Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 264 Embrace

Yu Tianheng gave a helpless, awkward laugh. "Lingling, you've already broken through to the Soul King realm. If you're not powerful enough, then what are we?"

Ye Lingling turned her head and glanced at him, a glance that sent a chill down his spine.

He already had feelings for Ye Lingling, after all, the relationship between Dugu Yan and Ning Feiliu was now common knowledge among the major powers of Tiandou City.

Therefore, Yu Tianheng no longer had any feelings for Dugu Yan.

Ye Lingling happened to stand out at this time, becoming famous in the eyes of the major forces in the entire Heaven Dou City as the first support-type Soul Master to break through to the Soul King realm.

It should be noted that Ye Lingling's Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul is a powerful support-type Martial Soul that is second only to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the entire Douluo Continent.

Its powerful healing ability surpasses even that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

In addition, the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul has always been passed down through a single lineage, which means that the strength of the Ye family of the Nine Heart Begonia is far inferior to that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and they are not as powerful as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Therefore, a marriage alliance with the Ye family would be a good choice.

Especially given Ye Lingling's extraordinary talent, there shouldn't be any problems with her future descendants.

So, in fact, Yu Tianheng's father and other uncles all hoped that he could become friends with Ye Lingling.

Over time, Ye Lingling's cultivation level surpassed his, and she was also beautiful, so Yu Tianheng became interested in her.

Moreover, although Ye Lingling's cultivation level is higher than his, she is still just a support-type Soul Master.

And this makes people even more eager to conquer, just like Ning Feiliu's male and female gods in her previous life. Why are there so many simps and sycophants surrounding her?

Most people prefer to conquer a handsome superior rather than a pretty but unattractive woman.

The satisfaction of looking down from above is far less than the sense of conquest that comes from overthrowing superiors.

Of course, people are diverse, and some people just enjoy the feeling of looking down on a vase.

What's there to say?

However, most people simply prefer those high-ranking figures like male and female gods; the higher their status, the greater the satisfaction of conquering them.

Therefore, when Yu Tianheng saw the way Ye Lingling looked at him, his heart was immediately stirred.

"You're very capable too," Ye Lingling shook her head and said, "but..."

"Just what?" Yu Tianheng asked expectantly.

"It's nothing." Ye Lingling shook her head again, turned her face away, and continued to watch Dugu Yan wreak havoc on Oslo and the other three.

However... Yu Tianheng was not as lucky as her, meeting Ning Feiliu and receiving his pity and help.

They also lacked the exceptional talent and innate intelligence of Ning Feiliu.

Yu Tianheng was unaware of Ye Lingling's thoughts and assumed that Ye Lingling, like him, actually had some feelings for him.

In the actual combat training field, Dugu Yan deliberately held back, allowing Oslo, Yufeng, and Shimo to practice their teamwork properly.

She also identified their shortcomings and weaknesses in cooperation, and then...

"Yu Feng, you were too careless... Break!"

"Oslo, you did not badly... but you were too slow and full of openings!"

"Graphite millstone, your defenses are quite good, yet there's still a vulnerability here..."

"……break!"

In an instant, Oslo, Yufeng, and Shimoshimo were all defeated by Dugu Yan.

"Ah..." They all fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

Dugu Yan was quite satisfied with them, nodded, and said, "Not bad, your teamwork is enough to deal with Soul Masters, but you still need to keep working hard."

"Yes, Captain..." Oslo, Yufeng, and Graphite Stone Mill said, their faces pale and their voices tinged with pain.

They felt a mixture of joy and helplessness.

After all, the fact that they received praise from Dugu Yan, a Soul King who is now two realms above them, proves that they do have strength.

However, similarly, these four Soul Masters, who were not even Soul Grandmasters, were going to fight Dugu Yan...

This is pure masochism.

However, they will definitely have to endure Dugu Yan's tests for a long time to come.

"Lingling, please help them heal and recover." Dugu Yan smiled and looked at Ye Lingling beside her.

Ye Lingling nodded, "Martial Soul Manifestation, Nine-Heart Begonia... Go."

The Nine-Hearted Begonia spirit she summoned transformed into pure life force under the light of the spirit ring, gradually healing the injuries of Oslo, Yufeng, and Shimo.

