Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 804 Ling Luochen's Persistence
Zhang Lexuan had already thought about the issue of Jiang Ming's spirit falling into a deep sleep when Jiang Ming returned.

Furthermore, since the evolution of the elves previously required energy of the corresponding attribute, Zhang Lexuan naturally thought that reviving these sleeping elves might also require the corresponding energy.

Then, she instructed the relevant personnel from the academy, various chambers of commerce, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School to collect rare and precious materials containing life energy to help Jiang Ming heal his injuries, while also asking them to pay attention to rare and precious materials with other attributes related to Jiang Ming's nine spirits.

Zhang Lexuan is a perfect example of someone with a sharp mind.

After following Zhang Lexuan to the academy's treasure vault, Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the mountain of rare and precious materials piled up.

"so much?"

The rare and precious materials that can work on the current elves are not ordinary ones; they must at least be effective against titled Douluo.

Even so, quite a lot has already piled up here.

Zhang Lexuan smiled and said, "These were collected over the past six months, and some more are on their way. They should all arrive within a month."

While rare and precious materials are indeed valuable, obtaining them is not difficult for a company that has established merchant guilds throughout the entire continent, and has the support of two major powers, Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, as well as the various collaborations of the three great empires.

Moreover, all of this was paid for, and right now, the last thing Zhang Lexuan lacks is money!
Jiang Ming nodded slightly, and then immediately released the Book of Spirits from the treasure vault.

The ancient and weighty Book of Elves turned its pages, and one after another, the figures of the nine great elves—light, darkness, ice, life, fire, wind, earth, space, and time—flew out from it.

Only the Life Spirit, Little Spirit, was awake; the other spirits had their eyes closed, emanating a faint aura of their attributes, and were in a deep slumber.

Xiao Ling looked to the left, then to the right, her emerald eyes showing a hint of sadness.

Then, she saw the rare and precious materials in the treasure vault, and her eyes lit up immediately!
"Master, are these for us?"

Last time, she passively absorbed the energy of the Life Gold in the Sea of ​​Spirit, almost delaying her master's healing. Now that she sees these rare and precious materials, she has to ask about them.

Jiang Ming nodded and said softly, "Yes, these are for you guys. Xiao Ling, help them absorb these rare and precious materials."

As a life spirit, Xiao Ling was previously able to fuse the soul rings of other spirits, and now she should be able to help other spirits absorb these rare and precious materials more quickly.

"Mmmmmmm!"

With Jiang Ming's permission, Xiao Ling immediately waved her hand and brought over the rare and precious materials from the treasure vault. The various rare and precious materials were gathered into nine portions and placed in front of the nine elves.

Xiao Ling used her own life force as a catalyst to draw out all the attribute energies from these rare and precious materials.

Rays of light of different colors flew out from the rare and precious materials and entered the bodies of the various spirits.

Among them, there are more natural treasures with attributes such as light, ice, fire, earth, and wind, while there are fewer natural treasures with attributes such as darkness, life, space, and time.

Soon, the elemental energy within these rare and precious materials had been absorbed.

Unfortunately, the elves did not awaken; their auras simply intensified.

Jiang Ming was not disappointed. Although these rare and precious materials were valuable, they were not enough to awaken the elves just like that.

Once the necessary rare and precious materials and various forms of energy are prepared, the elves will awaken very soon.

A day passed quickly, and after the elves had absorbed all the elemental energy from the rare and precious materials, it was already dark.

Inside the lakeside cabin, a dim, warm light flickered, its glow spreading through the windows and projecting square window outlines. Insects chirped and birds sang beside Poseidon Lake, and a few fireflies could be faintly seen flitting about, their weak yet tenacious light spilling onto the grass.

In the living room on the second floor, Jiang Ming, Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Liya, and Wang Qiu'er sat on the sofa.

Jiang Ming sat on a single sofa, while Zhang Lexuan and the other women sat on a large sofa.

"Don't come to my room today. I'm taking a few days off, it's their turn to come over."

Zhang Lexuan sat upright and spoke softly.

Jiang Ming has already established relationships with the girls around him, and it's not a good idea to keep dragging it out like this.

