Time flew by, and several days passed.
Xuanyuan Sheng sat alone on a flowerbed beside Shrek Plaza.
The once-bustling plaza was now eerily quiet.
The main reason was that none of the Outer Courtyard students wanted to make a bad first impression on the other teachers.
So most of them chose to present themselves as hardworking, diligent students, hoping to win the teachers' initial favor.
Xuanyuan Sheng was currently sitting beside the garden at Shrek Plaza because he was waiting for Sister Lexuan.
There was no other reason. His strength had surged over the past few days, and he needed a little time to rest.
In a short time, his Soul Power had increased by two levels.
Even Xuanyuan Sheng hadn't expected it. After taking a nap, the Humanity's Luck around him had surged several times over.
It had immediately spurred his Soul Power Level to break through to Level 59. He wasn't far from reaching Level 60 and becoming a Soul Emperor.
Xuanyuan Sheng knew it was all because the Humanity's Luck around Sister Lexuan had suddenly surged again.
He didn't understand what was happening, but as long as Humanity's Luck was growing rapidly, that was enough.
So far, Xuanyuan Sheng only knew that when his own strength broke through, Humanity's Luck increased along with it. He wasn't sure how the Humanity's Luck surrounding other people could grow stronger.
Normally speaking,
when Humanity had come into being several years ago, everyone had gained some Humanity's Luck.
But whether that Humanity's Luck ultimately grew stronger still depended on the individual.
For example, Zhang Lexuan had more Humanity's Luck around her than anyone else he'd seen so far.
All Xuanyuan Sheng had to do was slowly circulate the Xuanyuan Sword, and he could see it with his spiritual vision.
Humanity's Luck clung to his eyes. Looking into the distance, he saw a Golden Dragon of Luck, out of place in the Douluo World, dancing through the sky in his direction.
"That must be Sister Lexuan's Luck taking shape, right? This dragon is so cool."
Then Xuanyuan Sheng looked behind him, where there was nothing at all.
His own Luck hadn't taken shape. Any Luck that appeared on him would be absorbed by the Humanity within his body, so it never lasted long enough to take form.
Suddenly, Xuanyuan Sheng noticed a strange golden mass gathering in the sky.
The golden light looked like Luck to him, but it wasn't Humanity's Luck. It was the Heavenly Dao's Luck—in other words, the Luck of this plane.
The golden mass slowly coalesced into a solid form.
Going by its shape, it seemed to be a wolf howling at the sky.
As the light faded, it revealed sharp claws, powerful muscles, and the head of a husky.
Wait... a husky?
Xuanyuan Sheng rubbed his eyes in astonishment. He was sure he hadn't seen wrong. The solid form of the Luck in the sky really was a husky.
Unlike other huskies, though, this golden husky only had a husky's head. The rest of its body still looked like a wolf's.
It was downright comical.
"You're so annoying!"
"Xiao Xiao, could you tell me where you bought that Milk Pill?"
Following the husky's line of sight, he saw its owner trailing behind Xiao Xiao and constantly saying things that irritated her.
Xiao Xiao shook her fist. "Stop following me, or I'll punch you flying."
The guy following her around like a dogged pest was giving her a headache. If he weren't such a weakling, she'd have taught him a lesson with her fists.
He was only a one-ring Soul Master. One punch from her would send him flying so far he wouldn't see tomorrow's sun. Otherwise, this feisty little girl would have already struck him.
"Xiao Xiao, I promise I'll leave as soon as you tell me where you bought the Milk Pill," Huo Yuhao said earnestly.
Inside Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, a large white silkworm wriggled as it asked, "Yuhao, you're old enough to know better. Stop obsessing over that milk. Once you're strong, you can just go take whatever milk you want."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm raised an eyebrow and coaxed Huo Yuhao with a sleazy grin. Rather than spend all this time looking for that milk, he might as well stick with Brother Bingmeng and sell grilled fish at the school gate.
He was so young, and instead of thinking about good things, all he thought about day after day was delicious food.
Speaking of which, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did miss the delicacies it had enjoyed in the past.
Hearing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm say the same thing, Huo Yuhao grew anxious. "Brother Sky Dream, this stuff is really important to me."
His Soul Power Level was too low, and his body simply didn't have much Soul Power for him to use. Even a little precise exertion would drain all the Soul Power in his body.
So what Huo Yuhao wanted most right now was the miraculous pill Xiao Xiao had shown the class a few days ago. It had fascinated him.
Unfortunately, Xiao Xiao didn't seem willing to talk about it.
But when Xiao Xiao saw Xuanyuan Sheng sitting by the flowerbed up ahead, she happily ran over to him. With a single leap, she landed right on top of him.
The force of her landing made Xuanyuan Sheng feel like he was about to die.
This little girl was really reckless.
Wouldn't a normal person wait until he stood up before hugging him? Why did she always have to do things differently?
Xiao Xiao happily hugged Xuanyuan Sheng and cupped his face in her hands. "Xiao Sheng, you've been doing well while I was away, huh? You've gotten even more handsome."
He gave Xiao Xiao a perfunctory response and rubbed his stomach.
It was fine. He'd recover after a little while.
But Huo Yuhao standing in front of them ruined the mood. "Xiao Xiao, could you tell me where you bought the Milk Pill?"
Xiao Xiao seemed to have found someone to rely on. She tugged at Xuanyuan Sheng's sleeve, then hid in his arms, her petite frame disappearing from view.
She acted as if she were cut off from the outside world, ignoring the noisy voices around her.
Huo Yuhao panicked. How could she just ignore him like that?
Teacher Zhou Yi had taken an interest in him and recommended him to the Soul Tool Department. Naturally, he wanted to repay her.
His Soul Power was his greatest weakness, and he could only make up for it with outside help.
He truly hadn't expected Teacher Zhou Yi to recommend him directly to Dean Fan Yu as a student.
Although his classmates had recently said that the teachers would choose students from the Outer Courtyard of their own accord, he hadn't really believed them at the time.
After all, this so-called Teacher Selection Meeting was an event the teachers had organized themselves. None of them were obligated to take on a disciple, and they could simply choose not to spend their time on it.
But even though it had seemed like a hopeless matter,
Teacher Zhou Yi had brought light into his darkness and introduced him directly to Dean Fan Yu of the Soul Tool Department.
At any rate, he had to see that pill again.
Just as he was about to step forward, a golden sword engraved with patterns appeared across his neck. Its heavy aura pressed down on him, leaving Huo Yuhao struggling to breathe.
He stiffened his neck. "I, Huo Yuhao, have an iron backbone! I absolutely will not yield to your use of force—unless she tells me where that thing is sold."
He sounded like a complete rogue.
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