Dugu Bo stood up and clenched his fists.
Within his body, his soul power flowed smoothly, without the slightest hint of stagnation.
Not only that, He suddenly looked up, and a massive phantom emerged behind him!
It was no longer the Jade Scale Snake Emperor!
Instead, it was a flood dragon with two horns on its head!
The Jade Scale Dragon Emperor!
"This is..." Dugu Bo was stunned, "My Martial Soul... has evolved?"
He looked down at Lin Jiang, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Lin Jiang spread his hands: "This Earth Dragon Golden Melon has the effect of promoting the evolution of dragon-type Martial Souls."
Dugu Bo was silent for three seconds.
Then he strode forward and grabbed Lin Jiang by the shoulders.
"Lin Jiang!"
"You brat are truly my second parent!"
His voice was loud and full of vigor.
"Now Yan-yan can be saved too!"
Dugu Yan nodded frantically from the side.
Dugu Bo continued: "From now on, whatever you tell me to do, I will do!
As long as it doesn't violate morality, whether it's climbing a mountain of blades or diving into a sea of fire, I, Dugu Bo, will have no complaints!"
Lin Jiang was shaken until he felt dizzy and hurriedly waved his hands: "There isn't really anything right now—"
He paused and looked up at the two spring eyes.
"I only hope that I can use this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as I please."
Dugu Bo was taken aback, then burst into hearty laughter.
"Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? A good name!"
He waved his hand, his spirit soaring.
"Use it! Use it as you please!"
"Only in your hands can this place truly fulfill its purpose!"
Lin Jiang smiled.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, secured.
Time flew by.
Lin Jiang lived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a full year.
During this year, Dugu Yan wanted very much to stay with him, but she was forcibly dragged away by Dugu Bo to attend school.
Before leaving, Dugu Yan hugged a tree trunk and refused to let go: "I'm not leaving! I want to stay with Lin Jiang!"
Dugu Bo picked her up like a chick: "You get back there and study! He's cultivating, what are you causing trouble for?"
"I'm not causing trouble! I am... I am..."
"You are what?"
Dugu Yan's face turned red, but she couldn't get the words out.
Lin Jiang stood to the side, struggling hard to hold back his laughter.
In the end, Dugu Yan was carried away, wailing "Lin Jiang, wait for me" until she disappeared beyond the poisonous miasma.
Lin Jiang waved his hand and turned back to his life of cultivation.
This year, he ate every edible immortal herb in his catalog.
Whether it was Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, or Infernal Delicate Apricot—he refused nothing.
The results were visibly outrageous.
His soul power had accumulated into a massive pile, but since he hadn't had time to absorb a soul ring, he couldn't break through just yet.
But his physical strength—
Tsk tsk.
He felt that his current body, despite being only a Soul Scholar, could definitely punch a century-old soul beast to death.
Moreover, perhaps because he had eaten too many immortal herbs, he had actually comprehended a Self-Created Soul Skill while in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well—
Ice condensed in his left hand, fire gathered in his right; with a clap of his hands, he unleashed the Ice and Fire Dual Heavens.
As for its power... he had directly blasted a nearby boulder into powder.
This day.
Lin Jiang was lying by the edge of the spring, sunning himself, when a long-lost voice suddenly rang out in his mind—
[Ding! Life Simulator distribution count +1!]
Lin Jiang did a kip-up and sat straight up.
"Big Brother System! You finally remembered me!"
He rubbed his hands together and began to ponder.
Who should he distribute it to this time?
Tang San had contributed five times the cultivation speed and the Golden Dragon King; Dugu Yan had contributed a hundredfold increase in beauty and poison resistance, and had also helped him establish a connection with Dugu Bo, allowing him to directly seize the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
This time—
Lin Jiang's lips curled into a smirk.
"Come on, let's choose our heroine this time!"
"Her luck value must be very high as well!"
Notting Academy, cafeteria.
Xiao Wu sat on a long bench, clutching a carrot in her hand, crunching away loudly.
She didn't have any particular affection for Tang San, but she didn't have any ill will toward him either.
Since they were both work-study students, they were barely considered to be in the same camp.
Opposite her, Wang Sheng and a few others were huddled together, whispering.
"Hey, do you guys think that among us work-study students, only Tang San has a chance to woo Big Sister Xiao Wu?"
"I think so. After all, besides Big Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San is the strongest, and he even fought to a draw with Xiao Chenyu... does that count as a draw?"
"He pushed Xiao Chenyu to his limits! That counts as a win!"
Tang San sat to one side, hearing these words clearly.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and his chin rose by three degrees unconsciously.
Woo Xiao Wu?
He glanced at Xiao Wu, who was busy munching on her carrot, and let out a cold snort in his heart.
What was Xiao Wu?
According to the future in the simulator, he was a man who would be surrounded by beauties, with one in each arm!
All the beauties on the entire continent would belong to him!
The more Tang San thought about it, the better he felt, his mouth stretching almost to his ears.
Just then.
A mechanical voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Wu's mind—
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for binding with the Life Simulator! Use the simulator to obtain life simulation rewards!]
Xiao Wu slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
"Hmm? Who's there?!"
The table shook, and the bowls and chopsticks jumped three times.
Wang Sheng and the others were so startled they nearly slid off their stools.
"B-Big Sister Xiao Wu?! What's wrong?!"
[Current available simulation count: 1]
[Does the host wish to perform a simulation?]
Xiao Wu scanned her surroundings suspiciously.
The cafeteria was chaotic; people were getting food or fighting over dishes, and no one was paying any attention to her side.
She stared at Wang Sheng and the others: "Which one of you spoke just now?"
Wang Sheng shook his head like a rattle: "No, no! We didn't say anything!"
"Really not?"
"Really not! Big Sister Xiao Wu, how would we dare to mess with you!"
Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes at them for three seconds before sitting back down.
She picked up her carrot and took a bite.
That voice just now... did it ring out directly inside her head?
Was it not an auditory hallucination?
She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively whispered in her heart:
Simulate?
[Simulation starting--]
[Age 0: You take human form deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.]
[As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Soft Bone Rabbit, you choose to restart your cultivation from scratch and step into the human world.]
Xiao Wu's pupils constricted slightly.
This Simulator... knows she is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form?
Subconsciously, she swept a glance at the people around her.
Wang Sheng and the others were still buried in their food, and Tang San was still there, blissfully fantasizing about having a beauty in each arm.
No one noticed her.
Xiao Wu took a deep breath and continued reading.
[Age 6: You enter Notting Junior Soul Master Academy and become a working student in Dorm Seven.]
[On your first day of school, you clash with the new dorm head, Tang San, easily defeating him to become the new dorm head.]
The corners of Xiao Wu's mouth curled up.
That part was correct; the kid had tried to act like the boss the moment he arrived, only to be swept away by one of her kicks.
[Tang San is not convinced.]
[He believes that he is destined to reach the pinnacle, to become a god and an ancestor. And you—you are merely destined to become a footnote in his life, one of his playthings.]
Xiao Wu: ???
She jerked her head up, looking at Tang San, who was shoveling rice into his mouth not far away.
A faint, lingering smile hung on the corner of that kid's mouth, his eyes unfocused, lost in some beautiful fantasy.
A plaything?
She, Xiao Wu, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form, is destined to be treated as a plaything by him?
Xiao Wu's fists tightened.
How disgusting!
Thinking about such things at only six years old? What kind of trash is this!
She forcibly suppressed the urge to rush over and kick Tang San, continuing to read...