Woke Up, First Kiss Gone!?

With only one spot left in the top four, dozens or even hundreds of academies competing for it—the difficulty was unimaginable.

Ten minutes later, Shui Xiuzhen, who had fainted from excitement, finally woke up.

She snapped her eyes open and quickly sat up, her gaze now shining as she looked at Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai, as if she were beholding three peerless treasures.

Overjoyed, she said, "I'm sorry, I was blind. I never expected the three of you to be such stunning geniuses. Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, Xiao Bai, are you willing to join Skywater Academy?"

"Of course we are."

"Good, good children."

Shui Xiuzhen was immensely pleased, her mind already beginning to fantasize and dream of the future: "These three children's talent and potential are no less than Bing'er's."

"Especially this boy named Ye Wen—he's absolutely breathtaking. As long as I bring them back, the Dean will surely admit them on special terms."

"By the time they and Bing'er's group grow up, they'll definitely shine brilliantly on the stage of the Soul Master Tournament, maybe even take first place and win the championship!"

"The most glorious era of Skywater Academy might be just around the corner!"

Shui Xiuzhen had already started filling her head with all sorts of possibilities for the future.

"Alright, children, get some sleep early. Tomorrow, you'll set out with me for Skywater Academy."

"Okay!"

Everyone returned to their rooms. Ye Wen lay down on his bed and began to think about his next plans and direction.

Joining Skywater Academy was, first, to gain knowledge and better understand this world, and second, to interact with humans and maintain the speed of his cultivation in human form.

But that didn't mean he planned to waste all six years at Skywater Academy.

He could still do other things during this time.

The two most important goals next were to first go to Dugu Bo and get his hands on the Immortal Herbs, and second, to take control of Slaughter City, so Tang San would never have the chance to obtain the Slaughter God's Domain, while he himself claimed it.

Slaughter City was a paradise of sin, imprisoning the continent's endless criminals and the most wicked people. It also held many Evil Soul Masters in check!

If Slaughter City were destroyed, all those criminals, villains, and Evil Soul Masters would have nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. In the near future, the continent's order would descend into chaos, and the lives of ordinary people would become even harder.

So, unlike that hypocrite Tang San, who only cared about himself and destroyed Slaughter City, Ye Wen chose to take control.

How to control it? The Power of Soul Beast Master-Servant Contract!

That's right!

The ruler of Slaughter City was the Slaughter King, whose true identity was Tang San's great-grandfather, Tang Chen.

The Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect two generations ago, a Level 99 Strength Attack System Peerless Douluo. In his time, he and the Martial Soul Hall's Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu, were known as the Two Peaks of the Soul Master World.

The Two Peaks referred to insurmountable heights, and Tang Chen also had a nickname: Invincible on the Ground.

But when Tang Chen undertook the Asura Nine Trials, he was influenced by the Rakshasa God, the deity opposed to the Asura God. This caused him to be parasitized by a Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, leading to his complete corruption, loss of self-awareness and memory, and transformation into the Slaughter King—a puppet controlled by the Nine-Headed Bat King!

In other words, the Nine-Headed Bat King was Tang Chen, and Tang Chen was the Nine-Headed Bat King. And since the Nine-Headed Bat King was a beast, it could be subdued through the Power of the Master-Servant Contract!

If he subdued the Nine-Headed Bat King, that was the same as subduing Tang Chen, subduing the Slaughter King, and thus taking control of Slaughter City!

With the Slaughter King as his subordinate, did Tang San still think he could get the Slaughter God's Domain?

Dream on!

"Once I've settled in at Skywater Academy for a while, I'll take care of these two matters first," Ye Wen thought to himself. He couldn't quite sleep, so he sat cross-legged on the bed and decided to cultivate for a bit.

The next day, early morning.

Ye Wen was still enjoying a lazy sleep in bed when Shui Bing'er started knocking on doors one by one, waking everyone up.

She came to Ye Wen's room first. Knock, knock—two raps on the door. Hearing no response, she opened the door and walked in.

"Ye Wen, wake up, we need to get going," Shui Bing'er called out in a very gentle tone.

Seeing that Ye Wen still didn't react, she pouted and muttered to herself, "This guy sleeps like a log."

With no other choice, Shui Bing'er walked to the side of Ye Wen's bed, intending to push him awake. But she didn't notice a round bead on the floor by the bed.

She accidentally stepped on it, her foot slipping and twisting, sending her tumbling straight onto the bed.

"Ahhh!"

Mwah~

Shui Bing'er fell right onto Chu Ye's body, her lips landing precisely on Ye Wen's.

"Oh my god...! I... I actually kissed... him!"

Shui Bing'er was stunned, her mind blank, her heart racing wildly, and her face instantly flushed crimson. She had kissed this boy!

She had so carelessly lost her first kiss!

"Hey! What—what are you doing~!?"

Ye Wen's eyes snapped open, utterly bewildered. Seeing that someone had kissed him, he instinctively pushed Shui Bing'er off him.

"I—I was just trying to wake you up, I, I didn't—" Shui Bing'er stammered, unable to explain.

"There's no need to use such a unique method to wake someone up, is there? Even if you like me, you could be a little more subtle! We've only known each other for a day! Isn't this moving a bit too fast?" Ye Wen said, a little exasperated.

What the hell—he woke up and his first kiss was gone!?

What kind of nonsense was this?

Did a boy's first kiss not count as a first kiss?

"I—I don't like you, I just, I just..." Shui Bing'er's heart pounded wildly, and for a moment, nervousness left her at a loss for words.

But then she suddenly remembered what her foot had stepped on. She quickly looked at the ground, snatched up the round bead, and immediately found her words: "It's this! This bead!"

"I was trying to wake you up, and I accidentally stepped on this bead—that's what caused what just happened!"

"Is that so?"

"That's exactly it!"

"Fine, I'll believe you." Ye Wen didn't press the matter.

Losing his first kiss wasn't the end of the world—it wasn't like he'd lose a chunk of flesh. He also didn't believe Shui Bing'er would be that frivolous.

Speaking of the bead, Shui Bing'er got angry too. Her first kiss was supposed to be reserved for the boy she liked, after a sweet, loving romance—only then could she let him kiss her!

And now, her first kiss had gone to a boy she'd only met a day ago.

Just thinking about it made Shui Bing'er feel deeply wronged and a little irritated. Her cheeks puffed out, red and utterly adorable: "You! Why would you put a round bead on the floor when you sleep? Honestly!"

"Ah, you wouldn't understand, would you?" Ye Wen took the round bead from Shui Bing'er's hand and explained, "This is called a Night Sleep Herb. It's a Soul Tool that aids sleep. If you keep it by your side for one night, your mental state will be three times better than after a normal sleep!"

"In other words, while you sleep nine hours, I only need three."