On the other side, Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Rongrong, your clan is so rich! Buying such expensive hidden weapons!"
Ning Rongrong replied helplessly, "We don't have much choice. Only Tang San knows how to make hidden weapons, so he sets the price."
"Luckily, Su Ming has a bit more integrity than Tang San. He even said that the 500,000 gold soul coins were too much."
[As for the battle with Tang San, of course, I won. I recorded every detail, capturing everything. During the fight, Tang San tried to turn me into a pincushion with his hidden weapons. If I hadn't blocked them, I might have been seriously injured.]
[Since Tang San showed no mercy and thought he could act recklessly just because he had hidden weapons, I retaliated in kind. In the end, it was only because of Yu Xiaogang's reminder that Uncle Ning realized Tang San was Tang Hao's son, stepping in to save his life.]
[The look Tang San gave me at the end—he was definitely thinking, 'You've already chosen the path to death!']
[But I don't mind. I've already made up my mind. After the Great Soul Arena, I'll head to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and I'll ask Uncle Ning for help. With his recommendation, Xue Beng shouldn't cause any trouble, right?]
[Although, who knows? Just in case, I'll try to get close to Dugu Yan. Because of her martial spirit, Dugu Yan is actually suffering from severe poison. If it weren't for her grandfather, Dugu Bo, finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by chance, she might have died young like her parents. Her hair color is due to the poison in her system.]
Dugu Yan, who was reading the diary, was shocked. What? I'm poisoned? How could I not know?
At that moment, she was traveling to Soto City with her teammates. If she weren't, she would have gone straight to her grandfather to demand the truth!
She had always thought her parents died of illness, but now she realized they died because their martial spirits poisoned them!
Her grandfather had been hiding the truth from her!
In the same room, Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan with concern, "Yan Yan, are you okay?"
Dugu Yan took a deep breath, calming herself before replying, "I'm fine. I'll ask my grandfather about it when I return. If Su Ming said it, he must have a solution. Don't worry."
Although Dugu Yan was shaken, the thought of meeting Su Ming soon helped her calm down. Don't panic! Don't panic!
She also came up with an idea: since Su Ming planned to go to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and needed a recommendation as a commoner, why not offer her help before Ning Fengzhi could? She could introduce Su Ming to her grandfather, Dugu Bo, and let them meet.
It doesn't matter who introduces him. Why not me? Dugu Yan thought. She wasn't too worried about her own poison since she was still young, but her grandfather was already old.
Dugu Yan even began to suspect that her grandfather's increasingly rare appearances were due to his struggle with his own poison. If there was no cure, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would only provide temporary relief. Eventually, it would be too much to suppress.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong was also surprised by Su Ming's revelation. Could this be why Dugu Bo is the weakest of the titled Douluo?
[When the time comes, I'll try to connect with Dugu Yan and meet Dugu Bo. Despite his solitary nature, if he accepts you, Dugu Bo is incredibly loyal and would even risk his life for you.]
[Dugu Bo is currently supporting Xue Beng. In the original story, Qin Ming's recommendation allowed Tang San and his group to meet the three Education Committee members of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. They could have easily enrolled and joined the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.]
[But Xue Beng, having previously clashed with Tang San, intentionally provoked him, leading to Dugu Bo's involvement. Because of Dugu Bo, Tang San's group didn't get into Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.]
[Later, they joined Blue Tyrant Academy as both students and teachers. Coincidentally, this academy was run by Liu Erlong.]
[When Flender saw the academy's name, his eyes lit up, clearly recognizing it as Liu Erlong's academy. Yu Xiaogang, however, was oblivious, and when they met, the two immediately embraced.]
Liu Erlong, reading this, felt disgusted. Embracing each other? If she had read this diary earlier, she might have been thrilled, but now, she found it revolting.
Yu Xiaogang had long since lost her affection. Over the years, her feelings for him had faded, and now she was even repulsed by him.
[This time, I need to be prepared. I'll have Dugu Yan warn Dugu Bo, or perhaps Sword Grandpa or Bone Grandpa could step in and smooth things over. That would avoid a lot of trouble.]
[If Xue Beng tries anything, I won't hold back. Even though his arrogant behavior is an act, he still looks down on commoners. I'll make sure to teach him a lesson if he tries to cause problems.]
[When I enter Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, I wonder if I'll meet Qian Renxue, or rather, 'Prince Xue Qinghe.' Based on the original story and the fan rankings online, she's second only to Bibi Dong in popularity.]
[I wonder if my Fiery Golden Eyes can see through Qian Renxue's spirit bone disguise and reveal her true identity as a woman!]
Far away in the Heaven Dou Palace, Qian Renxue smirked slightly as she read Su Ming's words. Who wouldn't enjoy being called beautiful? Although she had reconciled with Bibi Dong, she still refused to believe that her beauty was second to hers!
Su Ming's mention of his Fiery Golden Eyes made Qian Renxue curious. Could he really see through my disguise?
After all, her transformation was thanks to a 99,999-year-old spirit bone passed down from the Angelic Shrine. Could it really be so easily exposed?
Still, if Su Ming was concerned about potential trouble, Qian Renxue thought she might arrange something to keep Xue Beng occupied, allowing Su Ming to enter the academy smoothly.
After all, it would benefit her as well. She hadn't received a reward from the system in a long time due to its rules, but if Su Ming enrolled in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, she could seize the chance to approach him. That shouldn't count as breaking the rules, right?
