An Invitation from the Senior Students

"What?!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened abruptly, his face filled with disbelief.

"Forming a contract with a living Soul Beast? Is... is that even possible? No one has ever done such a thing before!"

Zhao Ze smiled without a word, merely turning his head to look at Electrolux, who stood to the side.

Electrolux noticed his gaze, paused for a moment, and then let out a helpless laugh.

"You must have had this planned for a long time, didn't you?! You want me to use Necromancy to create this kind of contract?"

"Correct."

Zhao Ze nodded, his expression turning serious.

"We were delayed by the Soul Tool and Body Sect matters, but it is not too late to start now. Necromancy is inherently adept at manipulating souls and contracts. With your abilities, combined with my understanding of the rules, creating a contract that allows for equal symbiosis with a Soul Beast is not a difficult task."

"Very well."

Electrolux pondered for a moment before nodding.

"This matter is indeed of great significance; I shall do my best to attempt it."

As the three were speaking, Mu En patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Yuhao, how are your preparations for the freshman assessment in three days? Challenging all the groups by yourself this time will be quite a bit of pressure."

"Rest assured, Elder Mu, I am ready."

Huo Yuhao straightened his back, his eyes filled with determination.

"Good, it is good to have that spirit."

Mu En nodded in satisfaction, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity.

"If you can defeat all the groups in the assessment and take first place, the Sea God Pavilion will grant you an additional reward: a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone suitable for your mental attribute."

"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone?!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, his face full of pleasant surprise.

Soul Bones were treasures even more precious than Soul Rings; a Soul Bone suited to oneself could significantly boost one's strength.

"That is correct."

Mu En said with a smile.

"Work hard, and do not let us down."

"Thank you, Elder Mu!"

Huo Yuhao said excitedly.

After chatting a bit more with Mu En and Xuan Zi, Huo Yuhao took his leave and departed the Sea God Pavilion.

He had just reached the edge of Sea God Lake when he saw a group of senior sisters wearing inner academy uniforms standing not far away, chattering about something while glancing in his direction from time to time.

Seeing Huo Yuhao approach, the senior sisters suddenly fell silent, nudging each other as they took a few steps forward.

The senior sister in the lead, wearing a yellow dress, had slightly flushed cheeks; she gathered her courage, walked up to Huo Yuhao, and whispered:

"Junior Brother Yuhao, are you free right now? Could you... could you cultivate with us?"

"Ah? Cultivate with you all?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, looking at them with some confusion.

"Yes, yes!"

Another senior sister nodded quickly, her eyes shining as she looked at him.

"We all saw it—Ma Xiaotao went into the cultivation room with you earlier, and she looked so refreshed when she came out; her cultivation must have improved again! You have some kind of special, incredibly effective cultivation method, don't you? We want to try it too!"

Hearing them mention the time in the secret room with Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao's face turned bright red in a flash, the flush spreading from the tips of his ears all the way down to his neck.

He stood there at a loss, his eyes darting around, not daring to meet the gaze of the senior sisters.

"This is a great opportunity, Yuhao!"

Zhao Ze's voice rang out in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Most of their Martial Souls possess different attributes; cultivating with you would form a perfect elemental complement, and the effects wouldn't be much worse than cultivating with Ma Xiaotao! By the way, tell them that Martial Souls with elemental attributes take priority—ice, fire, lightning, wind, or earth will all work."

"Master!"

Huo Yuhao shouted in his heart, feeling embarrassed, yet he knew that Zhao Ze was speaking the truth.

The method of attribute-complementary cultivation could indeed provide tremendous gains for both parties.

Looking at the expectant gazes of the senior sisters, Huo Yuhao hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, his voice as soft as a mosquito's hum:

"That... the cultivation method is..."

After saying this, he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground, keeping his head lowered and daring not to look at anyone.

The senior sisters looked at one another after hearing this, expressions of hesitation appearing on their faces.

Cultivating so closely with a junior student several years younger than themselves was indeed a bit embarrassing.

However, when they looked up at Huo Yuhao and saw his flushed cheeks, clear and clean eyes, and long eyelashes, their inner hesitation wavered instantly.

Huo Yuhao was so good-looking and had such a gentle personality; it didn't seem like a bad deal at all!

Besides, being able to rapidly increase their cultivation was the kind of good fortune one couldn't find even with a lantern!

"I'll go first!"

The senior sister in the yellow dress who had been leading them was the first to raise her hand, saying with a blushing face.

"My Martial Soul is fire-attribute, which perfectly complements the junior's ice-attribute!"

"I'm fire-attribute too! I want to go as well!"

"I'm lightning-attribute! Lightning and ice must have an even better effect!"

"Me too, me too! I'm wind-attribute!"

In an instant, all the senior sisters raised their hands, scrambling to be the one to cultivate with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was surrounded by a flock of chattering girls, and as he smelled the faint floral scents on them, his cheeks became hot enough to fry an egg, leaving him completely bewildered.

Zhao Ze said within the Sea of Consciousness:

"Don't just stand there, hurry and find a spacious cultivation room and take them one by one! Strive to push your cultivation up a bit more before the assessment!"

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly and could only lead the group of jubilant senior sisters toward the direction of the cultivation area.

This scene was seen perfectly by Wang Dong'er, who was not far away.

Watching Huo Yuhao surrounded by a group of senior sisters with his face as red as an apple, she stomped her foot in anger, her powder-blue eyes filled with fury.

"Stinky Huo Yuhao! You big pervert!"

Wang Dong'er gritted her teeth and muttered under her breath.

"You were just acting ambiguous with Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao, and now you're flirting with so many inner court senior sisters! I really misjudged you! In the assessment three days from now, I will definitely beat you to a pulp!"

Under a willow tree not far away, Xiao Xiao crossed her arms, watching Huo Yuhao walk away while being crowded by the senior sisters, and couldn't help but click her tongue:

"Wow, Yuhao is truly popular; even the inner court senior sisters are fighting to cultivate with him."

"What's so popular about him!"

Wang Dong'er turned her head abruptly and said indignantly, her cheeks flushed bright red.

"It's those senior sisters who are being too unreserved! Instead of focusing on their own cultivation, they have to go find a freshman junior!"

Xiao Xiao covered her mouth to hide a giggle, leaned in close to her, and teased with her big eyes blinking:

"Oh? Is that so? How come it looks like someone's eyes are about to spit fire? Dong'er, you wouldn't happen to be jealous, would you?"

"Who's jealous!"

Wang Dong'er's voice rose by an octave instantly, causing several passing students to look over.

Her face turned even redder, and she hurriedly pulled Xiao Xiao toward the direction of the cultivation field, lowering her voice and saying fiercely:

"Huo Yuhao is our biggest opponent in this assessment!

I'm just angry that he isn't preparing properly and is out there showing off all day!

We must defeat him and let him know who is the strongest among the freshmen!"

"Alright, alright, we'll defeat him, we'll defeat him."

Xiao Xiao suppressed her laughter and let herself be pulled along, though she muttered to herself:

"What a hypocrite, clearly jealous but refusing to admit it."