Xiao Wu acknowledged her master

Xiao Wu stood among the crowd, gazing at Chen Ci in a daze.

As the boss of Dorm Seven, Xiao Wu had been watching Tang San and Chen Ci fight.

But since both of them belonged to Dorm Seven, she actually did not want them to fight to the bitter end.

If things went too far, she would rush forward and pull them apart.

What Xiao Wu had not expected, however, was that even the shock waves of their battle were far beyond anything she, their boss, could handle.

When the two had competed for leadership of Dorm Seven before, both had gone easy on her.

Then the intensity of their battle kept climbing, leaving Xiao Wu trembling with fear as she watched.

Next, Chen Ci revealed the bloodlines of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. As a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, Xiao Wu instantly recognized that aura, etched into her very bones: the aura of the Lord of Soul Beasts.

But he was clearly human.

Confusion filled Xiao Wu's eyes. She wanted to ask Chen Ci and get to the bottom of it.

But Bibi Dong, a Titled Douluo, was there, and she could tell that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast who had taken human form to cultivate anew.

So she could only ask Wang Sheng to tell Chen Ci to come find her in Dorm Seven.

Afterward, Xiao Wu returned to Dorm Seven ahead of everyone else, afraid Bibi Dong would discover her.

Little did she know that, so long as Bibi Dong's attention was not entirely focused on Tang Hao, she could discover a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form like Xiao Wu right under her nose.

Had Gu Yuena not secretly intervened to conceal her soul beast aura,

Bibi Dong would already have discovered her once her attention shifted away from Tang Hao.

As Tang Hao and Tang San disappeared beyond the horizon, Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze.

She descended beside Chen Ci, Hu Liena, and Gu Yuena, her eyes filled only with the boy flanked by the two girls, and asked with concern:

"Chen Ci, are you all right?

"Tang Hao didn't hurt you, did he?"

Chen Ci looked at Bibi Dong and shook his head.

"Teacher, I'm fine.

"The moment he appeared, I told him you were my teacher. Naturally, he wouldn't dare lay a hand on me."

Bibi Dong frowned and warned him:

"That still wasn't wise.

"If the villain had been a bloodthirsty killer, he would have killed you first, then fled.

"Even if I eventually caught him and avenged you, it would do no good."

Bibi Dong's words were not without reason.

But Chen Ci knew that, after years of hiding and fleeing, Tang Hao had long since begun seeing enemy soldiers in every bush and tree. Even hearing the name of the Spirit Hall would send him into hiding.

How much more so when Chen Ci had declared himself a student of Bibi Dong, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall?

Seeing that Chen Ci seemed to have truly taken her words to heart, Bibi Dong said no more on the matter.

Instead, she continued with her instructions:

"There is still some official business left unfinished at the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City. I need to go back and deal with it.

"Unless something unexpected happens, we should return to Spirit City tomorrow.

"You're free to do as you please until then."

With that, Bibi Dong strode away through the air, departing as swiftly as she had arrived.

Spurred on by Chen Ci's strength, Hu Liena felt that even as a rank-twenty-one Soul Grandmaster, she could not match his combat prowess, so she wanted to return and cultivate diligently.

Only then would she have a chance to remain by Chen Ci's side in the future.

Hu Liena knew full well that, with such formidable potential, Chen Ci was destined to have more than one woman in the future.

She was destined never to have Chen Ci all to herself. As long as she could stay by his side, she would be content.

Gu Yuena had no such worries, because from the day she came into this world, her starting point had been a finish line countless living beings could never reach.

Hu Liena soon left for the Spirit Hall's branch in Nuoding City.

Only Chen Ci and Gu Yuena remained.

Tang San had been taken away by Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang had fled in panic. Chen Ci alone remained as the focus of this duel.

Yet to the spectators, the duel between Tang San and Chen Ci no longer mattered much.

What concerned them far more was that Chen Ci was actually a student of the current Pope, Bibi Dong.

The dean of Nod Academy had already sprung into action. He had contacted a newspaper to print an issue about Chen Ci, Nod Academy's star student, being accepted as a disciple by the Pope of the Spirit Hall.

It would then be distributed to the surrounding cities and villages.

That way, Nod Academy would surely rake in a crop of promising students next year.

With his status as the Pope's disciple, coupled with his usual aloofness at Nod Academy because he had no desire to deal with these little brats,

no one dared approach Chen Ci to strike up a conversation.

Chen Ci stood where he was, considering whether to take Xiao Wu with him before leaving Nuoding City for Spirit City.

Just then, Wang Sheng from Dorm Seven seized his chance and jogged over to Chen Ci.

But his eyes went to Gu Yuena first, and he could not bear to look away.

He had truly never seen such a beautiful girl. Their boss, Xiao Wu, had been the prettiest girl he had ever seen, but compared with the girl beside Chen Ci, she still fell far short.

Seeing Wang Sheng's expression, Gu Yuena frowned, reached out, and tugged at Chen Ci's sleeve.

Chen Ci came back to his senses and noticed Wang Sheng staring at Gu Yuena, so he moved to stand in front of her.

"Wang Sheng, what are you looking at?

"She's mine!"

At those words, a flicker of secret delight flashed through Gu Yuena's eyes.

Seeing Chen Ci appear in front of him, Wang Sheng reluctantly shifted his gaze and asked without thinking:

"Your what?"

Hearing this, Gu Yuena unconsciously tightened her grip on the hem of Chen Ci's clothes.

Sensing how much Gu Yuena cared about his answer, Chen Ci feared that the more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he changed the subject:

"Uh...

"Uh...

"Wang Sheng, you came to see me, right?

"What did you need?"

Only then did Wang Sheng remember the task their boss had given him:

"Sister Xiao Wu said she needs to talk to you and hopes you'll come to Dorm Seven."

Hiss...

Chen Ci had just been worrying about how to take Xiao Wu away with him without making it seem unreasonable, yet now she had delivered herself right to his door.

Chen Ci nodded.

"Let's go."

And so Chen Ci, Gu Yuena, and Wang Sheng headed to Dorm Seven, where Chen Ci found Xiao Wu, who had been waiting inside for quite some time.

Upon seeing Chen Ci, Xiao Wu said:

"Wang Sheng, go outside first. I need to talk to Chen Ci.

"No eavesdropping. If I catch you, I'll beat you to death."

Wang Sheng was scared out of his wits and ran far away.

Then Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yuena, wanting her to leave as well, because this concerned her being a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and could not be exposed.

But the moment that thought arose, Gu Yuena saw right through it.

In an instant, Xiao Wu saw a majestic silver dragon behind Gu Yuena.

Seeing that silver dragon, and considering that Gu Yuena was accompanying Chen Ci, Xiao Wu no longer had any doubts about his identity.

She said to Chen Ci:

"Great Lord of Soul Beasts, I am Xiao Wu, a hundred-thousand-year Softbone Enchanting Rabbit. Please allow me to follow by your side."

Chen Ci froze at her words, somewhat astonished.

Xiao Wu had acknowledged him as her master, just like that?