Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 316 Letting Go of Pride

Ji Lin hugged Meng Hongchen and comforted her, "Isn't the new Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament just a few months away? We'll see each other again then, won't we? A short separation doesn't mean it'll be hard to meet again in the future!"

Meng Hongchen snuggled against Ji Lin's chest and mumbled, "I just don't want to be separated from you! The thought of not seeing you for several months makes me so sad!"

After saying that, Meng Hongchen raised her head, looked at Ji Lin with her big, watery eyes, and said expectantly, "Hey, Ji Lin, can you stay with me for these last few days?"

Ji Lin smiled and stroked Meng Hongchen's cheek, saying, "I'll do whatever you say. For these last few days, I won't do anything but stay with you."

Meng Hongchen sat up in surprise and exclaimed happily, "Really!?"

Then she added with some concern, "But what about Wang Qiu'er and the others?"

Ji Lin toyed with the two mounds of snow-white flesh before him, smiling as he said, "Qiu'er and the others knew you were leaving soon, so they gave us these last few days. Otherwise, why do you think Qiu'er wasn't with me tonight?"

Meng Hongchen asked in confusion, "Didn't she go on a mission?"

Ji Lin explained, "That was on her own. She deliberately did the mission before you left, just to give you time. How about that? Qiu'er is good to you, isn't she?"

Meng Hongchen pursed her lips and said, "Alright, I'll consider this a favor I owe her. I was originally planning to challenge her before I left and get back all the beatings I'd suffered at her hands before. But since she's been so understanding this time, I'll let bygones be bygones."

Ji Lin looked at Meng Hongchen with amusement and said, "So confident."

Meng Hongchen patted her snow-white chest with confidence and said with full certainty, "Of course. She has the Golden Dragon Martial Soul of ultimate power, but I am not bad either. My Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad has evolved into the ultimate ice. Not only is there no risk of being backlashed by the cold poison, but my several soul skills have also become stronger with the evolution of my Martial Soul. The current me is completely different from the former me. Moreover, I am a Soul Saint, and she is a Soul Emperor. She is only one Martial Soul True Body away. How could I possibly lose to her?"

Ji Lin smiled. To be honest, he didn't know who was stronger between Meng Hongchen and Wang Qiu'er. He would only know after they fought. Anyway, neither of them was stronger than him. However, the swaying white skin caused by Meng Hongchen's movements reignited the flame in Ji Lin's heart.

Ji Lin flipped her over and pinned her down, teasingly saying, "Your fight with Qiu'er is for later; our fight isn't over yet."

Meng Hongchen's eyes were alluring as she defiantly said, "Come on then, I'm not afraid of you."

Ji Lin did not respond, but instead launched a powerful attack.

The room was filled again with the sounds of rapid impact and Meng Hongchen's suppressed breathing.

As the rain subsided, Meng Hongchen fell into a deep sleep in Ji Lin's arms, a look of contentment on her face. The lingering afterglow made her appear even more charming and alluring.

Ji Lin pulled over the quilt beside him and covered Meng Hongchen's delicate body, hiding her beautiful spring scenery under the silk quilt.

Meng Hongchen's martial soul evolved, and after his cultivation broke through to the Soul Saint level, his combat power indeed increased significantly, firmly occupying the third position. However, because Zhang Lexuan broke through to the Title Douluo level, her combat power also increased, so Ji Lin's evaluation of her was still three times that of Zhang Lexuan.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the morning sunlight shone through the curtains into the cabin. Ji Lin and Meng Hongchen continued their morning training, continuing their battle from the previous night. By the time they finished, the sun had already risen, and a new day had begun.

Ji Lin went to the window, drew back the curtains, and opened the window. The morning breeze, carrying the coolness of the lake and the faint scent of grass, gently brushed against his cheeks and carried away the lingering smells in the room from their fierce battle.

Ji Lin stretched and looked out the window at the tranquil and mysterious Sea God Lake. The lake water shimmered with silver light under the morning sun, like a huge mirror reflecting the changing colors of the sky.

The trees by the lake swayed gently in the breeze, and the dewdrops on their leaves shimmered like countless tiny pearls.

A breath of fresh air, carrying the scents of earth and lake water, invigorated him.

After finishing her morning exercise, Meng Hongchen lingered in bed, unwilling to get up. She was wrapped in a blanket, revealing only her snow-white shoulders and her barely visible, firm breasts.

Ji Lin shook his head. The battle last night was indeed too intense. They even had an overtime match this morning. Meng Hongchen hadn't recovered yet, and Ji Lin wanted her to rest a little longer, so he didn't disturb her.

He went to the canteen alone to get breakfast. After the battle, he needed to replenish his nutrition and energy. He specially selected some nutritious breakfast for Meng Hongchen, especially some to replenish his strength, which was of utmost importance.

When Ji Lin returned to the room, Meng Hongchen had just groggily gotten up. The blanket slipped off her body, revealing her snow-white skin covered with red marks, indicating how intense the battles of the previous night and this morning had been.

