Do You Dare Not Use Your Legs?

Huo Yuhao was still cultivating when Xiao Wu quietly returned to the dormitory.

A smile lingered on Xiao Wu's lips. She skipped along, clearly in a very good mood.

When she returned to the dormitory and found Huo Yuhao still meditating, she instinctively softened her footsteps.

"This guy really works hard. Instead of going to class, he sneaks off to cultivate in the dormitory..."

Xiao Wu muttered softly, then sat down on Huo Yuhao's bed.

She propped her chin in her hands and simply stared at Huo Yuhao.

"This guy is actually pretty handsome, especially those eyes. It's like they can talk... Much better-looking than Da Ming and Er Ming..."

"I wonder how his brain works. He can make something that shocks people, and he can even make delicious Grilled Fish..."

"That Grilled Fish really smells amazing. I've never had Grilled Fish that tasted so good..."

"He's just a little too timid. Why does he insist on being such a pushover? Tang San looks like a petty person at first glance, and he isn't even good-looking. Why help him?"

"Hmph, you're stingy too. You only gave me two Grilled Fish yesterday... I just didn't have money for the moment. Once I... once I have money, won't I pay you back..."

"Once I have money, I'll give it to you—all of it! I'll show you how generous Sister Xiao Wu can be!"

Xiao Wu's lips moved as though she were speaking to Huo Yuhao in front of her, but no sound came out.

Suddenly.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

Both of them jumped in fright at the same time.

Huo Yuhao's body jolted. "What are you doing? You scared the hell out of me! Don't you know people can be scared to death?"

Xiao Wu snapped, "You're blaming me? Who told you to suddenly open your eyes? You scared me too."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Well, wasn't that rich?

Huo Yuhao shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Wu suddenly said, "What are you shaking your head for? If you don't accept it, let's fight!"

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao could not help looking at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu looked rather smug, and she could barely suppress her eagerness to fight.

Remembering how Xiao Wu had left yesterday afternoon, Huo Yuhao seemed to realize something. "Did you obtain a Soul Ring?"

Xiao Wu stiffened in surprise. "How did you know?"

Huo Yuhao curled his lip. There's probably no one in this world who understands you better than I do...

Xiao Wu did not suspect a thing. "Well? Do you dare?"

Huo Yuhao said with amusement, "You're not afraid of my rod anymore... Cough, I mean, my Electric Baton?"

Xiao Wu said disdainfully, "That Electric Baton of yours is nothing special. Now that I've obtained my first Soul Ring, I can beat you until you're crawling around looking for your teeth!"

Huo Yuhao raised a brow. "Fine. Let's go to the training ground. Let me see how strong you are now!"

Xiao Wu's first soul skill was Waist Bow, which increased the strength of her waist by one hundred percent. It was powerful, certainly, but as long as Huo Yuhao did not let Xiao Wu catch him between her legs, there was nothing she could do to him.

Huo Yuhao knew Xiao Wu's soul skills like the back of his hand. Even with a difference of Level Four between them and the gap of one Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao was not afraid of Xiao Wu at all.

The two arrived at the training ground and stood three meters apart.

A red glow suddenly lit up around Xiao Wu. Shrouded in the faint red light, her eyes turned red as well. Her ears gradually lengthened and rose from the sides of her head, covered in soft white fur. Her figure seemed to grow slightly taller, and gentle waves of Soul Power radiated from her body. A yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring rose beneath her feet.

This was the normal transformation of a Beast Martial Soul. Compared to Xiao Wu, Huo Yuhao's changes were far less noticeable.

A faint ripple of Soul Power also emanated from Huo Yuhao, but his body showed no changes. Only his eyes glimmered with a faint light.

Xiao Wu said, "Don't say I'm bullying the weak. I'll let you attack first this time, so you won't refuse to accept defeat after you lose."

Huo Yuhao chuckled and did not stand on ceremony. With a flick of his Electric Baton, he charged at Xiao Wu.

