Tang Yuehua's ageless beauty was only skin-deep, sustained by her Noble Ring domain and the support of external power.
In truth, her body had long since begun to deteriorate from within.
This was also the source of the pain she endured every day.
The warm current Zhao Su sent into her body was precisely the Nine Serenities Underworld Art, part of the Dual Cultivation Art: Primordial Unrestrained Art.
The underworld also represented yin, which aligned perfectly with the yin nature of women. Harmonizing the two could greatly improve even an ordinary person's physical condition.
Only after nearly five minutes did Tang Yuehua come back to herself from the comfort that warm current brought her.
She could feel a slight loosening in her ninth-level soul power, which had been forever barred from advancing by the flaw in her martial soul.
At the same time, she could sense her body growing younger.
Her skin became increasingly smooth and delicate, as though she had been born anew.
"You truly are a master, sir. So easily, you changed the stubborn affliction I spent years trying every possible means to cure!"
Tang Yuehua looked at Zhao Su, who was once again sitting back against the sofa.
Even her tone had begun to change, and she had gone so far as to refer to herself as Yuehua.
"You flatter me, Mistress of the Moonlight Pavilion. It was a very simple matter, hardly worth mentioning."
"You are far too modest, sir."
Tang Yuehua stepped forward and personally bent down to pour Zhao Su some tea. With hesitation in her eyes, she said, "Might you tell me the method you just used to improve my constitution? I would gladly offer you a million gold soul coins in payment!"
At those words, Zhao Su's smile grew even brighter.
Sure enough, all women, whether ordinary people or women with special abilities, cared deeply about their appearance.
"There's no need for payment."
As Zhao Su spoke, he took an ancient-looking book from the Storage Jade Pendant at his waist.
Its cover was made from the hide of some unknown beast, with four ancient characters inscribed upon it: Nine Serenities Underworld Art.
"It will be enough if you remember me, Mistress of the Moonlight Pavilion."
Zhao Su placed the ancient book on the table before him, then rose and left without another word.
Tang Yuehua stood there, glancing at the ancient book on the table before looking at Zhao Su's departing back, the emotions in her heart growing ever stronger.
Tang Yuehua had been born into the Clear Sky Sect. Although her Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul had mutated into the Ruyi Ring, leaving her soul power unable to surpass the ninth level for her entire life,
it had also come with an innate Noble Domain.
She could still be considered a favored daughter of heaven.
Most importantly, her two older brothers, particularly Tang Hao, were simply too outstanding.
As a result, she believed that no one could surpass her brothers, and that no man was worthy of her.
Yet after meeting Zhao Su today, that belief had begun to change.
Standing over 1.8 meters tall, Zhao Su was not particularly imposing, but he carried himself with an upright bearing.
He was not exceptionally handsome, yet the smile that never left his face made everything seem just right, utterly captivating.
Of course, the feelings that arose in Tang Yuehua's heart were not solely due to Zhao Su's undeniable excellence.
They were also thanks to the influence his powerful spiritual strength exerted upon her.
Regardless, Zhao Su's figure had become impossible to erase from Tang Yuehua's heart.
"I hope we can meet again!"
Tang Yuehua sat down and reached for the Nine Serenities Underworld Art Zhao Su had left on the table, murmuring softly as she pictured his face.
Half a year soon passed, and the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.
Grandmaster and the other two had returned not long ago. Just as Zhao Su had expected, they had not only found a suitable soul ring for Grandmaster,
but Liu Erlong and Flender had also broken through level eighty, reaching the realm of level-eighty-one Soul Douluos.
Of the three, Liu Erlong had changed the most. Her figure had become even more voluptuous, and her skin was as fair and tender as a young girl's.
Even Zhao Su's heart stirred at the sight of her.
Still, Zhao Su had no intention of getting involved with Liu Erlong.
"The qualifying rounds for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament begin in three days. I hope you can give it everything you have and fight your way into the finals!"
Inside Shrek Academy's training room, Flender, Liu Erlong, and several other teachers were giving a prebattle pep talk.
Besides the Shrek Seven Devils, there were three other teams present.
They would also represent Shrek Academy in the preliminary rounds.
How far they could go would depend on their own abilities.
After the pep talk ended and the other three teams left, Grandmaster told the Shrek Seven Devils, "The strongest members of the other academy teams are only level forty-eight, while all of you are now above level fifty. I don't think reaching the finals will be a problem."
"Don't worry, Grandmaster. With Boss Zhao leading us, wouldn't even winning the championship be a piece of cake?"
Ma Hongjun immediately spoke up after hearing Grandmaster's words.
In Ma Hongjun's mind, his team had long since become the champion of the Elite Soul Master Tournament.
"Only the seven of you will be fighting this time. Teacher Zhao will not participate!"
"Why?"
"This is a test for you. If Teacher Zhao takes the field, it will defeat the purpose of that test, so he will not be participating."
Grandmaster's attitude was firm, but he still turned to Zhao Su and asked, "What do you think, Teacher Zhao?"
"Grandmaster has a point. You're all Soul Kings above level fifty. If you can't even beat some Soul Ancestors in their forties, there's no point in entering this tournament."
As it happened, Zhao Su had no intention of participating either. He had other things to do when the time came, so Grandmaster had neatly solved his dilemma.
With that settled, they said no more and prepared to attend the preliminary qualifying tournament three days later.
During the qualifying tournament, Shrek Academy's other three teams were quickly eliminated, but the Shrek Seven Devils' team marched triumphantly onward.
In every match, the moment they revealed their five dazzling soul rings,
the opposing team lost all confidence in putting up a fight.
According to Grandmaster's assessment, perhaps only Spirit Hall's Golden Generation could give the Shrek Team a real battle.
However, according to the available information, the highest-level member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation was only level forty-eight. There was still a gap between them and the Shrek Seven Devils, who were all above level fifty.
Still, they could not rule out the possibility that Spirit Hall's Golden Generation was concealing its true strength.
This time, the Shrek Seven Devils' team once again faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Imperial Fighting Team.
The showdown between the two teams was also the final match that would determine whether they could travel to Spirit City for the finals.
When Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team appeared, Emperor Xue Ye, who also served as the academy's dean, arrived alongside its three education commissioners.
Beside Emperor Xue Ye stood Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Zhao Su knew that the Xue Qinghe before him was not the real Xue Qinghe, but Qian Renxue.
Xue Qinghe looked toward Shrek Academy's side. When her gaze fell upon Zhao Su, her brows unconsciously furrowed.
As one of the witnesses to Zhao Su's awakening of the Twelve-Winged Holy Angel martial soul all those years ago, she naturally knew how powerful he was. She also understood that if he took the field, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Imperial Fighting Team would have no chance whatsoever.
Apart from its captain, Yu Tianheng, and vice-captain, Dugu Yan, the Imperial Fighting Team consisted entirely of her trusted followers, whom she had secretly supported and nurtured.
Beyond bringing Heaven Dou Royal Academy under her control,
she also wanted the Imperial Fighting Team to face the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, using that battle to show Bibi Dong that she was no useless fool.
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