Bathing Snowball

This was the coziest sleep he had had since transmigrating to Douluo Continent. He slept dreamlessly through the night.

Yu Xiaogang was awakened automatically by the biological clock he had developed. Turning his head, he saw that Snowball had woken up at some point.

It stood guard over Yu Xiaogang with a vigilant look. After all, it was unfamiliar with the environment and had yet to adjust. Besides, this two-legged creature treated it so well, so it had to protect him properly. It was a powerful soul beast with White Tiger bloodline and would repay him in the future.

"Don't be nervous, Snowball. This is our home. It's very safe here."

Yu Xiaogang smiled as he stroked Snowball's soft, smooth fur. He scooped it up, buried his face in the ball of fur, and rubbed against the little tiger cub's belly with a blissful expression. No wonder so many people got addicted to cuddling cats! It might have been Snowball's first time being treated so intimately, and it was somewhat at a loss. Its four little paw pads resisted the two-legged creature with all their might, but after a feeble struggle, it simply sprawled flat. Whatever.

It was his first time cuddling a Golden British Shorthair, and he was a little addicted. Then he quickly got up and checked the bed. There was not a single strand of cat fur on it. Soul beast cats really were better. He had thought he would have to clean every day like people raising cats on Earth.

After changing into a training outfit, he sat cross-legged on the balcony and began his daily cultivation. He quickly entered the proper state. Sensing Heaven and Earth Energy surging around the two-legged creature, Snowball leaped into his lap, found a comfortable position, and lay down as it instinctively began absorbing Heaven and Earth Energy as well.

Yu Xiaogang felt the weight in his arms and stopped circulating the Life Nurturing Skill. Opening his eyes, he glanced at Snowball in his lap and saw that it was merely absorbing energy through its body. He could not help but order Deep Blue in his heart, "Deep Blue, add a new Deduction task. Carefully scan Snowball's body and meridians with Mental Power. Using the Life Nurturing Skill as a foundation, deduce a soul power circulation technique for it, one focused on improving its physical qualities and bloodline."

"Deep Blue has received the command! Master, I'll begin scanning with Mental Power right away. Little kitty, don't be scared! Sister will be very gentle!"

Deep Blue immediately answered him, then emerged from his mind and charged at Snowball with a mischievous grin. In an instant, she dove into Snowball's soft fur and began pawing all over it.

Snowball felt something pounce onto its belly and was startled at first. It raised its head for a look, but seeing that it was only a little thing and posed no danger, it continued absorbing Heaven and Earth Energy. More importantly, Deep Blue carried the exact same soul power aura as the two-legged master it had just acknowledged, so it relaxed and allowed her to do as she pleased.

Watching Deep Blue fool around in his arms, Yu Xiaogang felt that she had become more humanlike. Would Deep Blue grow up someday? Sigh, what was he even thinking! For now, he should focus on becoming stronger—stronger than everyone else! He closed his eyes and began meditating. The sun was about to rise, and it was time for his Morning Sun Purple Qi absorption cultivation. Before long, the sun peeked over the horizon. As heaven and earth broke into dawn, purple qi came from the east!

As Snowball was affected by his absorption of purple qi, it too received the cleansing of Morning Sun Purple Qi. Its fur became even softer and smoother, emitting a faint white glow.

Deep Blue looked at the master and pet, both immersed in deep meditative cultivation, and smiled. This was what she needed to work toward: helping her master grow stronger. Remembering the task he had just assigned, she returned to her phone body and got busy. A tiger's bones and meridians were vastly different from a human's, so she had much to do.

Before long, the purple qi faded. Yu Xiaogang felt that his Mental Power had improved a little again. This could only be achieved through steady accumulation, grain by grain. After circulating the Life Nurturing Skill for another full cycle, he ended his cultivation and stood. He washed up, then gave Snowball a thorough bath before converting his soul power into the Fire Attribute to dry it off.

Snowball looked even bigger afterward, its fur all fluffy. Feeling uncomfortable, it shook its body and reverted to normal, then gave its master a strange look. While bathing it, that hateful two-legged creature had carefully inspected its lower body for quite a while. How hateful! It really wanted to bite him, but no—this two-legged creature was now its long-term meal ticket. Its mood immediately soured.

Yu Xiaogang felt uncomfortable under Snowball's stare. It was all because its fur was so thick that he had needed to inspect it carefully. After personal confirmation, Snowball was a female tiger.

He looked at the pale claw marks Snowball had left on his hands. Fortunately, his first martial soul had greatly enhanced his body, making his skin thicker—no, tougher. Snowball had resisted fiercely just now. Didn't soul beasts need over ten thousand years of cultivation before their intelligence matched that of humans? Perhaps Snowball's bloodline had undergone a beneficial mutation.

"All right! It was your master's fault. I'll take you out for a good meal now."

Yu Xiaogang said this to Snowball with a broad grin, spreading his arms to pick it up.

Snowball tilted its head and looked at its hateful master. Fine, since he was the master it had acknowledged. It would forgive him. It wanted something tasty to eat.

"Awoo!" Snowball let out a roar of unclear meaning, then leaped into Yu Xiaogang's arms. He caught it at once, held it up, and buried his face in the Golden British Shorthair again, unable to get enough. After tidying up, he left the Teacher's Dormitory and became the center of attention all along the way.

He had not expected Snowball to be more popular than its owner. Sure enough, no matter how powerful an animal was, its young all looked the same—trying to deceive humans with their cute appearances.

They finished breakfast amid the students' curious gazes. Though Snowball looked tiny, its appetite was nearly as big as his. It seemed he had to find a way to earn Gold Soul Coins quickly, or he would not be able to afford to raise it.

"Hello, Teacher! Can I pet your pet?" At that moment, several female students could no longer resist coming forward to ask, their eyes sparkling as they looked at him. One of them was Si Si, Su Yuntao's goddess whom he had met at the entrance before.

"Student, your theoretical knowledge is lacking! This isn't some pet cat. It's a White Tiger soul beast cub. You can pet it if you earn its approval, but don't touch it directly, or you might get scratched!"

Yu Xiaogang explained with a smile. In front of the female students, he deliberately stroked Snowball, making it narrow its eyes in comfort.

"I'm the new theory teacher. I hope you'll listen attentively in my classes. If your evaluations are excellent, I can make the decision to let you pet it once!"

The girls had initially been rather disappointed, and one of them had even planned to tempt Snowball with a chicken leg. Snowball opened its eyes, glanced at it, then turned away and continued accepting Yu Xiaogang's strokes.

"Ah! What a proud little tiger. Don't worry, Teacher, we'll earn excellent evaluations! Don't go back on your word then! Oh, and my name is Si Si. I have Innate Soul Power at rank 4, and I'm rank 8, preparing to become a control-type Soul Master!" said the girl who had just tried to tempt Snowball.

"Very well! I've recently been forming an Elite Class. I hope to see you in it then."

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang bid farewell to the students who still could not forget Snowball, leaving them with a few words of encouragement. He also took the opportunity to spread the news that the academy would be forming an Elite Class.

He also needed to go see whether the Training Grounds were ready. While he was at it, he would ask Director Ron to transplant a few large trees and dig a Swimming Pool.

He planned to bring over the Naruto methods of walking on water and climbing trees to train control over Chakra in the body. Wait, he should try a soul power version himself. He had been too busy lately; Deep Blue had long deduced methods and small tricks for using Mental Power to control soul power, but he had never tried them.

This book has been signed, so anyone who wants to invest should do so soon! Also, please send some Recommendation Tickets! ω