Secret Meeting in the Dense Forest? Yearning for Freedom, Thus Pursuing Strength

Yang Tian yawned as he listened to the crickets chirping in the forest. "I was just about to sleep when I sensed someone passing by, so I came out to take a look."

Yang Tian's divine soul was immensely powerful. Zhu Zhuqing had merely passed his window and glanced into his room, yet he had already noticed her.

"And you? Why did you suddenly come here? Did you miss me?" Yang Tian leaned against a large tree and stretched lazily.

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have grown accustomed to Yang Tian's frivolity and, rarely, did not blush. "I noticed that my cultivation speed suddenly became much faster, but it only lasted a few hours."

Yang Tian was unsurprised. "That's normal. It should be the residue I left inside your body taking effect."

Zhu Zhuqing spat lightly at his words. "Pervert!"

"Hm?" Yang Tian felt wronged. He really had not meant it that way.

"Then... does it consume a lot of your energy?" Zhu Zhuqing asked again.

"Which one are you asking about? I'm very strong in every regard," Yang Tian answered sincerely.

Zhu Zhuqing could no longer stand Yang Tian's teasing. Her chest rose and fell slightly as she turned to leave.

But Yang Tian flashed forward and appeared not far in front of her. This time, he spoke much more honestly. "Since you came here, that proves you've thought it through. You're willing to accept my help?"

"What do you want? Anything except... except that!" Zhu Zhuqing bit her Red Lips. Dai Mubai's behavior during the day had disappointed her too deeply. On top of that, driven by some inexplicable feeling, she wanted to fight for true freedom.

For once, Yang Tian did not seize the chance to tease Zhu Zhuqing. Instead, he said seriously, "How should I put it? The reason I wanted to help you was indeed partly because I was attracted to your looks. But liking someone is just liking them; love is on another level. I've never denied that I'm a fickle man, but I haven't fallen so low as to be that despicable."

Zhu Zhuqing's expression froze. She wanted to explain herself, afraid that Yang Tian would misunderstand. However, Yang Tian did not give her another chance to speak. "Ten tonight, right here. You still have one day to make your decision."

Watching Yang Tian's departing back, Zhu Zhuqing remained rooted to the spot in a daze. Was he angry? I shouldn't have said that. I didn't mean it that way...

Yang Tian had not misunderstood. The firmer Zhu Zhuqing's bottom line was, the happier he became. Why had he come to Douluo? To right every wrong! To do whatever he wanted! To achieve the beauty in his heart!

Ding! Mission issued: Help Zhu Zhuqing complete her transformation!

Reward: One Epic Grade Theft Ticket.

"Sure enough, the greater the impact on the plot and the higher the difficulty, the more generous the reward!" The system's missions were becoming more and more to Yang Tian's liking.

The next morning, in the cafeteria.

"Fatty, you're not going out tonight, right?" Just as breakfast was ending, Dai Mubai suddenly spoke.

Ma Hongjun nodded and lowered his voice. "Yesterday, I got rid of most of that evil fire. I probably won't be going out for the next couple of days."

Dai Mubai said, "Good. Stay in the dorm tonight. I'm going out to find those Twins from last time."

Fatty's eyes lit up. "Dai Boss, if you're eating meat, do I get any soup?"

Dai Mubai said irritably, "These things are only enjoyable when both sides are willing. A forcibly twisted melon isn't sweet." As he said this, he deliberately glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

However, Zhu Zhuqing acted as though she had heard nothing. She had already made her final decision last night. No matter what Dai Mubai did from now on, it had nothing to do with her.

As for the engagement, just as Yang Tian had said when he treated her to instant noodles yesterday morning, "All rules and laws are made for the weak. The strong only make the rules."

Since she had made her choice, everything about Dai Mubai had nothing to do with her anymore. Why would she pay him any attention?

The bell rang, and everyone gathered on the training ground.

Ning Rongrong glared at Yang Tian through gritted teeth, yet she did not dare go up and provoke him. She looked exactly like a little hen that had lost a fight.

Dean Flender swept his gaze over the group and frowned. "Where's Oscar? Today's class can't proceed without him."

Tang San, who shared a dorm with Oscar, said, "I saw him meditating this morning, so I didn't wake him."

Dean Flender immediately said, "Go get him."

However, before Tang San could move, Oscar hurried over. There was no panic over being late on his face; instead, he was bursting with excitement.

"Oscar, do you want to run laps again?" Dean Flender glared at him.

Oscar hurriedly shook his head. "No, Dean, please listen to my explanation. I broke through. I've reached level thirty."

"What?" Not only Flender, but Dai Mubai and the others all cast astonished looks at Oscar. Naturally, Yang Tian was not among them.

"Hahaha, good! Oscar, you're our academy's... first, second, third, fourth, fifth?" Flender counted them. Dai Mubai, Yang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu made four already.

That was right. Tang San and Xiao Wu had also broken through to level thirty when they enrolled, but they had not yet obtained their spirit rings.

"It's fine, it's fine. Oscar, you're a support-type spirit master. Support-type spirit masters cultivate much more slowly than other spirit masters." Flender continued praising him. In terms of talent, Oscar was definitely above Dai Mubai; their systems were simply different.

Everyone else also offered their congratulations.

"Alright. Today's lesson begins now." Flender's voice pulled everyone back from congratulating Xiao Ao.

"Today's lesson is very simple. Oscar, you're today's main character. Today's lesson is for every one of you, except Oscar, to eat at least one of each of the two kinds of sausages created with Oscar's Soul Power."

"What?" Xiao Wu cried out the moment she heard Flender's words. "Dean, what kind of lesson is that?"

Oscar's sausages...

After Flender gave them a long speech, everyone still could not let go of their reservations.

However, Yang Tian did not care. As a modern person, wasn't it normal to talk about disgusting things at the dinner table?

"Give me two." Yang Tian spoke, and Oscar was stunned. In his eyes, Yang Tian possessed extraordinary talent and should have been the proudest of them all.

Still, he recited his spirit incantation and created two sausages, one large and one small.

Yang Tian did not hesitate. He ate one in each bite. "They taste pretty good." As he spoke, he gestured to Zhu Zhuqing and handed her the remaining sausage in his hand.

Zhu Zhuqing stared at Yang Tian, then swiftly took the sausage and ate it.

Seeing Yang Tian act so decisively, everyone was immediately impressed. Tang San chuckled. "We were being overly sensitive. Oscar, I apologize for what I did earlier."

As he spoke, he ate two sausages in succession, then nodded heavily. "They really do taste good. More importantly, the effects are powerful!"

Everyone else began trying them one after another. Once there was a first time, there would be a second. Oscar's sausages were finally accepted by everyone, which greatly relieved Flender.

Oscar looked gratefully at Yang Tian. He knew that without Yang Tian taking the lead, today's task might have failed. "Yang Tian, no wonder your talent is so good!"

"Mm, I really do deserve it!" Yang Tian nodded solemnly, making everyone laugh. Only Ning Rongrong snorted twice to express her displeasure.

With the task complete, Flender spoke again. "That concludes today's lesson. We'll depart for the Star Dou Great Forest early tomorrow morning to obtain spirit rings for you."

The group dispersed in a rush. Yang Tian thought for a moment, then moved his lips and transmitted his voice directly into Zhu Zhuqing's ear. "Move the time up by two hours."

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly turned to look at Yang Tian, then nodded lightly.