Zhang Lexuan turned her gaze away from Jiang Ming, then looked at the girls beside her and continued, "Yesterday I suppressed his most impatience. After all, it was your first time, and being too rough wouldn't be good; it would affect your experience."

As she spoke these words that made the women a little shy, her gaze swept over them.

"Who's coming today?"

Jiang Ming blinked as he listened to Zhang Lexuan's words.

Is he now in a passive position?

To be honest, he wanted to take the initiative in this kind of situation.

However, he also understood what Zhang Lexuan meant.

In this family, Zhang Lexuan's position is unquestionable, but the other girls are not really convinced of her status, especially Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen. Their relationship has improved somewhat, but they are still rivals.

If he were to say which one to choose, it would easily stir up emotions among the women.

However, if they were allowed to decide for themselves, this problem would not exist.

"I!"

Ma Xiaotao has always had a fiery and straightforward personality. Even when faced with a rather shy topic, she raised her hand very frankly.

Ling Luochen glanced at her and said in a cold voice, "And me too."

Liya glanced at Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, blinked her sea-blue eyes, and did not raise her hand.

For her, since she was going to consummate the marriage with her husband anyway, a few days earlier or later made no difference.

Wang Qiu'er, who was standing next to her, also did not raise her hand.

It's not that she doesn't want to compete, it's just that she's not ready yet.

She had just broken through the kissing stage a few days ago, and now she was about to 'mating'. She wasn't mentally prepared, so she planned to be last.

Let's see how the previous few react first, and prepare ourselves mentally before we speak.

Zhang Lexuan could roughly guess what the four women were thinking.

Liya is a soul beast, and her concept of time is not as strong as that of humans. She doesn't really care about a day or two. As for Qiu'er, she just won the promotion match, and it's a bit rushed for her to go straight to the next level. It's indeed not very suitable.

Therefore, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen are the most suitable.

"Ah."

Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly and said, "Then the two of you can come. But only one can come at a time."

As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan turned her head and glanced at Jiang Ming.

She was well aware of Jiang Ming's ulterior motive—his desire for a contrasting experience of extremes.

But this was, after all, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen's first time. A girl's first time is a very precious memory, and any girl would definitely hope that her first time would blossom in a world of just the two of them with her lover.

The idea of ​​experiencing both extremes of joy and sorrow might be possible later, but it's definitely not feasible now. Even though they would all be living with Jiang Ming in the future, she hoped that everyone could create beautiful memories worth cherishing during this important moment.

After being glanced at by Zhang Lexuan, Jiang Ming coughed lightly and put away his wicked idea of ​​experiencing both ice and fire.

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen locked eyes, their fiery red and icy blue gazes meeting, as if lightning flashed between their beautiful eyes.

"I come!"

Ma Xiaotao puffed out her proud chest, exuding a rather domineering aura.

Ling Luochen was not to be outdone; her skin, as smooth as ice and jade, shimmered with a luminous glow under the warm light, making her appear to be radiant.

Clearly, neither of them wanted to back down.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan's eyes narrowed slightly. After thinking for a few seconds, she said softly, "Xiao Tao, Luo Chen, which of you knew Jiang Ming first?"

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen both won their qualifying matches at the same time with her help, so they were evenly matched in terms of when they officially became a couple.

But it's possible to tell who met Jiang Ming first.

Of course, having spent so much time together, Zhang Lexuan naturally knew who knew Jiang Ming first. Asking this question was simply to give the two of them a more acceptable reason.

Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's question, a smile immediately appeared on Ling Luochen's aloof and beautiful face.

"Of course it's me! I knew Jiang Ming even before he entered the academy, we were classmates, and we even participated in the freshman orientation together."

"Alright, alright, you can have it!"

Seeing that Ling Luochen was about to continue speaking, Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms over her chest, squeezing out an exaggeratedly full curve, and said somewhat speechlessly.

In terms of how long they've known Jiang Ming, among all the people present, even Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan hasn't known Jiang Ming as long as Ling Luochen.

In fact, she knew Jiang Ming even earlier than Zhang Lexuan.

