Soul Ascension Pill

Morning!

While Wu Xuan was still asleep, the door to Room 305 was knocked on with a bang.

Wu Xuan answered, hurriedly got dressed and washed up, then left Qian Gu Ming behind as he headed out.

The two walked down the dormitory corridor. Wu Xuan looked at Huo Yuhao and spoke first. "Yuhao! Did you secretly intervene in Beibei's soul battle yesterday?"

Huo Yuhao froze at first, then looked at Wu Xuan in disbelief, his gaze seeming to ask how Wu Xuan knew.

"Want to ask how I knew?" Wu Xuan chuckled and shook his head.

Huo Yuhao could not help nodding.

"I naturally have my own methods. You only need to know that I noticed it at the time," Wu Xuan said blandly. He had no intention of explaining it to Huo Yuhao.

Seeing how certain Wu Xuan was, Huo Yuhao lowered his head in shame. Getting caught cheating was indeed embarrassing.

"It was Xiaoya's idea at the time. Brother Wu Xuan! I'll never do it again," Huo Yuhao promised.

"So it was her. I understand. Come on, let's get breakfast!" Wu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling even more contemptuous toward the Tang Sect.

The Tang Sect truly was still the same Tang Sect. People from that sect just loved doing this kind of underhanded thing.

The two went downstairs and found Wang Dong waiting below. After greeting each other, the three headed toward the cafeteria. However, Wu Xuan deliberately avoided Wang Dong along the way.

Previous Life! Wu Xuan had only skimmed through this book back in university. Why had he not finished it? It was all because of one of his dormmates.

When that roommate heard Wu Xuan was reading it, he specifically came over to tell him how disgusting Tang San became later on. The absurd things Tang San did completely killed Wu Xuan's desire to keep reading, so he ended up skipping through the rest of the book.

Thinking about it now, he truly regretted it.

To show his repentance, Huo Yuhao treated them to breakfast today. Wu Xuan was too embarrassed to order anything overly expensive. By the time they finished eating, there were not many students left in the cafeteria.

"Let's go take a walk around Sea God Lake! School has started for so many days, and we haven't gone there yet!" Wang Dong suddenly suggested.

"Sure! Brother Wu Xuan, are you coming?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Let's take a look. I've been at the academy for so many days, yet I haven't properly enjoyed the scenery," Wu Xuan said with a smile.

The three left the cafeteria, went around the New Student Teaching Building, and headed east along the southern side of Shrek Square. Before long, they reached a path by the lake.

After passing through the woods beside the path, the sparkling Sea God Lake appeared before them.

A gentle mist mixed with fresh air rushed toward them. Although Sea God Lake was merely an artificial lake, its waters were exceptionally clear. The azure water was pure blue, deep blue, and tenderly elegant blue. A faint layer of ripples rose and fell across the lake's surface like blue brocade, like the limpid autumn eyes of a young girl, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, and the lush green trees lining the shore.

"So beautiful!" Wang Dong could not help taking a deep breath and stretching her body with all her might.

Wu Xuan also relaxed greatly. He closed his eyes slightly and felt the breeze carrying the mist, finding it indescribably refreshing. Since coming to Shrek Academy, he no longer had to remain tense at every moment like he had in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Huh? What's that?" Just as Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, he suddenly seemed to see a red dot appear in the mist over the water before him.

"What is it?" Wu Xuan asked doubtfully.

Huo Yuhao pointed in the direction he had seen it. "Look, there seems to be a red dot over there."

Wang Dong looked in the direction Huo Yuhao was pointing, but she saw only mist. "Where? You must have seen it wrong!"

The moment Wang Dong questioned Huo Yuhao, her eyes widened. She saw it too. What red dot? It was clearly a red figure racing across the water at a terrifying speed, and it was actually charging straight toward them.

"What scorching heat. That person is at least a Soul Emperor or above," Wu Xuan commented, rubbing his chin.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong exchanged a glance and spoke in unison. "A Soul Emperor? Could it be an Inner Court senior?"

"Maybe. Even if it isn't an Inner Court senior, it could be an Inner Court Teacher," Wu Xuan replied.

"Then this Teacher is really powerful. He can run over the lake without even releasing his martial soul." Wang Dong's face was full of excitement.

"Brother Xuan! Wang Dong! Why do I feel like something's wrong?" The red figure was approaching far too quickly. While they had been talking, it had already come within a hundred meters of the shore.

A terrifying wave of heat swept over them in an instant, and all three revealed horrified expressions.

"Damn! Did their cultivation go wrong?" Wu Xuan cried out.

"So hot! Run!" Wang Dong shouted.

"Run from what? First Soul Skill, Spirit Gathering Wind!"

