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"Come here. Don't disturb them." It reluctantly floated back.

Huh? Curious about who Little Xi was calling, Oscar turned around and saw a moving cloud. A moving cloud?

Shao Xin quickly reminded his disciple that the food was about to burn.

Distracted, Oscar couldn't help glancing over again and again.

As soon as he finished up, he hurried over and asked with blinking eyes, "Little Xi, wh-what is this?" He cautiously pointed at the white lump.

"Little Ao, you've been so busy these past few days that you haven't met it. Let me introduce it—this appeared alongside me during my Martial Soul Awakening. It has its own consciousness and is an independent entity. It can carry people through the air."

It had already won everyone's affection at the Academy. It did odd jobs in exchange for just a little Soul Power or food, and the teachers simply treated it as a way to amuse the children.

The moment he heard it could carry people through the air, Oscar got so excited that he dropped his spatula, with no time for investigating what it actually was. "Really? It can fly too? That's amazing! Can I have a ride?!"

"If you ask it and it agrees, I have no objections." Shen Ranxi would not force it.

With its hands on its hips, it raised a finger and shook it, clearly unwilling.

A little dejected, Oscar didn't wait for Shen Ranxi to comfort him before lifting his head with a determined expression. "I'll work hard! I'll do my best to move it and make it accept me!"

Why had he suddenly gotten so fired up? Oscar, you were way too passionate.

Brimming with enthusiasm, he turned around and brought out two bowls of rice. Little Bell's eyes immediately lit up. "Wow~"

"Big Sister, this big brother made rice shaped like a Little Rabbit."

Completely bewildered, Shen Ranxi looked into her bowl. Hers was rice shaped like an adorable little dog.

"Hehe, I heard Teacher Li say there was a little sister at the Academy, so I made these." Little Bell happily thanked Oscar, her soft, sweet voice enough to melt anyone's heart.

"Thank you, Big Brother Oscar. The food you made is so pretty. Thank you." Copying her sister, she made a heart gesture toward him.

The corner of Shen Ranxi's mouth twitched. Little Bell really was... what would happen when she grew up?

Oscar scratched his head shyly. "I'm glad you like it."

Shen Ranxi followed Teacher Li Yusong to the riverbank. The river surface shimmered beneath the sunlight, while the soft rustling of the water continued without end.

"Your training location is here today." After saying that, Li Yusong casually settled into a chair. "Tie the fish spear to your cudgel and use it to spear fish. Whatever fish you catch today will be your rations."

"Huh? Teacher Li, you're joking, right?! This cudgel weighs over three thousand jin. I've only barely gotten used to it—how am I supposed to hold it and spear fish?"

It felt as though she had a mountain on her back. It was unbearably heavy.

"Use your brain. Are Assault System Soul Masters supposed to treat their brains like decorations?! If you can't catch any, then go hungry!" With that, he closed his eyes and rested.

"The current is so fast. How am I supposed to spear fish?" Shen Ranxi muttered.

Shen Ranxi carefully steadied herself in the rushing river and arduously raised her cudgel. The water only reached her calves, and it was clear enough to see the little fish swimming below.

She brought the cudgel down. Bang! A Loud Noise erupted by the riverbank. In the end, Shen Ranxi had failed to hold the Golden Cudgel steady. When something weighing several thousand jin hit the water, the result was obvious.

Wiping the water from her face in a bedraggled state, she refused to believe she couldn't do it! Her stubborn streak had been awakened. After waiting a while, the frightened fish returned.

She held her breath, slowly raised the cudgel, locked onto a target with her Mental Power, and fiercely thrust into the water. Splash! She missed.

She wiped her face and did not lose heart. If once didn't work, then twice, three times, a thousand times, ten thousand times.

Wasn't that how she had practiced the Illusion-Breaking Cudgel Technique back then? Whenever she couldn't find the trick, she would swing it ten thousand, even a hundred thousand times. There were no shortcuts on the path of cultivation.

From sunrise until the sun hung directly overhead, sweat had already soaked Shen Ranxi's hair. She had no idea how many times she had swung or how many times she had failed, but she finally grasped that subtle, mysterious feeling.

Her mind immersed itself in it, as though no one else existed.

Li Yusong and Dean Flender, who had silently flown over, gradually stared at her in disbelief. "She's grasped the trick so quickly. She truly is a Little Monster! Every strike she makes is faster than the last. Now, that cudgel weighing over three thousand jin seems weightless in her hands."

Afterimages began to trail behind the cudgel in her hands. Finally, when she felt the cudgel pierce through a fish's body, she emerged from that state.

She happily lifted it up, turned to Teacher Li, and shouted in delight, "Teacher Li, I finally caught one!"

"Mm. Keep it up. One fish won't be enough to eat." Satisfaction flashed through Li Yusong's eyes.

Having grasped the trick, Shen Ranxi quickly speared one large fish after another and climbed ashore dripping wet.

Li Yusong had already begun cleaning the fish. Shen Ranxi sighed in relief. After all that effort, she had no strength left at all. Luckily, Teacher Li still had a little humanity!

She plopped down on the ground. The only chair had already been claimed by Dean Flender, so she could only sit on the ground.

She did not mind. As long as she could rest, it was fine.

"Did you gain any insights? You can't have merely learned how to spear fish." He interrogated her while cleaning the fish.

"My use of Soul Power has become more precise, and I can use Mental Power more smoothly as well."

They grilled every last fish she had caught. One was saved for each of the others, while the remaining fish were split among the three of them.

The rising sun had just emerged over the horizon, and the dawn light in the distance glowed faintly, spreading a splendid pale golden radiance.

The teachers gave her the day off and told her to go stroll around the city. A young girl shouldn't live so roughly every day without buying herself any jewelry or clothes.

She could also stop by Spirit Hall to collect her subsidy. It would be a waste not to.

She headed toward the village entrance with Little Bell.

"Little Xi, wait for me!" Hearing the voice, she turned to look at Oscar running toward her.

"Little Xi, Teacher told me to go with you." Oscar happily walked backward as he spoke.

"Great! Let's go together, Brother Little Ao!"

Having shrunk down, she nestled on Shen Ranxi's head like a hair accessory.

The three of them headed toward the city together.

They chatted and laughed along the way, and the journey did not seem long at all.

Suddenly thinking of something, Shen Ranxi tilted her head curiously toward Oscar. "Oscar, I still haven't really seen your Soul Skills or Martial Soul, have I?"

"Ha, ha, I..." Oscar hesitated again and again.

"My Martial Soul has a Soul Incantation that's a little... a little strange." Seeing him stammer, Shen Ranxi grew even more curious. Just what kind of Soul Incantation could make him hesitate like this?

"We'll be spending a long time together. You'll have to show us sooner or later. I promise I won't laugh at you."

"It's not about whether you'll laugh or not..." Faced with the two of them staring at him, Oscar decided to throw caution to the wind and demonstrate it for them.

"Super Recovery Big Sausage."

Shen Ranxi froze for several seconds. Oscar lowered his head dejectedly. Sure enough, Master's comforting words had been useless. The moment people heard that Soul Incantation, they would look at him strangely!

A little hand took the sausage from his hand. Looking up, Oscar saw Shen Ranxi smiling brightly at him.

"It smells pretty good. I've been walking for so long, and I'm a little hungry too."