Mother Jiang was rescued

"Huff..."

Lu Cheng exhaled a cloud of white mist.

His eyes slowly opened. Absorbing the Soul Bone not only increased his Soul Power, but also enhanced his physical strength. At the same time, it also granted him two Soul Bone Skill.

The Golden Earth Dragon King granted him Soul Bone Skill: it is imbued with the attribute of Light Fire, and its power is increased by 40%, while also inflicting a continuous burning effect. The other Soul Bone is purely for increasing the speed and range of his arrows, from the original 1,000 meters to about 1,500 meters, while also increasing his own movement speed.

The former's Light Fire is the nemesis of Evil Soul Master, comparable to Ye Guyi's Holy Angel. He remembered Wang Dong'er's Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul in the original work, which also absorbed a Golden Earth Dragon King in the early stages. Later, relying on the characteristics of the Martial Soul, it was able to overpower the Holy Spirit Cult team in the competition.

Although the latter is Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, its fire attribute ability has been completely devoured by the Golden Crow Fire, making it more of a passive amplification skill. It is like adding icing on the cake, purely increasing combat power, adding points in terms of stats.

The moment Lu Cheng opened his eyes, the Crimson Fire Bow materialized in his left hand, and with his right hand, a crimson arrow materialized between his fingers.

He narrowed his eyes, aiming at the courtyard and then at a large tree outside the gate.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the tree snapped in half, sending wood chips flying and dust billowing everywhere.

The arrow, once released, carried the power of light and holiness, like an angel's arrow, bearing pure white flames that devoured all darkness.

Lu Cheng nodded slightly, a hint of joy in his eyes. After absorbing the Soul Bone, his waist and arm strength had been significantly increased.

The Martial Soul of arrows as a weapon spirit lies in their long range, killing silently. By the time the enemy reacts, the arrow has already pierced their throat. Therefore, the rate of fire is also a very important factor.

The Sun-Shooting Bow slowly dissipated. Lu Cheng moved his shoulders, and residual heat emanated from the spot where his Soul Bone was located, a sign that he had activated his Soul Bone.

"Not bad. In a couple of days, I'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest with my sister to get your third Soul Ring," Ma Xiaotao said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

Three days later.

"Mom?"

Shrek City.

Inside a quaint, old-fashioned courtyard.

Lu Cheng spoke softly. A middle-aged woman who had been fidgeting saw Lu Cheng, and her pink eyes relaxed slightly. She took a few steps forward, looked Lu Cheng over, and gently cupped his face, asking softly, "Xiao Cheng, are you alright?"

"It's alright... How are you feeling?" Lu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with concern.

"I'm much better now. This gentleman specially invited a doctor to massage my meridians and cure my illness. I'm much better now," Mother Jiang said with a gentle smile.

"This must be my young friend Lu Cheng. I've heard so much about you."

An elderly man with gray hair walked out from the backyard and spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for your Soul Bone, and... for saving my life. I Lu Cheng, will never forget it." Lu Cheng said solemnly, bowing slightly.

Mother Jiang was also his weakness, a family member to him.

He will surely repay the kindness shown to him by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Let's not talk about these things, let's not talk about these things..." The white-haired old man had a kind and amiable appearance.

"Your mother's illness isn't actually that serious, but there's too much mixed medicinal effect accumulated in her body, so she needs some time to rest. If you're comfortable with this, you can continue to stay here. This is land belonging to my Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; no one will cause trouble."

"Then I'll trouble you." Lu Cheng nodded.

As the many disciples of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect departed...

Mother Jiang's eyes softened. "Before I left, those guys blocked my way. I owe you a lot for this, otherwise Nannan and I would have been taken advantage of by them."

Jiang Nannan received the message and rushed over quickly.

The moment the door opened, her big, pink, watery eyes couldn't hold back any longer, and she rushed into her Mother Jiang's arms, her eyes blurry with tears.

Lu Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with warmth.

With his worries resolved, he began to diligently cultivate.

"Damn it! Damn beast!"

"They can't even handle these small matters properly, and it's even reached the ears of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."

Black Tortoise City.

In the heart of the area, inside a small courtyard.

Xu Jiangliu flew into a rage and smashed the jade bead in his hand to the ground, shattering it into pieces, but his anger remained uncontrollable.

She was practically the chosen one of the Xu Clan, destined to awaken her Martial Soul. After years of planning, with his son on the verge of awakening, he'd even been summoned back from the Shrek Academy before the school holidays. But everything was ready—the awakener was gone?!

Jiang Nannan was a prodigy at the Shrek Academy, possessing exceptional talent, and marrying into the Xu Clan would be a perfect match.

What about now?

Should we just find some random, ugly person and let our son awaken his Martial Soul?

"Master, please calm down..." Butler Chen lay on the ground, trembling all over.

He had been keeping a close watch on them almost the entire time, and the moment he encountered that group, he immediately mobilized his troops to stop them.

But who would have thought that the group had pulled a fast one, switching the person out of Black Tortoise City at some point, and the carriage they intercepted was now carrying another village woman.

Not to mention that those guys were from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and everyone knows that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect School is incredibly wealthy and extremely difficult to deal with.

It's only here in Black Tortoise City that they can act arrogantly because they have the advantage of being local bullies. But if they leave Black Tortoise City...

"Who exactly asked the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect School to take action? It couldn't possibly be Jiang Nannan. I've already investigated, and her only connection is the impoverished Tang Ya. Could it be..." Xu Jiangliu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Another possibility came to mind.

"Could it be Lu Cheng?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Chen Nian's face darkened, and he shouted loudly.

"Shut up! You useless piece of trash."

Xu Jiangliu gave Chen Nian a cold glance.

The latter continued to retract its head like a quail.

"Check it for me..."

Xu Jiangliu said with icy eyes, "I want to know what Lu Cheng did after he went to the Shrek Academy."

"Dare to snatch people from my Black Tortoise Sect's territory? Even if you're from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, you won't get away with this! Do you really think I'm a coward who can be trampled on by anyone?"

"Then... the Second Young Master's awakening ceremony?" Chen Nian asked hesitantly.

"No rush, let's wait a bit longer." Xu Jiangliu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect... Hmph."