Wang Dong the Naive Sweetheart, Xiao Xiao's Soul Ring Choice (Please Recommend, Please Bookmark)

"My name is Ling Luochen."

"Jiang Bai."

The two briefly introduced themselves.

So it really was her. Jiang Bai looked at Ling Luochen.

In the original story, she had been an ice-attribute Soul King, one of the few geniuses who had escaped Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder completely unscathed.

It seemed that she had come to Shrek to improve her strength, then developed a strong interest in Ultimate Ice.

In the early stages, she did not seem to feel much belonging toward Shrek. In the future, he could try to win her over with Ultimate Ice.

For Jiang Bai, helping Ling Luochen achieve Ultimate Ice would be quite easy. Not to mention the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in the Icefire Yin Yang Well, even without it, once his cultivation was high enough, he could directly elevate her ice attribute.

"Mm, I know you."

Ling Luochen spoke up. She had come to the Outer Court to try her luck and see whether she could run into him. She had not expected to be so lucky.

"Hm? You know me?"

Hearing Ling Luochen say that she knew him, Jiang Bai paused, but quickly figured it out.

She was ice-attributed too, so she should have been interested in Xue Ying.

"Your Martial Soul is very interesting."

Quite a few people in the Inner Court had been discussing Xue Ying. After all, it was a rare Detached Martial Soul, but the academy did not seem interested. It had simply filed it away as an unusual Martial Soul Mutation case.

Ling Luochen herself was interested, though. With an ice-attribute Martial Soul like that, she wanted to take a look.

"Alright, don't disturb Senior Sister's cultivation."

After Jiang Bai said that, Ling Luochen felt the soft ice in her arms disappear.

She looked at Jiang Bai with a hint of resentment.

But she had an image to maintain in public, so she could not say anything.

Then, under Ling Luochen's resentful gaze, Jiang Bai made his escape.

He really could not stay any longer. It was time for class, and Jiang Bai did not want to be late.

As he passed Class One, Jiang Bai noticed that people were still running.

Seriously? All you know how to do is run?

Jiang Bai truly did not understand why Zhou Yi kept making Class One run.

Training the body was one thing, but if they could not keep up with the nutritional intake, it was simply a losing proposition.

If this continued, they would probably develop lasting injuries.

Forget it. It had nothing to do with him.

Besides, Zhou Yi's presence was rather nice. At the very least, he was constantly hearing Huo Yuhao complain about her, and it seemed his resentment was anything but small.

That was quite good.

"Jiang Bai."

When he returned to his seat, Ning Tian greeted him from beside him.

Jiang Bai really did not know why Ning Tian was so interested in him. He glanced at Wu Feng beside her and saw that resentment. Heh, useless Wu Feng.

"Does Jiang Bai know Wang Dong from Class One? I'm just asking, I don't have any ulterior motives."

Following Jiang Bai's gaze, Ning Tian looked out the window.

The students from Class One were still running.

Ning Tian remembered that Jiang Bai had seemed close with several people from Class One before, including Wang Dong.

Earlier, Wang Dong had released one yellow and one purple Soul Ring outside, so Ning Tian had paid particular attention to her.

"Not really."

Jiang Bai answered honestly. He truly was not familiar with Wang Dong.

He glanced at Ning Tian. Did she want to lure the little princess into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Hmm...

That did not seem impossible?

Tang the God King probably would not mind, right?

Unfortunately, Wang Dong had already joined the Tang Sect. Otherwise, they really could have tried.

The current Wang Dong could be called a naive sweetheart. A single soul pellet had shocked her that badly. Ning Tian might really be able to fool her.

But the Clear Sky Sect probably would not agree either.

After school.

They were once again at the grilled fish stall, where Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Jiang Bai sat to the side eating grilled fish.

"Give me a cup."

Xiao Xiao spoke to Jiang Bai and pointed at the Pearl Milk Tea beside Xue Ying.

She had become addicted after drinking it once last time. One bite of grilled fish and one sip of this—it was simply a heavenly experience.

"Here."

Jiang Bai conjured two cups and handed them to Xiao Xiao. Wang Dong saw them from beside her.

"I'll have one too."

Jiang Bai then took out another cup.

"Why isn't it cold?"

