"Split? Then show me one right now!"
A cold voice suddenly rang out. In the next moment, the door to the training room suddenly opened, and Ye Lingling, dressed in a black dress with a black veil, slowly walked in.
"How did you get in?"
Yu Tianmeng looked completely bewildered.
She had just used the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield to completely isolate the entire training room. Even if the other party had space-transversal type spirit skills, they shouldn't have been able to enter.
"Haha, little girl, your spirit tool may have no defensive vulnerabilities, but it only works against the ground—you didn't block the underground."
A hearty, aged voice rang out. In the next moment, the ground beside Ye Lingling suddenly emitted an earthy yellow glow.
Immediately after, a white-haired old man rose up from underground.
Clearly, this old man had just used an earth escape type spirit skill to bypass the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield's barrier.
"Great Grandfather."
Upon seeing the old man, the Shi family brothers immediately bowed. Even Zhou Chen and Dugu Yan nodded in greeting to the old man.
That's right, this old man was the Grand Elder of the Black Tortoise Clan, the 180-year-old level 89 Spirit Douluo—Shi Feng.
Today, following Zhou Chen's orders, he had accompanied Ye Lingling and the Ye family's guards to the Sunset Forest to hunt for Ye Lingling's fifth spirit ring.
That's right, during these days, Ye Lingling had also consumed the Divine Crystal. At this moment, like Dugu Yan, she was a Spirit King above level 50.
"Lingling, you're back so soon?"
Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow and greeted her.
"Mm."
Ye Lingling nodded and naturally walked forward, taking Zhou Chen's other arm.
The two of them stood on either side, their positioning quite harmonious.
This scene, falling into Yu Tianmeng's eyes, made her green with envy.
Two beautiful women with names and status from the original story, both so obedient to Zhou Chen—it truly made her, as someone with yuri tendencies, exceptionally sad.
"What happened just now?"
Ye Lingling glanced at Zhou Chen, then looked at Yu Tianmeng vigilantly and asked.
Clearly, Yu Tianmeng's last joking remark had raised Ye Lingling's wariness toward a potential rival.
Seeing that Ye Lingling had misunderstood, before Zhou Chen could answer, Qin Ming hurriedly stepped forward to defuse the situation: "Lingling, those two were just sparring."
Saying this, Qin Ming pointed at Yu Tianmeng and introduced: "She's a new member of the Royal Beauty Team, Yu Tianmeng. She's also Tianheng's younger sister."
"Someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Hearing this, Ye Lingling's expression softened.
After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had a grudge against Zhou Chen—those two were unlikely to get together.
However, this Yu Tianmeng, knowing full well about Yu Tianheng's crushing defeat, still dared to spar with Zhou Chen—her strength must be extraordinary.
Looking deeply at Yu Tianmeng, Ye Lingling turned to Qin Ming and said calmly: "Teacher Qin, if there's nothing else, Zhou Chen and I will leave first."
These past days, like Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling hadn't come to class either.
Moreover, unlike Dugu Yan, she didn't even plan to attend classes anymore—if the academy wanted to expel her, so be it.
After all, her spirit power was already at level 56, stronger than many of the academy's teachers. Attending classes was meaningless.
The only reason she came today was because when she went to find Zhou Chen earlier, she learned he had accompanied Dugu Yan to the academy, so she rushed over.
Hearing that Ye Lingling wanted to leave as soon as she arrived, Qin Ming immediately objected: "Lingling, cultivation is like sailing against the current—if you don't advance, you fall behind. You haven't attended classes for so many days, you've already fallen behind other students..."
At this point, Qin Ming's voice trailed off, leaving only shock.
Because two yellow, two purple, and one black—five spirit rings—were rising and falling around Ye Lingling's body.
Keep in mind, just half a month ago, Ye Lingling was only a three-ring Spirit Elder.
Advancing over 20 levels in half a month—such a marvel, Qin Ming had never even heard of!
Qin Ming could guarantee this was absolutely related to Zhou Chen!
After all, the only change in Ye Lingling these past days was gaining a boyfriend—Zhou Chen.
Thinking this way, Qin Ming suddenly realized that Dugu Yan's relationship with Zhou Chen was also very good!
Subconsciously, Qin Ming looked at Dugu Yan.
Sensing the inquiry in Qin Ming's eyes, Dugu Yan didn't intend to hide it either. With a thought, five spirit rings similarly rose from beneath her feet.
"Mad, all mad."
Qin Ming smiled bitterly and murmured.
Now he could confirm that Zhou Chen absolutely possessed some treasure that could dramatically increase people's levels in a short time.
No wonder the Black Tortoise Clan had chosen to submit to Zhou Chen.
Even he was somewhat tempted.
But Qin Ming guessed wrong—at this moment, the Shi family brothers and old Shi Feng were just as shocked as he was.
In truth, because the Black Tortoise Clan had submitted to the Ziwei Palace for too short a time—only a few days—Zhou Chen hadn't yet told them about the Divine Crystal.
Zhou Chen planned to spend some time arranging tasks for the Black Tortoise Clan to test their loyalty.
"Hoo..."
Letting out a long breath, Qin Ming barely managed to steady his restless mind.
He closed his eyes, admonishing himself in his heart that he was a teacher now, and what he should do is teach and nurture students, not think about how to obtain that treasure from Zhou Chen that could cause dramatic breakthroughs.
Opening his eyes again, Qin Ming's expression had returned to normal.
This made Zhou Chen develop an appreciation for Qin Ming.
Someone with such strong mental fortitude and noble moral character, whose talent and martial soul were both top-tier—such a talent deserved to be recruited under Zhou Chen's command.
At this moment, Qin Ming looked at the two girls, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, and said solemnly: "First, congratulations on your dramatic breakthroughs in spirit power. But this doesn't mean you don't need the academy's guidance anymore."
"What the academy can teach you has never been just about cultivating spirit power. More importantly, it's about teaching you how to use your martial souls—that is, helping you gain practical combat experience."
"You've suddenly increased by over 20 levels, and you're completely unfamiliar with your spirit power and newly acquired spirit skills. In other words, your practical combat experience is still far from sufficient, and your coordination with your own spirit power is also far from adequate."
At this point, Qin Ming asked calmly: "Lingling, Yanzi, am I right?"
Hearing this earnest advice, both Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan nodded, clearly having been convinced by Qin Ming.
"Very good."
Qin Ming smiled and said: "You should remember the original purpose of forming the Royal Beauty Team, right?"
At these words, Ye Lingling immediately reacted: "Teacher Qin, you want to take us to the Grand Spirit Arena for spirit battles again?"
"Exactly."
Qin Ming nodded and said: "Although Tianheng is no longer here, we've gained a Tianmeng. The Royal Beauty Team hasn't lost any members. I plan to take you to the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena as before, to increase your practical combat experience."
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