The Unlucky Yu Xiaogang

"Brother, a very powerful Soul Power seemed to have just been released from Xiao Yan's ring. The owner of that Soul Power also seemed to be a Soul Body, but it was very weak, as if it could fall into slumber at any moment."

As Xiao Se circulated the Aura Concealing Art and the Returning Origin Soul Art to hide his Soul Power and Dou Qi cultivation, Long Kui's clear voice rang out in his mind.

"Mm, I sensed it too. Long Kui, it didn't notice you, did it?" Xiao Se nodded slightly and asked the question that concerned him most.

"Don't worry, Brother. Long Kui is inside the Demon Sword. As long as I don't deliberately release my aura, no one can discover me. And with Brother's Returning Origin Soul Art, Long Kui can conceal her Soul Power even while releasing it to investigate. Just now, Long Kui thoroughly scanned the owner inside that ring, hehe..." Long Kui laughed sweetly in his mind.

"Did you find anything?" Hearing this, Xiao Se secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked again.

"No. A Soul Imprint was set inside that ring. Long Kui only detected that the soul was very weak. Unless its Soul Imprint can be erased, there's no way to investigate further." Long Kui's sigh sounded in his mind.

Before long, the Soul Power that had been lingering over and examining him vanished. Only then did Xiao Se's slightly furrowed brows relax. He silently nodded at Xiao Yan, passed by him, and glanced from the corner of his eye at the ancient ring faintly glowing on Xiao Yan's finger before heading up the mountain path.

Watching Xiao Se's retreating back, Xiao Yan felt conflicted. Once upon a time, every Xiao Clan disciple had bowed and scraped before him. Now, even Xiao Se, whom he had never taken seriously, had begun to ignore him...

Although Xiao Se had not mocked or ridiculed him like the other young men and women of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan recalled how Xiao Se had provoked Xun Er two months ago and spoken intimately with her. This morning, he had even sat beside Xun Er and received her close attention. A faint hatred seeped from Xiao Yan's dispirited eyes...

"Ah, strength! If I had strength, Mei Er wouldn't have left me, and Xun Er wouldn't be chatting and laughing with that brat Xiao Se..." With a soft sigh, Xiao Yan headed down another mountain path.

As Xiao Yan lamented, the ancient ring on his finger flashed. It was Yao Lao, who had already awakened and recovered some Soul Power.

"Strange. I clearly sensed an extremely keen Soul Power from that boy named Xiao Se from far away. Why did it disappear the moment I got close? Was my perception wrong? Damn it, I'm about to fall asleep again..." Carrying this question, Yao Lao sank back into slumber.

...Inside the cave's stone chamber.

It was nearly midnight. Xiao Se sat cross-legged in the center of the stone chamber, forming the Cultivation Hand Seal as he steadily breathed the Dou Qi energy between heaven and earth through his nose and mouth.

The moon hung like a silver disk, with stars filling the sky.

Pure moonlight streamed through the stone chamber's vent and fell across Xiao Se's fair cheeks, making him look exceptionally handsome.

"Brother, it's time to rest. We'll be going out to train in a few days, so take this time to recover your energy." At the side, Long Kui had made the bed and was already lying on it.

"Oh, coming." Hearing Long Kui call him, Xiao Se withdrew from cultivation, took off his shirt and boots, and slipped beneath the covers. Long Kui then nestled into his arms.

Clearly, this was not their first time sleeping like this.

Although Xiao Se cultivated late every night, he still needed to sleep in the end. After all, he was only a Dou Zhe and could not yet replace sleep with cultivation.

Over time, Long Kui had developed the habit of making Xiao Se's bed, warming the covers for him, and reminding him to rest.

Lying comfortably in Xiao Se's arms, Long Kui softly said, "Brother, Xiao Hong doesn't seem to have come out at all today. She didn't even come out to spar with you while you were cultivating."

Xiao Hong was what Lan Kui called Hong Kui. In private, Hong Kui also called her original self, Lan Kui, Xiao Lan. Both Hong Kui and Lan Kui called Xiao Se Brother, while Xiao Se made no distinction between red and blue and always called them Long Kui.

"Uh... maybe she was tired. All right, go to sleep." Xiao Se spoke somewhat guiltily. After all, he had touched her body last night, and even... better not look.

"Mm." Long Kui slowly closed her beautiful eyes. Although she did not need sleep, she loved lying in Xiao Se's arms. It made her feel safe.

Ding. The one-month period has arrived. The System has added one exchange opportunity.

Hearing the System prompt in his mind, Xiao Se fell into thought. He wanted to exchange for a Dou Technique, but discovered that he seemed to have run out of blank scrolls.

His gaze abruptly shifted to the bedside table. There was one egg left in the basket, a leftover from when Long Kui had made dinner for him.

Picking up the egg, Xiao Se called out in his mind, "System, exchange this egg."

``` Ding. Congratulations, Host. You have exchanged for Yu Xiaogang's "draft plaything" from the world of Soul Land.

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"Fuck." Xiao Se cursed under his breath, nearly coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Soul Land.

Heaven Dou Empire, Fasinuo Province, Notting City.

Notting Academy, Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was seated at his desk, organizing materials on his "Invincible Theory."

Yu Xiaogang was especially happy today because his prized disciple Tang San's Soul Power had broken through level twenty.

In other words, as long as Tang San obtained his second soul ring, he could become a Great Soul Master.

A Great Soul Master under ten years old was simply unheard of.

At least, setting aside that woman who also possessed Twin Martial Souls and whom he had once longed for but failed to obtain, Yu Xiaogang had never seen another person break through to Great Soul Master before the age of ten.

"Little San has truly done his teacher proud. As long as Little San successfully cultivates Twin Martial Souls in the future, my 'Invincible Theory' will be recognized by the world, perhaps even admired. When that time comes..."

Suddenly, a trace of venom flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes. His originally stiff and placid face became savage and twisted as he coldly said, "Sooner or later, I'll make those who once looked down on me pay the price. And Bi Bi Dong, just wait. I'll prove it to you."

After delivering that threat, Yu Xiaogang's savage expression returned to calm. He straightened the somewhat messy "Invincible Theory" materials on the desk, yawned, and walked toward the bed to sleep.

Just before his buttocks touched the bed, a sudden, excruciating pain struck his lower body. It was like the yolk inside an egg had been forcibly dug out, then stuffed into an intact, uncracked egg several times larger than the original.

Unable to endure it, Yu Xiaogang let out a miserable scream. "Ah..."

But it was not over. The sudden agony caught Yu Xiaogang completely off guard, causing him to sit down even harder.

The instant his buttocks slammed onto the bed, a crack sounded. The eggshell shattered beneath him, and the yolk and egg white flowed out.

"Ah..." Another ear-splitting scream rang out, carrying far beyond the room through the gaps in the doors and windows.

That night, every teacher and student at Notting Academy was destined to remain awake...