Gift

Holy Light Radiance forcibly inflicted indiscriminate blindness for five seconds. Within a certain range, it could burn enemies' bodies and could not be evaded.

While the spirit skill was active, it had a purification effect, clearing all impurities from the body and healing fifty percent of the user's injuries, as well as thirty percent of the injuries of teammates within range. The purification effect could be shared completely.

Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, utterly stunned.

Not only that, but the other students on the training field also rushed over, every one of them wearing an astonished expression.

No matter what, they had never expected Su Changqing's First Spirit Skill to possess such power!

What One-Ring Spirit Master could withstand that?

Just moments ago, they had thought Tang San was an invincible monster, yet in the span of two minutes, they had witnessed someone even more monstrous than Tang San!

He had treated Tang San like some stray mutt by the roadside. Just how strong did he have to be?

Could a two-ring Soul Grandmaster defeat him?

"Xiao Wu, keep your eyes closed. Don't let that dirty your eyes."

Only after Su Changqing spoke did Xiao Wu realize what an unbearable sight lay before her. She immediately closed her eyes again.

Tang San's clothes had been completely burned away by the light. His naked, mangled body writhed on the ground, making for an utterly grotesque sight.

Su Changqing slowly walked over to Tang San. By then, Tang San's vision had gradually returned.

"Remember this: even if you obtain your first spirit ring, it won't change the fact that you're trash. You're just as useless as that level-twenty-nine teacher of yours. You two are a match made in heaven!"

With that, he turned and left with Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng.

Tang San lay sprawled on the ground, baring his teeth in fury, but there was nothing he could do.

At that moment, he desperately wanted to use the Clear Sky Hammer to fight Su Changqing to the death, but in the end, he chose to endure.

He silently swore that he and Su Changqing would not rest until one of them was dead!

After an unknown amount of time, the pain in Tang San's body finally eased somewhat. He slowly stood up and took out a robe from Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, draping it over himself.

He planned to use the Mysterious Heaven Skill to first regulate his physical condition.

But the moment he began circulating it, he discovered that his Purple Demon Eye was gone!

A scene suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Your eyes are quite special. Mm, starting today, rebuild your cultivation."

"Su Changqing!!!!!!"

After that incident, Tang San never dared to trouble Su Changqing again. Instead, he devoted himself to cultivation, determined to personally kill Su Changqing one day!

Even his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, said that he had only lost because his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. But he still had the Clear Sky Hammer and was a genius with Twin Martial Souls. In the future, Su Changqing would never be able to defeat him.

Tang San firmly believed that as well.

Blue Silver Grass was merely a transition. Once he possessed a Clear Sky Hammer with nine Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, perhaps even a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, he could not imagine how powerful he would become!

As for Su Changqing, he was merely trash with a single martial soul—and a weak little rabbit at that!

When that time came, he would repay every humiliation he had suffered a hundredfold!

The first night after their spar.

The moon was dark, the wind was high, and crows cried everywhere.

Outside Nuoding Academy, a black-robed man stared murderously at the sleeping Su Changqing inside the work-study student dormitory.

A little brat had injured his son. No matter what, he had to punish him!

Just as he was about to silently enter and drag Su Changqing out, the surrounding aura suddenly changed!

"Who is it?"

"I never expected to encounter the famed Clear Sky Douluo in such a small place."

As soon as those words fell, an elderly man clad in golden armor appeared before Tang Hao.

Tang Hao's gaze sharpened. "Who are you?"

"Just an insignificant nobody, not worth mentioning."

As the old man's voice fell, a glow of Soul Power lit up around him, followed by the appearance of his spirit rings.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red!

Seeing the other man's spirit ring configuration, Tang Hao's pupils shrank.

"You are..."

"My young lady has given the order. You cannot touch that child!"

After his battle with Tang San, Su Changqing became completely famous throughout Nuoding Academy. He became the center of attention, and even going out became inconvenient!

His popularity with the girls especially soared, but with Xiao Wu around, regardless of gender, anyone who dared interfere with Su Changqing's travels would be ruthlessly chased away by her!

