Things Look Bad?

The quiet forest remained bathed in bright sunshine.

Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor true form gradually disappeared as well, returning her to her original form as she lay sprawled atop him.

The two of them had both fallen unconscious, lying motionless.

Bai Weiliang and Bai Weilian flew before Bibi Dong and planted several kisses on her fair face.

Then they flew to Wang Xiao's face and kissed him several times as well.

After circling the two of them a few more times, Bai Weilian and Bai Weiliang finally flew back into the red rose's stamens. The flower instantly withered, and its stem and leaves shrank back into his body and vanished.

Unconscious, Wang Xiao had no idea that the wounds pierced by Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor true form's spider legs were healing at a visible rate.

That was the formidable aspect of the Chicken Blood Vine martial soul. Not only was it offensive, it was also a Healing-type Martial Soul.

No one knew how much time had passed.

Wang Xiao finally jolted awake from his dream. Opening his eyes and seeing the bright sky and the sun, he realized Bibi Dong had not killed him after all.

He checked his wounds again and found them completely healed, making him feel a little thrilled.

Only, his clothes and everything else had already been corroded by the spider venom, leaving him completely naked.

Being naked did not look too good.

Fortunately, this was a forest deep in the wilderness, a place no one visited. Otherwise, if anyone saw him sleeping here naked, they would laugh themselves to death.

It seemed Bibi Dong had still shown him mercy. Otherwise, while he had been unconscious, he would probably have been torn to pieces.

"She didn't kill me, which means she's forgiven me, right? That's a good thing!"

Wang Xiao did not know that the Rose Martial Soul inside his body had bloomed once more.

It was still that same small forest. He had no idea how long he had been unconscious or how long he had slept, but it definitely had not been a short time.

Judging by the sun's position, it was already around three in the afternoon. In another two or three hours, it would be dark.

Grrr~

Wang Xiao was truly starving. Remembering the grilled sausages he had bought earlier were still stored in Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, he immediately took out several and ate them.

After filling his stomach, he took out a set of clothes and put them on. Thankfully, he had spare clothes stored away, or he would have had to return naked.

Wang Xiao left the forest and headed toward Spirit Hall Academy.

It was not until the sun had set and darkness fell that Wang Xiao returned to the Academy dormitory.

There was no one inside, and he had no idea where his dormmates had gone.

After sleeping on the mountain and fighting Bibi Dong, Wang Xiao was filthy from head to toe. He immediately went into the bathroom, filled the tub with warm water, and enjoyed a good soak.

"Brother Xiao Xiao, wake up..."

Wang Xiao was in the middle of a pleasant dream when someone woke him. He wiped the drool from his mouth with a hand, only to see several people standing beside his bed.

They were his dormmates: Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, and several other boys and girls. They had probably gone out to have fun and had only just returned.

"Xiao Yue, Nana, where did you all go?"

Xie Yue replied irritably, "Of course we went out to play! And you, where did you go? You didn't come back all night last night."

"Exactly! I thought some bad person had kidnapped you. I was just about to go looking for you with a lantern," Hu Liena mocked.

Wang Xiao sighed helplessly. "Nana, you really hit the mark. I was nearly taken away by a huge monster, but it decided I had too little meat and too many bones. It was a picky eater, so it didn't eat me. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have made it back today."

Yet inwardly, he thought, So I spent an entire night in that forest yesterday and didn't wake up until this afternoon!

Good heavens. It's fortunate I didn't run into any powerful Soul Beasts, or I could have been eaten without even knowing it.

Thinking of yesterday's battle with Bibi Dong, it truly had been a brush with life and death.

Fortunately, his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart was powerful, and the Chicken Blood Vine martial soul could heal itself. Otherwise, he probably would not have lived until now.

What was that System doing? Why didn't it wake me up? It made me spend the entire night in the forest.

Hu Liena suddenly took out a set of clothes from her Soul Tool and threw it onto his bed. "The teacher issued you a new school uniform and school badge. Wear them to class tomorrow, or you won't be allowed into the classroom."

"Thanks!"

"Hmph!" Hu Liena turned away, pretending she did not want to bother with him.

Wang Xiao ignored her and immediately got up to try on the uniform. The purple school uniform fit quite well.

Hu Liena shot him a look for him to interpret himself, then went into the bathroom to take a bath.

Xie Yue, Yan, and the others also went together to the large public bathhouse. The small bathroom in the dorm could only fit one person at a time, and none of them wanted to wait. Soaking in the large bathhouse was more comfortable, and it was livelier with more people around. They could chat while bathing, and they all enjoyed that atmosphere.

Hu Liena soaked for an hour before coming out in an extremely thin nightgown. Then she crawled beneath her blanket and pulled it over her head to keep warm.

