Chapter 114 - Saint Soul Ground.

Miyuki was staring at Tatsuya's sleeping face. It had been a few hours since Tatsuya got went to the past. He had gotten what he wanted.

She asked him to sleep since he looked tired. Probably, seeing his own childhood experience did tire him out in more ways than one. Especially now that he could feel. Things would have looked totally different.

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Abruptly, the door of their room was forced open. Miyuki glanced at the door, frowning; her whole attention had been on Tatsuya. She didn't notice the presence till it came so close.

At the door was a beautiful girl, wearing a tight purple dress that showed off her body. Wearing a sword on her waist. Anger filled her face as she looked at Miyuki and sleeping Tatsuya, "I found..."

Miyuki looked towards frozen Long Yuyin, sighing. She was too late.

"You didn't need to freeze her."

Miyuki glanced back; Tatsuya had opened his eyes. His eyes looked dull, unlike his usual.

He looked so different. Miyuki didn't like that feeling.

A nervousness overtook her body.

Tatsuya raised his body, rubbing his eyes. The ice sealing Long Yuyin disappeared.

Her eyes contracted when she realized what had happened.

Tatsuya gazed at her, "I am tired today; we can do this tomorrow."

"You..." Long Yuyin was shivering. She always thought she was the strongest in her generation. But, in front of these two, she was like a child.

One made her kneel, humiliated her, broke her pride with nothing but pressure. The girl froze her without her being able to do anything.

Now, they were humiliating even more.

"You know, you stand no chance against us. How about this...if you come tomorrow, then we can use other aspects to see who is superior? Like martial arts, intent, calligraphy, and such things. Whatever you would like. That way, you would have a chance to win."

Long Yuyin stood still, taking a deep breath, calming herself, "I cannot go." It was her pride. It wouldn't let her retreat.

Sighing at her stubbornness, Tatsuya raised his hand, "Almighty pull."

Long Yuyin felt an irresistible force. Her body started to get pulled towards Tatsuya. In the next moment, her face was in Tatsuya's grip.

"Sleep..." with his world. Long Yuyin started to lose control. She tried to separate his hand. But, her hands were losing strength. She wanted to keep her eyes open but couldn't.

Tatsuya dropped her sleeping body on the floor; he wasn't worried about that waking her up. She wouldn't wake up before the next morning.

Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes. Before long, he was asleep.

Miyuki stood up and left the room. After going out, she let out a breath of relief. Her body slid down the door, 'what is going on.'

She wasn't sure what was going on with Tatsuya. His emotions were so volatile. Absolutely opposite of how they used to be. She wasn't sure how to handle it. It was starting to make her insecure.

The Next Morning,

Nie Li and Lu Piao were looking at the weird scene in front of them. They had woken up so early that even the fog hadn't cleared from the courtyard. But, it wasn't the fog that needed to get clear; it was Tatsuya.

There must be more than 20 Tatsuya inside and outside the courtyard.

Each one had a few papers or books floating around them. As if they were collectively working on something.

Nie Li and Lu Piao exchanged glances before walking to Miyuki and Xiao Yu, drinking tea.

Lu Piao sat down and asked in a low voice, "what is going on?"

Nie Li also sat down, curiously waiting for the answer.

"Get used to it. This was how the courtyard used to be before. I find it weird that yesterday wasn't so." Xiao Yu explained.

Miyuki sighed exasperated, "yesterday, I asked him to make no duplicates."

Xiao Yu nodded in understanding, "that makes sense."

Nie Li looked towards the floating papers curiously, "what is he doing?"

Miyuki shook her head, "I know that 5 of them are sending information to Glory City."

Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Xiao Yu widened their eyes, "to Glory City?" Xiao Yu knew they were collecting information for Glory City, but not sending it.

Nie Li shook his head, "how is that possible?" There was a barrier around Tiny World that even Sage Emperor couldn't break. How could Tatsuya pass the information?

Xiao Yu also felt a sense of disbelief.

Only, Lu Piao didn't understand the depth of things. He only thought that it was awesome.

Miyuki shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, ever since his bloodline awakened, even I don't know the depth of his powers."

Lu Piao blinked his eyes, "Bloodline?"

