Over the next few days, Su Yunlin stayed at home researching soul tools. With his spiritual power and physical body both significantly enhanced, his overall ability in crafting soul tools improved tremendously.
It wasn't just his engraving of core formations that had advanced—his forging skills had also taken a leap forward. Perhaps due to the boost in spiritual power, what had once been barely manageable at Thousand Forging Grade One had now reached the level of Spirit Refinement.
One morning, Su Yunlin slept until he woke naturally. Slacking off once in a while wasn't a bad thing. He checked the time—there were still five days left before school started.
"Young Master, the gatekeeper just sent word. A distinguished guest has arrived. The visitor is holding your token."
Su Yunlin's eyes lit up. "Oh? Is it a man or a woman?"
"A young lady. Very beautiful, with pink-blue hair."
Su Yunlin immediately headed to the main hall. After all, he had given Wang Dong that token—anyone holding it would be treated as an honored guest and brought straight to the main hall.
The moment he stepped inside, he saw that his mother was already seated beside Wang Dong—faster than him, as always.
Wang Dong wasn't hiding anything at all today. She wore a simple white dress, her short hair neat and refreshing. At the moment, she looked slightly embarrassed—Xu Yunyue's enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.
"Well, look who's here, son! Not bad at all—snagged yourself such an amazing girl! I approve! This is my daughter-in-law now. Even if the gods themselves come, they won't stop it!"
Xu Yunyue declared boldly.
Martial Souls often influenced a Spirit Master's personality. Fire-type users tended to be hot-tempered, while their family—possessing dark and evil-aligned Martial Souls—had a tendency toward contrast.
From old Su down to Su Yunlin, they were all full of contradictions.
On the surface, Su Yunlin looked like a cold, aloof male god. But once you got close to him, he was a chatterbox. Wang Dong knew this very well—though she didn't mind at all.
"Yunlin!" Wang Dong's face lit up with joy upon seeing him. If Xu Yunyue hadn't been there, she would have already thrown herself into his arms.
"Dong'er, let me introduce—Mom, this is the girlfriend I met at the academy. Tang—"
Wang Dong cut in first. "Auntie, my name is Tang Wutong. 'Wu' as in dance, and 'Tong' as in phoenix tree!"
Su Yunlin raised an eyebrow. She just exposed her real name like that? Had she gone full love-brain already? Or what?
Well… that was kind of the underlying logic of Douluo Continent.
Not that he minded. If anything, he quite liked it—after all, that love-brain was directed at him.
"Tang Wutong, hm? A phoenix perches on the parasol tree—looks like you're your parents' little phoenix. And my Lin'er is my little qilin. A phoenix and a qilin—what a perfect match."
Xu Yunyue beamed.
"Wutong, I'm really looking forward to the day you call me 'Mom.' I'll leave you two to it—Lin'er, take her out and have some fun."
With that, Xu Yunyue stood up and left immediately. She had seen the mysterious girl her son kept mentioning—it was time to share the good news with her husband.
As she stepped out, she was surprised to find her husband and father-in-law pressed against the wall, eavesdropping.
Inside the room, only Su Yunlin and Wang Dong remained—or rather, Tang Wutong.
Su Yunlin sat down beside her. "My dear Miss Tang Wutong… is that really your true name?"
Tang Wutong nodded. "Yep! That's my real name. But at the academy, you should still call me Wang Dong—we'll stick to the usual. Once my Clear Sky Hammer is exposed, you can switch to Tang Dong."
"Why all the aliases? Why not just enroll under your real name?"
Tang Wutong looked a bit awkward. She couldn't exactly say that she had a sudden whim and thought using a fake identity would be fun.
Just like when she first disguised herself as a boy—she had never planned to share a dorm with anyone. Her original plan was to beat everyone else out and live alone.
Entering as a male student saved her a lot of trouble. After all, she knew very well how she looked—being harassed by those annoying noble brats was practically guaranteed otherwise.
