Get Up and Grind the Map! (Please Keep Reading During the Trial Period!)

"Awesome! My Baby Zhuqing is the best!"

"Did you guys notice? Zhu Zhuqing seems to have gotten even prettier! This old man's heart is blooming!"

"You're right! This martial soul enhancement can make a person more perfect too! I'm so jealous!"

"Such a woman should exist only in heaven! How could the mortal world ever see her more than a few times?"

The comments went off the rails almost instantly. Zhu Zhuqing's changes were simply too obvious. Her already stunning face and graceful figure had become even more flawless, to the point that even Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong beside her were being overshadowed.

"Damn it! I'm suddenly not afraid of Boss Dai anymore!"

Oscar stared so hard his eyes nearly popped out. He even wanted to compete with Dai Mubai for her. Even Tang San, devoted as he was to pure love, found it hard to look away. Seeing that Xiao Wu did not mind, Tang San's gaze practically stuck to Zhu Zhuqing.

"So this is the benefit of system rewards? From now on, no matter what, I'm sticking by Gu Zhi's side!"

"What a miraculous change! Maybe it really is like the comments say—only Gu Zhi can save my future!"

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu appeared calm on the surface, but waves had already surged through their hearts. Their concern for Gu Zhi grew ever deeper!

"Why are you still outside? Do you want extra training tomorrow?"

Just as everyone was about to continue discussing Zhu Zhuqing, Grandmaster and Flender walked out of the academy.

"Teacher, Zhuqing gained some insight after today's match and suddenly rose three Soul Power Levels in a row."

Tang San knew exactly what Grandmaster cared about. With one sentence, he choked back the criticism Grandmaster had been about to deliver.

"How is that possible? Improving Soul Power requires accumulated progress. How could anyone rise three levels in a row? What nonsense!"

Grandmaster's first reaction was naturally disbelief. If Zhu Zhuqing had consumed some heavenly treasure and risen three levels, that would have been more plausible. How could insight alone raise someone's Soul Power?

"Grandmaster, just take a look! We saw Zhuqing rise three Soul Power Levels with our own eyes!"

Oscar quietly reminded him. After all, Zhu Zhuqing was standing right in front of them.

"How could this be?"

Grandmaster's worldview quickly collapsed. After examining Zhu Zhuqing again and again, he discovered that she really had risen three Soul Power Levels in succession. He suddenly began to deeply doubt everything he had learned.

"Zhuqing... this..."

"Sorry, Grandmaster, but I can't tell you."

Before Grandmaster could even finish, Zhu Zhuqing already knew he wanted to get to the bottom of it. Leaving aside the fact that this involved Gu Zhi, the Strongest Deity System, and the comments, was it not a little excessive for Grandmaster to immediately try to pry into someone else's secrets?

"Zhuqing, perhaps your teacher can help you analyze the pros and cons. Maybe we can even master this method of increasing strength. Don't you want to keep improving your Soul Power?"

Tang San hypocritically tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing. After all, if Grandmaster truly mastered this method, Tang San, his sole disciple, would naturally be the first to benefit.

"Tang San is still such a hypocrite! He obviously wants to know too, but he's still pushing it onto his teacher!"

"Exactly! So disgusting! Baby Zhuqing already clearly refused! Why should she still have to endure Tang San's moral blackmail?"

"Baby Zhuqing should leave Shrek Academy already! Following Gu Zhi has way more of a future than staying at this trash academy!"

"Agreed! If Dai Mubai comes out later, he'll definitely keep morally blackmailing her too!"

The comments were almost entirely curses. Even Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu could not stand watching any longer.

"Since Zhuqing doesn't want to say, everyone should stop pressuring her."

"Yes, Third Brother. Everyone has the right to keep secrets, don't they?"

As they said this, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu had already learned quite a few of Tang San's secrets from the comments. Since Tang San himself did not want his secrets revealed, why should he force Zhu Zhuqing to reveal hers?

"Forget it, Xiao Gang. I believe Zhuqing is a sensible girl. Perhaps one day, she'll come around."

First labeling her, then taking a side—the old generation's tactics were still as sharp as ever. Flender's words were far cleverer than Tang San's, and they directly infuriated both the comments and Zhu Zhuqing.

"I'm going back first."

Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and tried hard to calm herself. In the end, she did not fall out with them. She simply passed Tang San and the others and returned to the academy.

"I'll go check on Zhuqing!"

Ning Rongrong found an excuse and immediately ran off, giving them no chance to question her.

"Everyone, calm down..."

Xiao Wu lightly offered a word of persuasion. In the past, she definitely would have spoken up for Tang San, but now her attitude had become far colder.

"Flender, do you think there really is a way to improve Soul Power through insight?"

"Didn't Little Third and the others see it with their own eyes?"

"I don't believe it! Zhuqing must have some other secret! If I can uncover it, perhaps I can master this method of rapidly improving Soul Power!"

"But judging by Zhuqing's reaction, she won't tell us..."

"Don't worry, Little Third. Your teacher will find a way for you!"

The men's conspiracy outside Shrek Academy seemed cautious in their own eyes, unaware that the comments had already exposed everything about them.

"Zhuqing, Third Brother was only..."

"It's fine. I've already seen through him."

When they returned to the dormitory, Xiao Wu watched the comments curse Tang San while revealing the details of their conspiracy. When she faced Zhu Zhuqing again, her expression was extremely awkward.

Zhu Zhuqing truly no longer cared. She had already begun planning to leave Shrek Academy, though she was still worried about whether Gu Zhi would accept her.

"Forget it! Change the channel! Seeing these hypocrites makes me mad!"

"Quick, quick, quick! There's new development on Gu Zhi's side!"

"What happened? Don't tell me Gu Zhi broke through again?"

"Holy crap! Why did the system release another side quest? Is it planning to make Gu Zhi a god within a year?"

"Don't panic! This side quest isn't that insane. It just added a new world map and wants Gu Zhi to explore it in his spare time and grind out its exploration progress!"

"Why does this mode seem so familiar? Did Genshin Impact come over here?"

"Damn! It really did! Genshin Impact is awesome!"

The comments happened to shift the two girls' attention and drew the complete attention of every beautiful woman in the Douluo world who could see them.

Tasks like exploring unknown maps, lighting up map markers, and searching for treasure chests made it far too convenient for them to mooch system rewards!

"As long as I'm beside Gu Zhi when he lights up map markers and opens chests, I can mooch rewards? I definitely can't miss this one!"

This time, even many beauties who had still been watching from the sidelines were tempted. They prepared to engineer an unexpected encounter when Gu Zhi set off.

"Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou City, Star Luo City, Sea God Island, the Far North, Sunset Forest... Damn, there are so many maps?"

"If Gu Zhi fully explores all these maps, he can become at least a Titled Douluo, right?"

"Hard to say. There are three grades of treasure chests. Blue Chests are the most common and can only give some attribute point bonuses. Purple Chests might contain Soul Power Level increases and millennium-grade treasures. But Gold Chests are the most valuable—there's even a chance of getting ten-thousand-year or hundred-thousand-year treasures!"

"There are rewards for lighting up a map marker too! For a place like the Star Dou Great Forest, fully exploring it would raise Soul Power by at least ten levels!"

"I'm jealous again! Boss Gu Zhi, look at me! I don't believe you're blind to beauty!"

Unfortunately, the comments could not affect Gu Zhi himself. At that moment, he was considering whether to complete the beginner's quest first or go explore the new map...