The Sun Moon Imperial Academy.
Xu Cheng walked out of Mingde Hall.
He glanced up at the sunlight. It was still dazzlingly bright.
Over the past few days, he and Elder Cheng had been run off their feet optimizing the Mecha, which they had named the Vulture.
After these rounds of improvements, the Mecha would probably be ready for use in about three months.
It would also come in handy at the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament six months from now.
"Huh? Ju Zi?"
Xu Cheng turned to find a beautiful young woman standing prettily behind him, silently watching him with a playful look.
"You gave me a fright."
Xu Cheng chuckled.
He also took a moment to look her over.
The original novel's description of her fair skin being so tender you could squeeze water from it was no exaggeration. Though her looks fell a little short of Jiang Nannan's and Tang Ya's, her skin was beyond reproach, truly peerless.
She wore a pure white dress, and as a cool breeze passed, it revealed her smooth, slender legs.
Together with her porcelain-white, jade-like skin, she was a feast for the eyes.
"..."
Xu Cheng swallowed.
Whew...
"Need something?"
"Can't I come see you without needing something?"
Ju Zi stepped forward, leaning closer to Xu Cheng with a smile all over her lovely face.
"That's not..."
Before Xu Cheng could finish, she gently smoothed her dark hair and continued, "I've joined a mentor's laboratory, so I came to report to you, Lord Holy Son."
"That's all?" Xu Cheng gave Ju Zi a suspicious glance.
"All right, I know... Wait, which mentor?" Something suddenly occurred to Xu Cheng, and he stared straight at Ju Zi.
"Hmm... His name is Xuan Ziwen, a Level 8 Soul Engineer. But as an imperial prince, you