Oslo, Yufeng, and Graphite Stone Mill quickly regained their normal complexion and color, and the pain in their bodies gradually disappeared.

They quickly stood up as a result.

Yu Tianheng then stepped forward with a smile and said, "Alright, how about we have a meal together at the Tiandou Royal Restaurant tonight? What do you all think?"

"Hmph! Are you treating? If you are, we'll go." Dugu Yan rolled her eyes and said.

She has always been easygoing and carefree. Although she has fallen for Ning Feiliu and is now indifferent to Yu Tianheng, they can still be friends.

Yu Tianheng naturally thought there was no problem. Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan wasn't as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, as the young patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, he still received two thousand gold soul coins a month as pocket money. (Don't say it's too little, according to the previous conversion, two thousand gold soul coins are equivalent to four million RMB in the real world. Yu Tianheng, a young patriarch who has just come of age, says that four million RMB a month is too little? I can only say that some Douluo readers think that one gold soul coin is worth one yuan?)

In addition, he has actually accumulated quite a lot of savings over the years.

However, he was still speechless at Dugu Yan's antics, and complained, "No, Dugu, you want me to treat you...?"

Everyone knows that Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo behind Dugu Yan, has made a fortune in recent years. The soul tools he possesses and the two gold soul coins he previously auctioned are worth several million gold soul coins in total.

Moreover, the key point is that Dugu Yan's future husband's family is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which is incredibly wealthy. Ning Fengzhi has been taking great care of Dugu Yan, his future daughter-in-law, all these years.

Although Dugu Yan was somewhat embarrassed, she couldn't refuse Ning Fengzhi's hospitality and would force her to give him a Gold Soul Card worth 200,000 Gold Soul Coins (equivalent to 400 million RMB) every year.

Therefore, Yu Tianheng's pocket money was nothing compared to Dugu Yan's, and was not worth mentioning.

"Someone offered to treat me, why shouldn't I?" Dugu Yan said with a grin.

The main reason is that she doesn't want to waste money. She's saving it now in case Ning Feiliu needs it in the future.

Therefore, she usually doesn't live a life of extravagance.

Moreover, this was just a joke between Yu Tianheng and his friend.

If they weren't friends, then even if Yu Tianheng wanted to invite Dugu Yan to dinner, it would be a dead end.

"Alright, alright..." Yu Tianheng smiled helplessly, stole a glance at Ye Lingling whom Dugu Yan was holding, and then said with a smile, "I'll treat, I'll treat."

"Is everyone satisfied?" Dugu Yan nodded in satisfaction and then looked at everyone present.

"No objections," everyone from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, including Ye Lingling, said in unison.

"Then let's go, let's go." Dugu Yan immediately adopted the demeanor of a big sister, pulling Ye Lingling's hand and walking out of the training field.

"Okay..." Yu Tianheng smiled upon seeing this scene and quickly followed.

Oscar, Yu Feng, and the others saw Yu Tianheng's expression. In fact, they had learned about Yu Tianheng's thoughts to some extent over the past few days.

They immediately followed. Oslo laughed and hooked his arm around Yu Tianheng's neck, saying, "Tianheng, seize the opportunity!"

"Isn't this what I'm trying to do?" Yu Tianheng shrugged helplessly. He wasn't shy about this kind of thing; he was always poised and confident.

"Don't worry, with the brothers here, we'll keep that drunk captain occupied. You can seize the opportunity to get closer to Lingling," Shi Mo said with a smile, his eyes darting around.

They followed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, joking and laughing, towards the edge of the training field.

But just then...

"So, Dugu is training here? Okay... thank you." A familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared ahead.

Yu Tianheng and the others, who hadn't even left the training ground yet, were all stunned for a moment.

Because of this sound...

They all remembered one person.

Meanwhile, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had already arrived at the entrance of the training ground, looked in the direction from which the voice came with disbelief, surprise, and trembling in their beautiful eyes.

But what they saw in that direction was a handsome young man with a full head of white hair.

He was politely asking a student from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy before walking over.

At first... Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both thought they had mistaken him for someone else, after all... how could he possibly have white hair?

However, when their eyes met those of the handsome young man, and they saw that familiar face—which, though grown up, was now even more mature and handsome than before…

They were all certain... that it was Ning Feiliu!

