Xu San Shi

"I never expected Teacher Zhi Wei's martial soul to be so unique!" Tang Ya could not help but sigh.

The group of four had already left the restaurant and were heading back to the academy.

"It is very unique, and its potential is incredibly high. If he has delicious food, Teacher Zhi Wei's support abilities can even surpass martial souls like the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Rainbow Dragon. Of course, compared to ordinary Food-Type Soul Masters, his shortcomings are also obvious." Hearing Tang Ya's remark, Huo Yuhao spoke without thinking. At that moment, he was considering the pros and cons of this martial soul—he wanted to lure Zhi Wei away from Shrek Academy.

"What shortcomings?" Tang Ya asked.

"Ordinary Food-Type Soul Douluo can provide food for an entire army, but Teacher Zhi Wei needs to prepare delicious food himself for his martial soul to take effect. That is where Teacher Zhi Wei's martial soul falls short of normal food-type martial souls." Huo Yuhao spoke eloquently. "But its flaws do not outweigh its merits. As long as there is good food, Teacher Zhi Wei's single-target support ability far exceeds that of other Food-Type Soul Masters. Besides, Teacher Zhi Wei's Soul Power cultivation speed must be quite fast too, right?"

"He looks only a little over thirty. Even if he looks young for his age, he is probably only in his early forties at most, right? Teacher Zhi Wei said he had been stuck at the Soul Douluo realm for nearly ten years. In other words, he had already become a Soul Douluo at around thirty!"

Tang Ya exclaimed, "I did not even notice! A Soul Douluo at around thirty—and from the hardest-to-cultivate food type too!"

Huo Yuhao continued, "If some faction could continuously provide Teacher Zhi Wei with all kinds of delicacies, then with the uniqueness of his martial soul, I think he might even have been able to advance to Titled Douluo before turning thirty." And that was precisely what Huo Yuhao valued most.

If this kind of martial soul could be passed down, and its wielders had a powerful faction supporting them and helping them gather all sorts of delicacies, then it could continuously produce top-tier Support System Soul Douluo and even Titled Douluo!

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could only cultivate to the Soul Saint level, yet Essence of Food, whose support effects were no weaker than the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, could easily reach Soul Douluo or even Titled Douluo. It could absolutely become the foundation of a faction!

Jiang Nannan gazed gently at Huo Yuhao. "Come to think of it, because of you, Yuhao, Teacher Zhi Wei seems to have another chance of breaking through to Titled Douluo. I just wonder how strong his support abilities would become if his soul skills were applied to the dishes you make?"

Speaking of that, Huo Yuhao was curious as well. He decided that he had to try it the next time he met Teacher Zhi Wei.

Tang Ya said, "Come to think of it, little Yuhao, you are wealthy now too. I never expected Teacher Zhi Wei to be so generous!"

The moment she said that, Tang Ya's eyes immediately lit up. One look was enough for Huo Yuhao to know that she had thought of food, and sure enough—

"Little Yuhao, little Yuhao, you have to let me taste the dishes made from the ingredients Teacher Zhi Wei gave you, okay, little Yuhao?" Tang Ya blinked her eyes and tugged on Huo Yuhao's sleeve coquettishly.

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "All right, all right. I will definitely send Xiao Ya-jie a portion!"

Wang Dong watched Tang Ya coldly. Another Fox Spirit, she thought, secretly spitting out the word scumbag in her heart.

Seeing Xiao Ya like this, Jiang Nannan could not help feeling somewhat suspicious of Tang Ya. But thinking of how Tang Ya and Bei Bei had always been inseparable, Jiang Nannan decided she was probably overthinking things.

Jiang Nannan asked, "Xiao Ya, why have we not seen Bei Bei these past two days?"

Tang Ya puffed up her cheeks. "Nannan, let's not talk about him! I do not know why, but that guy has been avoiding me these past two days!"

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao felt a little guilty. Big Brother Bei Bei... he has not actually changed his preferences, has he?

Although Huo Yuhao intended to steal Tang Ya away, after spending several days with Bei Bei, he felt that Bei Bei was actually quite a good person.

Huo Yuhao did not think it was his fault. Being brothers with Bei Bei might be great, but his girlfriend was even better.

As they chatted, the group arrived at the entrance to Shrek Academy.

From afar, they saw that the academy gates were unexpectedly surrounded by a dense crowd today.

