Soul Ascension Pill

The soil here was extremely hard. It took Huo Yuxi nearly ten minutes to dig a small hole.

She tossed the branch aside. "Zhuzhu, you lied to me. There's nothing here. I'm sleepy. I'm going back to sleep."

The moment she finished speaking, a small glowing object flew out of the hole and shot into Huo Yuxi's forehead. The Soul Devouring Spider grew somewhat nervous at the sight.

It could only sense that this thing had an aura similar to its own, but it had no idea what it actually was.

Following the little ball of light into Huo Yuxi's sea of consciousness, it seemed very curious, looking this way and that.

When it saw the Soul Devouring Spider, it provocatively circled it twice. The spider's temper flared instantly, and spider and light ball began fighting.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuxi seemed to be shrouded in a mass of Black Mist. The light in her eyes dimmed, leaving only an empty shell as she wandered aimlessly.

When Xiao Xiao saw that she had not returned for so long, she was just about to go out and look for her. The moment she opened the door, Huo Yuxi startled her. "Xixi? You're back. I was just about to look for you."

Huo Yuxi ignored her and walked over to sit on the bed. Xiao Xiao found it strange and followed her, patting her shoulder. "Xixi, what's—"

The instant she saw Huo Yuxi's vacant, lifeless eyes, Xiao Xiao abruptly froze. As though she had been controlled, she did not even take off her shoes before turning around, lying down on the bed, and slowly closing her eyes.

Within the sea of consciousness, the Soul Devouring Spider was chasing the ball of light. A glowing statue of a Goddess stood in the center, surrounded by a sacred, loving aura.

As though helpless, she let out a soft sigh. Her tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and the Soul Devouring Spider and the ball of light were instantly frozen in place.

Feeling that sacred aura, the Soul Devouring Spider stood obediently where it was with its head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong.

"You two little ones are far too mischievous. This little girl's body can't withstand it."

A ray of golden light descended from her fingertip and enclosed the ball of light. Then she slowly closed her eyes again.

The Soul Devouring Spider wiped away nonexistent cold sweat and withdrew from the sea of consciousness. Seeing Huo Yuxi's condition, it skillfully crawled onto her cheek, met her eyes, and used spiritual power to wake her.

"Zhuzhu?" Huo Yuxi looked around in confusion. "When did we get back?"

Remembering something, she said in a low voice, "Did my illness flare up again?"

She had been like this whenever she got sick as a child. Her body had always been weak, and after falling asleep, she would unconsciously leave the house. Once, she had nearly died in the snow because of it. During that time, Huo Yun'er had been afraid something would happen to her and had watched over her night after night.

But nothing like this had happened since her martial soul awakened. What was going on today?

She thought of that ball of light. "Zhuzhu, what was that little light ball?"

It's a good thing. I'll tell you next time. It's late, go to sleep. You have to get up early for class tomorrow.

This was the Soul Devouring Spider's usual way of dodging a question. Childish, but effective.

The next day, the students of First Grade Class One began another day of physical training. Zhou Yi believed that physical fitness was just as important as Soul Power cultivation, so for the next three months, their training would focus on strengthening their bodies.

By the end of the day, no one could hide the exhaustion on their faces. Still, their gains were considerable. After pushing their physical limits, their Soul Power cultivation became noticeably more effective.

They would set up the stall later. After dinner, Huo Yuxi returned to the dormitory to rest, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong went running by Sea God Lake.

The air here carried a fresh, watery scent. Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Since coming here, his life had become much fuller.

He also had more to look forward to. Everything was moving in a better direction.

He activated his Spirit Eyes and looked toward Lake Center Island. Tall buildings faintly appeared in his vision. Was that the Inner Sect? How strong would he have to become before he could cultivate there?

At that moment, a streak of fire approached across the lake. He activated the detection ability of his Spirit Eyes and vaguely made out that it was a person.

"Wang Dong, is that an Inner Sect senior?"

"What Inner Sect senior? How could an Inner Sect senior possibly appear here?" Wang Dong looked at him as though he were an idiot. "They have strict rules. Without orders, they aren't allowed to come out whenever they want."

Before they could say anything else, the figure had reached the center of the lake. Flames covered her body, obscuring her appearance, and only the black mask on her face could be vaguely seen.

She moved with incredible speed, reaching a point less than a hundred meters from the shore in an instant. A wave of heat rushed toward them. Realizing something was wrong, Huo Yuhao grabbed Wang Dong and turned to run.

Azure wings spread from behind Wang Dong. Before she could fly up, that person had already arrived behind them, and a terrifying aura swept over their bodies.

The surrounding air twisted. The two of them seemed to be trapped in a sea of fire, unable to move in the slightest as even their consciousness began to blur.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was awakened by the aura of the flames and snapped angrily, "Which blind little bastard dares disturb my sleep?"

Its voice came from Huo Yuhao's mouth. Immediately afterward, a dense wave of ice-element energy surged from his body. A pure white snowflake mark appeared on his forehead, and his golden Spirit Eyes turned icy blue.

The chill emanating from him enveloped everything within ten meters, including the water of Sea God Lake.

"Heh, brat, you've successfully angered me."

With a point of his index finger, frigid energy enveloped the figure. Sensing danger, she let out a phoenix cry. Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings lit up as a pair of enormous Fire Phoenix wings spread behind her.

If Huo Yuxi had been here, she definitely would have recognized her. Wasn't this her senior Xiaotao?

The collision between blazing flames and freezing ice caused the surrounding plants to wither in an instant.

"Heh, with only this much strength, you still dare compete with me? You overestimate yourself." "Huo Yuhao" said disdainfully.

He clenched his palm, and icy-blue energy instantly extinguished the flames. The fiery red wings vanished, and Ma Xiaotao fell backward from midair into the lake.

"Huo Yuhao" was about to press his advantage and take revenge when he paused. "Consider yourself lucky, brat. I'll let you go today. Next time we meet, it won't be so simple."

With that, the icy blue in Huo Yuhao's eyes faded. His body went limp, and he fainted as well.

Then more than a dozen elders arrived in quick succession, led by a man in white.

Seeing the red figure in the lake, he hurriedly pulled her out. Dense Soul Power flowed from his body into Ma Xiaotao's, and for some reason, his brow furrowed tightly. "What's going on?"

"Elder Yan, there are two Outer Court students over there!" Another middle-aged man came to the pair and examined them. "Luckily, they only fainted. They haven't suffered any serious injuries."

"Then I'll trouble Teacher Li to treat them. I'll take Xiaotao back first to check her injuries."

"Alright."

Teacher Li's martial soul was the Tree of Life. As his soul rings spread out, green Soul Power flowed into Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's bodies. The remaining energy drifted through the surroundings, and the withered plants began miraculously reviving.

The group came quickly and left just as quickly. When Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao woke up, they saw only a middle-aged man in white standing with his back to them.

"What was that monster just now?!"

Wang Dong sat on the ground, holding her head as she shook it.

Hearing her voice, the man turned around and said calmly, "Your bodies weren't harmed. The academy hopes you will forget what happened just now. Of course, as compensation, this is for you."

Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao reached out to catch the items he tossed over, then exchanged a glance.

"Go back and rest. Forget everything that happened just now, and study well at the academy!" With that, the man had already left.

"Tch, does this young master look like she needs such a trifling thing from him?" Wang Dong disdainfully lowered her head to look at the item in her hand. "Holy crap, it's actually a Soul Ascension Pill!"