None of Them Were Any Good

Although Tang Ya wanted to use this opportunity to make herself more noticeable to Ao Yao—maybe she could even get him to write her name in his diary a few more times—things had already escalated to the point where Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were about to fight on the Soul Fighting Platform. She had no choice but to follow behind Bei Bei.

On the way to the Soul Fighting Platform, Tang Ya couldn't help edging closer to Huo Yuhao. "Little Yuhao, help Bei Bei later with your Spiritual Detection. What's the maximum range of your Spiritual Detection?"

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback, but answered honestly. "About a hundred meters right now."

Tang Ya's eyes lit up, and delight spread across her face. "Great. Then we're sure to win."

Huo Yuhao hesitated at her words.

This didn't feel... quite right, did it?

As if she'd noticed the hesitation in his eyes, Tang Ya looked at him as though he were beyond help. "Bei Bei's only going to fight that guy Xu Sanshi on the Soul Fighting Platform because of you!"

Because of me?

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened in confusion.

Even if this whole thing had started because of his grilled fish, the later decision to fight on the Soul Fighting Platform couldn't have been entirely my fault, could it?

"Why do you think Bei Bei insisted on betting the Mysterious Water Pill? He wants to give it to you!"

Seeing that Huo Yuhao really didn't understand, Tang Ya patiently explained. "The Mysterious Water Pill is an extraordinary medicine. I heard only the sect Xu Sanshi belongs to can make it."

"The reason it's so extraordinary is that it takes the blood essence of more than a dozen water-type Soul Beasts and dozens of water-type plants, all specially blended together, to make one."

"The Mysterious Water Pill is highly nourishing and can raise your Soul Power. Its effects are also very mild, so Soul Masters of any level can absorb it easily. For Soul Masters below level twenty, it can raise their Soul Power by at least one level. But that's not even its most precious quality. What makes it so valuable is its ability to cleanse and refine the body."

"When we bathe, we wash away the grime on the surface of our bodies. The Mysterious Water Pill, on the other hand, cleanses the impurities inside us. It works for everyone. For Soul Masters with excellent talent, it's mostly just an added boost, a cherry on top."

"But for Soul Masters with average talent, it's a godsend. It drives out impurities and nourishes the meridians. One Mysterious Water Pill can increase an ordinary Soul Master's potential by the equivalent of one level of Innate Soul Power. In other words, if you had only one level of Innate Soul Power when your Martial Soul awakened, taking a Mysterious Water Pill would raise it to two. It improves both your talent and your constitution."

Raises Soul Power and cleanses and refines the body.

Huo Yuhao's breathing grew rapid.

His Innate Soul Power had only been level one!

In other words, this wasn't just a pill that could raise his Soul Power. It could also improve his talent!

Bei Bei, the senior brother, was going to give him such a precious pill?

Huo Yuhao was stunned, then nodded firmly.

I'm in!

It was a little unethical to use his Spiritual Detection to help Bei Bei cheat, but the pill was just too tempting. He could only apologize to Xu Sanshi in his heart.

"Two upperclassmen fighting... Ao Yao, who do you think will win?"

Watching Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi take the stage, Ning Tian asked with interest.

"I think that senior named Bei Bei will win."

Ao Yao replied casually, though his attention had actually been on Huo Yuhao the whole time.

Huo Yuhao's choice had gone exactly as he expected.

Even though Tang Ya had suggested it, Huo Yuyao was the one carrying it out, and such behavior was, in the end, contemptible.

[Heh... Huo Yuhao really has decided to use his Spiritual Detection to cheat. I mean, cheating in a spar between students at the academy is pretty unethical, isn't it?]

[And if I remember correctly, this guy Huo Yuhao cheated during the Soul Master Tournament, too.]

[It's only because he's the protagonist that his behavior gets justified. If he were a side character, he'd definitely get flamed.]

[Speaking of which, if I went over and stopped Huo Yuhao now, would he feel ashamed? Hmm... probably. But I'll pass on stopping him.]

[After all, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi are evenly matched. Either one could win. If I stopped Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei lost the fight without winning the Mysterious Water Pill, it would definitely be a blow to Huo Yuhao.]

[Even though I can block Tang San's perception, interfering with Huo Yuhao would still be asking for trouble...]

Ao Yao decided to let go of his urge to help and respect other people's fates.

Besides, someone like Xu Sanshi, who could even get lost on his way to someone else's place, wasn't any good either.

Of course, most importantly, he wasn't any good himself.

If he were someone else who hated injustice, perhaps he would have stepped in. But he really couldn't be bothered.

[That's probably enough for today's diary. I hope today's reward is a little better.]

As the final words fell, the system's delightful notification rang out in Ao Yao's mind once more.

[Congratulations, Host, on completing today's diary. Random reward distribution in progress...]

[Ding—Congratulations! Your reward has triggered a tenfold critical bonus! Soul Power increased by two levels; the age of all Soul Rings increased by ten thousand years; your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Primordial Light; one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring; one Hundred Thousand Year Wisdom Skull (from a four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast).]

One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?

And a Martial Soul Fusion Skill combining his own two Martial Souls?

Not bad, not bad.

After several days of lackluster rewards, his luck had finally started to turn around.

The only downside was that he couldn't use the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring just yet. Thanks to the daily rewards from the diary, his Soul Power had already reached level forty-seven, but he still had a way to go before level fifty.

At this rate, though, another couple of days of writing the diary should do it.

[Today's diary entry has ended. System calculating...]

[Congratulations to Jiang Nannan, whose name appeared most often in today's diary. Rewards: Soul Power increased by two levels; one Black Tortoise Divine Pill (from the Dark Nether Sect, used to treat the body); one Mysterious Clarity Pill (from Wang Xian'er, Medical Immortal Douluo of the Offering Hall of the Star Luo Empire, used to nourish the body and cure chronic ailments). Distributing rewards... Rewards distributed.]

[Today's group chat activity requirement has been met. The Water Spraying Dragon King has been selected. Congratulations to Moon Ma, who may designate the next diary's content.]

What was this...?

Looking at the two pills that had suddenly appeared in her hand, Jiang Nannan was slightly taken aback.