Chapter 4: Zhu Zhuqing Joins the Primordial Immortal Court… to Scoop Litter?
Beside her, a slightly older woman glanced down indifferently.
"Just a mortal. There isn't even a trace of divine power in her body. Far too weak."
"However, this girl's willpower is decent, and her physique…"
The woman examined Zhu Zhuqing more carefully. A hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
"She actually possesses a trace of the extremely thin Spirit Cat bloodline? Although it's so faint it's almost negligible, in a wasteland like this, it's still somewhat rare."
"Since we encountered her, it can be considered fate."
"Coincidentally, the sect's Spirit Beast Garden happens to be short on a few people to clean up litter… ahem, to take care of the spirit cats as servant girls. Although this girl is weak, at least she shares the same lineage. She should be able to handle it."
After speaking, the outer sect female disciple casually waved her hand.
A gentle beam of white light descended from tens of thousands of meters in the sky, accurately enveloping Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt the gravity that had nearly crushed her body vanish completely!
A warm current flowed into her body, and her injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then, her body lifted uncontrollably into the air and flew toward the enormous bronze warship.
"Th… this is…"
Zhu Zhuqing stared in shock at the warship drawing closer and closer, along with the two women on board who looked like celestial maidens.
"Little sister, don't be afraid."
The young girl in the blue servant uniform smiled cheerfully at Zhu Zhuqing.
"You're really lucky to run into our Primordial Immortal Court's expedition team that's out collecting spiritual materials."
"I think you look pretty agreeable. From now on, you can follow me around!"
As she spoke, the girl casually took out a shriveled fruit from a cloth pouch at her waist. It looked like something that had been sitting around for a long time without anyone bothering to eat it. She tossed it to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Look how skinny you are. This inferior Qi-Blood Fruit was left over from feeding the spirit beasts yesterday. I was too lazy to throw it away, so you can have it."
"Hurry up and eat it to nourish your body. Otherwise, you might get blown to death by the wind when you get on board later."
Zhu Zhuqing instinctively caught the fruit.
Although the fruit looked shriveled, the moment it touched her hand, an extremely rich fragrance rushed straight into her nose!
She merely took a single breath.
Boom!
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt the soul power inside her erupt violently!
Rank 27, Rank 28, Rank 29, and Rank 30!
She had not even eaten it yet. Just smelling the fruit's aroma had already broken through her soul power bottleneck!
"Th… this…"
Zhu Zhuqing froze completely.
Meanwhile, the countless viewers on the Douluo Continent watching the live broadcast were so jealous that their eyes nearly turned red!
Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai grabbed his hair frantically.
"That was left over from feeding spirit beasts? Just smelling it made her break through? If she actually eats it, how ridiculous will that be?!"
Ning Rongrong looked so envious she almost cried.
"That must be an immortal fruit! It has to be an immortal fruit! And they actually feed it to spirit beasts? That sect is way too extravagant!"
Bibi Dong stared fixedly at the symbol embroidered on the blue-robed girl's clothing.
A cloud-shaped emblem.
"Primordial Immortal Court…"
"Something casually thrown away by a mere servant is already a treasure our Douluo Continent can only dream of."
"Just what kind of magnificent existence rules that sect?"
On the screen, Zhu Zhuqing's hands trembled as she took a small bite of the fruit.
BOOM!!!
In an instant, a terrifying surge of energy exploded inside her body!
Rank 30, Rank 35, Rank 40!
In just three breaths, she jumped ten levels!
If the blue-clothed servant girl had not kindly patted her back to help disperse some of the medicinal power, Zhu Zhuqing would have exploded from the overwhelming energy.
"Too weak, too weak. You almost exploded just from eating an inferior fruit."
The blue-clothed girl shook her head with a look of mild disgust but still pulled Zhu Zhuqing onto the warship.
Afterward,
The enormous bronze warship turned around, shattering the clouds as it sailed deeper into the Great Wilderness, toward an even more mysterious and vast immortal palace.
As for the remaining Flender?
No one spared him a second glance. He was simply left on the ground to fend for himself.
[Zhu Zhuqing has joined a higher-dimensional force—the Primordial Immortal Court (Servant Division)!]
[Current status: Alive!]
[Obtained opportunity: One piece of Primordial Immortal Court spirit beast food (defective)!]
When the people of the Douluo Continent saw these words appear on the sky screen, their mentality completely collapsed.
Some fought desperately only to be eaten by ants.
Meanwhile, someone else, purely because of good luck, went to scoop litter for others and ascended on the spot just by eating leftovers?
Was there any justice left in the world?!
...
On the bronze warship, fierce winds roared.
The vessel sailed high in the sky at astonishing speed, with clouds streaking past like flowing light.
If not for the faint golden barrier surrounding the ship, the terrifying wind pressure alone would have torn Zhu Zhuqing into pieces.
In a corner of the deck, Zhu Zhuqing sat cross-legged as faint soul power radiated around her.
The medicinal power of that inferior Qi-Blood Fruit was far too domineering. Even though the blue-robed servant girl had helped disperse part of it, the remaining energy still caused her soul power to skyrocket.
Rank 41, Rank 42…
Finally, her soul power stabilized at Rank 43 Soul Ancestor!
In less than half an hour, she had crossed an entire major realm!
Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes. Her beautiful eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
On the Douluo Continent, the higher a soul master's cultivation rose, the harder it became to advance.
At the Soul Elder stage, even a genius required months of bitter cultivation just to increase a single level.
But here?
Just one discarded fruit someone else didn't want?
"You're awake?"
A crisp voice sounded.
The girl in the blue servant uniform was squatting nearby, chewing on an unknown beast bone while curiously examining Zhu Zhuqing.
"Thank you, immortal… for saving my life."
Zhu Zhuqing quickly stood up and bowed respectfully.
After witnessing the grandeur of this warship and the methods of that outer sect female disciple, she had already abandoned all her pride.
"Pfft, immortal?"
The blue-clothed girl almost burst out laughing and waved her hand.
"Don't call me that. My name is Xiao Cui. I'm just a low-level servant responsible for cleaning the Spirit Beast Garden. What kind of immortal am I?"
"But you… why is your physical condition so weak? One inferior Red Vermilion Fruit almost made you explode."
Xiao Cui looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some disdain.
"You look at least in your teens. How come there's almost no vitality in your body? You're practically more mortal than mortals."
Zhu Zhuqing revealed a bitter smile.
Was she a mortal?
She was the second young lady of the Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire.
She was one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
A genius acknowledged across the Douluo Continent!
Yet, in the other girl's words, she was even worse than a mortal.
"May I ask, Miss Xiao Cui… what is your current cultivation level?" Zhu Zhuqing asked cautiously.
At this moment, the broadcast camera also focused closely on Xiao Cui.
All the viewers across the Douluo Continent pricked up their ears.
This adorable girl, who looked about the same age as Zhu Zhuqing and even had a bit of baby fat, how strong could she possibly be?
Xiao Cui scratched her head somewhat shyly.
"Me? My talent is pretty bad. I've been in the sect for three years and only just reached the early peak stage of the Blood Transformation Realm."
"With a single swing of my arm, I can only produce about 8000 jin of force."
End of Chapter