Three-Layer Wheat Burger, Body Like Resilient Bamboo Sway!

After one night.

Jiang Huai was the first to wake up. After washing his face by the small river outside, he took a few eggs out of his Soul Tool to steam, then took some rice from the rice jar to boil porridge.

Once Jiang Huai finished preparing the food, he took out the Jiang Ling Sword and began practicing his swordsmanship outside his door.

Tang San had also risen early; he locked his gaze onto the first rays of the morning sun to practice the Purple Demon Eye.

At noon.

Xiao Wu and Gu Yue got up from their beds, and as soon as they were up, they smelled the fragrant food.

Xiao Wu stretched and walked out of the room. She stared straight at Jiang Huai cooking, and seeing he didn't react, Xiao Wu walked to the table, picked up a piece of chicken with her hand, and started eating.

The smacking sound from her mouth caught Jiang Huai's attention. He turned around and saw Xiao Wu gnawing on a piece of chicken.

Jiang Huai shook his head and continued cooking. Soon, he began stewing fish, chopping a bit of green onion to toss in before covering it to simmer.

Jiang Huai heated up the leftover porridge from the morning and served a bowl to Xiao Wu, while Gu Yue served herself a bowl.

Xiao Wu placed a piece of duck meat into her porridge, then used a spoon to scoop some broth into the bowl and stirred it.

Seeing this, Jiang Huai laughed: "You really know how to eat."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu patted her chest and said: "That goes without saying, you should learn from me."

Time quickly reached the second start of the school term. Jiang Huai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yue all arrived at the back mountain of Holy Soul Village.

During this period, Jiang Huai had become the eldest of the four, followed by Gu Yue, Xiao Wu, and Tang San. Tang San was the youngest, as Gu Yue and Xiao Wu had pushed for Jiang Huai to be the big brother.

Furthermore, Gu Yue was a million-year-old female dragon, and Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit in human form.

No matter how you looked at it, it wouldn't be Tang San's turn to be the big brother. Plus, Jiang Huai was two months older than Tang San, and having been pushed into the position by Gu Yue and Xiao Wu, Jiang Huai logically took the throne—or rather, the position.

At the back mountain, Tang San took out a small gadget. He strapped it to his wrist and introduced it: "Big Brother, Second Sister, Third Sister, look."

As Tang San's fingers moved, the device shot out three silver needles. Jiang Huai walked over to the tree trunk that had been struck.

Jiang Huai teased: "Oh ho! Little San, your brain is quite good."

Xiao Wu jumped up and said: "Wow, wow, wow! Little San, I want one of these."

Tang San smiled upon hearing this: "Alright! I'll give each of you a set."

Jiang Huai fell into deep thought while holding the Silent Hidden Arrow. He remembered that when Old Jack told him about going to school, there seemed to be some blueprints for Soul Tools in that wooden box. He decided that one day he must study them carefully to see if he could make them.

Xiao Wu equipped the Silent Hidden Arrow, the back crossbow, and other items. She even put on the shoe spikes, just in case some little pervert targeted her one day.

Gu Yue received the items but did not equip them like Xiao Wu, because she felt that true ability was superior to underhanded tactics.

Jiang Huai also did not equip these items, as he felt that no matter how devious the trick, it was not as fast as a single sword strike.

Soon, the day passed. After the four of them bid farewell to Old Jack and some of the villagers, they left on foot, chatting and laughing along the way.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yi, who was protecting Jiang Huai from the shadows, frequently sent news of Jiang Huai back to the Jiang Kingdom. The King of the Jiang Kingdom, Jiang Liuyu, was very happy to see this; he learned that his son was not suffering abroad, but was living very well and happily.

Time jumped rapidly to when Jiang Huai, Gu Yue, Xiao Wu, and Tang San were in their sixth year.

At this time, one person in the Seven Dormitory had asked for leave to skip class, staying in the dormitory to cultivate and break through the bottleneck of level thirty.

