Arrival in Nuoding City

"Tomorrow? So soon?" Bibi Dong suddenly felt reluctant to part with him.

She had spent sixteen years with Ao Tian and had long since learned of his identity as a member of the Dragon Race, yet she had still hopelessly fallen in love with him.

Although Ao Tian still looked like a Little Brat, in her heart, he had always been tall and steadfast, forever someone she could rely on.

Ao Tian transformed into his adult form, wrapped Bibi Dong in his arms, and comforted her. "Didn't I tell you already? A Child of Destiny will appear on Douluo Continent. If I don't intervene, Spirit Hall will be destroyed by this Child of Destiny in the future."

Nestling against Ao Tian's chest, Bibi Dong said, "Then why don't you just find him and kill him? Why do you have to go study in such a remote place?"

Ao Tian stroked the beauty's hair in his arms as if petting a tame little cat. "I simply want to see what this so-called destiny is like and what capabilities it truly has."

"Fine, but you have to come back and see me often," Bibi Dong said with a pout.

This iron-blooded female Pope, ruthless in her methods, the Pope who had once nearly led people to destroy the Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect on the continent, only revealed such a girlish side in front of Ao Tian.

Ao Tian gently kissed her rosy red lips. "Don't worry. I might forget anyone else, but I'll never forget you."

Bibi Dong's Pretty Face heated up, a blush blooming across it.

"Oh, right. I had someone investigate, and I discovered that Yu Xiaogang is also at Nuoding City Soul Master Academy," Bibi Dong suddenly said.

"You still remember him?" Ao Tian glanced at Bibi Dong.

Panic rose in Bibi Dong's heart, and she hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand. After what happened back then, I had already given up on him. I heard that after he was driven out of Spirit Hall, he met a woman named Liu Erlong while traveling the continent. When they were about to get married, Yu Xiaogang suddenly learned that Liu Erlong was his cousin. So he abandoned Liu Erlong, who loved him deeply, and hid in Nuoding City for more than ten years."

"I know about that," Ao Tian said. "If you don't love someone, then say it clearly to their face. Even after parting, you can still be friends. But he refused to sever that emotional bond and just kept hiding, making her suffer for more than ten years. Yu Xiaogang isn't even as good as a woman."

Bibi Dong nodded. "You're right. I heard he couldn't accept the fact that his lover was his cousin, but on Douluo Continent, that sort of thing isn't really taboo. Many powerful factions do it to preserve the purity of their Martial Soul bloodlines, and some royal families and nobles do it for their noble bloodlines. As long as they aren't biological siblings, people aren't too strict about it. That woman, Liu Erlong, is pitiful. I heard she searched all over Douluo Continent for Yu Xiaogang for several years."

"So Yu Xiaogang is quite selfish," Ao Tian said. "He only thinks about his own feelings. If he truly loved Liu Erlong, he wouldn't have made her suffer for more than ten years. He won't let go, yet he doesn't dare to love her. What kind of man is that?"

"Forget about him. If you want to enter Nuoding Soul Master Academy, do you have a Martial Soul?" Bibi Dong asked.

After being with Ao Tian for so many years, she had never once seen him release a Martial Soul.

Nowadays, Soul Beasts could take human form after reaching one hundred thousand years of cultivation, and after transforming, their Martial Souls would be their original Soul Beast forms.

Although Ao Tian was from the Ancient Dragon Clan, it should work the same way for him, right?

"That's easy." Ao Tian smiled, set Bibi Dong down, and stood beside the bed.

Divine Power surged within him, condensing into a golden Divine Dragon behind his back. The Divine Dragon was not large, but each claw had nine toes. A terrifying pressure radiated from it, making even Bibi Dong's soul tremble.

"Too powerful." Bibi Dong was speechless. She rolled her eyes at Ao Tian. "If you went to an elementary Soul Master Academy with a Martial Soul like that, wouldn't you scare all the teachers to death?"

"Then I'll make it weaker." Ao Tian smiled. At his command, the Divine Dragon behind him gradually faded until it became somewhat illusory, and its pressure weakened considerably as well.

Bibi Dong got out of bed and curiously touched the Divine Dragon behind Ao Tian. Because it was somewhat illusory, it did not feel real to the touch.

"Is this really your Martial Soul?" she asked curiously.

Ao Tian shook his head. "I'm not human. I don't have a Martial Soul. This is merely something I condensed with Divine Power."

As he spoke, one Soul Ring appeared around him, followed by two, then three...

Before long, ten Soul Rings circled his body, and every one of them was golden.

Bibi Dong's eyes widened in shock.

Seeing Bibi Dong's expression, Ao Tian could not help but smile.

"They're fake. I can have as many as I want." As he spoke, the number of Soul Rings around him skyrocketed—dozens, hundreds... Eventually, they became so densely packed that they could no longer be counted.

"Put them away, put them away," Bibi Dong urged.

The golden light radiating from those densely packed Soul Rings had dazzled her into a daze.

The two returned to the bedside and sat down.

"Oh, right. I haven't seen Xiao Xue in a long time. Go see her when you have time," Bibi Dong said.

"Don't worry. When her birthday comes, I'll bring her back," Ao Tian said.

For him, bringing someone back from Heaven Dou City was no more difficult than blinking.

During the years Qian Renxue had been undercover in the Heaven Dou Royal Family, Ao Tian would bring her back every time her birthday came around and celebrate it with her.

Bibi Dong suddenly poked Ao Tian and said, "That little girl is already fifteen. The last time you brought her back, the way she looked at you was a little different. Do you think she might have fallen for you too? She used to always treat you as her older brother."

As she spoke, Bibi Dong's Small Mouth pouted.

She herself had begun liking Ao Tian in her Maiden years, so the moment Qian Renxue showed even the slightest sign, she noticed it.

Ao Tian found it amusing. He tapped Bibi Dong's lips with a finger and teased, "That pout could hang a bottle from it. What maiden doesn't dream of love? I'm so handsome, so it wouldn't be strange if she liked me. Are you jealous?"

"Hmph, would I be jealous of a little girl?" Bibi Dong snorted. "Sleep!"

The two changed into sleepwear and lay down together.

Ao Tian returned to his true form, his head resting comfortably against Bibi Dong's chest.

Bibi Dong said, "When you grow up a little more, we'll do that."

Like a kitten rubbing its head against its owner, Ao Tian comfortably narrowed his eyes and softly murmured, "Mm."

At dawn, a luxurious carriage departed from Spirit City and traveled west.

Ao Tian could fly and use Teleportation, but he simply liked riding in carriages and experiencing human life.

He was alone in the carriage and had not brought any attendants.

At the carriage's speed, it would take only five or six days to reach Nuoding City, a small city on the southwestern border of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ao Tian knew the plot of Douluo Continent and had the ability to prevent anything unfavorable from happening to Bibi Dong.

But he wanted to see what abilities Tang San, the Child of Destiny, truly possessed and whether he was really favored by destiny.

He recalled reading Douluo Continent in his Previous Life and not particularly liking Tang San as a person.

So he would take this opportunity to have an unfair contest with Tang San...

The carriage jolted along the road, finally arriving in Nuoding City on the fifth day.

Bibi Dong had sent word ahead of time. The Palace Master of the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall Branch personally came out to receive him, respectfully welcoming Ao Tian into the branch hall.

By Bibi Dong's order, Ao Tian, who looked only Six or Seven Years Old, had already become the one calling the shots at the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall Branch.