Three Months

Wang Dong stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes, regaining his noble demeanor. "Given their sincerity, I've decided to keep this a secret for them."

Huo Yuhao looked at the pill in his palm. It emitted a faint green glow and a refreshing fragrance. Just smelling it made his soul power flow more smoothly than usual.

"Is this the same as the Mystic Water Pill Senior Apprentice Bei Bei gave me last time?"

"They are from the same tier of pills, but for Soul Masters above level thirty, the Soul Ascension Pill is better."

"As the name suggests, its purpose is to enhance soul power. The amplification effect is roughly equivalent to the soul power needed to advance from level thirty to thirty-one. Moreover, the medicinal properties are very mild, and Soul Masters above level ten can take it."

Huo Yuhao nodded as he listened to Wang Dong's explanation. It was perfect for Xi Xi. He had no idea that his sister had not only successfully advanced to level thirty but had also generated her third Soul Ring.

He smiled, thinking that Huo Yuxi would break through and become a Soul Elder after taking it.

When they returned to the dormitory, Tang Ya was waiting at the entrance. "Little Yuhao, I've prepared everything. Xi Xi and Bei Bei have already gone ahead. Let's go too."

Huo Yuhao turned and pulled Wang Dong along. "Let's go, I'll treat you to grilled fish."

When they arrived, they found a long queue already forming in front of the stall. The person at the very front was Xu Sanshi, who had caused trouble yesterday.

Huo Yuhao gave the first four portions to Huo Yuxi and the others as usual, and only the last two to Xu Sanshi. Although he was unhappy, he remembered his troublemaking yesterday had already made a bad impression on Nannan, so he endured it.

After receiving his grilled fish, Xu Sanshi tossed a gold soul coin and ran to the lakeside path to find Jiang Nannan, saying happily, "Nannan, I just bought this. Try it."

Jiang Nannan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Thank you, but no need."

"Nannan, I queued for this one. I didn't use any forceful methods. Try it. If it's good, we can buy more next time."

"Xu Sanshi, I've already made myself very clear. There will never be any possibility between us. Don't pester me anymore, and don't bully other students because of me anymore."

After speaking, Jiang Nannan turned and left without looking back.

Xu Sanshi stood frozen, watching her retreating back, and murmured, "Do I really disgust you that much..."

After spacing out for a while, he returned to his usual carefree self, took a bite of the grilled fish, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Mmm, it's actually quite good!"

Wang Dong had eaten all sorts of delicacies since childhood, but this was the first time he had eaten such delicious grilled fish.

"Huo Yuhao, I didn't expect your grilled fish skills to be so high. I'm pre-ordering two portions for tomorrow."

Tang Ya lay back in her seat, rubbing her stomach, and suggested to Huo Yuhao, "Little Yuhao, tell Aunt Lin at the cafeteria tomorrow to buy more fish. Otherwise, with just this much, it'll be sold out before we can all have some."

Huo Yuxi nodded in agreement. "Yes, you can make more. It doesn't take much time anyway. I want two portions tomorrow too."

With yesterday's publicity, the grilled fish sold out quickly today. In a short while, it was all gone. Huo Yuhao packed up the stall, and everyone dispersed.

Bei Bei called out to Huo Yuhao and took out a small porcelain bottle. "I won this yesterday. I originally wanted to give it to Xi Xi, but she refused, so I'll give it to you instead."

"Senior Apprentice Bei Bei, this is too precious."

"Don't be polite with us. You deserve it." Bei Bei stuffed the pill into Huo Yuhao's hand and turned to pull Tang Ya away.

"Then let's go back too," Wang Dong said, leaving first and giving the siblings some space.

Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuxi walked behind. Huo Yuhao took out the Soul Ascension Pill from his storage Soul Tool, saying excitedly, "Xi Xi, this is a Soul Ascension Pill. It can increase your soul power by a full level, from thirty to thirty-one. You've been stuck at level twenty-nine for a long time, haven't you? You can become a Soul Elder after taking this."

The pill had a pleasant fragrance. Huo Yuxi swallowed hard, forcing herself to look away. "Brother, Zhuzhu said these pills are very precious and have amazing effects, but they won't be very effective for me. You should keep it for yourself."

The spider doll nodded seriously, indicating agreement.

"Alright then!"

Both of them believed the Soul Devouring Spider's words implicitly.

"Oh, right, Brother, I forgot to tell you. I actually broke through to level thirty yesterday, and my third Soul Ring also generated." Huo Yuxi whispered into Huo Yuhao's ear.

"What?"

With a startled exclamation, Wang Dong, who was ahead, thought something had happened and turned to look at them.

Huo Yuhao's reason returned. After gesturing to Wang Dong to explain, he lowered his voice and asked, "Yesterday? When? Did anyone see it when the Soul Ring generated?"

"It was during class yesterday afternoon. Teacher Zhou asked me to wait by Sea God Lake. A senior from the Inner Sect took me to the Inner Sect for training. When she tested my soul skills, I suddenly broke through."

"But my Soul Ring generated when I returned to the dormitory, so no one saw it."

"That's good." After his surprise, Huo Yuhao felt a surge of pride. He reached out and ruffled Huo Yuxi's fluffy head.

Back in the dormitory, Huo Yuhao swallowed two pills without hesitation. His sister was now a Soul Elder, while he had only recently become a Soul Master. He had to work even harder.

The next morning, classes proceeded as usual. In the afternoon, Huo Yuxi came to Sea God Lake to wait for Ma Xiaotao.

A red figure approached from a distance. Huo Yuxi was a little excited, as who didn't like looking at beautiful women?

As she got closer, Huo Yuxi noticed that Ma Xiaotao's complexion seemed off. She looked a bit weak, yet there was a flush on her face as if she had just vented some excess fiery energy, which was contradictory.

"Sister Xiaotao, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Huo Yuxi asked.

"It's nothing, let's go."

Yesterday, her evil fire had erupted uncontrollably. Logically, she should have been weak for a long time. She hadn't expected to meet the owner of an extreme ice attribute by chance yesterday, which had suppressed it.

Today's lesson was on attack techniques. During their sparring session, Huo Yuxi quickly applied the knowledge she had learned yesterday. Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but praise her high comprehension and how she lasted longer each time.

On the way back after sending her off, Ma Xiaotao casually asked, "Xi Xi, is Huo Yuhao your brother?"

"Yeah, Sister Xiaotao, what's up?"

"It's nothing, is his Martial Soul a physical one like yours?" Ma Xiaotao asked casually.

Huo Yuxi answered without hesitation, "No, my brother's Martial Soul is Spirit Eyes, it's an elemental Martial Soul, but we're both spirit-type."

"Spirit-type?" Ma Xiaotao's delicate brows furrowed, her face full of confusion.

Exhausted from the afternoon, Huo Yuxi was only thinking about Huo Yuhao's grilled fish and didn't notice anything amiss.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Huo Yuxi learned a lot of new knowledge from Teacher Zhou's cultural classes, and after Ma Xiaotao's physical training, her little face became much more radiant, and her skin gained a bit of color.

The only thing that depressed her was that Huo Yuhao had grown much taller, while she had remained stagnant.

That afternoon, Teacher Zhou arrived at the classroom with a serious expression and said, "Today's physical training class is canceled. Huo Yuxi, stay behind as well. I'll explain the rules for your freshman assessment."