Coming Clean: Going to Gather Immortal Herbs

After a month of practical combat training, every member of the Skywater Team had made considerable progress.

They had improved their combat skills, gained more practical experience, and developed better coordination with one another.

Over the past month, Xiao Han had fought the most matches and won the most victories, claiming victory in all one hundred matches he fought at the Great Soul Arena.

This devilish training had also allowed his Soul Power to break through once more, reaching level thirty-five.

Aside from Xiao Han, Shui Bing'er had participated in the most matches, breaking through to level thirty-four.

Xue Wu reached level thirty-three.

Yu Hairou reached level thirty-one.

Gu Qingbo reached level twenty-eight.

Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui were both level twenty-seven.

Shui Yue'er reached level twenty-six.

At Xiao Han's reminder, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu comprehended another form of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. They transformed the snowflakes filling the sky into Snowflake Blades, forming an Ice and Snow Vortex that continuously sliced at their opponents.

This Martial Soul Fusion Skill possessed tremendous destructive power and was regarded by Lin Zhiruo as the team's trump card. Its use on the Soul Fighting Arena's platforms was forbidden.

What they gained was not merely an increase in strength, but money as well.

Although the Soul Fighting Arena kept lowering the odds it offered on them, Xiao Han still earned thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins through betting and winning matches, relying on his extraordinary nerve and absolute confidence.

Only after they left did the manager of the Soul Fighting Arena finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Xiao Han possessed the impressive record of one hundred victories in one hundred battles, the matches he participated in—whether team battles or two-person matches—were never fixed, nor had he entered the main Soul Fighting Arena.

Thus, the major clans had not placed heavy bets on Xiao Han. Otherwise, the Soul Fighting Arena would have suffered disastrous losses.

Although Xiao Han had not entered the main Soul Fighting Arena to compete, he absolutely possessed the strength to do so.

The Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena was destined to retain legends about him.

That night was Xiao Han and the others' final night at the hotel.

Tomorrow, they would set out for Skywater City.

Xiao Han came to the girls' room to divide the money with them.

"Senior sisters, over this past month, I used the capital you initially lent me to earn more than twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Including the prize money we won together from our matches, the total is thirty thousand."

"Thirty thousand? That much?"

The girls all widened their eyes in shock.

They had thrown themselves wholeheartedly into the matches, leaving the betting and collection of prize money to Xiao Han.

They had never expected there to be so much money.

"If the Soul Fighting Arena hadn't deliberately lowered our odds, we could have made even more."

"Xiao Han, don't be so greedy. This is already a lot."

"Yeah. I really never thought that we could make this much money while coming here to train."

To the girls, this was simply an unexpected delight.

Xiao Han smiled and suggested, "Why don't the eight of us split these thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins evenly?"

Shui Bing'er shook her head.

"No! You've been handling this all along. Splitting it evenly wouldn't be fair to you. You should receive more than we do."

"The captain is right. Without Xiao Han, we wouldn't have won this much money."

"Yeah. Xiao Han also spent quite a bit of money buying us clothes."

The girls politely declined the offer.

Shui Bing'er suggested, "How about each of us takes two thousand, and Xiao Han gets all the rest?"

"Alright, I agree."

Xiao Han shook his head.

"No! The initial capital came from all of you. We agreed to split it evenly, and I'd feel bad taking too much. How about this: each of you gets three thousand, and the remaining nine thousand goes to me."

The girls no longer refused.

"Alright, then it's settled."

"Before we head back tomorrow, you can use this money to buy whatever you like. We won it anyway, so there's no reason not to spend it."

"That's great, haha~"

After dividing the money with the girls, Xiao Han went to Lin Zhiruo's room.

"Mom, here are eight thousand Gold Soul Coins for you."

Seeing those high-value banknotes, Lin Zhiruo was somewhat surprised.

"Where did you get so much money?"

"I won it. Didn't I tell you before? The Soul Fighting Arena is a great place to make money. I actually earned thirty thousand, but I split some of it with Bing'er and the others."

"What? Thirty thousand?!"

Lin Zhiruo found it hard to believe.

To stop Xiao Han from betting at the Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Zhiruo had long since emptied his wallet. She had never expected him to earn so much money.

Xiao Han then told Lin Zhiruo everything that had happened.

Lin Zhiruo looked at him fondly. "You little brat, you've grown up. Your wings are getting stronger, and you're becoming less and less obedient. Since you worked so hard this month, I won't hold it against you."

"Mom, you're still the best."

"Alright. Once we finish shopping tomorrow morning, we'll head back."

"Mm, got it."

The next day, Xiao Han and the others happily went shopping. After lunch, they left Suotuo City.

Time passed quickly, and before they knew it, late September had arrived.

Over the past three or four months, Xiao Han's Soul Power had risen another level, reaching level thirty-six.

For the past few days, Xiao Han had been planning how to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to gather Immortal Herbs.

October Sixth was the day Prince Xue Xing would hold his Birthday Banquet.

As Prince Xue Xing's retainer, Dugu Bo would probably also appear at that Birthday Banquet.

That day would be the perfect opportunity to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gather Immortal Herbs.

Relying on his superb medical skills, Xiao Han had already developed Antidote Pills capable of resisting Jade Scale Snake Venom.

However, he knew that on his own, it would still be difficult to enter and leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well smoothly within a single day and successfully take away the Immortal Herbs there.

One careless mistake, and he might lose his life there.

Therefore, he needed Lin Zhiruo to go with him.

After several years of cultivation, Lin Zhiruo's Soul Power had also risen by several levels and had now reached level seventy-eight.

She was an Agility Attack System Soul Master herself. With her there, this operation would be more secure.

It was just that Xiao Han did not know how to bring it up to her.

After hesitating for several days, Xiao Han decided to come clean about his plans.

After training that day, Lin Zhiruo said to everyone, "I've seen all the effort you've put in lately. Qingbo has broken through to level twenty-nine, Liuyu and Ruoshui have both broken through to level twenty-eight, and Yue'er has also broken through to level twenty-seven. None of you are far from level thirty. Strive to break through soon. When the time comes, we'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest together to find suitable soul beasts and help you obtain your Third Soul Rings."

"Alright!"

Everyone was excited.

Looking at the team members before her, Lin Zhiruo's eyes were filled with anticipation.

The overall strength of these eight members of the Skywater Team surpassed that of any previous generation.

Lin Zhiruo believed that they would certainly achieve even more brilliant results for Skywater Academy.

After the training camp ended, Xiao Han stayed behind.

"Mom, I want to make a trip to Heaven Dou City to see Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Can you come with me?"

"What do you want to see him for? Did he ask you to go?"

"Mm. I arranged with him last time to meet at the beginning of October this year."