A cool breeze howled out from around Wu Xuan, and wherever it passed, it seemed to soothe everything.

As the breeze swept over Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, they felt completely refreshed from head to toe. The red figure approaching them was also blown into the lake by the breeze.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had just been awakened and had not even had time to act before Wu Xuan resolved the matter. It let out a long breath and went back to sleep.

"What an amazing soul skill!" Wang Dong exclaimed.

"It's only a support-type soul skill that removes negative mental states. It's nothing special," Wu Xuan said blandly.

Wu Xuan's First Soul Ring came from a peculiar soul beast called Wind Spirit. There was something else Wu Xuan had not mentioned: Spirit Gathering Wind could provide at least two or three people with a ten percent boost to their elemental origin.

Of course, the boosted elements were limited. It could only enhance elements that reacted with the wind element, such as wind, water, fire, ice, lightning, and so on.

"Are you three all right?" An old man dressed in white appeared before them as though he had crossed space itself.

"We're fine, we're fine! Just a little frightened." Wu Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong hurriedly nodded as well.

"Xiaotao is here." With a splash, a white-clad figure fished the red-clad person who had fallen into Sea God Lake out of the water. The red-clad figure was soaked through, revealing a graceful figure. She was actually a woman.

The old man in white went to her side and pressed his right hand against her shoulder. Dense white Soul Power poured into the red-clad woman's body at an astonishing speed.

"Strange!" The old man in white furrowed his brow, as though something had him puzzled.

The old man in white breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, no great disaster was caused. It seems Xiaotao retained some of her senses. Also, you three had best forget everything you saw just now. If word gets out, you'll be expelled. Consider this compensation. I trust you're all smart people."

As he spoke, he tossed a green box to each of the three.

"Go to class. Remember, forget everything you saw."

With that, the old man in white picked up the red-clad woman and disappeared from the spot along with the other white-clad figures.

"Huo Yuhao, what do you think happened?" Wang Dong asked softly.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I don't know either."

"An Inner Court student probably made a mistake in cultivation and lost control. But the academy has already paid us hush money, so let's forget it," Wu Xuan said blandly.

"Let's see what kind of hush money they gave us!" Wang Dong lowered her head and opened the box. She froze for a moment, then her face filled with delight.

"Wow, we struck it rich! It's actually a Soul Ascension Pill." Wang Dong exclaimed joyfully.

Huo Yuhao looked doubtfully at the green object in his hand. It was a walnut-sized green pill that gave off a faint fragrance.

Its surface was emerald green, while a faint glow seemed to flow within it. It was crystal clear and brimming with the aura of life.

"What's a Soul Ascension Pill? Is it a medicinal pill like the Profound Water Pill?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Wang Dong said, "Yes! And it's a pill of the same grade. Comparatively speaking, the Profound Water Pill is more precious because it can cleanse the muscles and marrow. But for soul masters above Rank 30, whose foundations have already taken shape, the Soul Ascension Pill is better than the Profound Water Pill."

"Then the Soul Ascension Pill is more useful to me," Wu Xuan said with a smile.

Wang Dong nodded. "That's right, but it's better to take it later. The Soul Ascension Pill mainly raises Soul Power. It's refined using several heavenly treasures as medicinal ingredients. Every soul master can only take one in their lifetime, and it can raise Soul Power by an entire rank at once. It's an incredibly rare treasure! But taking more will affect your future cultivation potential."

"Mm! It really is a good thing." Wu Xuan put away the Soul Ascension Pill with a smile.

Inside a secret chamber on the island at the center of Sea God Lake in Shrek Academy, someone gradually awakened from unconsciousness.

Slowly, she opened her eyes. Her irises were a faint pink, and the blood-red color had completely faded. There was slight confusion in her gaze. "Strange, why isn't it hot anymore?" She suddenly flipped upright and instinctively looked down. The clothes that had been soaked through were already dry.

"You're awake." An aged voice rang out, followed by a long sigh. "Xiaotao, you nearly caused a grave disaster this time! Do you remember encountering anything after rushing out of Sea God Lake?"

Hearing his question, the red-clad woman called Xiaotao shook her head blankly. "I only remember there being a gust of wind. After that, I returned here. That's all."

"Wind? It was probably a coincidence. Xiaotao, suspend your cultivation for now. Although you are Shrek Academy's greatest genius in centuries, we cannot ruin you for the academy's sake. If Evil Fire destroys your mind next time, Teacher will regret it for the rest of his life."

"Teacher..." Though Ma Xiaotao was extremely unwilling, she ultimately nodded.

This story is about tormenting Huo Yuhao, so don't misunderstand. Turning against him is also part of the process.