Holiday Return to the Village

Time flew by, and it was the day of the academy holiday, the day to go home.

On the way back to Saint Soul Village, as in the original story, Xiao Wu was coming, so there were three of them.

The three of them left the city early in the morning. Su Ming summoned his martial soul and used his first soul skill. Although he didn't get along with Tang San, they were from the same village, so Su Ming still used his first soul skill for both of them.

All three of them stepped on a cloud beneath their feet, flying at high speed. Tang San and Xiao Wu chased each other in front, while Su Ming followed leisurely behind.

Of course, Su Ming had bought a lot of things and stored them in the ring he was holding. This ring, a Soul Tool, was created using the Creation Furnace.

Su Ming was returning to the village this time, and he wasn't sure when he would be able to return next. For this reason, Su Ming had specifically hunted dozens of 10-year-old soul beasts with good meat, such as Black Boars and Mountain Antelopes, preparing to have a grand feast for the entire Saint Soul Village.

After half an hour of flying, the three of them parted ways at the village entrance. Su Ming flew directly towards Grandpa Jack's house.

Seeing the village chief's house from afar, Su Ming slowed down and shouted.

"Grandpa Jack, I'm back."

After shouting twice, Grandpa Jack finally came out. Seeing Grandpa Jack emerge, Su Ming also flew to the door and landed.

Old Jack heard someone calling him and knew it was Su Ming, who had returned for the holiday. He hurried out and was immediately enveloped in a hug.

"Oh my, Su Ming is back! Slow down, slow down, Grandpa Jack's old bones are about to fall apart from your hug."

Su Ming broke the hug and said with a smile, "Hmph, no way, I was clearly hugging very lightly."

Old Jack released the hug and looked Su Ming up and down carefully, saying with a smile.

"Good! Good! Good! You've grown taller and stronger. Let's go, come inside."

The two entered the house. Su Ming briefly recounted his year's experiences to Grandpa Jack, naturally omitting the dangerous soul beast hunts.

He then took out the medal awarded by the Martial Soul Hall and handed it to Grandpa Jack to see.

On the other side, after Tang San brought Xiao Wu home, he didn't see Tang Hao, only a letter left by Tang Hao.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over and there were still 2 hours until lunch, Su Ming said to Grandpa Jack.

"Grandpa Jack, I brought back meat from dozens of soul beasts, enough for the whole village to eat. Where do you think we should have it, with so many people?"

Old Jack thought for a moment and didn't stand on ceremony, "Let's have it on the main road in front of the Martial Soul Hall in the center of the village."

"Okay, I'll go notify people. Grandpa Jack, you go gather over there first."

Su Ming summoned his martial soul and rode on the cloud, flying out. He flew through the village, using his soul power to amplify his voice to notify everyone.

After circling the village and seeing the villagers bringing their bowls and chopsticks towards the center, Su Ming also flew over. In front of everyone, he took out more than a dozen Black Boars and Mountain Antelopes, set up a large iron pot, and then it was no longer his concern.

Su Ming also spent a pleasant holiday with Old Jack in the village. After all, after this holiday, Su Ming would be heading to Suotuo City, and he didn't know when he would see them again.

The holiday passed quickly.

On the way back to the academy, the three of them still flew on clouds.

As soon as Su Ming and the other two flew to the school gate and dispelled their martial souls, someone rushed out and ran in front of Su Ming.

Shouting, "Brother Ming!"

Su Ming saw that it was Wang Sheng.

"Alright, since you're waiting for me here, come with me. We'll handle the graduation early."

After parting ways with Tang San and Xiao Wu, Su Ming took Wang Sheng directly to the freshman registration office in the teaching building. After all, Director Su was here.

The two knocked on the door and entered. Director Su looked up when he heard the door open and saw two familiar faces. He then asked.

"Oh my, Su Ming, Wang Sheng, why are you two at the freshman registration office? Is there something you need?"

"Yes, Director Su. I have already obtained my first soul ring and want to graduate early to go to the intermediate academy. As for Wang Sheng, he wants to go with me for support."

"We're here to ask about the process."

"I see. Early graduation requires the principal's approval. You know where the principal's office is. If not, it's okay, Wang Sheng knows, so let Wang Sheng take you. Go find the principal."

"Thank you, Director Su."

After thanking him, the two headed to the principal's office.

Using the same approach, after the principal listened to their explanation, Su Ming wanted to graduate early, and the principal agreed. During the conversation, he asked if they had any preferred intermediate academies. If not, the principal would recommend a few.

Su Ming quickly replied that he did. Hearing this, the principal said no more.

It was already half an hour later when they came out of the principal's office. They received their graduation certificates, although these certificates were optional.

The two walked out of the academy. Su Ming looked back at the academy where he had lived for more than half a year. "Goodbye," he then summoned his martial soul and flew away without looking back.

During the holiday, Su Ming had also researched how to simply, quickly, and obviously evolve Wang Sheng's War Tiger martial soul.

Currently, Wang Sheng's War Tiger martial soul had no attribute enhancements.

Su Ming finally decided to develop it towards the fire attribute. For the first soul ring, he chose the Crimson Flame Tiger, and there were Crimson Flame Tigers in the Soul Hunting Forest on the way to Suotuo City.

The two flew and walked along the way. After an afternoon of travel, they finally arrived.

On the way, Su Ming also told Wang Sheng about the goal of helping him hunt for his first soul ring.

He also explained the purpose of helping him hunt for the soul ring, which was to experiment whether martial souls could evolve by hunting suitable soul rings.

But it also showed that even if the experiment failed, it wouldn't cause any harm to Wang Sheng.

After rushing for an entire afternoon, though they were flying the whole time, it was still tedious and mentally draining. After checking into a hotel room in Soul Hunting Town, the two quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, they woke up early. After inquiring all morning and confident in their flying abilities, they joined a reputable soul hunting team.

Of course, Su Ming had also prepared a secret weapon during the break, just in case.

After paying, and with their target clear, they entered that very afternoon, heading straight for the Crimson Flame Tiger in the forest.

They were lucky. Near evening, they found a Crimson Flame Tiger around 300 years old. After a brief fight, the Crimson Flame Tiger was successfully taken down.

Seeing the Crimson Flame Tiger fall, Wang Sheng's face flushed red with excitement, and he knelt to kowtow to Su Ming.

The soul hunting team was used to this, but their faces were still filled with envy.

After all, most soul hunting teams had 10-year white first Soul Rings. Seeing someone help hunt a hundred-year first Soul Ring, even though they had seen it a few times, they were still envious.

Su Ming saw Wang Sheng kowtow and quickly helped him up, pulling him to a secluded spot and whispering to Wang Sheng, "Don't reveal your Martial Soul after absorbing the Soul Ring. We'll talk about it when we get back."

Wang Sheng nodded heavily, walked to the Crimson Flame Tiger, and finished it off with a single strike, beginning to absorb the Soul Ring.

Seeing the Soul Ring light up from the Crimson Flame Tiger's corpse, Su Ming walked over and collected the body, placing it into a Soul Tool. He then took out a strange stick and began to stand guard.