At this sight, Yuan Longxuan raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing on his cheeks.
Seeing his expression, Jiang Jing grew visibly nervous. After all, every girl on the Tianshui Team was no less beautiful than she was.
Her looks, which she had once taken pride in outside, were merely average here.
If there was anything unique about her, it would only be the cat ears and tail mutated from her martial soul.
Gathering her courage, she stepped forward with graceful, feline steps, slowly kneeling before him in front of the sofa.
"Master, I..."
Midday, under a clear sky with gentle clouds.
In Condensing Ice City, at Tianshui Academy, inside Yuan Longxuan's private villa apartment.
Yuan Longxuan was lounging casually on the sofa, his expression one of pure bliss.....it was clear he was thoroughly enjoying himself.
The little cat girl was currently giving him a targeted massage.
Her delicate face was flushed bright red, yet she was utterly focused. Though it was her first time doing something like this, her movements were light and gentle.
As her technique grew more skillful, her cheeks turned an even deeper crimson.
Yuan Longxuan silently praised this novel approach to massage.
While stroking the cat girl and receiving her attentions, he felt utterly relaxed and content.
Cat ears, after all, are extremely sensitive. After being played with in Yuan Longxuan's hands for a while, Jiang Jing, the little kitten, grew dazed and limp.
Yuan Longxuan was no heartless exploiter.....he wouldn't work his cat without letting her rest or eat. When the kitty grew tired, she deserved a break.
He gently smoothed her tail all the way to its base. The instant his fingers reached the tip, she jolted as if electrified and collapsed onto the sofa.
In her bewildered, helpless expression, Yuan Longxuan slowly lifted her into his arms.
As a diligent gardener, he vowed to nurture these blossoms until they flourished ever more beautifully.
With the blooming of a vivid crimson flower, Yuan Longxuan knew his true work had officially begun.
One week later.
The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries officially commenced!
Since this was a grand event that only occurred once in a long while, Yuan Longxuan had stationed over a dozen Limit Douluo puppets around Tianshui Academy to ensure its safety.
Erlong and Ruyan had also come to watch the girls compete.
The tournament venue was set within the Tiandou Imperial City. After a week of preparations, it had been transformed into a magnificent arena.
Erlong, Xiao Wu, and Ruyan were seated in the finest spots in the luxurious VIP section, with an excellent view of the field. Thanks to the sunshade umbrellas, even in the afternoon heat, they felt no discomfort.
Soon, all participating teams filed in orderly fashion from outside, gathering at the center of the arena.
Led by Shui Bing'er, the Tianshui Academy team emerged slowly from the tunnel.
Tianshui Academy held immense influence in Tiandou Imperial City—they were widely regarded as the goddess squad of the continent's young soul masters.
For special reasons, Yuan Longxuan was seated at the very top, on the same level as Ning Fengzhi.
Beside him sat Emperor Xue Ye of the Tiandou Empire, the man he had recently swindled out of five billion gold soul coins.
"Brother Yuan Longxuan, would you like some grapes? Xue Ke just peeled them fresh~"
"Hehe, Master, Jiang Jing prepared some fruit juice for you too."
Indeed, the little cat girl Jiang Jing and the former Tiandou princess Xue Ke had both been brought up by Yuan Longxuan.
They sat at his sides on specially cushioned, elevated chairs, with small tables in front of them laden with fruit.
Xue Ye could only watch helplessly as the daughter he had sold off laughed and chatted while feeding grapes to Yuan Longxuan.....it made him feel as though he had swallowed something foul.
Ning Fengzhi's gaze toward the cat girl carried a hint of regret. Spending three and a half million on a cat girl truly wasn't worth it...especially when the man who outbid him had recently fleeced Xue Ye for five billion gold soul coins. Besides, he couldn't afford to provoke Yuan Longxuan anyway.
But whether it was a cat girl or not no longer mattered to him.
What mattered were the blueprints Yuan Longxuan had given him.
Over the past period, he had discreetly assigned trusted sect craftsmen to produce components in batches.
After personally assembling them, he had actually succeeded in creating several of the items.
Just as he had suspected, the weapons were fully capable of dealing with soul masters below the Soul King level.
As for the specially marked Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus.....he hadn't managed to complete it. The materials had been sufficient, but during assembly, an accident occurred: it exploded right in front of him.
Fortunately, Gu Rong had been guarding him at the time. Otherwise, that blast might have sent Ning Fengzhi to the northwest in pieces.
This incident only proved the weapon's terrifying power.
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