Hands Together, Battle Over

As soon as the announcement that the spirit battle had begun fell, the Lion Tiger Combination instantly activated their Martial Soul Possession.

The phantoms of a blue-maned male lion and a striped giant tiger appeared behind the two men.

Two sets of yellow, yellow, purple, purple soul rings rose around them simultaneously.

The host excitedly introduced their Martial Souls. As a professional spirit battle announcer, he was best at stirring up the audience's emotions.

"We can see that the Lion Tiger Combination has already summoned their Martial Souls, namely..."

Before the host could finish, Mu Yuan had already brought his hands together.

Ning Rongrong's support came half a beat late, mainly because she was a little slower at chanting the incantation.

"Seven Treasures Manifesting Glazed Tile: first, strength; second, speed!"

Two streams of light fell onto Mu Yuan.

Mu Yuan's Martial Soul flashed briefly. A vast number of trees instantly grew beneath the Lion Tiger Combination's feet, tightly binding the two of them.

The battle had ended before it even began.

The Lion Tiger Combination struggled with all their might, but the trees did not budge.

"What the hell is this?!"

Mu Yuan expressionlessly controlled the trees, quickly draining the two men's Soul Power.

"It's over."

Without even looking back, Mu Yuan walked off the arena.

The host stood there blankly. Only after a long while did he announce:

"The Wood Leaf Combination wins."

The stunned audience below immediately erupted into thunderous applause.

Flender, who had been observing everything, left with an ugly expression.

As Mu Yuan and Ning Rongrong stepped down from the arena, Xiao Wu and the others came up to greet them.

"Mu Yuan, nicely done!" Xiao Wu was the first to step forward and praise him.

Ma Hongjun could not help saying, "Mu Yuan, you're actually a Soul Ancestor! No wonder you subdued me in one move before. How do you cultivate? You're only a year older than me. Looks like I'll have to call you Boss Mu from now on!"

Mu Yuan smiled. "No need for that. Just call me Mu Yuan."

Tang San could not help asking:

"Mu Yuan, why can you release your soul skills so quickly?"

The others also looked over.

Mu Yuan answered, "It has to do with one's ability to control Soul Power."

As he spoke, Mu Yuan spread out his palm. A layer of green Soul Power evenly adhered to his palm, forming a protective barrier.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill!"

Everyone cried out in surprise.

Mu Yuan shook his head. "It hasn't reached that level. It's just a minor application of Soul Power."

Tang San immediately tried it as well. Although he condensed some Soul Power, it quickly dissipated into the air and could not adhere to his palm at all.

The others experienced much the same result.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered. If she could master this technique, could it improve her combat ability?

Ma Hongjun interrupted everyone at that moment. "We just finished fighting. This is exactly when we should relax. Why are you talking about cultivation again? How boring. Boss Mu Yuan, want to go unwind together? My treat!"

After saying that, Ma Hongjun waggled his eyebrows at Mu Yuan.

Ning Rongrong immediately snorted coldly at the sight, folded her arms, and turned her head away.

She hated Mu Yuan most of all, but for some reason, when Ma Hongjun invited Mu Yuan to do that sort of thing, she instinctively felt unhappy.

As for Mu Yuan, he had no intention of accepting Ma Hongjun's invitation.

It was not that Mu Yuan abstained from women, but that he did not want to lower his standards.

With his conditions, he did not lack women. There was no need to visit a brothel.

But before Mu Yuan could refuse, Xiao Wu stepped forward and stood in front of him.

"Fatty, you're not allowed to lead Mu Yuan astray!"

Ma Hongjun stubbornly replied, "What do you mean, lead him astray? I never said what we were going to do!"

Xiao Wu said, "Who doesn't know what you're thinking!"

Ma Hongjun guiltily replied, "What did I do? I was just going for a massage to relax. If Mu Yuan doesn't want to go, forget it. I'll wait for Boss Dai to go with me!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Zhu Zhuqing looked over.

"Does Dai Mubai go often?" Zhu Zhuqing asked coldly.

Ma Hongjun opened his mouth and tried to cover for Dai Mubai. "Not often..."

Not often meant he still went.

Ma Hongjun's attempt to help was worse than saying nothing.

Just then, Dai Mubai came out after finishing his spirit battle.

The moment he emerged, he met Zhu Zhuqing's dangerous gaze.

"What's wrong?"

Dai Mubai asked, completely confused.

Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, "Disgusting!"

Then she left immediately.

Dai Mubai was utterly baffled.

"Wait! Stop right there and explain yourself!"

Dai Mubai chased after her.