At the center of the crowd sat a tall young man in a black academy uniform, seated boldly as though he were a bandit blocking the gates.

The young man looked about the same age as Bei Bei. He had thick brows, tiger-like eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth, with strikingly handsome features. Yet his gloomy expression gave him an air of fierce brutality.

The young man was Xu San Shi.

Although the person who had helped his martial soul undergo its second awakening was not Jiang Nannan, just as in the Original Work, he still fell for Jiang Nannan.

With Huo Yuhao's help, Jiang Nannan's mother had been cured, so Jiang Nannan naturally had no need to sell herself to save her mother. The Xuan Ming Sect found another girl for Xu San Shi, but Xu San Shi still went down the wrong path. As a result, his martial soul was still only half-awakened. That girl had poor talent and could not enter Shrek Academy. Xu San Shi wanted to find her, but he could no longer locate her.

After arriving at Shrek Academy, the melancholy Xu San Shi fell for Jiang Nannan at first sight and launched a fierce pursuit. What he received in return, however, was Jiang Nannan's cold treatment. Xu San Shi only became happier because of it.

She treats me differently from everyone else. She has me in her heart!

Firmly convinced of this, Xu San Shi never expected to hear today that Jiang Nannan had embraced a junior student and left the academy with him.

Though heartbroken, he believed that Jiang Nannan had merely been deceived. He had blocked the academy gates and waited until now. Xu San Shi swore that he would give that junior student a thorough beating and drive him away from Jiang Nannan's side.

The moment he saw Huo Yuhao's group of four, Xu San Shi abruptly stood, took several long strides forward, and reached out with one large hand to grab Huo Yuhao by the chest as he roared, "Brat, stay away from Nannan!"

"Xu San Shi, you dare!" "Xu San Shi, what are you doing?"

Two sharp cries rang out at once. They came from Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.

Frost covered Jiang Nannan's gentle, beautiful face as she stared icily at the young man in black. At the same time, she activated Martial Soul Possession. Her long rabbit ears added a touch of allure to her exquisitely beautiful and elegant features. Jiang Nannan's Second Soul Ring lit up—Gravity Control. In an instant, Xu San Shi's movements slowed for a moment. Then Jiang Nannan's third and first soul rings lit up in succession—Teleportation, Waist Bow—as both her legs clamped toward Xu San Shi's head.

At the same time, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass lashed out to bind Xu San Shi, its Blue Silver Entanglement restricting his movements.

Seeing that this young man had attacked him without a word and even told him to stay away from Nan Nan-jie, Huo Yuhao's face immediately darkened. He did not even activate Martial Soul Possession. His immense spiritual power condensed into a massive hammer and smashed toward Xu San Shi's head. At the same time, Huo Yuhao realized that someone had lifted him up from behind and carried him into the air. Turning around, he saw Wang Dong's handsome face and the beautiful, dazzling wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly.

Seeing the three of them instinctively protect him at the first opportunity, Huo Yuhao smiled happily.

Huo Yuhao was happy, but Xu San Shi was not.

He had not expected that after such a simple palm strike, Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya would actually activate Martial Soul Possession and attack him.

Tang Ya was one thing, but Jiang Nannan was the key. Xu San Shi sighed inwardly. Nannan, do you know that when you strike my body, the pain strikes my heart? His thick skin could endure physical pain without much trouble, but he could not bear the emotional pain.

Facing the attacks, Xu San Shi abandoned his attempt to grab Huo Yuhao. He activated Martial Soul Possession, and three soul rings instantly rose from beneath his feet—two yellow and one purple. His originally fair skin darkened at once, his muscles swelled, and his whole body grew a size larger. Most peculiar of all, a black Tortoise Shell Shield roughly one and a half meters in diameter appeared in his right hand.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao's invisible Spiritual Hammer arrived.

The immense spiritual power slammed into Xu San Shi with a boom. Xu San Shi had no idea who had attacked him. He only felt as though his head had exploded, his mind turning completely blank. Blood instantly poured from his seven orifices. He could no longer maintain Martial Soul Possession, and the Xuan Ming Shield vanished as his appearance returned to normal.

But the enraged Jiang Nannan had no intention of holding back. The defenseless Xu San Shi was instantly flung high into the air by Waist Bow. Jiang Nannan teleported again, and her whipping kick slammed viciously into Xu San Shi's stomach. Xu San Shi crashed to the ground like a meteor and lost consciousness.

One more chapter coming up.