Xiao Xiao held the milk tea cup in both hands. Why was it room temperature? It was not cold at all.

"You really know how to drink."

Jiang Bai helplessly tapped Xiao Xiao's cup, sending a chill into it.

"Hehe, chill Wang Dong's too. It tastes better cold."

Her final sentence was directed at Wang Dong.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The two were still not familiar with each other.

After taking a sip of milk tea, Jiang Bai looked toward Huo Yuhao, who was grilling fish.

Unity of Body and Mind... He seemed to have learned it quite well. Had Tian Meng helped him?

"Is it good?"

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong, who was slowly sipping her milk tea, and asked, though she already knew the answer.

Couldn't she see Wang Dong's eyes lighting up?

"Mm, it's good."

"Exactly."

Hearing Wang Dong's praise, Xiao Xiao smiled as well.

"Are you very familiar with him?"

Wang Dong took a sip of milk tea, looked at Jiang Bai, then asked Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao seemed very familiar with Jiang Bai.

"When I came to register, I ran into him. He took me to report in."

Xiao Xiao answered, but Wang Dong clearly saw through her thoughts.

"You saw that Xue Ying and Jiang Bai were good-looking, then went over to strike up a conversation, didn't you?"

"Wang Dong, that's too much! How could you think that of me?"

Her inner thoughts exposed, Xiao Xiao immediately gave Wang Dong two little punches.

"A Detached Martial Soul... I just wonder how much Innate Soul Power he has."

Wang Dong said that Detached Martial Souls generally did not possess very high Innate Soul Power.

After they finished the grilled fish, Huo Yuhao was still running his stall.

"I'm heading back first."

Jiang Bai stood up and patted the dust off his trousers. He needed to go back and cultivate.

"I should get going too."

Xiao Xiao was leaving as well. She had things she needed to do.

"I'll wait for Yuhao here."

Wang Dong was not leaving. She still had to wait for Yuhao. She would be alone if she went back anyway, so she might as well wait for Huo Yuhao to finish work here.

"Then give this to him later."

Jiang Bai tossed Wang Dong a bottle of milk tea before leaving.

Xiao Xiao followed Jiang Bai along the path back to the dormitories.

Under the setting sun, their shadows stretched long.

"Jiang Bai, slow down."

Watching Jiang Bai walk so quickly ahead of her, Xiao Xiao called out.

"You still aren't going back to cultivate? You're already level nineteen."

Jiang Bai looked at Xiao Xiao. Her aura was not at the level twenty-something she had possessed when she first appeared in the original story. She was only level nineteen now, though she seemed close to level twenty.

"It won't take much longer."

Xiao Xiao answered. She felt that she would break through to level twenty in a few days.

"Tell me, what kind of Soul Beast should I absorb?"

Xiao Xiao suddenly asked. She truly did not know what kind of Soul Beast she should choose.

"Why ask me? Why not ask your teacher?"

Jiang Bai found the question strange. Why was she asking him? Shouldn't she ask her teacher? He did not know much about Soul Beasts.

"Our teacher... sigh, she's really too fierce. I don't want to talk about her."

Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao had all complained plenty about Zhou Yi. They were annoyed whenever they saw her, much less when they had to ask her questions.

"Mm... What path do you intend for your Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron? Assault? Control?"

After thinking about it, Jiang Bai recalled that in the original story, her shining moments had only come during the tournament and its early stages. She seemed to possess traits of both the control and assault systems, yet had never clearly defined her direction.

"Mm... Can I choose assault?"

Xiao Xiao asked. She did not know what she should choose either.

"You need to ask yourself that."

Only she could answer something like that. Jiang Bai could not give her an answer.

"My first soul skill is for control. I want my second soul skill to be more offensive."

Xiao Xiao voiced her thoughts. She wanted both offense and control.

After hearing her out, Jiang Bai thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Not a bad idea. Our Martial Souls only have nine Soul Rings in the end, so we naturally need versatility."

"But you still need a main focus, or things might become muddled in the future."

"Mm..."

Hearing about the nine Soul Rings, Xiao Xiao's thoughts stirred.

She had two Martial Souls. Eighteen Soul Rings. Her second Martial Soul could focus on control, which meant one could focus on offense while the other focused on control, right?