Qian Renxue, due to the guaranteed rewards she had been receiving over the past few years, had already reached a high-level Soul Saint rank. This was despite her busy schedule as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving her little time to train. Even with the little training time she had, she had advanced considerably. She wondered how much stronger she was now compared to her original self in the story. At this point in the original story, she might not have even reached the Soul Saint rank.
[I'm really looking forward to it. But I'll only observe from a distance. Qian Renxue is cunning, with a strong sense of purpose in everything she does. While she's undoubtedly a rare beauty, she's not easy to win over.]
[With her personality, she'd never allow her partner to have multiple women. Her status and talent place her among the top few on the continent, and her pride is sky-high.]
[It's a shame that her story didn't end well. In that idiotic, poorly written plot, Qian Renxue ended up falling for Tang San. Bibi Dong sacrificed herself to save her, and Qian Renxue ended up stuck at level 89 for the rest of her life after her godhood shattered. Ridiculous!]
[Though she didn't die, her fate wasn't much better. After all, by that time, the Spirit Hall had fallen, and Qian Renxue herself had lost much of her power.]
[There's a saying—'a beauty brings disaster.' When a woman's beauty and talent are both outstanding, without a strong background or enough personal power, she'll surely invite disaster!]
[As I recall, only the Qian family possesses the Six-Winged Angel martial spirit. After the Battle of Jialing Pass, Qian Renxue was the only one left with angel blood. Then, a thousand years later, there were still spirit masters with Six-Winged Angel martial spirits, so it's clear that the martial spirit must have come from Qian Renxue!]
At that moment, far away in the palace, Qian Renxue's face turned pale with anger as she read Su Ming's diary. She didn't even care about Su Ming saying she was cunning or prideful.
Her eyes were fixed on the last part of his entry. With her sharp mind, she immediately grasped the implications of what Su Ming wrote.
It meant that after the Battle of Jialing Pass, although Tang San spared her life, with the fall of the Spirit Hall, other powerful soul masters began targeting her for her angel bloodline!
In the end, she could be reduced to nothing more than a breeding tool, forced to give birth to talented offspring. Such a fate was a nightmare to her!
Just as Qian Renxue wanted to know more about her future, the diary abruptly stopped.
Internally, she screamed, Why did it stop? Keep going! Tell me more about what happens between me and Tang San!
While Qian Renxue initially pursued rewards from the diary, she had long since become indifferent to them. She had all the soul bones she needed, and once she reached the required level, she could absorb them. She was already a high-level Soul Saint, so taking the god trials wasn't out of the question.
However, there was one thing she hadn't forgotten—the price of taking the god trials: her grandfather's life. She couldn't bear to see that happen.
Now, the diary's rewards were still helpful to her in three ways: one, lifting the 'curse' that required her grandfather's sacrifice; two, obtaining a god-bestowed spirit ring; and three, enhancing the years of her current spirit rings.
The real reason she wanted to know about her future with Tang San was to see how foolish she had been!
She prided herself on being intelligent. After all, she had been undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire for years, and even someone as clever as Ning Fengzhi hadn't noticed anything unusual.
She refused to believe that she could have fallen for someone like Tang San. It's impossible, absolutely impossible!
In the Spirit Hall's Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong sat in her central throne. Beside her, Hu Liena stood nervously, sensing the cold and oppressive aura emanating from her teacher. The atmosphere was so chilly that it was impossible to approach her.
Hu Liena, with a soft and cautious voice, asked, "T-teacher, are you alright?"
If it weren't for the fact that Hu Liena was Bibi Dong's cherished disciple, anyone else in the Pope's Hall would have faced her wrath by now.
Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong's daughter, and due to Tang San, not only had Bibi Dong died, but her daughter had been reduced to a breeding machine.
Although all this was just Su Ming's speculation, it felt highly plausible!
And what about Hu Liena? After the fall of the Spirit Hall, what would her fate be? It likely wouldn't be any better.
Bibi Dong took a deep breath and coldly said, "Nana, you've already reached Soul King level, haven't you?"
Hu Liena nodded slightly, "Yes, teacher. Thanks to the diary, I've reached this level. My brother, Yan, and I are known as the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, but I've surpassed them. They've started to suspect that you've given me special treatment."
Bibi Dong smiled faintly, "I haven't given you any special treatment. However, Xie Yue and Yan are lagging behind. They're still at the Soul Ancestor level and will need quite some time to break through to Soul King."
"And the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament is just over a year away. I want Xie Yue and Yan to reach at least level 55. But you, Nana, are special. You must reach the Soul Emperor level."
"In the tournament next year, Tang San will undoubtedly participate, and you must teach him a lesson for me!"
"And if I'm right, Su Ming will join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, representing the Heaven Dou Empire. To be honest, even if you reach the Soul Emperor level, I doubt you'll be his match. His abilities are far too strange."
"That's why I'm pushing you all to train hard and prepare for the tournament. In the past, the Spirit Hall has always won. This time, do your best."
Despite being part of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, Hu Liena's heart sank. With her brother and Yan's talent, reaching the Soul King level in a year wasn't impossible, but reaching level 55 would be a huge challenge, as both were still only Soul Ancestors. They would have to train even harder.
As for herself, thanks to the diary's rewards, Hu Liena had already absorbed a head spirit bone, so reaching the Soul Emperor level in a year shouldn't be an issue.
However, one thing still troubled her, and she hesitantly asked, "Teacher, I have a question... or rather, something I'm confused about. Can you answer it for me?"
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