You Really Know How to Play!

Xiao Wu landed on the ground, clenched her delicate fist, and threw a punch at Huo Yuhao's chest.

The instant Xiao Wu moved, Huo Yuhao reacted. He raised a hand and blocked her fist.

Then he lifted his right leg and kicked at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu abruptly bent her upper body backward, arching into an iron bridge to evade Huo Yuhao's upward kick.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Wu used the momentum to flip backward, turning a somersault and widening the distance between herself and Huo Yuhao slightly.

Xiao Wu gave a light laugh and said with mild surprise, "Not bad, Yuhao. Your close combat skills can already rival mine. What exactly is your first soul skill?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Mental Detection. It can detect everything within a thirty-meter radius. Every one of your movements is clearly reflected in my mind."

While Huo Yuhao spoke, Xiao Wu was thinking. Once he finished, her eyes rolled slightly. As she walked toward him, she smiled and said, "That's an impressive soul skill. It really doesn't seem like something a ten-year soul ring could produce..."

Huo Yuhao was slightly smug. This was no ten-year soul ring—it was a million-year soul ring!

And it had not one soul skill, but four!

After Xiao Wu finished speaking, Huo Yuhao was about to modestly say a few words when he discovered in surprise that Xiao Wu was already less than half a meter away, practically pressed up against him.

Huo Yuhao immediately became wary.

What Xiao Wu excelled at most was the Soft Technique. The closer the distance, the stronger she became.

This distance was far too dangerous. If Xiao Wu suddenly attacked, even with Mental Detection, Huo Yuhao might not have time to react at such close range.

He hurriedly tried to retreat, but Xiao Wu grabbed his arm and let out a mischievous chuckle. "Little Yuhao, where do you think you're running? Big sis is coming!"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly shook his arm and raised his knee, trying to force Xiao Wu away. But Xiao Wu had planned this all along. How could she give up such a good opportunity just because of Huo Yuhao's hasty response?

Xiao Wu slapped the knee Huo Yuhao had raised with her other hand. Her body immediately sprang upward, and as she released Huo Yuhao's arm, both hands reached for his neck.

Huo Yuhao gauged their relative speeds and knew that even if he leaned backward, it would be difficult to evade her grab.

He immediately made a snap decision, leaning forward and plunging his head into Xiao Wu's chest.

Xiao Wu had never expected Huo Yuhao to be so quick-witted as to come up with such a response. His head knocked into her hard enough to make her chest tighten, and a flush immediately spread across her little face. She snapped angrily, "You hit that hard even when fighting a girl?"

Then, without waiting for Huo Yuhao to respond, she pulled her arms back and tightly clamped both hands around his neck. "I'm going to strangle you!"

Huo Yuhao felt a pair of icy little hands gripping his neck from behind. Although Xiao Wu sounded fierce, she was not using much strength, and Huo Yuhao could still breathe.

He immediately tried to push Xiao Wu away, but she tightly clamped her legs around his waist. For the moment, he actually could not shove her off.

Xiao Wu said smugly, "Do you admit defeat?"

Huo Yuhao was having some trouble breathing from being choked, but he did not answer. Instead, he quickly placed both hands on Xiao Wu's waist, his fingers nimbly moving.

He tickled her!

"Giggle... don't... hahahaha... I'm ticklish..."

Xiao Wu trembled helplessly from Huo Yuhao's tickling. The little hands gripping his neck immediately lost their strength, as did the legs clamped around his waist.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly pushed Xiao Wu off him.

Xiao Wu landed on her backside, finally escaping Huo Yuhao's "demonic claws."

Xiao Wu wiped away the tears she had laughed out and said indignantly, "Yuhao, you cheated again! Who tickles people while fighting?"

Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "You were the one who cheated first, weren't you? You distracted me by talking while getting closer to me. Even if you won, it wouldn't have been an honorable victory!"

Xiao Wu pouted, saying unhappily, "What's wrong with letting me win once? You're so stingy!"

Huo Yuhao shook his head with a smile. "Fine, this time you win. Happy now?"

Only then did Xiao Wu beam. She patted the dirt off herself and stood up.

"To be honest, your Mental Detection soul skill is indeed quite good. But if only you can use it, it won't be nearly as useful... If you could let others benefit from your Mental Detection too, then you'd become a very powerful control-type soul master."

On the way back, Xiao Wu said this to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "You're right... but when did I ever say that others couldn't use it?"

Xiao Wu was instantly stunned. "Your soul skill can be used by others too?"

Huo Yuhao said, "The full name of my first soul skill is Mental Detection Sharing. I can share my Mental Detection with others."

In his previous life, Huo Yuhao had fabricated precisely such a lie to conceal his million-year soul ring.

"Really?" Xiao Wu could not help becoming excited. "Hurry up and share it with me! I want to try it too!"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and immediately shared his Mental Detection with Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu closed her eyes and could not help crying out in surprise. "Wow! This is incredible! It's even clearer than seeing with your eyes. Even tiny details that the eyes can't see are clearly revealed. This is amazing..."

At that point, Xiao Wu suddenly stopped speaking. She opened her eyes, sprang high into the air, and before Huo Yuhao could react, directly hooked both legs around his neck. She asked smugly, "Yuhao, this counts as me winning now, right?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Good grief, she was enjoying his soul skill and then using it to beat him up?

She really knew how to play!

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "You win. Even if you hadn't done this, I would've counted it as your win."

Xiao Wu chuckled and climbed down from Huo Yuhao.

The two continued walking back. Xiao Wu said, "Oh, right, Yuhao, you're a one-ring Soul Master now too. You can go to Spirit Hall for certification, and then you'll be able to receive a subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin every month."

"Whatever you do, don't save Spirit Hall any money. Hurry up and cultivate until you reach Soul Elder—then you can get a hundred Gold Soul Coins every month and bankrupt Spirit Hall!"

Huo Yuhao could not help but laugh. Spirit Hall had vast resources; it would not go broke over a few hundred or thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Although Huo Yuhao was not particularly short on money now, the subsidies issued by Spirit Hall were free. Passing up something free would be a huge loss.

"Alright, I'll head to Spirit Hall for certification right away," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

Xiao Wu nodded. "Then I'll go with you!"

As they spoke, the two immediately changed direction and headed toward the academy gates.

After leaving the academy, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu followed the main road toward Spirit Hall.

Upon arriving at Spirit Hall, Huo Yuhao met Ma Xiunuo in an office on the second floor.

"Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, I'd like to have my Soul Power tested," Huo Yuhao stated his purpose directly.

Ma Xiunuo smiled kindly. "Child, before I test your Soul Power, I'd like to ask you something... How did you obtain that Black Iron Short Rod in Sisi's possession?"