I Admit It, Tang San Is a Beast

At noon, Huo Yuhao stopped grilling after only ten fish.

Huo Yuhao was not short of money now. He still had more than two hundred Gold Soul Coins on hand, enough to last him a long time.

Even if Huo Yuhao needed money, he had better ways to earn it now. Compared to selling Soul Tools, making money by grilling fish was far too slow.

If not for feeding Xiao Wu, Huo Yuhao would not have set up a stall to sell Grilled Fish at all. He wanted to use every spare moment to cultivate and complete that final half level.

After reaching level ten, Huo Yuhao would be able to make many more kinds of Soul Tools, giving him far more options.

Huo Yuhao put away his grilling tools and prepared to return to the academy with Xiao Wu.

"Hey, you're done grilling already? You've only grilled five fish! Little Huo, you're getting cocky!"

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had taken less than an hour from setting up his stall to packing it away, the gatekeeper was speechless. Thinking back to a month ago, Huo Yuhao had worked himself to the bone selling Grilled Fish, as though he wanted to keep selling from noon until night.

But now, he was like a salted fish.

Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, "I'm not getting cocky. I just have money now."

The gatekeeper said regretfully, "I was planning to save up for another of your Grilled Fish. I haven't been able to stop thinking about the one I had last time, but my pay is low, so I couldn't afford it. I finally decided to spend the money on one, and now you've stopped grilling..."

Huo Yuhao said, "Tonight, then. The first Grilled Fish tonight will be yours."

Xiao Wu had already eaten her fill, and Huo Yuhao did not want to waste any more time.

"Alright!" The gatekeeper immediately broke into a smile.

By then, Huo Yuhao had packed up his tools and was walking back with Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu grinned as she hugged Huo Yuhao's arm. "Yuhao, you're such a good person!"

Huo Yuhao glanced at her. "Why did you suddenly say that?"

Xiao Wu said, "I was just thinking about it. You seem to get along well with everyone. That gatekeeper is actually pretty annoying, always looking down on people... yet he can chat and laugh with you. I have to admit, you really are well-liked."

Huo Yuhao smiled. "Treat others kindly, and naturally, they will treat you kindly as well."

Xiao Wu tilted her head and thought for a moment. "I don't think I can do what you do. At most, I can refrain from beating people up. That already counts as treating them kindly."

"And people like you are a minority, after all. Look at Tang San. Since school started, he has barely made friends with anyone. He doesn't owe anyone anything, and he doesn't want anyone owing him anything. He just seems really selfish..."

Huo Yuhao thought about it. He did have somewhat of the same feeling, but he did not comment.

Xiao Wu could say such things, but it was not quite appropriate for him.

Huo Yuhao said, "Don't say that about him. Tang San actually..."

"Stop making excuses for him!" Xiao Wu looked displeased. "Why are you so ridiculously naive? Did Tang San give you some kind of benefit? Why do you keep speaking up for him?"

Before Huo Yuhao could say anything, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm burst into laughter in his mind. "Hahaha... Yuhao, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter! You keep trying to set them up, but neither of them wants it. Looks like you're no good at being a matchmaker!"

Huo Yuhao was speechless. "Brother Sky Dream, can you stop laughing at me? I don't think I've even done anything. Why does it feel like Tang San and Xiao Wu are about to become enemies?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had just managed to stop laughing, but upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, he burst out laughing again. "Yuhao, you really are... you're just too funny..."

"Don't just laugh, Brother Sky Dream. Give me some advice." Huo Yuhao asked.

"No advice. Let things develop naturally." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stopped laughing and then disappeared.

"Hey, Brother Sky Dream! Brother Sky Dream!" Huo Yuhao called repeatedly, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ignored him.

Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Wu, whose puzzled expression carried a hint of exasperation, and spread his hands. "Fine, I admit it. Tang San is a beast."

"Pfft!"

Xiao Wu suddenly laughed out loud.

She had been furious. Huo Yuhao was too kind, so naive that nothing she said could get through to him. Her little face had nearly puffed up like a bun in anger, but Huo Yuhao's single remark made her laugh.

Xiao Wu's voice immediately softened. She lightly slapped Huo Yuhao and said, "You... Tang San isn't that bad, is he..."

Once Xiao Wu was no longer angry, Huo Yuhao continued walking as he said, "If you don't want to hear it, then I won't mention Tang San again."

Xiao Wu nodded.

Half a month later.

Huo Yuhao was meditating and cultivating on his bed.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes. A flash of light passed through them before vanishing.

Level ten!

He had finally reached level ten!

Huo Yuhao could not suppress the excitement in his eyes.

He could finally add his first Wisdom Soul Ring. His life of cheats was about to begin!

"That's great, Yuhao! You've finally reached level ten! I can finally become your Wisdom Soul Ring!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's excited voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind as well.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly asked, "Brother Sky Dream, what do I need to do?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shook his head. "You don't need to do anything. I can handle it... First, find a quiet place where no one is around."

Huo Yuhao nodded. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could directly bestow a Soul Ring upon him, without the need to hunt a soul beast. If outsiders saw it, they would probably capture him as a soul beast.

It had to be kept secret!

Huo Yuhao immediately rolled over and got out of bed.

"Yuhao, where are you going?" Xiao Wu's voice came from the bed beside his.

Huo Yuhao turned to look. Xiao Wu was watching him curiously. "Normally, once you start cultivating, you go at it all day. You barely eat or get out of bed, like you're paralyzed in it. It's not even time to eat yet today, so where are you going?"

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes. "I have something to do."

With that, he turned and left the dormitory.

Arriving at the academy's Back Mountain, Huo Yuhao entered the woods and headed deeper inside.

He did not stop until he had gone quite far in.

Huo Yuhao said, "Brother Sky Dream, this is deep in the forest. No one will come here. Let's begin."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled. "Yuhao, I'm starting now. Don't worry, I'll be gentle. It won't hurt too much."

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao smiled. Those were the words Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had said before becoming Huo Yuhao's Wisdom Soul Ring in his previous life. Hearing them again now suddenly made him feel nostalgic.

After making that joke, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began.

Unlike the intense sensation of being invaded in his previous life, Huo Yuhao felt the changes begin with his eyes.

A cool sensation suddenly arose in his eyes, quickly spreading to his head.

Before long, the icy sensation spread through his entire body.

Huo Yuhao had originally closed his eyes, leaving nothing but darkness before him. Yet when that icy feeling covered his entire body, his "vision" suddenly brightened, and everything within three meters was instantly reflected in his mind!