Level Seven

"Hey, kid, how much are your grilled fish?"

A young soul master in a school uniform had been drawn over by the aroma of the grilled fish and spoke to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao looked up and saw a boy around ten years old. He said flatly, "One grilled fish costs one Silver Soul Coin."

On Douluo Continent, one Gold Soul Coin equaled ten Silver Soul Coins, or one hundred Copper Soul Coins.

In his previous life, when Huo Yuhao sold grilled fish, one Green Fish cost one copper coin, and he sold it for five copper coins. Customers had come in an endless stream.

Now, Huo Yuhao needed money, and this boy was quite rude. He might as well fleece him first.

The boy heard the price but did not care. He directly tossed down a silver coin. "Fine, grill me one."

Very quickly, the Green Fish was done. Huo Yuhao put away the silver coin and handed the grilled fish to the boy.

The boy took a hot bite. After swallowing it, his eyes lit up. He gave a thumbs-up and said, "Your grilled fish tastes great. It's expensive for a reason. Give me two more!"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said, "One grilled fish costs one silver coin. Three grilled fish cost five silver coins."

The boy: "..."

Good heavens. Everyone else got cheaper the more you bought. Why did it get more expensive here?

The boy hesitated. Rather than generously taking out his money, he asked, "Why does it cost more the more I buy?"

Huo Yuhao said, "I only prepared twenty Green Fish today. I originally wanted more people to have a taste, so I could build up business for selling grilled fish in the future. Once everyone knows my grilled fish tastes good, it'll be easier for me to sell them later..."

"You want to buy three at once, which costs me two customers. Shouldn't I charge a little more?"

After thinking about it, the boy found it seemed to make some sense. Somewhat reluctantly, he took out four silver coins and handed them to Huo Yuhao. "Consider this a special treat today. Take the money and give me two more."

This Junior Soul Master Academy was really nice. They were all fools with plenty of money... Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, accepted the silver coins, and began grilling fish with focused attention.

Since it was lunchtime, after that boy left, quite a few more students from the Junior Soul Master Academy followed the scent over to Huo Yuhao.

At one silver coin per grilled Green Fish, these boys did not hesitate to pay. However, once they heard that two grilled fish cost three silver coins and three cost five silver coins, very few chose to buy more. Only a handful gritted their teeth and bought two.

In just over an hour, all twenty Green Fish had been sold.

His earnings came to two Gold Coins and six silver coins!

Huo Yuhao held the "huge sum" close to his chest, his heart full of excitement. He had not expected grilled fish at one silver coin each to sell so well. He had even unreasonably made students who bought more grilled fish pay extra, yet so many suckers had been willing to pay...

This Junior Soul Master Academy was simply amazing!

He would come again tomorrow!

With his money, Huo Yuhao went to the Herb Shop.

He had earned more than two Gold Coins in a single day, but that did not mean Gold Coins had little purchasing power. In fact, one Gold Coin could support an ordinary family of three for several months!

In his previous life, herbs that could be made into pills to increase Soul Power had been driven to exorbitant prices. But this was ten thousand years earlier, so they should not be too expensive.

More than two Gold Coins should be enough to buy some herbs.

Huo Yuhao asked around at the Herb Shop. The herbs truly were not expensive, but they still cost him nearly two Gold Coins.

After buying one set of herbs, Huo Yuhao left Nuoding City.

This batch of herbs could only be used to refine one kind of pill, called the Soul Replenishing Pill. As its name suggested, it could "replenish the soul." Its effect was quite unusual: after a soul master awakened their Martial Soul and before they reached Level Ten, taking a Soul Replenishing Pill could increase their Soul Power cultivation speed while also slightly improving their physical constitution.

Once Soul Power reached Level Ten, this pill would no longer have any effect.

However, it was perfectly suited for Huo Yuhao right now. Before reaching Level Ten, Huo Yuhao had little combat ability. His Soul Power was also too low to make Soul Tools, making this the most difficult period of his life.

Once Huo Yuhao reached Level Ten, not only could he obtain Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Wisdom Soul Ring, but he could also make money by crafting Soul Tools, steadily snowballing both his Soul Power and wealth.

With steady hands, Huo Yuhao removed the refined pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao began meditating to cultivate his Soul Power.

Huo Yuhao's Innate Soul Power was only Level One, and his talent was poor. Judging by his experience from his previous life, he would not reach Level Ten until he was eleven!

Huo Yuhao could not repeat the same path as his previous life. He had to improve his body and talent as quickly as possible.

"Grandpa John told me yesterday that the other villages would not compete for the slot, so I successfully got the Work-Study Student spot..."

"There are still three months before I go study at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy. Those three months will be enough for me to raise my Soul Power by at least Level Three!"

Huo Yuhao was very confident. At his current rate of earning money, he could reliably bring in at least two Gold Coins every day. In three months, that would be over two hundred Gold Coins, nearly enough to refine four or five kinds of pills. Even if those pills were less effective than the Mysterious Water Pill and Soul Ascending Pill, their combined effects would definitely be enough to raise his Soul Power by more than one level, while also improving his physical constitution.

Combined with Huo Yuhao's constant hard work in cultivation, raising his Soul Power by Level Three in three months would be no problem at all!

If Huo Yuhao sold even more grilled fish, he might even be able to refine a Soul Ascending Pill!

A Soul Ascending Pill could raise the Soul Power of someone below Level Thirty by one level. If Huo Yuhao took one now, it would probably raise his Soul Power by at least three levels!

With that thought, Huo Yuhao became even more motivated to cultivate!

"Grilled fish for sale! Grilled fish for sale! Delicious grilled fish, fresh off the grill!"

Huo Yuhao casually grilled Green Fish while calling out loudly.

He was in a very good mood. Over the past three months, Huo Yuhao had worked hard selling fish, managing to sell nearly a hundred grilled fish a day. Along with occasionally fleecing some students, he had actually earned more than seven hundred Gold Coins!

After realizing how quickly he was saving money, Huo Yuhao did not spend it on ingredients for other pills. He saved every coin he earned, and a few days ago, he finally had enough to buy the ingredients for a Soul Ascending Pill. He refined it yesterday and swallowed it.

Level Four!

One Soul Ascending Pill had directly raised Huo Yuhao's Soul Power by four levels!

Over these three months, Huo Yuhao had pushed his body to its limits every day. His physical constitution had improved tremendously, and his Soul Power had grown enormously as well. Before taking the Soul Ascending Pill, Huo Yuhao had already reached Level Three!

After taking the Soul Ascending Pill, he had risen directly from Level Three to Level Seven!

Even Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had awoken from his slumber and sent congratulations.

Huo Yuhao was now Level Seven, only three levels away from Level Ten.

Who would have believed that three months ago, Huo Yuhao had merely been a Level One novice who had just awakened his Martial Soul?

Raising his Soul Power by six levels in three months might not be unprecedented, but it was certainly unmatched by anyone before him.