The scent of meat pies permeated the entire dormitory. Jiang Huai had broken through to level twenty in his fourth year, so it was only reasonable that he was now about to break through to level thirty.

The next morning.

Jiang Huai successfully broke through to level thirty. It was early morning, before the sun had even appeared.

Jiang Huai immediately left the dormitory and went to the back mountain, where he began practicing his sword. Whenever he woke up in the morning, he practiced his sword.

He planned to go find the Dean at breakfast time to help him hunt for a thousand-year soul ring. Just like that, he practiced his sword for a full two hours before stopping as the sun rose.

Jiang Huai headed to the Dean's office alone. Currently, the four of them—Jiang Huai, Gu Yue, Xiao Wu, and Tang San—had been designated by the academy as key students to be nurtured.

Jiang Huai arrived outside the office and knocked on the door. A deep and steady voice came from inside.

"Please come in."

Jiang Huai pushed the door open and saw the Dean leisurely watering his flowers. He called out to the Dean: "Good morning, Dean Skru."

Skru nodded, set the watering can aside, and asked: "Little Huai, what is it?"

Jiang Huai sat casually on the office sofa and said to the Dean: "Dean, my soul power broke through to level thirty this morning, and I need a soul ring."

Hearing this, Skru laughed and said: "You rascal, you're using your tricks on me again to make me help you hunt soul beasts, aren't you?"

Jiang Huai smiled and said: "I wouldn't dare, it's just that I need a soul ring to continue cultivating."

Skru nodded and said: "Alright, but I only have level forty-seven soul power, so I might not be able to help you much. We'll take the academy's carriage to the Star Dou Forest in a while. Additionally, I will find a few soul masters from the Martial Soul Hall to help."

Jiang Huai nodded happily: "Many thanks, Dean."

Skru waved his hand and said: "Go eat some breakfast, but don't eat too much. The bumping of the carriage might make you throw it all up later."

Jiang Huai nodded and said: "Alright! I'll wait for you outside the academy."

Jiang Huai left the office and walked out of the academy. The gatekeeper did not stop him but opened the gate for him.

A while later.

At the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, Jiang Huai and Dean Skru arrived. The Dean asked him what kind of soul beast he wanted, and Jiang Huai said he wanted a two-thousand-year Green Wheat Vine.

Skru did not stop him, as he had already lost that concern when he absorbed his second soul ring.

If Jiang Huai had wanted a non-aggressive plant soul beast like the Green Wheat Vine, he wouldn't have needed to seek help from the people of Martial Soul Hall.

Green Wheat Vines are spread throughout the entire Star Dou Forest, existing in the outer, middle, and core regions alike. Because many herbivorous soul beasts feed on them, there are no Green Wheat Vines that exceed five thousand years in age.

Soon, near the middle region of the Star Dou Forest, they discovered a patch where a Green Wheat Vine exactly two thousand years old was growing.

Skru handed Jiang Huai a small dagger, telling him to cut the root of the Green Wheat Vine, and Jiang Huai complied, using the dagger to sever the root within the soil.

The Green Wheat Vine then withered and decayed rapidly as if it had been drained dry, and a two-thousand-year soul ring appeared above Jiang Huai's head.

Jiang Huai sat cross-legged on the ground, channeling his energy to draw in the thousand-year soul ring, which then settled above his head, vibrating up and down.

Because the Green Wheat Vine is the weakest among plant soul beasts—even weaker than Blue Silver Grass—it only took Jiang Huai one hour to finish absorbing the soul ring.

Before Skru could even ask, Jiang Huai summoned his soul ring to release his soul skill, extending his right hand while chanting an incantation.

"Three-Layer Wheat Burger, Body Like Resilient Bamboo Sway!"

A burger filled with the scent of wheat and a faint aroma of beef appeared, and Jiang Huai said with a smile, "I've named it: Whole Wheat Resilient Body. It expands the whole wheat bread to form a buff domain; allies within the domain gain a 10% defense boost and a 'Resilience Bonus,' reducing knockback effects by 25% when struck. It can be stacked if multiple people eat it."