With the matter settled, Du Busi happily turned around and brought out his disciple, Long Aotian.
He was a sturdily built young man, though not a burly brute. On the contrary, his skin was exceptionally fair and clear as jade, with a faint radiance flowing beneath it.
Beneath his long, reddish-brown hair was a pair of cold, narrow eyes. As soon as he arrived, he fixed Chu Qing with a proud gaze.
A look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes as he introduced himself.
"I'm Long Aotian, young sect master of the Body Sect."
Despite the many experts present, including two Limit Douluo, battle intent gradually rose from him.
"To date, you're the strongest person of my generation I've ever seen. I'm glad to be your opponent."
Chu Qing saluted him.
"Thank you for the compliment. I can also tell that you're extraordinary."
"As a sign of my respect for you, I'll give it my all and make sure you enjoy the fight."
He smiled, all the while wondering how he could give it his all and lose the match.
"Good."
A note of excitement entered Long Aotian's voice.
Long Xiaoyao also seemed somewhat pleased with Long Aotian. He said:
"One month from now, we'll meet in Lingdou City."
With that, Long Xiaoyao left with Du Busi and the others.
Niu Tian and Tang Wutong also came over.
Chu Qing looked at Tang Wutong, feeling a little puzzled.
Tang Wutong spoke with a mischievous air.
"Why do you keep staring at me?"
"Hehe, wouldn't you like to have a pretty senior sister like me?"
"Come back to the Clear Sky Sect with us. We won't have that match."
Chu Qing looked horrified, and he wasn't pretending.
"We've already made an agreement. It wouldn't be right to do that."
He was utterly unwilling to go.
Niu Tian laughed heartily.
"Her name is Tang Wutong. She's usually rather mischievous."
Chu Qing's heart jolted, but he quickly composed himself.
"Greetings, senior."
The will of the plane had said that it had removed the divine consciousness from the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. In that case, this little princess of the Divine Realm should be the complete version.
He saluted again along with Heavenly Sun Douluo and the others.
Naturally, it wasn't his place to speak on such an occasion. Heavenly Sun Douluo stepped forward and said:
"Senior, thank you for the great regard you've shown Chu Qing."
"But I'm sorry. Chu Qing can't return to the Clear Sky Sect with you this month. Any place you like within the Dou Ling Empire will do."
Niu Tian agreed.
"Don't worry, that's no problem. I know Chu Qing is important to you."
"Wherever Chu Qing wants to go, I can simply follow him and teach him there."
He was very pleased with Chu Qing's Martial Soul. Ten thousand years ago, when he was still a Soul Beast, he had never had a single member of his own kind. There had only been the Titan Giant Ape and Xiao Wu, the three of them depending on one another.
Now that he had become a divine official, he had suddenly discovered a human whose Martial Soul had mutated into a Sky Azure Bull Emperor Python. It stirred powerful feelings in him, as though he had met one of his own kind.
Even if Chu Qing were nothing but trash, that Martial Soul alone would have been enough for him to take Chu Qing as his personal disciple without a moment's hesitation.
"Thank you for your understanding, senior."
As Heavenly Sun Douluo spoke, Chu Qing also saluted again and gave his thanks.
Thus, Niu Tian and Tang Wutong joined Chu Qing's group on their return to Lingdou City.
This was Chu Qing's idea. The journey from here was a little longer, and he hoped to use up more time.
Niu Tian was in no hurry either. With little experience, he took the opportunity to consider what he should teach Chu Qing.
Chu Qing sat in the carriage, meditating and cultivating. He seemed to be cultivating diligently, but in truth, he was at a loss because he couldn't think of a solution for the time being. On top of that, Tang Wutong was very annoying, and he couldn't say so outright, so he could only use cultivation as an excuse.
Tang Wutong sensed his coldness. Having pressed her warm face against a cold backside, she too began to compete with him in her heart. As if I wanted to bother with you!