"Yes, it seems it is a unique ability of his bloodline that allows him to keep connected to his duplicate. Even now." She wasn't lying, she really didn't know the depth of Tatsuya's abilities.

Nie Li knit his brows; he always had a suspicion that Tatsuya had a rare bloodline. But, to think it was this rare. Could it be a primordial bloodline? That would explain his overwhelming strength. If he had that, what about Miyuki? But, how can it be Primordial Bloodline. Wasn't he human?

"So, if five are sending information to Glory City, what about others?" Lu Piao was still curious. Although Miyuki said she didn't know, he felt she might have a bit of an idea.

Miyuki curled her lips, "I truly don't know. But, whatever it is, it is something he is very excited about. Last night at midnight, he started working. When I asked what about our promise, he said it was a new day. To use such a technicality to get to work. It must be important to him."

Lu Piao's mouth twitched; this was the first time he had seen someone so excited to work so hard.

Xiao Yu shook her head with a smile, "Anyway, would you like to go somewhere with me?"

Miyuki tilted her head, "where?"

"One of the three major testing grounds of Skysoul Institute: the Saint Soul Grounds."

Nie Li had heard of the Saint Soul Grounds, but he had never been there.

Lu Piao could not help asking out of curiosity, "Oh? What kind of place is that?"

"The Saint Soul Grounds is the safest testing ground among the three of the Skysoul Institute; however, its requirements are pretty high. Only those who have a Soul quality of a certain degree are allowed in." Xiao Yu lightly smiled as she continued, "Wait until we are there, then you will know."

Miyuki glanced at Tatsuya nearest to them, "Tatsuya-ge, would you like to come with us? To Saint Souls Ground?"

"No! You guys go have fun!" Tatsuya's voice came from afar.

Miyuki looked at others shrugging, Soon, they left.

At the south side of the Skysoul Institute was a valley that was part of a mountain range. The plants and trees that flourished here, reaching sizes that would require several people holding hands to encircle a single trunk. Hundreds of people were gathered in the spacious field that served as the entrance, forming a sea of heads that bobbed back and forth. At the center of this crowd was a huge stone tablet dozens of meters tall that sparkled with a dazzling luster. On top of this tablet was a line of an ancient text that said, 'Saint Soul Board.'

"Over there is the Saint Soul Board. Only students who place within the top two hundred inside the Saint Soul Grounds are listed on the Saint Soul Board."

Miyuki glanced over the board; there was almost no one she knew. Well, she knew of a few but didn't care about them. The only one that made her curious was Long Yuyin, who was still sleeping on the floor of their room.

Nie Li knit his brows, "this ranking isn't based on strength?" He noticed some of the people he knew who were more powerful, like Hua Ling, that created trouble for them. He was of greater rank than Long Yuyin, but he was also older.

"It is not ranked in terms of personal strength, but their ability to communicate with the Heaven and Earth energies. To cultivate Heavenly Energy, one must communicate with Heaven and Earth, thus obtaining spirit from them. Under normal circumstances, those with stronger cultivations would be better at communicating, but that is not an absolute rule. Some with extraordinary talent can break through their boundaries. Let us take the top ten, for example. Long Yuyin only reached her position a short while long ago." Xiao Yu explained.

"The ability to communicate with Heaven and Earth...Huh." Miyuki smiled; that was something she didn't know. As outsiders, how were they able to communicate with the Heaven and Earth of this world. What was the nature of it?

"The Saint Soul Grounds is a mysterious place; it's a spiritual well with extremely rich Heavenly Energy. Those who cultivate here can strengthen their ability to communicate with Heaven and Earth. However, due to the limited space, each student is only allowed to enter and cultivate for two hours a month. Those who rank within the top two hundred can cultivate for at least six hours; the closer you are to the top, the longer you'll be allowed to cultivate."

This Saint Soul Grounds was actually the location of a spiritual well. The effects would indeed be vast if one cultivated inside a spiritual well.

They followed the zigzag path inside as Xiao Yu explained about the rewards. Rewards were really inconsequential for her. They already had around 20,000 Spiritual Stone essences, and Tatsuya could build Grade 9 Artifacts with a wave of a hand. Others also had ten-thousand Spiritual Stones. But, an artifact would be good for them.