Angel Holy Light Bridge: Zhu Zhuqing's Resolve and Fang Fan's Treasure

"His Holiness the Pope sent me. If you have a problem, take it up with her!"

Zhu Zhuqing was bewildered. She hadn't expected to be singled out the moment she arrived.

When she first met Hu Liena, she had sensed a trace of hostility from her.

So this was what Hu Liena had been waiting for.

Still, Hu Liena was following the academy's rules.

If anyone wanted to protest, they could go to the Pope. Zhu Zhuqing was only following orders.

Zhu Zhuqing hadn't raised her voice, yet the noisy crowd fell silent at once.

No one said another word.

"Yes, His Holiness the Pope assigned Zhu Zhuqing to the Advanced Elite Class!"

The teacher spoke frankly.

"If no one objects, let's get back to training!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, there's no shame in being weak. If you can cross the Angel Holy Light Bridge, I won't say another word.

Otherwise, staying in the Advanced Elite Class will only make everyone look down on you—and embarrass Fang Fan!"

Hu Liena was being hard on Zhu Zhuqing, but she believed it was for Zhu Zhuqing's own good.

A woman who relied on a man instead of her own strength would be looked down on. She would damage Fang Fan's reputation, too.

It would be better for her to leave.

If Zhu Zhuqing crossed the Angel Holy Light Bridge, Hu Liena would not only stop objecting but welcome her.

Otherwise, she was nothing but a pretty face.

"Liena, that's enough!

The Angel Holy Light Bridge is extremely dangerous. No one below level thirty is allowed on it. Are you trying to get Zhuqing killed?"

The teacher's expression turned stern.

"That's the end of it! Don't bring it up again!"

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing hadn't expected Hu Liena to care so much about Fang Fan's reputation.

Hu Liena definitely had a crush on him.

After all, a peerless genius would attract admirers wherever he went.

And Fang Fan was handsome as well as talented. Of course people would like him even more.

"Teacher, I want to try."

Zhu Zhuqing didn't want special treatment just because she was Fang Fan's future wife.

She didn't want people speaking ill of him behind his back.

If she joined the Soul Master Elite Class, she would do it on her own merits.

"In that case, you have seven days to prepare!

You're not even old enough to enter the Advanced Elite Class yet."

The teacher didn't want anything to happen to Zhu Zhuqing. Otherwise, the Pope or the Saint Son might hold him responsible.

"No need!"

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. She had decided to try now.

"You have three chances. If you can't make it across, don't force yourself. I can bring you back.

You can choose any time within the next seven days to enter the Angel Holy Light Bridge."

The teacher was surprised. This pretty young woman had a fierce determination beneath her cool demeanor.

"I'll try now."

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to see how difficult it was.

"All right." The teacher could only relent.

He led Zhu Zhuqing to the Holy Light Bridge.

Hu Liena hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing to be so bold.

She had only meant to scare Zhu Zhuqing away. If she actually attempted the crossing, she could get hurt.

Hu Liena was already starting to regret it. What would she do if Fang Fan blamed her?

But she couldn't take back what she had said.

"The Angel Holy Light Bridge is a thousand meters long. It has three sections: mental tempering, a pressure trial, and a Soul Power assault. Each section is three hundred and thirty-three meters.

The faster you go, the harder it gets. You'll have a better chance if you walk at a normal pace.

Remember, if you can't bear it, retreat immediately. I'll bring you down!"

The teacher spoke with complete seriousness.

"Okay!"

Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward as soon as she answered.

"She's... really going straight in?"

The teacher was speechless. The cool, beautiful young woman had stepped onto the bridge without hesitation.

She had no idea what she was getting into.

"Trying to cross the Angel Holy Light Bridge at level twenty-six..."

"You could call it brave, but it's really ignorance..."

"Liena's bold, going after the Saint Son's future wife like that!"

"You know Liena has a crush on the Saint Son. Of course she'd go after her.

In her eyes, there's only the Saint Son. She won't let anyone take him from her!"

Several students whispered among themselves.

One look from Xie Yue and Yan silenced them all.

Tap...

Zhu Zhuqing took a step and froze.

A powerful wave of mental force struck her.

Dizziness swept over her, and she struggled to keep her balance.

But she gritted her teeth and kept going.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps.

The mental assault grew stronger and stronger.

It came like a rising tide, leaving her swaying on her feet.

It was as if an enormous angel stood ahead, unleashing a terrifying mental attack upon her.

She clenched her teeth and pressed on. "Pfft..."

After thirty meters, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ah..."

The teacher was startled. This young woman was remarkably tough. Many level-thirty-five Soul Elders couldn't even make it thirty meters.

She had reached thirty meters and coughed up blood, yet she hadn't made a sound. She kept going.

Her willpower was extraordinary.

Tap... tap...

"Huff... huff..."

The world spun around Zhu Zhuqing. She could barely stand.

Even breathing felt difficult.

The mental attack was overwhelming.

She made it fifty meters...

Hu Liena's eyes widened. She had thought Zhu Zhuqing would stop at forty meters at most, but she had reached fifty...

No, sixty meters...

Even Hu Liena was moved.

The young woman gritted her teeth and held on.

It seemed she was determined not to embarrass Fang Fan.

She was like a small boat in a raging sea, on the verge of capsizing at any moment. Yet somehow, she stayed afloat.

"Uh... she's incredible. How has she lasted this long?"

Yan stared at Zhu Zhuqing's figure in astonishment.

"She really has... extraordinary willpower!"

Xie Yue knew he couldn't have made it fifty meters when he was level thirty.

She was stronger than he had expected.

No wonder the Saint Son had chosen her.

"Liena, that's enough. Stop making things difficult for her!"

"Making things difficult for her?"

Hu Liena felt wronged.

"I'm testing her for Fang Fan!"

"Wow... our Liena is so noble!"

Yan rushed to flatter her.

But Hu Liena shot him a murderous glare.

Yan nearly jumped out of his skin.

Zhu Zhuqing had always faced everything alone.

She continued forward.

Her mind grew sluggish, and her vision gradually blurred.

"Pfft..." Blood rose in her throat, and she spat out another mouthful.

Her body grew weaker and weaker.

Still, she pressed on, though she had almost no strength left.

At seventy-five meters, her body slowly tipped sideways and her vision went black.

She had no strength left, but she refused to fall here.

If people looked down on her, they would look down on Fang Fan, too.

She couldn't allow that.

She had to keep going...

Keep going...

"Is she going to be okay? She's about to collapse!"

"She's incredibly determined!"

Many of the onlookers knew they couldn't have made it that far on the Angel Holy Light Bridge at level twenty-six.

Bibi Dong was watching as well.

Zhu Zhuqing's tenacity had surprised her, too.

For this young woman to become the wife of her monstrously gifted disciple, she clearly had strengths of her own.

At level twenty-six, she had made it sixty meters across the Angel Holy Light Bridge.

No, seventy meters now. But she had reached her limit.

She had done better than many level-thirty-six or thirty-seven Soul Elders.

What an impressive young woman.

"She really is full of surprises."

"Your Holiness, it seems we've found a treasure!"

"What do you mean, we? She's Fang Fan's treasure!"

Bibi Dong gave Elder Chrysanthemum a cold glance.

"Yes, yes, Fang Fan's treasure!" Elder Chrysanthemum replied with a strange laugh.

"Why is she so stubborn?"

The teacher was about to rush up and bring Zhu Zhuqing down.

But a faster figure flashed past him, appeared on the Angel Holy Light Bridge, and caught Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.