In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

“In the past, perhaps, but now, absolutely not.” Lan Si shook his head.

"Why?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled.

"Because you are my woman, Lan Si's woman. You are the person I can entrust my life to most. If even you don't trust me, then I'm afraid there is no one in this world I can trust. Moreover... perhaps even you have noticed that you used to call her 'that little girl from the Zhu family,' but now you can affectionately call her Zhu Qing." Lan Si said earnestly.

"I really don't know where you find so many twisted arguments." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes, then her expression suddenly turned serious. "I can agree to your request, but you have to agree to one thing in return."

“Go ahead,” Lan Si said.

"Come back alive!" Qian Renxue threw herself into Lan Si's arms.

"Definitely." Lan Si gently kissed Qian Renxue's forehead.

...............

After the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament conclude, each participating academy will have seven days to adjust and alleviate the pressure brought about by the high-intensity competition.

Qian Renxue and Lan Si spent three days cuddling together at the hotel, but eventually had to leave because there were too many things to deal with at the Crown Prince's residence. She left amidst Lan Si's reluctant gaze.

Before leaving, Lan Si dragged her into a fight all morning. It wasn't until noon that Qian Renxue finally dragged her tired body away from the hotel, her face flushed.

After Qian Renxue left, Lan Si no longer wanted to stay in the room. She took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and went to the room of the kitten and Ye Lingling to invite them to lunch.

"Shh..." As soon as she knocked on the door, Ye Lingling made a shushing gesture to her. She whispered, "A-Si, keep your voice down. Zhu Qing is trying to break through the level 45 bottleneck and is now in a meditative state."

Lan Si glanced at Ye Lingling and saw the kitten sitting cross-legged on the bed, diligently cultivating. He nodded slowly.

Ye Lingling carefully closed the door, then breathed a sigh of relief. "A-Si, what do you need us for?"

Lan Si said, "It's nothing, I just saw it was lunchtime and wanted to invite you and Zhu Qing to have lunch together."

Ye Lingling's expression was slightly strange. She looked Lan Si up and down with her bright eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Then let's go. I'll bring one for Zhu Qing later. There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"What is it?" Ye Lingling was a very smart girl. Although she rarely spoke, she could often see through appearances to the essence of things. Meeting her gaze, Lan Si felt a sense of being seen through. Could it be that she had discovered something?

"We'll find out when we get there. There's a restaurant nearby that serves good fish; Zhuqing should like it. Let's go there." Ye Lingling didn't give Lan Si a chance to refuse, and pulled him by the hand, leading him outside.

Before long, the two arrived at a restaurant, requested a private room, casually ordered a few dishes they both liked, and then asked the waiter to pack an extra portion of fish. Only then did Ye Lingling get down to business.

"Ah Si... have you not been cultivating these past few days?" Ye Lingling asked hesitantly.

"Why would you ask that?" Lan Si thought to himself, as expected.

A blush crept onto Ye Lingling's pretty face. She lowered her head and whispered, her voice barely audible, "As my soul power has increased, I've gradually discovered several wonderful uses of the Sacred Heart Domain. Within a certain range, I become exceptionally sensitive to auras, and I can even distinguish gender and good from evil based on those auras. That day, Zhu Qing and I were outside the door, and I sensed a very powerful female aura in your room... You were..."

At this point, Ye Lingling's face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you." Lan Si sighed softly, not denying it. Ye Lingling would find out about this sooner or later; it was just a matter of time.

Ye Lingling raised her beautiful face, looking somewhat anxious, and said, "A-Si, if you do this, Zhu Qing will be heartbroken."

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I'm working overtime today, so I'll only post two updates for now. I'll make up for it tomorrow with a fourth update.

Chapter 177 Feng Xiaotian Feng Xiaotian

—Anti-theft Chapter—

“Dad, you…” Hearing Ning Fengzhi’s reprimand, especially in front of Shrek Academy’s enemy Lan Si, Ning Rongrong’s eyes instantly welled up with tears. She threw herself into Sword Douluo’s arms and sobbed softly.

Although Sword Douluo doted on Ning Rongrong, he also knew Ning Fengzhi's feelings, so he could only gently pat Ning Rongrong's head to comfort her.

"Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo, I will visit your sect when I have the chance. My companions are waiting for me, please excuse me." Lan Si saw all this, but didn't say much. He cupped his hands, turned his head to look at the referee, and said calmly, "Referee, can you announce the result of the match now?"

