Love-Struck Fools Are a Bad Idea

After giving it some serious thought,

Chen Xi felt that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—or perhaps Yu Xiaogang himself—must have had considerable expertise and experience in seducing innocent young girls.

Chen Xi did not know about the others in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, since the original work had never mentioned them. But when it came to Yu Xiaogang, Chen Xi felt there was a strong possibility.

For examples, there was Your Majesty the Pope before him, as well as the utterly devoted Liu Erlong.

And the little lab rat who proved his theory: little Tang San.

Otherwise, Chen Xi truly could not understand how Yu Xiaogang could possess such tremendous charm.

"Your Majesty the Pope, being love-struck is a bad thing."

"When no one is around, I'll secretly take the Pen of Destiny and make a few quiet changes for Your Majesty the Pope."

Chen Xi quietly plotted in his heart, while his expression remained perfectly calm.

Just as Chen Xi was making his calculations, he suddenly felt someone poke his arm with a finger.

When he turned around, his eyes met Hu Liena's.

"I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"How did you raise your Soul Power by twenty ranks in just half a year?"

Hu Liena secretly glanced at her teacher and lowered her voice greatly.

"It was very simple."

"First, you need an opportunity. For example, I ate a few plants, and then my Soul Power rose a lot. Then I added two Soul Rings. Of course, it also could not have happened without my diligent cultivation."

Chen Xi lowered his voice as well, though he wore a thoroughly serious expression.

"You ate a few plants?"

A trace of suspicion appeared in Hu Liena's eyes. But after thinking it over and looking at Chen Xi's age, Hu Liena felt that she had found the answer.

The plants Chen Xi spoke of were most likely some kind of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

And given Chen Xi's current age, it was perfectly normal for him not to recognize those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

After all, when Hu Liena was in the Papal Hall, she had occasionally heard Elder Yue Guan mention certain medicinal herbs. Some of them had the effect of increasing Soul Power.

Thinking of this, a few traces of envy appeared in Hu Liena's gaze as she looked at Chen Xi.

After all, things like Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were rare treasures that could only be encountered by chance across the continent.

After steadying her emotions, Hu Liena extended a hand toward Chen Xi.

"Let's properly introduce ourselves. I'm Hu Liena."

"I'm Chen Xi."

Chen Xi reached out and lightly shook Hu Liena's hand.

The two smiled at each other. After exchanging only a few words, they tacitly chose not to speak further.

The carriage sped rapidly along the ancient road.

After roughly several hours, the carriage gradually slowed down and finally stopped before a forest at the border between the two great empires.

Emerald Forest.

A small-to-medium Soul Beast Forest.

Most Soul Beasts within were hundred-year ones, followed by thousand-year ones. A Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beast could already be considered an overlord within Emerald Forest.

Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes. "We're here. Let's get down."

The carriage door slowly opened.

Bibi Dong stepped down first, followed closely by Chen Xi and Hu Liena.

Yue Guan, who had been seated at the front of the carriage and driving it, also stepped down at this moment. He came to stand behind Bibi Dong, half a step away.

"Yue Guan, assess her physical strength. Find her a suitable Soul Ring based on her condition."

After saying that, Bibi Dong strode toward Emerald Forest.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope."

Yue Guan placed a hand on Chen Xi's wrist and injected Soul Power into his body, examining his physical condition. Yet after finishing his examination, Yue Guan's eyes brightened slightly, and a faint excitement appeared in them.

"His physical strength is slightly above that of an ordinary three-ring Soul Elder. There are traces of his muscles and bones having been nourished by medicinal effects, while his extraordinary meridians and eight channels are especially clear. You should have consumed the Narcissus Jade Bone among the Mystic Herbs."

"Your Mental Power seems to have reached the level of a four-ring Soul Elder. Your eyes are bright, so you should have consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew."

"Your foundation is solid. You should also have taken something that strengthens the foundation and replenishes vitality. However, there are many such items, so it is difficult to identify for now. For example, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and perhaps the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma both possess such effects."

Yue Guan's voice was somewhat effeminate, but his gaze remained fixed on Chen Xi's eyes.

Truly worthy of being a walking encyclopedia of Mystic Herbs.

He could tell all that, and he was basically completely right.

Chen Xi silently thought to himself, but outwardly, he put on an ignorant, confused expression.

After all, he was only six years old and still a child. It was normal for him not to understand.

Seeing Chen Xi's innocent expression, Yue Guan did not continue questioning him. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Bibi Dong ahead.

"Your Majesty the Pope."

"With his current physical strength, the Soul Ring age he can withstand should be around two thousand five hundred to three thousand years."

Yue Guan explained Chen Xi's situation in full detail.

"Then let's find a Soul Ring around two thousand five hundred to three thousand years old, one skilled in Mental Power attacks."

Bibi Dong glanced back at Chen Xi, her tone calm and indifferent.

They entered Emerald Forest.

Yue Guan immediately released his Mental Power, probing every movement around them as he searched for a Soul Beast suitable for Chen Xi.

Bibi Dong silently walked in front, occasionally glancing at Chen Xi. No one knew what she was thinking.

Chen Xi and Hu Liena quietly followed behind Bibi Dong.

Before long,

the group left the outskirts of Emerald Forest and arrived at its mixed zone. Within this area, thousand-year Soul Beasts were the main inhabitants.

As they walked through the lush forest,

Chen Xi noticed faint traces of fire damage around them, while the temperature in the surroundings gradually rose.

Yue Guan and Bibi Dong suddenly stopped. At almost the same time, they looked in the same direction.

"Flame Feather Fire Phoenix!"

"It is around two thousand eight hundred years old and excels in fire-attribute and Mental Power attacks."

"What do you think?"

Bibi Dong looked at Chen Xi and asked symbolically.

"I shall obey Your Majesty the Pope's arrangements."

Chen Xi's voice was extremely respectful, but his gaze could not help drifting upward.

There, a Flame Feather Fire Phoenix soared through the air. Its body was predominantly fiery red, its feathers glimmered with a crystalline luster under the sunlight, and its eyes were filled with pride.

"Yue Guan."

Bibi Dong softly uttered two words.

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's voice, Yue Guan immediately understood. He released his martial soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, as nine Soul Rings flashed around him: two yellow, two purple, and five black.

Petals as sharp as blades shot toward the Flame Feather Fire Phoenix in the sky.