Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 160 Instructor: Zhang Lexuan

This is also one of the reasons why he chose the ninth-grade purple fungus for Jing Hongchen.

Including the senior members of the temple, whose old bones could no longer withstand the strong effects of medicine, so only very mild medicinal materials were chosen for them.

"What did you say?"

"Dean Hongchen has broken through!"

"That's really good news—"

Xiao Hongchen's voice came from the other end of the soul communication channel, along with footage of Jing Hongchen's breakthrough.

It wasn't anything earth-shattering; it was just breaking through to become a Super Douluo. Jing Hongchen himself wasn't a Soul Master with any extreme attributes. After the relatively small energy ripple completely dissipated, Jing Hongchen's figure finally appeared.

The first thing he saw was Xiao Hongchen standing beside him. As for Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen felt a surge of emotions. It's said that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. But his good granddaughter wasn't even at the point of discussing marriage yet; it seemed her entire focus was on the boy who greeted her through the soul communication.

Meng Hongchen is still working overtime in the Star Dou Great Forest to handle some follow-up work.

"Congratulations, Dean Hongchen."

"You should be the second person besides my grandfather to reach the Super Douluo Realm."

"Even the grandfathers in the ancestral hall aren't as fast as you."

Jing Hongchen shook his head; he knew his own situation.

It was fortunate that he was able to break through to the Super Douluo level. The medicinal properties of the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma were mild yet powerful, almost propelling him through that barrier.

Although the seniors in the Hall of Offerings have not yet broken through to Super Douluo, it is only a matter of time before they do so, thanks to the support of Xu Yang's medicines.

Even now, Jing Hongchen doesn't dare to guarantee that he can defeat Elder Wang from the Offering Hall.

The gap in the level of soul tools is still too large.

Those predecessors who spent their days detached from worldly affairs and immersed themselves in soul tools represented the highest level of soul tools in the Sun Moon Empire.

Since assuming the positions of Mingde Hall Master and Dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, apart from his time in Tianming, Jing Hongchen himself couldn't remember the last time he had focused on studying soul tools.

"You usually only come to my door when you have something to ask, what brings you here today?"

Jing Hongchen took the soul-guided communication device from Xiao Hongchen and spoke in a tone that resembled an elder teasing a younger person.

"What the dean said really hurt me."

Xu Yang knew that Jing Hongchen was joking with him, and he was also acting in an exaggerated manner.

"I have something to discuss with you, don't I?"

"Perfect timing, you've also broken through. I'll come to your house and congratulate you in person. I'll be there in a bit." Xu Yang finished speaking, closed the communication, and then pulled Zhang Lexuan, opening a spatial barrier and walking inside.

After a while, Xu Yang and Zhang Lexuan arrived late at Jing Hongchen's house.

The main issue is his current cultivation level. To perform long-distance, precise spatial teleportation like Gu Yuena, he would still need to expend considerable effort.

So he chose the short, frequent route.

Anyway, it won't make a difference if it takes a little more time.

Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were already waiting at the door.

When he saw Zhang Lexuan being pulled along by Xu Yang, he sighed inwardly.

Then he muttered another sentence.

"Descendants will have their own blessings; living a good life is better than anything else."

I stopped thinking about it.

Jing Hongchen also knew that for someone as outstanding as Xu Yang, it was basically impossible to find a lifelong, monogamous relationship in the Douluo Continent.

"Dean, congratulations!"

"Super Douluo, you are only the second one in the history of our Sun Moon Empire."

"How can I break through what others don't know? How could you not know?"

"My body is so old, this is all I can do for the rest of my life. I'll have to hand it over to you young people in the future."

As Jing Hongchen spoke, she glanced at Xu Yang and Zhang Lexuan intentionally.

Then he led the two of them inside.

Xiao Hongchen followed Jing Hongchen around like a quail from beginning to end.

Despite his usual habit of calling Xu Yang "Brother Yang," Xiao Hongchen acts like a completely different person when he's with elders or interacting with Xu Yang.

She was incredibly shy, a stark contrast to the confident and somewhat arrogant Xiao Hongchen she once was.

Xu Yang strongly suspected that the kid had developed some social anxiety from working as a blacksmith all day.

After everyone was seated.

Jing Hongchen spoke first.

"Tell me, what are your plans this time?"

"Are there any new experimental projects, or are you planning to continue drawing talent from the trainees and Mingde Hall?"

In the past, when Xu Yang came to see him, it was always about these two things, so Jing Hongchen naturally thought in that direction. "Dean, you've guessed wrong this time."

"I'm not here to ask you for people; I'm here to deliver people to you."

Xu Yang's gaze fell on Zhang Lexuan, who had been sitting quietly beside him.

In recent years, she and Jing Hongchen had only met a few times and were not that close, so after exchanging greetings, she sat quietly next to Xu Yang without saying a word.

"Giving it away? You actually have the nerve to offer that kind of help?"

Clearly, over the past few years, Jing Hongchen has developed a familiar sense of unease about Xu Yang's nonsense.

Whenever Xu Yang contacts him, if it's good news, it means Xu Yang has a new experimental project coming up, and he needs to allocate some resources and manpower. If it's that things aren't going as expected, it means the ongoing experimental project has hit a bottleneck, and he needs to allocate even more resources and manpower.

Over the past few years, Jing Hongchen has developed some PTSD.

"Dean Hongchen, I didn't lie."

But Jing Hongchen didn't believe it; a strange image inexplicably appeared in his mind. As Xu Yang spoke, he pointed at the back of Jing Hongchen's head with the first soul skill of his second martial soul, while smiling as he spoke to him.

Jing Hongchen, as a Super Douluo, was momentarily dazed. Over the years, he had learned a lot from his battles of wits and courage with Xu Yang.

His wealth as the head of Mingde Hall, plus his status as a level nine soul master, is about to be completely depleted.

Dream's dowry and Laughter's bride price were his final bottom line!

"I meant it this time when I said I was giving someone away. You've met the person next to me before—"

"I'd like her to join our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team as an instructor for a bit of fun."

Xu Yang stated his purpose.

"real?"

Jing Hongchen was greatly surprised.

"real--"

Xu Yang was quite helpless.

"If it's just this one thing, I can arrange it."

Jing Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that Xu Yang had found out about the arrival of a batch of rare metals.

"This is for upgrading his soul tool after he breaks through to Super Douluo."

"If Xu Yang finds out, he probably won't even need to lift a finger; that girl Meng will tear the house down to the ground herself—"

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