Inside the room,

Seeing Bai Xu and Xu Xiaoyan leave, Red King immediately bowed respectfully and said, “Lord.”

Gu Yue didn’t care about the address. Her expression was anxious, and she quickly asked, “What have you been doing these days?”

“This…” Red King hesitated slightly, but in the end, he reported everything truthfully. “We accompanied Lord Sui Yuan and attacked the Tang Sect Secret Realm—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. We destroyed numerous Immortal Herbs and Ferocious Beasts such as the Blazing Apricot Delicate Bloom, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Autumn Water Gazing Dew, and Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and captured the Ferocious Beast Qiluo Tulip alive. Furthermore, the Tang Sect Secret Realm was formed from the demise of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, and the remaining Ice and Fire Dragon Souls within were also destroyed.”

“What?!”

Gu Yue was shocked: “Ice and Fire Dragon Soul?”

Red King immediately felt a surge of pressure and quickly added, “The Ice and Fire Dragon Soul was personally destroyed by the Beast God using the Dragon God Claw. Otherwise, no one present could have done anything to the Ice and Fire remnant.”

Hearing this, Gu Yue suddenly felt a bit dazed. She sat on the sofa, lost in thought for a long time, not speaking. Red King felt like every day was a year beside her.

“I understand now. Who is this Lord Sui Yuan?” Gu Yue asked again.

Red King said, “Lord, this matter about the Realm Gate Master concerns the Lord, this…”

Gu Yue lowered her head, her face gloomy. She wasn’t afraid of serving Bai Xu for a hundred years as her Lord; what she feared was the fickleness of human hearts. It was clear that Bai Xu and this suddenly appearing Sui Yuan were too wise. Xiong Jun, having turned into a corpse, had already defected. This surprise attack deeply resonated with the Spirit Beasts’ hearts. It seemed following Bai Xu as their Lord was much better than following her, at least this action caused heavy losses to the Tang Sect.

If Bai Xu were to offer more benefits in the future, she feared these Spirit Beasts would genuinely recognize Bai Xu as their Lord. Wouldn’t she become a lone commander then?

“It’s fine, just tell me. Report it truthfully to Bai Xu later.”

Red King hesitated for a moment, then reported truthfully.

East Sea Spirit Master Training Ground

Bai Xu circulated his Spirit, his figure as fast as wind, sparring with Xu Xiaoyan. Star Wheel Chains would rise from the ground from time to time, trying to restrain his body, but whenever the chains approached, Bai Xu would speed up and break away from the Star Wheels under his feet.

Bai Xu’s admonitions constantly echoed on the field:

“Your Spirit Ability initiation needs to be faster…”

“Your control over the battle situation needs to be precise.”

“Anticipate my movements.”

In just over ten minutes, Xu Xiaoyan was panting, covered in sweat, and collapsed powerlessly. All her spirit power was used to unleash her first Spirit Ability.

“You… you continuously attacked quickly for ten minutes, forcing me to use Star Wheel Restraint. Aren’t you tired?”

Bai Xu slowly helped Xu Xiaoyan up and sighed, “Actually, my second Spirit Ability is enhanced stamina, so I have better physical strength and can last longer.”

“Ah, so that’s how it is!”

Bai Xu smiled gently, helped Xu Xiaoyan to the side, and said softly, “Meditate. After intense combat, the benefits of meditation for a Spirit Master are the greatest. I’ll wait here until your brother comes to pick you up.”

“Okay.”

Xu Xiaoyan secretly glanced at Bai Xu’s profile. His gray messy hair swayed slightly. The long period of rapid movement hadn’t made Bai Xu sweat profusely. She felt that Bai Xu’s appearance was too upright; his large eyes, gray hair, and proper facial features, especially when he was serious, made him both handsome and proper.

“Bai Xu…” Xu Xiaoyan said softly.

“Hmm?” Bai Xu looked at her with a face full of confusion.

“I’ll be transferring to the Zero Class next semester. We’ll be classmates then.”

“Then you’re very welcome!”

Bai Xu revealed a sunny smile.

Xu Xiaoyan felt like she had eaten a honeyed date. She smiled and entered a state of meditation.

