Zhao Ling continued to stroll through the training grounds, encountering several promising prospects. Crucially, these promising individuals were all quite good-looking, providing Zhao Ling with a feast for his eyes. Among them was one particularly stunning and well-developed female student. Despite appearing to be no older than thirteen or fourteen, her fiery and alluring figure made it hard for Zhao Ling to look away.
Her released spirit made Zhao Ling pause in surprise. The Hell Civet Spirit? Who was this girl? Out of curiosity, Zhao Ling went to ask the teacher of that class. The teacher, upon seeing him, was momentarily stunned, then gazed at him with eyes full of admiration. This was the Demon Suppressing Doulou, who in recent decades had become immensely famous throughout the Douluo Continent, known as the strongest person below a deity. According to the female teacher, she had grown up listening to the Demon Suppressing Doulou's stories and seeing him was like seeing her idol.
Zhao Ling's lips twitched at the teacher's exaggerated expression, but he didn't show his displeasure. He asked again who the owner of the Hell Civet Spirit was. The female teacher then snapped out of it and quickly told Zhao Ling that the female student's name was Zhu Zhuyun.
What? Is that the busty cat??? Zhao Ling didn't even have the courage to verify and turned to leave the training grounds. However, a dissatisfied voice of a young girl reached his ears.
"Master, why don't you stay and watch a bit longer? Didn't you enjoy watching Yun'er? Why don't you watch more? Just now, you were staring intently, but now that you know it's me, you're turning to run?"
"Uh..." Zhao Ling turned to face the mischievous-looking girl, his face plastered with an awkward smile. "Student, did you mistake me for someone else? I don't think I know you..."
"Oh, come on, Master, didn't Yun'er say before? No matter how you change your appearance, that unique aura about you always attracts Yun'er. You can't hide it..." Zhu Zhuyun slowly approached Zhao Ling, her beautiful eyes fixed on him, filled with longing.
"No, don't call me Master. When I took you and your sister as disciples, it was just for fun." Zhao Ling quickly shook his head like a rattle-drum. He recalled three years ago, when he went to the Star Luo Empire to check out the two sisters of the Hell Civet family.
Of course, Zhao Ling couldn't use his original appearance when visiting the Hell Civet family. After all, his original appearance had long since become well-known throughout the entire Douluo Continent. Any influential family would know his identity and appearance. If he were to go to the Hell Civet family in his original appearance, it would definitely cause a huge stir in the Star Luo Empire. Fortunately, he had already entered that mysterious realm, making changing his appearance effortless.
So, Zhao Ling transformed into an old man with an otherworldly demeanor and went to the Hell Civet family to tell the fortunes of the two sisters. The patriarch of the Hell Civet family, upon hearing that this otherworldly old man wanted to tell his two daughters' fortunes, found it rather amusing. This old fellow was up to no good, even pretending to be a charlatan in their Hell Civet family; it was simply absurd. So, the patriarch of the Hell Civet family didn't hesitate and immediately ordered him to leave. Did his two daughters even need their fortunes told?
Generally, their Hell Civet family would produce one empress, while the other daughter would become a sacrifice. Regardless of which daughter became the future empress or which one failed, it wouldn't shake the Hell Civet family's position in the Star Luo Empire. It was merely the sacrifice of one daughter, which their Hell Civet family could afford; they didn't care.
However, when the servants came to escort Zhao Ling away, they were astonished to find that the otherworldly old man seemed not to exist at all. He was clearly standing in the center of the hall, yet no one could touch him, let alone escort him out of the Zhu residence. This mysterious scene made the patriarch of the Hell Civet family's expression turn grim. Since his subordinates couldn't remove the otherworldly old man from the residence, he would have to do it himself.
Thus, the patriarch of the Hell Civet family released his spirit and fiercely attacked Zhao Ling with his fastest speed. But he quickly discovered that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even touch a single hair on the other party. The other party maintained a playful smile on his face, looking at him like a clown. That feeling made the patriarch of the Hell Civet family very confused. Although he wasn't a Titled Douluo powerhouse, he was still a Spirit Saint powerhouse, and a top-tier agility-attack type at that. Yet, he couldn't even touch a single hair on the other party. He couldn't express how frustrated he felt.
After he got tired from attacking, the other party calmly sat down in a grand armchair and chuckled at the patriarch of the Hell Civet family. "Patriarch Zhu, you should give up. The gap between you and me is like a chasm. It's not that I look down on you, but even a Titled Douluo powerhouse is just a slightly larger ant in front of me."
With that, Zhao Ling pointed to the sky and softly said, "Wind, come..." Strangely enough, the clear weather outside the mansion, which had not a hint of breeze, suddenly became extremely windy, even causing the glazed tiles on the roof of the Zhu residence to rattle loudly. Then, Zhao Ling softly uttered, "Clear sky lightning..." As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning, seemingly spanning the sky, streaked across the firmament. A few seconds later, a "rumble" of thunder began to roar, a scene that caused everyone present to exchange bewildered glances.
My heavens, what is this guy's background? A single command for wind brought wind, and a command for clear sky lightning summoned a terrifying bolt of lightning. The patriarch of the Hell Civet family now understood that a formidable expert had arrived at their home, and this expert's strength was probably unfathomable. To what extent, he dared not say.
So, the patriarch of the Hell Civet family immediately changed his expression, serving Zhao Ling fine wine and tea, fearing he might anger the other party. Although their Hell Civet family had intricate ties with the imperial family, relying on these connections, their family was flourishing throughout the Star Luo Empire. However, if they offended such a mysterious existence and caused their family to be annihilated, even the imperial family probably wouldn't dare to stand up for them. This person could easily summon wind and rain; this was actual wind and rain, where wind would blow when he said it, and thunder would strike when he said it. With such an eerie ability, he couldn't be sure if the other party could control that lightning to strike him. Therefore, if he could appease such a mysterious existence, he naturally had to.
After serving Zhao Ling fine wine and tea, the patriarch of the Hell Civet family called out his two daughters. Since the other party had come to tell his two daughters' fortunes, he couldn't be so ignorant.