With that flick, the Electric Baton immediately extended to fifty centimeters, already the length of a short weapon.

The Electric Baton stabbed straight toward Xiao Wu's chest.

Xiao Wu sneered. Without dodging, she raised her right arm to block the Electric Baton.

Huo Yuhao immediately activated the Electric Baton. The current coursed through it, but Xiao Wu was not paralyzed.

Huo Yuhao froze for a moment, then said angrily, "You're cheating again! What did you tie around your arm?"

Xiao Wu must have tied something nonconductive around her arm. Otherwise, she would never have dared to block the Electric Baton with her body.

Xiao Wu smiled softly. "I didn't! My resistance is just better, and my skin is thicker..."

Xiao Wu's words were gentle, but her attack was anything but. After blocking the Electric Baton, she immediately kicked toward Huo Yuhao's wide-open centerline.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly retreated.

Xiao Wu launched a series of kicks.

One retreated while the other pursued. Huo Yuhao was forced back a full two meters before narrowly dodging Xiao Wu's barrage of kicks.

The moment he dodged, Huo Yuhao immediately thrust his Electric Baton forward.

It frightened Xiao Wu into hurriedly pulling back the leg she had been about to kick out.

The two continued exchanging blows. Xiao Wu tried several times to use Waist Bow to throw Huo Yuhao to the ground, but Huo Yuhao guarded his upper body tightly with the Electric Baton, leaving Xiao Wu no opportunity at all.

After fighting for a full half hour, Xiao Wu finally said unwillingly, "Your Black Iron Rod is so annoying. Do you dare not use that thing?"

Huo Yuhao took two steps back to widen the distance between them, then smiled. "Then do you dare not use your legs?"

Xiao Wu: "..."

Then I might as well lie on the ground and let you beat me up!

Neither could do anything to the other. Xiao Wu could not break through the Electric Baton's defense, while Huo Yuhao could not land a hit on Xiao Wu either.

Huo Yuhao said, "Then let's call this one a draw."

Xiao Wu could only nod reluctantly.

Huo Yuhao looked up and said, "I'm done messing around with you. I need to go out and set up my stall to sell Grilled Fish."

"I'm coming too!" Xiao Wu skipped after Huo Yuhao.

On the way back to the dormitory, Xiao Wu looked at the Electric Baton in Huo Yuhao's hand and suddenly said, "Yuhao, have you ever thought that selling the Black Iron Rod in your hand would actually make more money than selling Grilled Fish?"

"This Black Iron Rod can give Soul Masters below Level Ten combat strength comparable to Soul Masters above Level Ten. It's extremely useful to Soul Masters. Selling one for ten Gold Soul Coins wouldn't be expensive, right? You know how to make them yourself, so why not make Black Iron Rods to sell?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, but he soon shook his head slightly. Making an Electric Baton consumed a great deal of mental energy; it was far more troublesome than grilling fish.

He would rather sell a hundred Grilled Fish to earn ten Gold Soul Coins than make one Electric Baton to earn those same ten Gold Soul Coins.

Still, it gave Huo Yuhao a new line of thought.

Soul Tools were incredibly rare in this world. The price of ten Gold Coins for an Electric Baton was only under the assumption of mass supply. If he sold just one, it could probably be bid up to dozens of Gold Coins. After all, this thing allowed low-level Soul Masters to fight above their level, making it tremendously useful.

Of course, it was unlikely to sell for much more than that. The Electric Baton's limits were right there—it could at most mildly paralyze a Soul Elder.

"Making one Electric Baton every few days, keeping the market constantly scarce, and setting the price higher... That seems like a good way to make money too..."

"Every five days, I'll make one Electric Baton and sell it for fifty Gold Coins. If I can sell it, that'll be like earning an extra ten Gold Coins a day. I'll need less than two months to save enough money..."

"Mm, I'll try it this way first..."

Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.