Ning Feiliu also saw them at this moment, but he directly met Dugu Yan's gaze first, and his originally gentle smile became extremely tender...

"Sister Yan, it's been a long time."

"Fei Liu!!!" Dugu Yan could no longer suppress her excitement, and then released Ye Lingling's hand and ran wildly towards Ning Fei Liu.

Ye Lingling's eyes, which had been full of joy, dimmed slightly.

She could only watch from behind as Dugu Yan ran wildly toward Ning Feiliu, and then... fell into the broad, gentle embrace she had always dreamed of.

Dugu Yan closed her eyes; this was the first time she had ever been so bold as to rush into Ning Feiliu's arms.

She was unfamiliar with this embrace, but this first bold embrace allowed her to feel Ning Feiliu's gentle embrace and the contrasting, passionate heartbeat.

Ning Feiliu's embrace wasn't warm; rather, it was cool, a comforting coolness, like moonlight falling—not scorching, but gently nourishing.

The elegant fragrance emanating from him became even more pronounced, and Dugu Yan was completely immersed in his embrace.

Ning Feiliu was initially taken aback by Dugu Yan's boldness, but he quickly smiled and opened his arms to completely embrace Dugu Yan's body, which was now much smaller than his own.

About a minute passed, and Ye Lingling and the others did not disturb the tender moment between the two.

Then Dugu Yan opened her eyes, looked up at that familiar handsome face, and confirmed once again that it was the lover she had been waiting for.

But then she looked at Ning Feiliu's cold, white hair, stroked it with a touch of heartache, and said, "Feiliu... what's wrong...?"

"Don't overthink it. This is just a change that happened after I had some fortuitous encounters. It's not a bad thing," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

He planned to attribute the change in his hair to absorbing Xue Di's soul ring and soul bone, since he really couldn't tell Dugu Yan and the others that he had died once and been resurrected, which was why his hair had changed like this.

"Really?" Dugu Yan still subconsciously sensed that Ning Feiliu's hair change was not as he had described, and said with some concern.

"Really..." Ning Feiliu could only pretend that nothing was wrong and said with a smile, "I'll tell you in detail later, and you'll know."

"Alright..." Dugu Yan was slightly relieved and said, "I want to know what happened to you. You have to tell me everything."

"Of course," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

Just then...

"Fei Liu." Ye Lingling came forward and greeted him.

However, there was an unspeakable meaning in her beautiful eyes.

There is anticipation, joy, and a glimmer of hope.

Ning Feiliu could tell at a glance... It seems that time has not diminished Ye Lingling's feelings for him.

So he was somewhat at a loss.

Dugu Yan felt a little strange, but since Ye Lingling already knew Ning Feiliu, she didn't think much of it.

At the same time, Yu Tianheng and the other five, including Oslo Yufeng, also stepped forward.

"You're finally back," Yu Tianheng said with a smile.

He figured that Ning Feiliu was at least a teammate of theirs in the Heaven Dou Arena, so they should be considered friends.

However, Ning Feiliu shrugged, her expression indifferent, nodded, and said, "Yes, I'm back."

His calm attitude, however, caused Yu Tianheng's smile to freeze slightly.

Oslo and Yu Feng were also helpless, but... Ning Feiliu had said before that their relationship was only one of mutual exploitation and they could not be considered friends.

Ning Feiliu's attitude is actually alright, but he's really not familiar with Yu Tianheng and the other four, they're not even friends...

That's why you need to act like you're very familiar with each other.

"Is it for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament?" Yu Tianheng asked with a slight smile.

"Well, I guess so," Ning Feiliu said, shaking her head helplessly.

With those two missions coming up, he, who originally didn't want to participate in the all-continental advanced soul master competition, now wants to participate.

After all... those are two runes! Even without the blessing of the Sun Star Spirit as a reward, it would be enough to make him want to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

However, the school he wanted to join in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament was Tianshui Academy.

However, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng naturally misunderstood, thinking that Ning Feiliu would join them.

"That's perfect! Fei Liu, have you eaten yet?" Dugu Yan said with a grin. "Yu Tianheng is treating, let's go to a restaurant for a meal and get together!"

(End of this chapter)