Ice Freeze and Gale, Meeting Again

After returning to Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy, Wang Xian went back to his cultivation routine.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During these three days, he traveled back and forth between the Great Soul Arena and Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy, living a life that was both disciplined and packed.

Three battles, three opponents.

The first had a D-Rank Martial Soul, the second an E-Rank, and the third was another D-Rank.

With three days gone, the E-Rank Martial Soul he had acquired was already fully trained, bringing his Cultivation Points to 2,800.

Furthermore, the Ice Mist Bird Martial Soul obtained from the first soul battle and the Clear Wind Blade D-Rank Martial Soul acquired from that arrogant noble were also nearly finished with their training.

Once all of them finished training, his Cultivation Points would soar directly from 2,800 to 4,800.

If he counted the D-Rank Martial Soul currently in training, he would reach 5,800, bringing him ever closer to the next Martial Soul cultivation.

As for the A-Rank Martial Souls of Tang San and Xiao Wu, along with Osler's C-Rank Martial Soul, their training cycles were simply too long, so he had to temporarily ignore them.

He had also made quite a bit of money in gold coins.

For every match he fought, win or lose, there was a guaranteed base of ten gold coins, but that was just the small change; the real profit came from betting.

He found someone to help him, and he bet on himself to win every single match.

With a principal of 500 gold coins, he didn't hesitate when he encountered an opponent five levels higher than him; he bet all 500 gold coins at once.

Because of the vast disparity in strength, the odds for that match were as high as three and a half to one.

The result was no surprise; he won, and his 500 turned into nearly 2,000 gold coins.

His goal of 5,000 had taken a giant leap forward.

However, the Great Soul Arena wasn't stupid.

After he won three matches in a row, the people at the arena began to take notice of him, and the odds were lowered significantly.

Now, even if he bet on himself to win, he couldn't make much money.

Moreover, if he kept placing large bets, he would eventually be targeted, and if an investigation followed, things would become troublesome.

Wang Xian weighed his options and decided to stop while he was ahead.

Inside the dormitory at Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy.

Wang Xian, who had been cultivating from night until morning, opened his eyes and exhaled a long, murky breath.

The soul power within his body had become a bit more robust, as if something were flowing slowly through his meridians, gentle yet powerful.

"I'm getting closer and closer to level 15." Feeling the soul power in his body, Wang Xian revealed a look of joy.

He opened the System Panel, and a translucent light screen unfolded before his eyes.

Martial Soul Cultivation System.
Host: Wang Xian.
Age: Seven years old.
Soul Power: Level 14.
Martial Soul Quality: D-Rank (Intermediate Martial Soul).
Martial Soul Cultivation Points: 4800.
Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber: Place a Martial Soul inside to cultivate it by spending Cultivation Points. (Cultivation count: 0, requires 10,000 Cultivation Points for the next cultivation.)
Martial Soul Training Camp: Training Martial Soul (None), acquired traits: Tiger Might, Adhesion, Hardening, Growth...
Soul Skill Cultivation: First Soul Skill (Ultimate Unity) requires 1,000 Cultivation Points to cultivate.
Form Cultivation: Weapon Form--Life Scepter (E-Rank), skill: Life Severing. Next cultivation requires 1,000 Cultivation Points.

Below the panel, there were several notifications regarding completed training.

"Ice Mist Bird (D-Rank), training complete, acquired trait: Ice Freeze."

"Clear Wind Blade (D-Rank), training complete, acquired trait: Gale."

"Blood Wolf (E-Rank)... training complete..."

Following that were a few more traits from E-Rank Martial Souls; the names were ordinary and the effects were average, so Wang Xian glanced at them and didn't look further.

His gaze lingered on the first two traits.

Ice Freeze, Gale.

Undoubtedly, Ice Freeze was extracted from the Ice Mist Bird, and Gale must have come from the Clear Wind Blade Martial Soul.

Traits produced by D-Rank Martial Souls would certainly not be of poor quality.

Wang Xian clicked on the description for Ice Freeze, and a line of text appeared before his eyes.

"Ice Freeze: The surface of the Blue Silver Grass is coated with extreme cold energy. When it comes into contact with a target, it transmits a chill, causing the target's body temperature to drop and their movements to slow. Continuous contact can lead to localized freezing. The intensity of the chill increases with the injection of soul power."

"This trait is pretty good too." Wang Xian's eyes lit up.

Chills, slowing effects, and freezing—these were the effects that every control-type Soul Master dreamed of.

His Blue Silver Grass was already known for its binding and control, and with the addition of the chill, once an opponent was entangled, they would only become slower and stiffer, until eventually, they couldn't move at all.

He tapped on the description for Gale.

"Gale: Blue Silver Grass gains the blessing of wind elements, significantly increasing movement speed and attack speed. At the same time, it can utilize air currents to alter its trajectory, making attacks much harder to predict."

This was also quite valuable; the original attack and movement speed of Blue Silver Grass could only be considered average.

With the blessing of Gale, the extension and entanglement of the vines would be significantly faster, making them much harder for opponents to dodge.

Furthermore, the ability to alter trajectories using air currents made the attacks even more unpredictable and impossible to guard against.

Both were excellent traits, but Wang Xian was in no rush to fuse them.

His current fusion slots were limited, and he could only fuse one more trait.

The Tiger Might he had obtained earlier was a mental attack trait, which held higher scarcity and strategic value than both Ice Freeze and Gale.

If he fused Ice Freeze or Gale right now, he would only be able to stare helplessly if he encountered a better trait later on.

I should wait a bit longer; there's no rush to boost the combat power of Blue Silver Grass right now. Wang Xian suppressed the urge to fuse them and closed the System Panel.

He got out of bed, washed up briefly, put on his school uniform, and headed toward the classroom.

The morning classes were nothing special; the teacher was on the podium lecturing on the classification and habits of soul beasts, and Wang Xian listened attentively, even jotting down a few notes on paper.

During the break, a few classmates glanced in his direction, likely wanting to come over and strike up a conversation, but in the end, none of them moved.

Wang Xian didn't mind; he sat alone at his desk, going over the notes he had just taken.

When the bell rang for the end of class, the teacher had barely left before Wang Xian stood up, packed his books, and walked straight out of the classroom.

Over at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, another match was waiting for him.

He arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, familiar with the route.

Then, led by a staff member, he went to the lounge.

Inside the lounge, there were still quite a few contestants waiting. Wang Xian scanned the room and spotted many familiar faces; he had seen them every time he came over these past few days.

Wang Xian found a corner, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the soul fighting match to begin.

Wang Xian's arrival naturally drew the attention of the other contestants.

After three days of competition, no one dared to underestimate this child who looked only seven or eight years old anymore.

Without a doubt, he was not only a cultivation genius but also a genius in terms of combat.

To be able to win against an opponent five levels higher than himself—that was something no one else present could achieve.