But what does this prove?
So what if they knew each other early? It was still the senior sister who won Jiang Ming over first.

However, since the senior sister has already said so, it is clear that this standard should be followed.

Although she was still somewhat resentful, Ma Xiaotao had no choice but to give up tonight's opportunity to Ling Luochen.

Anyway, if we're going by the timeline, then tomorrow is her turn. She can wait a day, after all.

Ling Luochen was pleased to see that he had defeated his old rival.

Even though comparing wins and losses in this kind of thing is a bit unorthodox, it's still a win after all.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "Alright, since it's decided, let's go with Luo Chen. Everyone else, go back to your rooms."

With that, she stood up first and walked towards her room.

Liya and Wang Qiu'er exchanged a glance, then stood up and walked towards their respective rooms.

They're free tonight, but they need to prepare themselves mentally for the next few days.

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Jiang Ming, then at Ling Luochen, pouted her red lips, crossed her arms, and returned to her room.

Soon, only Jiang Ming and Ling Luochen remained in the living room on the second floor.

Ling Luochen, who had just been looking smug, couldn't help but feel her heart racing. She was used to fighting with Ma Xiaotao and wasn't nervous at all.

But now, her heart was beating faster than she could control.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time, but when it finally arrived, she felt uneasy.

She couldn't help but think back to the years she had known Jiang Ming, from seeing him outside the academy as he came to study at Shrek Academy, to becoming classmates, and then participating in the freshman assessment together, and so on.
At that time, she was the girl closest to Jiang Ming.

She also had feelings for Jiang Ming, and originally thought they could study together in the outer academy, advance together, and pass the entrance exam for the inner academy together.
Unfortunately, the day she imagined did not come to pass.

Jiang Ming's talent is terrifying!

It was terrifying that he broke through the entire outer courtyard in just one year!
In just one year, Jiang Ming, with his terrifying talent, managed to break into the inner academy and became the fastest student to become an inner academy disciple from the outer academy.

Then, she and Jiang Ming gradually drifted apart.

Even though her talent is not weak, the gap between her and Jiang Ming is simply too great!

She trained diligently and finally, in her fourth year, she was exceptionally admitted to the inner courtyard.

But when she entered the inner courtyard, Jiang Ming was no longer there. At that time, Jiang Ming's cultivation had reached the Soul Emperor level!

A fifteen-year-old Soul Emperor!
The gap between her and Jiang Ming is widening.

Later, Jiang Ming appeared in the inner courtyard and brought her some ice-attribute resources to help her improve her soul power cultivation.
After she reached the Soul Emperor level, she stood on the same stage as Jiang Ming again in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. She found a bit of the feeling she had when she was with Jiang Ming during the freshman assessment.

That feeling was wonderful.

However, after the competition, Jiang Ming disappeared again.

She knew that when Jiang Ming returned and reappeared, he would surprise everyone once again.

By then, the gap between her and Jiang Ming will likely widen further.

Therefore, she decided to return to her family and use some of the family's core resources for cultivation.

However, even with the core resources of her family used for cultivation, she still felt that her speed was too slow.

Compared to other geniuses, her cultivation speed is not slow, but it is not enough to keep up with Jiang Ming's pace!
So she entered the legendary icy and snowy realm that contained both endless dangers and endless opportunities!

There, she used all her strength to overcome countless difficulties and finally saw the Ice and Snow Temple deep in the secret realm!
That is the place where the Ice and Snow Goddess left her legacy on the Douluo Continent! For thousands of years, no one has ever come here because the secret realm is too dangerous.

But she made it there with an amazing will.

Then, she passed the test of the Goddess of Ice and Snow and obtained the identity of the successor of the Goddess of Ice and Snow.

Only she knew the dangers involved.

But with her indomitable spirit, she persevered!

Ultimately, her martial spirit underwent its ultimate evolution, and she finally caught up.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Ming waved his hand in front of Ling Luochen's eyes.

Ling Luochen snapped out of her reverie, smiled, and said, "It's nothing."

As she spoke, she stood up, took Jiang Ming's hand, and walked towards her room.

(End of this chapter)