Su Yunlin sighed. Though he had mentally prepared himself, "Tang Wutong" still didn't roll off the tongue as naturally as "Wang Dong."
"Forget it, I won't ask. Let's go out—I'll show you around Heaven Dou City."
"Okay!"
Su Yunlin pushed open the door, only to find his grandfather, father, and mother all still eavesdropping.
"…This is awkward."
He twitched. It was just a girlfriend—was this really necessary?
Soon after, Su Yunlin took Tang Wutong out to wander through Heaven Dou City.
"Hm? Such dense vitality and blood energy… who is that?"
The speaker was a tall elderly man with long dark green hair flowing behind him. His complexion was ruddy like that of an infant, with barely any wrinkles. The only sign of his age lay in the deep, time-worn look in his equally dark green eyes.
"Sect Master, what is it?"
The old man released his spiritual power, locking onto Su Yunlin.
"Oh? Isn't that the kid from the Su family? Why is his blood energy so dense now?"
In the next instant, the old man appeared right beside Su Yunlin, startling both him and Tang Wutong.
"Whoa—scared me. So it's Senior Du." Su Yunlin cupped his fists in greeting.
The Sect Master of the Body Sect—Du Busi. A Rank 98 Super Douluo.
Du Busi looked Su Yunlin up and down, then immediately reached out, patting and prodding him all over.
"Did you awaken a Body Martial Soul and not tell me?"
Su Yunlin replied helplessly, "If I had, I'd have joined the Body Sect already. You've seen my Martial Soul before."
"True… no one has three Martial Souls. But this is strange. Your blood energy is ridiculously strong—stronger than most of the young ones in my sect. Did you eat some kind of treasure?"
Su Yunlin thought for a moment. "I did consume something that enhanced my vitality. Senior Du… you're not planning to take me as your disciple, are you?"
"Oh? Answering before I even ask. That is my intention! What do you say—consider it? We're both from the Heaven Soul Empire, and I'm on good terms with your old man. I was the one who dragged him out of the battlefield back then. Becoming my disciple wouldn't be a loss."
Su Yunlin twitched. Same old tricks—Du Busi really hadn't changed. Still as shameless as ever.
"If I refuse, are you going to forcibly take me away?"
Du Busi fell into thought. "Very likely. Or maybe I'll just slap you for annoying me."
"…Right. Grandpa—"
"Second Dad! Someone's bullying me!"
Su Yunlin hadn't even finished calling for help before Tang Wutong shouted first!
In the next instant, a massive fist smashed forward, heading straight for Du Busi. Not one to be outdone, Du Busi threw a punch of his own.
Boom—
Black and dark green energies erupted simultaneously.
Su Yunlin immediately grabbed Tang Wutong and retreated. Two Super Douluo—both strength-type—this was not something to stand close to.
Boom!
Their clash blasted a massive crater into the ground, shattering the surrounding buildings along the street.
"Who goes there?!" Du Busi roared.
"And who the hell are you? Bullying my girl?!"
Standing opposite him was a towering, burly man—even more imposing than Du Busi.
"I don't care who you are. I'm the one who bullies others—no one bullies me! You look decent. Come play with me!"
Du Busi shot into the air immediately. After that brief exchange, he could already tell—this opponent was no ordinary figure. Far stronger than that useless Xuan Zi. It made his hands itch for a real fight.
The only one Tang Wutong would call "Second Dad" was Tai Tan, the second sect master of the Clear Sky Sect.
Tai Tan turned to look at his little princess—only to find her being held in Su Yunlin's arms. His expression instantly darkened.
"Second Dad, go! Show him what you've got! That weird old man is trying to snatch my Yunlin—beat him up!"
Tang Wutong shouted.
Tai Tan's mouth twitched. This little princess really knew how to give him trouble. The poison-covered old man in front of him was no simple opponent.
Still—he wasn't afraid.
With a leap, Tai Tan also rose into the sky.
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