Would You Join Zero Class?

I'll never do something like this again. In just an instant, it nearly cost me my life. Xia Yi was filled with regret. He had never expected the resentment inside Wujin's body to be so terrifying.

"No, not an instant. You absorbed it for almost an entire night." Wujin pulled open the curtains, and only then did Xia Yi realize that the sky outside was already beginning to lighten. Dawn would come soon.

"An entire night?" Xia Yi was stunned. He clearly remembered it having lasted only an instant.

"That was because you entered a state of Deep Meditation. For Soul Masters, such a state is something one can only hope to encounter by chance. Every time one enters Deep Meditation, it comes with a tremendous increase in strength. Feel your Soul Power." Wujin explained in a low voice, undisguised envy on his face. Even after his Transformation, he had only entered Deep Meditation once.

At Wujin's words, Xia Yi hurriedly circulated his Soul Power. Only then did he discover that his Soul Power had nearly reached level eleven and a half.

Moreover, the icy aura within his body was still being continuously absorbed by his Soul Power.

"If all the power that froze my body is converted into Soul Power, I'll probably break through to level twelve before long." Xia Yi was thrilled. He could not help looking up at Wujin. If he could absorb the resentment from Wujin every day, perhaps he would soon become a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster like him.

"Your physique is very strong, but you felt it too. Even your body cannot withstand the power of resentment. Before you completely eliminate the negative effects brought by the resentment you absorbed this time, absorbing more could leave permanent damage. Besides, you cannot possibly enter Deep Meditation every time." Wujin shook his head.

"Why does absorbing resentment seem pretty easy to me?" Xia Yi asked curiously.

Wujin looked at Xia Yi as though he were a freak and said gravely, "Absorbing resentment is indeed simple. Others can absorb it too, and I can wake them before their bodies reach their limit. But they cannot convert resentment into Soul Power. They can only use special methods to expel it from their bodies. Moreover, a Soul Master's body can contain far more resentment than their soul. Once the body is eroded by resentment, some of it will inevitably seize the chance to invade the Soul Master's soul. Resentment within the soul cannot be expelled. It only accumulates slowly, until one gradually falls into becoming an Evil Spirit Master. Even living in the same dormitory as me, people will be affected by the resentment emanating from my body. Yet you absorbed so much, and your eyes are still clear. Your consciousness does not seem to have been affected by the resentment at all."

"So that means I can help you absorb resentment for a long time?" Xia Yi asked curiously. Wujin was right. Although he felt as if his entire body had been frozen stiff, his mind was exceptionally clear and completely unaffected.

It seemed that this resentment could only enter his body, but not his soul.

"Once your body recovers and you rest for a while, you can absorb resentment for me again. I can get rid of resentment, and you can raise your cultivation. It's a win-win situation." Wujin smiled.

Xia Yi suddenly raised his head. "You're not planning to withhold the Ice Phoenix Flower, are you?"

Wujin's eyelids twitched wildly. He had not expected Xia Yi to be so sharp. He had only just entertained the thought, yet Xia Yi had already noticed it. "How could I? I always keep my word. Since I promised you, I'll definitely give it to you."

As Wujin said this, Xia Yi could clearly see his face twitching nonstop.

If Xia Yi could only use special methods to expel the resentment from his body after absorbing it, then let alone one Ice Phoenix Flower, Wujin would not have found it inappropriate even if he had to give him two.

But Xia Yi could actually convert resentment into Soul Power. Every time he absorbed resentment, Xia Yi gained even more benefits than Wujin did.

Under such circumstances, he still had to give Xia Yi an Ice Phoenix Flower.

The more Wujin thought about it, the more unwilling he felt.

Still, after Xia Yi helped him absorb the resentment this time, at least for the next month, he would not need to worry about resentment affecting his cultivation.

If Xia Yi could keep helping him absorb resentment, allowing him to cultivate without distraction, then the benefits he gained would be no less than those of a hundred-thousand-year Ice Phoenix Flower.

Setting aside the benefits Xia Yi received, from Wujin's own perspective, giving away this Ice Phoenix Flower was worth it.

Only by thinking that way did Wujin feel a little more balanced.

And only after Xia Yi had absorbed all the resentment within his body could he use the abilities granted to him by the blood-soul essence of the Soul Beasts in the Endless Mountains.

"That's good. I thought you were going back on your word." Xia Yi nodded in satisfaction. At the thought that he could not only improve his cultivation but also get a hundred-thousand-year Ice Phoenix Flower for free, he could not help bursting into laughter.

Wujin, whose heart had only gradually begun to settle, immediately felt unbalanced again when he saw how delighted Xia Yi was. He had the urge to beat him up.

"Stop laughing. Circulate your Soul Power and digest the resentment in your body first. We'll see whether you can attend class later." Wujin helplessly reminded Xia Yi, suppressing his urge to beat him up.

Xia Yi absorbed resentment very quickly. By the time the sun rose, he could already get out of bed and walk.

Although his whole body was still abnormally cold, going to class was no longer a problem.

There were around forty or fifty students in Eastsea Academy's First Class. The others shared desks in pairs, but Wujin was an exception, occupying a desk alone in the corner of the last row.

He was tall and broad, nearly a head taller than others his age. Coupled with the resentment constantly radiating from his body, none of the other students dared sit with him.

When they saw Xia Yi and Wujin enter the classroom together, the students of First Class whispered among themselves, but not a single one dared step forward to stop them.

Even Wei Xiaofeng, who had fought Zero Class in the Class Advancement Tournament, did not dare step forward.

Their gazes toward Wujin were filled with fear.

Perhaps because Xia Yi could help Wujin absorb resentment, or perhaps because they were both transformed Soul Beasts, Wujin showed some expression only when facing Xia Yi.

At all other times, his face remained cold, with no fluctuation of emotion in his eyes, like an ancient glacier.

"Wujin, Xia Yi, come with me. I'll take you to register your student records." Just as Xia Yi sat down, Ye Yingluo entered with a gloomy expression.

"Register student records? Then why does Wujin have to come along?" Xia Yi frowned slightly, but before he could figure out what was happening, Wujin had already stood up and followed Ye Yingluo out of the classroom.

He did not even wait for him.

As soon as Xia Yi caught up, he heard Ye Yingluo say to Wujin with a gloomy face, "When you meet the dean of studies later, no matter what he says, you do not need to consider my feelings. Just make the rational choice."

Wujin nodded slightly without speaking. He already knew what Dean of Studies Long Hengxu wanted to say to him.

Eastsea Academy had gathered all its geniuses into Zero Class precisely so they could make a name for themselves in the Tianhai Grand Competition.

With Wujin's astonishing talent, how could the academy possibly give up on him?

Ye Yingluo was also reluctant to let Wujin leave First Class, but Zero Class received far better treatment than First Class, and during the previous semester, the overall improvement of Zero Class had indeed far surpassed that of First Class.

For Wujin to receive the greatest possible improvement, she hoped he could join Zero Class.

Sure enough, just as Xia Yi followed Ye Yingluo and Wujin into the office of Eastsea Academy's dean of studies, Long Hengxu, he heard Long Hengxu ask Wujin,

"Would you be willing to join Zero Class?"