In fairness, the greatest opportunity on the Douluo Continent wasn't the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Electrolux, or even the Soul Rings and Soul Bones of Ferocious Beasts.
That greatest opportunity was in fact none other than Tang Wutong, right before his eyes.
As long as he licked her boots well enough, Tang Buddha might show great mercy and reward him with the position of a Third-Level God.
But that path was too humiliating, and he didn't want to take it.
For that very reason, although he bore no grudge against Tang San, conflict was inevitable as long as he had ambition.
His thoughts were in turmoil all the way back to the Soul Fighting Society in Lingdou City.
Tang Wutong took a liking to the Battle of the Two Gods cards. She pursed her lips and said:
"They're made fairly well, I suppose."
Chu Qing merely nodded, then said to Princess Xue Li:
"Xue Li, sorry to trouble you, but could you show Tang Wutong, the young sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, around?"
He didn't want to spend any more time with Tang Wutong, so he quickly passed her off.
"All right."
Looking at the stunningly beautiful Tang Wutong, Princess Xue Li enthusiastically began showing her around. She also glanced back suspiciously at Chu Qing's retreating figure.
Chu Qing went to the courtyard behind the building, where Niu Tian was already standing. Niu Tian said:
"Chu Qing, our time is limited. Let's begin now."
"The combat technique I'm going to teach you is called Radiance of the Azure Eyes."
"With your Martial Soul, you should be able to grasp the basics in the time we have left."
"I'll demonstrate it for you first. You must fuse your Soul Power and spiritual power into one."
As he spoke, a dazzling, captivating azure light burst from his eyes. A terrifying presence spread from him, bearing down on everyone present.
Chu Qing instantly found himself unable to move. His entire body went rigid, as though even his blood was about to congeal, and the circulation of his Soul Power came to a halt.
As the light in Niu Tian's eyes faded, Chu Qing returned to normal. He exclaimed:
"What a powerful combat technique."
Niu Tian said:
"Of course. Do you think I'd teach you an inferior one?"
"This combat technique is very well suited to our Martial Souls. It gradually developed from the slowing attribute, combined with the pressure of a Martial Soul. Now, with the freezing effect of the ice attribute added, it's come closer and closer to perfection."
Chu Qing nodded, understanding that it was something good. He wondered whether it could improve his Slow Domain.
As he listened to Niu Tian's explanation, he thought it a pity that Niu Tian was one of Tang San's people. Otherwise, a rank 99 Limit Douluo with an Azure Divine Dragon Martial Soul really was the teacher best suited to him.
He practiced under Niu Tian's guidance, but made little progress throughout the entire day.
It wasn't that he was doing it on purpose. He simply couldn't learn it no matter how he followed Niu Tian's instructions. He even began to wonder whether his talent was somewhat lacking.
Niu Tian was at his wits' end as well. That night, he wrote down the combat technique Radiance of the Azure Eyes for the first time. He racked his brains and revised it again and again, working out how to cultivate it from the beginning. Not until noon the next day did he rise from his desk, satisfied, and hurry to the courtyard behind the building.
"First, use lightning to paralyze your opponent, then use the pressure of your Martial Soul to intimidate them."
Starting everything over from the beginning, Niu Tian taught him step by step.
Chu Qing finally began to make progress.
As they continued cultivating, Niu Tian grew somewhat worried about the deadline. He went straight back to the Clear Sky Sect and brought back an ice jade marrow bed for Chu Qing to sit on while cultivating.
"This time, there should just barely be enough time," Niu Tian said happily.
Chu Qing also put on a diligent, hardworking appearance.
"Thank you, senior. I'll do my best."
Niu Tian went out, satisfied. Sitting on the ice jade marrow bed, Chu Qing let his thoughts race. If his Slow Domain were combined with the freezing effect of Ultimate Ice, it should be able to evolve. And if he added time stop, wouldn't he be invincible?