Meng Hongchen rubbed her eyes and looked at Ji Lin who had entered the room.

Ji Lin waved the breakfast in his hand and chuckled, "Time to get up and eat breakfast, you little lazybones."

Meng Hongchen puffed out her cheeks and said coquettishly, "No, I want you to feed me."

Ji Lin was helpless. What could he do? She was his little wife, so he could only spoil her!

Ji Lin sat by the bed, took out breakfast, and fed it to Meng Hongchen bite by bite. Meng Hongchen obediently accepted Ji Lin's feeding.

Watching Ji Lin carefully blow away the steam from each spoonful of porridge before gently feeding it to her, Meng Hongchen felt that this was the happiest moment of her life. How wonderful it would be if time could stand still at this moment, how wonderful it would be if Ji Lin could be this gentle to her every day, how happy she would be.

Unfortunately, Ji Lin doesn't belong to her alone. Others compete with her, taking away this happiness and tenderness. All she can do is enjoy the joy and happiness of having Ji Lin all to herself during these last few days at Shrek Academy.

After breakfast, Ji Lin personally carried Meng Hongchen into the bathroom to help her clean up. Inevitably, another confrontation ensued. Following the large bed last night, the window, the living room, and the bathroom also became their battlefields.

When the two finished getting ready and went out, the sun was already shining brightly in the sky, and the entire Poseidon Island was bathed in golden light.

Ji Lin took Meng Hongchen away from Shrek Academy and they toured Shrek City. Although Shrek City seemed somewhat old-fashioned and backward compared to the bustling and advanced Mingdu, Meng Hongchen didn't care about the environment as long as she was with Ji Lin and had a great time. The two even watched a competitive eating contest in the food street. As expected, the champion was Ice Bear King Xiaobai, who had won the food street competition for several consecutive years. Xiaobai's popularity in the food street remained high, and it was invited to participate in every competitive eating contest held in the food street. The audience's favorite thing to watch was when other challengers challenged the Great Demon King Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai has absolutely no resistance to human food, and every time Ji Lin chats with Xiao Bai, the topic is always food.

This caused the Snow Maiden to complain several times that Ji Lin had spoiled Little White.

Ji Lin thought to herself, "You're useless yourself, what right do you, a shut-in, have to say that Xiaobai has been spoiled? Liking food is better than you reading those weird novels every day. There's nothing wrong with reading novels, but can you at least read some normal ones? And please, stop dragging me into your stories! Please, I'm really not the Dragon King Returns!"

Over the next few days, Ji Lin accompanied Meng Hongchen to explore the entire Shrek City, creating many wonderful memories. Meng Hongchen also let go of her reserve and fulfilled many of Ji Lin's strange requests, unlocking many new actions and new locations, such as outdoor sex! With Ji Lin's powerful mental strength, there was no need to worry about being spied on. The only difficulty was that Meng Hongchen couldn't let go of her sense of shame. She had never played any special games with Ji Lin before, but perhaps because they were about to part ways, Meng Hongchen completely let go. She fulfilled all of Ji Lin's requests, and her obedience surprised Ji Lin greatly.

Whether it was Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Wang Qiu'er, or Xu Jiujiu, none of them were truly open. Simple intimacy was fine, but they would resolutely refuse any suggestive or embarrassing attempts. Meng Hongchen used to be the same, but this time she fulfilled all of Ji Lin's requests, allowing him to truly experience what pleasure was. Ji Lin was so reluctant to let Meng Hongchen return to the Sun Moon Empire that he wanted to keep her by his side forever.

But in the end, reason prevailed over desire. Meng Hongchen also had his own family, and he couldn't force Meng Hongchen to stay by his side for his own selfish desires.

There's plenty of time ahead of them.

Time flies, and the first exchange activity between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has come to a successful conclusion.

To celebrate this historic breakthrough, Yan Shaozhe specially instructed Zhang Lexuan to hold a farewell ceremony. Even the current Sea God Pavilion Master, Xuanzi, came to the scene. Because of Elder Mu's dying words, Yan Shaozhe stopped targeting the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and treated them as ordinary inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, no longer deliberately making things difficult for them.

Over the course of two years, the inner court disciples have let go of their prejudices against the exchange students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Some have even become friends. The exchange students are both happy to be home and a little reluctant to leave. Aside from the difficulties they faced when they first arrived at Shrek Academy, they found that the inner court teachers who taught them treated them all equally and did not hide anything from them. The inner court disciples, after initially rejecting them, stopped targeting them after a while. Instead, they developed a bond because of their previous conflicts.

Some inner court disciples would even invite exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to go out on surveillance missions together. The inner court disciples of the Soul Guidance Department would also take the initiative to ask the exchange students about the knowledge of soul guidance devices. The exchange students rarely refused, after all, what they knew were only some low- to mid-level soul guidance knowledge, which was not considered selling state secrets. The dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er, and the vice dean, Qian Duoduo, were happy to do so and had a good impression of the exchange students who were willing to teach the inner court disciples of the Soul Guidance Department.

(End of this chapter)