The Saint Son's Wife Wasn't Qualified for the Advanced Elite Class

"Pick up a Spirit Bone?"

Zhu Zhuqing had no words.

Could someone just pick up a Spirit Bone?

That sounded absurd.

The drop rate for Spirit Bones was extremely low. Even for ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, it ranged from one in a hundred to one in a thousand.

Otherwise, so many Titled Douluo wouldn't be without one.

Yet Fang Fan had gone to pick one up.

Unless he knew where to find one,

he could only do it in his dreams.

By the time she came to her senses, Fang Fan had vanished.

And what was this place where they were supposed to bathe together, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

Zhu Zhuqing didn't understand. Her face warmed a little.

She shook her head and wandered around Holy Son Hall.

It was quiet here.

Her mind was calm, too. She no longer had to live on edge as she had with the Zhu Family.

Everything seemed better than she had imagined.

She lifted the Gum Pellet and sniffed it. It had no smell. She opened her small mouth, swallowed it, then returned to her bedroom to sit and meditate.

Warmth flowed from her stomach through her limbs and every part of her body.

Her skin and muscles began to feel warm.

It was like soaking in a hot spring.

Every cell in her body seemed to dance with joy.

Two hours later, she was drenched, as though she had just climbed out of the water.

The Gum Pellet really worked. She felt as though she had put her whole body through a workout.

She even seemed a little stronger.

Hu Liena returned to the academy in a foul mood.

"Zhu Zhuqing may be pretty, and her figure really is better than mine, but she's far too weak! She's only level twenty-six! If we're talking about a suitable match, she's nowhere near good enough for Fang Fan!"

The more Hu Liena spoke, the angrier she grew.

"I think they suit each other. There's something similar about their auras!"

Xie Yue thought for a moment before speaking.

"Yeah, they do!"

Yan agreed.

"Suit each other? Are you two blind? I don't think they do!"

At their words, she stormed off toward the training ground.

"Uh... Liena seems angry!"

Yan had no idea what had upset Liena.

"Hah! Haven't you noticed? Liena cares a lot about Fang Fan!

"She treats him nothing like she treats you, her faithful lapdog!"

Xie Yue patted Yan on the shoulder, trying to make him see it.

"What?"

Yan froze. Jealousy surged through him, but then something occurred to him, and he said excitedly:

"But the two of them can't be together! I still have a chance!"

"Maybe."

Xie Yue doubted it. Fang Fan was simply too outstanding.

Liena was utterly captivated by his talent, strength, and good looks.

She might even throw caution aside and fight Zhu Zhuqing over him.

What would happen then was anyone's guess.

Xie Yue knew Liena wouldn't listen to him. He had tried to persuade her many times before, but once she made up her mind, there was no changing it.

So he said nothing more.

Fang Fan went into the mountains near Holy Soul Village. He found the stream, then the waterfall, then the cave behind it.

There, he found the Ah Yin seedling and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, hidden where daylight never reached.

"Ah Yin, are you lonely? Is it dark in here? Do you long for the light?

"If you sway, I'll take you somewhere the sun shines."

Fang Fan looked down at the Blue Silver Emperor seedling, which gave off a faint blue glow.

"Bzzz..."

Its green leaves swayed gently, glimmering in the dark.

"Then let's go! Let's find the light!"

Fang Fan took out a flowerpot, dug up the Blue Silver Emperor seedling, planted her in it, and left.

It was three days later when he returned to Spirit Hall.

Zhu Zhuqing had spent those three days comfortably. She could sleep until she woke on her own and eat whenever she wanted.

She could meditate whenever she pleased, too.

No one came to disturb her.

Bibi Dong hadn't come to see her, either.

Elder Pufferfish appeared before Bibi Dong and knelt on one knee:

"His Holiness the Pope, the Saint Son found a cave near Holy Soul Village. Inside, he discovered a Hundred Thousand Year Right Leg Bone and a Blue Silver Grass seedling!

"He seemed to know the Spirit Bone was hidden there!"

"Tell no one else about this. You may go."

Bibi Dong's expression was stern.

"Yes!"

Pufferfish withdrew after giving his earnest reply.

Could my disciple be so exceptional that a god has chosen him as a successor?

Bibi Dong knitted her brows. It was the only explanation she could think of.

She herself had progressed so quickly because a god had chosen her.

But she also suffered the torment of the Rakshasa Evil Thought.

Fang Fan was even more talented than she was. It was possible a god had chosen him sooner.

The greater a person's talent, the more likely they were to catch a god's attention.

Bibi Dong had quite an imagination.

"How has Zhu Zhuqing spent the last three days?"

Bibi Dong looked toward the shadows nearby.

"Eating, meditating, sleeping, admiring the flowers, and teasing the fish in the pond. Nothing else!"

Elder Ghost replied.

"Zhu Zhuqing has potential. Send her to enroll at the Spirit Hall Advanced Elite Soul Master Academy."

Bibi Dong had no intention of letting Zhu Zhuqing train without direction.

Her Soul Power Level would rise too slowly that way.

With dedicated instruction, systematic training, and Spirit Hall's resources, she could improve faster.

Only then might she barely be worthy of Fang Fan.

Otherwise, the gap between them would only keep growing.

If she couldn't keep up with him, her future would be bleak.

"Yes!" Elder Ghost went to make the arrangements at once.

"My lady, Elder Ghost requests an audience!" a maid said respectfully beside the pond.

"Uh..."

Zhu Zhuqing stared for a few seconds. "My lady"? And Elder Ghost is requesting an audience? So polite?

He was a legendary Titled Douluo, yet he had asked permission to see her. It made her feel respected, and she couldn't deny she liked it.

"Show him in!"

"Yes!" The maid promptly led Elder Ghost to the pond.

"My lady, the Pope would like you to study at the Spirit Hall Advanced Elite Soul Master Academy!"

Elder Ghost spoke politely. "What do you think?"

"All right!"

Zhu Zhuqing had been a little bored today. Joining Spirit Hall Academy might give her something to do.

"Would you like to change first, or shall I take you to the academy now?"

Elder Ghost remained courteous.

"Let's go now!"

Zhu Zhuqing had no intention of changing.

"Very well. This way, please!"

Elder Ghost brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Advanced Elite Class at the Soul Master Academy and introduced her to the teacher.

"She's the Saint Son's future wife. They're getting married in a few days. Take good care of her!"

Elder Ghost transmitted the message privately to the teacher.

"Yes, Elder!"

The teacher, a Soul Douluo above level eighty, learned a little about Zhu Zhuqing before leading her to the training ground.

More than a dozen people were there. Some were sparring, some were running, and others were practicing Martial Soul Fusion Skills.

Clap, clap...

The teacher clapped a few times.

"Everyone, let me introduce a new classmate!"

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the others turned around. A familiar, slender figure stood beside the teacher.

"Isn't that Zhu Zhuqing? Why is she here in the Advanced Elite Class?"

Yan was curious.

"I didn't expect this either. Normally, you have to be at least level thirty-five to join the Advanced Elite Class. Zhu Zhuqing clearly doesn't qualify. She isn't strong enough. Is she getting in just because she's the Saint Son's wife?"

Xie Yue thought it was unfair.

"It really is unfair!"

Hu Liena picked up a towel, wiped the sweat from her face, and strode forward.

"Teacher, isn't Zhu Zhuqing only level twenty-six? She's nowhere near level thirty-five. How can she join the Advanced Elite Class?

"I hate it when people get into the Advanced Elite Class through connections! I won't accept her joining us!"