Chapter 26: Expressing Feelings (Third Watch)

"No, no, no, I'm satisfied, I'm satisfied." Wang Dong hurriedly waved a hand, turned, and slipped out of Su Yun Tian's embrace.

They twisted their body away, covering their mouth with both hands.

They… kissed me! They really kissed me!

"Yun Tian…" Wang Dong whispered.

"What's wrong?" Su Yun Tian walked over and asked.

"We… what are we… now, exactly?" Wang Dong turned their head, brushed the stray hair on their forehead, and said shyly.

"What do you think? I've already kissed you, and you still don't know." Su Yun Tian burst into laughter.

Somehow Wang Dong seemed a bit silly.

"Oh…" Wang Dong lowered their head and let out a goofy laugh.

If you kissed me, doesn't that make us boyfriend and girlfriend!

"Hmm… then I'll go absorb the soul ring first!" However, after a moment's hesitation, she didn't go; instead she hurried to Su Yun Tian's side, tiptoed, gave his face a quick, dragonfly‑like peck, then ran off with a blush.

The Holy Light Colorful Butterfly is of very high quality; even though it's only 3,000 years old, most Soul Ancestors find it hard to absorb.

Yet it was clear that, although Wang Dong is only a Soul Elder, her body's tolerance is strong.

Moreover, she has a strand of the Divine King's consciousness within her, so there's no need to worry.

Not long after, the purple soul ring gradually shrank, finally settled onto Wang Dong's body, and vanished.

After standing up, Wang Dong blinked.

Yellow, purple, purple—three circles of soul rings lit up, and butterfly wings unfolded behind her.

Not sure if it's an illusion, but Su Yun Tian constantly felt that Wang Dong seemed a bit more beautiful.

"How's it, Dong?" Su Yun Tian stepped forward and asked with slight concern.

"Excellent, this Holy Light Colorful Butterfly soul ring fits me perfectly; my soul power has also reached level 33. Although the soul skill isn't an amplification, it is an extremely domineering offensive soul skill." Wang Dong smiled faintly, a look of satisfaction on their face.

"That's good." Su Yun Tian nodded; if I'm not mistaken, it should be the Butterfly God Slash.

However, it's also time to leave; the vacation still has a while left, let's go check out the Spirit Hall ruins.

Thinking of that, Su Yun Tian felt a bit guilty and said, "Dong, for now go home first; I still have some matters to attend to."

He didn't mention returning to the Clear Sky Sect, because Wang Dong hadn't said it, and he naturally didn't want to expose her.

"Huh? Leaving so soon?" Wang Dong pouted in displeasure.

"Hmm, it's been delayed for a long time; taking advantage of the vacation, I want to go take a look." Su Yun Tian nodded seriously.

"Alright, then be careful." Seeing this, Wang Dong didn't feel like stopping him further; after all, they'd meet again when school resumed.

"Hmm!" Su Yun Tian thrust his head forward, his six wings spread, and he flew toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Watching Su Yun Tian's retreating back, Wang Dong felt reluctant to let go,

……

"Qian Renxue, where are the Spirit Hall ruins now?" In the sky, Su Yun Tian asked Qian Renxue within the Spirit Sea.

"It should be north of Tian Dou City," Qian Renxue replied. After ten thousand years, the continent's layout has changed greatly, so she's not entirely sure.

"Tian Dou City…"

"If I recall correctly, Tian Dou City should now be the capital of the Tian Soul Empire, right?" Su Yun Tian thought to himself.

A few days later.

The Star Dou Great Forest was still far from Tian Dou City; aside from resting to replenish soul power, Su Yun Tian spent almost the entire journey hurrying, yet it still took several days.

At this point, he had already flown into a dense forest.

The trees here were outrageously massive, blocking the sky and sun.

Walking inside, one could barely see the sun; only scattered shafts of light filtered through the leaves to the ground.

After an indeterminate amount of walking, Su Yun Tian saw a towering mountain in the distance.

The mountain was almost entirely dyed green by the vegetation, and atop it lay a collapsed palace.

"That's… the Offering Hall!" Qian Renxue exclaimed, tears already glimmering in her eyes.

After flying for a long time, Su Yun Tian finally rose, looking at the desolate, wall‑collapsed scene with a sigh.

The once glorious Spirit Hall had become this ruinous state.

Not far away stood a golden statue reduced to half its body; behind its left side were two tattered wings.

After walking over, Su Yun Tian touched the statue, pondering inside.

"It seems this must be the huge angel statue inside the Offering Hall."

Faintly, one could still sense a weak yet familiar aura.

This perception originates from the deepest part of the martial soul.

"The Angelic Holy Sword lies at the lowest level, but with your current strength, it's hard to obtain." Seeing that they had already arrived, Qian Renxue simply said it out loud.

"Hmm, then let's come back when the Soul King arrives."

Just as Su Yun Tian was about to leave, a voice sounded in his mind.

【System Upgrade Complete!】

【Story Modification System Activated.】

【Now calculating points based on the host's previous actions!】

【Congratulations, host! You have earned 230000 points!】

【System Shop upgraded, new shop added, refreshes monthly, with a chance to obtain high‑grade items.】

Hearing the system's voice, Su Yun Tian froze in place, amazed that he had been given over two hundred thousand points, and that the system shop had also upgraded.

The previous shop only sold things like soul rings and other useless items; he didn't know what's available now.

"System, open the shop," Su Yun Tian called in his mind.

After that, a pale‑blue panel floated before his eyes.

【Items for this month:】

【1: Left arm bone of a thousand‑year wind baboon, 500 points.】

【2: Dragon‑origin herb, 1500 points.】

【3: Level‑8 melee Soul Guide Device, 2000 points】

【……】

【9: Demon‑Subduing Douluo resurrection card, 10000 points】

【10: Golden Crocodile Douluo resurrection card, 60000 points!】

Looking at the last two items, Su Yun Tian's breathing grew a little rapid.

Resurrection cards, such good stuff?

"System, what are the strengths of these two after resurrection?"

【Reply to host, characters after resurrection retain their peak‑period power and keep their previous memories.】

Peak period!

The Demon‑Subduing and Golden Crocodile Douluo, once the Spirit Hall's second and seventh attendants, are not to be underestimated—one is Level 98, the other Level 96; even in the Dou 2 period their strength is considerable.

With them, establishing the Spirit Hall would bring a new hope.

Thinking that, Su Yun Tian felt a sigh of relief.

Honestly, he wasn't sure he could bring the Spirit Hall back to power; after all, he was alone, and he could only be certain he could become a generation‑defining strongman, but a single person's strength is ultimately limited.

Now, he no longer had to worry about those things.

"System, exchange resurrection cards for the two."

【Ding! Exchange successful, 70000 points deducted, remaining points: 150000.】

Then, two golden cards appeared in Su Yun Tian's hand.

Looking at the cards, Su Yun Tian gave a faint smile.

"Qian Renxue, I think I have a way to rebuild the Spirit Hall."

(End of chapter)