But Zhu Zhuqing ignored him completely and simply quickened her pace as she left.

Dai Mubai was left standing there, his face livid.

He had never been a particularly mild-tempered person.

In his battle at the Great Soul Arena just now, he had encountered a rather difficult opponent and fought with considerable difficulty. Thus, although he had begun his spirit battle earlier than Mu Yuan, he came out later.

Yet the moment he came out, Zhu Zhuqing had cursed him as disgusting for no reason at all, showing no regard for his dignity. It made Dai Mubai feel deeply humiliated.

But in the end, remembering the requirements for his family's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he forcibly swallowed his anger.

At that moment, Mu Yuan and the others caught up from behind.

Seeing Dai Mubai's ugly expression, Ning Rongrong could not help laughing.

"Dai Mubai, sulking like that won't do you any good!"

A flash of coldness appeared in Dai Mubai's eyes, but after glancing at Mu Yuan beside Ning Rongrong, he did not act up and simply left.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, everyone came to the dining hall for breakfast.

Oscar was nowhere to be seen in the dining hall today.

If Mu Yuan remembered correctly, Oscar should have broken through to the rank of a level-thirty Soul Elder today, which was why he would be late for a while.

The food in the dining hall had improved somewhat today. Besides pickled vegetables, there was an extra dish of sliced radish strips, and everyone received an egg.

Had Flender made money at the Great Soul Arena yesterday?

Mu Yuan guessed.

Ning Rongrong still found it difficult to stomach such food and only drank two extra bowls of plain porridge.

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, liked the radish very much. As expected of a little rabbit in human form.

Dai Mubai was clearly still brooding over yesterday's incident. He deliberately said:

"Fatty, you're not going out tonight, are you?"

Ma Hongjun lowered his voice somewhat embarrassedly. "I released my evil fire yesterday, so I won't need to go out for the next couple of days."

Dai Mubai nodded and said:

"I'm not returning to the dorm tonight. I'm planning to find those Twin Sisters. You'll be alone in the dorm, right?"

Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up. "Boss Dai, if you're eating meat, will I get any soup?"

Dai Mubai said irritably, "This sort of thing has to be consensual. Forced melons aren't sweet!" As he said this, he deliberately glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing did not react at all. She merely quietly drank the rice soup from her bowl.

After breakfast, everyone went to the training grounds.

Oscar still had not arrived.

After waiting for a while, Flender did not come either.

Everyone decided to train on their own first.

Zhu Zhuqing took the initiative to approach Mu Yuan.

She awkwardly said, "Mu Yuan, could you... teach me that technique you used yesterday?"

Mu Yuan looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

Under Mu Yuan's gaze, Zhu Zhuqing became somewhat embarrassed.

"I can pay you!" Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly added.

Mu Yuan nodded. "Sure. I haven't paid the tuition Headmaster Flender required before. You can pay it for me later."

Zhu Zhuqing immediately nodded at those words, her gaze toward Mu Yuan filled with gratitude.

A Soul Power technique like this naturally could not be measured by the mere tuition fee of a hundred Gold Soul Coins. Mu Yuan was plainly helping her.

"Let's study over there." Mu Yuan pointed toward the edge of the training grounds.

"Alright!" Zhu Zhuqing quickly agreed.

Ning Rongrong, standing nearby, did not pay attention to such a minor matter.

But Xiao Wu immediately became alert.

The scent of an enemy!

She hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Mu Yuan's arm, and said:

"I want to learn too. We're friends, so you can't favor one over the other. At most, I'll pay tuition too, or help you out!"

"Fine." Mu Yuan did not refuse the little rabbit.

Mu Yuan then explained to the two of them the principles of training Soul Power control.

Simply put, it meant releasing the Soul Power inside one's body outside and then controlling it.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing gave it a try. Releasing their Soul Power outside their bodies was easy, but controlling it was difficult.

After some thought, Mu Yuan placed two leaves in Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's palms, telling them to use their Soul Power to make the leaves stick there, gradually training their ability to control Soul Power in this way.

On the other side, Dai Mubai watched Zhu Zhuqing cultivate intently alongside Mu Yuan and immediately flew into a rage. He called out to Ma Hongjun:

"Fatty, come on. Let's spar!"

Ma Hongjun: "?"

Tang San was training by himself nearby.

However, a purple glint showed in his eyes as he quietly observed Mu Yuan's instruction of Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

A quarter of an hour passed before Flender arrived at the training grounds.

At that moment, Oscar also ran over, panting as he excitedly announced:

"I broke through to level thirty!"