Pope Hall!
Inside the academy!
Hulena looked full of worry and said, "Xu Sheng has been away from the Pope Hall for several days. I don't know how he's doing. The elders in the Worship Hall don't have a good relationship with our teacher and might give him a hard time!"
Beside her, Evil Moon nodded in agreement, "Yes... and without Elder Gui and Elder Ju accompanying him this time, if anything happens, there would be no one to look after him. It's really worrisome!"
Seeing the change in atmosphere, Flame couldn't help but sigh, "I say, aren't you all too anxious? Xu Sheng's strength and wisdom speak for themselves. Even without Elder Gui and Elder Ju accompanying him, nothing will happen!"
"Moreover, regardless of anything, Xu Sheng is the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall; he has some status!"
Hulena and Evil Moon looked at him with complex expressions, "Flame, in such a time, you actually have a lot of confidence in Xu Sheng."
Flame proudly straightened his chest, "Of course, Xu Sheng is the strongest of our generation that I recognize!"
In his view, in the entire Soul Master realm, in terms of talent, Xu Sheng is first, and he is second!
Evil Moon gave a wry smile, "That may be true, but... considering Xu Sheng's situation, he should belong to a rather special category and can't be judged by common sense. So, among our peers, he shouldn't be included!"
Hulena deeply agreed, "Indeed, whoever is compared to Xu Sheng would seem insignificant."
Flame shrugged, "How can you say that? Xu Sheng is about the same age as us, isn't he?"
At this moment, Gui Mei's figure appeared without any warning...
Everyone immediately stopped their discussion and respectfully opened their mouths, "Elder Gui"
Gui Mei nodded, "Hmm, during the time Xu Sheng hasn't been here, Your Holiness sent me to check on your cultivation progress?"
Flame was the first to respond, "Elder Gui, what are you saying? Even if Xu Sheng isn't in the academy, we are working hard on our cultivation. Don't believe me? Look, our soul power rank hasn't stagnated at all!"
Hearing this, Gui Mei also released his spiritual power to sense everyone's cultivation level...
"Hmm, not bad, everyone has made progress. It seems Flame didn't lie."
"In that case, I'll report back to Your Holiness!"
With that, he was about to leave...
After all, they already had Xu Sheng's guidance, so there was no need to intervene...
Hulena hurriedly stopped him, "Wait, Elder Gui!"
Gui Mei looked at her, puzzled, "Holy Daughter, is there something else?"
Hulena bit her thin lip and softly asked, "It's... I'd like to ask about Xu Sheng, how is he doing now? When will he return to the Pope Hall?"
Gui Mei sighed helplessly, "Xu Sheng... when he went to the Worship Hall this time, he didn't bring anyone, so we currently don't know his situation."
"However, it shouldn't be long before he returns!"
Unless Xu Sheng plans to join the Worship Hall, otherwise, only the Pope Hall can provide him with the best support currently!
Hulena couldn't hide the disappointment in her eyes, "I see, thank you, Elder Gui!"
Gui Mei naturally saw her feelings for Xu Sheng, but out of goodwill, he couldn't help but say, "Holy Daughter, although this is not my place to say, I still feel it's necessary to remind you!"
"Xu Sheng, he is not from the same world as you. And this difference isn't about talent or identity!"
He couldn't speak it out directly and could only choose to allude to it!
Upon hearing this, Hulena was greatly shocked, "Elder Gui, what do you mean by that?"
Gui Mei did not explain in detail, "Ah, not knowing is not knowing, just hope you can endure that pain in the future!"
After saying that, he turned and left...
A very confused Hulena looked helplessly towards Evil Moon and Flame, "Brother, Flame, did you understand what Elder Gui meant? Why would he say Xu Sheng and I are not from the same world?"
The former shook his head, "This... I don't quite understand either, but don't take it to heart, Nana. Perhaps Elder Gui was just saying it casually!"
Flame then laughed mischievously, "Hehe, if it's impossible between Nana and Xu Sheng, you can consider me? My talent isn't bad, and I'm quite handsome..."
After all, before Xu Sheng arrived, he was very fond of Hulena!
He just had no opportunity!
Hulena's face suddenly turned dark...
It was obvious that she was somewhat displeased...
Evil Moon immediately understood and unceremoniously scolded, "Flame, don't talk such nonsense. Even if there's no chance between Nana and Xu Sheng, it won't be your turn!"
Flame quickly approached, "Hey, don't say that, aren't we brothers!"
However, soon after, seeing Hulena's still sullen expression, he immediately returned to normal...
He covered his mouth and coughed, "Ahem, aside from me, Nana and Xu Sheng are quite a good match!"
...
In Dragon Valley, the Tang Sect disciples gradually awoke from their unconsciousness...
They quickly surveyed their surroundings...
When they found that everything around was unfamiliar, one of the Tang Sect disciples couldn't help but ask, "Everyone... where is this? Aren't we in Dragon Valley?"
Another Tang Sect disciple said with a grim expression, "This should be somewhere in Dragon Valley. Before we fainted, it seemed we triggered a mechanism and then were swept into a mysterious vortex!"
"Uh-huh, and not only that, the situation here is completely different from the outside world, like a small world!"
"Small world? What is that? Why do I find it so familiar?"
"Simply put, a small world is where the inside of a space crack connects to some special places, like a piece of a shattered continent falling into a space crack, forming temporary balance and stability!"
"This is fundamental Tang Sect knowledge. I really don't know where you all learned it from."
The leading team leader saw this, interrupted with a serious expression, "Everyone stop the chatter and quickly search this small world, maybe we'll find a way back!"
Generally speaking, once entering a small world, the chances of returning are nearly zero!
Upon his words, the Tang Sect disciples gradually calmed down and began exploring in a circular formation...
After an hour, a bizarre sight caught their attention...
Everyone raised their heads to look up; there was a dense cluster of clouds, each cloud emitting a distinct halo...
"Hiss... What are those above our heads?"
"It seems like... clouds? Does a small world also have clouds?"
"No... something's not right, everyone pay attention; these clouds seem to hold formidable power and a dragon aura!"
"Indeed, I possess a Dragon-class Martial Soul. If I can reach these clouds and absorb their energy, my cultivation speed will definitely soar!"
"Why don't I feel anything? Perhaps the secret of Dragon Valley can only be sensed by those with a Dragon-class Martial Soul?"
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