69novels Chapter 51 Gu Yuena's Invitation
Chapter 51 Gu Yuena's Invitation
late at night.
In the male dormitory of Donghai College, moonlight streamed through the windows, casting a silvery glow on the floor.
Xie Xie sat up abruptly in bed, panting heavily, cold sweat streaming down his face. He instinctively reached for his neck, his fingertips touching something sticky.
The scene from his dream was still vivid in his mind: the Dark Earl's four sharp fangs were tightly biting his throat, and the feeling of suffocation and the threat of death were so real, as if he would be drained of all his blood and die in the next second.
"Huff... huff..."
Xie Xie looked down at his trembling hands. In the moonlight, it was clear that there was no blood on his hands or body, only a layer of glistening cold sweat. His pajamas were already soaked through and clung tightly to his body.
This was the umpteenth time in the past month that he had been awakened by the same nightmare.
The incident at the Soul Guidance Station made Xie Xie truly feel the threat to his life for the first time. That sense of powerlessness, that fear of losing his life at any moment, made him realize that his proud talent was utterly insignificant in the face of true powerhouses.
Xie Xie took a deep breath and turned to look at the other bed.
Tang Wulin sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed, a faint fluctuation of soul power swirling around him. He was replacing sleep with meditation, doing this night after night, a level of dedication that made Xie Xie feel ashamed.
On the other two beds in the dormitory, Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi were fast asleep, their soft snores rising and falling.
"These two guys... I'm so envious." Xie Xie muttered to himself, lifted the blanket, and tiptoed to the wardrobe to change into some dry clothes.
This is basically how he's spent the past month. He goes to bed on time every day, but is woken up by the same nightmares every night, then stays awake, relying on the motivation from the nightmares to meditate and cultivate until dawn.
Xie Xie sat down cross-legged again, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his soul power. This time, he felt the soul power flowing exceptionally smoothly within his body, as if something was about to break through its shackles.
"Buzz—"
An invisible wave emanated from Xie Xie's body, and he suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise flashing in them.
After a month of arduous training, he finally broke through to level 20 in soul power.
"Now that I've absorbed two spirit rings, I can break through to become a Great Spirit Master."
Yes, there are two spirit rings!
Xie Xie's twin martial souls are not ordinary; they are twin martial souls of the same kind, slightly weaker than ordinary twin martial souls. He needs to attach soul rings to both martial souls at the same time to break through the bottleneck of his realm.
Xie Xie had only contracted with one hundred-year-old soul spirit. The two soul rings that a hundred-year-old soul spirit could grant to a soul master had already been given to the Light Dragon Dagger and the Shadow Dragon Dagger, leaving no extra soul ring slots. Because Xie Xie possessed twin martial souls of the same type, breaking through to the Great Soul Master required him to simultaneously add soul rings to both martial souls. Therefore, he needed to contract with a new hundred-year-old soul spirit.
……
The next morning, Xie Xie couldn't wait to find Wu Changkong to report his breakthrough, and then there was one more thing: to ask for leave.
Seeing Xie Xie's beaming face, Wu Changkong showed an expression of admiration.
"Not bad, you broke through from level nineteen to level twenty in just one month. It seems that what happened at the station wasn't entirely a bad thing. At least it helped you get rid of your bad habit of not working hard in your cultivation."
"Your leave is approved."
He's been through it all, so he understands how Xie Xie feels right now.
He was also happy about Xie Xie's breakthrough, so he casually asked:
"What are the new spirit's plans? Will it return home to inherit your family's heirloom spirit? Or will it go to the Spirit Pagoda to purchase a new, century-old spirit?"
"Go to the Spirit Pagoda," Xie Xie answered without hesitation. "I called my dad last night and asked him to transfer enough money to my card."
Xie Xie's family possesses a legendary soul spirit with ten thousand years of cultivation. To form a contract with it, one needs the approval of both the spirit spirit and the family elders.
Xie Xie chose to go to the Spirit Pagoda even though he already had a legendary soul spirit in his family. The answer is obvious: he did not meet the conditions for contracting a legendary soul spirit.
"Alright," Wu Changkong patted Xie Xie on the shoulder, "I'll have Teacher Long Bing go with you and use her status as an insider at the Spirit Pagoda to help you choose a good soul spirit."
Upon hearing this, Xie Xie's eyes immediately lit up with greed.
What a pleasant surprise! But he likes it.
……
The Spirit Pagoda, a branch pagoda in the East China Sea.
Long Bing accompanied Xie Xie into the hall, where they encountered an acquaintance who surprised them somewhat.
"What's Gu Yuena doing here?" Xie Xie wondered to himself, slowing his pace to fall a step or two behind Teacher Long Bing.
It's class time now, and it's not the weekend, so Gu Yuena, as a student, shouldn't be at the Spirit Pagoda. But she enjoys all the privileges of a top genius; she can attend classes at Donghai Academy whenever she wants, and skip them whenever she wants—that's one of her privileges.
Gu Yuena rarely used this privilege, so Long Bing and Xie Xie were somewhat surprised to see Gu Yuena appear at the Spirit Pagoda during class time.
Gu Yuena turned to look at the two of them, a polite smile on her cool face.
"Teacher Long Bing, I have something to discuss with Xie Xie."
Long Bing understood the meaning behind the words and knew that they needed a private space to talk, so she nodded and said:
"Okay, you two go ahead and talk. The teacher is waiting for you in the lobby."
Gu Yuena looked at Xie Xie, "Come with me."
Xie Xie hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up his courage and followed Gu Yuena into the staff elevator, which led to a highly private room.
The door closed automatically. Gu Yuena turned to look at Xie Xie, who was standing at the door, not moving an inch, and casually tossed out a sentence.
"Come in."
Xie Xie felt resistant, but his body still obediently took steps inside, standing in front of the sofa, somewhat hesitant to sit down.
"Don't be nervous, sit down." Gu Yuena sat on the single sofa in the manner of a big boss in a movie, but she was neither wearing sunglasses nor smoking a cigar, which made her look a bit comical.
Seeing this, Xie Xie suddenly realized that he wasn't so nervous anymore.
Who would have thought that the aloof Gu Yuena would have this side to her?
Damn it, I'm so nervous that I've revealed all the habits I've developed over the years... Gu Yuena instantly changed her posture, sat up straight and looked at Xie Xie, sizing him up and down: "You've broken through to level 20? Not bad speed, looks like you haven't wasted this past month."
"Uh... thank you for the compliment." Xie Xie felt a little awkward.
"Now that you've broken through to level 20, how about becoming my follower?" Gu Yuena suddenly said.
Xie Xie was taken aback: "What? Followers?"
"Yes, followers." Gu Yuena said calmly, but she was actually very afraid that Xie Xie would refuse her invitation, which would make her lose face.
"You will be my follower, just as Xiaoyan follows the Milky Way."
"You mean..." Xie Xie seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret, "Xu Xiaoyan is Meng Xinghe's follower?"
Xu Xiaoyan called Meng Xinghe like an idol all the time, and he thought she was just a fangirl who idolized Meng Xinghe. He never expected that they had this kind of relationship.