Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

As he spoke, Meng Hongchen seemed to straighten up even more, his eyes shining with confidence, exuding the same arrogance and pride as Xiao Hongchen.

Luo Ranyu certainly knew about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy—the one that was always second best, right? She'd heard Senior Sister Yu Mengdi mention it a long time ago. But she definitely couldn't say that now, or it would seem...

"Oh! I know, it's that academy that has been the only one in a thousand years to rival Shrek Academy, right? I hope you achieve great results this time!"

Luo Ranyu answered very politely, her tone carrying just the right amount of respect.

After shaking hands with Meng Hongchen, Luo Ranyu stepped back to stand next to Xi'er. He couldn't sense any obvious poison in Meng Hongchen's hand, so there was no need to be overly nervous as she didn't have any surface-level poison on her body.

However, Luo Ranyu's "Void Gaze" was infallible; he clearly sensed the potent poison hidden within the other's body.

This means that the toxins were firmly suppressed within her body. Combining the fragmented memories in her mind, Luo Ranyu could easily deduce that she was most likely suffering from the backlash of the poison.

Even if she had a special method to temporarily suppress the poison, in the long run, the toxins would inevitably erode her body and even endanger her life. However, this was ultimately someone else's business and had nothing to do with him, so Luo Ranyu did not delve into it further.

Hearing Luo Ranyu's polite words, Meng Hongchen felt her vanity was satisfied, but she was still somewhat surprised that Luo Ranyu would actually give them her blessings.

As everyone knows, the Sun Moon Empire's relationship with the original Three Kingdoms is not good, especially with the Star Luo Empire, which can even be described as somewhat hostile. Her gaze shifted, and she asked with a hint of doubt:

"You... are you also students of our Sun Moon Empire?"

Luo Ranyu smiled calmly, glanced at Xi'er, and chuckled:

"No, we come from the Zhengtian Academy of the Tianhun Empire. I forgot to introduce you earlier. This is my classmate, Hua Xi'er."

Meng Hongchen skipped over where Luo Ranyu came from, because she didn't know most of the academies that weren't affiliated with the Sun Moon Empire.

Meng Hongchen didn't pay much attention to Luo Ranyu's background; she mostly didn't know anyone outside of the Sun Moon Empire's academies. Her attention was quickly drawn to the pink-haired girl in the front, and she softly murmured her name:

"Hua~Xi'er~"

"Mmm! You can call me Xi'er like Brother Ran Yu~" Hua Xi'er said sweetly, squinting her eyes.

Xiao Hongchen was about to say something when a voice suddenly rang out, "Sister! Come and register first!"

"Okay! Brother!" Meng Hongchen turned his head and replied, then smiled and waved to Xi'er before quickly running over.

On the bustling street, Luo Ranyu and Hua Xier hadn't gone far. Hua Xier casually remarked...

"That woman seemed pretty impressive just now?" Luo Ranyu's expression also turned serious.

"Indeed, my mental detection confirms that she is also a Soul King!"

Xi'er moved closer to Luo Ranyu and whispered, "And she might very well be a preliminary team member just like us!"

"Hmm? Why?" Luo Ranyu looked at Xi'er in confusion, but quickly realized what she meant.

"Oh! So many of them came. When they entered the hotel, the people in front were all very tall, they must be the regular team members, while Meng Hongchen and her brother were in a small group at the back of the line. And when registering, the regular team members registered first, and the preliminary team members registered later, which is how we did too."

While using this method alone to determine she's a preliminary member isn't entirely rigorous, it's fairly accurate. Furthermore, her figure and appearance suggest she's under fifteen years old!

Hua Xi'er chuckled, "Yes! That's roughly how it is! But Xi'er has other ways to find out her age!"

"Hmm~" Luo Ranyu said somewhat solemnly, "But the fact that she was able to cultivate to the Soul King level before the age of fifteen is simply unbelievable!"

Hua Xi'er, relying on her own elven aura, could also sense that Meng Hongchen possessed great strength, and exclaimed, "Yes, he's just like Sister Xue'er!"

Luo Ranyu nodded, but then shook her head. "However, I'm afraid she's still not as good as Sister Xue'er. At least at the same level, her soul power ceiling has already caught up with Senior Brother Ye!"

Hua Xi'er: "Mmm~"

Just as the two remained silent, a voice came from behind: "Xiao Ran, Xi'er, why did you two come out too?"

Although Luo Ranyu and Hua Xier had already recognized who it was, they still turned around with some delight.

"Sister Xue'er!"

"Sister Xue'er, what brings you out here?"

Xue Qianlu chuckled lightly, a hint of mockery in her voice, "Xiao Ran, shouldn't I be asking you that?"

Luo Ranyu doesn't usually like to wander around. Zheng Tian Academy isn't located in the central province of the Tianhun Empire, but it's far from the capital, roughly in Zheng Tian City, northwest of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhengtian City was established more than 7,000 years ago on the Lima Plain due to the development of river channels.

Outside the academy, there's not much interesting place to go, except for the Jialing Pass, which is completely open during peacetime.

But going to the capital of Tianhun seems too far. Unless Xi'er drags him along, he basically won't go out.

"Sister Xue'er, it's rare to come out, so why not broaden your horizons? As the saying goes, 'Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.'"

Upon hearing Luo Ranyu's explanation, Xue Qianluo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. She said, "Oh? So Xiao Ran understands this principle too?"

She felt a pang of emotion: Ten thousand years ago, Xiao Ran really loved to roam the world alone. He went everywhere to gain experience, whether it was the Sunset Forest or the Starry Sky Forest. He always traveled alone and would stay in the forest for months at a time, which worried people to death!

Damn it! What am I thinking? He's only 12 years old! The Star Dou Great Forest is not what it used to be; there are countless 100,000-year-old soul beasts now. I don't want him to run in alone at such a young age!

So, he's still just as outstanding now. Ten thousand years ago, when he participated in the Soul Master Competition, he was about seventeen years old and his soul power was level 39.

Now, when he participates in the Soul Master Competition, although he is level 37, he is only 12 years old!

I even wanted to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament with you, Xiao Ran, but what a pity!

But now things are different; now I'm actually fighting alongside you. But do you and I still have a chance to defeat the now-dominant Shrek Academy?

Xue Qianlu was filled with emotion, but it did not stop the group from admiring the magnificent city.