"Ah...oh, I declare that the winner of this preliminary round is Team Two of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy." Upon hearing this, the referee finally reacted, picked up the megaphone, and announced the result of the match.

Lan Si had no interest in staying any longer. He nodded to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo again, then walked towards the rest area of ​​the Heaven Dou Royal Academy without looking back.

As Lan Si passed by Shrek Academy and the others, he exchanged a glance with Tang San, smiled contemptuously, and walked out of the arena amidst the resentful, fearful, or hateful gazes of the latter and the rest of the Shrek Academy members.

Watching Lan Si's departing figure, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to bring Lan Si and Ning Rongrong together, but he didn't expect Ning Rongrong to offend them so badly as soon as she arrived. He sighed helplessly and led Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy and the others.

He first nodded politely to Yu Xiaogang, saying, "Master."

Then he said to Tang San, "Little San, we meet again."

"Uncle Ning, please excuse my poor appearance. Thank you for saving my companion." Tang Sanqiang forced a smile and bowed in gratitude.

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly and said, "Please don't say that. You are Rongrong's friends. Since Rongrong called you Third Brother, I only did a small favor. Besides, no one expected Lan Si to appear this time. That's why you were caught off guard when you didn't go all out. I believe that as long as you can exert your full strength, you may not lose to Lan Si."

Ning Fengzhi's words undoubtedly gave Tang San a huge psychological comfort. Indeed, he hadn't even used one-tenth of his strength, let alone his full power, before he was defeated. Or rather, the moment Lan Si broke through his three layers of Blue Silver Cage, he knew that the Shrek Academy team had no chance of winning this Soul Battle.

Because Lan Si not only possesses a fourth soul ring of ten thousand years, but his soul power is also higher than all of them. Unless they appear with their strongest lineup, or he breaks the Eight Spider Lances and uses the Bat Wing Reincarnation Hidden Weapon Technique, there is absolutely no hope of winning.

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"Mistress, do you remember when you asked me about your father?" Ning Fengzhi skipped over the previous topic.

Upon hearing this, Tang San's previously dim eyes lit up with a glimmer of light. "Uncle Ning, have you perhaps discovered something?"

“There’s someone who might know something,” Ning Fengzhi said with a mysterious smile.

............

In contrast to the somber atmosphere on Shrek Academy's side, Lan Si's side was overjoyed. At least Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sun Buyu felt the same way.

"Ah Si, you're amazing!" As soon as Lan Si returned to the private rest area for the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhu Zhuqing rushed up to him and threw herself into his arms. Ye Lingling followed behind Zhu Zhuqing, giving Lan Si a sweet smile.

Although they already knew of Lan Si's strength, they were still shocked when they saw Lan Si defeat the Shrek Academy team by fighting seven opponents single-handedly without breaking a sweat.

Especially when they saw Tang San use the Blue Silver Cage to trap Lan Si, and then Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan launched an attack on Lan Si at the same time, the two beauties' hearts were practically in their throats.

Because in that state, facing a Soul Master with a top-tier offensive beast spirit, plus the full-force attacks of four Soul Venerables above level 35, almost no Soul Master could withstand it.

But it wasn't until Dai Mubai and the others fell to the ground that they realized their worries were unnecessary.

Or perhaps they underestimated the power of Lan Si's evolved spirit. Even when trapped, she instantly killed Dai Mubai and his companions with just her first and second spirit skills. Xiao Wu, the only one who managed to escape by teleporting, was also kicked off the arena by Lan Si, who had predicted her teleportation location in advance.

“Hehe, Zhu Qing is right. Although the Shrek team is quite strong, they are still far from being a match for A Si,” Sun Buyu chimed in.

"Alright, the match is over for today. We should head out now." Lan Si smiled and shook her head, not letting her victory go to her head, and skipped over the topic.

For him, this was just a warm-up, or even a warm-up. What he really wanted to do was to single-handedly dominate the entire competition and, incidentally, create an opportunity for the kitten to have a one-on-one match with her sister on equal footing.

Soon, Lan Si, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sun Buyu walked out of the Great Soul Arena, with the original seven members of Team Two following behind them like soldiers.

The moment they stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, a voice caught the attention of the second team on a wide street not far away, "A-Si..."

A luxurious carriage slowly drove up and stopped by the roadside. Through the open window, a young face that bore a resemblance to Emperor Xueye was revealed.

"Ah Si, who is that..." Sun Buyu's voice trembled, clearly recognizing the person who had come. It was none other than Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Lan Si nodded slowly, "Teacher Sun, I'd like to trouble you to take Zhu Qing and Ling Ling to their hotel. Things might get a bit turbulent in Tian Dou City lately. Some academy leaders might try to kill talented students in order to advance their own academy."

