Another Victory

Huo Yuxi turned to Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong. "Wang Dong, Sister Xiao Xiao, where are you going?"

"Hey, Huo Yuhao and I are roommates. Why do you call her sister but just call me by my name?" Wang Dong protested.

Xiao Xiao stepped forward and linked her arm through Huo Yuxi's. "Hmph, Xixi can call me whatever she wants."

Wang Dong smiled without warmth. "Classmate Xiao Xiao, you really changed your face fast out of love and resentment."

Watching the two bicker, Huo Yuxi held back a laugh. "I call Sister Xiao Xiao that because she's older than me. How old are you?"

After they argued over it for a while, Wang Dong learned that she was the youngest and began acting shamelessly. "This is the first time in my life I've allowed someone else to claim a connection with me, and you still don't know how to appreciate it?"

"I won't let you lose out, either. From now on, if anything happens, I'll protect you. How about it?"

Her relentless attitude left Huo Yuxi rather helpless, so she could only say, "Brother Wang Dong."

"That's more like it."

Huo Yuhao truly could not bear to watch her smug display. Shaking his head, he said, "I ordered some extra grilled fish yesterday. I was planning to go over after finding you, Xixi. Now we can head there directly."

The moment she heard the words grilled fish, Huo Yuxi's eyes instantly lit up. She had not eaten any for several days and had missed it terribly.

"Let's go. Eat as much as you want today, no restrictions," Huo Yuhao said with a smile. Huo Yuxi's body did not allow her to eat too much greasy food, so he and their mother had always restricted her before.

Even after her health improved somewhat, they rarely let her eat without restraint.

"Long live Brother!" Huo Yuxi felt like she could devour ten fish in one bite right then.

When they arrived at the stall, a student came up to greet them. "Junior, you're finally here. I haven't had your grilled fish these past two days, and life has felt much harder to endure."

"Mm." Huo Yuhao greeted him with a modest smile. "I've been busy with the freshman assessment these past two days. I specially brought more fish today, so Senior can buy a few extra later."

"That's wonderful."

With the enhancement of his Spirit Eyes, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish skills were naturally beyond reproach. He had become famous throughout the academy because of it, and many people came specifically for a bite.

Sure enough, the moment the stall was set up, a line spontaneously formed.

Huo Yuxi ate three fish in one go before finally growing sick of them and being unable to eat any more. She sprawled in her chair, rubbing her belly.

Huo Yuhao had thought he had brought enough fish today, but there still was not enough to go around in the end, so he could only impose purchase limits again.

In less than an hour, all the fish had sold out.

Just as they were preparing to pack up and leave, a familiar figure appeared before them. It was none other than Ma Xiaotao.

She was not wearing a mask this time. Looking closely, one could see that she was far more beautiful than before, like a pearl covered in dust whose sand had been blown away by the wind.

No one was more excited to see her than Huo Yuxi. "Sister Xiaotao."

Before her voice had faded, Ma Xiaotao felt a small figure throw herself into her arms. "Xixi."

Huo Yuhao had not known his little sister had such an... enthusiastic side. At the same time, he tried to recall when and how Huo Yuxi had gotten to know such an important person.

Judging by the doting look in Ma Xiaotao's eyes, they seemed quite close. It felt as if his little sister was about to be whisked away without him noticing.

"Sister Xiaotao, I won my first five assessment matches. And the method you taught me really worked—solve problems with direct violence."

Huo Yuxi clenched her little fists, and her adorable appearance made Ma Xiaotao unable to resist pinching her cheeks.

"Very impressive! Xixi, I need to discuss something with your brother and his roommate. Go back with your friends first, all right?"

As she spoke, her gaze slid toward Huo Yuhao where Huo Yuxi could not see it, the warning in her eyes especially obvious.

Xiao Xiao saw it and wanted to say something, but Huo Yuhao immediately shook his head at her. "Xixi, go back with Xiao Xiao first. Didn't you say you had finished those books again? I'll have someone send you new ones later."

"All right." Huo Yuxi showed her understanding.

Not long after returning to the dormitory, a girl came knocking at the door. Looking at the books the girl handed her, Huo Yuxi saw that the thickest one was the Soul Beast Encyclopedia II Huo Yuhao had promised to find for her.

Recently, she had become a little obsessed with this book. It recorded all known soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, divided into ten volumes. She had just finished the first volume and could not wait to read the second.

On the first page was one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Emerald Swan with a cultivation of six hundred thousand years. It was the most powerful healing-type soul beast on the Douluo Continent and also the kindest among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

Huo Yuxi could not understand it. It was called the kindest soul beast, yet it had still been included among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts and even ranked fourth.

The next day, Huo Yuxi arrived at the assessment grounds, where Lu Wanwan and Luo Ling were already waiting.

The teams that took first place remained at their original venues, while the other teams had to draw lots again. There would be five rounds of battle today, and Huo Yuxi looked over the list. Every opponent was a new team.

As the first-ranked team in their area, Huo Yuxi's team was the first to take the field. Their opponents today were from Class Nine.

The opposing side had only one two-ring Soul Grandmaster, while the other two each had one ring. The difference in strength was enormous. On top of that, they intentionally held back, so the battle ended even faster than anyone had imagined.

Huo Yuxi only used three hidden weapons and did not even need to use a soul skill.

"Area Twenty-One, first match of the second round. First Grade Class One: Huo Yuxi, Luo Ling, Lu Wanwan versus First Grade Class Eight: Lu Yifeng, Fang Lingyun, Hua Zhengming. Match begin."

Their luck in the second round was clearly much worse. The opposing team's lineup was no less formidable than theirs: Lu Yifeng was a level thirty-one Soul Elder, Fang Lingyun a level twenty-four Soul Grandmaster, and Hua Zhengming level nineteen.

What surprised everyone was that this team had failed to take first place in their original assessment area. One could not imagine how powerful that area's seeded team must have been.

At that moment, the two teams on the field simultaneously summoned their martial souls.

Lu Yifeng was a Power-Attack Battle Soul Master. Her martial soul was the Giant Wasp, and the enormous stinger on its tail gleamed with a chilling light.

Huo Yuxi's group did not have a Power-Attack Soul Master. This was mainly because Zhou Yi had considered Huo Yuxi and Luo Ling's soul skills, making a Power-Attack Soul Master unnecessary.

Within the class, Lu Wanwan and Luo Ling had the highest compatibility and abundant real combat experience, allowing them to guide Huo Yuxi in battle. Moreover, according to her battle strategy, the three of them could achieve an effect greater than one plus two equals three through cooperation.

Thus, in this match, Huo Yuxi and Luo Ling would serve as the main attackers, while Lu Wanwan provided support.

Right from the start, Huo Yuxi followed what Ma Xiaotao had taught her: test the opponent's strength first. So she did not summon her martial soul, instead using the weapons she had more than she could ever use up—the Tang Sect's hidden weapons.

A small sleeve arrow shot out soundlessly. Lu Yifeng was, after all, a Soul Elder, and she had already heard that Huo Yuxi possessed Tang Sect hidden weapons. Prepared in advance, she easily dodged it.

She believed Huo Yuxi's only advantage was her soul power level, yet Huo Yuxi had actually chosen not to use her martial soul...

"Heh, you're overestimating yourself."

The only reason they had failed to take first place in their previous assessment area was entirely because their opponents' martial souls countered hers. Now, though, this was just a little girl.

So what if her soul power level was a little higher? Not knowing how to use her own strengths made her nothing but an idiot.

First soul skill, Bee Wing Cutter.