Wang Xiao had just slept, so he was full of energy. He held an encyclopedia of Soul Beasts in his hands and flipped through it, learning about the appearances, names, and habits of Soul Beasts on Douluo Continent. That way, when he went into the forest to absorb Soul Rings, he would not fail to know even the names and habits of the Soul Beasts.

If he filled in his knowledge beforehand, he would not have to fear getting lost in the future.

What's with him pretending to be so diligent?

He doesn't even attend class during the day, just runs outside to fool around. Yet at night, he studies by lamplight?

Hu Liena pulled down the blanket, exposing half her head. Looking at Wang Xiao, who was reading intently beside her, she said somewhat angrily, "Brother Xiao Xiao, do you know you'll be in great danger if this continues?"

Wang Xiao was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Hu Liena. "Nana, do I look like someone who fears danger?"

"You didn't go to class yesterday, so you don't know. Your Excellency the Pope had my brother and me go find you so you could attend her lesson. You didn't go, and she was very angry. The consequences will be serious."

"Teacher Pope definitely won't just let this go. She'll certainly punish you. I know her temper. Anyone who defies her never comes to a good end."

"So, Brother Xiao Xiao, listen to my advice. Don't make the teacher angry again. She's pitiful, and I don't want to see what she looks like when she's sad."

Wang Xiao rubbed Hu Liena's head without saying anything. He immediately took three grilled sausages from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, keeping one for himself and giving two to her. "All right, Nana. I'll definitely go to class tomorrow. I just bought these grilled sausages for you from the street. They're still steaming hot, so eat them while they're warm."

Hu Liena was a little touched at the sight. Her face reddened, but she still accepted them and began eating, clearly enjoying them.

Wang Xiao took out two bottles of fruit juice as well, giving one to her and drinking the other himself.

The next day.

Wang Xiao really did go to class, though the teacher was not Bibi Dong, but an elderly man.

Hu Liena introduced him as the Academy's Vice Principal, Ma Xiaode, an eighty-third-rank Soul Douluo and a Support Type Tool Spirit Master.

His Pipa Jade Martial Soul was a very rare mutated Tool Spirit.

Since Wang Xiao had nothing better to do anyway, he sat down obediently and listened to the lesson.

Besides, Hu Liena was his deskmate.

After the first class ended, Wang Xiao went to the restroom and came back, then continued on to the second class.

Before the bell even rang, Hu Liena had already returned from her break and taken her seat.

She seemed rather serious about studying.

Wang Xiao walked over and sat down. Just as he reached out to rub her head, she nimbly dodged and cutely turned away, presenting him with her profile.

"Nana, who's teaching the second class?"

Hu Liena turned back and glanced at her deskmate. "That's hard to say. Sometimes Teacher Pope comes to teach, and sometimes teachers from other departments do. They take turns."

Bibi Dong?

It could not be that much of a coincidence, could it?

Thinking of his battle with Bibi Dong two days ago, Wang Xiao still felt lingering fear. If she was really teaching this second class, then he would be in deep trouble.

He remembered Bibi Dong saying two days ago that she wanted to sever their teacher-student relationship.

If she saw that he was still alive, would she rush over and silence him?

Ding, ding, ding~

As the bell rang, all the students ran into the classroom and sat down. When they looked toward Hu Liena's desk, they gave Wang Xiao no friendly looks. Their dream Saintess was now sitting with a new student like him.

They hated him so much their teeth itched, and they wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.

Wang Xiao ignored them. As long as they dared come at him, he could beat them until their grandparents would not recognize them.

"Ding! You have a new task. The next Sign-in Task location is Spirit City Great Spirit Arena, where you must achieve ten consecutive victories! Note: Complete the task within three days. If overdue, it will repeat and a punishment will be imposed."

The System's loli voice said.

Wang Xiao smiled. With my current strength, taking part in this sort of fighting competition is no big deal. At the very least, it's much easier than the previous Sign-in Task.

Boom!

At that moment, Bibi Dong suddenly appeared on the podium. She struck the ground with her scepter, and ripples surged through the entire classroom.

All the students stared in stunned silence, looking at her with solemn reverence and not daring to make a sound.

Wang Xiao inwardly cried that things were bad. He immediately opened his book to hide his face, lowered his head onto the desk, and kept muttering, "Can't see me. All demons, monsters, ghosts, and evil spirits can't see me..."

Bibi Dong took two or three steps to the front of the podium without saying a word. Her gaze swept across the entire classroom before finally landing on the seat beside Hu Liena. Her eyes widened as she coldly asked, "Nana, is the student sitting beside you asleep?"

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