"Huo Yuhao!"
Huo Yuhao had been chatting with Tang Ya when an angry voice from beside him startled him.
He turned and saw Wang Dong.
"Why are you here?" Huo Yuhao's gaze drifted as he guiltily touched his nose, recalling the glimpse he had caught in the dorm earlier...
Wang Dong sat down beside him and lowered her voice. "If you dare enter the dorm without knocking again, I'll kill you."
"We're both guys. What are you so shy about?" Huo Yuhao could not help retorting.
Wang Dong immediately grabbed Huo Yuhao by the neck and shook him. "Say that again!"
"Wang Dong, let go of my brother. He can't breathe." Huo Yuxi knew Wang Dong would not truly do anything to him, but seeing her brother's flushed face and his struggle to breathe still worried her.
"Hmph." Wang Dong crossed her arms and turned her head aside.
"Hey, Xixi, who's this cute little boy?" Tang Ya leaned closer to Huo Yuxi and asked in a low voice.
"He's my brother's roommate, Wang Dong."
Only when Huo Yuxi spoke did Huo Yuhao remember that he had not introduced them yet. "Wang Dong, this is Tang Ya, our senior."
Tang Ya leaned forward. "Hey, isn't this a coincidence? Since you all know each other, why not have Junior Wang Dong join our Tang Sect too?"
"You're members of the Tang Sect?" Wang Dong asked in surprise, turning toward Tang Ya. "I heard the Tang Sect's hidden weapons are incredibly exquisite, and some can even threaten gods."
"That's right." Tang Ya proudly raised her head. "So, what do you think? Want to join? Look, your good roommate and adorable Xixi are both here."
"Sure." Wang Dong looked serious. "Sect Master Tang, I want to join the Tang Sect."
Tang Ya could tell from Wang Dong's bearing that she was no ordinary person. She had only been joking when she said those things, yet she had actually agreed.
"Are you serious?" Tang Ya grew solemn as well. "Let me warn you first: there are only four people in our Tang Sect now."
Wang Dong's gaze was resolute, but Tang Ya hesitated instead. "Let me think about it. I'll give you an answer later."
While they had been talking, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had already entered the arena.
Huo Yuxi watched intently. Her actual combat ability was too poor, so she could learn some practical fighting techniques from other people's battles.
For instance, the two on the stage were both three-ring Soul Elders. Bei Bei's martial soul was the top-tier beast martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, while Xu Sanshi's martial soul was a pitch-black shield.
At some point, the Soul Devouring Spider crawled out and nestled atop Huo Yuxi's head to watch the battle, even acting as a commentator. That kid with the shield has a mutated martial soul too—the Black Tortoise. Like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, it's a top-tier martial soul. This battle will be hard to call.
Huo Yuxi nodded. An evenly matched battle made one's blood boil. No wonder Sister Xiaoya had said the two of them often used the Douluo Zone to earn money.
The two onstage had initially fought rather cautiously, but when Huo Yuxi looked up again, Bei Bei had already seized the initiative. Seemingly realizing something, she turned to Huo Yuhao.
Sure enough, Huo Yuhao's face had gradually turned pale. She was worried, but knowing he understood his limits, she turned back to continue watching.
Bei Bei's simultaneous use of his Second and Third Soul Skills had worked extremely well. Huo Yuxi thought that next time, she should try casting hers in succession too.
Thinking of her previous fight with Ma Xiaotao, she realized first that her physical condition was lacking. That was a fundamental flaw, but there should be other ways to make up for it.
Second, she was not proficient enough in using her soul skills. The Gui Yan Blades always attacked in fixed, connected directions; if they were too far apart, she could not use Heart Separation Control on them.
Otherwise, the eight sharp blades could have expanded their attack range even further.
With Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection and Sharing, Bei Bei unsurprisingly claimed victory. However, Huo Yuhao also fainted from overexerting his Soul Power.
Wang Dong and Tang Ya supported Huo Yuhao between them as they headed back to the dorm, while Huo Yuxi followed closely behind, holding the Soul Devouring Spider.
The Soul Devouring Spider confirmed that he had only fainted from exhausting his spiritual power and Soul Power, and that he would be fine after resting for a while. Thus, she was not worried and still had the mood to chat.
"Zhuzhu, how many books did you read to know so much? Tell me, what books have you read? I want to become really amazing too."
The Soul Devouring Spider held its head high. I was already amazing. I don't need to read books. If you want to become amazing too, then read more books and cultivate diligently. You can become very amazing in the future too, but don't even think about reaching my level. You definitely can't.
Huo Yuxi automatically ignored the latter half. Speaking of that, she remembered again—how was she supposed to explain that soul ring to Senior Xiaotao?
Bei Bei hurried over from the Douluo Zone. Seeing Huo Yuhao's head resting on Wang Dong's shoulder, he quickly took a blue pill wreathed in watery mist from his pocket and stuffed it into Huo Yuhao's mouth.
Huo Yuxi suddenly caught a fresh fragrance. "It smells so good."
Bei Bei paused. "Sorry, Xixi. I only have this one right now. Once Xu Sanshi sends over the other one next time, I'll bring it to you, all right?"
"Huh?" Huo Yuxi hurriedly refused. "No need, Brother Bei Bei. It won't be very useful to me. Keep it for yourself or Sister Xiaoya."
Huo Yuxi looked determined, so Bei Bei did not insist. "All right, then. I'll keep an eye out for something else for you next time."
Upper-year students were not allowed to enter the lower-year dormitories. After Bei Bei asked Wang Dong to take Huo Yuhao back, he left with Tang Ya.
Wang Dong said something to Huo Yuxi before taking Huo Yuhao back to the dorm to rest.
Once they had all disappeared from sight, Huo Yuxi cautiously surveyed the surroundings. Then, crouching low, she followed the route the Soul Devouring Spider had given her into a patch of woods.
It was late at night, with the moon hanging high in the sky. The trees in the woods were lush, blocking out the moonlight, and only the Blue Silver Grass emitted a faint glow.
"Zhuzhu, it's so dark here. Are you sure there won't be anything scary?" Huo Yuxi shuddered at the surroundings, unable to understand why it had insisted on bringing her here in the middle of the night.
Nothing will happen. Go a little farther ahead.
Obediently, Huo Yuxi slowly shuffled forward.
Countless transparent spider threads surged from the Soul Devouring Spider's body, searching carefully through the woods as if they possessed minds of their own.
Suddenly, its eyes lit up, and it tugged at the stray lock of hair sticking up from Huo Yuxi's head. Take three steps to the left.
Huo Yuxi gave it a gloomy look and helplessly went where it indicated, inspecting the spot carefully. Mm, there was nothing unusual.
Dig. Dig it up.
"Zhuzhu, if you won't tell me what it is or how deep it is, and I don't have any tools, how am I supposed to dig?"
It's not deep. Just find a branch and dig with it. As for what it is, you'll know once you dig it out.
The Soul Devouring Spider calmly directed her from the side while Huo Yuxi casually grabbed a fallen branch and began digging as instructed.
The deeper she dug, the more nervous she became. This looked exactly like the kind of place where someone would bury a body after murdering them in the middle of the night. What if she dug up a human skull or something...
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