Valley of Life, the Golden Tortoise About to Become a Puppy, and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, girls' dormitory building.

Ning Tian stood before a full-length mirror, combing her waterfall-like white-gold long hair. Her cherry lips parted slightly as she asked, seemingly casually, "Xiao Feng, don't you seem to have been rather busy these past two months?"

"H-Have I?"

Wu Feng instantly broke out in a cold sweat, her hands unconsciously twisting together.

"Though you spend most of your time napping and smithing, you used to go to Mingde Hall with me every day. Now you've cut it down to twice a week."

A serious look settled between Ning Tian's brows as she slowly said, "Do you have a little secret?"

"Ah, I..."

Ever since childhood, Wu Feng had only ever thrown her weight around with Ling Bai. She had always told Ning Tian everything, but now that Ning Tian asked, she was completely stumped. Her brain's CPU spun at top speed. Barely managing to hide her panic, she sighed and said, "Mingde Hall is just too boring. I can't understand the Soul Tool blueprints you draw, either, so I went to find that bastard.

He fights the Soul Emperors and Soul Sages of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy every day, and it made my hands itch just watching. So I joined in."

Wu Feng's explanation was fairly reasonable. As a fire-attributed Soul Master, she had an impatient temperament. Being cooped up in Mingde Hall day after day, hammering metal, was unbearably stifling. The Soul Arena was where a top-tier martial soul could truly shine.

Ning Tian did not doubt her further. Instead, she earnestly encouraged her, "Then from now on, only come to Mingde Hall once a week to help me refine some rare metals. Spend the rest of your time honing your combat skills with Bai Ge,