Ma Hongjun was very happy.
Ye Yu said, "A second-level god mansion is not bad. Mubai and the others also have the second-level god mansion inheritance."
Ma Hongjun knew that inheriting a first-level god mansion was difficult, like Tang San, unless he was a monster, which was obviously impossible. He wanted a first-level god mansion because he could take a loved one to the Divine Realm. Dai Mubai and Oscar are currently single, so they wouldn't need to bring anyone; Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both like Ye Yu, so they wouldn't need to bring anyone either, leaving him as the only one who needed to.
Speaking of his girlfriend, she was from the Tang Sect's Agile Race, Bai Shenxiang's cousin.
Because of Ye Yu's appearance, Bai Shenxiang liked Ye Yu at heart, so Ma Hongjun was now with Bai Shenxiang's cousin, Bai Shenluo.
Ma Hongjun asked curiously, "Boss Yu, why did you come to the Human Realm?"
"As the holder of the Ultimate Divine Mansion, I can interfere with your inheritance of god mansions and slightly assist, thereby obtaining divine power, much like how the people's belief in gods gives them faith power. When you become gods, I will gain divine power; the stronger the god mansion, the more I receive."
Ma Hongjun understood and was naturally happy in his heart. With Ye Yu's help, his chances of passing the Phoenix God test were surely one hundred percent.
However, he wouldn't be careless.
Ye Yu said, "I can't help you with the final test, so I will only assist during your penultimate test."
"Okay."
Ye Yu left, and Ma Hongjun restarted the Phoenix God's examination. It requires time to reach the final test, while Dai Mubai and the others are already in the midst of it and have reached the later stages.
Currently, undergoing the penultimate test is Zhu Zhuqing, in the God of Speed examination.
The reason assistance is not possible for the final test is that it tests one's ability to withstand the power of the god mansion, just like what Qianren Xue faced in the past—tests of both physical and mental endurance.
Zhu Zhuqing saw her penultimate test for the God of Speed and her expression changed—it was much harder than before.
The eighth test of the God of Speed, to chase the speed god formed by divine thought, must last for one minute. Falling behind the speed god by one hundred miles within a minute counts as failure. There is a time limit: within one year.
Although it's just a trace of divine thought forming the speed god, its speed is likely incomparable to level ninety-nine.
Zhu Zhuqing planned to test it first, to see just how fast the God of Speed was, bearing no limit on the number of attempts.
The trial began, and in front of Zhu Zhuqing appeared a shadow of the speed god, while she was already prepared, transforming into the Netherworld Spirit Cat.
Zhu Zhuqing's soul techniques largely belong to the agile attack type, but also include speed enhancement types, and she utilized them all, along with soul bones.
The Speed God moved, covering a thousand miles in an instant, while Zhu Zhuqing simultaneously exploded out, covering nine thousand miles in an instant.
Zhu Zhuqing was now undeniably the fastest soul master in Douluo Continent, moving over nine thousand miles in a second, showing how terrifying her speed was.
Maintaining the speed of a thousand miles per second, Zhu Zhuqing exerted herself to keep up her pace, quickly depleting her soul power; clearly, this was akin to long-distance running, unable to sustain sprinting speed indefinitely, gradually slowing down.
With speed about to be a hundred miles apart, Zhu Zhuqing bite her lip to increase speed, but twenty seconds in, Zhu Zhuqing found that moving at such speed was too exhausting, unable to maintain it consistently.
Soul power erupted, Zhu Zhuqing deployed her Fourth Soul Skill, Netherworld Shadow Clone, manifesting multiple identical selves, not in True Martial Soul state but humanoid, albeit with cat ears and tail.
This version of Zhu Zhuqing was all the more captivating—alluringly so, having had a good physique at twelve amongst the Seven Monsters—making Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong embarrassed. Now at twenty-three, having fully developed, her figure was even more voluptuous.
Using this soul technique, the clones retain eighty percent of the host's attack power while enhancing the host and clone's speed by twenty percent, thus Zhu Zhuqing could shorten the distance to the God of Speed.
But soon fell behind again, as thirty seconds in, the speed god's pace surged by half.
Zhu Zhuqing was astounded, already difficult to pursue, it seemed impossible to keep this top speed constantly.
As they reached a hundred miles apart, Zhu Zhuqing's Ninth Soul Skill doubled her speed and attack power while increasing reaction and attack speed by one hundred percent.
Yet, none of this proved useful for this trial.
The distance shortened again, forty seconds in, Zhu Zhuqing was now ten miles from the speed god.
Zhu Zhuqing initiated one feature of her Tenth Soul Skill, Ten-Mile Instant Kill.
With her target no more than ten miles apart, she could instantly teleport behind them just by thinking of them. As the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring empowered the Tenth Soul Skill, it offered a second ability where piercing power increased by three hundred percent upon teleportation.
The Tenth Soul Skill, undeniably terrifying.
Zhu Zhuqing instantly appeared behind the God of Speed, without needing a full minute, just surpassing the God signified success. Appearing behind, Zhu Zhuqing prepared to accelerate further, realizing forty-five seconds elapsed as the speed god's pace increased another fifty percent.
Zhu Zhuqing was already at full speed, straining to sustain it, but the distance widened to over a hundred miles at fifty seconds mark, resulting in failure.
Having stopped, Zhu Zhuqing, even at full speed for fifty seconds, faced significant exhaustion.
Sitting cross-legged, Zhu Zhuqing prepared to recover soul and physical energy but at that moment, Ye Yu emerged, employing the First Soul Skill, instantly restoring Zhu Zhuqing to peak condition.
Zhu Zhuqing saw Ye Yu before her, feeling very happy; even her reserved cold demeanor slipped, outright throwing herself at Ye Yu, clinging tightly.
Though three days had passed in the Divine Realm, it seemed a mere three days' absence to Ye Yu, yet for Zhu Zhuqing, it was three years.
After not seeing her beloved for three years, Zhu Zhuqing naturally missed him.
"Brother Yu, I've missed you so much."
Words like these are hard to believe coming from the ice-cold beauty Zhu Zhuqing.
Ye Yu gently embraced Zhu Zhuqing, teasingly remarked, "I've noticed even when we're holding each other now, the gap is slightly wider than before."
Zhu Zhuqing puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Ye Yu chuckled, glancing downward.
Immediately, Zhu Zhuqing blushed, hastily stepping back.
Ye Yu assessed Zhu Zhuqing, growing more enamored, knowing Zhu Zhuqing fancied him. Previously he refrained from showing it because Ning Rongrong and Qianren Xue also liked him.
They knew of each other's affections and didn't mind; even if Ye Yu liked them simultaneously, it wouldn't demean them. Because Ye Yu was worth their shared affection, satisfied to be loved together by Ye Yu alone.
Ye Yu said, "In the Human Realm, it's been three years for you, three years without seeing you, Zhuqing, your figure's only becoming better."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, shyly asked, "Brother Yu, do you like it…?"
Ye Yu, surprised, hadn't expected such a question from Zhu Zhuqing—normally from Ning Rongrong, Qianren Xue, it was normal, but Zhu Zhuqing unexpectedly asked.
Ye Yu nodded, "Of course I like it."
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, her bosom heaving more pronouncedly, heart racing, she mustered courage to ask the question she yearned to voice:
"Brother Yu, do you like me…?"