Only then did Bai Xu seriously examine Xu Xiaoyan’s appearance, wondering in his heart, “Could it be that the biggest karma in Douluo has already found me? This feeling… hiss~~~”

Soon, Xu Xiaoyu arrived to look after Xu Xiaoyan, who had entered a deep meditative state. Bai Xu returned.

City Center

Bai Xu pushed the door open. Inside were the respectful Red King and a slightly dejected Gu Yue.

Seeing Bai Xu’s return, Red King immediately knelt on one knee and reported, “Lord, this operation has yielded results. This is something Lord Sui Yuan specifically prepared for you.”

With that, Red King took out the Qiluo Tulip and presented it before Bai Xu.

He then continued to explain, “The Ferocious Beasts, led by Lord Sui Yuan, launched a surprise attack on the Tang Sect Secret Realm, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Most of the Immortal Herbs were destroyed, and only this one was sealed by the Beast God himself, despite his injuries.”

Bai Xu only glanced at the Immortal Herb and asked, “Tell me about the battle.”

“Yes, we launched a surprise attack on the secret realm. The Immortal Herbs and Ferocious Beasts resisted to the death. Lord Sui Yuan caused infinite corpse explosions with the bodies of thousands of Sea Soul Beasts, ultimately destroying them.”

“Where is he?”

“Lord Sui Yuan and Xiong Jun have returned to Star Luo. He said that the trip to Star Luo will be the real meeting, and he will also present a great gift then. In addition, Lord Sui Yuan specifically asked me to inform you that the Dark Phoenix and Dark Bee Bird in the Holy Spirit Cult have been subdued.”

Gu Yue was startled and looked sideways.

Bai Xu nodded, noticed Red King’s injuries, and asked, “You’re all injured?”

“Yes, the Immortal Herbs were fearless of death and exploded resolutely. The Ferocious Beasts were all injured in order to obtain the Immortal Herbs. The Beast God’s old injuries were triggered, and he has returned to the core area for recuperation.”

“You did well. I’ve noted it down. You can keep the Immortal Herb for now, but there’s something else I need to trouble you with.”

Bai Xu’s tone softened slightly.

“Please command, Lord.”

“Follow me to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in Mingdu. There’s a fourth spirit ring I need in the Spirit Ascension Platform, a ten-thousand-year Golden Dragon. With your strength, dealing with a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast should be easy.”

“It should be so.”

“Rest today, we’ll depart tomorrow.”

With Bai Xu’s command, Red King disappeared.

Gu Yue turned around and looked at Bai Xu, sighing, “According to what the Ferocious Beasts said, this matter should have been a trending topic very quickly, but why hasn’t there been any news leaked now?”

“Who knows? Perhaps the Tang Sect felt too embarrassed and suppressed the news?” Bai Xu had just returned and lay down on the sofa, feeling relaxed.

“What’s next? What are your plans?”

“Go and advance to Spirit Ancestor, just follow the steps. Even if I let Sui Yuan and the Ferocious Beasts go out and slaughter cities to create major karma events, it could indeed allow me to grow significantly, but it’s too dangerous, and you wouldn’t be able to escape the aftermath. We are currently in a weak position.”

Gu Yue frowned, feeling restricted, and finally let out a long sigh. Then her tone shifted, and she asked again, “What do you plan to do about Xu Xiaoyan?”

“Huh?” Bai Xu was startled and looked at Gu Yue in surprise.

“This girl should like you.”

“That’s good.”

“What about you, do you like her?”

This question made Bai Xu frown. He sat up straight, his brows furrowed into a knot, carefully contemplating this question. Recalling Xu Xiaoyan’s cute appearance, he didn’t feel any resistance.

“I guess I like her…” Bai Xu said uncertainly.

Gu Yue was dumbfounded. “You are a future Divinity, you…”

As she was speaking, she suddenly froze. Bai Xu had always acted too rationally, as if emotions shouldn’t appear in him. Especially since he was good at acting, like a mastermind behind the scenes, the sense of incongruity with love was too severe. However, no one forbade a future Divinity from having feelings.

Under Bai Xu’s puzzled gaze, Gu Yue closed her mouth.

“Cultivate well. In the future at Shrek, I’ll still need you guys to hold the fort.”