He was naturally referring to Shi Nian from the original story, who hunted down Tang San but was ultimately killed by Tang San's Yama's Decree. Now, without the herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Tang San can't create the Yama's Decree. However, he's also not as overtly powerful as in the original story. Shi Nian is very likely to focus his attention on his own side.

Although that time hasn't come yet, it's always good to be prepared.

"You mean Shrek..." Sun Buyu's expression turned angry.

“No, it’s not them. They don’t have that kind of guts.” Lan Si shook his head and turned his gaze to Zhu Zhuqing and the kitten. “Zhuqing, Lingling, Brother Xue might have something to discuss with me. Wait for me to come back.”

Upon hearing this, the two beauties nodded slightly. Although they were shocked by what Lan Si had just said, at least Lan Si's safety was guaranteed as he was by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's side.

Chapter 178 Ning Fengzhi's Request

———Anti-theft Chapter———

That night!

The moon was like a silver plate, and the sky was filled with countless stars.

Xiao Wu, who had spent the whole day being all lovey-dovey with Tang San, returned to her room happily, only to fall into a huge dilemma once again.

She was destined not to participate in the Soul Master Tournament, but at the same time, she knew how much her third brother valued this competition, which targeted advanced Soul Master academies across the entire continent.

The Shrek Academy team was already incomplete without Zhu Zhuqing. If she were to leave as well, their situation in the Soul Master Competition would become extremely difficult.

She didn't want to see her once incredibly confident third brother fall into a state of despair again.

"I must say, you're really bold. A transformed soul beast, before even reaching maturity, dares to run away from human society and even come to Heaven Dou City, and even prepare to participate in the Soul Master Competition." Just then, a deep voice interrupted Xiao Wu's thoughts.

"Ah..." Xiao Wu was startled and instinctively screamed. Then she heard the person say, "Don't shout. The space in this room has been sealed by my soul power. Your voice can't get out. Of course, even if it did, the result would be the same."

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Wu's face was deathly pale, and a look of despair appeared in her eyes. The person who could see through her soul beast identity must at least be a Soul Douluo, but the aura of the person in front of her was obviously not comparable to the three Soul Douluo instructors of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and even the Title Douluo Dugu Bo she had met was not as strong.

In other words, the person in his eyes was at least a Title Douluo, and not just an ordinary one.

Was she destined to say goodbye to her third brother forever?

"Tang Hao." A strong wind blew by, the dark clouds dispersed, and moonlight poured down, shining into the room through the open window. Xiao Wu finally saw the person who had come in.

This was a middle-aged man, appearing to be around fifty years old. He had sallow skin and an unusually tall and burly build. A dirty, tattered robe was draped over his body, revealing only half of his face. One could vaguely see, beneath the robe, a tangled mess of hair and a disgusting, bushy beard.

But this disheveled person possessed a pair of piercing, imposing eyes, like an ancient demon god, exuding an aura of dominance.

He is Tang San's father, the Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, whom Lan Si jokingly calls Tang Ritian.

"Tang Hao?" Xiao Wu was startled again and couldn't help but ask, "Are you the mistress's father?"

Tang Hao nodded slowly.

"Now that you've discovered my identity, Uncle Tang, what do you plan to do with me?" Although Xiao Wu was very curious about the fact that Tang San's father was a Title Douluo, she still did not let her guard down.

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"You don't need to be nervous. Indeed, from my perspective, upon discovering a transformed soul beast, I should capture and imprison it, using it as a soul ring and soul bone for a mistress in the future." Tang Hao pondered for a moment, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his old face. "But I wouldn't do that?"

"Why?" Xiao Wu looked puzzled. In this day and age, there were still humans who didn't care about a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. She really couldn't understand it.

A look of pain flashed across Tang Hao's eyes, and his eyes became slightly moist. "Because Xiao San's mother, like you, is also a transformed soul beast."

"The mistress's mother is also a transformed soul beast?!" Xiao Wu's voice trembled.

Now she finally understood why she felt a sense of closeness to Tang San when they first met.

Despite Lan Si's superior strength, talent, and even appearance compared to Tang San, and the fact that the two had fought countless times at Notting Academy, she should have developed feelings for Lan Si. However, she ultimately chose Tang San.

It turns out that it wasn't just because Tang San made the promise to protect her, but also because Tang San possessed half of the bloodline of a soul beast.