Seeing Feng Piaoling, the boy was clearly afraid. He looked at Feng Piaoling with a trace of nervousness and unease.
Feng Piaoling said nothing. He simply reached to the Four Symbols Dragon Coiling Belt at his waist and tossed him a Gold Soul Coin.
The commoner caught it on reflex and stared in surprise. Then Feng Piaoling said, "From now on, you're responsible for keeping the dorm room clean. I'll pay you one Gold Soul Coin a month. This is for this month."
His roommate's worry immediately turned to joy. He thanked him again and again. "Thank you, thank you. Don't worry, I'll make sure the room stays clean." One Gold Soul Coin was already enough to cover his food for a month.
As he spoke, he even stepped forward to make Feng Piaoling's bed for him.
Feng Piaoling immediately gave him another Gold Soul Coin as a reward. In return, the other boy would wash his clothes and make his bed each day.
That way, Feng Piaoling would have extra time to cultivate, while his roommate could ease his financial hardship.
Once his roommate had made the bed, Feng Piaoling sat cross-legged on it and began cultivating the Green Lotus Sword Art.
He had already deduced the fourth level of the Green Lotus Sword Art. He needed to raise it to the peak of the fourth level and then prepare to deduce the fifth.
As for his roommate, Feng Piaoling gave him a task: find out whether Shrek Academy rented out any relatively secluded cultivation rooms.
The dorm room alone wasn't enough for him.
After all, he had never cultivated Soul Power alone. He also practiced Self-Created Soul Skills—or, more accurately, combat techniques.
Just as Feng Piaoling was settling in, Huo Yuhao had already returned to his own dorm.
Since he had arrived early and hadn't taken the entrance exam, Huo Yuhao had finished registering long ago.
He had also cleaned the dorm.
Once he was done, he went to the cafeteria to eat.
There, he ran into Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who were eating as well.
After Huo Yuhao begged them repeatedly, Bei Bei and Tang Ya finally taught him the first three levels of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, along with the Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Mysterious Jade Hand.
"Mm, this cultivation method really is good. It suits your current situation, especially that Purple Demon Eye. Combined with Soul Shock, it should pack quite a punch. At least now you've got a basic offensive skill."
Huo Yuhao had just returned to the dorm and was about to cultivate when Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pulled his consciousness into his Spirit Sea.
Huo Yuhao's gaze was resolute. "Brother Sky Dream, don't worry. I'll work hard at cultivating."
"Mm. Keep cultivating along the path you're on." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm yawned. "I'm sleepy, so I'll rest for a while. I'll wake up when this school year ends. By then, the ice-attribute Martial Soul I gave you should be able to become your main Martial Soul. It'll bring you a qualitative leap."
Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm showed no reaction when it spoke of the ice-attribute Martial Soul, deep down, it had already begun to worry.
Originally, it had planned for Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul to be the Ice Empress.
Now that her remains were gone, if it still dared approach the Ice Empress, the two of them might die without even knowing how.
At this point, all it could do was take a chance.
It would find a suitable ice-attribute Martial Soul first, then approach the Ice Empress at the right moment and try to persuade her to offer herself in sacrifice.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly asked, "If I want to find you, will I still be able to?"
So far, he still knew nothing about how to use his spiritual power.
No one had taught him, either. He hadn't even had time to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye yet. He was worried that if something happened, he might not be able to find Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
"If your life is in danger, I'll help you. Don't worry, I won't let you die. I can only live as long as you do. Cultivate well. I'm going to sleep..."
As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's consciousness returned to normal.
He eagerly sat cross-legged on his bed, ready to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill he had just learned.
Just then, a young man walked in from outside the room.
Blue eyes and long, center-parted blond hair. Who else could it be but Dai Huabin?
He no longer recognized Huo Yuhao. After all, several years had passed since they had last met, when Dai Huabin had bullied him. He had never even looked Huo Yuhao in the eye back then.
Seeing Huo Yuhao—and his bed, which didn't even have bedding—Dai Huabin sneered. "Just my luck, I end up with a pauper. Hey, make my bed."
As he spoke, Dai Huabin took a set of finely made, luxurious bedding from his Storage Soul Tool and tossed it onto the bed.
Dai Huabin hadn't recognized Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao recognized him.
Huo Yuhao's whole body suddenly shuddered. He began to tremble uncontrollably.
He sprang to his feet. His eyes bloodshot, he stared at Dai Huabin, panting like an ox.
It was him. How could it be him? One of the people responsible for his mother's death—why had Huo Yuhao run into him even after coming all the way to Shrek Academy?
And they were even roommates?
Dai Huabin had already been seething after Feng Piaoling had flipped him the bird, then Wang Dong'er had egged him on to duel Feng Piaoling. He was brimming with pent-up anger.
Now the commoner in front of him not only ignored his command, but glared at him with open fury. Dai Huabin's temper flared even hotter.
Without a second thought, he strode forward and slapped Huo Yuhao across the face. But Huo Yuhao swiftly activated his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and dodged.
"Two white Spirit Rings?" Seeing the Spirit Rings around Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin's sneer grew even more contemptuous.
"Commoners really are commoners. Even your Soul Ring Configuration is so low-class. Today, I'll show you what a true genius looks like."
"Bring it on," Huo Yuhao gritted out.
He had now received the sacrifice of the million-year Soul Beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and become a Soul Grandmaster. He had grown stronger.
Today, he would make Dai Huabin answer for what he had done to his mother.
"Then I'll indulge you." Against a Soul Grandmaster with only two white Spirit Rings, Dai Huabin didn't think he even needed to use his Martial Soul.
White light pulsed in his palm. Dai Huabin lunged forward and swung a powerful right hook at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao didn't dare let his guard down. His second Spirit Ring flashed continuously as he swiftly activated Spirit Detection, narrowly dodging Dai Huabin's punch.
But Dai Huabin wasn't made of clay. He might have been arrogant, but he also had considerable talent for fighting.
He had already been on his guard when Huo Yuhao dodged his slap.
So that punch had only been a feint. The moment Huo Yuhao dodged, Dai Huabin's left hook followed right behind.
Huo Yuhao sensed it, but his body couldn't react in time. With no other choice, he activated Spirit Interference.
Dai Huabin swung and missed again.
After two punches in a row had missed, Dai Huabin could no longer save face. He flew into a complete rage, swinging both fists at Huo Yuhao like a torrential storm.
Huo Yuhao tried to dodge with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but he had only just begun learning it and wasn't proficient yet. On top of that, the dorm room was cramped.
He only managed to dodge the first three punches. He couldn't evade the fourth, which slammed into his chest and sent him flying like a cannonball into the wall. He bounced off and crashed heavily onto the floor.
"So he's all looks and no substance."
Dai Huabin immediately lost interest. At the same time, he was surprised to find that after beating up the commoner, all the gloom in his heart had vanished.
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