"Cough… cough…"
Zhu Zhuqing, severely injured and sprawled on the ground, coughed violently.
Her ample chest heaved with each cough, the up-and-down motion making it hard not to steal a few glances.
She had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy a week ago. Determined to become stronger, she came straight to the Simulated Training Ground after learning of its benefits.
In the past week, she had fought simulated Soul Beasts of equal strength at least five times, each time sustaining significant injuries.
Today was her sixth time training in the Simulated Training Ground. She had thought she could defeat four Soul Beasts matching her own strength, but she was still unsuccessful.
By now, her Soul Power was completely depleted. The serious injuries had left her weak and unable to move, forcing her to lie on the ground and wait for her Soul Power to recover before leaving for treatment.
It was at this moment.
Tang Yin walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and knelt. He carefully examined her.
Her face had delicate, fair skin that looked as if it could be broken with a single touch.
The black leather clothing she wore accentuated her fiery figure, making anyone want to praise it.
Zhu Zhuqing was indeed beautiful, stunning at a glance. Especially now, as she lay on the ground, unable to move, the large peaks of her chest formed by the tight black leather clothing stood tall.
Incredibly tempting.
Her slender, powerful waist, and long, round legs were all perfect.
"Are you Zhu Zhuqing?" Tang Yin asked calmly.
Zhu Zhuqing was one of the targets of his Green Light System.
Tang Yin was very interested in a beautiful woman with such a hot body, a cold and sexy demeanor, and a resolute character, and naturally couldn't let her go in the future.
Lying on the ground, Zhu Zhuqing thought Tang Yin was a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. His handsome appearance gave her some good feelings, and he didn't look like the pampered young masters she had met before, so she gave a soft "hmm".
"I'll recover soon, and I won't hinder you from using the Simulated Training Ground. You can wait a moment," her voice was very cold, and it made people feel a sense of distance.
"You lying here won't affect me."
Tang Yin said lightly, his gaze moving away from Zhu Zhuqing. Then, with a flick of his finger, the identity card that Zhu Zhuqing had dropped when she fell to the ground was lifted by his Soul Power. Then, he went to the core hub of the Simulated Training Ground and put Zhu Zhuqing's identity card in.
The scene in the Simulated Training Room changed instantly.
Four Soul Beasts, leopards with strength comparable to Zhu Zhuqing, appeared.
Four pairs of blood-red eyes stared menacingly at Tang Yin and Zhu Zhuqing, who lay helpless on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Zhuqing glared at Tang Yin, the guy who had inexplicably appeared, then just as inexplicably taken her identity plate and restarted the Simulated Training Ground.
If she wasn't currently lying on the ground, seriously injured and unable to move, she would have clawed him with her Ghostly Hundred Claws.
"Nothing much. Just saw you struggling to deal with these four Simulated Soul Beasts, so I wanted to see how strong they are."
Tang Yin looked calmly at the four Simulated Leopard Soul Beasts, which were of similar strength to Zhu Zhuqing.
At this point in time, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, the guy who had once abandoned her, were starting to patch things up.
He wanted to steal Dai Mubai's woman at this juncture, take Zhu Zhuqing away from him. To win over a woman as determined and obsessed with getting stronger as Zhu Zhuqing, he had to target her weakest points.
Like strength, and getting stronger, and so on.
To attract others, he naturally needed to show off his strength.
Then, he looked at the four Simulated Leopard Soul Beasts and beckoned them with a finger.
Provoked, the Simulated Leopard Soul Beasts roared and instantly transformed into black shadows, attacking Tang Yin.
"Little…"
Zhu Zhuqing, sprawled on the ground, saw the four Soul Beasts, whose strength was comparable to her own, attacking Tang Yin. Knowing their strength, she wanted to remind him, but the word "little" was all she managed to utter.
Suddenly, she saw a blade of emerald energy appear in Tang Yin's hand, and the next second, he was gone.
The speed was so fast she couldn't even see it.
She only heard a few swish sounds.
The four leopard Soul Beasts, each with power comparable to her own, that she had been unable to defeat even while injured, had turned into specks of starlight and vanished before her eyes.
"This..."
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.
When she'd joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she'd been blocked by a guy named Xue Beng. Though she'd eventually managed to join the academy, she knew the quality of the students within.
Aside from the Royal Fight Team she'd encountered in Suotuo City, most of the aristocratic children had average talent and strength.
Yet, this man, who had appeared out of nowhere, was about her age, handsome with a hint of devilish charm, and had effortlessly dispersed four Simulated Soul Beasts with power equal to her own.
She should know; she had risked serious injury to disperse only three leopard Soul Beasts, but he... hadn't even released his Martial Soul, nor used a single Soul Skill...
Who exactly was he?
Zhu Zhuqing, who had entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy a week ago, was certain she'd never met the person in front of her: Tang Yin.
"Too weak."