That pace of life continued for five years.

As for Tang San, he dropped out the morning after their spar. It was said that his family had taken him away.

"Changqing, can't you graduate with me? We can leave together then."

Outside Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu held Su Changqing's hand reluctantly.

Today was Su Changqing's graduation day.

At Nuoding Academy, one could graduate upon cultivating to level eleven, but Su Changqing had chosen to devote himself to cultivation for a while longer. Now, it was time to go out and explore.

His Soul Power had just broken through to level thirty, so he chose to graduate today.

Five years had passed. Xiao Wu had grown quite a bit, and so had Su Changqing. Both of them were now eleven years old.

However, girls developed earlier. Xiao Wu was now somewhat taller than Su Changqing, standing nearly half a head above him.

"No. My family has already planned out my path in life. I have to listen to my elders," Su Changqing said, fooling her with a perfectly serious expression.

Xiao Wu's delicate brows knitted together. She rubbed her little hands, her mood extremely low.

"Then... then..."

She lowered her head and began to stammer.

Seeing this, Su Changqing affectionately reached out and stroked her head.

He had always remembered how good Xiao Wu had been to him over the years.

"Alright, be good. It's not like we'll never see each other again. We'll definitely meet again someday!"

As he spoke, he took a white flower with a very unusual scent from his pocket.

He had asked Feng Tianxiang to visit the Breaking Clan and learn of it from Yang Wudi.

The Thousand Year Divine Concealment Flower had the effect of absolute concealment and perfect disguise.

In other words, as long as Xiao Wu carried this flower on her, no one below a level-one-hundred god could possibly discover that she was a spirit beast!

The main reason he gave Xiao Wu the Divine Concealment Flower was to guard against Tang San and Tang Hao, who followed him.

The two of them were now enemies, and they would almost certainly reunite at Shrek Academy!

During these five years at Nuoding Academy, Su Changqing had finally learned that his appearance could only alter a small portion of the plot. Certain important events could not be changed.

Tang San had most likely been taken away by Tang Hao, but Tang Hao could not teach him forever. He would definitely still go to Shrek Academy.

Xiao Wu was the same. She would surely enroll at Shrek Academy for some reason.

It was like when they had first enrolled. Su Changqing had replaced Tang San and been invited by Xiao Wu to spar.

At its core, he had merely replaced him. He had not changed that original plot point. Thus, Su Changqing felt that he could probably only influence the outcome; the extent to which he could influence the process was quite limited.

By then, once Tang San's Purple Demon Eye reached its third realm, things would become dangerous!

The reason he was giving her the Divine Concealment Flower now was that Su Changqing had discovered that both his martial soul and Xiao Wu's were rabbits, sharing the same origin. While he was by her side, he could help Xiao Wu conceal her aura.

But this time, he was leaving.

"This is the Divine Concealment Flower. I had the clan head send it over for me. I'm giving it to you now. I think it will help you."

Looking at the flower held out before her, Xiao Wu felt warmth rise in her heart, and her eyes reddened slightly.

"Changqing... thank you..."

As she spoke, she took something out from her own belongings.

"This is for you. I can't accept your gift for nothing."

Xiao Wu placed a wooden comb in Su Changqing's hand.

Su Changqing did not refuse and put the wooden comb away.

"Xiao Wu, see you again someday."

Su Changqing began to formally bid her farewell.

The next moment, Xiao Wu threw her arms around Su Changqing, hugging him tightly and fully revealing her reluctance to part.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly kissed Su Changqing hard on the cheek.

The two separated. Xiao Wu's face was slightly flushed. "Changqing, take care!"

"Mm, take care!"

The two parted. Su Changqing turned and walked out of Nuoding Academy, his figure gradually shrinking until it disappeared.

Xiao Wu stood at the academy gates, no longer able to suppress the emotions in her heart, and burst into tears.

"Changqing, we'll definitely meet again. Definitely!"

The autumn wind was clear, the autumn moon bright. Fallen leaves gathered, then scattered; cold crows perched, then startled awake. When would those who longed for each other meet? On such a night, such feelings were unbearable.