Spirit Hall Arrives

"Brother Chen, you..." Tang San clutched his stomach and half-knelt on the ground. Lu Chen's punch had nearly knocked his stomach contents out of him.

"Enough with the 'you, you, you.' Your Brother Chen is still your Brother Chen. Be good and be my little brother. Go buy some fruit."

Returning to the bedside, Lu Chen continued combing Gu Yuena's hair. Her hair was incredibly soft and felt especially pleasant to the touch.

Four days later.

Four days had passed since the work-study students had crushed the regular students in victory.

The fact that Xiao Wu and Tang San possessed thousand-year soul rings quickly spread throughout the entire academy.

As a result, all the teachers and the headmaster went to Lu Chen's dormitory to verify it for themselves.

When they truly saw that Xiao Wu and Tang San's First Soul Rings were thousand-year soul rings, every teacher was utterly shaken.

During this time, even the deacons from the Spirit Hall branch in Nuoding City came once. After confirming it, they left without saying anything.

Grandmaster also came once. Apart from looking utterly bewildered, he began to doubt his own research even more.

For the past few days, he had remained in his office studying. Aside from teaching Tang San at night, he went nowhere and saw no one.

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed.

After Lu Chen had instantly defeated Tang San, Tang San trained even harder. In the mornings, he cultivated the Purple Demon Eye. During the day, he attended classes seriously. In the afternoons, he went to the blacksmith shop outside the academy to forge iron. After returning to the academy, he secretly pursued his grand project of making hidden weapons. At night, he went to Grandmaster's lessons. Even when sleeping, he sat in meditation and cultivated Soul Power.

That day, Lu Chen sat in class, bored out of his mind. Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu were still sprawled over their desks.

The teacher did not dare say anything and could only turn a blind eye.

Xiao Wu could increase her Soul Power simply by sleeping, while Gu Yuena's strength had already reached the pinnacle of Douluo Continent. If they wanted to sleep, then let them sleep.

"So boring..."

Lu Chen looked out the window. He had already begun considering running away. Classes at the academy were simply too dull, and spending every day with a bunch of children had thoroughly annoyed him.

"Looks like I need to go have some fun in other worlds. There are still nearly six years before Little San goes to Suotuo City. Staying at the academy the whole time definitely won't work."

Once that thought emerged, Lu Chen could no longer suppress his restless heart.

The moment class finally ended, Lu Chen grabbed Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu and returned to the dormitory.

"Brother Chen, do you have something to do?"

Seeing Lu Chen in such a hurry, Tang San could not help asking.

"It's nothing much. I just think the academy is too boring, so I'm planning to take Na'er and Xiao Wu outside to have some fun."

"Is there even anything fun in Nuoding City?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Stay at the academy and behave. Remember to ask for leave for us."

After giving those brief instructions, Lu Chen took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu away from the academy.

Just after Lu Chen left, a group of people dressed in Spirit Hall attire arrived at the academy.

Led by the headmaster, they came to Tang San's dormitory.

"You're Tang San?" one of the leaders asked directly as he looked at Tang San.

"I am. May I ask what you need?"

"You're the only one in this dormitory? Where are Xiao Wu and Lu Chen?"

"They went out to have some fun. They should be back soon."

The leader frowned. He scrutinized Tang San with a sharp gaze before saying calmly, "I heard that Nuoding Academy has produced several remarkable geniuses. Three possess Innate Full Soul Power, two of them have thousand-year soul rings as their First Soul Rings, while the other, Lu Chen, does not yet have a soul ring."

"This matter has caused a great stir within Spirit Hall. Under the Pope's orders, I have come to invite you to join Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall will personally cultivate you, provide you with the finest resources, and have the best teachers instruct you."

The leader's words left Tang San stunned. He had never expected that their group would attract Spirit Hall's attention.

"But I already have a teacher. Besides, I don't want to leave Nuoding Academy."

"You already have a teacher? Who is it?" the leader said disdainfully. What outstanding teacher could a remote little city possibly have?

"It's me."

Grandmaster's voice came from outside the door. He glanced at the leader. From his attire alone, he already knew that this man came from the Spirit Hall headquarters in Spirit City, and that his strength was at the terrifying Soul Douluo level.

"Who are you?" The leader clearly did not recognize Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

However, Yu Xiaogang had no intention of introducing himself. He took out the Pope's Token Tang Hao had once given him and said to the leader, "This child is my disciple. You cannot take him away."

The moment the Pope's Token appeared, the leading Soul Douluo's pupils contracted. He could tell at a glance that it was genuine.

He simply could not understand why someone in such a remote little city possessed a Pope's Token.

However, seeing the Pope's Token was like seeing the Pope herself. After glancing at Tang San, the leader gave Grandmaster a slight bow and left with the people from Spirit Hall.

"My lord, are we just letting this go?"

"Since that man has a Pope's Token, leave that child alone for now. Once we return and report, the Pope will decide.

"As for the other two, send people to find them in Nuoding City and bring them before me. I will take them back to Spirit Hall.

"We cannot let talents like these fall into the hands of other forces."

Meanwhile, after leaving the academy with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena, Lu Chen found a deserted place and used Teleportation to bring them outside the city.

"Brother, where are we going?" Gu Yuena looked around. They were some distance from Nuoding City, and there was no one nearby.

"Don't you think classes are boring?"

"Boring, way too boring! Sister Xiao Wu is practically bored sick already." Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. It seemed Brother Chen was going to take her somewhere fun.

"Good. Since it's boring, Brother Chen will take you to have some fun in other worlds today."

"Other worlds?!"

Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu's eyes shone as they cried out in surprise.

"Wait for me a moment."

Lu Chen summoned the Infinite Gem and used its power of time acceleration to turn Xiao Wu from a six-year-old child into an eighteen-year-old young woman.

"Wow, Brother Chen, you can even do that? That's unbelievable! Wuwu, grown-up me is so beautiful."

Xiao Wu looked at her suddenly matured body. After being shocked by Lu Chen's methods, she began examining herself repeatedly, utterly immersed in her own beauty.

"Brother, I can do it myself."

Seeing that Lu Chen seemed ready to use the power of time on her as well, Gu Yuena shook her head slightly. Wrapped in a burst of silver light, the petite Gu Yuena instantly transformed into a fairy with the face of an angel and the figure of a devil.

"Wow, Sister Na'er is so beautiful! Sister Na'er's silver hair and eyes are so gorgeous."

Xiao Wu threw her arms around Gu Yuena and kept rubbing her little face against Gu Yuena's cheek.

When it came to looks, Gu Yuena truly was a little prettier than Xiao Wu.