Tang Yin shook his head, the condensed energy blade dissipating. He walked to the Simulated Training Ground's control center and retrieved Zhu Zhuqing's identity card.
Lying on the ground, Zhu Zhuqing's expression was strange when she heard Tang Yin's words. She felt like Tang Yin was talking about her.
"Here."
Tang Yin returned Zhu Zhuqing's identity card and simultaneously released some energy to heal her injuries.
In a moment, Zhu Zhuqing felt that she, who had been severely injured and unable to move, could now stand up.
"Thank you!" Even though she didn't know Tang Yin, she was still grateful that he had extended a helping hand to heal her.
"Don't misunderstand, I'm just returning the favor by using your identity card."
"But with such a weak Soul Beast, you only managed to scatter three while seriously injured. Your strength, tsk tsk tsk, is really terrible."
"Also, as an agile attack-type Soul Master, your movements are too loud. Your body isn't stable, your steps aren't clean, and you hesitate when attacking. Even worse."
Tang Yin had only watched Zhu Zhuqing's battle with the leopard Soul Beast for a moment and already knew some of her weaknesses.
He scoffed at the master, Yu Xiaogang, who was teaching her.
Zhu Zhuqing heard Tang Yin's words and was about to retort, but after carefully considering them, she suddenly realized he seemed to make a lot of sense.
Her cold eyes stared directly at Tang Yin, revealing a hint of curiosity.
Tang Yin paid no attention to Zhu Zhuqing's gaze.
He knew Zhu Zhuqing's background very well, and even more clearly what she needed.
He could use this as bait.
It wasn't impossible to get Zhu Zhuqing.
Thinking of the Green Light System, his one red and one blue, sinister eyes stared at the Zhu Zhuqing before him. His voice was laced with temptation:
"Do you want to become stronger?"
"Strong enough to change your destiny."
"Strong enough to control your own life."
"If you do, you can come find me later."
"Oh, right, my name is Tang Yin. I just joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy today, so we're classmates, I guess. We'll be seeing each other again soon."
Tang Yin didn't linger after speaking, turning and leaving.
He was missing his adoptive mother a little.
Since his younger brother, Tang San, was at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as Tang San's older brother, he had to take care of Tang San's mother, his good adoptive mother, tonight, and make her happy.
As for Zhu Zhuqing…
As long as she wanted to become stronger, to change her fate and control her own life, she would come looking for him one day.
He wasn't worried at all.
Zhu Zhuqing's dark eyes watched Tang Yin's departing figure, his words echoing in her mind.
Getting stronger, strong enough to change her fate, strong enough to control her own destiny; this was what she had always pursued.
But she was Zhu Zhuqing. Her personality wouldn't allow her to blindly believe Tang Yin's words just because he said them.
Yet, Tang Yin's words were deeply etched in her mind.
At the same time.
In the Heaven Dou Royal Academy teacher's office.
Ah Yin, under the guidance of a teacher from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, had arrived at her own office and was getting familiar with it.
After tidying up her things, she was about to leave to find her adopted son, Tang Yin, and go back to their residence to cook him a meal before resting.
A knock on the door interrupted.
Knock, knock!
"Hello, may I ask if the new Teacher Ah Yin is here?"
Outside the door stood a man who looked to be around thirty years old. He had ordinary features, simple brown hair, and plain clothes.
He was Qin Ming, a teacher from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
He had received a notice from the education committee not long ago, asking him to communicate with the new Teacher Ah Yin and introduce her to the students in tomorrow's class.
Most importantly, he heard from the three committee members that Teacher Ah Yin was also a Soul Sage. Curious, he came to find her immediately.
Squeak—
The sound of a door opening.
Qin Ming, who had been waiting, looked into the office. What entered his view was a very beautiful face.
Under the backdrop of a long blue dress, the gentle, water-like, and infinitely tender temperament made Qin Ming's heart flutter.
Just a glance.
He found that his heartbeat was constantly accelerating as he looked at the woman in front of him.
"You are?" Ah Yin looked at the man in front of her, who was staring at her, with confusion.
Qin Ming reacted, and stammered, "Oh... you... hello, I am Qin Ming, a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The Education Committee asked me to talk to you about some things."
"Hello, Teacher Qin. I wonder what it is?"
Ah Yin didn't care about the way Qin Ming was looking at her; after all, she couldn't control what others did with their eyes.
"It's like this. The Education Committee knows you're a Soul Sage powerhouse and a newly joined teacher, so they want to introduce you to our academy's students tomorrow."
Qin Ming then told Ah Yin what the Education Committee had told him earlier.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you for letting me know, Teacher Qin Ming." Ah Yin said gently, then turned and left the office building.
She felt that Tang Yin was coming towards her.
Qin Ming stared at Ah Yin's departing figure, not recovering for a long time.
"I didn't expect such a beautiful woman to also be a Soul Sage powerhouse."
Qin Ming couldn't help but praise.