Tang San's Divine Sense

Li Qingming did not spare Xiao Hongchen another glance after speaking. He stepped straight down from the arena.

Xiao Hongchen stood there with his fists clenched so tightly that his nails had dug into his flesh.

His gaze remained fixed on Li Qingming, but Li Qingming acted as though he truly had not seen him and simply walked away, leaving Xiao Hongchen standing there alone in embarrassment.

The surrounding students were already whispering among themselves.

"That newcomer is so strong. He actually managed to suppress Xiao Hongchen."

"And he even beat Xiao Hongchen into such a state."

"They're both four-ring Soul Masters, and Xiao Hongchen is even a third-level soul engineer, yet he couldn't beat that boy at all."

"Yeah, who knows?"

"Shouldn't a third-level soul engineer normally be much stronger than an ordinary Soul Master?"

"Why couldn't he win?"

Hearing the discussions around them, many people wore strange expressions.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had always promoted the strength of soul engineers, claiming that soul engineers of the same level far surpassed Soul Masters.

Normally, that was indeed the case. Soul engineers truly were much stronger than ordinary Soul Masters, and not by a small margin.

But the problem was that Li Qingming's martial soul was simply far too powerful.

The Fallen Angel martial soul itself was absurdly powerful, and its soul rings had even come from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

At Li Qingming's four-ring stage, the Fallen Judgment Sword already possessed strength close to the peak of the five-ring level.

Even ordinary Soul Kings could not withstand it, much less Xiao Hongchen.

As Li Qingming came down, Meng Hongchen's face was full of delight. Yet when she looked at her older brother on the arena, a trace of awkwardness appeared in her expression.

However, between her good brother and Li Qingming, Meng Hongchen hesitated for only a second before decisively choosing Li Qingming.

After all, she did not think the matter could grow too serious. Xiao Hongchen was her brother, after all.

The two of them were the biological grandson and granddaughter of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's dean.

Even if many people thought Xiao Hongchen had embarrassed himself and wanted to laugh at him, they would never dare show it openly.

With that in mind, Meng Hongchen felt that this was no big deal.

She stepped forward and grabbed Li Qingming's arm, her face carrying a hint of excitement. "I heard that starting tomorrow, once school begins, lots of teachers will be giving lectures. Let's go listen to them."

"And tomorrow night, the academy will be holding a trade fair. Some senior students with strong forging skills might bring out some good metals to sell."

As Meng Hongchen spoke, a happy expression appeared on her face.

After all, the metals offered at such trade fairs would not be poor quality. At the very least, they would be suitable for use in third- or fourth-level soul tools.

Li Qingming was also very interested in this. He was currently studying third-level soul tools as well.

Because of his high spiritual power, he was progressing quickly in his research on third-level soul tools. However, when studying the soul tool core formations of third-level soul tools these past few days, even he had needed to examine them carefully.

"Alright, then I'll see you tomorrow night."

"I'll come find you tomorrow night. We can listen to the teachers' lectures together, then go to the trade fair."

Li Qingming smiled at Meng Hongchen as he spoke, and she nodded in return.

The two left together.

Xiao Hongchen also stepped down from the arena. He cast a gloomy glance at Li Qingming and his sister's retreating backs.

Without lingering, he headed directly toward the Hall of Illustrious Virtue, intending to find his grandfather.

On the other side, the two separated after finishing their meal.

Li Qingming returned to his dormitory and lay on the bed, preparing to rest his mind. Controlling two bodies at once was already a great drain on his energy.

Especially since there were no longer just two bodies.

Because of Shrek Academy—or rather, because Dai Huabin might make a move against him—he was also making preparations.

And his strongest asset at the moment was not his own body, but the Ice-Snow Clone.

The Ice-Snow Clone had inherited power at the level of a ferocious beast. Its combat ability surpassed that of most Soul Sages and even Soul Douluos.

This was Li Qingming's greatest trump card at present, so naturally the Ice-Snow Clone had to head to Shrek Academy to provide him with support.

With Li Qingming's spiritual power currently limited, controlling three clones and three bodies at once placed a heavy burden on him.

Thus, this clone simply lay quietly on the bed beneath a soft down blanket and gradually fell asleep.

In truth, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was the place that best suited Li Qingming's standards.

Compared to Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had a stronger sense of technology, and he felt a greater sense of belonging here.

After all, the environment here was somewhat similar to that of his original world.

It was not that he desperately longed for the world he had lived in before transmigrating. It was simply that after staying in this world for so long, anyone would feel a certain homesickness.

He missed the peaceful and stable life he once had.

It was like searching for a sword after marking the side of a boat. People knew full well that what was lost was already gone, yet they still stubbornly returned to that spot, hoping to find traces of what once was and something resembling the past.

At Shrek Academy, the Beast Fighting Hall had already been shut down. Du Weilun had taken Huo Yuhao to find Elder Gong.

Li Qingming and Wang Dong were walking back together.

Many students were discussing what had happened.

The appearance of one hundred-thousand-year soul ring was already shocking. When two hundred-thousand-year soul rings appeared at once, it was downright terrifying.

None of them could understand why there were two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, nor could they understand how such a thing had happened.

Listening to the discussions around them, Wang Dong's eyes were filled with curiosity as well. "What exactly is going on with Huo Yuhao?"

"Why does he have two hundred-thousand-year soul rings? Can someone his age really withstand hundred-thousand-year soul rings?"

As Wang Dong spoke, he slightly turned back to look in that direction. Clearly, he was very interested in Huo Yuhao.

But Li Qingming did not answer. He merely shook his head calmly.

Naturally, he knew the truth, but he did not particularly want to say anything. After all, it had nothing to do with him.

Just as Li Qingming was about to call Wang Dong and go eat with him, a terrifying consciousness locked onto Li Qingming's body in an instant.

This consciousness was extremely powerful. It pierced through his body almost instantly and probed the secrets within him.

Sensing the arrival of this consciousness, Li Qingming stood motionless.

He had not originally noticed it. The reason he could sense it was because the soul spirit formed from Qian Renxue's remnant soul within his body had reacted.

In an instant, that soul spirit completely concealed itself, even vanishing without a trace for a short time. This was Qian Renxue's instinctive protection of herself.

Sensing that something was wrong, Li Qingming slightly turned to look at Wang Dong.

Wang Dong was still standing there, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at Li Qingming. Yet a massive golden trident mark had already emerged between his brows.

Then, that divine sense swept through in an instant, withdrawing from Li Qingming's body and returning to Wang Dong's body.