A stream of light flew out from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand and landed precisely on Growlmon. At the same time, Qian Ren Shuang also pinched his own second soul ring. "Soul Skill Switch: High-Speed Component B!"

The two acceleration soul skills stacked together, and Growlmon's speed suddenly rose by a large margin again. The wind became even fiercer, blowing everyone's clothes until they snapped loudly.

After they had run for a while, Flender held Yu Xiaogang's hand to keep him from falling off if he failed to sit steadily, while loudly reminding them, "Heaven Dou City is the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. There are countless talents there, and experts are as common as clouds! So once you get there, you'd better restrain yourselves. Don't go causing trouble like you did in Soto City!"

"Yes, Dean!" Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong, who were sitting in the palm and very close to Flender, immediately answered solemnly.

"Dean—what did you say—the wind's too strong—I can't hear you!" Xiao Wu clung to Growlmon's horn with both hands and shouted back at the top of her lungs, her voice torn apart by the wind.